The famous Healy portrait of Presi
dent Lincoln, w hich now hangs in the
Lincoln home at Thirtieth and N
streets. Georgetown, and which Rob
ert Lincoln told friends was the best
existing painting of his father, un
doubtedly will be offered to the White
House, in accordance with an oft-ex
pressed desire of Mr. Lincoln.
The gold watch of the Civil War
] President, a prized possession of the
! son during his lifetime, is among i
! “WORST MOTORIST
GETS YEAR IN JAIL
Calvin Richardson Is Found
Guilty on Third Offense
Speeding Charge.
Characterizing Calvin Richardson,
colored, as “Washington's worst au
tomobile driver." Judge George H.
Macdonald In Police Court revoked
his probation and sentenced him to
$390 fine and 300 days in jail for a
third offense of speeding.
Richardson came up for sentence to
day after his case had dallied through
11 continuances. He was already on
probation on a charge of reckless
driving, and Judge Macdonald re
viewed his traffic record of offenses,
which were numerous, before pro
nouncing him the city’s worst driver.
He asked whether Richardson had
a permit and expressed gratification
at the disclosure he did not have one
any longer. Then he told Richardson
that he would serve the 300 days, and
in default of the maximum fine of
S3OO he would serve 60 days in addi
I tion.
Judge Macdonald noted that there
i were two other charges against Rich
I ardson —cutting corners and no lights
! —which he said he would hold open at
the present time.
Policeman Haislip arrested Richard
son on the third offense at speeding
several weeks ago. but the case had
been persistently continued.
