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The Washington times., 1919-11-15

he understood to be the absolutely
Independent control OF his property.
Automobiles are noisy; they can
not be kept in the open, and the ten
dency in providing shelter for them
is one of economy rather than one
in the line of display or architectural
symmetry.
On the other hand the whole scheme
of suburban development is to PROVIDE
residence zones that will eliminate the
noise or urban and other traffic and
In which building restrictions VIII
prevent the erection of structures that
mar the beauty or uniformity OF the
development.
Must Have Garage.
Yet in the very nature of things the
automobile owner is the very man who
will most likely want to reside In the
suburbs, and he must have garage
for his machine as a necessary out
building Of his residence. When max
ing his purchase of lot he is made
cognizant of the existence OF general
restrictions as to the character OF
buildings that may bo erected on his
lot, and seing no specific reference
to a garage he naturally assumes that
his right to erect one Is untmpaired.
Just how far this assumption Is cor
rect Is one of the problems with which
several courts OF the country have
been called upon to deal.
In one case il was held that the
erection OF a garage did not violate
prohibition against the erection OF
a stable, private or otherwise" but
that il did violate another prohibi-
ton against the erection of any other
building than a dwelling house with
the usual outbuildings appurtenant
thereto. This decision was reached In
Massachusetts,, and a similar ruling
has been made in New York.
New York Ruling.
It has likewise been held that the
erection of a public garage violates a
restriction against the erection OF a
building for a purpose which shall
be offensive to, the neighborhood for
residence purposes"
In a very recent New York case the
ruling was made that the maintenance
of garage at Rockaway Beach In
the neighborhood occupied by summer
residences did not constitute q nuis-
ance in the legal sense so as to be
subject to abatement.
In the absence of building restric-
tions in the deed the right to erect
private, garage on ones premises Is
almost absolute, even though II may
have a detrimental effect upon ad-
joining property or otherwise inJure
adjoining owners.
Among the recent decisions affect
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
AUTOMOTIVE
SECTION
ANALYzE FUTURE
OF MOTOR TRUCKS

An analysis OF the future of the
motor truck shows that there are
three big influences at work which
will tend to further the rapid growth
OF motor truck transportation.
These are, first, the inauguration
OF return-loads bureaus in all Of
the large centers OF populations
Second, the store-door delivery sys-
tenn. and third the operation Of
trucks upon a prearranged schedule.
Many trucks are driven into the
city loaded with farm produce. This
load is discharged. The driver fills
the few commissions which the truck
owner has given him before leaving.
and begins his return trip with his
expensive transportation unit abso-
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
SAYS AUTO WILL PUT END TO
TRANSPORTATION TIE.UPS

Il predict that in a very short time
there will be no such thing as a trans
portatien tie-up. or that we must de-
pend on one type of equipment to an
swer industry's demands for adquate
transportation facilities" says G. A
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
Answers to Questions.

Q.-What risks are there in pur-
chasing an automobile from a person
other than q dealer? ]. w.
A.-First: The car may have been
stolen by the seller. In such event
the real owner could reclaim the car
without reimbursing you. There is
also the possibility of being called on
to answer a charge OF receiving stolen
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
LEGAL POINTS FOR
OWNERS OF AUTOS
by OUR LEGAL CORRESPONDENT

The development of the law relating to
automobiles has been as phenomenal as
the development of the automobile industry
Itself. Text books, statutes and court de-
cisions that owe their existence to this
comparatively new field of industry, and
deal exclusively with It, represent the
equivalent Of many hundreds Of volumes
and actually amount to many hundreds of
Thousands Of pages Of printed material.
That practically everybody Is very ceeply
Affected by this new and ever growing field
Of law is proposition that probably looks
like q journalistic efaggerstion (f' there is
such a euphemistic modification of the
truth. but as will be seen from the series
Of articles which will appear in saturdays
week, and OF which this is the second, the
statement made will bear the severest test
In this series II is proposed to get the
meat out of the law relating to auto
mobiles and to present II in such form
that II will interest, instruct and help
Times readers In the great variety of sit
uations which arise from time to time out
of the ownership, use, sale. purchase, man
ufacture, repair or storage of automobiles,
or from the conditions due to the general
Use of automobiles in the variegated COM
piicstions of our daily existence.
Suburban development, no less phe-
nomenal than the development of the
automobile industry itself, is present
ing problems for the automobile
owner. The growing tendency to i'm
pose building and other restrictions
upon suburban lot owners has created
difficulties of distinctly practical
character, driving many a resident to
the courts to secure or protect what
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Among the recent decisions affect
The Washington times., 1919-11-15

A curious case occurred recently in
which 1t appeared that for some in
explicable reason an insurance agent
who was applied to for a policy upon
an automobile placed the insurance
with an ordinary fire insurance COM
pany and the company added to the
usual form of fire policy a rider"
protecting the owner against loss
from either fire or accident.
After. a loss occurred, resulting
from both accident and fire, it deveI-
oped that the insurance company had
no authority, under its charter, to in
sure property other than buildings or
other structures attached to real es-
tate, and the company set this up as
a defense to suit on the policy. The
court held that the restrictions in the
eompany's charter are binding upon
all persons dealing with 1t and that
no recovery could be had on the pol
Icy.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
PATRIOTIC BIGAMIST
JAILEDFOR YEARS

Making love to another girl and
marrying her while he had another
wife drew upon Franklin c. Morris,
a business man of New York and De-
troit, and employed by the Govern
ment here as a war worker. a SEN
tence Of two years in the peniten-
tiary.
Morris was indicted Thursday for
bigamy. He admitted to District At
tOrney John L. Laskey that he had
married Miss Adah Leavens in New
York city, April 2. 1899. and lived
with her in that city until six months
ago. Then ne came here, met Miss
Aline Page Webb, an emplOye of the
War Risk Bureau, in June, 1918, and
married her December 81. The SEN
tence of two years was imposed by
Justice Siddons
Mrs. Dorothy Burns received a SEN
tence of twenty months in the peni-
tcntiary, Justice Stafford cancelIing
her parole after being informed that
the young woman had threatened an
other woman recently. Mrs Burns
had admitted an assault two years
ago on another young woman at
Eighth and East Capitol streets. when
she thought her husband was paying
attention to her victim. The court
released her on the parole which JUS
tice Stafford has now revoked.
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SOLONS BITTERLY
ATTACK BAKER

Bitter criticism of the War Depart
ment and Administration continued
during the fourth day of the House
consideration Of the $1,10O. 900, 900
army appropriation bill yesterday.
Army court-martiaIs. conditions at
Brest and embarkation points abroad
and the amount of money appropria-
ted in the measure came in for fire.
quent denunciatiOn on the floor.
Other amendments reduced the total
carried in the bill by $2,090,00O.
Congressman Royal Johnson. Re
publican, said:
Some Of you may have read, the
Testimony given before a Senate COM
mittee by Gen. Samuel T Ansell, Of
the Judge advocate generals office. -
Il simply want to say that he did
not go far enough, and want to serve
notice at this time that IL anyone ut
the War Department or anywhere else
takes exception to his statement, or
desires to start any course OF action
which will bring any punishment up
on General Ansell, there is one man in
addition to a lot Of others in this
Congress who will see appropriate
action is taken"
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n. Y. LEGISLATURE
MAY VOTE WET"

ALBANY. N. Y, Feb. 16.-The State
legislature is tripping gayly down the
path Of public opinion carrying a pail
Of water in one hand and a demijohn
in the other. Scudding to the rescue
Of the imperiled wet" legislation is
Superintendent William H. Anderson
Of the Anti-Saloon League, who has
wired Speaker Thaddeus Sweet OF the
assembly for a conference on the per-
ilous situation. Meanwhile rUmors of
a "wet" victory flow about the capital
thick and fast.
The dry majority in the lower
house is said to have been upset and
the legislative demijohn hopelessly
entangled with the aqua pura Of the
pail. Worse still, a mysterious tip
from Washington assured wet legIs-
lators Of a hands-off policy in the
matter of State enforcement OF the
Federal prohibition amendment. sr
The net result is the confident pre-
diction that the legislature will define
an intoxicating beverage as one con-
tanning a percentage of alcohol which
will permit the manufacture of beer
and light wines in New York State
even after nationwide prohibition
takes effect.
No less than twelve teetootally dry
assemblymen, the vets assert, have
deserted. the ranks Of the drys in IA
vor of a light wine and beer diet for
citizens Of this State. As the margin
at the passage of the Federal amend
ment was a scant FIVE votes, the news
was something OF a bomb when ex-
ploded in the dry camp.
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AUTOMEN AIDED IN
GETTING WAR NEWS

. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY OF
OCCUPATION, CoBLENZ. Germany,
Feb. 16-"Take the Dean brothers
II It had not been for them the cars
in the press section couldn't have run.
and, without cars. the American pub
lie wouldn't have had much war
news They show what was done be-
hind the scenes b. men OF the A. z.
F. who don't get citations or medals.
but who are there twsnty-four hours
a day
Sergt Jack Corper, OF New YORK
city, senior N. c. o. OF the transporta-
ton branch OF the American press
section. spoke with feeling, and he.
was right Officers. chauhsurs and
merchandising contributed to the hef
veBting OF the news OF what the Yasi-
KEGS were doing along the west n
front, although the part they pla. =
was not spectacular and might easily
be overlooked.
Mechanics soiled over cars plas-
tered thick with the CRIME Of battle
fields day and night, In heat and cold.
fair weather and foul and they never
grumbled. Chauffeurs went withelk
sleep and meals. They remained out
all night, often forced 70 convert the
front seats into beds IN wet pene-
trating weather.
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299,78lA.E.E.N mem
LANDED TO DATE

NEW YORK, Feb. 16.-Of6cers and
men OF the American overseas armies
TO the number Of 299.7S1 have been
landed at different Atlantic ports,
according to figures made public yes
terday by officials at the port of en-
barkatiOn offices. At the time OF
the signing Of the armistice almost
100000 men were in France or
England, or en- route overseas.
All told, 157 transports loaded
with returning fighters have docked
at New York, Philadelphia and Bos-
ton since the cessation of hostilities.
Some Of these ships have carried
as few as one soldier. Others have
brought 5000, the Leviathan bring,
ing back 9,l01 this week-a record
for the entire homeward troop
movement.
Rough weather during the last
two weeks has hindered troop move
ments, according to the officials
The perid from January 20 until
March 1 is considered the worst of
the year Tor transatlantic travel,
and transports have not been loaded
to their fullest capacity, while
schedules have necessarily been
slowed down.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
VIM. T PAGE TO BE NEW
CLERK OF THE HOUSE

The new clerk Of the House to sue.
ceed South Trimble, under the RepuS.
lican regime, will be William, Tyler
Page, who is now pair clerk to the
HoHse minority. and a veteran en-
ploye at the Capitol. -.-
Mr.. Page, who is widely known in
Washington, will apparently ne
chosen for clerk without controversy
Gossip about the Capitol today was
that it would go to him without a
struggle. Ordinarily, the cIerkshIp IS
given to a former member of Con-
greSs.
For most OF the other places in the
organization OF the new House after
March 4, there are contests. The
selections will be practically settled
on February -. when the Republican
membership Of the new House holds
a conference.
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Autos Cost U. S. $1,000
A Day; House TabOOes
JOy-Riding By Officers

The House yesterday amended
the army appropriation bill to
prohibit army officers 10y rid
ing in Government automobiles.
During debate Congressman
Treadway of Massachusetts, de-
clared that officers. autos were
costing the Government 1000 a
day in Washington alone.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

terTnaster general Of the A. 2 y. ever
since our entry into the war, and re-
Gently returned from France, where
he made an enviable record as an ad-
ministrator.
General Wood was returned to ac-
tive service from private life soon
after our entry into the war, and has
acted as quartermaster general. His
regular army rank on retirement was
that Of major, and regulations forbade
his being appointed quartermasteT
general. After a rest he will re-enter
business at Wayne, Pa. He is a ma
tive Of Kansas City, Mo.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
3 IL FOOT MOTHER GIVES
BIRTH TO GIANT BABY BOY

CHICAGO, Feb. 16.-Mrs. Thomas
WoImar three and half foot midget
is mother to a nine-pOund baby BOY,
Both are doing well
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

Don't stop buying War Savings
Stamps until you have purchased all
you can.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16

grins, the Croatians are declared TO
have proclaimed that they will fight
Belgrade's attempts to extend the rule
OF the Serbian royal family over Jugo-
Slavia and will demand a south Slav
republic with autonomy for the three
distinct peoples.
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
L0YALISTS REIAKE TOWN;
DISARM SPARHCARS

COPENHAGEN. Feb 1s-German
troops have reoccupied Erfurt and dis
armed the Spartacans there, according
to advices received here today.
Spartacans are reported to have cap
tured the prison In Wesel and to have
liberated all the inmates.
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GEN. ROGERS NEW
QUARTERMASTER

Mai Gen. Harry L. Rogers. U. S. A,
yesterday assumed the office Of quar-
termaster general and director of pur-
chase, storage and traffic, relieving
Brig. Gen. r. E. Wood, who, at his
own request, retires to private life.
General Rogers has been the quar-
The Washington times., 1919-02-16
CROATIA GIRDS ARMoR FOR
WAR ON SERBIAN ALLIANCE

Croatia has openly appealed to
President Wilson and the peace con-
ference against recognition Of the
kingdom Of Serbs. Croats and Slo-
venes, according to a diplomatic dis
patch received here through official
channels.
Following the lead Of the Montene-
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Erfurt. situated west OF Weimar,
was recently seized by the soldiers
council, cooperating with the Sparta
cans, as one OF the first steps In an at
tempt to overthrow the national as
sembly and government at Welmar.
The Dolores star., 1919-12-19

oaken chest, to begin with. 1t might
not. of course, contain anything but
bones-but it might! The thing was
too absurd. l must have fallen asleep
must be already dreaming But no !!
l was laboring with all my strength to
open 1t with one of those rusty cut
lasses. 1t was tough job, but my
strength was as the strength of ten,
for the old treasurehunting lust was
upon me, and l had forgotten every
thing else in the world for the time.
At last. with great wooden groan.
as though its heart were breaking at
having to give up its secret at last. it
crashed open. fell on my knees as
though l had been struck by lightning,
for 1t was literally brimming over with
silver and gold pieces -doubloons and
pieces of eight; English and French
coins. too-guineas and louis dor
"alr'-a, Tobias manuscript had said
-'all good money"
For while l knelt over 1t, dazed
and blinded. lost; then l slowly
plunged my hands into it and let the
pieces pour and pour through them,
literally bathing them in gold and Sill
yer, as had read of misers doing.
Then suddenly l broke out into an
Irish jig-never having had any no.
ton of doing such thing before.
In fact l behaved MS have read of
men doing, whom a sudden fortune
has bereft of reason. For the time, at
all events. was a gibbering madman.
Certainly. there was to be no sleep for
me that night! But, in the full tide of
my frenzy. ! suddenly noticed some
thing that brought me up sharp. Out
beyond the doorway it was growing
light. 1t was only a dim tremulous
sufrusior of 1t, indeed, but it was real
daylight-oozing in from somewhere
or other-the blessed, blessed. day
light! God be praised!
The Dolores star., 1919-12-19
"AII Good Money"

after which it was plain that 1t wa.
beginning to narrow. Very slightly in.
deed. but still little. However, could
still go on. and-I could still go back.
went on-more slowly 1t is true, yet
still 1 progressed. But the rock was
perceptibly closer to me. 1 had tc
struggle harder. 1t was beginning tc
hug me-very gently-but it was be-
ginning.
paused to take breath. could not
turn my head to look back, but
judged that l had come over a third
of the way. l was coming up to the
waist that I had feared, but 1 could
still go on-very slowly, scarce more
than an inch at every effort; yet every
inch counted, and had lots of time.
My feet and head were free-which
was the main thing. Another good
push or two, and l should be at the
| waist-should know my fate.
1 gave the good push or two, and
suddenly the arms of the rock were
around me. Tight and close, this time,
they hugged me. They held me fast,
| ''hS a otN ioNCI, anu WOulu lOl lei
me go. My knees and feet were fast,
ald the walls on each side pressed my
cheeks. My head too was fast.
| could not move an inch forward-and
1t was too late to go back!
Panic swept over inc. l felt that
my hair must be turning white Pres.
| emily l ceased to struggle. But the
| rocks held me in their giant embrace,
! There was no need for me to do any.
thing. l could go on resting there
it was very comfortable-till-
And then I felt something touching
my feet, running away and then touch.
ing them again. o God, 1t was the
incoming tide! 1t would And then
| prepared myself to die. l suppose
was light-headed, with the strain and
the lack of food, for after the first
panic, found myself dreamily, almost
| luxuriously, making pictures of how
| brave men had died In the past-brave
| women too. I fancied myself in one
and another situation. But the picture
that persisted was that of the Con.
ciergerie during the French revolu.
| tion.
Then the picture vanished, as 1 felt
the swish of the tide round my ankles
1t would soon be up to my knees
1t was up to my knees-it was creep
ing past them-and 1t was making
that hollow song in The caves behind
me that had seemed SO kind to me
that very morning, the song it had
made to Calypso that far-off
night under the moon.
(To BE CONTlNUED)
The Dolores star., 1919-12-19
Rooster Ate 4ss Kernels.

A storekeeper at Montgomery City
has sprung new one in the guessing
game. He took big rooster and. af-
ter letting him fast for a day, nut
him In his show window with a large
pan Of corn, the kernels of which had
been counted.
He offered prize to the persons
guessing nearest the number of grains
the rooster would eat in 20 minutes.
The rooster had a ravenous appetite
and for five minutes 1t looked as IL
there would not be single kernel
left.
Bot by the time the 20 minutes had
elapsed he had curled up In corner.
He had succeeded in putting away 4S8
grains. A woman whose guess was
4SS got the prize.-Kansas City Times,
The Dolores star., 1919-12-19

the more I measured the width with
my eye. the less the narrowing seemed
to be. To be SO slightly perceptibie. 1t
could hardly be enough to make much
difference. Caution whispered that 1t
might be enough to make the differ
ence between life and death. But al
ready my choice OF those two august
alternatives was so limited as hardly
to be called choice. On the one
hand, l could worm my way back
through the caves and tunnels through
which l had passed, and try my luck
again ut the other end.
with half dozen matches I"
sneered voice that sounded like To-
blas'-"Precisely" and the hor-
ror Of 1t was more than l dared face
again anyway. So there was nothing
for 1t but this aperture. hardly wider
than one of those deep stone slits that
stood for windows In Norman castle.
1t was my last chance. and l meant
to take 1t like man.
stood for moment nerving myself
and taking deep breaths. as though l
expected to take but few more. Then.
my left arm extended. entered side
wise. and began to edge myself along.
1t was easy enough for yard or two,
The Dolores star., 1919-12-19
CHAPTER VIII.
In Which ! Understand the FEELINGS o,
Ghost

q SnO6t.
So, l surmised. l had been under
ground whole day and two nights.
and this was the morning of the sec
ond day after Calypso's disappearance.
What had been happening to her all
this time! My flesh crept at the
thought, and, with that daylight steal
ing in like a living presence. and the
sound and breath of the sea, my an
gulsh returned hundredfold.
AS l stood on the little rocky plat
form outside the door through which l
had burned my way, and looked down
into the glimmering chasm beneath,
and heard the fresh voice of the sea
huskily rumbling and reverberating
about hidden grottoes and channels.
all that Calypso was to me came back
with the keenneSs of a sword through
my heart. All! there was my treasure
as l had known when my eyes first
beheld her-compared with which that
gold and silver in there, whose gleam
had made me momentarily distraught,
was but SO much dust and ashes.
Ardently as 1 had sought 1t, what was
1t compared to one glance of her eyes?
What If in the same hour, l had lost
my true treasure, and found the false?
At the thought, that glittering heap
became abhorrent to me, and, without
looking back, l sought for some way
by which 1 could descend.
AS my eyes grew accustomed to the
| dim light I saw that there were some
shallow steps cut diagonally in the
rock, and down these had soon made
my way, to find myself in a roomy cor
ridor, so much like that in which had
seen Calypso standing in the moonlight
that, for moment, l dreamed it was
the same, and started to run down it,
thinking, indeed, that my troubles
were over-that in another moment l
would emerge through that enchanted
door and face the sea.
But alas! instead of broad shining
doorway, and open arms of freedom
widespread for me to leap into, came
at last to mere long narrow slit
through which l could gaze as q man
| SaZes through a prison window at the
| sky.
The entrance had once been wide
and free, but mass Of rock had fallen
from above and blocked 1t up. leaving
only long crack through which the
tides passed to and fro.
l was still in my trap; it seemed
more terrible than ever, now that 1
could see freedom so close, her very
voice calling to me, singing the morn
ing song of the sea. But in the caverns
behind me, 1 heard another mocking
song. and felt cold breath on my
cheek, for death stood by my side
a-grn.
'The treasurer he whispered, II
need you to guard that. The treasure
you have risked all to win-the treas
ure for which you have lost-your
treasure! You cannot escape. Go back
and count your gold. 1t is all good
money! Ha! ha! 1t is all good
money!"
| The illusion seemed SO real to me
that I cried aloud II will not diel /
will not die !"-cried 1t SO loud, that
anyone in a passing boat might have
heard me, and shuddered, wondering
what poor ghost it was wailing among
the rocks.
But the fright had done me good.
and nerved myself for another effort.
i, II only could wriggle past that con-
traction In the middle, / should be
ssfe. And II stuck fast midwayi But