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The Washington times., 1919-03-20
BIDS INDICATE DROP
IN BUILDING PRICES

Indications of a break in prices for
building construction are seen by offi-
cials Of the bivisioi Of Public Works
and Construction of the Department
Of Labor in bids just opened for the
Seaman and Navigation Building to
lie erected by the Navy Department
at Annapolis.
Although incomplete tabulation Of
the bids prevents announcement as
yet as to. the successful bidder for the
contract, all the bids submitted, with
the exception Of one, it was announc-
ed today, were below the estimated
price of 5000 fixed by the Navy
Department. Some were as low as
S65s, 927, and the majority of them
were as much as 100000 below the
estimate.
From this officials feel they are
justified in the belief that prevailing
estimates by the Government on con-
struction and building works are too
high; and that when contractors have
specifications and details of work
before them they are able to work
out construction costs lower than the
level Of prices popularity supposed to
obtain in building construction.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
C. OF C. AIMS TO REMEDY
SHORTAGE OF POLICEMEN

The Chamber OF Commerce com.
mittee on police and fire protection
Of which Isaac Cans is chairman, will
meet tomorrow night to formulat;
rlans for co-ordinating the interest,
OF the public and the two depart
ments.
The committee plans to be ar
agency for presenting the needs OF
the citizens of Washington and the
Fire and Police Departments to Con-
gress.
Our first problem will be to relieve
the present shortage OF 200 police.
IEen," said Mr.. Cans. There are
some parts of Washington in which
1t may be said il is dangerous to walk
at night, so inadequate is the num-
Der of policemen in that precinct"
A committee on the development
OF Great Falls water power, with P.
7. Moran. as chairman, was named
ty the chamber yesterday.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-If You Know Dr..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret of keeping young is to fed
young-to do this you must watch your
liver and boWels-there'snoneedo of hav-
ing a salloW complexion - dark rings
under your eyes pimples-a bilious
look In your face-duIl eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctorwiIl tell you ninety
per cent of ali sickness comes from in.
active bowels and liver.
DIR. Edwards . well-knoWn physician
in Ohio perfected Z vegetable COM
pound mixed with olive oil to act on
the liver and bowels, which he gave to
his patients for years.
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the sub
stitute for calomel. are gentle in their
action yet always effective. They bring
about that exuheHanca Of spirit, that
natural buoyancy which should Be en-
joyed byeveryone, By toning up the liver
and clearing the system Of impuritiea
You VIII know Dr.. Edwards Olive
TNblets By their olive color. 10c an1
y: Per bo& Al dfuGEistG
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
GIRL, IS, POISONS
HER LOVERS WIFE

SEATTLE, Wash, March 2O.-In-
latuated with Douglas storrs, an
automobile mechanic, Miss Ruth Gar
rison, eighteen years OF age, ran up
against a tough Experimentation
was married.
Miss Garrison decided she would
suggest that Mrs. Grace z. StorFs, the
wife, sue for divorce. She had her as
guest Tuesday at luncheon at q
downtown tearoom.
It was learned today that Mrs.
Storrs did not look favorably on the
proposed divorce proceedings, with
the result that Miss Garrison put
poison in q fruit cocktail which Mira.
Storrs ate. She died shortly after.
ward
These facts were brought out today
in q confession the girl made to the
police. She was arrested yesterday
At the home Of her uncle, James d.
Esary. president Of the Island Trans
portation Company,
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
RETAIL TRADE EXTENSION
WILL BE MAPPED OUT

The committee on extension Of re.
tail trade of the Merchants and Manu-,
facturers' Association, Of which Les.
ter Lansburgh is chairman, will meet
this afternoon in the rooms Of the as.
ISOLATION.
Plans for formulating a policy OF
mail order trade IN Washington will
be discussed. TAe members of the
committee, in addition to Mr.. Lans-
burgh, are Harry c. Grove, Louis
Hirsch. Harry w. Hahn, and Frank
r. Jelleff
The committee on the traffic bu-
reau, of which George S. DeNeale is
chairman, met yesterday and voted
unanimously to establish at once the
proposed traffic bureau for the benefit
of Local merchants.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
'LUDENDOREF LIVES
SECLUDED IN BERLIN

BERLIN, March 10, via London,
March 2O.-General LudendorfH. former
quartermaster general Of the German
army. who recently disposed Of his
book on the war at Stockholm, is now
living here in seclusion.
Ludendorf insisted upon the pro-
vision that the book be published out
side of Germany. He still refers to
William as His Majesty the En-
peror," but the book is said to con-
tain nothing Sensational. When pub
lished the work Is expected to defend
the eX-Kaiser.
Ludendorn has become morose and
silent, and he habitually leaves the
hotel where he Is living by a side
door. He refuses to recognize his
friends. When II was suggested that
he go on \ lecture tour he grufhy de-
clared he was not interested.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
ITS OTIS. WHlSKEY TAKEN
FROM CARS At HAGERST0WN

HAGERSTowN. Nd, March 90
There will be a wet time in this town
under a dry regime as q result Of IFS
quarts OF whiskey disappearing from
three freight cars loaded with liquor
while standing on a side track in the
Western Maryland railroad yards
here. The robbery occurred a few
nights ago, but only was discovered
today by railroad officers.
A car laden with merchandise also
was broken open and a quantity Of
shoes and dry goods are believed to
have been stolen. 1t is believed that
the whiskey was stolen by boot
leggers, who AEe operating extern
sively here.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
Germans Trade Their
Doubtful Bank Notes In
Holland. For Diamonds

Individual Germans are snug
CLING German bank notes to Hol-
land and buying diamonds to take
back to Germany, according to
official advices today.
AS a result of this activity,
there has been an advance Of %
per cent in the last four months
in the price Of diamonds, accord
ing to the largest diamond mer-
chants in Holland.
The Germans believe that their
own money represents less future
value than diamonds. In conse-
quence of these transactions, the
dispatches say, the value Of the
German mark in Holland is being
reduced.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
BANK BANDIT CAUGHT
AFTER $1,000 ROBBERY

FREEPoRT. N. z. March 20
Three men, unmasked. walked into
the First National Bank here yester-
day, covered the I'VE employees OF the
institution, with their revolvers and
took 5000 that was at the paying
teller's window. They drove away in
an automobile.
They were oveFtaken at Jamaica.
Two OF them were captured and the
money wasl recovered. In resisting
arrest, Frederick r. Aphernal, one OF
the bandits, was shot in the shoulder
The other man gave his name as
David Broomstein. The third mem
Der Of the party escaped
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J. BOND SMITH OFF TO
ADDRESS BUFFALO MEETING

J. Bond Smith, formerly assistant
attorney in the Postofhce Department,
IN charge OF the enforcement OF the
espionage and trading with the enemy
acts, now practicing law in this city,
will address the anti-bolsheviki organi-
zation OF Buffalo manufacturers and
employers tomorrow night on the boil
sheviki question in this country.
Mr.. Smith will leave for Buffalo to-
night. D. w. Sewers, of the Sewers
Manufacturing Company. is chairman
OF the Buffalo committee which ex-
tended the Invitation.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
KING ALBERT TOLD
HOW SUBJECTS DIED

BRUSSELS, March 2O.-King Albert,
with barred head, stood amidst little
group of weeping peasants at Tamines
today and heard the story of how 3s2
Belgium civilians had been shot by
the Germans there in 1914.
The King was greatly moved as he
listened to the tragic recital and
looked upon the victims graves.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
ARMY CAPTAIN ENDS LIFE.

NEW YORK, March 2o.-Capt. Regi-
Maid E. Taylor, attached to the chem
icaI service of the United States army,
committed suicide here with illumins-
ting gas. The officers mind is be-
Iieved to have been unbalanced as q
result Of experimental work with gas
and flame inventions.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
aFREsHIEv JOKE FAILS.

SEATTLE, Wash, March 2O.-The
freshman class at the University of
Washington painted the campus water
tower and electric lights green. 1t was
one of the annual ''jokes." But the
joke didn't work out as intended. The
class has been presented with a bill
for S43.63 to cover the damage done.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
CONG. RI0RDAN AND WIFE
HURT IN AUTO CRASH

Injuries OF Congressman Daniel ].
Riordan, of New York, and wife in an
automobile accident in California.
were more serious than at first re-
ported, according to a telegram re-
ceived at the office of Mr.. Riordan.
Both are at RiVeFdale, Cal. in 4
hospital. Mr.. RioTdan suffered 4 frac-
tured rib and decorations and Mrs.
Riordan had q fracture Of the left
arm below the elbow,
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
PALMER TAKES QUAKER
"0ATH" BEFORE COURT

When Attorney General \. Mitchell
Palmer was admitted to practice be-
fore the Supreme Court OF the United
States yesterday, instead Of taking
the usual oath he merely affirmed"
that he would govern himself by the
laws governing practice before that
tribunal This was in accordance
with the tenets Of the Society OF
Friends. or Quakers, OF which he is
q member.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
d. G. Business Men
Should Employ City
Manager" Says King

The employment by washington
business men Of business manager
to look after the city's interests in
Congress and otherwise was adVo-
Gated BY Senator william II. King OF
Utah, IN q speech before the Board
or Trade at the March Meeting in the
New willard Hotel last night.
fhe business men OF this city
should employ q man-an agent"
as he Is termed in Great BlFtain-the
best man that could be found. to in
VestlBate the problems incident to
municipal growth and development, to
approach the committees OF Congress
constantly as your mouthpieee, pre-
sentinS your needs. your. wants and
your requirements.
He should be the best man that
can be found and should be paid ny
the business men and not by the Gov
eminent. Such q man would cost
5000 or $4,000, but would be worth
many times that amount. II he were
paid by the Government he would be a
politician and take the Government
viewpoint, but II paid by the business
interests would be q business man.
american cities know nothing Of
municipal government. They are poll
teal cesSpools and fostering sores Of
graft and corruption. I have studied
the municipal question in England and
Scotland.
lover there IL there is not q capable
manager in the municipality they ad-
vertise for one all over the kingdom.
And they are the best governed cities
in the world"
WouId Have CanltaI Best.
Il want Washington to be the best
governed city in the world. and
reiterate what said twenty years
sgo-let the business men get a city
manager and have him present at all
Of committees on the Dis
trict OF Columbia. as well as looking
after the city's interests at all times"
The Senator stated that when he
hrst came TO Congress twenty years
ago he was on the District Of Column
bia Committee, and Investigated the
water situation of the city. He stated
that the Great Falls water shed could
Rave been purchased then for S45o.Ooe,
but there was q judgment against 1t
for 100000 by the Butler estate.
He expressed great interest in Capt.
Oliver p. MetEerott's suggestion, ear
IIer In the evening. that the city look
10 the unpolluted PGtuxent river
in Maryland for its next
water supply expansion.
MOnael Hum0POus.
Congressman Frank W. Mondell Of
Republican leader OF the
next Congress, evoked much applause
BY humor injected into a talk on
of the past. He said he
was going to do everything he could
70 make Washington the most beauti-
iul city in the world, and to start on
he mall project south Of the Avenue
- soon as possible.
He also advocated the development !
II the Great Falls water power and
he developmentsof the park system, |
where Rock Creek and |
Parks join He said he hoped |
would never be a manu- |
,acturing, or a business city, but |
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
SHE'S A AGOOD SCOUT"

SEATTLE, Wash. March 2o.-Be-
cause Mrs. Clara G. Vein. a senior law
student at the University Of Washing
ton, as q good scout" she Is now
a cane along with the male
members OF her class. The men Of
the class conferred on her the priVil-
eye OF carrying a senior law cane
sacred to the species that
wears trousers and derby hats.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
LARGEST BUFFALO HERD
IN COUNTRY is SOLD

DENVER, Col, March 2O.-What is
said to be the biggest and finest buff
falo herd in the United States has
been sold and is to be divided and
shipped to different parks throughout
the country. The herd, numbering
more than 200 animals. was owned by
d. B. Turner and William Clayton, of
Wyoming. It was ranged on the
open country Of that State and was
built up from q start of ten animals.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
COP GETS GDOUBLE TOUGH

UEIONTOWN, Pa, March 2O.-Po-
liceman Frank Ellsworth suffered a
double touch" here recently. After
he had "come across" with the price
OF a meal for a stranger he noticed
that the latter had filched his gun.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
THREe Die IN NINE HAT.

NEW KENsINGToN, Pa. March %.
The bodies OF three miners killed IN
an explosion in the Valley Camp Coal
Company mine No I. near here. were
found under the debris. Iginition q
Gas poekst BY q rblow oats shot e
blamed.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
SPANISH STRIKE ENDED.

BARCELONA, March 20.-The gen.
eral strike here has been settled. most
OF the workers claims being con-
ceded.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20
"BAYER CROSS"
ON ASPIRIN
Always Ask for Genuine
GBayer Tablets of Aspirin"

Only Aspirin Tablets with the safety
aBayer Cross" on them are genuine
@Eayer Tablets Of Aspirin" owned and
made by Americans and proved s6fe by
millions of people. Unknown quantities
Of fraudulent Aspirin Tablets were
Bcld recently by q Brooklyn dealer
which proved to be composed mostly
Of Talcum Powder.
''Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" should
always be asked for. Then look for
the safety "Bayer Cross" on the pack
age and on each tablet. Accept moth
ing elsei Proper directions and dos
age in each Bayer package.
Aspirin Is the trade mark Of Bayer
Manufacture Of Monoceticacidester Of
SalicvlIacid.
The Washington times., 1919-03-20

merely the most beautiful capital in
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-06
COMB SAGE TEA IN
FADED OR GRAY HAIR
II Mixed with Sulphur it Darkens
so Naturally Nobody
can Tell

GRANDMOTHER kept her hair beauti-
FULLY darkened. glossy and attractive
with brew OF Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair took on that dull.
faded or streaked appearance, this
simple mixture was applied with won
derful effect By asking at any drug
store for "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" you will get a large bot
tie OF this Old-time recipe, improved
by the addition Of other ingredients. all
ready to use, at very little cost This
simple mixture can be depended upon
TO restore natural color and beauty to
the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound now because il
oarkens so naturally and evenly that
nobody can tell il has been applied
its so easy TO use. too. You simply
dampen a comb or soft brush and
draw it through your hair, taking one
strand at a time. By morning the
gray hair disappears; after another
application or two. it is restored to its
natural color and looks glossy, soft
and beautiful.-Adv.
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and seized a stone to hurl at him AS
1 did so the rObber fled with gun in
hand. If the gun had been loaded l
suppose that this little history would
never have been written. Quickly 1
hurled the stone at the robber 1 re-
member it was a su4alliSh stone about
the size of hens egg. 1 saw it Craze
the side of his heFl. I saw his hand
touch the place which the stone had
grazed. He reeled and nearly fell and
recovered himself and ran on, but the
little stone had pat the mark of Cain
upon him.
The stranger Jay still in the road.
lifted his head and dropped it quick
~ with a strange sickness. The feel
of it and the way it fell back upon the
ground when Get go scared me, for l
knew that he was dead. The dust
around him wEs wet. I ran down the
hill a few steps and stopped and
whistled to M FLY. I could hear her
answering wb4nny far down the dusty
road and thea her hoOfs as she gal
Hoped toward me. She came within a
few feet of ne and stood snorting. ]
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FLIGHT NOT PRINCES FIRST
Former Heir to German Throne
Jumped From Window to Escape
Oncominq French

The former crown prince of Germany
never took unnecessary chances. His
flight from his radical-swept father
land is in keeping with traits he ex-
hibited to the French during many IN
cidents Of the great war. In letter
received at Chicago from Sergt. Ralph
Sinclair Of the mobile ordnance repair
division, a veteran OF Chateau Thierry.
the one-time heir to the German crown
is described as jumping from window
to flee from the oncoming French.
The story was told Sergeant Sin
clair by the mistress of French
chateau near an American camp.
sit was during the first German drive
in 1914" Sergeant Sinclair wrote,
'Iwhen they swept down into France
In the full flower OF their military
power. She saw the tired Pofius fall
back, worn out with nine days of cease
less fighting to stem that apparently
Irresistible army. Then she saw the
great German war machine roll on.
Some OF the German high command
came to her chateau. and then a re-
splendent figure on horseback. He
swung an emerald-headed sWegger-
stick and bore himself with an air Of
conscious superiority-the crown
prince.
"He informed the lady OF the cha
teau that on the morrow his troops
would be In Paris. But six miles back
the tired Poilus had halted and fought
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CHAPTER VII.
NV Third Peril.

'Mr. Purvis" took his pay in salts
and stayed with US until my first great
adventure cut him of. 1t came one
July day when I was in my sixteenth
year. He behaved badly, and I, as any
normal boy would have done who had
had my schooling in the candle light.
We had kept Grimshaw from our door
by paying interest and the sum of $50
on the principal. 1t had been hard
work to live comfortably and carry the
burden of debt. Again Grimshaw had
begun to press US. My uncle wanted
to get his paper and learn, if possible,
when the senator was expected in
Canton.
So he gave me permission to ride
with Purvis, to the post office-a dis
lance of three miles-to get the mail.
Purvis rode in our only saddle and I
bareback, on a handsome white FLY
which my uncle had given me soon
after she was foaled. / had fed and
petted and broken and groomed her
and she had grown so fond OF me that
my whistled call would bring her gal
looping from the remotest reaches of
the pasture. I had named her Sally
| DOSduSO lHdt WIS the Only name which
| seemed to express my fondness.
Mr.. Purvis" was not an experienced
rider. My FLY led him at a swift gal
lop over the hills, and I heard many
q muttered complaint behind me. but
she liked a free head when we took
the road together, and 1 let her have
her way.
Coming back we fell in with another
rider who had been resting at Seayer's
little tavern through the heat OF the
day. He was a traveller on his way
to Canton and had missed the right
trail and wandered far a6eld. He had
a big military saddle with bags and
shiny brass trimmings and a pistol In
a holster, all OF which appealed to nv
eye and interest. The FLY was a little
tired and the stranger and I were rid.
ing abreast at a walk while Puryis
trailed behind us.
We heard quick stir in the bushes
by the roadside.
whats that?" Purvis demanded IL
a half-whisper OF excitement. We
stopped
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on-not a bit. Where'd ye git yer
jumper?"
MADE it with the ak and some
nails" 1 answered.
After we got to the barn door at last
he went to the house and lighted his
lantern and came back with it wrapped
in blanket and Aunt DeeI came with
him.
How proud it made me to hear him
say:
'Deel, our boy is man nOw-made
this jumper all lone by himself an
has got through all right"
She came and held the lantern I'D
to my face and looked at my hands.
well, my stars, Bartr' she ex-
claimed in a moment. II thought ye
would freeze up solid-ayes-
boyl"
We carried the grist in and Aunt
Deel made some pudding. How good
it was to feel the warmth of the fire
and of the hearts of those who loved
me! How I enjoyed the pudding and
milk and bread and butteri
Il guess you've. gone through the
second peril that OF Kate spoke of, -
said Aunt Deel as 1 went upstairs.
Uncle Peabody went out to look at
the horses.
When 1 awoke in the morning 1 OBJ
served that Uncle Peabody's bed had
not been slept in. I hurried down and
heard that our off horse had died in
the night of collie. Aunt Deel was cry
ing. AS he saw me Uncle Peabody
began to dance a jig in the riddle
of the floor.
Balance yer partners =" he shouted
''You an amt goin' to be- discouraged
If all the bosses die-be we. 0art?"
Never" I answered.
That's the talk! If Necessary Wen
hitch Purvis up with t'other boss an
git our haulin' DONE"
He and Purvis roared with laughter
and the strength of the current swept
me along with them.
"We're the luckiest folks in the
world. anyway" Uncle Peabody went
on. '.Bart's alive an there's three feet
O., snow on the level an more comm
an it's colder'n Greenland"
It was such a bitter day that we
worked only three hours and came
back to the house and played Old
Sledge by the f1reside.
Rodney Barnes came over that after
noon and said that he would lend US
horse for the hauling.
We had good sleighing after that
and got our bark and salts to market
and earned sos. But while We got our
pay in paper ''bank money" we had
to pay our debts in wheat, salts or
corn, so that our earnings really
amounted to only $62.5O, my uncle
said. We gave the balance and ten
bushels Of wheat to Mr.. Grimshaw for
a spawned horse, after which he
agreed to give US at least a years ex-
tension on the principal.
We felt easy then.
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Then promptly a vOice-a voice
which did not recognize broke the
silence with these menacing words,
sharply spoken:
''Your money or your life %
''Mr. PurviS" whirled his horse and
sIashed him up the hill. CHANGING
backward, I saw him lose stirrup and
fall and pick himself up and run as
if his life depended on it. I saw the
stranger draw his pistol gun went
off in the edge of the bushes close by.
The fash of fire from its muzzle
leaped at the stranger. The horses
reared and plunged and mine threw
me in clump of small peoples by the
roadside and dashed down the hill.
My fall on the stony siding had
| stunned me and l lay for three or four
seconds, as nearly as I can estimate it,
in strange and peaceful dream. Why
did 1 dream of Amos Grimshaw COM
Ing to visit me again, and why. above
| all, should it have seemed to me that
enough things were said and done in
that little flash of a dream to ill a
whole day-enough of talk and play
and going and coming, the whole end
I
| and again I have wondered about that
dream. 1 came to and lifted my head
and my consciousness swung back upon
the track of memory and took up the
| thread Of the day, the briefest remove
| from where it had broken.
peered through the bushes. The
light was unchanged. 1 could see
quite clearly. The horses were gone
1t was very still. The stranger lay
helpless in the road and figure was
| bending over him. 1t was a man with
handkerchief hanging over his face
with holes cut opposite his eyes. He
had not seen my fall and thought, as
l learned later, that 1 had ridden away.
His gun lay beside him. it's stock
toward me. I observed that Il piece
of wood had been split off the lower
side of the stock. jumped to 10y feet