Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1926, Page 12

12 " GATERTILL RUINING CITY TREES Rain Washed Poison From| Leaves, and Busy Pests Are Enjoying Feast. These are haleyon days for local cdterpillars, Imboldened by the : ronate of lead in their ¢ days a 81 t t o shade ind sil bill » and her leaves of the beneath their ery hest tree out the lindens the most suce disdaining the to elin and syeame consider | BY LIEUT. ELG | U | fourteen Iundred ¢ AR ARMY iDISTRICT NAVAL THE SUNDAY \STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, RESERVISTS PRAISED FOR WORK ON CRUISE Destroyer Allen Brings Back Huskie‘r Men From TWO Weeks vers Around New York and Newport E. GROSE(‘LOSE, S. R. *‘Anchors igh!™ “M S G the squadron commander that the Allen shoving off at ky Wash- Ih(»llfi.lnll have been ning the me f such seago- ms or else refurbishing their | s of them in the Summer | astern Practice Maneu- of Long Island, performing the duty which would be theirs in war time, that of defending the vital harbors of the East Coast. Lights were dark- ened, reserve steam piled up in the boilers in case the enemy should be engaged, men stood by their guns, the depth charges were prepared for {dropping, and the torpedoes for launching. A little before midnight contact with the enemy is made, and in a 45-minute engagement its colors have struck. The battle was, of course, not actual, but the simulation was to all intents and purposes effective. That over, the squadron steams in- AUGUST 29, 1926—PART 1. sisted of Willlam J. Schaefer, cox-! swain; Henry C. Tiemeyer, stroke oar; Charles G. Morningster, William L. Dryden. B D demie of three from drowning | was the exploit of Harry B. Godey of £1205 G street southeast, coxswain of the Allen’s motor sailer. Godey was | returning to the destroyer about 11 | pm. when he heard cries in the water from among the flotilla of fash- | jonable yachts that lay at anchor | Heading his boat in among the pleas- | ure craft he saw in the starlight an | overturned skiff and three forms | struggling in the witer. Mane! - ing his boat so as not to strike a them, he managed to come alongside and with a boathook dragged them aboard. i ‘Only two vessels in the destroyer . squadron were manned entirely by reservists, these being the Fox with; ‘he New York contingent and the Allen With the Washington-Baltimore con- tingent. The others were half re- | servists, half regular Na The Fox | and Allen were credited with being | as well handled as any of the others, | and on one occasion the Allen was | officially commended for the skill with | which it was brought into line. Credit for the skill with which these | Dlvln, Glenn E. Hanna and Thomas | Father Badly Hurt Trying to Save Three persons % a 1 -t b ee 1 W hurned when he two. month-old daughter, h, and son, C rmed to de Leah May ristopher, j THREE BURNED TO DEATH peedy Rum Boat Cnptured Pa., August 28 (#)-- 7 captured of toda 11 the Wife and Children. NEW ORLE. serjously bu fire which haser home here until on the boat boar: | his wife and two flames which gasoline stove on TR TR 720 22-24 7th St. N.W. ENDS’ AHTTHHTHN T T I T A Remarkable Values in 4 young fellows of the two cities who spend but two weeks out of the year on the sea performed their duties as seamen, engineers and gunners is due to their zest and to thelr training at their weekly drills, under Lieut. Comdr. Smith. Other officers of the local Reserve unit who made the cruise are Lieuts. Paul V. Thompson, Samuel W. Stine- metz, John F. Moore, Elgin E. Grose- close, and Ensigns Ed M. Graham | and Gordon W. Daisley. st Very Specific. From the London Punch. Long-suffering Wife—What time would you like dinner this evening? The Hopeless Case—Oh, about 20 minutes after I come back. Wolfe on the > Navy Yard, brin contingent ige, docked home the | bronzed « wmri' to Newport for rest and recuperation and for repairs made necessary by the battle. These repairs are, of course, slight, an attachment to a gun lost overboard by an overzealous rookie seaman. an oar broken when the whaleboat was being secured; while the casualties consisted of one 1se of nosebleed, one shoulder ised by a fall upon the deck, and ases of seasickness. However, rhe week end at Newport gives a wel- come respite from the week’s activi- ties and provides an opportunity for viewing the operations of the great torpedo factory and training station there, The Washington and _Baltimore contingent of the Reserve distinguish- ed themselves in the week end events of Newport. Tn a contest among 14 EEIEIEIEE—EIEE—:IEEEEIEIEEIEEEEE WRIGHT COMPANY 4 (\\A\"‘H’Wn 905 7th St. N.W. - S Still others, from silken ~ fil ts in nature’s hen pick out a s 1d_descen blithel; NEW SILK DRESSES s it .98 w and » human | just for roa lark warke ind their he: last two of lend leavin Naval » Summer and georgett o “all’s new ) 1 ; els for youn matrons. Smartest Silk D resses 5.00 to 16.75 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boyer, 1669 Columbia road, ce'ebrated the 66th anniversary of their marriage today. They have lived in Washington for 54 years. Mr. Boyer is a retired lo- comotive engineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He came to Washington in 1832, helped build the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad and piloted the first train_out of the old Sixth Street Depot. F(‘bruary 11, 1837, and Mrs. Boyer tates Navy which, though : : ve duty, may be summoned est colors and ie_and mu itself i to be called in emergenc. t Summer there was a trip to ‘muda, the Su sre_therc | « cruise amo Indies. and this Summer maneuvers were held off. Long id and in the vieinity of Newp Men Show Improvement. two weeks just p color has heen_ ev; . while many pounds | n taken on by the > mod- rls and and 2 piec i Mr. Boyer was “born in York, Pa., was born in Sunbury Pa., on October .{0 18 shlps of the 9th Squadron, the oars-l,The racing craft—1,200-pound whale- men of the Allen carried off second |boats—followed a course of one mile place—first honors going to the de-|and a quarter, starting at Gulls Rocks stroyer Smith Thompson bearing re-|and finishing at Gould Island. The servists from Grand Rapids, Mich. crew of the Allen's whaleboat con- re in 16 to 52 si in dfllluh:l ke living Mapies Als On Fifth ¥rom East Cap lindens beary vassage of hur pillars. The linder ween < streets are wilver maples on west of First st Jundreds of Teeding caterpillars the cocoon stage e for Dist Gen- erally In the older sect of the «ity the dan t This Tussc » vicious-look most of the ¢ | i air d women 14 19.75 to 24.75 control | | 3 — iy Police and_Fireman's : qfe‘ses Base Ball Game k Sept. 11 Steaming down the river” sounds mple, and it may be steamers. But destroy- - considerable draft and a hich it is possible for the m to pass is comparatively narrow and very winding. Destroyers are | ad narrow and hard to ma- ;mum and the channel must be fol- [lowed with exactitude or the vessel {'will be stranded. Smillar is| Lieut. Comdr. F. duing | executive officer on | private life is a Wi waxir the A. Smith, the he Allen, who in shington lawyer, man and perform- the office of navigator on the Allen, wpe Charles was finally rounded 1t sunset somewhere in the e: { the midw Cape 1 \Y oo T - 3 EXTRAORDINARY SELLING WOMEN’S—MISSES’ W SHOES AWM S;v!és: "" Leathers Ties Operas Oxfords One Strap n leaf, he just bite from a Winding Up the Last Days of Our UGUST FURNITURE SAL thh Even More Drastic Reductions Than Were Featured in the Beginning! FINAL CLEARANCE All One-of-a-Kind and Limited-Quantity Items Have Been Drastically Reduced! BEDROOM FURNITURE LIVING ROOM FURNITURE (1) $158.50—3-PC. BEDROOM SUITE. $99.00 (1) $165.00—3-PC. OVERSTUF- $27; 00 Dresser, Vanity, Bed, in American wal- FED LIVING ROOM SUITE. Fig- nut. Splendid make.................. ured- mohair upholstery .......... : (1) 837000 —3-PC. OVER- (1) s8Loo—FRENCH W ALNUT $ 5 5 00 STUFFED LIVING ROOM SUITE. $2 3 5 00 DRESSER. 48-inch .........ccovvven. Plain mohair upholstery........... (1) $275.00 — 3 - P C. 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Coil springs, cretonne mattress. . g (5) 814.50—UPHOLSTERED FIBER $ R ROCKERS. High back................ (8) $2000—SINGLE SIZE BEDs. $ 1 O 00 Simmons make; square or round posts. . 325 (3) $8.50—SIMMONS STEEL BEDS. 4/6 $ 5.00 Sie, DINEIUPORS. - o/doioiSivio oo vinié sisivisiais wiaisioie (2) $235.00—3-PC. KROEHLER and chair .. (5) $39.00—COXWELL CHAIRS. In (2) $77.00—FIBER DOUBLE DAY $ e BEDS AND BEDDING LOW TERMS—WEEKLY OR “liberty Join Many Other Ships. the rest of the ned, and the_ Allen iy with a ‘young . hearing their.con- | sonville, Fla., and Mich.; from Bar Har- Pittsburgh, Pa. 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