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The Washington times., 1919-07-30
IT'S NOT THE PRICE BUT THE
REASON FOR THE PRICE THAT
TURNS THE TRICK
JRNS THE TRICI
BY THE MERCHANDISE NAN

Women's Fur-Lined Coats that
were 800 now $50.
There were g coats in the lot
and so far not one had been sold,
even though the weather was
very cold. I took this item out Of
the ads and asked the manager
why he should present the public
with these coats for $50 when thsy
were really worth 500.
He began to reel off reasons By
the yard and after five minutes
talk / had data enough to write
fifty ads.
wrote . separate id about
these coats and offered them at $50,
giving as my reason the lateness
of the season and the fact that
the manufacturer who sold them
10 US had to vaeate his present
location. Instinetively, the pub
lie saw the whole pieture-ths
manufacturing anxiety-the ~
moval-and the reason for the
low price.
In two days the q coats were
sold at half the reduction they
had been advertised at in The dEst
three ads.
Each section was then r.
vamped and re-advertised and the
law That it is not the Price but
the reason for the Price applied
and the reconstruction sala began
r. move at \ oSee that taxed the
efficiency Of TIE w.ola or~aaiza-
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The Washington times., 1919-07-30
BAND CONCERT

BY I. S. MARINE BAND. AT U. $.
SGAPIToL. WEDNESDAY. JULY 20.
WILLIAM H. sANTELMANM, Leader.
March, The OccidehtAl" .... souFa
Overture, 'Rienzi" wagner
Habanera. "charme d'EsPegne"
se1tst from Lucia df LammtrD '0
Mq T.1.I A u WIi,iteo%psS. ;; clsrE: P
Grand Scenes from The Queen Of
waits. The Good old Times" o .PnSst
Prelude, ''BaEso Porto. spineiia
czArdas, The Spirit Of the wo-
The star-spinGled Bannef."
BIT THE L. s. SOLDIERS HOME
BAND, BANDsTAND, WEDNESDAY
S EyEEISG, [ nT,LLITosS 1919, BEGIN
JOHN s. N. ZIMMERMANN, Director.
March, ~. s, Field Artillery" Sousa
Overture, "a Hunt in the Ardennes"
international Transcription, old
Folks at Home" ..-..... Roberts
TN the musical idiorn OF eight natioRs)
The Air: France: Scotland: Spain:
Germany: Ireland: Italy: Hun
gary: Finale"
Selection. Don Carlos" Verdi
waltI suite, Are. En- Ger .WSldtsufsi
Tho Rainbow.
Finale, Arabian Nights" Hewitt
The star.spantled Banner"
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
ALLEGED SLAYER GIVES UP
TO U. S. MARSHAL SPLAIN

Surrendering himself to United
States Marshal Splain yesterday.
James Porter Marshall, coIored, want
ed by the police in connection with
the death OF Richard Jackson. also
colored, July Is last, was committed
to the District Jail to await the &C.
ton Of the grand jury. Marshall.
represented by Attorney James A.
O'Shea, is alleged to have shot and
killed Jackson in a crap game on Vir-
ginia avenue northwest
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
WILL NAME NEW SHIP
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA"

The ninth vessel to be built at the
yards of the Virginia Shipbuilding
Corporation at Alexandria will be
named the District OF Columbia"
Colin H. Livingstone. president OF
the corporation. has invited the Board
OF Trade and the Chamber OF Gem
merce to arrange appropriate cere-
monies to commemorate the occasion.
The boat will be a freighter Of the
highest class built for the Govern
ment. and will have a capacity Of
400 tons OF freight.
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
v. c. c. S. WANTS
WORK CONTINUED

The War Camp Community Service
has approached the Chamber of Com
merce with a plan to have the bust
ness men Of the city continue the
work after the service has gone out
OF existence. This, they say, will re-
quire from $4,000 TO $4,000 annually
and they are willing TO continue it
themselves for another year.
The committee on the travellers aid
bureau at Union Station conferred at
1890 today with officials of the War
amp Community Service on the con-
Tin alton of the work of the bureau.
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
NAVY YARDS BROKE;
$500 ARE LAID OFF

Many employees Of the Washington
and other navy yards may md them
selves out Of employment during the
current fiscal year on account OF the
exhaustion Of appropriations for the
conduct OF these plants.
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Roosevelt announced yesterday that
1900 men at the Boston yard and
1000 at Charleston, s. c., had been
temporarily laid on. He explained
that appropriations for the navy
yards were made on a monthly basis.
and that some yards had already ex-
hausted their appropriations for July.
Permanent reductions on account Of
the sh ortage OF funds are conLem-
plated at some plants, he said.
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
GEN. LAUCHHEIMER
SUFFERS STROKE

Brig. Gen. c. H. Lauchheimer, next
o Sajor General Barnett in. com.
nand OF the marine corps, is serious
~ i'll at the Naval Hospital. He
Iuffered a paralyt.c stroke Sunday
following a severe attack Of uremiC
poisoning. He was taken to the naval
hospital on Sunday from his home in
the Farragut apartments. Seventeenth
and I streets northwest.
General Lauchheimer, who Is nifty.
nine years old. was promoted from
coloneIey to his present rank OF
briEadier general in 1915. He was
acting adjutant and inspector OF the
marine corps.
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
PRESIDENT TO GET FLAG
THAT WAVED IN FRANCE

Maj. Gen. Robert Alexander. who
commanded the Seventy-seventh di-
vision, today was to present Presi-
dent Wilson with the American flag
that flew over the reviewing stano
at LangreS. France. when the Presi.
dent reviewed troops on Christina.
Day.
Alexander Is now commAhdant al
Camp Mills. He preserved the flag
after the review,
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
CROWDS AT LAWN ErrE.

The first night OF the lawn fete Of
st. Mary's Church, Fifth street be-
tween G and H Streets northwest, was
largely attended last night. The fete
will continue tonight and tomorrow
night. The church beneft scheduled
for last week was postponed on ac-
count OF unsettled conditions in
washington
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
CRAFTSMEN TO FoREGATHER.

The Washington Club OF Printing
House craftsmen will hold its July
meeting tonight at Sis o'clock at the
Hotel Harrington. The board OF gov
arnors has arranged an attractive
program for the members and their
guests. A buffet luncheon will be
served
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
3 DIE AFTER
EXPLOSION IN
MOTOR SHOP
Five Others Burned When Gas
Tank Blew Up Are Expected
To Recover.

Three men are dead today a. . ~
suit OF the explosion yesterday % .
gasoline tank in the automobile ~
pair shops OF the Ssmmes Motor Com
pany. 613 G street northwest Five
others, who sustained burns. are ex-
pected to recover.
The dead are:
NJ D. LIBBY. SO sixth street north
west
". KYLE. 1904 thirteenth street
southeast
]. s. KLorz, SALISBURY, n. c.
B. +. BOttlemey. Of al ElsVeAth
street northwest, one Of the most -
iously injured, was reported resting
quietly AZ the Emergency Hospital to-
day. He Is expected to recover. Tha
other four men injured In miner de-
grees have been treated At the Emer-
gency and Casualty hospitals. and
with no complications arising should
recover soon.
First Day at wOrk.
Klotz, who was twenty-five years
old, died early this morning. he had
Just come here from North Carolina
and yesterday was his Arst day Ct the
shops,
w. w. KIotz, OF North CaPolina,
his father, arrived here this aftsFnoon,
He came in response TO the telegram
telling him OF the severe injuries his
son had sustained, but ala not know
Of his sons death until he Arrived
here.
Young KIotz had not been At work
more than three hours whan the tank
exploded. Previous to the explosion
he had told fellow-employes that he
had come to washington to make
enough money to help support his
father and mother. He exprsssed bis
happiness that al last ne had found .
lob which would enable him to send
an appreciable sum home to the "old
folks" every month.
The father, who arrived IN wash
ington this morning with another son,
was broken-hearte4 at the news
which greeted him A. the Emergency
Hospital he viii take the body to
North Carolina.
About Thirty were n sAOpa.
About thirty men were working in
the shops yesterday At the tiIns OF
the explosion. The gas tank, con
tanning about i've gallons OF gasoline,
either became overheited, e is
thought, or else there was q leak
which caused ignition Of the gas.
Those men. who were injured yes
terday and are expected 70 recover,
besides Bottlemy are: z. E Roger,
1911 First street northwest, burned
about legs and arms; A 5. Nally, "a
L street northeast, severely burned
about body and knees fractured;
fractured: Henry keinle, 3e4 n street
southwest. severe bodily burns, and
Eugene Arnold, Mt Rainier, Nd, arms
badly burned.
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
ICEDEALERS
WARMED NOT
T0PROFITEER
Health Officer Acts on Reports
Residents Are Being Charged
Excessive Prices.

Reports OF prohteering by several
fee dealers here as a result Of the ice
shortage resulted in a conference be-
tween DR.. William G, Fowler, Dis
trict Health officer, and four or hve
of the dealers today.
Dr. Fowler, as chairman of Com
missioner Brownlow's ice conserva-
ton committee, warned the dealers
charged with profiteering that the
Health Department would take
prompt action against them unless
the prices are Immediately lowered.
The ice dealers were called to the
health office after several residents
OF the District complained that they
were being charged at the rate Of so
cents and 81 q hundred pounds.
The normal price Of ice Is $3.50 q
ton, while according to the reports
received by the ice conservation
committee, some Of the dealers are
charging $40 a tone for the COM
modify.
400 Per Cent Rise.
This means an increase in the re-
tail price of ice, OF over 400 per ceuI
in some cases stated DR.. Fowler. "If
the reports are true, some OF the
dealers are guilty OF deliberate
prohteering. Unusual conditions now
existent in Washington. might per.
nit a slight increase in the price. OF
ice, but such an enormous increass
will not be permitted.
ct af glad TO say, however, that the
greater number Of the dealers are not
taking advantage Of the ice shortage
to boost the prices-Rnd these fair
and square dealers deserve the com
mendation Of every person in the Dis
trict."
at is believed that the prohteering
Is confined to small sales only-where
ten, fifteen or twenty pounds Of ice
is sold to customer, but Dr.. Fowler
points out that the person who buys
can least afford to pay the prohteeF."
Dealers POoIinG stOesk.
Practically all of the ice supply in
the District is being pooled by the
dealers, as a result of advice given
by the Ice Conservation Committee.
1t is expected this will prevent actual
suffering for the time being.
DR.. Fowler is taking especial care
to see that hospitals and homes where
there is illness or babies do not suf-
fer.
Sales OF Zee to wholesalers are
now being reduced to 20 percent OF
the normal, so the small consumer
may receive as near his regular sup
ply as possible.
Hospitals and childrens' institu-
lions in Washington reported today
that they are running on a close
margin, and declare a slightly smaller
quantity OF ice than they are re-
ceiving will mean actual hardship.
At George Washington University
Hospital. 1t was reported "a pound
or two less of ice might mean suf-
fering." while the officials at the
Garfield Memorial Hospital said that
the institution is using about so per-
cent of its supply for previous years.
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
NIGHT WATCHMEN TO
VISIT CHESAPEAKE BEACH

The fifteenth annual excursion %
the Night watchmen's Association win
be held at Chesapeake Beach on Au-
gust 5. The association IL made mp
Of trained and experienced special Of
ficers who act as an independent aux
Hilary Of the regular police force. be-
ing employed by business frms for
protection OF their establishments.
James P. Cochran IL chairman Of the
committee on arrangements.
The Washington times., 1919-07-30
HOUSE FAVoRS PROBE
OF WAR RISK BUREAU

House Republican leaders have de-
termined on an investigation of the
War Risk Bureau and its expenses. to
be conducted during the House recess.
The inquiry will be made by the
House Committee on Treasury De-
partment expenditures, Of which Con-
gresham Dale Of Vermont is chair
man.
The Washington times., 1919-07-30

AA~A opportunities to BUY
INK S5ns RENT ". att 5iFs4:s
YOU last week in the
wv Real Estate Classified
Advertising of The
TIMES. Consult these pages tocay
for the best home-offersl
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31
williams Paragraphs.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Greiner Of New
Richland, Mimi, are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Johnson
and with friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Marcus OF Wool.
stock were here few days ago visit
ing friends and transacting business.
The Will Mullen children are recov-
ering from an attack of mumps.
Mrs. J. c. Haldeman entertained a
number of the little folks at her home
Wednesday evening. from four to
eight, Everyone enjoyed the party very
much.
Roy Cox is using his tractor outfit
on the Jack Murphy place, cleaning up
the. groves.
Mesdames Oliver and Oscar James
were county seat visitors Wednesday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31
Long Lines of American Box
Cars Bearing Them will
Leave Coblenz on
Wednesday.
ARE BOUND FOR BREsT
Most of Regiments Have
Turned in Equipment
And are Ready.

Coblenz, March 31.-When the first
Of the many long lines of american
box cars required to move the division
from the Rhine to Brest backs in We'd
nesday morning the Forty-second will
he all ready to hop on board,
Saturday saw most of the regiments
rid Of the equipment they had to turn
over before they can start OH the
homeward journey. The artillery had
turned in its animals, guns, caissons,
wagons, and harness and was back
|again to the condition i'll which it was
when. like workmen without tools, it
came overseas in 1917.
Get Last Shot.
The infantry had delivered up its
transport, the engineers their wagons
and tools. and machine gun companies
and battalions their pet weapons. The
paper work." which is tremendous
before an overseas movement, is near
ing completion. And surgeons We're
administering the last shots of anti
typhoid vaccine.
Others to Fellow.
AS soon as the Forty is out
of the way the Thirty ~ the
Michigan and Wisconsin division-will
follow them in the same way. And
then comes big movement for ILL
-noissns, for the Thirty-third and Fifth
are scheduled to come up and become
parts of the army Of occupation along
the Rhine.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31

Monday from two weeks visit with
a sister at Eagle Grove.
o. b. Olson is on the sick list.
Walter Henderson motored to Des
Moines Monday.
Mrs. Burgess Of Waterloo is visiting
her sisters, Miss Anna Gabrielson and
Mrs. p. G. Peterson.
Marvin Peterson was passenger to
Jewell Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berger johnson OF
Jewell are visiting the Hans A. Ander.
son family.
Miss Lowende Henderson of Des
Moines is visiting relatives in this vi
cinity.
Mrs. B. Rando and Mrs. Pete Oak.
land were Story City callers Tuesday.
Mrs. Ed Erickson and Mrs. w. II
Wilson spent Tuesday with the Sam
Fredrickson family at Roland.
Peter Moe was a business caller at
Story City Monday.
Mrs. StOlph and daughter of Jewell
were guests at the 2. II. Eyseland home
Monday.
Nh. and Mrs. j. s. Sydness and two
children were Story City visitors Sat
urday.
Gay and ,Jemima Panlsrud arrived
home from Forest City to spend the
week end under the parental roof.
Miss Adcline Walen was q Story City
visitor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. H Tridten mOtored
to Story City Thursday.
Mrs. Bertha Rando called on friends
at Jewell Friday.
Mrs. Julia Arnie and little daughter
Of Eagle Grove spent the week end at
the home of the formers cousin, Mrs.
3. RandO.
Mrs. Erickson and. children of Jack
son, Mimi, are visiting Mrs. Els par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Anderson.
Mrs. Jennie Olson-Hermanson OF
Jewell was local caller Saturday.
March 81.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31

: & . Z Z,
of parole and place its duties under
the board of control is before the SEN
ate. The secretary of the parole
board would be continued in his pres
emit duties at his current salary. mere
ly transferring his Office to the board
of control department, and continuing
under the jurisdiction of that board.
The change was proposed by the COM
mittee on departmental affairs.
The house has passed the Rule bill
previously, adopted in the senate, pro-
posing full woman suffrage by consti-
tutional amendment, but the measure
must survive. the next legislature be-
fore it can be submitted to a vote OF
the people.
Tuition On Soldiers Bill.
A division of opinion has been caus-
cd in the legislature OH the proposal to
send former members of the 16Sth III
fantry to New York to meet the regi-
ment when it returns with the Rain
bow division. The senate passed bill
by Senator Ratcliff of Red Oak for an
appropriation of $4,000 to pay the ex-
penses of the invalided soldiers, but
when the house military affairs conl-
mittee got hold of the bill, it changed
it radically. As before the house, the
bill would make an appropriation OF
$4,000 and designate Des MONIES as
the city in which to hold an official
reception for the 16Sth infantry. the
state paying all expenses for the at
tendance of disabled Iowans who saw
service in the war in either the army
or navy branch. 1t is said many mem
bers of the house are opposed to the
new measure as amended, and even
stronger opposition probably would
develop in the senate if the house pass
ed it. as committee. members declare
it will. sF
The senate has disapprOved, for
second time, the adoption OF the en-
blem designed by the state y, A. y:
as an official Iowa flag. The house
pa sed the measure after the. senate
had rejected it, and when the house
bill reached the upper chamber, it was
not considered, ruling by Lieut.. GOV.
Moore. sustained by the senate, holding
consideration of the bill out OF order,
as it was similar to one already de-
feated. g;s.s..5ts
The senate committee on schools and
text books is considering the house bill
by Representative Dean providing that
instruction in secular subjects i'll all
schools of Iowa shall be in the English
language exclusively.
There have been nosfurther develop
ments in the Investigation of the Office
of secretary of state, conducted by the
senate committee on departmental at
fairs. The matter is expected to be
DISPOSED of by the committee this week.
Buff Orpington eggs for sale. Mrs.
ID w Groves 3.17deOd-f-itf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31

nesday. u
Alonza Glaze has applied for admis-
sion into Oakdale sanitorium. Mr..
Glaze had influenza in the early winter
and went to work too soon afterWard,
bringing on relapse that rapidly ran
him into tuberculosis. Mr.. Glaze has
been hard working, thrifty man but
his long illness has proved too much
for him and few days ago some OF
his neighbors took upra subscription
that amounted to about $50 for him.
He has wife and child.
DR.. Demoree, who was here few
weeks ago looking over the situation.
has asked to have the house recently
vacated by the J. Aumiller family rent
ed for him and. he is expected to locate
here about the. first week in April.
DIR. Demoree was one Of the assistant.
state psychologists when he started in
practice and comes here well recon-
mended.
Mrs. We're v. Lopez left Friday to,
Join her husband in New Haven. Mrs
Lopez, who grew up in this community.
leaves a score of friends who will miss.
her greatly. Mrs. Lopers experience
and training should fit her to be a.
great help to her husband who Is soon
to accept pastorate as Congrega-
tional minister.
The. Needle Club met Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Angie Crab
tree, with Mrs. o. Olson as assistant
hostess
The AZ Club met at the r. E. Wilson
home Thursday evening.
The Henry Meyers sale went well
Friday. The young couple are plan
ming to leave soon for Ohio the former
home of Mrs Meyers, who since her
illness is anxious to be near her par
ents.
The d. w. Fitchorn family took Mrs.
Swatzley and her little daughter Lola
May to Alden Friday to consult doc
tor about the latter.
Mrs ]. B. Tedrow held her sale OF
household goods Saturday afternoon,
at which everything sold very well.
Marvel Ferguson has been visiting
at the ID. w. Fitchorn and Swatziey
families this week during her school
vacation. Miss Ferguson is teaching
the Dyer school, which re-opened today
for the spring term.
Marshal Ed Millsap has been very
busy dragging roads with his tractor
drag since the last rain.
Among the visitors to Webster City
Wednesday We're Rev. Geo. Jecklin and
Rev. ~. OMeara.
March 81.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31
Randall News.

Miss Maggie Rando was Story City
caller Monday.
( Mrs. o. Amundson Of Jewell visited
her daughter, Mrs. John G. Peterson.
Thursday.
Miss Esther Lovig went to Eagle
Grove Monday, having accepted a po-
sition there. 4a
Miss Emma Johnson arrived home
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31
Milo Foster Writes.

r. G. Foster this morning received a
letter from his son, Milo. with the
Rainbow division near COblenz. He
writes that the division leaves soon for
sailing port 10 return home to the
United States. Dispatches today state
that this division will leave Coblenz
for Brcst Wednesday.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31
In the District Court.

In the case of Lawrence n. Peterson
VS.. Frank Burcham. tried i'm the dis
trict court last week, the jury returned
IA verdict allowing the plaintiff 500
He put in claim for $3.50 for dam
ages.
The case of James Jenkinson VS.
Dora Berggren ct al is on trial today.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31

Miss Edith TuFpin was married to
Mr.. Earl v. Barker at Boone Wednes-
day. The young people will make their
home in this city. The Freeman-Jour-
nal was in error in a previous report
of this happy event.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31
Card Of Thanks.

We wish to thank the many neigh
bors and friends who were so kind to
us during the recent illness and death
of our beloved wife and mother.
John ID. House and Children.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31

Mrs. A. Il. Evans and baby Of Blairs-
burg were visitors in this city between
trains today enrOute to Woodstock
where they will spend few days Wis
iting Mrs. G. A. Smith.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-03-31
The Consumer Must Pay

The consumer pays the freight and
then some on all flour shipped to Web
ster City merchants. Be fair and con-
sentative by using home grown and
home manufactured goods. Every
pound guaranteed pure and best.
3-27d6j1f1 Webster City Mills.