Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1928, Page 7

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, .n. €. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 19%8. WILLIAM R. PRATT. ATTORNEY, DIES Bowling and Chess Expert, 53, Was Widely Known as Linguist, William Rufus Pratt ney of this city, linguls known bowling and his residence attor- widely patent lVH’l\\}l \Hl«( He was | 53 years old. Born in Mills Co was educated He became pro and matematic Leaving there 1 nd we b c t to work United St d there until he left to e t associated with the of Baldwin \M l patent law Pr‘\tt lhd a reading \no»\]:‘(‘ e of A for his succe in 1911 i aw iation. He Ton Chess 1 in a ches three yea from the Illin: was wel LL our staff is tra ~ % family, details for which it h; time. The cost is all in charges are always marked by moderation. Phone Potomac 4600 for AIMUS R SPEARE Funeral Sue ce ’;nr the < | Presbyterian Church. hi | & formance of our also, from attention to those cles, having engaged successfully in many competitions here. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eva Pratt. Funeral services will be conduct at the residence Monday afternoon nt 2 o'clock. Rev. G. G. Johnson, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church, will offi- clate. Inlormom will be in Glenwood Cemet JAMES M. GORDO_N DIES. Veteran, 86, Succumbs at Naval Hospital, James M. Gordon, 86 years old, a | Union veteran, of 505 A street south- ‘ cast. died Wednesday at Naval Hospital. A native of Philadelphia. Mr. Gordon Y| served thro the Civil War with | troops of that State. He was later em- p.mnd in the W sury depart- me] For 40 years he employed | by the Pennsylvania Railrond Co. and was on t retired list, He wa of the Grand Army Republic and the Metropolitan He is survived by Margaret Leitch Gor- Union widow, Mrs. al services were held yesterday at the late res ice. Interment was in Arlington National Cemete As]\s Havana Report. The President would be called upon to furnish the Senate with a_detailed re. ort on activities of the United Staf delegation at the Havana Pan-Ameri- lution intro- by Senator Shipstead, Minnesota. The measure | was referred to the foreign relations ined to the expert per- task—relieving the as no mind at such a your hands—for our Director eding w. Speare Co. 1623 me. Ave. WHIRLWIND MOTOR DESIGNER HONORED President Awards Collier Trophy to Charles L. Lawrence. Charles 1. Lawrence of New York, airplane engineer, who designed the original model of the Wright whirlwind engine, received from the hands of sident Coolidge today the Collier ophy, awarded by the National Aero- nautical Association annually for the greatest achievement in aviation in America, the value of which has been demonstrated by actual use during the preceding year. The presentation was made at the rear grounds of the White House in the presence of high Government_officials and representatives of the National Aeronautical Assoclation. Among the officials were F. Trubee Davison, Assis- tant Secretary of War in Charge of Aviation, and Maj. Gen. James E. Fechet, chief of the Army Air Corps. Mr. Lawrence is noted principally as the ploneer engineer in the develop- nient of the air-cooled engine, the type of which was uscd extensively by over- seas flyers during the past year. He designed the original Wright Whirlwind engine in 1921 and has since per- | fected it. The Italian airman, Maj. de Ber- nardi, flying recently at Venice, reached the amazing speed of 313 niles an T. S. THOMPSON, POSTAL EMPLOYE, DIES AT 67 Native of Virginia Had Worked in Capital for 26 Years. ‘Thomas Smith Thompson, 67 years old, for the past 26 years employed in the city post office, died yesterday at his residence, 421 B street northeast. He had been i1l since Monday. Mr. Thompson was a native of Berry- ville, Va., and had resided here for the past 27 years. He was in charge of the money order division of the H street branch post office. He is survived by his widow, Mrs, Bettlie Thompson; one son, Francis L. ‘Thompson, Dante, Va., and three brothers, Harry R. and Charles H. Thompson of Hollins, Va., and Joseph Thompson, who resides in Kentucky. Funeral services will be held tomor- row afternoon at 5 o'clock at the resi- dence, conducted by Rev. John P. Tyler, pastor of the orth Methodist Epis- copal Church South. Interment will be at Winchester, Va., )\l\)nduy. Veteran Actor Dies. SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 10 (#). —Willlam Calder, 82, veteran of the American stage, died at his home here yesterday after a long illness. He was a member of the Lambs’ Club and the Players’ Club of New York. Mr. Calder settled in California 30 years ago. The widow, a son und d.xugmu survive him. Umdenhfied Body in Cana] The unidentified body of a colored man was found floating in the Chesa- peake and Ohio Canal near the 4500 block of Canal road yesterday afternoon by 12-year-old Fred K of 4539 Canal road. The body had been in the water several weeks, it was said at the morgue. Officials at the morgue are trying to ascertain the identity of the man. FLORAL expressions of sympathy carry their message most taste- fu"y, when Blackistone does the designing. SPRAYS & Wreaths, $5 @ s NEW STORE 1407 H St. « Telephone Main 3707 SpPRING ANNOUNCEMENT Renewing last season’s offer and presenting an Equally alluring one. Shrrupnd Sherwood Forest Co. N. A year ago, after putting in perfect repair our bunga- lows (many of them only t hree or four years old), we offered them for sale at from one-third to one-half off their construction cost. Expecting to sell 50, we sold, in the face of a depressed market, 70. We are now extending the application of this offer to the remaining 55 bungalows, while a liberal discount will also be allowed on 20 others. NOW AS AN INDUCEMENT TO PIONEERS Those ready to participate in the opening up of virgin territory a discount of 50% off of construction cost will be allowed on houses recently here built along one of the fairways of the beautiful 18-hole Golf Course play. Fcononic stability and a make this possible. vantags be met? 120¢ 18th St. Eighteen-hole Golf Course already open for bundant financial backing Where else can such liberal ad- nrest Main 7523 w. Reached via Defense Highway from Bladensburg MRS. L. B. WOODWARD DIES AT HOME HERE Granddaughter of Late Bishop Will Be Buried in St. Louis. Mrs. Laura B. Woodward, widow of the late William H. Woodward, for many years president of the Woodward, Tiernan Printing Co., of St. Louis, died at her residence, 1302 Eighteenth street, yesterday. Mrs. Woodward was a native of In- dianapolis and was a grandaughter of the late Right Rey. George Upfold, first bishop of the Episcopal dlocese of In= diana. She and her sister, Mrs. Rich- ard C. Dean, have resided in Washing- ton for the past 8 years. She was a member of St. John's Episcopal Church and was chairman of the Holiday Hoy committe of the Girls’ Friendly Society, She was also a member of the Wash- ington Club. She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Dean; three brothers, George U. Bing- ham, South Bend, Ind Frank L. Bing- ham, Richmond, Va., and Edmund H. Binuhnm Indlalm[mlL\, two sons, Lewis and Harold Woodward of St. Louis, and three daughters, also of St. Louis. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. John's Episcopal Church, conducted by the rector, Rev. Robert Johnston. Interment will be in St. Louis Monday afternoon. e e TWO PEDESTRIANS HURT IN TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS John Cisala Seriously Injured and George Geonas Suffers Lacera- tions and Bruises. John Cisala, 66 years old, of 1924 1 street, was knocked down and severely injured by an automobile driven by Richard Wilson of 5004 James place northeast as he was crossing H street near North Capitol at 6 o'clock this | morning. He was driven to his home | by Wilson, where his physician, Dr. ‘l“ B. Cogswell, found he was suffer: from a possible and internal i George Yeonas. 37 years old, of 1484 Chapin street was treated at Garfield | Hospital yesterday evening for injurie received when he w struck at Four- teenth and Chapin streets by a taxicab fracture ries. suffered lacerations JULES HARTIG DIES. NEW YORK, March 10 (#).—Word of the death of Jules Hurtig, theatrical producer, at sea aboard the Hamburg- American liner Reliance, cruising in the West Indies, was received here yesterday. Hurtig sailed, with his wife, February 25. Mr. Hurtig was 59 years old. He started his career a showman as a ticket seller for the Barnum & Bailey Circus. Mr. Hurtig had been ill for two months and sailed in February for a rest. His widow, two children, three brothers and two ers sure vive him. EISEMAN'S, 7th & F AUTOMOBILE, LIABILITY, FIRE, BURGLARY AND TORNADO INSURANCE Thos. E. Jarrell Co. Realtors 721 10th Street N.W. Main 766 SMITH'S TRINSFEH'& STORAGE LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE MOVERS. mooean FIREPROOF suiLoing WE CRATE. CK AND SHIP PHONE NORTH 3343 1313 YOU STREET N.W. ENTERPRISE SERIAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION Tth St. & La. Ave. ® of Stack Now Open for Subscription Money Loaned to Members on Easy Monthly Payments 50th James £ Connelly President James F. Shea Secreiiry AN ETHICAL PHARMACY —for the purpose of compound- ing medicines and furnishing sick room supplies. Our Attention —13 entirely glven to compound= ing physiclans’ preseriptions. 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West Virginia—Cloudy followed by rain in south and rain or snow in north portion beginning late tonight or to- morrow; slowly rising temperature in north portion tomorrow. Record for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 40; 8 p.m., 3 12 midnight, 39; 4 am,, 39; 8 am., 36; 11 am.,, 38. Barometer—4 pm., 29.68; 8 pm., 29.17; 12 midnight, 29.88; 4 a.m., 29.97; 8 am, 30.13; 11 am, 30.15. Highest temperature, 41, occurred at 3:30 p.m.; lowest mempeuture, 36, oc~ curred at 7:30 a.m. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 55; lowest, 36. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) 'I'oday—l.ow tide, 5:05 a.m. and 5:33 pm.; high tide, 10:50 em. and 11:13 pan. Tomorrow—Low tide, 6:17 pm.; high tide, 11:54 pm. The Sun and Moon. 44 am. and 11:28 a.m. and Today—Sun rose 6:28 am.; sun sets 6:10 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—sSun rises 6:27 am.; sun sets 6:11 p.m. Moon rises 10:20 p.m.; sets 8:30 am. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset, Condition of the Water. Great Falls—Very muddy. Various Cities. Derature, %z Stations, Weather, ar : §n iy oudy t.cl -dy Win 0.01 1GN. (7 am., Greenwich lime, today.) Temperatuse. Weatber. cations.) . 6% Part cloudy %A Part cloudy 68 Ciear 8 Cloudy ROCKVILLE. ROCKVILLE, Md., March 10 (Spe- cial).—The revised list of jurors for the March term of the Circuit Court, whigh begins here March 19, follows: Laytons- ville district, William A. Bogley, Wil liam H. Wachter and James E. Hawkins; Clarksburg, Charles R. Israel, James O. Manion and Edwin D. Burdette; Pooles- ville, Howard W. Spurrier, Cha.les V. Willard. Carroll A. Shreve and Walter M. Butler; Rockville, Isaac H. Rabbitt, B. David Steinberg, Alexander Lowry, Joseph L. Clagett, Willlam H. T. Case and Thomas M. Garrett; Colesville, Ed- ward H. Carr, Francis 8. Cooney, George R. Bean and Joseph D, Miller: Darnes- Albert J. Cissel, Carroll Walters and Thomas D. Darby; Bethesda, Joshua T. Austin, Willlam J. Darfey and Irwin A. Morse; Olney, Nicholas R. Griffith, Calvin Bready, G. Lewis Myers and Herman C. Ladson; Gaithersburg, Edgar Fulks, Willlam T. Ridgely, Rich- ard W. Murphy and Crittenden H. Walker; Potomac, Russell S. Magruder, Joseph R. Lechlider and Clifton Nichol- Barnesvill Willlam Windsor Hodges, Willlam E. Robertson and Hen- 1y Kennedy; Damascus, Charles Lee Watkins. James R. King and Ira L. Jones: Wheaton, James S. Fraser, Au- gustus M. Kline, Harry E. Hodge, Ar- thur W. Stonestreet and Willlam J. Umstead. An address by former United States Senator Moses Clapp of Minnesota on “Amerfcan Citizenship” was a feature of the bi-we meeting of the Rock- ville Woman's Club, held at the Mont- gomery Country Club, Rockville, and largely \ittanded. Mrs. Leonard L. Nic! hulmq jr., sang and the program in- cluded duner l'l\jm'lble features. The meeting was conducted by the presi- dent, Mrs. L. C. Probert. Licens ave been issued by the clerk of the Circult Court here for the mar- ringe u( Willlam J. Shartzer, jr., 22, and Mt Parolee A. Crowe, 18, both of \\ul\hln».h\m and Joseph C. Ennts, fr., and Miss Hazel Marle Boyce, 21, both of Washington, A meeting of the executive board of the Woman's Democratic Club of Mont- gomery County will be held at the Montgomery Country Club at 10:30 lock_Monday mornin, FOUND. <o oAy gl awelan” S HORSK | ot rewant orcall pre FOXPERRIER ¥ sy e abiy e Feward. " Phone' Cla GERMAN VOLICE DOG G Monday iht M Phine: Ga. e GREYHOUND, Soloredd spote: Fant Canttor and W e iy WANDIAG containiue woney Joreland ARE AN Cag O Wit a1 et KEVIOOK ™ Ml Dllag da, March 55 rawant. Call Clove {00 onduat R Tty CWhite Bick apota tas o Blavk and miiton Tinatn 1 Botwenn W Mumbia " Wrkiso BN L ww Wil (e or e ) St L fiw ,,u vackarmaok” dntatni et ohange: s T 1o o and” You BOOK WA ok In nu.«'- fl'..\ “he Fiidur nuh sowant' A wan, T it ol o Rowaid e "1.“\&. Wi, Tadv'e Cantalning "Bl Wl napers st T s Pa. ave Wood pewand e el W, Awk B M Ko NAXOPHONE \!u.--d\«. willire casa 88 TewARl Vermany_ ave SUARE-Tadv's blig Thjiestar “evenlng, »\\ M‘l‘b N, Eamptell, Sehoot - Taie VIR o S0 Whiing bk’ ¢alibia o, A JOUH Culumbin i Abk o Hewaid, \} vt POCKETHOOK Teva Wi aav Ridlay, R R S1 AL Theater, A108 e A Tlue, warked Vi | T WILLIAM H. CHILDS, CONTRACTOR, DIES| Funeral Services to Be Held Mon- day for Retired Builder, Victim of Pneumonia, William H. Childs, 72 years old, re- tired contractor and bullder, died ‘Thursday at his residence, 506 Maine avenue southwest. Death was due to pneumonia. Mr. Childs had been a resident of this city since he was 4 years old and re- tired from business about 10 years ago. He was a member of the Federal Lodge of Masons, Eureka Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Kallipolis Grotto and the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columblia. Mr. Childs is survived by a sister, Mrs. Jeannette A. Rollow, and two nieces, Mrs. Robert L. Kause and Mrs, P. R. Fletcher, all of this city. aght funeral services, house. 1405 bvn Funeral services will be conducted in | ™/ the chapel of J. Willlam Lee’s Sons, 332 Pennsylvania avenue, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Con- gressional Cemetery. Card of m)ank’. BROWN. ~ The husha i [ PV M D:atbs. Em...pm Chure pm. Relative Srinent Cedar Hill Cemete On Friday, March 9. 1 Remains rest funeral pariors. residence Chiurch n.( Our Lady 1 pm. Interme 11° DS, The members ate, AM H. grom the faneral pa s of J. Wiliam Lee's Sons, ¥32 Pen: s wve. W Mondas, Maich I ) m ot Mollie Jackso of other relat mourn their loss. . CRAWFORD. | devoted b baad, of Milinda Crawford. “Anna_Cormish, Loui jr. and 'Ruth Crawfo to mourn their joss a host AS R} AWFORD. e, Grand 0ficers batoved “h all aud son of the fate Wi A. Duvall Howant Divall), _ F th ‘Thomas ave. se. DMUN Den B ¥ Chur st and 1 sts. Relatives and EDMU oy ot Mrs. J. he tuneral will be 8 from the Secopd Raptist twoen B and L ats nwe ST ¥ GODDARD. Friday eve: hu Manday g Relw Nusordent 1w e uts atl Uien Ritee Tawkit lavhina: Fieral” Mon o A Riea aw. Pt Aty hia barers O Vied. “TRRN MICKMAN. Oa nqu March 9, B! RERTRY Vi s Ve T elivat wits of Thuidas Notite of tuneral tat “nesmiay, March oar AN AN gl sas, S084 W SNl ow Manar, Al b 4 flnass. A . FEE B ot Tliatss it reotuie st Mvane's! t el parlora TS N Rt RN v R la 0N Vear l\\\ i.lu\\\ av. 10 ! 'u A N My ) m...:.fl Borvatter. '\\‘ (i.». ‘.‘i"‘\ N\ fo Wi Ny \.u PR .‘fr‘\' Taid 3 \.. Mary KSR A aitrer ot s S N Luther 3 u vl I\MV' l\\i hen! \Il t \ fome ' Ferd Tai oy \\- "Wotwren By Nove RN e Ahe repose o Nest in voace. hor na Sl alvep Bt v g R hde s o FROR R 10 W e, AND Visawa, Wtie, love Wer [} late residence on Mon< n dear” tather 1 tvee | Wi W aw | h‘ O |2“\\\‘m§l f TR s nm\ll'v-u N hiiiar TER, MIS$ EMMA bt e e FE] Faseral Direcige_and n" connectiva. 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