Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1926, Page 11

LINCOLN RELICS PASSTO . S. SOON Oldroyd Collection to Be Delivered Next Week for $50,000. Lincoln ction will of The Oldroyd pass into ment next week Col. Osborne §. Oldrovd, devoted 60 years of his life of the money he has been earn toward building up the colle tion, will receive from the Treasu “ ch for $50.800 for the thousands of articles connected with the life o the Civil War President now housed in the house on Tenth street where died The future the Govern the hands who h and me able he disposition of the col Jection is uncertain. Col. Oldroyd will remain for a time asacting custodian, but has refused to consider remain ing permanently in this position.” The house will not immediately be thrown open to the public free of charge. 1In order 10 make the collection available as a Government exhibit, it will be neces: either to place it in some other bullding or make extensive al- terations. The articles are unprotec ed by showcases. 1T they open at once, Col. Oldrovd place would probably become a mecca for thieves and very the articles would be left in week: Remains With Collection. Col. Oldroyd will remain nently with the collection, but desir Mberty to leave Washington as he pleases during the remainder of hia life, which would be impossible if he were appointed custodian 3 op- posed to moving the art some other building, despite the that might come from ‘the standpoint of an exhibitor. The present building, he said, is the only structure in Washington, aside from the White House, which is inti- mately associated with the life of Tincoln. There the President dled after he had heen shot by John Wilkés Booth in Ford's Theater, across the street “Persons entering tl the atmosphe Oldroyd. “Sh and the collection spre two upper floors, properly protected from persons who might pocket an article if not closely watched.” The history of the collection dates back 66 years. Col. Oldroyd then was running a new tand in R town, Mount Vernon, Ohio. Linc was then entaring his first campaign for the proeldency. Oldroyd received from a Pittshurgh news company one day a campalgn booklet, telling of the candidate’s rise from poverty. Booklet Inspired Purpose. said, the it on: few of a few s house breathe oln id Col can be installed A out over the “T resolved to keep everything obtaln regarding him. at haoklet was the nucleus of this collection.” The Civil War broke out and the voung newsdealer entered the Army. e served until 1864 and all the time his admiration for the Great Emanci- pator was incr and he was ade- ing s ¢ bits to the collection. TTo looked to meeting Lincoln, but the : in's bullet cut short the President’s life_before this ambition was realized. Col. Oldroyd continued with his collection, but for a time his chief efforts had to be devoted to earning a living. He served for 10 years as a steward in various Ohio institutions, alwa devoting any spare money to purchas- ing articles associated with Lincoln or dealing with his life. A new impet n his ambi Mrs, Oldroyd gfield, 11, Lin hey moved b Oldroyd found fertile field for was a native of coln’s home town. there {n 1873 and Col himself in the most Lincoln relics. Some Pieces Gotten {ngfleld people as yet ve. alized the value of some o - pos wessions, When Lincoln was_elected President he broke up housekeeping 2 gave opernied his house, what they pleased and set th price on it. Naturally very small in & g Col. Oldroyd s this furniture. Some fam eadily with the articles they tained. Others refused to price. Hae tells of three liners, who obtained from horsehair sofa which had been in his Jving room during his vears Springfleld. They refused to sell. He walted patinetly fc untit they broke up housel to secure the article. s parted had ob- Lincoln s Aid. ving he ap- Lincoln, at, to rent him Springfield to was done and rom 1883 to fod of its cles were se- e country. ction W With his coll pealed to Robert the martyred Pres the collectic 1893. Th greatest Erow cured from all over In 1893 the to Washingtor ever i visitors annually charged a small z devoted all the proc m b Col. Oldroyd the collec refused to the Gov- g the erous priv but has consi it while he wait ernment to take & offers was one of § Ford, but Col. Old ernment an oppor bid rat ‘Washington SUBSTITUTE FOR WOOL 1000 from FOUND IN PINE NEEDLES| Chemical Treatment Used in Ger- many Produces Fleece Used for Stuffing Mattresses. BERLIN, August 13 (Correspondence! —Chemically treated pine needles have worked out hers as a substitute for wool for certain purposes very sue- cessfully. By varying the process a woolly product is obtained that comes efther in the shape of fine sheet wad- ding or in soft fleeces that are used to Stuff mattresses. The pine wox has fine, strong fibers not hemp, and finds its best use when woven into heavy materfals, such as carpets and horse blankets The new process has a valuable as- set in one of its by-products that re- sults from the chemical treatment necessary to remove the resin from the ncedles. The sticky residue is shaped into resinous briquettes, which have a very high fuel value and which have found a ready use in the manufacture of artificial illuminating gas. Who remembe the ol shioned farmer who was somewhat of a magl cian? says the Detroit Iree Press. Ie took a Joad of corn to town and came back With a load of Tye. THE {ecutive officer of the regiment, has i been designated by Col. Oehmann as | train commander for the movement | back to Washington. The troops will |be transported in Army trucks from | the camp site to Accotink, Va., 7. {miles distant, where they will' board |a special train for Washington. | The trucks will leave the camp at 110 o'clock tomorrow morning, and the SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO 29, 1926—PART the paring process to which the Com- missioners were forced to submit the | original estimates, or whether the re- quested appropriation -will run the gantlet that it must to become a law D. C. 'AUGUST propriation, Lieut. Lohman let it be known that he has recommended the were thrown | in { son of | Henry | unlike | 5 j | LINCOLN C. OLDROYD. MEDICAL MEN WIN BASE BALL TROPHY Unit Back in Good Graces on Eve of Departure From Camp Humphreys. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY. Staff Correspondent of The Star. FORT HUMPHREYS, Va., August 28.—A touch of humor was added by the band to the ceremonies before the massed troops of the 121st Regiment of Engineers, National Guard of the District of Columbia, here today that brought smiles to the rigid counte- nances of the officers and nearly dis- pelled their military dignity. It came when Col. John W. Oeh- mann, commanding the regiment, called for the “Irish medical detack ment to march to the f of the line to receive regimental trophy for hav regimental by ball championship. As soon as Capt. Hyman D, Shapiro had given the order to march forward the band, remembering the ancé of several nights ago wh ¢l ged to the hospital outfit, struck up the “Wearin’ of the Green,” and these recalcitrants hit ‘a stride and rhythm that would have done justice to veterans. Gives Cup to Sergt. Hilleary. In presenting the cup Col. Oehmann complimented the team and told them that they could be good soldiers if they wanted to and asked them to carry on as they should. The cup was handed to Sergt. Norman Hill- | eary, When the detachment returned | to its position the regiment marched in review and after the band left the field it again struck up the popu- lar Irish ballad and serenaded the medical detachment all the way to their barracks, where a great cheer went up from all the troops. Then Sergt. Jack Carroll was dis. s him the 2% won the was instructions to tell Maj. George J. Allen, their former commander, that there was another melee in the medi- cal detachment, with possibilitles of spreading. This officer came on the double, only to find the detachment peacefully lined up at attention. Former Sergt. Philip I. Biggins, reduced as a result of the recent dis turbance, stepped to the front and told Maj. Allen that it was the wish of the members of the detachment {that he accept the cup as a mark | of love and esteeem which the mem- bers held for him. The cup would be his permanently, Biggins said, the medical team having won it three consecutive times N Allen, in declining to accept the base ball trophy, told the men that it belonged to them, and should be preserved in their company quar- ters at the armory. He paid a high ite to them as soldie nd said that the presentation had touched him deeply. The men cot ship team atcher; W ind Roy Haney, Gieorge Reynolds Philip Biggins ampion- Hilleary Willlam Freeman, nd Bernard Buscher, Fowler, Ray Sulli- William les Kead Three cheers for cluded the ceremeonie: The troops spent the greater part of the day going through inspections and in competitive drill. Col. Oeh- mann safd that Capt. J. D. Andrews, the inspecting officer, after looking over the arms of the District troops said they e in better condition than those of the regulars. \When he the mess of the 2d Bat | smanded by Maj. Juli | Ot and directly in charge of Mess Sergt. W 1. Green, he praised its cleanliness and said it, too, would provide a lesson for some mess shacks regulars. onight bein; mp the r outfielders. Maj. Allen con- st night in parade sched- called off, \ a period of nd sdme them mo- ington of Regulars Guard Camp. oftic planned for eventual- especially in view .of the fact it the entire com =loned person- attending a regimental ban- tiR George Mason Hotel in ¥.ven the ofticers of the i were relieved for the soclal inction, and the guarding of the camp was turned over to the regular troops, with thelr ofitcers in charge. "he officers were determined there should be no repetition of the dis- 2 earlier in the week, when sioned oflicers were ump, and which resulted in \gainst four members of the 1l Detachment. Although these at ndria. Medis jarriving at { () —Lavaca ont and center | disturb- | patched to the parade ground with | tchers; John Belt, | O'Keefe, Robert Kirby | train will leave Accotink at 11:20 a.m., the Union Station in Washington shortly before noon. The heavy equipment will be moved back to the armory in_motor trucks, which will be loaded before the troops leave the camp, and it is expected that it will not be neces to leave any special detaills to clean up, the troops will police camp at fatigue call. The regiment will march from the Tnion Station to the armor: North Capitol and D streets, where, after being paid off by Maj. James R. National Guard finance officer, it will'he demobilized. G Jail to Be Cotton Warehouse. . August 28 County’s jail is to be for storing cotton during the rush season. The jail today was ithout a. prisoner and the doors were | | charges were referred several days ag0 1o Maj. Jullan . Oliff, command- ing the 2nd Battalion. for investiga- tion and recommendation, that officer announced that he had not completed his report, and probably would not do so for several weeks. Lieut. Col. Harry Gladman, ex- Commercial TWEREAsRaaeE Art, Tlustration, Design, Fashion 7 Lettering, Posters and Life aniry. Interior Decoration ournalism Get into the uncrowded profession: Talent unnecessary. Successful pra ticing teachers. A call will convinee you. Ask for Catalog Livingstone Academy Arts and Sclences, 43rd Year 1517 R. I Ave. . N. SEEEERESERETEERERRETRSRTC2IRCARNRERA. Commercial Costume Drawing, 22810 RERINARERABIN I, IARERIEERERR At least that's the opinion of Lieut. Harry should be repl says the Firefighter, pictured above, tect the District’s shipping against fire, wide open. torage A few months ago the |The county has 30,000 population and sheriff used the bastile for cotton |several flourishing towns, but law vio- hen he ran out of prisoners. |lators are o i 5 { District Aihnllll, harbor master, who | laced by a new boat to pro- 1s problematical. Points Out Need of Boat. ‘While hesitant about speaking about 55-Foot Steel Vessel Is Re- quested to Supplement Old Craft Now Used. matters that call for congressional ap- The District needs an additional fire Dboat to provide adequate fire protec- tion for local shipping and water- front property. This recommendation Lieut. Harry R. Lohman, harbor master and chief of the harbor police, has made to the Commissioners, it became known today. On the basis of Lieut. 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