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The Washington times., 1913-12-24
THE PROBLEM OF POTATOES.
Says the Department of Agriculture, discussing the
potato situation in this country

No shortage in the 1913 potato crop in this country
exists, will the quarantine against foreign potatoes
account of the prevalence of the powdery scab and
black seriously affect the price Of potatoes this
winter, according to statement issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture today.
THE present poatoe excitement is apparently due to
msinterpretation OF the yield this year SAYS the
statement The total is 331,525OO0 bushels which is
considerably above the tenyear The price Of
potatoes centers of origin is still reasonable low
and tn" problem seems to be one merely OF distribution
The total imrortations from foreign countries dur
ing the six prior to the quarantine were only IL
per cent of the total consumption.
1t is of course, gratifying tc know that there are
plenty of potatoes in the country though the
ance that there is big surplus in Maine does not
vastly help the man 500 miles away who can't get
those Maine potatoes 1t is problem, the depart
ment tells US, that seems to be merely of dis
tributon" That doesn't help much Does it mean
that the much-reved middleman is in control, and is
enriching himself out of the desire Of one section
to sell and of another to buy? Or does it refer
largely to transportation costs?
If we understand it, this country a whole mas
never had serious shortage of potatoes, if only the
potatoes it has could be put where they needed.
Potatoes heavy and bulky in proportion to their
value 10 transport them great distances is an eX-
pensive business. There this year, there have
been in some past seasons, reasons why it would be
quite ustfable to give arbitrary direction that rates
on potatoes should be adjusted to make the
movement possible and economical 1t would not
do, of course, for any Government insrumentaiy to
command railroads to move potatoes at a loss in
order that broker might get bigger profit. The
whole proceeding would have to be safeguarded
as to insure that the saving in transportation should
be preserved to the consumers advantage
The time will come when transportation fab
ric will be so we'll organized, delicately adjusted
to the needs of the community, that this kind of thing
will be possible If the railroads have need to trans
port potatoes in one season without profit to maui
coal in critical periods of winter at loss, they will
be privileged to make up those losses in other direc
tions The need is for means of ready and effec-
tive adjustment. The Department of Agriculture, of
course cannot exercise any authority is such
ditions; but it is not very apparent why that de-
partnent should not be authorized to make specific
recommendations, in such situation the present,
some authority vested with power to efectuate the
needed adjustment in transportation costs. Some day
that will be possible; it will be made possible be-
cause it will be realized that the fullest usefulness of
great public service is to be accomplished by such
methods. 1t will not be done measure of hostil-
ity to the transportation system; rather,
to aid them in better serving the community.
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
THREE
BreadWinner Ill.

The father of this family been a hard working
his family, q wife and
small children until he became ill with tubercu-
gratefully accepted hospital treatment,
ing 81 won't he passing my trouble on to others
If the hospital and Iamily could then have
the money that it takes to feed also might
well there" His wife is strong but is always
brave, cheerful, thrifty. She is able to
little at ironing and mending, but cannot do much on
the excellent she is giving her chill
dren. She says: Until my trouble came 1 did not
know that there were many good kind people in
the world. bless them ALL" The children show the
result of her fire motherly Church friends
helping oe the family together, but cannot do all
that is necessary Other friends have already con-
year, is needed to keep these children with their
mother. What better Christmas present could they
have: 800
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
ANTI-NAVY ECONOMICS.

Money spent for good roads. schools or
sanitation is a productive investment; money
spent for battleships, gunpowder, or fortif-
cations is just SO much labor and capital sunk
without economic return.-Argument against
the navy.
flat statement of that sort, without fair con-
sderation of all circumstances, is equivalent to say
ing: 'Firemen do not build houses; therefore fire
men are not constructive But firemen are construc
live in that they check and prevent the destruction
of houses by fire.
1t is like saying that because policemen do not
plow, harrow plant and cultivate the soil of Central
Park, raising breadstrfs and other foods, they are
not productive. But policemen are productive in that
they protect from plunder what other men produce
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
THIS is TO CERTIFY.

No phrase could stronger be or bolder,
do not want necktie holder.
Detroit Free Press
And hear my ante Christmas racket,
do not want smoking jacket
Chicago News
And likewise now the time is ripe.
To swear I'll take no meerschaum pipe.
Cleveland Press
And If VIC cause her deepest anguish,
Make her pine away and languish,
Stll-in spite of all her blubbers,
We will not take a pair of rubbers.
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
SOME CHRISTMAS HINTS.

Only no more shopping days to Christ
mas.
Shop early.
The stores will be closed tomorrow.
Monday was the shortest day in the
year.
But il won't have thing on Friday.
Did You get your Christmas check
The Carabaos got their CHECK little
carly.
Somebody else received a nice CRISP
little check for Christmas.
You can't spend those kind Of checks.
They are not legal tender.
That is-they are legal, but they're
not tender.
Shop earl-wc mean reserve your ia =
BILE early for New Year Eve.
OF course, il desire to become techni-
cal, we must admit that shopping at six
this morning is early.
If you have forgotten anything, buy
IL Friday. II the saleslady bawls you
out for shopping late, tell her you are
shopping early for next Christmas.
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
IN VIEW OF RAIN.

We are not sure whether there is any
mention of a wet Christmas in the new
Excise law.
We should like to have a white Christ
mas. The old proberb says that 4 green
Christmas makes a fat graveyard. But a
wet Christmas, Fierce
Ought to do like Connie Mack-Post-
pone Christmas on account OF wet
grounds, and play a double header on
New Year.
Two holidays for one admission. And
the clerks will not have to play dead
to get away from the office.
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
FOUR
Handicap.

Both father and mother these six lovely,
entirely normal little children handicapped By
blindness. The is blind in eye and the woman
is totally blind the result OF accident Because
OF handicap the only able
per week and the 50 cents per week trans
iating English into sign language the blind
This and mother have proved they best
bring ur their own children in their own
wholesome. fine spirited home. The children attend
church and school regularly. They are unusually
bright and helpful and arg being trained be eyes
both parents that eventually family will
be self-supporting through the >children IL helped
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
LATE SHOPPING HINTS.

IL you have forgotten to buy that set
of carpet slippers for your husband
just keep on forgetting.
Sure! the salesgirl will take a package
home for you Christmas Eve.
Chevy Chase is not far. and besides it
is just on her way home to Brookland.
Only four hours sixteen minutes and
twenty two seconds shopping days to
Christmas.
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
TWO
A Model Housekeeper.

Blind father and four motherless girls (colored).
Last year said of the oldest girl then eighteen
that she fast becoming, under the wise d.
recton of Friendly Visitor model housekeeper.
As model Eousekeeper this year she has arrived;
also she has 1t that her sisters are
growing to be pure useful women They attend scnoo
regnary and are beins nttsa 70 oeSoms montb
struggle for existence the whole family were becom-
useful lives The blind father is happy too IN the ne
know ledge that his notherless girS are safe IN
another they will be able TO entirely for
themselves and for tie helpless father. relative
the and girls have become such efficient
managers only S104 is needed keep this home to.
gether fer another .$lO8
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
HITS FROM SHARP WITS

that grand old Latin adm0n1t4on '>0e4
ct um."-Columbia State.
In Chicago a eugenic baby tha& wAs
TO have been a girl Is a boy. In sptns Of
all theories, Old Nature stays On The
Job.
A Philadelphia womal was awarded g
damages for the loss of her husbands AZ
fections. The joke seemed to be on the
ether woman-Toledo made
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
FIVE
Brcadwinner Insane,

A thrifty. cIean, capable. colored woman who has
been left practically widow by her husband becom.
ing violently and incurably insane There six
children the oldest sixteen Of Of whom
are wage-earners: These boys have good positions.
and il the family be uded this critical
period. it is believed that they will soon be in
pcsition entirely for themselves. addition
TO what the boys and their mother earn and what
relatives and church give. $50 month. S240
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

The need for Q larger police force
in the District Of Columbia, In order
that suburban residents may be
given the same protection as those
living in the suburbs Of other large
cities. Is strikingly brought out by
statistic4 on the subject just COM
piled BY Major Richard Sylvester.
Because of the limited size Of the
force and necessary details, the Dis
trict has only about 100 patrolmen
available for duty in the daytime
and double that number at night. In.
speaking of this, Major Sylvester
said:
Considered from an acreage area,
by way Of comparison, the District
of Columbia embraces 1880 acres;
St. Louis. ss,z76 acres; Pittsburgh.
$3.50 acres: Cleveland. 29.2os acres;
Detroit. $500 acres; Milwaukee.
1924 acres; and Baltimore, 1880
acres. On the principle that those
contributing an equal governmental
support and residing in the less
denser populated sections should
have afforded them an equal pro-
lection to that extended to those
living in the more congested 1ocali-
ties. the District should have large
police patrol force.
THE opportunities for marauding
and chances for escape are best
where the means of prevention and
detection are least-the extended
districts. where the reduced police
patrol prevails
REGULATION OF TRAFFIC
REQUIRES MANY MEN.
REPORTS give 304.s0 miles OF i'm
proved, streets and 160.l6 miles of
macadam, gravel. and unirnproved
streets. all aggregating 465.& miles.
throughout the District territory. not
including the many miles of alley
WAYS. which increase the lines for
com oarison. from a police standpoint.
When the more than ordinary widths
of the avenues and streets are taken
into consideration. the average width
of the avenues being 160 feet and OF
streets 50 feet. this adds materially
to the work of the police patrol In
the enforcement of the traffic laws
and regulations. IE other jurisdtc-
tions the widths average from CO To
20 feet Where l6ofoot avenues and
s0-foot streets converge or intersect
in the congessed localities. double or
triple the force is required to master
the traffic situation as against that
required elsewhere Owing to the
limited patrol force at command.
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
THE SILVER LINING
EDITED BY ARTHUR BAER.
THE BRUSH.

u upardrer to the corbd NJ
Although it its back. tis not lazy thing,
0orks 10 a
tothng
to
To make himself n n
d. no uppr -tHi-tee,
hapcth the best of o
Fora after all Is
chidren's
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
ONE
First Real Home.

Mother and four children. This mother says this
is first real home have ever had" Yet she Is
born nomemaEer. The father homeoreaker
Evil habits finally broke his health He has an IN
durable is being cared for away from MS
family. The mothers heart was almost broken at the
thought of parting with her cnildren Then came tne
opportunity help, which seized. A weekly
pension of SIS throughout year kept this mother
radianty happy working for her four little ones IN
home of their This home has become a neigh-
borhood center of good cheer The mother Is "A
$500 per year, needed continue this good be.
ginning home making g.......................S2 $3.50
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
THIRTEEN
Fulfilled,

Last year Opportunity No. Is, deserted wife with
i've children support. proved anything
Three hundred and sixty-nve dollars was raised to-
keep the children for year under mothers
care and home. Less than 500 used for this
purpose. Why? Because in March the man started In
to support his family, being backed by the Dis
trict Supreme Court, his employer his church. and
raised his wages for Increased efficiency; His wife
changed all this year? We make
Christmas, and 1t will be the best ever" Did this
81 day Christmas gift pay? With the written per-
mission of all the contributors to this Opportunity
remainder of the fund used for other Oppor-
tunities One of theee is
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

Everything has got a silver lining
You may hang up your stockings and
not get anything in em. But hang 'em
up. When your stockings are hanging
UP you cannot get any holes in them.
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
SOMEBODY HAS BEEN PEEPING.

Dear Editor-The hardest stunt to do
i'll the way of facial gymnastics, is to
look surprised tomorrow when you re-
ceive a gift which you saw almost a
week ago, when you were hiding some
gifts in the attic yourself
AnaCoStia.
Oh-we 6vii't know. Looking pleased
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

and delighted when you receive a box
Of Christmas cigars. is not any mean
feat in muscular contraction of the fea.
lures
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
TWELVE
White Plague.

II O family stricken with tuberculosis The father
is 80 Ill that the ply sicians he only live
few weeks He has been a hard-working man, and
always took good Of his family. There Ave
children, only two Of whom old enough to work.
Friends relatives rallied around sick man,
and they getting all right until the eighteen
r-old girl had to stop WORK, having symptoms of
her father's disease The doctors say with and
proper she recover She get the rest and
care, mind only be free from anxiety IL
feels her family will ret suffer -Four dollars
week. SOS year, will the double purpose
saving the young girl and helping the family. Sos
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
FOURTEEN OPPORTUNITIES

Santa Claus and bring real happiness
brothers, The Times and the Associated Charities
interested The Times will the
Christmas Editor, The Munsey building
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
THIRTEEN
Extended.

Another deseI wife with four little children to
support; another deserting man to bring justice
and reformation. This young is strong able.
bodied and capable of earning 81 per day He
come a chronic deserter because he likes whisky and
his iovaI friends than he loves his little chill
dren woman is giving her full cooperation
having traced At first the wife thought
would have give away her little children because
she saw no way of supporting them alone She is
splendid mother and knows how to make real home
for the children. who show their good behavior,
excellent home training Several people have wanted
adopt the children; they altogether beauti-
full The Associated Charities save them
for the mothers care in her own home until the
and rcfoI nation Of the desertinE and delinquent
father. 1t will take 81 week, 1855 per year,
keep this family together 1856
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
ELEVEN
A Widow.

widow with four small children the oldest
little girl of years. and youngest
a fine, healthy baby boy. This is splendid mother,
devoted to her children, to whom she mas given ex
cellent care. The mother is not able earn much
toward the support Of the children they all
young Iced her constant Three brothers.
are taking from their meager incomes 70 pay rent
mother children together under good living
ditions IS a week. $3.50 year. Is necessary. $3.50
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

SIX
Readwinner Disabled.

young ~oman of refinement and education,
has recently undergone serious operation
supernduced by uTerwork She therefore is not able
to do her full quota of work. The husband, who
cripple and will be able to do anything more
three children. the eldest thirteen; are bright and
attractive. showing the unmIstakabe marks of good
home training. II s: week. s15S year,
be raised mother who has struggled against such
odds children VIII able keep them $3.50
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
A SUGGESTION TO HOUSEWIVES.

II we have any more rain, it would
not be bad idea to supplant the Christ
mas turkey with duck or some other
web footed beast
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

Available for patrol service. 4o4
The resultant number is divided
into four 'reliefs' Of eight .hours
each, with half of each relief com
ing off duty detained on reserve
duty for six hours at the several
precinct stations"
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

The only thing toe ask credit tor, is
that this is the first time Toe hare men
toned a ioord about the death Of Erg
Menelik.
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

One thing his country is thankful
for Is that Mexico isn't twins.-Cleve-
Lane Leader.
Kansas produced 100000 hams last
year. for which the peopel ia large pro-
fuced a lot more money than 1000. 600
hams are actually wCrth.-Birmingha
News.
When in doubt. the average jury in a
Corpcration case usually falls back on
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

to begin TO take his fathers place breadwfnner.
The mother and children all formerly threatened
with tuberculosis but with proper food and the
disease has been arrested The children unusually
attractive and lovable and simply adore their mother
and are making plans to for later Friends
are already helping but IS week, $3.50 year, is
needed to supplement what they can do II this home
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
Greater Police
Department t Is
District N eed,
Says Sylv ester

however. the full measure OF proper
service cannot be applied at the dam
gerous and crowded intersections
and numerous circles. where four or
m ore thoroughfares intersect.
"The roads tfaversing the District
territory are largely builded along
and form the skeins that connect the
many villages, towns and subdivi-
sions They are patronized not only
by those high in official life. but BY
thousands Of residents and Strang-
ers. visitors from throughout the
United States and abroad.
MANY BIG INSTITUTIONS
NEED CLOSE PATROL.
Rock Creek Park, Potomac Park.
the Catholic University Of America.
the United States Hospital for the
Insane, the Pennsylvania railroad
yards. the approaches to the beauti-
full terminal station. the Soldiers
Home, the Bureau of Standards, the
Army and Navy Preparatory School.
the Cathedral School, and hundreds
of important institutions and homes
are Included In the roadway section
Of the District. Four long bridges
cross the Potomac, and three the An
acostia river. All OF these features
require close police patrol ana at
tention.
"The villages, towns, parks. and
extraordinarily wfdened thorough
fares, numerous costly institutions,
such as the Capitol. the White House,
departmental buildings, workshops,
galleries, legations. the steamboat
wharves. and important and valuable
governmental interests of a kind
known only here. a. wen as the resi-
Dental sections, are guarded ny q
daylight patrol force of about 100
patrolmen and q night force Of about
double that number.
The situation is the result Of thA
following disposition Of the prfvates
in the force, they ching the active fac
tors in the work of prevention and
detection of crime and preservation
of order:
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

FOURTEEN
Orphan Grandchildren
grandmother with two orphan grandchildren 10
support. She is a veritahle Mrs. Wigs managing to
next to nothing, and always bright cheer
fJl. Her home is neat as pin Five dollars week,
$3.50 a year. will enable this grandmother to give
orphan children the love and they much
need 500
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
SEVEN
Widow.

A thrifty German widow, q splendid mother with
fve unoer fourteen Of Her home
spotIess. her children w.ll trained,
mother must try to be bread~inner as well as home
maker. Handicapped she is she Is able make
81 week, but this is not enough for all their
penses. and 81 rer week, or s2os a year. must be
raised lltle family is to be kept
The Washington times., 1913-12-24
EIGHT
Arrested tuberculosis.

A widow with three small children. the eldest a
boy thirteen. who hopes in another be able
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

The father of this colored family until stricken
with blindness took good care of his family.
There seven children the eldest just sixteen.
Two of the grls being trained housemaids and
make $3.50 each a week. The fourteen -year-od boy
works in a coal yard. earning $150 week. The wife
takes in laundry work, making SO a week. and the
husband helps her by running the washing machine.
So that everybody works, the blind father, to
make home and support the dependent children.
Their church ard relatives only able to assist
little Five dollars week. or $3.50 year. will help
this afflicted to keep his home Intact 500
The Washington times., 1913-12-24

Deserted.
This young woman deserted Just after the
birth of her youngest baby. two years ago.
Separation from the children stared in the faces
until friends called Associated Charities. and
immediately relief organized, and the church
and relatives helping to keep the family together
The husband has been heard from though steps
have been taken to apprehend HIM Five dollars a
week, S26o year, is needed in addition to what
friends and relatives $3.50
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-12
Published May ls-Junc ~. 1913.
STATE OF cOiORApO. COUNTY
OF LAS ANiMAS.-ss.

IN THE COUNTY COURT.
IN THE MATTER or TILE: ESTATE
OF ELFiDO t:SiiNoSA, Deceased
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-12
SOME CANE.

Rossiter. Pa. June l:.-Expcrts
today had only partially completed
compiling the box scores showing
the results Of the baseball game
played between tho teams Of Upper
and Lower Rossi,cr yesterday for the
championship OF tho town. but were
able to announce the score was IL:
to 3S.
The summary showed the follow
ing: Forty-two home runs. fifty
three triples. s.ycnty-three doubles
and scycnty-four errors,
Fifty-seven players participated
In the game. which went sixteen in
nings and lasted five hourx. Eight
different umpircs officiatcd. three
being disabled.
The score stood ss to sS at the
end Of the fifteenth inning. but the
Lower Rossiter team rallied and got
fourteen runs in tho sixteenth.
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Dell Wins Fast Bout;
Fans Cheer Decision,

Denver. June i:.-onc Of the fast
est fcathc.wc!Eht contests ever wit
messed In this city was staged at the
OWLS club last nirhi when Harry
Deli Of San Francisco defeated
Young Ericnborn. the ioca! boxer.
IN ten rounds. There was not an
Idle second while ',hc boys were In
shc ring.
E:ricnborn outwcishci Dell by at
les, ten pounds. hut the clever little
fellow from tho Pacific coast was the
,xTrcssor throughout and whipped
In punches to the local lads body
hat did 4 great deal Of damage. Fri
lcnbosn used straight Jeff that
inadcd often but there was little
stem behind the blow after the third
:ound.
In the soruth round Dell had Err
icnborn In distress and at tho end
Of the session caught the local lad
~ith several hard punches IN the
tody and face. Eri<nbofn went to
MS corner bleeding. From this time
IN. with the exception Of the ninth.
which was nn even round. pc,l had
all the bcst Of the battle. lie easily
earned the verde, and Ike Goldman
Who refereed the bout. was chccrcd
when he gave the decision TO the San
francisco lad.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-12
OF YESTERDAYS
BASEBALL GAMES
Western League.

Western League.
Al Sioux City T. II. +
Sioux city -.
DIES Motnes . ]:
Batteries: Klein. Allen and Rapp:
I.akaff. Fabcr and Shaw. SiciEht.