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The Washington times., 1911-10-20
BUY IN WASHINGTON
CAMPAIGN IS BEGUN
BY BOARD OF TRADE
Advertising Placards To Be
Used In The Street
I Cars.


The Board of Trade has put one
over" on the Chamber OF Commerce and
Retail Merchants Association. Without
any intimation of it's intentions, the
industrial interests committee Of the
beard of Trade today started. a years
edvci tising campaign in the interest Of
fostering the trade at home" idea in
Washington.
Today $50 street car advertising pla-
cards with the headline. Increase Your
Income" appear for the first time in
the street cars Of the District. The card
reads on: IF you draw a salary in this
city, spend your money here. Some
Of It will come back to you. Every in.
yestment you make in Washington will
be worth more to you. II you and your
friends will make every purchase IN
worth more.' This is signed by the
Washington Board of Trade.
A contract for the use Of the street
cars Of the District for the ensuing
year for this advertising campaign has
been made by the industrial interests
committee of the board. of which d. 8.
Porter Is chairman. The suggestion
that the board conduct such campaign
months ago by william John Eynon,
the secretary. He, with the assistance
Of A. c. Moses, wrote the copy" for
the advertising cards.
Mr. Eynon was reticent about the
matter when asked today by a report
er about the plans of the board. He
admitted being the father of the plan.
but declined to state who is footing
the. advertising bills. The board is
understood to have made a partial
contribution to the cause, and to have
assumed responsibility for the entire
movement.
1.-The campaign" said Mr.. Eynon. '1s
IN tho intorecf n ho h,rotnooc of
Washington without distinction as to
class or location. We have made a
contract for a years advertising to
Impress upon the people of Washing
ton the desirabillty from their own
standpoint of spending all their money
n this city. We also wish to snract
to the facilities for shopping offered by
the Washington stores"
The advertising campaign will be
limited to the street cars as a medium.
Three other pieces Of copy" have
been prepared by Mr.. Eynon and Mr..
Moses. The headlines Of each are
Buy In Washington" but a differ
ent argument is used In each. These
will be used in rotation.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

$500 to Harpers Ferry and Martins
to Cumberland, and return, Sunday,
Oct. %. Baltimore & Ohio r. r. Special
train leaves Union Station s15 a. M
Advt.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

SI.as Baltimore and Return, Baltimore
& Ohio. Every Saturday and Sunday.
All trains both ways both days except
Royal Limited. The u. 8. A. Aviation
Field and Flights at College Park are
in full view Of passing trains on this
road.-Advt
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

$I.aS to Baltimore and Return,
Saturdays and Sundays, via Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. Tickets good to return
until Sunday night. All regular trains
except Congressional Limited. ."-Advt
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Whistles For Car Men.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20-Because street
car employees often need the assistance
of the police and are unable TO leave
their cars to find officers, Police Com
missioner Waldo will supply them with
police whistles
The Washington times., 1911-10-20
Baltimore & Ohio R. r.

Pimlico Races, Baltimore. Oct. 7 to %.
Trains Every Hour on the Hour to
Camden station. Baltimore. Street cars
direct to Pimlico track.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

t5sse dosk at Ribbons
Just the kind wanted now
Plain Taffeta Ribbons-moires
and satins. inches wide; also q
good assortment Of fancy checks
and Dresden ribbons, suitable for
hair ribbon and hat trim 1Oo
mings. Special, yard. ....... 1CN
A good assortment of two-toned
ribbons in all the new colorings;
choice of black with coronation
purple, black with the new green,
black with white or gold, and
black with coronation red, also
some changeable effects good for
hat trimmings. Special. C0o
SdTu wv
A full assortment of good 5k-
inch taffeta ribbons, fancy and
plain for hair ribbons or hat CSO
bows. Special, yard. ....... ACC
The Washington times., 1911-10-20

Also in combination
purple, gray and blue,
and brown and green.
Large collars, pockets,
and three buttons,
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04

Make Very Pretty Jardinleres by Use
Of Cheap Materials and Little
Artistic Skill.

A woman who likes to have her
house full of growing plants in win
ter has discovered the baskets which
can be bought for 10 cents make very
pretty jardinieres. These baskets, In
old-fashioned willow-ware, come in
dark green, deep red and brown. and
any of them are effective with the
green Of the plants, says the New
York Tribune. If the baskets are
bought In 10-cent store it is most
likely that one will need only to go
to another department to buy for 10
cents the pans that will exactly fit
them. Before being filed by the for
list the pans should be painted grass
green, or to match the basket
One of these baskets may also, with
a little more manipulation, he made
to fill the more prosaic sphere of
work-basket, lined with Persian silk
in harmonizing colors. On one side
is a pocket of silk drawn up by mar
row elastic, and small bows holding
IN place an emery ball, bodkin, a
glove member and needle book make
pretty decoration along the edge.
The outer edge is trimmed with
modest little fancy fringe.
Newer In style is the brown one,
with yellow added for brightness
There is a mat in the bottom cut from
cardboard and covered with brown
silk. which is fastened to the under
side with glue. The little silk cush-
ion. which is of the tomato order,
measures four and a half inches
across. Both mat and cushion are
held in place by two stitches C. strong
silk that go through the bottom of
the basket. A yard and a half of rib
bon three and a quarter inches wide
will be required to hold the spools
and to make the bow. A quarter of
yard of wider ribbon in the same
shade will do for the cushion.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04
Trick Of Having Apartment Beautiful,
Attractive and Clean ls Simple
and Easily Learned.

A girl can learn nothing more use
full than the simple trick Of having
her own room beautiful, attractive
and clean. 1t is not always possible
to have the furniture, but one can
have honey looking" room One
thing is absolutely necessary. a room
must be clean, bedspreads, pretty
linen dresser pieces and chair cush-
ions are necessary. Cover the trunk
(if kept In the room) with cretonne
cover, and have a scrap basket to
hold little odds and ends which must
be burned On the table have we'll
selected books and magazines. Keep
gay postal cards in neat postal card
book. Do not decorate the walls with
them. for pretty as they are they soon
hang crooked and make a room look
untidy.
Have a place for shoes, for If any
thing makes a room upset it Is a pair
of tan shoes lying. pigeon-toed. under
the bed and another pair Of black ones
under the dresser. Keep the closet
In order SO that when the door Is
opened you will not be ashamed to
have anyone see how you keep your
clothes. If you put things away as
you use them you can have room
like this. Have one palm or fern
grace your room, and II It dies get a
new one.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries, bankers son, under
the evil influence of Robert Underwood,
fellow-student at Yale leads life OF dis
spaton, marries the daughter OF gam
bier who died IN prison, and is disowned
by his father He is out of work and In
desperate straits. Underwood, who had
once been. engaged to Towards step
mother, Alicia, is apparently In prosper
Gus circumstances. Taking advantage of
his intimacy with Alicia, he becomes
sort of social highwayman. Discovering
house. He sends her a note threatening
suicide. Art dealers for whom he acted
as commissioner, demand an accounting.
He cannot make good. Howard calls at
his apartments In an intoxicated condi-
ton to request a loan of $1,000 to enable
him to take up business proposition.
Underwood tells him he is in debt up to
his eyes. Howard drinks himself into
maudlin condition, and goes to sleep on
divan. A caller Is announced and Under
wood draws screen around the drunken
sleeper. Alicia enters She demands a
promise from Underwood that he will not
take his life. He refuses unless she will
and takes her leave. Underwood kills
kens Howard He finds Underwood dead.
Realizing his predicament he attempts to
flee and Is met by Underwood's valet.
Howard Is turned over to the h. police police
treatment Of prisoners. puts Howard
through the third degree, and finally gets
an alleged confession from the harassed
man Annie, Towards wife, declares her
belief in her husbands innocence, and
says she will clear him. She calls on
Jeffries, Sr. He refuses to help unless
she will consent to divorce. To save
Howard she consents, but when she finds
that the elder Jeffries does not intend to
stand by his son, except financially. she
ecorns his help. Annie appeals to Judge
Brewster, attorney for Jeffries, Sr., to
take Towards case. He declines. Annie
haunts Brewster's office.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04
SIlp-Over Blouses,

Blouses Of silk or linen or wool or
satin or pongee that slip over the head
and require no buttoning up back or
front are the latest. They are very
dainty in appearance and complete,
needing no guimpe. There is a little
opening down a few inches In front
and the neck has tube for a draw
string of silk, which ties in front and
ends in tassels. Some are finished
at the neck with a net frill. The
sleeves are in kimono style and there
is any variety Of plain, striped and
fancy silks and other materials.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04
Literary Vaudeville.

A New England admirer Of Longfel.
low proposes that the afternoon Of
February 81 of each year be set aside
in the public schools as a time to give
special attention to the poets life and
works. Longfellow was doubtless q
great American poet, but he already
has sufficient place in the schools by
being represented in every reader put
forth since he lived and wrought. And
there is already too much foolishness
in the schools, and too little reading.
writing and arithmetic. Unless this
tendency toward holidays and special
days in schools comes to an end soon.
It will be necessary for teachers to
take a course in vaudeville to provids
the needed variety, and about all the
children will take is a vacation.-At
Gibson Globe.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04
CHAPTER XlV.-ContInued.

You mean about the Underwood
case?"
Alicia nodded.
Eyes, Mr.. Jeffries is terribly upset.
As II the coming trial and all the rest
of the scandal were not enough. But
now we have to face something even
worse. something that affects me even
more than my husband. Really, I'm
frantic about it"
whats happened now?" asked the
lawyer, calmly.
THAT woman is going on the stage,
that's ALI" she snapped.
Him." said the lawyer, calmly.
"Just Think" she cried, the name,
Mrs. Howard Jeffries'-my name
paraded before the public! At a time
when everything should be done to
keep It out of the papers this woman
"a going to faunt herself on the
stage!" =
She famed herself Indignantly,
while the lawyer raped his desk abb
sent-mindedly with a paper cutter.
Alicia went on:
you know / have never met the
woman. What is she like? / under
stand she's been bothering you to
take the case of that worthless hus-
band of hers. Do you know she had
the impertinence to come to our house
and ask Mr.. Jeffries to help them? !
asked my husband to describe her,
but all could get from him was that
she was lmpertinent and impossible"
She Aesitated a moment, then she
added lis she as pretty as her pic
lures In the paper7 You've seen her.
Of codrseg"
Judke Brewster frowned.
"Yes," he replied. "She comes here
every day regularly. She literally
compdls me to see her and refuses to
70 till I've told her haven't changed
nv decision about taking her case"
what insolencei" exclaimed Alicia
I shduid think that you would have
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04

The lawyer was silent and toyed
cutter, as if not quite decided as to
what response to make. He coughed
and fused with the papers on the
desk
why don't you have her put out Of
the Officer" she repeated.
The Judge looked up. There was
an expression in his face that might
have been interpreted as one of an
noyance, as if he rather resented this
intrusion into his business affairs,
but Mrs. Jeffries, Sr., was too i'm
portant client to quarrel with, 80
he merely said:
frankly, Mrs. Jeffries, If it were
not for the fact that Mr.. Jeffries has
exacted from me a promise not to
take up this case, should be tempted
to-consfder the matter. In the first
place, you know always liked How
ard. I saw a good deal of him before
your marriage to Mr.. Jeffries He
was always wild, unmanageable
boy, weak In character, but he had
many lovable traits. am very sorry,
indeed, to see him IN such a terrible
position. 1t was hard for me to real
lie 1t and should never have be-
lieved him guilty had he not con-
fessed to the crime"
YES" she assented. 1T Is an aw-
full thing and a terrible blow to his
father. OF course, he has had moth
ing to do with Howard for months.
AS you know, he turned him out of
doors long ago, but the disgrace is
none the less overwhelming
The lawyer looked out of the win
dow and drummed his fingers on the
arm of his chair. Suddenly wheeling
round, and facing his client, he said:
you know this girl he married is
no ordinary woman"
"Oh!" she exclaimed, sarcastically.
"She has succeeded in arousing your
sympathy"
The Judge bowed coldly.
NO" he replied. 81 would hardly
say that But she has aroused my
curiosity. She is very peculiar girl.
evidently a creature Of impulse and
determination. certainly feel sorry
for her. Her position is a very pain
full one. She has been married only
few months, and now her husband
has to face the most awful accusation
that can be brought against a man.
She is plucky in spite Of 1t all, and is
moving heaven and earth in Towards
defense. She believes herself to be in
some measure responsible for his mis-
fortune Apart from that, the case
interests me from a purely profession
al point of view. There are several
strange features connected with the
case. Sometimes. in spite of Towards
confession, l don't believe he COM
mitted that crime"
Alicia changed color and, shifting
uneasily on her chair, scrutinized the
lawyers face. What was behind that
calm, inscrutable mask? What theory
had he formed? One newspaper had
suggested suicide. She might herself
come forward and declare that Rob-
ert Underwood had threatened TO
take his own life, but how could she
face the scandal which such a course
would involve? She would have to
admit visiting Underwood's rooms at
midnight alone. That surely would
ruin her in the eyes not only of her
husband. but Of the whole world. II
this sacrifice Of her good name were
necessary to save an innocent name
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04

The wreath of buds and foliage
about the crown at the base Is all that
is needed to complete the hat.
A leghorn in Fig. shows the under
brim covered to within an inch and a
half Of the edge with dotted net in
pale blue. A big pulled crown Of the
net Is draped over a wreath of by
drangeas, which grows wider at
the back, where 1t climbs to the top
of the crown. Very little of the upper
brim is visible and the crown Of this
hat is almost wholly concealed. On
the crown the net is draped over plain
chiffon a trifie lighter In tone than
itself. This is another excellent de-
sign for hat which is to be remod-
eled from one that shows signs of
wear. JULIA BOTToMLEY.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04
croeheted Cur Links.

Cum links for wash waists may be
made from two crochet buttons, sewed
together like the parts of a dumbbell
link with a strong thread loop Of the
right length. which is then button
holed over and over. These links will
wash, are pretty and are not easily
lost, besides being economical.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04

II ACES and nets are more generally
used in making hats for mid
summer than for many seasons
past They are fine for remodeling
shapes that have been worn but are
available for a second or third season,
as leghorns and milans. If the used
shape is .discolored or not In perfect
repairs, ruffles of lace, sewed one row
above another, may easily cover the
upper brim entirely. With a crown OF
net draped over thin silk for the
top, no part Of the original shape is
visible except the under brim. Such
hat is shown In Fig. 1. The lace is
a German val pattern and Is knife
plated making ruffles a little less
than two inches wide. These are slip
stitched to the brim.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04
Where They Grow.

what has become of our old land.
lady?"
"she's keeping boarding house In
California now"
Wanted to set near the prunes
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-08-04
chamols Trimmings.

An odd but beautiful evening gown
is of channels colored tulle. with en-
broideries worked on real channels
leather in japanese style with floss
silks. The designs are chrysanthe,.
NUNS in lovely shades of yellow. grsf
and drab. and here and there
gon worked IN silver thread.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-12-07
THE FLORIDA SENTINEL.

A Fine Show in Negro journalism.
The coming annual edition Of the
Florida, Sentinel, published. at Pen
Fsacola, Florida by M, M."IEeWey,
President Of the National Negro
Press Association, promises to be-
in point Of typographical arrange
ments and Illustrative of Negro in
stitutions and business establish.
ments, the best. that has ever been
produced by that we'll known pub
Usher,
1t is said that among some Of the
special features that will adorn the
pages Of this edition with fine half
tone illustrations are, Tuskegee In
stitute, the National Training
School. at Durham, N. c., Mound
Bayou Oil Mill Of Mississippi, the
National Mosaic Templars Of Ameri-
ca and the Florida Agricultural and
Mechanical College. -~.. '-,~
Editor Lewey, who is usually con-
servative in opinions, claims that in
every progressive center in the South
especially where Negroes largely re-
side, copies Of this publication will
circulate.
Persons desiring information
write the publisher, M. M. Lewey,
Pensacola. Florida.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-12-07
Capitol Flooded !
By Bank !. Dl|epositors
Claimants Against Defunct Freed
mems Savings Bank Expected to
Regain Their Losses Incurred in
B.. Crash. --.-.-- .---... . ..--.-... ~ --.- IT,.

Washington, D. c., December 6 -
Scores of aged Negro men and wo
men gathered in the rotunda of the
Cap1tol today, each tightly grippinl
musty bank book,by which they
expected to gain restitution of losses
incurred In the collapse of the
Freedmen's Bank here in the earl,
seventies. ...---.
Where do We get the money!
they eagerly asked.
What money!" replied the -Capi.
tol policeman
''The Freedmen's Bank claims
This Is the day we are to get all the
money back-between 10 and i
O'Clock, In the rotunda."
The excitement was due to a
misunderstanding in a local church
announcement. Ministers in Negro
churches last Sunday advised their
congregations that committee HAD
been appointed to see Speaker Clark
today to urge further legislation
for the relief Of the survivors Of the
thousands Of Negroes who lost their
savings in the collapse of the Bank,
which was started just after the
war. The committee later saw the
Speaker. '. '>".'.....
The bank, with branches inA Bal
timore, New Orleans, Jacksonville
and other Southern cities, had more
than 10000 depositors when a
Board Of Commissioners took over
the affairs in 1874. ~,,
The banks liabilities were over
$2,S79,00. The affairs of the bank
were in a badly tangled condition,
and Congress provided for the hand
ling Of all It's funds by the Treasury
Department ~--.--...---- --------,--.
There has been a continuous ap-
peal to Congress since then for full
payment to the Negro depositors,
but none Of the claims ever has
been paid by Congress.
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-12-07
Pres. LeWey Names
Executive Committee
or National Negro Press Association
Which Will Have Mid-Winter
Meeting in Washington to Decide
Upon Plan Of Action.
Special to The Advocate,

Special to The Advocate.
Pensacola, Fla, Dec. en-. H
LeWey, editor Of the Florida Senti,
mel, as president of the National
Negro Press Association, has an
nounced the following newspaper
men as members of the executive
committee of that organization:
l.. D. Jones, chairman, Fort Smith
Ark; D. S. d. Belliny, Jacksonville,
Fla; Emmett j. Scott, Tuskegee In
stitute, Ala; Robert E. Jones, New
Orleans, La; A. J. .Smitherman,
Muskegee, Okla; Joseph A. Booker,
Little Rock, Ark; r. w. Thompson,
Washington, D. c.; w. H. Melton,
Memphis, Tenn; A. e. Edwards,
Atlantic City, N. j.; Joseph l.. Jones,
Cincinnati, Ohio; Fred r. Moore,
New York City; George L. Knox, In
d1anapolts, Ind; J. II. Jackson,
Mound Bayou, Miss; Cary B. Lewis,
Chicago, ILL.,; M. NJ. Lewey, ex-of-
ficio.
Other nominations will be made
later. 1t will be noticed that L. d.
Jones, editor of the Arkansas Appre-
>ciator, Fort mith, Ark, Is chairman
of the executive committee by cleo
t1on of the members thereof, and not
Fred R. Moore, Of the New York
Age as erroneously- reported just
after the Little Rock convention.
Announcement is made that Pres
ident Lewey will call the mid-winter
conference Of the committee as soon
as the date and place of the meeting
Of the committee Of the National
Negro Business League is definitely
fixed. For sake Of economy, time
and money, 1T Is deemed best to hold
the two meetings simultaneously in
the same city. At this conference
a plan of action for the Press Asso-
citation will be agreed upon.