Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1927, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR. WAS‘F[TNGT()N.‘ D. C.. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1927. CYCLE POLICEMAN " INIURED IN GRASH Tenth Precinct Officer COI-; lides With Car in Chase “ of Speeder. Plrsuing a speeder, Motor Cycle oligemiin Kelsa L. Potts of the tenth || * P P broke his right leg in two pl ‘early last night when his motor cvel® eollided with the automobile of Jamés B. Adams, colored, 37 years old, |f _ 737 B and Teying street. The quarry escaped. Potts was taken to Garfield Hospital. | The automobile of Raymond Olson | of New Haven, Conn., overturned in & collision near Washington Circle last night with a taxicab driven by Benja- min Norwood, 1013 Thirteenth street northeast, injuring Miss S. E. Hoag, 40 years old, 4119 Nebfaska avenue, oceupant of the former vehicle. She ;‘;Imven first aid at Emergency Hos- Willlam K. Martin, 63 years old, 707 E street mortheast, was seriously in- jured early last night in a collision be- tween his bicycle and the automobile of Carl B. Ellis, colored, 1106 Third Street, on West Virginia avenue be- tween Florida avenue and Morse Street. He was treated at Casualty | Hospital for a possible fracture of the skull. . Six-year-0ld Florence B. Lowry, 3925 McKinley street, was knoc down on the street near her home night by the automobile of Sebastian March- ley, 107 East Bradley lane, Chevy Chase, Md. - Her right arm was broken 2nd her mouth cut. She was taken to Children’s Hospital. Alfred Washington, colored, infant, 2333 Seventeenth street, received in Juries to his face and left eye vester- day affernoon in an automobile acci- dent near Gainesville, Va. He was Ev‘un first aid at Emergency Hospital ore being taken to Episcopal Far, Eye and Throat Hospital. Cut by flying glass when the car | in which they were riding was hit by another, five miles north of T. B. Md., lafe Saturday night, Mrs. Elsie Stull, 27 years old, 31 L street north- sast, and her daughter, Elsie, 9 years old, wer taken to Emergency Hospital and treated. Mrs. Stull said the street, at Georgia avenue |H driver of the car, William Mothers- R. 4. REED, A letter carrier, who caught alleged mail-box thief after he had knocked |’ down a policeman. GUNMEN TRY TO SLAY MICHIGAN PAPER EDITOR Bullet Misses Joseph R. Taylor of Flint by Inches—Motive for Attempt Unknown. By the Associated Prese, FLINT, Mich., December 19.—Two gunmen we sought today by police n connection with an attempt last night to assassinate Joseph R. Taylor, | 3 editor and general manager of the Flint Daily Journal, at his home here. Taylor was missed by inches by a bullet fired by one of two roughly dressed men who called at his home. They fled and escaped. Taylor said he was fired upon when he answered a knock at his front door. No motive for the attempted assas. sination was given. head, was blinded by headlights of the other car. They were picked up by the occu- pants of a third car, Walter Mathie- son and J. A. McCambridge, 1419 U street southeast, who later took them to their home. The woman and girl were badly cut on the face. Both cars were badly damaged and knocked into a ditch. would be an instrument of widespread public education in botanical science. horticulture, agriculture and land- GEN. SNOW RETIRED FROM ARMY TODAY Will Be Succeeded as Chief of Artillery by Col. Fred T. Austin. scape gardening—a rallying point for the more than 200 professional botan- IN NEAR FUTURE in Washington and a breeding all the flora capable of be- wn in the climate of Wash- The plan for the arboretum of the original w d rice growth of the | Anacostia River marshes as a feeding | ground and refuge for hobolinks, black- Interested Officials Elated = bobolinks, bie : pich baye iraenl M e Over $300,000 Appropria- |iunareds of - chourands, and. woutd tion for Land Purchase. constitute a perr sanctuary, while the mar well adapted to development of ;;{.; MRS. IRMA DOUTHITT DIES. | : Mo first | Funeral Will Be Held at Calvary an ap-| . Maj. Gen. William J. Snow, and the Comr of Artillery since Februa 5" were jubilant t by Congress of bill, which ca Baptist Church Tomorrow. Mrs. Irma Douthitt, wife of Harry | N. Douthitt, inves: © here for the | | Citizens’ Service Association for Law of the office in the Mun The nomination of stin, i Cor) was expect plans for development of the tum to be set in motion arbore- | and Order, | Hospital, died in the Bon Secour | Baltimore, yesterday after | Philipp o is expected to Cham-| ;mee with the pin | major ge a long iMness, e body is de w < dvanced rank of % soon as his appoint le then will com d in Ca and assume control ol o : ‘h to-| to this eity ow afternoon a Tract Sel The tract to be quired includes | ! o the Mount Hamilton and Hickey Hill | 7S s F ol e T o S P e g s of Bladensburg road, runni down to | the Anaco: River, comprising_in 9 ° ® ° L[] the neighborhood of 32 . The is divid Real vital enjoyment— Real happiness is yours | Distinguished Service Medal. In 1919 Until he arrives here Col. Brewster will act for him. Col. Austin, who was born in Han- cock, Vi, December 28, 1866, is a graduate of Norwich University. He was first lieutenant and adjutant in | the 5th Massachusetts Volunteer In-| fantry during the Spanish War and first licutenant of the 46th United | States Volunteer Infantry In the Philippine insurrection in 18991900, On his return to the United States in 1901 he was commissioned in the Artillery Corps of the Regular Army d the 346th Fi . he was awarded the | ‘ol. Austin went to France and made | pecial study of the work of the the Philippines duty since February, 19 | his new office sometime in February. | || when you have this WuRrLIIZER e s s o * hundred a 8 of | site already are owned by the Government. | Advantages Outlined. The arboretum was described before 1 the Senate last year as constituting an outdoor recreation area which Player Piano lT opens up for you a treasure chest of happiness in the wonderful language of music—music that you play yourself just as you like it. With the Wurlitzer Player you need not know a note of music. 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Laughlin, Judge Hughes and Dr. Merriam will i1l the vacancies caused by the death NOMINEES APPROVED House Acts on Appointments of | Hughes and Merriam as Re- gents of Institution. of former Ambassador White and | Charles F. Choate. MRS. MARY BRETT DEAD. Charles Evs Hughes and Dr. John | AR fevciam, prestdel | Succumbs to Sudden Illness at Age Merriam, president of the Carnegie Institution, were today made mem- bers of the board of regents of the| of 69 Years. Smithsonian Institulion when the! Mrs, Mary R. Brett, 69 years oid, House approved joint resolutions | widow of Lieut. Col. John Quiney which have previously passed the Sen- Adams Brett, died at her home in Hy- | attsville, Md., vesterday after a sud- nder the law creating the institu-| den fllness. She was a sister-in-law n. enacted in 1846, the board of re-|of the late Brig. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett s is composed of the Vice Presi- of this city. 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