Evening Star Newspaper, November 16, 1930, Page 22

l'&mrhij to-Ship Djsister Unveiled at Ceremonies at " National Museum. A M-m- life-size statue of car- Qracle IV was unveiled Armistice day &t the National ers Points Out Half of Sum Will Go to Labor. ? QUARTER BILLION ABANDONED BABY VOTED FOR ROADS) -~ FIGHTS FOR LIFE Head of American Roadbuild- | Found Gagged and Wrapped s business fon, more than a dollars has n involved in highway construction are more than 50 per cent. In some types, such as concrete roads, direct labor costs are 52.4 cent of the expenditure. Added to figures are other estimates by road authorities on labor costs for production of the materials and machinery used in road buflding These percentages range as | . t and alleviate ! ~Still fighting for life, a 24-Hour-old - | for her. in Paper, Infant May Survive Ordeal. baby girl lingered at Children's Hospi- tal today while doctors sought to cheat the death which had been intended ‘The infant was found yesterday morn- ing in a little-frequented woodlot near Nineteenth street and Alabama avenue southeast by a . baker’s deli man, Sidney O'Brien of 246 Fourteenth street northeast. O'Brien had parked his truck on Ala- bama avenue and started across the vacant lot to deliver bread to the back door of a house on an adjoining street. Package Neatly Wrapped. “I just happened through that thick- et,” (j)‘BHenn::M. “and in the middle South, who will give a benefit of it I noticed something—a package | Price, Members of the Junalusk#" Club of the Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church Left to right: John program Tuesday evening. Norma Morrison, Beth Lipscomb and Richard Buckingham. —Star Staft Photo. i i ] sé‘agi This statue of Col. Archibald Gracie IV was presented to on Armistice day. Drifted In on the Tide Seaman Bred in Slums Proves His Mettle by Leaping Overboard to Save His Dog Whi'e Atlantic Storm Rages. BY ANGUS MACGREGOR. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 15 (N.AN.A.). —A week ago Half-pint O'Brien was - assistant messboy and fo'c'sle devil on the Balu. Now, besides being a patient . | in the ship’s sick bay, he is an ordinary H sl i i g - i ; i B George Washington Association to | ¥ Pass on Constitution and " By-Iaws. B GRANGE ELECTS OFFICERS| Centerville Organization Names ' Organizer for Drill Team. Y r§?§E§EE ork. There trouble befell. A storm down on the Atlantic, the smashed up to meet it, and in between was the Balu, & staunch craft that had weathered many storms bu like . The wind reged at hurricane , the Balu had to keep biting into and she was taken far out of her Dog Hurled Into Sea. The storm continued all ht and through the next. day, and mni.upuln dge. O’Brien was iven sandwiches for the lkll:rr. He icked his way toward the dge, the dog following close. O’Brien didn't see the dog or he would have ordered him back. A wave thundered over the deck, caught the pooch abeam and sent him ing into the sea. O'Brien raced for the bridge. about,” he “You've got to put to the skipper, “the dog's screamed overboard.” The captain looked at Half-pint sym- pathetically. “I can’t do anything,” he said, not unkindly. “Not in like this.” ‘The boy lost his head. He shrieked and cursed. The captain’s temper broke. “The mutt c'n go to hell” he Joar “What ye goin’ to do about “Do_about {t!” O'Brien screamed. “Do about it! I'll show you.” He ran to the rail and leaped after the dog. ‘The balu had to reverse then. Hands threw Half-pint a line. He tied it around his waist and clutched the shivering dog firmly. They were both hauled out. P- | and a bad cold on the strength of his daring. “A kid who'd pull a trick like that,” says the skipper, “has got the makin's | of & man* ¢ | Atiantic. This seemed to be kids' week on the Ramon Rivero, 18, of the .| Santa Maria, proved his mettle in a 'PASTOR PLANS MISSION ituation. g:;:s : H giiggk b The v | At the fini the National Museum —Star Staff Photo. boy carried on grimly, afraid to make & mess of his first man’s job. ‘The relief found him unconscious in a pool of his own blood and car- him below. Soaped Lightning. She Sunu 'ko. for New York, was of Frank Brook, dressed and trousers, rushed gler. stared at the de - gave ‘'vent to his feelings. his boat and on it money, and his £ HH 5 i one way to get back &mllgcnko takes New . York, tch-hike and beat the boat dling got him his grub. d automobiles carried - contient. He had ht tramps, one 600 ESEHS- 3:55 355 g amm’ma-ehe across £ 13 days to make the t the Sunugtenko by i =52 § fzg of Song. soclety gave a group of sailors a few nights ‘women present were much in life at sea. They e vious error of calling ordinary “sailors. f 15, a bit bette: 3 asked H LHH “Talking of men ashore, you never hear them say, He's common this or he’s commen that Be his calling what it may, be he tinker, toiler, scavenger or, sweep, Then why despise us hearty boys ‘Who toll the raging deep.” ‘went on for seven verses. the boy chanted: “Then don’t call us common satlors an; , any % Pine things to you we bring, Don't call us common men— We're m 85 any man that's on the & . The applause came mostly from mas- | culine throats. The woman who had ‘;mm the unfortunate remark apolo- (Copyright. 1930.) BADEN—WILL GIVE FETE TO REPLACE FARM SHOW | Community Exhibit Not to Be Held This Year Because of Drought. Special Dispatch to The Star. BADEN, Md, November 15.—Be- cause of the drought the annual com- munity exhibit of Baden Agricultural High School will not be held this year, but an interesting program has been arranged in its stead for Wednesday. There will be an oyster and dinner supper at the school that day and in the evening at 8 o'clock members of the faculty and others will present the play, “All a Mistake,” in three acts. In the afternoon there will be two soccer games which will be quarter-final | round matches in the State-wide soccer championship tournament. The winner of a game between the champion teams of St. Marys and Charles Counties will enng the victor in a game between the Calvert and Anne Arundel County teams at 2 o'clock and the Baden High and Brandywine elevens also are to see action. There also will be a girls’ field ball game between the Baden and Brandywine School teams, & horseshoe pitching contest and other attractions. OFFICERS TO BE SLATED Prince Georges Federation Nom- | inating Committee Named. By » Staft Correspondent of The Star. neatly wrapped with ne . “The package itself sho up in the weeds as if it had been laid there only a moment before. While I looked, it “I thought then that some one had wrapped up a cat, maybe, to leave it to die. I went over, pulled the paper wrapping aside and something kicked at me. Two pink feet kicked out of it paper, and it startled me. T pulled the paper off. There was & baby inside. A rag had been tied around its mouth. The infant couldn’t make a sound until I cut off the gag. Goes for Policeman. “After one look—I don’t know much about bables—I ran off and called a liceman. He came to the patrol box E’- few minutes and I took him to the infant.” ‘The policeman, Edward Brown of No. 11 precinct, hurried the child ‘o Chil- dren’s Hospital There doctors, early yesterday morning, brought the utmost of medical skill to bear in an effort high a8 30 per cent. $200,000,000 for Pay Rolls. Thus it will bé seen that when the States vote to spend another $300,000,- 000 for road construction it means that some $200,000,000 will soon be added to the pay rolls of highway departments, contractors and equipment manufac- turers. The finances involved in the present consideration, Van Duser states, include the $100,000,000 bond issue of Iowa, measure, then taken up by the counties, and this vote sanctioned reimbursement of the counties by the State for high- way expenditures. Also included were the New Jersey d issue of $83,000,000, the Louisiana e of $75,000,000, Wyoming's $2,800,- 000, and the Golden Gate Bridge and Highway District bond issue of $35,000,- {n Colitornia. " The new Wyoming high: in California. The new Wyom! - | to the infant through. way bond issue is equivalent to a re- e child, fair skinned, blue eyed, issue of the 1919 issue of $2,800,000,| weighs only about 4 pounds. Doc- which was retired July 1, 1930, nine !tors said she had about an even chance years ahead of date, entirely from re- |of survival. ceipts from motor vehicle license fees. - ‘The Japanese government has grant- ed a subsidy of $144,000 for petroleum inc appropriation and is considered, drilling during the current fiscal year. accord- ing to Van Duzer, as but the forerun- States to Pass Legislation. wo_ State Legislatures which meet this Winter will undoubtedly act on much highway legislation, in view of the fact that road bonds may now be marketed at & good premium, the pres- ent low prices of materials which have gbe:uued the cost of construction, and emphasis placed upon increased construction as an aid in the unemploy~ me;: crisis. pye 4 “Money spent for public improve- ments gives the dollar a double value,” says Van Duzer, “for in addition to the value of the improvement there is the dollar placed in circulation in the hands of the individual worker. | We Are Building Ouyr Business on Reasonable Prices and Easy Terms. Save Money by Buaying Here! revenues are continuing to increase in amount each | year. | “Cities throughout the Nation also | 80 & long way in solving their local employment problems if they take ad- vantage of present conditions in meet- Nm'eeu to hke“’ up traffic 1 o community can say toda: it it has enough lmpravad’ y'-m WOMAN IS KILLED | IN AUTO ACCIDENT | Miss Bessie Crapster Vietim. Brother Injured in National Highway Crash, Special Dispatclt to The Star. MOUNT AIRY, Md., November 15.— Miss Bessie Crapster, 45 years old, of Florence, Md., was killed instantly lsst night, and her brother Thaddeus se- verely injured when the'car in which they were riding skidded off the side of the road and crashed into a tree on a his machine to avold e died ni-unui el when a of the shattered 1d eompletely Dr. Prank Miller of Ellicott City was summoned and rendered med- ical assistance. Miss Crapster was the daughter of the late Mortimer D. 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