Evening Star Newspaper, December 22, 1926, Page 4

DEPARTHENTSEET HONDRSFORSES Grand Prizes Are Given for FIVE DEAD, FIVE LOST AS FLOODED RIVERS MENACE 4 STATES | I (Continued from First Page.) Railroad tracks were washed out and the station at Camden isolated by rising waters. Rains in Arkansas wese accom- panfed by high winds and disrupted Exhibits of Government and | cectrieal service in the southern part Medals Awarded. Eight Government departments, the coa: (tiunrd‘ the United States Ship- ping Board and the national advisory comgnittee for aeronautics have been givén the highest award, grand prize, for-exhibits at the recent Sesquicen- tennial Exposition at Philadelphia. This was learned today from the office of Rear Admiral Herman O. Stickney, U.'S. N., retired, United States com missioner of the National Sesquicen- nial Exhibition Commission, in the Transportation Building. The eight Government departmente recelving the grand prize were State, Treasury, War, Post Office, Navy, Interior, Agricuiture and Commerce. The Department of Labor received a medal of honor for its collective exhibit. The Department of Justice had no exhibit at the exvosition. Awards Are Vaned. Awards to the Federal departments and establishments were tabulated in the office of Admiral Stickneyv from officials papers received from the executive jury of awards at Philadel- phia, as follows: Grand prize. 11 medal of honor, 87; gold medal, 45; silver medal, 5, and honorable men- tion, 2. Official letters of notification to the departments, establishments and bu- reaus of the Government of the prizes awarded will go out today from the commissioner’s office here. Handsome gold and silver medals go with the prizes as well as beautifully artistic diplomas of award. The diplomas will not be ready until early in the mew year. Competition among the various de- partments and bureaus for excellence in their exhibits had been keen and they have been eagerly awaiting the announcement of awards. Medal of Honmor. The medal of honor, which is sec- ond in rank of the awards, was given to Government exhibits, as follows: Department of State, Bureau of Pub- lic Health Service, War Department, Post Office Department, Navy Depart- ment, Bureau of Medicine and Sur- gery of the Navy Department, Office of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Educa- tion, Bureau of Reclamation, Office of Bxhibits, Agricultural Department; Bureau of Plant Industry, two medals; Bureau of Soils, Bureau of Biological Survey, Bureau of Public Roads, Bureau of the Census, two medals; Bureau of Foreign and Do- mestic Commerce, Bureau of Stand- ards, Bureau of Fisheries, medals; Bureau of Lighthouses, two medals; Coast and Geodetic Survey, Bureau of Navigation, Bureau of Mines, four medals; Labor Depart- ment, Children’s Bureau, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum, United States Veterans' Bureau,. Federal Board for Vocational Education, Gov- ernment Printing Office and the For- est Service. Gold Medal Award. The gold medal was awarded to the Mint, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Bureau of Public Health Service, three medals; U. B. Coast Guard, Air Mail Service, rail- way postal car, Annapolis exhibit of the Navy Department, Naval Ob- servatory, Bureau of Aeronautics, U. 8. Marine Corps, Bureau of Con- struction and Repair of the Navy Department, General Land Office, the Geological Survey, National Park Service, the Alaskan Railroad, the Office of Information, Department of Agri-ulture; Weather Bureau, Bureat of Animal Industry, Bureau of Dairy Industry, Bureau of Chemistry, Bu- reau of Agricultural Economics, Bu- reau of Home Economics, Fixed Ni- trogen Research Laboratory, Insecti- cife and Fungicide Board, Federal Horticultural Board, Agricultural Ex- tension Service, Commerce Depart- ment, two medals; Bureau of the QCensus, Bureau of Fisheries, two medals; Coast and Geodetic Burvey, Steamboat Inspection Service, Patent Office, Children's Bureau, Woman's Bureau, Clvil Service Commission. U. 8. Veterans' Bureau, ¥ederal Board for Vocational Education, Panama Canal, National Advisery Committee for Aeronautics, Commis- sion of Fine Arts, Public Buildings and Public Parks. Silver Medal Awards. The silver medal was awarded to’ Hydrographic Office, Bureau of Pen- sions, Bureau of Entomology, Office of Agricultural Instruction, Steam- boat Inspection Service. Honorable mention was given to: Office of Experiment Stations and the Office of Co-operative Extension Work, both of the Department of Ag- riculture. Gold Medals Given. Gold medals have also been award- ed to Admiral Stickney and to Dr. F. Lamson-Scribner, supervisor of United States Government exhibits, for their “distinguished services rendered the international jury of awards,” which bestowed the prizes.. The National Sesquicentennial Ex- hibition Commission was authorized by Congress late last February, and appointed in March, with an appro- priatidn of $2,186,500 to finance the participation of the Federal Govern- ment in the 150th anniversary of the Nation's birth. Work of the commis- glon is now being wound up, and it expects to complete its business by February 25. About ten persons, in- cluding the official and office person- nel, have been engaged in the work. ‘The officials of the commission in- clude Admiral Stickney, commissioner; of the State and northern Louisiana. In Bluefisld, W. Va., an oil plant was flooded and basements of many homes were submerged Small rail- 1road bridges were washed away in the southern part of the State. FIVE ARE MISSING. HUNTINGTON, W. Va., December 22 (P).—Five men were reported miss- ing and were belleved to have been drowned today when the center span of the Midland-Atlantic bridge over the Big Sandy River at Catiettburg, Ky., collapsed. Three other men were removed to a hospital, ome in a critical condition. Seventeen men wrre working on the bridge when the center spam, weak- ened by high waters, crashed into the stream. Ten of the workers escaped, some by swimming to shore in the icy water. The missing are: Paul Carter, Al Campbell and Bud German of Cat- lettsburg, Burt Slack, Huntington, and H. M. Overstreet, Glasgow, Mo. Lander Elders of Bladhys, Va., was injured internally, John Bwun of Car- negie, Pa., suffered a broken jaw and crushed foot and Edwand Dobst, Co- lumbus, Ohlo, was bruised. CONGRESS IS READY TO BEGIN HOLIDAY; RESUMES JANUARY 3 (Continued from First Page.) ments of differences in conference will be necessary. For good measure, ‘the House has WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1926. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, HEY THERE, SANTY CLAUS! HOW ABOUT US? passed five ‘bills making «changes in postal rates and the Senate has dis- posed of the polson gas protocol for the time being by it back to the foreign relations committee after discussion had shown vigosous oppo- sition to ratification. Several other controversial subjects have advanced in various ways dur- ing the brief period. Republican lead- ers have decided to shélve all tax legislation for the session, but the Democrats have not given up the fight to bring their reduction measure to the floor. A revised McNary.Haugen farm relief bill -also has been ‘intro- dueed in both chambers, showing .a number of alterations, but retaining the -equalization fee principle, which aroused determined opposition from administration supporters at the last two | sessi jon. Election controversies and weveral executive appointments have put ad- ditional cloufis on the Benate ‘horizon, with the 8mith, Gould and Vare fights looming in the former category and disputes over confirmation of Abram F. Myers of Jowa, to be a Federal trade commissioner, and Cyrus E. Woods of Pennsylvania, for member- ship on the Interstate Commerce Commossion, standing out in the lat- ter. Much Work t Do. ‘When Congress reconvenes in Jan uary it will have about nine weeks left in which to tackle the mass of work already slated for disposal. De- | spite the progress made thus far, rel- atively little impression has been made on the Jong. programs. which confronted thethenihers two and a half ‘weeks ago, and Chairman Snell of the House rules committee has Jjust listed five more measures which are being considered for legislative pref- erence after the They are the Butler bill for 10 new cruisers, the bill to give Western Rtates title to school lands, the Tink- ham resolution proposing a third ‘Hague conference for codification of international law, the bill to give dis- abled emergency officers retirement privileges and a measure proposing a national arboretum here. LEGISLATOR 1S KILLED. BAKERSFIELD, Calif., December 22 () —Assemblyman Alfred C. Mur- ray of the Califarnia Legislature, his wife and 9-ear-old san were killed last night when their automobile struck the mear ‘end of a trailer 30 miles south of here. Murray, whose home was at River- side,~was en route to Sacramento for the session of the Legislature which opens in January. Pearls TIFFANY Top: Here are some of the Johnnys and Marys of the Gospel Mission’s children’s home, at Third and C streets, in the act of being good just hefore Christnras. Supt. and Mrs. Prentice say that these underprivi- leged youngsters will suffer blasted Yuletide hopes unless Santa Claus, in the persen of charitably inclined Washingtonians, responds at once with toys, food, ('Iothlnfi and money. Middle, left: Thustrating how Doro- thy will look for her filled stocking on Christmas morning. Middle right: The dollhouse of last year still stands, but its occupants are in a sorry plight, due to wear and tear. Bottom: What remains of Iast year’s gifts to the boys. The rickety auto is tackled by turns, and the wheel-on- a-stick is the remnants of a wagon that suffered a complete breakdown under the strain. SAYS OIL MEN YIELD. Mexican Newspaper Reports One Company Obeying Law. MEXICO CITY, December 22 (#).— The newspaper Excelsior says Stan ford & Co., a subsidiary of the Sinclair ©Oll Co., has announced its willingness to apply for confirmation of oil rights on land holdings in fee zciuired be- fore 1917. The Mexican department of indus- try, commeree and labor, however, has made no official announcement on the subject. ODD THINGS NOT FOUND ELSEWHERE Berry & Warrmore Co. Diamonds Watches Jewelry Stationery Engraving Sole Agents STUDIOS TIFFANY FAVRILE GLASS COPENHAGEN CHINA ICOL GREEN FREED | ON RUM CHARGES Jury Returns Verdict in 16 Minutes, Acquitting Him of Embezzlement. | By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, December 22— Sixteen minutes after the fate of Col. Ned M. Green, deposed prohibition administrator, had been put into the hands of a Jjury, he was set free, acquitted of a charge of embez- zling 11 bottles of confiscated liquor for use at rio- tous parties. u- did a Fed eral Court jury .esterday dispose of the accusations agalnst the dis tinguished soldier and dry law worker, who ad- mitted he was “no lily,” and confessed to tak- ing an occasional COL. NED GREEN. drink, and who told them he would have gone so far as to steal liquor for his sick friends if he thought they needed it. In freeing Col. Green the jur a view directly oppesite that of States Judge A. F. St. Sure, before whom the case was tried. The verdict also showed the jurors passed lightly over assertions of As- sistant United States Attorney Bu- gene Bennett to the effect that de- fense witnesses had invited prosecu- tion for perjury. Gen. Andrews Notified. A few minutes after the acquittal defense attorneys wrote a telegram to Assistant Secretary of the Treas: ury Lincoln C. Andrews, requesting the reinstatement of Col. Green as prohibition administrator for North- ern California and Nevada. “I feel that this has vindicated me entirely of charges of which I was innocent,” was the former dry chief’s only comment on_the verdict. Mrs. Willebrandt, Assistant United States_Attorney General, who came from Washington to assist in the prosecution, left the courtroom with- out making a statement. The jury's verdict was the signal for an outburst of applause, Col. Green rushed forward to shake hands with the jurymen, hut the court put a peremptory stop to it. The defense charged Col. Green was the victim of a ‘“frame-up,” a conspiracy on the part of his former subordinates to force him from office. Grateful for Reappolntment. Notifled that he had been reinstated as Federal prohibition administrator here, Col. Ned M. Green, said: “That's fine. I have not yet re- ceived the official telegram from Gen. Andrews, but when 1 do receive it I will arrange an appointment with him. My future in the prohibition forces will be determined by that ap- pointment. 1 will go to Washington at the earliest possible moment to meet Gen. Andrews.” Asked if he would discharge the pro- hibition agents and others in the pro- hibition office who testified against im, Col. Green replied: “'Oh, I don’t know. GREEN RESTORED TO JOB. Col. Ned Greene, acquitted yesterday of charges of embezzling Government liquor, was today congratulated by the en Eveni?g; Until Christmas EONOEPReTTTE Open Evenings » Until Xmas g e 3 1%<carat. absolutelv per fect Selitaire Diamong Ring. Gorxeous . lady’s mounting studded with 8 diamonds and 4 sapphires. Must be sold at ™ $490 21-jewel Hamilton Gold- filled open-face Watch. Ad- Established KAHN on TthSt. ¥ > Platinum Diamond Watch Bracelet. 62 large full-cut diamonds. 17-jewel adjust- ment movement. Finest quality and workmanship. A real bargain, $375 1 carat, absolutely perfect solitaire Diamond Ring. Very Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, Lincoln C. Andrews, who issued orders for Green's reinstatement as prol;ibltlon director at Los Angeles, Calif. In a telegrazn to Col. Green the Assistant Secretary sald: ‘“Heartlest congratulations. Orders issued today for your immedlate reinstatement.” Col. Green had been suspended from his post pendtng investigation of the charges against him and the out- come ot his trial. DA WARDMAN WILL BUILD $1,500,000 APARTMENT 11-Story Building to Be Erected at Northeast Corner of 18th and G Streets. A $1,500,000 apartmant house will be erected by Harry Wardman at the northeast corner of Efghteenth and G streets. Work will be started im- rediately. The new building will be 11 stories high, going up 110 feet. It will con- tain 10 stories of 19 apartments each, and the first floor will be devoted to large stores. The structure will run 113 feet on Eighteenth street and 156 feet on G street. Besides stores, there will be a cafeteria on the ground floor. The building will be limestone to the third floor and light-colored brick for the balance. The structure will con- tain about 2,000,000 cubic feet. JOHN F. MATER EXPIRES. John F. Mater, 39 years old, World War vdteran, died yesterday of pneu- monia 4t Walter Reed Hospital. He served overseas as a sergeant in the Signal Corps and had bean employed in the Metropolitan Police Depart- ment and by the Washington Rapid Transit Co. He was a member of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and Policemen’s Assocla- tion. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lillian V. Mater; his_father, Frank Mater of Bolivar, W. Va.; two broth- ers, Lawrence T. Mater of this city and Laughlin R. Mater of Bolivar, and two sisters, Misses Barbara and Louise Mater of this city. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock at Hines' undertaking _establishment, followed by interment in Arlington Cemetery. Brighten Yuletide DOHENY IS CHEERED BY 6,000 ADMIRERS Frank J. Hogan, 0il Man’s Attor- ney Here, Informed of Greeting Tendered in Los Angeles. Frank J. Hogan, chief counsel for Edward L. Doheny, who, with former Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fall was acquitted by a jury here last week of conspiracy to defraud ths Government, today received a tele gram from R. M. SBands, Los Angeles business man, quoting the Los An geles Evening Express’ story of the reception given the oil magnate on his arrival at his Home yesterday. Mr. Doheny arrived amid the cheers of more than 6,000 fellow citizens and his employes, who had been given the morning off in order to greet their chief. The newspaper declared that Mr. Doheny arrived on the same train that carrfed Wil Rogers, newly elected mayor of Beverly Hills, but “Doheny’s reception in number and prominence of dignitaries completely eclipsed that accorded the motion pic- ture star.” Mr. Doheny was swamped with con- gratulations and with difficuity made his way to his residence. As he kissed his grandchildren, he said: “I am delighted to be home again and am looking forward to one of the hap- plest of Christmas days with my fam- ily, my grandchiidren and my friends.” “Of pending litigation centering about the oil scandal,” the newspaper story concluded, “Doheny had nothing to say other than that ‘it is Christ- mas now and that is what I am think- ing about.'” According to his son Mr. Doheny plans to remain in Cali fornia for the remainder of the Win- ter months. Rear Admiral Leigh Assigned. By the Associated Prees. Rear Admiral R. H. Leigh will relieve Rear Admiral Willlam R. 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