Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1926, Page 3

NEW YORK LIQUOR TOLL EXCEEDS 80 Deaths From Alcoholism | Greater for 1926 Than Any Year Since 1910. December 30.—Indica- tions today that the death toll| in New York City from liquor this 10 exceed 800, including 34 is an- he said rep- than t as many aleoholism in the England and Wales n of 28,000,000, and ‘mearly four times as many as In wet Australia. With a population about equal to that of this eity Highest Rate in 16 Years. total of ic deaths in J car is greater 910, the next 6, when vear's The, New Y than any highest aths were 1 was 613. rts to New ed viet during e ded. Last York newspapers of liquor in_other vear. Unofficially n reported in New detphia, Corone ¥ said that whil ym aleohol were shown | = the year, he more 10; De- troit, 12 Legll Aid Offered. Orville S. Poland, head of the legal department of the State Anti-Saloon Lengue, has offered the services of his organization to relatives of persons dying from alcohol polsoning with the of securing legal redress for them : ootleggers. \:n:tm James A. Reed of Missouri, in a telegram to the New York Amer- fcan today, criticizes the Government for polsoning of alcohel, and savs that “only one possessing the instincts of @ wild beast would desire to kill or render blind the man who takes a drink of liquor, even though he pur- chased it from one violating the pro- hibitory statutes.” ——— Yule Program to Be Repeaud The musical program rendered by the Oblate Seminarians at National Catholic Shrine on Christmas day will be repeated on New Year day, Rev. Dr. Bernard McKenna has an- no\mLed. The service proved so pop- wl~+, Dr. McKenna stated, that many requeeu were received asking that it be repeated. The program will begin &t 10 o'clock Saturday morning. SPECIAL_NOTICES. W SPECIAL MEETING R I A. Thursday. 55! 75 of the president. OFFICE OF THE FI EN'S Company _of th-hmrwn and _Georgetown, Be\enlh street and Louisiana avenue north- The stockholders of the nmnnov Company ~of ‘Waehington ogFelown wil meet, 8t tho office on MOX; DAY, January 3, 1927, for the purpose of lecting, hmmm (ireciors Hor the "ensuiog ear. Polle open from BERT W' o) Seres T A N N BO, (Am re of The lnloy{)rlndull Company of Washington. held at its ofiices, 1916 Race Philadelphia, sfl 1026, the fift] ons doliar and Aty cents Ter share of the refe k was dec] ie Samu ry 1. 19"7 to ltoexhnldwn D record _at 1o close of ‘business. 12 o'clock noon. De- cember 31 i F THE S ington Rallway and lm‘ the purpcse of electing a directors to serve for the ensuing year, and 1o transact such other business as inay properly come before the m'elml Wlll be held at the office of the Cflm 1y, l4th i ?n onnection’ therewith: the books for ransfer u‘ stock fil}tald} company, pllr-ulm 20 the by laws will be closd 1ro close &3 oo brlavs, Womuar 5. lfl Ta i mu;eln Ton” Jariuary 4. 3057, gpepne of ;‘;’K REGULAR ANNUAL, MEETING OF e atocknolere. of the National City Dairs l'nmnnn\‘ will be held Wednesday, January 312, 1927, at 11 o'clock am., in the offices of Ve ‘Terminal Hefrigerating” and ‘Warehous- ng Company. and B e s ‘of eleciing Xore for the eneuing year a Bikiness a& may the eaid meeting. NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDE] E “AN- ual meeting of ine stockholders of ‘the arhington Loan and Trust Company for the election of directors and for the purpose of fransacting such other ‘bueiness as may law- fully come before the stockholders ln een. wral meeting will be held at tho mnn office ot tne (Bm any, oth and F st Wash- ngto %t 12 0'elock “noon, Fuesday. anuar 1927. The polls will remai 0 recel re votes for such election oure of 12 o'clock £oon and 2 o'clock p.m. ©n that dat CHARLES R. GRANT. Treasurer. KOTICE 18 HE) A" oI A E American Security and Trust Company has | clared o Tecia? dividend of § por Gent on ta capital stock of $3.400.000. payable Jan. 40, the stockholders o record S Tho clows of busin 31, $626.° Aleo an extra dividend of 3 per cont n sald capital stock, payable 1o said stock- | olders on the eame date. The annual meet- a3 for such other brought before T, PRICE. Secretary. proper! g of the stockholders of eald compan: Th% clection OF ireriors Sar thy compar Jor | he presentation of the annual report of the oard and the transaction of such other usiness as may properly come before them i be held at tho offis of 'the company in the city of Washington, D. ¢ sday, January 18, 1627, at 12 o'eloek noom: the polle Wil be open until 12:30 o'clock R m'{‘llwmv;imxunflr‘yhunlm ot the’ company closed from January PSR 1ary 1st o the 18th. CRARLES n_m( P H CE> JpBELL. Prestdent. * support” durink orward with a They sre increas: intain the high stand. ty introduced by 1o merit the C; ', meat specialists, €. Tth st. wing) HADE FACTORY their new home. Phone; Col. 440 A_E(‘rm)‘\\\ .’.l'heFx Elizabeth ‘Harloyw Goetz lu..m sm npeaker. will owed Terry at mu an Te 1, 8 Pythian T Alired H- Ehursday. Dec 50, pm Give Us Your Next Order || —for and pro The National Cap’ tal Press 1270-1912 D ST ROOFING_»—EV Koon'fi i —and be assured of quality KOONS i s WHEN ™ THE ROOF LEAKS | CALL IRONCLAD We repair it like new. Low 9th & Evarts =lu NE RINTING IN A HURRY BYRON S. ADAMS Eigh Grace. but not hich priced T1th Street N.W “Don’t Waste Your Txme 5 A LUNPY BED, L bave In spend twice tie Lours ther F O Pt Yare Tawake. hait' the Bight WE ‘are renovatgre of bedding—51 years BEDELL'“S FACTORY, Main 5621, 687 | < | went to_those by v | Rocky opery 3t Spmtuahst Church + more, than ordi. | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, %Father of 34, America’s Champion Dad, Coming to Capital to Call on President By the Associated Prees. WILLIAMSTON, 30.—Reuben Bland, father of 34 chil- {dren, was preparing last night to |leave for Washington next week to sive President Coolidge and Congress {a glimpse of the | the United States. | Bland, while here, was shown a pi ture of a Géorgla farmer who | fathered 28 children. The Geo recently was presented to President Coolidge and Congress by Representa- tive Upshaw. |ture sald the | President smile. “I guess Coolidge will go_into | hysterics when he “sees me.” Bland N. C., December Georgian made commented. While Bland was in town attempts | hampion father of | has been married at least twice. The caption of the pic- | the | were made to interview his wife, but she sald she was too busy. However, she let it be known that she had her hands full in caring for the family. Bland farms a small tract of land near here in Martin County. He is | believed to be about 65 vears old and His sons and daughters are scattered throughout the United States, and most of them are still living. How many are staying at home now was not learned. Carl Goerch, publisher of a Wash- ington, N. C., newspaper, will accom- pany Bland fo the Capital. A purse has been raised by residents of Martin County to enable the father” to see all the sights. The family received a truckload of presents for Christmas. PACK’S FOREST PRIZE WON BY D. C. MAN | Ward Shepard Awnrlled $500 on i Paper “Necessity of Realism ‘ in Forest Propaganda.” A telegram today to the Tree Association from the Society of | American Foresters, in session at Philadelphia, annources Ward Shep- |ard of Washington s the winner of the Charles Lathrop Pack forestry | prize of $500 for 1926. Twenty-five pers were submitted to the com- honorable mention C. G. Bates of the Mountain Forest Experiment Station, Colorado Springs, and to R. {D. Forbes, Southern Forest Dxperi ment Station, New Orleans. The title of the winning paper The Necessitv for Realism in Fo Propaganda.” Mr. Pack, the pres dent of the American Tree Association, makes the award for papers aimed 10 interest the public, in the great eco- nomic problem bound up in forestry and not for technical papers on the subject. Shepard is a graduate of the Har- vard Forest School and has had wide fleld experfence In forestry in the Southwestern district. At present he is assistant to Paul Redington, in charge of public relations at the head- quarters here of the United States Forest Service. Classified by occupations of the authors, ten were from members of the United States Forest Service, six from forest schools, four from State forest service, three from members of forestry assoclations, and two from foresters in private employ. The prize has been productive not only of one but of several articies which wil tribute to the advancement forestry, says the committee, which plans fo submit the papers to the Edi- tor of the society’s journal for pub- lication. American | mittee, of which — VESSEL LOSES RUDDER. British Freighter Refuses Aid When Found in No Danger. NEW YORK, December 30 (P).— The British freighter Clearton, which sent out on S O S last night when its ¢ |rudder was gone and its engine dis- abled, today was {n no immediate dan- ger and drifting between 200 and 300 miles off the Virginia coast, the Inde- pendent Wireless Co. reported. ‘The company said that the steam- ships Berlin and Martha Washington had answered the Clearton’s call, but that the captain of the freighter had refused their offers of aid, due to the heavy expense involved in a tow. 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