Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1926, Page 21

/" POLICE MAKE BOAT | —__moe sowov o msse awo s wro mave rr ] |SAYS KNIFE FAILS MURNESPARETIVE] == Trim, Well Built Launch to Be Presented to Hesse This Week. On a lazy Summer day two years ago, Policeman John J. Geler, har- bor precinct, whittling away some idle time, carved out'a neat idea. He hummed a while as he examined all sides of the idea and then went off whistling. From then on his leisure time on duty at thie water front was a busy time. As a result, an official presentation of as speedy a little police launch as ever skipped over the Potomac wiil be made Tuesday or Wednesday when the Edwin B. Hesse will be christened and commissioned. That's the result of the idea. When the launch comes officially into the department, smart and shin- ing with brass work, neat in her trim, it will represent the culmination of two years’ efforts of three men—Geler, principally, Lieut. H. R. Lohman, com- mandant of the harbor precinct, who Insets, left to right: supervised construction, and C. C. Humphries, who supplied technical as- sistance in installing the motor and |wers needed the best galvanized wiring the craft. metal was obtained. Down to the Finest Material Chosen. i ppints (N ImAlL AR The launch, therefore, will be a bit | §00% 58 Th0 BOoe be il B0 % ©f materialized_police history. It did | "7 SRS PIRS 8 CORRET o Vvan mot come cold from the yard of some | pyo i ™ORE N8 €T HOT oo wer smcll shipbuilder with nothing per- | .+*1%00 revolutions per minute, but sonel In her bolts, rivets, ribs or keel, | ¢ dloning up to 90-horsepower at It Wil come warm from the hands of | , b o 2,600 revolutions pér minute. Pajlicemen themselves, who picked out # 1ra finest material they could find to Trimmed With Mahogany. trim the craft. The trimming of the launch oc- Thew were no plans. “Didn’t need | cupled especial attention, Between *em,” ekplained Geier, who talks lit- | the fore and aft cock-pits, on the tle and thinks much. The launch was | deck above the engine hatch, were built bit by bit, little rough drawings | placed two round life-savers, In. the supplanting the blue prints usually | center of each of these preservers found in such important work. First|is a neat little brass ventillator the keel was laid—Ilong enough for a | standing up like the erect ears of a 28-foot-over-all launch. Then came |police dog. Mahogany and oak went the ribs of oak, strong and closely | into the interlor trim. Decks were spaced, vet resilient. 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Nl sopiiies theas s A5 g it [rtinict i life. To this extent only is the crantal There are 10 of these cushions fore WILMINGTON, Del., July 31 (#).— | operation of any value. and aft. Extended experiments in brain oper- Ethelyn Rightmeyer, 17, of Elmira, | yon have convinced Dr. Franz that that's the craft—38 f e e e e ai"s | N. Y., 18 held here in default, of $1,000 | the upper brain struature works gen- foot draft; as neat and trim as an |bail, charged with possessing a stolen | erally as a whole, and not in special- admiral's gig. That's the boat the|automobile, while police are searchi; 1zed departments. Damage or pressure police bullt. And Maj. Edwin B.|for Arthur Meeker, alleged m'm:: on one spot does not throw any one Hesse, it is expected, will officially X faculty alone out of commission, nor receive his marine namesake into the | rom the State prison at Auburn, N, Y. | does any single facuity or sense be- ranks of the Washington police Tues- | The girl says Meeker kidnaped her | long solely to one unique location. day or Wednesday- e date not | fro; home Removal or destruction of a small being yet definitely e ey Y 3 and foraed her | apecial brain area will seriously upsst o 0 i‘l:c' Ml:l' ;";’“"“‘" in vart- th:“ entire rs:nu_l‘d (unc:’on. butl the ous cities. jghtmeyer was ar- | patient can re-educat to perform The Health of Animals branch of |rested by State police while driving a | all his dutles with other cerebral ma- the Canadian Department of Agri-|machine she said her captor had | terial. 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Through this course it will be possible to procure ultimately from the University, men technically trained in Gas Engineering, including such branches as the manufacture, distribution, utilization and service of gas. However, the instruction is designed to equip a student for service not only in these units but also in the many other industries which require fundamental training in both mechanical engineering and chemistry. The Scholarship Offered To establish this course i Gas Engineeting on a permanent basls, and give to young men of ambition and abillty an orpoftunlty to prepare for desirable posi- tions in an important and expamnd business, the Company is now offering an additional scholarship for this course for the scholastic year beginning in September, 1926, The first achoflnhip offered was in Septerhber of 1925 and is now held by a resident of this city. 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