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The Washington times., 1917-05-15
CONGRESS HEIGHTS
ASKS BETTER CARS
Public Improvement Body
Urges Increased Service.
LINE THERE CALLED UNSAFE
Yesterdays Wreck Cited as Proof
Of Inadequate System.
Line THERE CALLED UNSAFE

That the Washington Railway and
Electric Company Is not furnishing
adequate street car service to Con
gress Heights was the opinion ex'
pressed by members of the Congress
Heights Public Improvement Associa'
ton last night. As a result, q com
mittee consisting OF Edward J. New
comb, W. W. Price, P. B. Magruder,
and Edward Blaine, is conferring with
the utilities commission today.
Edward J. Newcomb said: ''Condi.
lions are continually growing worse
instead OF better. and not only have
we an insufficient number OF cars
operating to the Heights. but q major
ity OF them do not operate to the end
OF the line. Also, cars are now being
operated by boys, and In some cases
this operation is very reckless"
Explains wreck.
Referring to the wreck yesterday
morning on the steel plant line, Mr..
Newcomb stated: This wreck was
caused because the starter told the
motorman to operate his car to the
plant with the trolley not In position.
Had the trolleys been in position the
motorman could have had air TO con
troll his brake, and believe that the
accident would have been prevented"
Mr.. Newcomb, who IL IN charge Of the
claim department at the steel plant,
said that thirty-eight men were In
jured in this wreck.
The association will recommend to
the Commissioners that the present.
horse-drawn vehicle In the Eleventh
precinct be replaced with q motor
drawn patrol, and that additional men
be assigned to this precinct.
A concrete walk Is wanted along
Nichols avenue adjoining the grounds
OF the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Benson Taylor presented this
matter, saying: THE present condition
Of war has caused the Officials Of
this hospital to close all gates except
one. and ali employees are required to
enter the grounds through this one
gate. Walking along Nichols avenue
is dangerous due to the absence Of q
sidewalk"
Edward J. Nsweomb. P. B. Ma
gruder. and Benson Taylor were ap-
pointed a committee to arrange for
placing a unit in the Confederate re-
union parade, June Z.
To Ask For Para.
Gustave Bender, chairman Of the
legislative committee, Is preparing a
list of needed improvements for the
1918 budget, and attention will be
called to the need OF . park for the
suburb.
The first public concert by the
Congress Heights band will be Mon
day night. The association will try
to secure the frame school annex for
rehearsals.
Edward Blaine was appointed as
representative OF the association on
the Central Gardening Committee. 1t
was stated that practically every resi-
dent OF the suburb was cultivating all
vacant property.
W. W. Price was again chosen presi-
dent: J. W. Lyon. first vice president:
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

For fifteen days Washington has
been observing with a jealous eye and
at the same time complaining bitterly
OF the conduct OF one Miss May. Dur.
ing that time her name has been on
every tongue; old ladies have paused
in their knitting to discuss her; young
ladies have openly aired their views;
men, young and old, have declared
they never saw the like of her before,
and every one of the $4,000 inhabi-
tants OF the District have insisted that
she was cold. cold, cold!
So persistent have the complaints
become and so loud and numerous the
accusations against her, that a Times
reporter today made a searching in
vestigation into the young lady's rec
ord, overlooking no clue that might
tend to throw light on the charges
made.
Record COnVicts Her.
This investigation has proven be-
yond cavil that the criticism was in
every respect justified. Not only has
Miss May been cold, but she has been
very cold, colder in fact than any OF
her long list OF ancestors whose pedi-
grsss are written down on the records
OF the Weather Bureau. dating back
to May, 1871. During all that period
there has been no May with q record
even approximating that Of the pres
emit month for out and out GOODNESS.
The closest approach to her record
was made by one OF her great-great-
great-great-ancestor May. 1908.
Taking the cold figures as written
down in the records OF the Weather
Bureau, 1t Is found that Miss May,
1917, fifteen days old today-has been
10 degrees colder than the normal
average for the month since the I'd.
Only once do the records show that
she has registered a temperature APP
preaching normal, and this was on her
birthday, when the mercury climbed
up to 60. It Immediately fell back on
the I'd, however. and has been down In
the dumps ever since.
Worse Than Worst Ancestor.
For the past thirty-three years the
average normal temperature for the
period from May 2 to II has been 81.
The average temperature registered
for the present month for that period
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
ABANDON NITD-IRON
FOR LURE OF ONION
Chevy Chase Club Goes in
for Home Gardening.
ALL FANCY CROPS" TABOO
Velvet Lawns to Bloom With POta-
toes, Horse Corn, and Such Like.

The velvet lawns of the ultra
smart Chevy Chase Club may soon
blossom forth with onions, carrots,
and potatoes and "such like" The
members have gone in for home gar
dening, and fifty of them have
pledged themselves to abandon the
midiron and serve through the sum
mer as field hands.
Griff Halstead, who says he is a
farmer by nature, has been chosen
Chief Farmer" by the board of gov
ernors. He is to have entire charge
Of the arrangement ind planting OF
the crop. Murray Cobb is said to
have been selected as water boy, and
Eddie Mitchell has given up tinker
ing with his automobile in order to
devote his entire time to handling
the steering gear Of q pillow.
Within the next few days outsiders.
passing along the roads which skirt
the preserve. will see big bunch OF
Washington social favorites In their
shirt sleeves and hard at It
Fancy Crops Taboo.
Chief Farmer Halstead, who for sew
eral years has conducted a successful
garden at his home in Chevy Chase Is
planning the club crop with care. His
corps Of assistants are strong for fancy
crops which may be eaten in the fields
but "Grin" is holding out for a COM
mercial crop.
PLANT something that those Indians
can eat In the field3" Mr.. Halstsad was
heard to remark II guess not! The
only salvation for the farm Is to plant It
in horse corn. potatoes, and onions Mem
bers sweating in the field after hard
days toll would hardly eat any Of these
products, but I would hate to trust
them with a crop OF nice, large juicy
tomatoes"
Give Up Vacations.
The matter Of home gardens has been
under tentative discussion at the club for
several weeks past. but It was only with
in the past few days that It has been
seriously considered. When the question
was formally put before the members.
fifty enlisted for service. agreed to for
swear their usual summer vacation,
and pledged themselves to do their bit"
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
UNDERSEA FILM REPEATED
Jules Verne's Marvel Story Again at
BeIasco.

The second week OF the showing ~
the film spectacle 10000 Leagues
Under the Sea" began at the BeIasco
Theater Sunday night Matinees and
evening performances up to and in
cluding Sunday next, are TO be given
daily.
This film Is founded on the novel
OF the same name by Jules Verne, and
is made possible through a submarine
Photographic invention by the VII
Hanson Brothers.
Actual photographs OF the floor OF
the ocean are shown. and the sub
marine wanderings OF Captain Memo
are visualized. Little change has
been wrought with the plot, although
much Of the story has necessarily
been omitted. .
The film II preceded by q few reels
OF recruiting propaganda which are
most interesting. The decorations and
setting OF the screen II artistic and
pleasing.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
NIMBLE DANCING In
FEATURE KEITH'S
Joseph Sanhey and Company
Present Miniature Revue.
FOUR LIONS IN PLAYLET
Craig Campbell, Tenor; Williams
and WOIfus and Lawrence on Bill.

Joseph santley and a company OF
seven nimbIe dancers, including Ivy
Sawyer, present a miniature musical
globe trot at B. F. Keith's this week
which is the headliner Of a snappy
bill
Their revue is called "The Girl on
the Magazine" and 1t is distinguished
by a number Of catchy songs. Mr..
Santley, who established his fame as
one of musical comedy's best dancers,
is just as agile as ever. And Miss
Sawyer and the four girls in the com
pany are feminine dreams. 1--WE Look
ed All Over the World For You" is the
song hit of the act.
Craig Campbell is just what the
program called him. a distinguished
tenor" His operatic numbers were
delightful and won continued ap-
plause. His sailors Song" is refresh
ing. "Canio's Lament" from "Pagliac'
CT" was his final solo and merited
the curtain calls.
For pure, unadulterated fun Her
bert Williams and Hilda Wolfus car
risd off the honors in "Hark, Hark,
Hark" Mr.. Williams can punish a
plano in more ways than one.
-Four big lions help make George
Marck's playlet, ''The Wild Guar
dams" a success. The show opens
with a motion picture and the same
characters appear in person for the
closing scene.
William Lawrence is jovial In a sat
irical comedy entitled, Honor Thv
Children" His supporting players are
good.
violin, appear as amusing street mu-
sicians. Frank and Addie Brighton
open the bill with pictures made from
rags, and ]. Warren KeRne and Grace
White produce tricks and music. The
news movies are patriotic In spirit.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
CITIZENS AID MOVE
FOR NATIONAL FAIR
Committee Of Columbia Heights
Body to Cooperate IN Plan.

BY authorization Of the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association, President
Frederick J. Rice has appointed VIII
liam II. Plummer. chairman; J. Clinton
Hiatt. secretary; Daniel W. Edelin,, Dr.
Seneca B. Balm. Col Harley v. Speel-
man. Robert s. Stunz. William NJ. Con-
rad, Harry A. Coleman. Adam H. Cad
dis. A H. Strausburger. John z. Laskey.
and Richard J. Downey a. a special
committee to work In conjunction with
committees appointed by the. Board OF
Trade and Chamber Of Commerce. In
procuring the establishment Of q ma
tional fair in Washington.
The committee was empowered to CO.
operate with committees from other or
CARNATIONS in the District with a view
to bringing the matter before the appro-
pirate committees In Congress,
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
strand.

A fne program OF Aim attractions
that drew crowds to Moore's Strand
Theater yesterday was headed by
Alice Joyce and Harry T. Morey, for
mer stars Of "womanhood," In a
dramatic picture, Her Secret"
Today William s. Hart is seen in a
elm play, and tonight he viii appear
in person and recount some of his film
experiences. Tomorrow and Thurs
day Robert Harron, who plays one of
the important roles in 'Tntolnrnnce,' -
will hold the screen in a whimsical
comedy drama, "Aa 0l4-fashIantd
Young Man" Edith Storey ana An
tonic Moreno will be featured on Fri
day and Saturday in a perturbation
OF HAmlin Garland's dramatic story,
Captain Of the Gray Horse Troop"
Mr.. Moreno will be seen as an Indian
agent and Miss Storey plays the role
of his faithful sweetheart Other pic
lures are shown, and there is music
by the Strand symphony Orchestra.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
$4,000 In Gold
For the Best
Gardens

The Times for the purpose
of encouraging the growing
OF vegetables in back yards
and vacant lots offers 500
IN gold for the best gardens
IN the District, as follows:
For the best garden. $50
For the second best. SIS
For the third best. :. SIS
For the fourth best. $40
Those who wish to contest
for these prizes should write
to the Garden Editor, Wash
ington Times, giving name of
contestant and location of
prospective garden. The
board of Judges will be chos-
en- from well-known agricul-
tural authorities.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
TWO CROPS NOT LIKELY
VIII Be Difficult Unless Late
Sprinu, Late FALL" Holds.

It'll be a clever farmer who gets
two crops from his fields this season, -
said one of the experienced home gar.
deners today, unless the old saying OF
Late spring. late fall holds"
The gardener explained that about
the only chance for a double crop this
year would be spring onions planted
atop OF potatoes. This is a good ind
valuable crop, say experts.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
SCARCITY OF GARDEN SEED
Home Gardeners Warned Not to
Plant Crops Too Thick.

There is scarcity OF garden seed
among the dealers in the Nations
Capital.
Home gardeners are warned not to
plant their crops too thick.
BE careful when you plant those
beets," Is the advice given by one who
has learned by experience. Better to
plant 8 cents worth OF best seed care
fully than to waste so cents worth by
poor planting.
PLANT beet seed individually, about
four inches apart and an inch beneath
the SOIL
One Of the practical ones explains
that II beet seeds are planted toe
thickly II only necessitates thinning
out the plants later. This is waste.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
GARDEN PRIMERS ISSUED
Commission Prints 500 instruction
Books for "cIty Farmers"

Food garden primers, to the number
of 500 were today handed over to the
central gardens committee by the Ma
tional Emergency Food Gardens Com
mission.
The primers are for distribution
among the "city farmers" in and
about Washington.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
INTOLERANCE" GRIPPING
Final Weeks Showing Of Master
Film at National.

Increasing interest is marking the
second and final week, Of the presenta-
ton of Intolerance" at the National
TheRter. Seldom has there been such
opportunity to compare the days Of
ancient Babylon, and the chaotic
times of medieval history SO wildly
with the present day.
The motif of the entire production
is love in its broadcast sense, rather
than mere filial or conjugal affection:
Its power. its capacity for sacrifice
and suffering. and its struggle with
opposing forces are shown to have
been the same at the time of the pow
er of Meds and Persian or during the
massacre OF st. Bartholomew as It
is today.
Staged by d. w. Griffith, its ell
makes are stirring, and the attention
paid to historic detail makes the play
the equivalent OF a lecture on his
tory, ancient, medieval and modern.
The Washington times., 1917-05-15
Garden.

Earle Williams. one Of the most
popular stars OF the silent drama. was
seen to advantage yesterday at
Moore's Garden Theater in The
Hawk" a pietureiEed version of the
drama in which William Faversham
starred a few seasons ago. In the
play a gambler preys upon society
folks with the aid Of his beautiful
wife. She sickens OF her part. and
falls desperately in love with a
French nobleman- Later she re-
turns to her husband. who has al
ways loved her. He has taken q
gamblers chance and won. Never
before has Mr.. Williams been better
suited in a role. Today William S.
Hart will be pictured on the screen
and will be seen in person tonight.
He will tell of film experiences and
will wear the costume familiar to his
admirers. Tomorrow and Thursday
Dorothy Gish will be seen in Her Of
ficial Fathers" a novel story OF the
troubles of a little heiress. with two
old crustry bachelor guardians. Irene
Howley and Frank currier. we'll
known In flmdom, will head the pro-
gram on Friday and Saturday in a
novel photoplay of the financial
world, Her Fathers Keeper. Other
first-run pictures will be shown daily
and special musical Accomplishments
will be rendered by the Garden Sym
phony Orchestra
The Washington times., 1917-05-15

Built to stand the
strain, stylish and long
wearing. Plenty OF blue
serges. All sizes and
patterns.
A BALL and BAT
FREE With Every suit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
1T COSTS EVERY LITTLE BOY
$40 A DAY TO PLAY HOCKEY

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Feb. 3.-Ey-
cry time little boy plays hockey from
school it costs him $40, according
to G. F. Womrath, business superin-
tendent of schools, in a statement to-
day. Here's the way he figures 1t:
Average annual earning capacity of
educated nina, $1,000; average annual
earning capacity of unedueated man,
$3.50; life earning capacity of an edu-
Gated man, $4,000; uneducated man
$4,000; dicerence, $4,000; school pc
riod for education, IL years; total days
attendance at school, 2,160. The differ
ence between educated and uneducat-
ed, then, is Just 216O days. which at
$40 a day balanced the $4,000 in the
life earning power of men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04

ment and started to train the men
and in six months they were turning
out six thousand nodded tires dag.
Necessarily there were some bad ones
among these first nodded tires that
were turned out.
1t was just like man in this COM
munity would buy plantation and
start to raise cotton without knowing
how to prepare the land, to select the
seed, or to cultivate. Naturally his
first crop would be poor.
So it was with these first nodded
castings and when Goodyear finds q
car-owner who has had poor service
from one of these tires they do their
best to satisfy him by making liberal
adjustment OF course the tires that
have been giving the trouble are those
that were built at the very first. Those
that we are getting now are giving the
best of service.
In order to be absolutely certain that
there are no car-owners that are not
satisfied with the service they have re-
ceived from their Goodyears the Good
year Company is sending the adjuster
of their Atlanta branch to spend MoA-
day and Tuesday of next week at our
Garage.
Mr.. W. H. Scott, the Goodyear rep
resentative, who is spending several
weeks with US, asks that any car
owner who has had the slightest trou-
BILE with the Goodyear stop in and
have talk with the adjuster.
Mr.. Scott guarantees to straightcn
out any trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
TIRE ADJUSTER TO
VISIT AMERICUS
FOR GIVING AID

A few people who have bought small
cars from us have had trouble with
the tires that came equipped on their
cars. said Emory Rylander, of the
Americas Automobile Co., yesterday.
The makers of these tires have been
very liberal in making good those that
have gone bad and we believe a word
of explanation is deserved.
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.,
has always made an especially good
small size, "diuble-cured wrapper
tread" casting. Until eight months ago
they never made a nodded tire.
There is considerable difference in
the construction of a nodded tire and
wrapped tread tire. The cost of the
wrapped tread being considerably
more. Goodyear has always preferred
t. give the car-owner the most for
their money by building the better tire.
However several months ago some of
the automobile manufacturers asked
Goodyear for lower priced casing and
Goodyear started to make one.
At that time they did not have the
equipment for building nodded tires
neither did they have the men who
were experienced in making them.
Nevertheless they put in the equip
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
LABORS WANT MORE WAGES
FROM IRELAND'S FARMERS

DUBLIN, Ireland, Feb. 3.-The new
regulations as to the expansion of til
lage in ireland, and the compulsory
tillage of one-tenth of the land, are
meeting wit hthe labor difficulty. The
farmers have secured a minimum price
for their crops under the scheme and
the daborers, of whom there is short
age, are claiming their shore. The gap
between what the farmers offer and the
laborers ask is a wide one The labor
ers want % to 80 shillings or II to 10
a week with board and lodg-
ing. The farmers offers range from 8
to shillings a week with board and
lodging for work all the year round.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
TO MAKE AMERICAN LABOR
DISTINCTIVELY AMERICAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. ga campaign
to Americanize, by education, all for
eigners employed in American industry
and commerce was started here today
at the opening OF the National Confer
eHce of Americanization Through Ed
ucation."
DR.. P. P. Claxton, U. S. Commission
of Education. called the meeting to
order and explained the plan to the
members Of the U. S. Bureau of Educa-
ton, the National Committee of One
Hundred and United States Chamber
of Commerce
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04

Misunderstanding, energetic adj
vortising statesmen to carry the best
line of advertising signs, calendars and
novelties on the market; good terri
tory open; experience and references
required; commission basis; good
money for right party. Write today
for particulars Mahon Novelty Co,
kenton, o. 2-4-1t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
Have your eyes examined and glasses
fitted BY ThOs. L. Bell Optician.

Mrs. John T. Taylor. on Lee street
has as her guests for the missionary
meeting now In session in this city
Mrs. George Num- and Mrs. w. E
Swanson, of Perry; Mrs. OVerstreet, Of
Wadley; Mrs. Fleming, of Cordele;
Mrs. Ella JONES. Mrs. ]. G. Parks, Of
Dawson; Miss Nettie Allen, Mrs. R. E
Hearn and Mrs. Richard Lawton, o.
Macon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
NEW HOSIERY.

Ladies' fine mercerized Isle Stock
ings, feather weight in black and
white, linen heels and toes, at pr, zoe
Ladies highly mercerized Stockings
black and white, linen heels and toes
at pr, 25c.
Ladies Silk Stockings in white only
Lisle, double cotton seels and toes
double soles, at pr, 25c.
Ladies Silk Stockings, In black on
ly. cotton heels and toes, double soles
at pr. 35c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-02-04
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