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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

about because . society girl who
il writing a crook play wishes to
study crooks at close range. She
appeals to q young lawyer friend,
who obligingly hunts up a bunch
Of crooks and asks them to her
house party. They believe she is
zone Of them" and they act &C.
cordingly, causing little less than
civil war in the aristocratic SUBJ
urb and incidentally bringing the
girl and her parents near everlast-
inx disgrace.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
At the Fifth Avenue.

All those who have seen on the
legitimate stage or in opera, Pros
per Merimee's immortal story Of
Carmen" will find in this pictur
ization Of the story for Geraldine
Farrar. one OF the most thrilling
photoplays seen here in many
years. Carmen" will be shown at
the Fifth Avenue theatre tonight,
and doubtless will be acclaimed as
one Of the most popular Of the
Farrar series Of photoplays.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24
At Tho Majestic.

Elsie Ferguson is among the dis
tinguished artists Of the stage and
screen who believe that the late
war has exercised a powerful in
tiuence upon the future develop
ment Of the drama and the photo
play.
A charter that Is wholly in keep
ing with Miss Ferguson's words is
portrayed by the talented star in
her new Pafamount-Artcraft pic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

hearted man who marries her and
then goes through IRE to win her
love. The episode Of the fated
third kiss from which the picture
derives its name, IL q clever little
twist that adds to the enjoyment
of the flim.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-24

Building and engineering on
tracts in the United tSates for the
first six months OF 1913 show an
increase Of $50, 000, 900 over all last
year. va
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
TOWL|NE
GREAT BLESSING

Even the very best o. cars will at
times need to be towed. and at all
times il is better to have a line and
not need it.than to need il and not
have it.
There are times when cars will alb
solutely refuse to run. when they will
not go up even the slightest grade on
first speed.
This is especially likely to be true
with cars equipped with other than
magnetic ignition. and while it is not
necessarily reflection upon other
types OF ignition. it is nevertheless a
fact that must be reckoned with by
motorists. especially by tourists.
When the ignition goes dead and the
car must be towed, IT is great bless
ing to have a towline. even IL it is
only a stout piece OF rope.
Such line or rope can also be used
to get The car out Of mud or sand by
wrapping it around the wheel, or one
! of the wheels, which needs traction"
to get it out of its difficulty.
The mOtorist may here ask. WHY
be towed at all? Why not fix the
trouble yourself?"
The answer to this is that when a
distributor or other battery-ignition
device gets out of order, the average
mOtOrist is not expected TO be able to
adjust it, nor is it likely that he can
do so, even if he has ambitions in this
respect.
The fact is that only a master cleo
trician expert can properly adjust a
distributor that has gone awry.
He will first, OF course, clean the
fouled contact points, then he will ad
just them and finally he probably will
have to change the main adjustment
of the carbureter, giving the car a
richer mixture for the time being, be
cause the distributor system will not
always work on the lower grades Of
gasoline unless a richer mixture is
fed.
If IT is found that the adjusted and
cleaned distributor works better after
while. the mixture can be reduced
to the point where backfiring again
{ becomes a warning that this type Of
Ignition is not working efficiently.
Consider the lowly towline, which
coils itself up meekly under the back
seat or elsewhere. and is humility
personification until it is needed, and
then. behold, it is a giant in it's
strength and a help and comfort in
time of need.
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
FORD SEES. SIXTEEN
YEARS OF HARD SERVICE

In the salesroOm of the Denk-
Thompson Company Ford dealer in De-
troit, is Ford touring car No. 6O4 look
ing wonderfully youthful and sturdy
despite its sixteen years of daily SER
vice. The car was accepted as $50 on
the purchase of new Ford. Apart
from style the old-timer is worth more
than that-it goes" and the motor is
quite some years this side OF being a
pensioncr. but vogue in motordom has
changed since 1904.
Engines are no longer wound I'D
from the side, steering wheels no
longer stick straight up into the air,
and then, too. ight-hOrsepower and
hVe-gallon gas tanks aren't quite suf-
hcient for the modern motorist. The
faithful Ford has not outworn its use
fuln@ss-it has merely outliyed IT.
self. 1t is as though an old Indian
chieftain would sport himself adorned
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
AUTO IS BANG-UP
STRIKE BREAKER

"As a strike breaker and transpor-
tation emergency runner the motor
car and truck is batting 100 per cent"
says c. c. Frey, of the Kissel Motor
Car Company.
During the recent trolley and ele-
waited railroad strikes in New York
automobiles and motor trucks were
rushed to the rescue by department
stores and corporations SO their en-
ployes could get to work in the morn
ing and get home at night without
loss of time.
During the recent race riots in
Chicago, au.c7notive equipment trans
ported troops and supplies to the
scenes OF action in quick time. And
in the roundup OF questionable char
acters in every city 1t is the automo-
bile that put speed behind the authori.
ties.
Likewise during the recent strike
of the yardmen and other railroad EN-
ployes, tying UP freight rolling stock
as well as passenger trains, 10 was
the motor truck that was pressed into
service by shippers, and even the rail-
road companies themselves to move
the goods and supplies badly needed
in different parts of the country.
Right now, when Agricultural
10 Op against IL 70 utiiNtT lIs
record-breaking crops to warehouses
and elevators, 1t is the motor truck
that IL standing the brunt of this
service. caused by railroad labor trou-
bles and scarcity of rolling stock at
a time when IL is needed more than
at any other season of the year.
And what is more to the point, the
motor truck Is handling these emer-
gency situations in such a way that
even when the object has been at
tained and times are back to normal
the motor truck is most every case
stays on the job. not only because of
its economy and dependability. but it's
adaptability, enabling owners to use
it in more efficient way. thereby
saving time, labor and money; /. e.,
goods shipped by motor trucks are
handled only twice, once in loading
and once unloading, not at the freight
depot or warehouse miles away. but
from the door of the consignor to the
door of the consignee."
The Washington times., 1919-11-15

in earrings, feathers and moccasins
among his college-bred, stylishly clad
offspring. Noblest among them but OF
a different age.
And SO with this model "F" Ford.
What stories it might tell OF follow
Ing worn. rutted wagon roads. over
strange country perhaps, running
through creeks where bridges had
not been built. making it's owners
happy. Detroit wasn't so much of a
town hfteen years ago. 1t was Henry
Ford's second year manufacturing
Fords in factory: his company had
just been organized.
1t is not known who the original
purchaser OF this dependable old Ford
was or where he lived, whether in
New York or California, Michigan or
Florida. SiN-O-Four may have tray-
eled all of the States in the Union.
But now it has returned to the place
of it's birth, there to enjoy a quiet. re-
spectacle old age while II keeps on
running and running and running, and
cheating the junk man.
LOCK YOUR SPARE TIRES
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
AUTOMOTIVE
SECTION
CALLS AUTO INDUSTRY
WORLDS BIG BUSINESS

Here are few points made by
Guy Wilson. president OF the Traffic
Corporation of ST. Louis. in a recent
speech:
: Have you pondered over the fact
nat you are engaged in the worlds
greatest business-that OF transpor-
tatton?"
1T i4 safe to say that there are
more Es1iODs Of dollars invested in
The Washington times., 1919-11-15
AT1ONAI AUTO SERVICE MANAGERS MFET
"A CTON

any other"
"One automobile company alone is
now planning to raise it's capital to a
billion dollars"
"Good roads and motor trucks
move hand in hand
There is practically no limit to the
wealth that may be taken out Of the
ground, provided a practical way can
be found to transport II economically
TO that point on the face OF the earth
where it is needed"
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
NAMES PALMER
FOR CABINET
President Selects Alien
Property Custodian as
New Attorney General.

I. President Wilson yesterday nom
mated A. Mitchell Palmer, present
alien property custodian, as At
torney General, succeeding Thomas
w. Gregory, whose resignation
takes effect March 4.
Palmer, whose home is at Strouds-
burg. Pa, has been prominent in
Democratic politics for many years.
During the war in his work as
alien property custodian, Palmer
took over enemy properties in the
United States amounting to ap-
proximately 500. 100000 and admin
istered $4,000 trusts. Palmer has
been member of the. Democratic
National Committee from Pennsyl-
vania since 1912, having defeated
Col. James NJ. Guffey in bitter
fight in that State involving the
election of delegates to the Balti-
more convention.
In 1908 he was elected to Congress
from the Twenty-sixth PENNSYLVANIA
District and served three terms. Pal
mer was the author of the original
Federal child labor law which was re-
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
film FANS SEE
BIGGEST" STAR
Fatty Arbuckle Visits
Loew's Theaters During
Brief Stay Here.

Genial Fatty" Arbuckle, one of
the biggest" stars Of filmdom, drop
ped into the city last night to meet
a few thousand friends and admirers,
after signing a three-year 81. 900. 600
per-year contract with Adolph Zukor,
of Paramount Pictures, earlier in the
day.
Fatty" was introduced to an au-
dience of 1900 film-viewers in the
Palace Theater by Manager Law
renee Beatus, during the early even
ing exhibition. 1t was here that he
made a short speech that will put
him down in the minds of those
present as a humorist in words as
well as deeds.
East is East and West is West"
he started solemnly, but dry
throats will find both of these sec
tiOns too much the same after July
l." And he looked on the audience
with the air OF a Judge delivering
an opinion OF utmost import.
From the Palace, Arbuckle went
to the Columbia, where he met 5000
more holiday celebrators, packing
the house. He was introduced by
Manager Fred Klein.
The most striking thing about his
visit to this theater was his exit.
He was heading for a purring taxi,
when little girl rushed up to him.
"Dere's my Fatty" she yelled, and
insisted on an introduction. The
comedian met her. shook hands with
her and told her a secret which she
refused to divulge even to her wait
ing mother.
Mr.. Arbuckle was escorted to the
train by a delegation, among which
were oscar Morgan. mnaager of the
Paramount Exchange here, Thomas
and Mrs. Moore, L. Monta Bell and
George Preston Marshall.
He hoped on the outgoing train
for New Orleans. where he will stop
on his way to the coast.
Owing to the enthusiasm exhibited
at his introductions. which took place
only at the Doew Theaters, the man.
aGement OF these houses have made
arrangements to secure as soon as
possible an engagement of his latest
feature film entitled Love
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28

IL o'clock this morning. with the
Masonic Lodge and G. A r. in
charge.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
WAR WORKER WANTS
HER PROPERTY BACK
Mrs. MarcelIa Clark Claims Hus-
band Threatened Her.

Mrs. Marcella Clark. a war worker
and wife of Lieut.. Col. Alfred E.
Clark. who is attached to the office
of the Judge-Advocate General of the
army, filed petition yesterday in
the District Supreme Court to make
void a contract she signed in Port
land, Ore, in July. 1914. whereby she
turned over her property to her hus-
band.
On December 13, 1918, Mrs. Clark
filed suit for maintenance against
her husband.
The contract, she alleges. was
signed under threat that IL she re-
fused she would be incarcerated as
an insane person. She now asks the
District Supreme Court to set aside
the contract on the ground that her
signature was obtained by fraud.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28

Gently knocked out by the Supreme
Court.
In 1914 he was Democratic nominee
for the United States Senate from
Pennsylvania, but was defeated by
Senator Penrose. President Wilson in
1915 appointed him a judge Of the Unit
ed States Court of Claims. but Palmer
declined the appointment. In the
spring of 1918 he was offered an ap-
pointment by Gov. Brumbaugh. of
Pennsylvania Supreme Court, but re-
FUSED to leave his war work.
As alien property custodian his work
has been remarkably successful, and
in the administration of this office he
has won praise even from his bitterest
political enemies.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
BAPTISTS TO INSTALL
PASTOR NEXT WEEK
Ceremony Will Mark ll7th Ami
versary of Church.

Coincident with the celebration of
the I17th anniversary of its foundation
and the Tooth anniversary of the in
auguration of its Sunday school, the
congregation of First Baptist Church
will hold installation services for its
new pastor, Rev. DR.. Henry Allan Tup-
per. on Friday, March Z. and Sunday,
March 9.
Former pastors as well as represen-
tatives from other denominations win
make addresses. Musical features will
be attractive and an informal recep-
tion will be held.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
LOCAL FORECAST.

Maryland: Increasing cloudiness and warmer
Friday; rain at night and Saturday turning TO
snow Saturday in west portion colder Saturday.
moderate south winds shifting to northwest Sat
UrClay and becoming fresh to strong
District Of Columbia and Virginia: InCre.s-
ing cloudiness and warmer Friday, rain at night
and Saturday; colder Saturday; moderate south
winds shifting to northwest Saturday, heoum-
ing fresh To strong
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
GENERAL RnRECAST

disturbance from the North Pacific turned
70 the eastward. after reaching New Mexico and
is central tonight over Oklahoma with rapidly
rising pressure and very low temperatures to the
northwsrd and with high temperatures for the
season To the eAstwad and southHsrd. There
were general SHOWS TO the northwsrd and west
ward of the disturbance but over the remainder
of the county the weather was generally fair ex-
Cept in the Pacific States where there were
rains
There will be snow Friday and Saturday in
the Lake Region, rain Friday night in the Ohio
Valley turning to snow Saturday and rain Fri
day night or Saturday in Tennessee. the East
Gulf and the Atlantic States, except Northern
New England where there viii he snow
1t win he colder Friday night in the Upper
Lake and Western Lower lake region the Ohio
Valley and Tennessee with cold wave It will
Be warmer Friday in the Middle and South At
lantic States and colder Qquite generally Sat
urday east Of the Mississippi River, except in
Northern New England and along the South At
lantic Cusst with a cold wave in the Western
Lower Lake Region and the Upper Ohio Valley
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
DEPARTURES

Accumulated eToess of temperature since Jan
uary l. 1879. 20; excess Of temperature since
February l. 1873. tS7; accumulated deficiency OF
Precipitation Snos January l, 1873, Ii; de
fGencJ OF precipitation since February |, 1913,
-l.5
Temperature same date last year-Highcst, q;
lowest q
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
LOCAL TEMPERATrREs-

Midnight. 81 Ia, m, 30 a. m. z; a. N,
Is; a N, 8; 10 a m. S. L noon. e: p. m,
Is; p. IN, 4s; 6 p. M, n; 8 D. m, 10; 10 D
N, 81. Highest. 90; lowest, 3
Relative humidity-S a m, u; 9 n m, 9; 8
p. m. 90; rainfall ts D. m to 8 D. M, o; hours
CT sunshine ll.2; p-r cent Of possible sunshine
100
The Washington herald., 1919-02-28
Funeral of Dr.. Bennett.

Funeral services for DR.. II. M.
Bennett. local physician, will be held
from his home in Takoma Park at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
SENATE APPROVES
NAVY YARD PLAN

a provision appropriating S2,JOO.O00
for the Washington navy yard is a
noteworthy part of the $72O,O0O.O0O
naval appropriation bill, featuring a
three-year building program, which
was ordered favotabIy reported yes
terday by the Senate Naval Commit
tee. Although there was no dissent
ing vote on the report. Republican
members reserved the right to oppose
a provision empowering the President
to suspend the naval program at his
discretion.
The bill was discussed at a confer
ence yesterday between President
Wilson and Secretary Daniels and
Chairman Swanson, of the Senate Ma
val Committee. 1t was said the Presi-
dent again had urged provisions for
the three-year building program.
Many important changes were made
in the House bill by the Senate Com
mittee. The permanent strength of
the navy was increased from 225,O0O
to 100000. while that of the marine
corps was increased from 1000 to
10000.
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TO LINE UP NATION
FORDAYLIGHTFIGHT

In order to save the extra hour of
daylight for the millions of workers
in the retail trades throughout the
nation. Lester Lansburgh. OF Lans-
burgh & Bro, today urged upon w. c.
Darcy, president of the Associated
Advertising Clubs of the World, that
he start a nationwide drive to save
the measure by wiring every. affil-
lated organization in the country to
wire congressman. Mr.. Lansburgh is
president of the Advertising Club of
Washington and has denounced the
attempt to repeal the daylight saving
law.
The National War Garden Commits
sion asked Darcy his view of the
value of the daylight saving law and
today received this telegram:
ITO repeal the daylight saving law
would be throwing away thrift and
taking a step backward into the
dark ages. The daylight saving law
vas not adopted in this country until
its benefits had been thoroughly
proved to the rest Of the world Our
experience with il admits of no ques-
ton. To repeal il would be throwing
away health. industry, economy, and
the most precious thing in the world
measured in dollars and cents-time.
4 n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
DC. GIVEN S4O3,8S4
IN DEFICIENCY BILL

The third deficiency bill was re-
ported to the House by the Appropri-
atoms Committee today. IT carries
Yearly S2TOOO,OOO, and of this S4O3.
SS4 is for the District.
The deficiency allowances for the
District are miscellaneous in charac-
ter. The sum of $4,000 is for care Of
convicts. For the tuberculosis Hos
pital there is $1,000, and for the care
of all children committed to the
Board of Children's Guardians $50, 900
is allowed.
The sum of 100000 is allowed for
buildings and a garage and other ex-
penses in the District incidental to
taking the new census.
The amounts recommended in the
bill are:
Alien property custodian. $4,000;
Arlington Memorial Amphitheater
Commission, $4,000: Civil Service
Commission, S6,65O; Library of Con-
gress, $3,371.37; District of Columbia,
$4O3, SS4.20: State Department, $780,
900; Treasury Department, SS,194,-
321.4S: War Department. $739, 237.91 !;
National Home for Disabled Volun-
teer Soldiers, S13S .55S.62: State. War,
and Navy Department buildings.
S6O4 ,S6S.75; Navy Department, $780,
1901; naval establishment, $685.
S91.3O; Interior Department, 100000;
United States courts, 81 POP. ESQ 90;
Postoffice Department, S33,50O; Postal
Service. $4,O4S.5SS.43: Department of
Agriculture, 1921 300; Department Of
Commerce, $4,000: Department OF
Labor, $2.172, 144T9: Legislative Draft
ing Service, 100000: House of Repre-
Eentatives, S116,3ST.95: Government
Printing Office. $2O1 500: judgments,
United States courts. Sl4,534.32; judg-
mcnts, Court of Claims, S3l 962 10:
audited claims, 6S,5l215.
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Cuts Down Casualties.
BANKERS TO BE GUESTS
OF CLEARING HOUSE MEN

Members of the agricultural com
mittee of the American Bankers
Association and agricultural com
mittees representing State bankers
associations, will be the guests Of
honor tonight at a banquet TO be
given by the Washington Clearing
House Association at the Washing
ton Hotel
The agricultural committees be-
gan two-day conference here yes
terday.
Cuno H. Rudolph. chairman of the
Clearing House Association. will pre-
side. The dinner committee includes
George w. White, W. T. GaIIiher,
and Milton f. Allies. Among the
guests will be r. +. Maddox. presi-
dent of the American Bankers As
ISOLATION; Fred Z. Farnsworth. sec
rotary of the association: Joseph
Hirsch, chairman OF the agricultural
committee; George f. Roberts. vice
president of the National City Bank.
Of New York; Charles A. Hinch, of
Cincinnati, and Frederick " Shep-
herd, Of the United States Chamber
of Commerce.
When you make out your income
tax return ask yourself what you
would have had to pay had Germany
been YictOriOuS-nnd be thankful
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
BALTIMORE GRAIN MARkET.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 27.-Wheat
l Irm; active demand. No. red win
ter. S2.3jaf No. - red winter, garIicky.
&2.333t Receipts. 1926 bushels
shipments, none.
Corn-Steady. No. 3 yellow domes-
tic. $1.3s. Receipts, 47,6l4; shipments,
20, 791 bushels.
Oats-Firm; better demand No. 5
white domestic, CSC sales. Receipts.
G,162 bushels; shipments, 4,4S1 bushels.
Rye-Firm. No. > Western export
for shipment. S1.55. Receipts, none;
Shipments, none.
Hay-FiTm; unchanged.
FlouT-Rather dull
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Backed by Labor.

Frank Morrison, secretary of the
American Federation Of Labor, states
that the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor last
year approved the daylight saving
plan, after an investigation which
showed that it would mean greater
comfort, safety and health to the
workers.
Under the daylight saving plan all
working hours are daylight hours, and
men and women and children in in
dustry have greater opportunity for
recreation in the sunlight. 1t was
believed that the number of injuries
by accident in Industry would be re-
duced as physical energy is at the
lowest ebb in the late afternoon hours.
Warrant for this belief appears in
the industrial accident statistics of
Pennsylvania. In Glat State the num-
Der of such accidents was 1906 less
in 1913 than in 1917, and 7O,7T2 than
in 1915. The total for 1918 was 1884,
S44, of which number more than 5000
were killed.
Cuts Down Casualties.
Thus in this State alone, the casual
ties in industry for one year are
nearly the same as the American
casualties in the great world war
Much of the reduction in industrial
casualties in that State can be cred
tied to the daylight saving law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-27
FOR SALE-L0TS

WINTER PRICES-We have few choice
lots left at Colmar Manor which We will
sell at $50 each. The greatest opportunity
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Buy now, plant war garden and build on
II later You must act quick. Terms will
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