Evening Star Newspaper, June 27, 1926, Page 33

LOVE AND LONGITUDE The Romance of a Race Around the World BY LINTON WELLS Special Co Alliane spondent of The St who is now engaged in Newspaper r and North America I vd time an effort to break the for circling the globe. CHAPTER X1 SYNOPSIS BOrrow . the injustice 4 cause s must be sei he said politel ate that you are ertain in ers ritted his would find n the | such ents v info; approach to of his € hape 1 e ink. It was undoubt there came seve monsieur m. 1 do not me what inglish here. handwriting. of th wed at t orders in s A few minutes later nmy found himself locked in 1 room did it all mean? Obvio | some one had planted those things W 1s the map? He but he sus- : im something which woul ut- terly damn him. A cold perspiration broke out on 3§ forehead. He knew enough of Russia to antieipate almost @ It he was proved to be a py was grave doubt that he would be T ommunicate with his friend: for a time-—or even if he ¢ v would be able to help him h a start, he recalled the a returned ad almi - hie knew for i « had been tampered had looked to see if s were stolen documents had heen secreted to re be- came his accu Yie paced the floor, night tho city for more t es ticked by. last and he ate thout 1¢ At last he pushed the der of it away, lighted # 1ves himself up to bre cally out + b e lows roofs of the ity lost - he was a failure 1t was 10 o'clock when his in | ments Instead, these | “If you wish me to forget entir the injustice of my reception her also to file a commendation in ye tavor with the Narkomindel.” he the commissar, “then get me out of this town toni by airplane.’ sat chere is but one pl dter protested. It is i gove plane here on an officia it cannot leave before morning pilots VI pilot it myself,” Jimmy inter vupted. “The regalar pilot can 2o vith me and go to sleep till 1 kit Moscow, then bring it back tomor Americans! The com d his shoulders vesign ched a nes of the plane Situition was ex pes. lvery one i shouted rapid and in the intervals e clipped syllables re leaguered commissar the had. Finally he got his Wity: the plane was to be placed in his charge. It he wrecked it he was to pay for it. if he broke his neck at the same time —all concerned shrugged their | shoulders. waved th hands and in dicated that even that would not Soviet states Upon plaine 1iase u break-y he 1 be Hapids 1~ 4 Dornier: he & i nodded approval halt n hou B ng over idly with his hand on thrott advancing and retarding to W s motor. Not a ray of light other sed through the Ford's lunminated the field. But decided, was ient to provide enough horizon for the takeoff. They would not land until so landing lights were not t il pilots tind difticul feld in » plane at nisl frow as he taxied to a Jimmy Ut rther end of the position a Wl field Phen siddenly, tossing o W& blund commissar, he ward throtile and spark rouring down the field, and skimming slip side: The landing gear having struck it plane bounded into the air The reserve pilot xasped avoid the dread possibility of plane’s tipping forward on its my drew the stick toward wd in the next second the so of uin News annual encamp- Department of the Dis trict of Columbia was held at Pythian Temple June 19. The f s were elected: Edward J. Nolan, partment commander Albert haud, senior artment com- n, junior vice de artment mmander; James A Burns, tment judge advocate; Albert ins. department sur- on: Rev. L. Paul Rennolds, depart chaplain: James Wilson, de- nt marshal; Print Shom- artment inspector Department Comdr.-elect Nolan announced the following appoint- William 1. Jenkins, depart- nient adjutant: Joseph J. Harvey, de- partment quartermaste Young, chief of staff. Frederick Zuleh. departm historfan: George ¥. Cook, publicity officer: John Koch, junior color sergeant The following were elected dele- [ gates at large from the department amp; A, Shuster, Harden ( am 1. Rink, Harden Camp. Harden Camp was held June 17. The camp was addressed by Department Comdr ap and Senior Vice Comdr. The membership was increase five new members, | bringing the camp strength up to ap- proximately 670. Senor Quesada, an honorary member, also addressed the meeting. Comdr. Shuster and several members of the camp were received by the Ambassador of Cuba at the i C n emba at which time the Ambassador was presented with a set of engrossed resolutions. The Cuban Ambassador was recently honored by i honorary membership con- on him by the camp. e commander of Pettit Camp an- nounced that the camp will hold but one meeting per month during the months of July, August and Septem- ber, the second Tuesday having been dedided upon. Col. John Jacob Astor Camp, which meets at the Soldiers’ Home, met Monday and elected John Coyne dele- ate to the twenty-eighth national en- npment, to be held in Des Moines, Towa, in August The following will meet this wee furiated, agonized pacing was inter upted by q footsteps which halted hefore the guard short clulle sertion of key into » man who bad arrested him and whom by th had placed as officer of »od in the threshold. » had changed. “If mon time Jim t he could afford kind. There was no sentry esent now when he and his captor ched down the long cor imissar's office. The 1w was seated behind his Wl Jimmy's sharp eves noted ed telegrams spread his feet monsieur,” seems you aré not a| \ gentlenan of whom 1 Moscow speaks in I could have told you that hours Jimmy retorted. “But You rushed me. Now what's up. Have I a clean ticket?” The commissar looked pained. *“Ah oni! But 1—1 have detained you. I am desolate———* “That's what our yvoung friend here told me this afternoon,” interrupted the American. “You're desolate and I'm out of luck.’ Immediately he saw the sit One of the telegrams on the desk, noted, was from the newspaper syn dicate for which Chuck Harvey, a friend of years' standing. worked. In some v Harvey had been advised How or by whom he could not g fron - nature of his own in Moscow. he was cer it he now held the upper hand. He tovk a quick, nervous step for- ward and bis her was short, He #poke=rapidlysinmirenchy | der 16 vear "hursday, Richard J. Harden Camp; duy, Sergt. George Rorry Camp: hursday, Col. Jolin Jacob Astor Auxiliary Richard J. Harden Camp will hold | an excursion to Marshall Hall July 117, to which all camps have been in- | viled. Various sports for children un- of age are being ar- i ranged. | The fourteentii convention of the Department of the District of Colum- bia, A. U. S. W. V., was held at Pythian Temple June 19 and the fol- idors to- |lowing officers were elected: ¥dna R. | Summerfield, department president; atharine Dintler, department senior {vice president; Naomi Harriman, | junior vice department pro | Tane Hudlow, department 1A » Conner, department historian Louise Moor riotic Instructor. Department President Summerfield | annou following appoint- | ments weue, department secretary; M. Campbell, depart- | ment treasure rances E. Antos, de- partment judge advocate; Nellie Kulle, department musician. At the last regular meeting of Col. James S. Pettit Auxillary, No. 6, after the conclusion of the meeting & shower was given in honor of Miss Mildred Hilleary and she was pre. sented with approximately 75 gifts. A mock marriage ceremony was held, in ch 1. R. Summerfield took the 't of the groom and Harry Graff that of the bride. Edwin Hanna per- formed the mock ma The attendants were Miss Lola Ke and Merle Hensler. Re ment served Joiin Je No. 7. will hold Ymonth during Jul; tember, the first Thursday in the month being designated. Col. James S. Pettit Auxiliary, No. Auxiliary meeting a .| All notic n strange | senior color sergeant; John Konitz,| The regular meeting of Richard J.{ THE Second street and Pennsylvania ave- nue. Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux- 3, held its regular meeting Pennsylvania avenue south- ast President General Juneau of Ohio was the honor guest It was decided to hold a reception in | the near future in honor of the newly | eled officers of the department, the | date of which will be announced in the near future. President Burns an- nounced the auxiliary will hold but {one meeting per month during the months of July, August and Septem- ber. the third Monday of the month having been decided upon. for this column must be |in the hands of the chalrman by noon on the Wednesday preceding the Sun- | day on which publication is desired. | Address Mrs. J. N. Saunde Porter street A special meeting of the executive | board of the District of Columbia Con | &ress of Parent-Teacher Associations | was held Tuesday afterncon in the Women's City Club, when many questions _of importance were dis [ cussed. The board authorized Mrs. Willlam Collins, headquarters chair | nuan, to confer with the officers of the { national b arding the establish ment of a parent-teacher building in this city. The chafrman of educa- tion, Mrs. 1. R. Kalmbach, was in- structed to confer with the Board of Educatlon about having visiting teachers in the District of Columbia. The board authorized the president to appoint a special committee to go over the National Capital Parks and | Playgrounds Commission bill, looking provision for and maintenance playgrounds in the Dis ubin It was decided to lay parent-teacher insti 1, wh will be the tirst e g of the w which one of the field th 2 i 1 Congress Parents and Teachers will be the There will be a publicity conference early in October, at which | there will be a class in publicity for the chalrmen of the school organiza- tions. Mre. Giles Scott Rafter, president of the District of Columbta Congr entertained the 10 new members o the executive board at luncheon Tues | day immediately before the meeting {of ‘the board. | The Summer roundup of pre school children has the indorsement of the superintendent of sc hools and the co-operation of the Health D partment. The work of examining the Children who will enter the schools for the first time in September is be- ing started all over the city, Mrs. C. . Knight, from the Bradley School, | ana Mrs. Suzanne Rauscher, from the | John Eaton School. are keeping | record of the children who will enter { these two schools in the Fall. | The Plerce-Webb Parent-Teacher | Association held the iast meeting re- cently in the Pierce School. The trip | to Mount Vernon was won by the kin | dergerten of the \Webb School. ‘The | luncheon which was held June 10 was ported a SUCCess, With part of the proceeds the assocfation, following the { usual custom, will defray the expense ‘of ribbon and engraving the diplomas for the graduating cla | The last regular meeting for the { school year of the John Bu | Parent-Teachers’ Association w | tn the school June 1 After hearing the reports of the various committees, the annual election of officers was held. as follows: President, Mrs. Arthur st; first vice president, Mrs. ond vice president, Miss Mary third vice _president, Mr ger: secretary, Mrs. Snell; cor- responding _secretary, Mrs. Lutton; treasurer, Mrs. Sherwood. The inquiry on lengthening the school day in order to decrease or abolish home study, submitted by the Board of Education was considered by the assoclation. After so 5- | sion it was voted that it was the sense of the association that none of the proposals submitted shouid he adopted but that the present atus in the schools should be maintained. The association voted to provid» money for two rose arches to be placed at Charles 11| the entrances of the flower sarden R on the school grounds. A special meeting of the Bancroft Parent-Teacher Association was held last Monday afternoon. It was called to consider the proposed lengthening of school hours and dispensing with home study. It was unanimously that the association would not favor lengthening the school day, that it would not favor school on Saturday | morning and_that it would not favor dispensing with all home work. The Brightwood Parent-Teacher As- sociation met recently. The SB grade, ass, were the special 2 and the program was arranged for their benefit. Di gave an informal addr ¥ and girls, particularly pointing out the advantages of the various kinds of high schools the city offers. Rev. Dr. J. T. Herson of Hamline M. B. Church gave a talk relative to the ad- vantages of the public school system as existing in America today. Vocal solos were rendered by Mrs. T. H. Mullenberg and piano solos by Miss White. The graduating class sang ‘America The Beautifu Refresh- ments were served. ‘The president, | Mrs. J. M. Hall, presided. 'l 3 seconds || “Gets-It” - gives world’s fastest relief O matter where it is, how bad it hurts, how long you've had it, or what kind of corn it is, “Gets-It” will stop the pain in 3 seconds. All pain goes at a touch. Then the corn shrinks up and goes away altogether. You walk, dance, | wear tight shoes all you want. For | your own sake try “Gets-It.” At | druggists. Costs only a few cents | for several months® supply. -“GEIS I age ceremony. | | ist and Sep- | SUNDAY STAR., WASHINGTON, D. 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