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The Washington times., 1920-05-16
NEW ELECTRIC SHOP
MATR0NS' DELIGHT
Displays Many Convenient De-
vices for Housewife and
Bachelor Girl.
sy SUSIE sHoPrn

The Potomac Electric Appliance
Company opens its shop this week at
6o7 Fourteenth street. The name tells
You IL is an electrical shop. and In
these days OF maidiess households
their contents are like oases In a
desert.
For here they have the vacuum
cleaner. the sweeping merits OF which
are known TO every modern house
wife
An electric range OF three holes,
oven, toaster. and broiler. and other
cooking compartments. has an auto
matLc alarm clock. When putting a
kettle OF vegetables on to cook, or
when putting bread in Tho oven, you
set tho alarm clock at the time when
they should be done, and when the
hour arrives the alarm sounds a loud
call and at the same time turns on
the electricity. There Is no need to
worry about scorched OF burning food
while the housewife Is busy in other
parts OF the home, nor Is there need
to take many steps to the kitchen to
see how the cooking is progressing.
The combination electric washer and
roller, and the electric ironer OF two
sizes, 36-inch and 42-inch, are great
labor saving devices. for heavier and
larger pieces. or course. there are
electric hand irons OF different sizes.
Then there are all sorts of appli-
ances for the dining room table
There are toasters OF different sizes
and styles; a coffee set. consisting of
tray, urn. coffee container. sugar and
The Washington times., 1920-05-16

invaluable domestic operated by electricity tha
60 Fourteenth Potomac Electric Appliances Company
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
HOW SCIENCE HAS CUT
NATIONS LIGHTING BILL

The question is often asked. TO
what extent scientific and Industrial
research is OF direct beneft to the
public at large. But a moments con-
sideration will indicate to what a
great extent the public has always
benefited. To cite one instance, IL Is
said that IL everyone were now using
the old type carbon flament lamp In
place OF our present tungsten MA
ment incandescent lamp, the annual
lighting bill of the United States
would be 100000, 900 greater than
IL now is.
The researches to which we are
indebted for this modern lamp were
begun in the field of pure science
without reference to immediate COM
mrcial application. and this empha-
sizes the necessity OF supporting
pure science in order that we may
have a constantly increasing fund of
information TO apply to the solution
OF our practical everyday problems.
Scientific American.
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
ELECTRICAL STAMP
VENDERS In TORONTO

More than 200 postal service pillars
are installed in the city OF Toronto,
electrically operated from the circuits
OF the hydro-eIectric system. The
company erects the pillars and in
stalls the stamp-vending machines
while the postoffifce department loads
the machines and collects the money.
The upper part of the drum is used
for advertising. The mechanism
which moves this drum is operated
electrically. The action OF the mech
anism is such that the drum is re-
volved through 90 degrees every
three minutes. The advertisements
are lighted by an electric lamp
mounted inside the drum. The stamp
vending machines contain 1000 1-cent
and 1000 2-cent stamps with an elec-
trio heating element to keep the
stamps in a condition to be used.
The Washington times., 1920-05-16

rCnp ys.r Liberty Bead coupons and
ea~k<.ss tkem foF W. A. a.. thsrssy
szs.sx rssr-.1 80 sesr sssssTs.
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
ELECTRICITY NOW BIG
ASSET TO NAVIGATION

American shipbuilding, ship operat-
ing, marine engineering, recent ma
rine inventions. the use OF fuel, ports,
the training of officers and men for
the merchant marine and many other
maritime activities were displayed in
almost 200 exhibits at Grand Central
Palace, New York City, during April.
Three Governments departments, in
Guiding the Navy, the Department OF
Commerce and the Shipping Board,
participated.
Indicative OF the interesting part
ele<tricity is playing in the field OF
navigation Is pust one detail-the
equipment of the Mariner, the first
fishing schooner in the United States,
II not in the world, to be electrically
outfitted. The Mariner has an inter-
nal combustion engine, electric drive,
and is said to be giving complete sat
isfaction.
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
X-RAY GIVEN GREAT
STIMULUS BY WAR

The greatest stimulus in the history
of mankind was given to surgery and
medicine during the war. Through
the agency of x-rays, electricity,
heat and light radiations, together
with messages, many thousands of
wounded soldiers have been saved
from a life Of hopeless misery. The
x-ray has now become as indispen-
sabel to the surgeon as the dressing
or the splint and is an essential ad-
junct in prescribing and directing, as
We'll as in avoiding, operations.
The x-ray detection of embedded
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
ELECTRIC JAG" MAY.
PROHIBITION
Scientist Turns Switch and
Treats Guests to "Souse" on
"High Voltage Fizz."

SAN FRANCISCO, May 1o.--seience
L. always a lap ahead OF legislation.
IL IL not surprising. therefore, that
the imagination and inventive genius
OF man has contriyed a machine that
promises to make the Federal prohi-
bition amendment OF little conse-
quence.
And the "ohm cocktail" the "Am-
peres highball" and the high voltage
fizz" may yet become as famous as
the Martini. the Scotch or the gin OF
less arid days.
The frst non-alcoholic Jag" party
recorded In history took place here
recently In the laboratory of DIR. Al
bert Abrams. a San Francisco scien-
tist. Physicians, dentists, students
and observers became intoxicated
without the use OF a single drop OF al
coholic stlmulant.
Vibration did II. IL was the "elec-
tronIc Jag" the "yibratory bun" or
whatever name II may come to be
called. DR.. Abrams simply turned a
switch and his guests began to show
all the familiar symptoms. Some had
talking jags. others were hilarious,
and still others fell asleep.
The machine produces vibrations of
aANOiOis toN pek ySei hcSN Nh - ohctN
OF zinc. clap an electrode on your
head and John Barleycorn Is with
you again. Everything is there but
the taste.
Scientist Present.
There were present when DR..
Abrams gave his frst demonstration
a famous medical scientist from New
York. Dr. II. 4. S. Chayes; DIR. A. w.
Ward. a well-known San Francisco
! dentist: an Eastern physician who
| came to San Francisco to Investigate
! several OF DR.. Abrams discoveries,
and three OF DR.. Abrams friends.
They all agreed that alcoholic vi
brations will produce symptoms OF
| alcoholic intoxication. The effects
| they experienced at the demonstra-
tion were as varied as the effects
produced by the same amount Of
wh.skey on various individuals.
The discovery of the "electronic
Jag" was purely Incidental with DR..
! Abrams. and he has had no thought
OF making use Of IL except as a scien-
tific demonstration OF what may be
done with vibration.
The machine he uses was built for
| far different purposes. THIS may be
a secret. but this is the jag formula.
Set the regulator at "5." the differ
entiator at "22" and the result is al
coholic vibrations.
Peers Throat Ttekled.
81 could even feel something trick
ling down my throat" said George
Sterling. the poet. who offered him.
self as a subject in the interest OF
scientific discovery.
The alcoholic vibrations are abso-
lutely imperceptible to the senses.
The kick" comes slowly and without
, any appreciation of the fact on the
part OF the subject until he finds
himself unduIy loQuacious. happy or
| sleepy.
DR.. Abrams suggests that his ex'
pertinent might be carried much fur
ther by anyone interested in this par
ticuIar line OF investigation. He
recog gnizes that there Is great diff
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
COTTON CONGRESS Is
RUN BY ELECTRICITY

Los Angeles, Cal, has an electrical.
ly operated cotton compress. The ad-
vantages are obvious. Bulky cotton
bales can be compressed 42h pounds
to a cubic foot; thus 200 bales can be
loaded into one 50-foot freight car.
The cotton Is brought to the COM
press in loose bales. When the COM
press has been filled power Is turned
on and the cotton is pressed together
with enormous force. Steel bands are
then put about the bales and coarse
sacking for protection. 1t is then
loaded into cars for shipment
The Washington times., 1920-05-16
ELECTRIC SIGNALS FAST
COMING INTO GENERAL use

1t was but few years ago that
electric signaling was introduced on
railroads. Today II is an important
branch of electrical engineering,
which has Just started to develop.
During the Government operation
of the railroads, Government experts
saw the need, as never before, for an
automatic signal system that would
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03

A THOUGH there Is as much lat
IA itude in hats as in dresses Tor
spring, the vogue of small hats for
street wear Is assured. But there Is
a very wide range Of shapes In small
hats, including round hats, toQues and
off-the-face or "pushedback" brims.
Wells, or suggestions Of the veil in
trimmings, are featured in the show
ings and, in toGues, swathed effects
hold a strong position. There Is q
very striking material used in these
swathed toques which has the appear
ance Of a coarse hair net.
Satin cire-that is, satin having a
luster or polish instead Of its usual
sheen-is attractive for early spring
and is best liked in black. Millinery
'patent leather''-which is classified
oil cloth, makes very smart street
hats and is shown in black and white
and often in combination with duve-
tyn or other materials. Narrow, fiat
braids, silk or satin with chenille ap-
pliqued in rows, and hats Of narrow
ribbons are shown in every compre-
hensive display among the first hats
for spring. In the group Of these
hats. shown above these good exam
pies of these patterns in braid and rib
bon appear.
Metallic cloth made into long plain
folds answers the purpose Of braid in
the round hat at tae left Of the group
and a silk braid might be substituted
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Red Lion Hundred .

The taxable residents of Red Lion
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred are hereby notified
that the County and School Taxes for
the year 1919 are now due, and the
undersigned Tax Collector for said
Hundred, will be at
AT HOME AT ST. GEORGES
Every Week Day
DURING APRIL, 1920
NOTICE TO SCHOOL TAXPAYERS
A rebate of per cent. will be allow
Cd on all school taxes paid not later
than August 10th, 1919. After that
date there will be no rebate whatever.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
Extract from the Laws of Delaware,
Governing the Collection of Taxes of
New Castle County. Section 3, Chapter
30, Volume 81, Laws of Delaware, as
Amended.
SEC 3-That on all county taxes paid
before the first day of October there
shall be an abatement Of five per
centum. On all taxes paid before the
first day of December there shall be an
abatement Of three per centum. On
all taxes paid during the month of
December there shall be no abatement
whatever. And on all taxes unpaid on
the first day of January there shall be
added one-half per centum per month
until the same shall be paid
J. c. STUCKERT
Collector for Red Lion Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03
NoTlcETo TAxPAYE rs
BaH-r j-OF-'y7iSf 90 iSo
Appoauiinimink Hundred

The taxable residents Of Appoquini-
mink Hundred, and all persons liable to
Day tax in said Hundred, arc hereby
notified that the county and school Taxes
for the year 1919 are now due. and
the undersigned Tax Collector for said
Hundred. will be
AT THE OFFICE OF D. B. MALONEY,
IN TOWNSEND. DEL,
EVERY SATURDAY,
During APRIL, 1920.
From 2 p. NJ. until evening
NOTICE TO SCHOOL TAXPAYERS
A rebate of per cent. will be allow
ed on all school taxes paid not later
than August 10th, 1919. After that
date there will be no rebate whatever.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the Collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
GOVERNING THE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Section 3-That on all taxes paid before
the fret day of October there shall be an
abatement Of five per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem-
Der there shall be an abatement OF three
per centum. On all taxes paid during the
mon tn of December there shall be no
abat ement whatever. And on all taxes
imp aid on the first day of January there
.ha II be added one-half of one per centnm
70 r month until the same shall be paid.
JOSEPH c. HUTCHINSON,
Collector of Taxes for Appoquinimink
Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03

TN choosing a suit for spr1ng, the
i first point to decide is the sort of
service expected Of it. If ability to
stand wear and tear Is the main con-
sideration, both materials and design
must bespeak these, and there are
numbers Of new models that promise
to be as efficient as they are attrac-
tive. The choice Of new suit depends
too, upon what one already has in a
one-piece dress or suit-the newly ac-
Quired to be Of little different char
acter, since there are such attractive
varieties in the new models. The rad
ical new departures in style are to
be found in formal suits, while those
for general wear vary In outlines, but
abide by the rules for street wear
simplicity and trim lines. Two very
practical offerings of the tailor, show
what may be expected when demand
comes from the general utility suit.
One of these models, checked
wool in brown and black, has a skirt
that narrows a very little toward the
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bottom and closes with a wide over.
Tapped seam at the back. Six bone but
tons set on this seam, above tie hem.
finish the story Of the skirt, which is
really always brief this spring. The
coat is more interesting. BY means
of folds cut on the bias, it accom-
plishes paneled effect with a wide
border at the bottom of the bias goods.
Folds extend from this border over
the shoulders and down the front,
and make the military collar and
turned-back cuffs. The belt uses folds
both straight and bias and in two
widths and contrives to be very clev-
erly put together with bone buttons
accenting its novelty.
Crepe jersey, novel in itself. makes
a good beginning for the straight-line
suit in gray which the picture sets
forth so clearly. A handsome scarf
worn with it is comfortable for early
spring and easily parted with in warm
weather.
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03

for it. The crown is Of plain satin
and the brim covered with folds laid
irregularly about it, in lines that add
to the becomingness Of the shape.
All kinds Of tassels play their gayly
ornamental role in millinery styles,
and a tassef on this hat indicates its
choice-it seems that nothing else
would look quite as we'll.
In contrast with the casual, easy
going lines in which the braid is
placed on the hat just described, there
is the systematical arrangement of
narrow, figured ribbon on the hat at
the center. 1t is placed on the crown
in four sections and in squares about
the velvet-covered brim. A big che
mile tassel looks at home on this rich
turban. The last hat, Of corded sat-
in and chenille ornament on top, adds
fifty per cent to its trim class by at
taching a smart veil to have and to
hold until the day Of spring hats is
past.
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struck me as a pretty decent, square
sort of chap. and not at all the
familiar grouchy uncle Of fiction and
the drama. I made notes on him from
time to time with a view to building
play around him-the perfect uncle.
unobtrusive, never clustering at his
nephew; translating the avuncular
relationship into something remote and
chaste like distant view of Mount
Washington in winter. 1t was just
like him to retire from business on
his sixtieth birthday and depart for
the Orient, there to commit the
shameless indiscretion of matrimony."
Like him! 1t was the greatest
shock Of my life. To the best of my
knowledge he never knew any women
except the widow Of his partner In the
importing house. She was about
eighty and perfectly safe. He spent
twenty years in the Tyringham, the
dullest and most respectable hotel
in the world, and his chief recrea'
tion was a leisurely walk in the park
before going to bed. You could set
your clock by him. Pretty thin pick
ing for dramatist, I should think.
He used to take me to the theater
regularly every other Thursday-it
was q date-and his favorite enter
tainment was vaudeville with black
face establishment preferred. But In
his shy fashion he was kind and
generous and mighty good to me-"
,"If you hadn't gone to war, but had
kept right at his elbow, the marriage
might have been averted," suggested
Searles. "He did leave you some
thing. didn't he?"
"Fifty thousand cash and the right
to use the garage at the Barton farm.
Calling it :. farm IS joke; it's rocks
mostly. He bought the house to have
place to store his prints and Jap
ceramics. He hated motoring except
in taxis up and down town, and when
urged him to set up a machine, he
told he to go ahead and buy one and
build the garage. Told me I'd better
fix up the studio in the garage and
have 1t as a place to work in. His
will provides that I may lodge in the
garage for life."
"The estate footed million, as !
remember. so l can't praise his gener'
osity. But the widow, your unknown
arntie, the tody-snatcher who annex
ed the old boy-what Of herr"
"Tve asked the trust company peo-
pie whether she's in sight anywhere,
and they assure me that she is not on
these shores. Terrence, the third
vice president-you know TORY; he
was in the class ahead Of us at col
lege, the man who never smiles
TORY said she acknowledged the last
remittance three months ago from
Bangkok-wherever that is. Isuppose
the old girls resumed her tour Of the
world looking for another retired
merchant to add to her list"
"very likely. To what nation,
tribe, or human group does this pred
atory person belong?"
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Unrest at the Barton farm.
(TO BE CONTINUEDD
RESEMBLED AN UNUSED HOME
ArcheoIoaist Describes Sensation on
Entering Egyptian Tomb More
Than 5000 Years Old.

In February, 1905, an American ex-
plorer in Egypt, T. NJ. Davis, discov'
cred the tomb of Yuaa and Thuaa, fa-
ther and mother Of that Queen Tyi
whose influence played so great part
in Akhenaten's religious reformation.
The tomb was intact and the OBJ
jects it contained were as perfectly
preserved as If they had been shut up
only a few weeks. One of the archie
ologists described his sensations on
entering the place as being very much
like those of q man who enters town
house which has been shut up for the
summer. Armchairs stood about.
beautifully carved and decorated with
gold, the cushions on one Of them,
stuffed with down and covered with
linen so perfectly preserved that they
might have been sat upon or tossed
about without injury. Two beds Of
fine design, decorated with gold, oc
cupied another part Of the chamber
while light chariot in perfect preser
vation stood in a corner. Most STAR
tling of all was the discovery of jar
Of honey, still liquid and still preserv'
ing it's characteristic scent after $500
years!
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Hackbird Hundred

The taxable residents OF Blackbird
Hundred, and all persons liable to pay
tax in said Hundred. are hereby notified
that the county and school Taxes for the
year 1919 are now due, and the under
signed Tax Collector Tor said Hundred.
will be
AT FLEMING 8 LANDING,
SATURDAY, APRIL 24th, 1920,
From to P. M.
AT BLAcKBIRD.
MONDAY, APRIL 26th, 1920,
From l to A p. N.
RESIDENCE OF JOHN WALTON
FRIDAY, APRIL 30th, 1920,
From l to 4P VI.
NOTICE TO SCHOOL TAXPAYERS
A rebate of per cent. will be allow
ed on all school taxes paid not later
than August 10th, 1919. After that
date there will be no rebate whatever.
lax bills can be obtained by making
personal application 60 the Collector, or
hy sending written communication en-
o!oring stamps.
EXTRACT FROM THE LAWS OF DELAWARE,
cow v'RN1N0 TIE COLLECTION OF TAXES OF
NEW CASTLE COUNTY:
Section 3-That on all County taxes
paidbeiore ,he day of October there shall
be an abatement of five per centum. On all
taxes paid before the first day of Decem.
ber there shall be an abatement of three
per centum. On all taxes paid during
the month of December there shall be no
abatement whatever. And on all taxes
rupaid on the frst day of January there
shall be added one-half of oneper centum
per month until the same shall be paid.
JOHN BETH,
Collector of Taxes for Blackbird Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
Pencader Hundred

The taxable residents of Pencader
Hundred. and all persons liable to pay
tax in said hundred, are hereby notified
that the County and School taxes for
the year 1919 are now due, and the
Hundred will be
AT HOME AT IRON HILL, MD.
Every Week Day
DURING APRIL, 1920
NOTICE 10 SCHOOL TAXPAYERS
A rebate of per cent. will be allow
ed on all school taxes paid not later
than August 10th, 1919. After shat
date there will be no rebate whatever.
Tax bills can be obtained by making
personal application to the collector, or
by sending written communication en-
closing stamps.
Extract from the Laws of Delaware,
governing the collection of Taxes of
New Castle County, Section 3. Chapter
30. Volume q, Laws of Delaware, as
amended.
SEC 3-That on all county taxes paid
before the first day of October there
shall be an abatement of five per cent
um. On all taxes paid before the first
day of December there shall be an abate-
ment of three per centum. On all taxes
paid during the month of December
there shall be no abatement what
ever. And on all taxes unpaid on the
first day of January there shall be added
one half of one per centum per month
until the same shall be paid.
EDWARD O. WALTON
Colloctor If TaYas for pencader Hundred
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03
Address
Townsend,
Delaware,

ESTATE OF EMILY ANN ROBERTS
Deceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters cestamentary upon tn. Estate
of Emily Ann Roberts late of St.
Georges Hundred. deceased, were duly
granted unto George L. Townsend. Jr.
on the sixteenth day of March A. d.
1920 and all persons indebted to the
said deceased are requested to make
payment to the Executor without delay
and all persons having demands against
the deceased are required to exhibit and
present the same duly probated to the
said Executor on or before the Sixteenth
day of March A. D. 1921, or abide by
the law in this behalf.
GEORGE l.. TOWNSEND, JR.,
Executor.
Address
GEORGE L. TOWNSEND, JR.
Attorney.at- Law.
Ford Building.
Wilmington, Del.
Middletown transcript., 1920-04-03
Hackett's Cape Cure

IT'S A POWDER
The Chicks Inhale the Dust. Goes
Right to the Spot. Kills the Worm
as we'll as the Germ.
The whole brood treated at once-in
five minutes. Saves time-saves trou-
ble-saves the chicks.
Makes Poultry Raising Both Profitable
and Pleasant
Your money returned if not satisfied.
It is almost infallible. Ask your mer-
chant to keep it.
Hackett's Cape Cure, 40c, postpaid.
Hackett's Louse Powder, 4Oc. postpaid.
Also guaranteed-rids your poultry
of vermin. Money order, currency or
stamps received. Address
HACKErT'S CAPE CURE CO,
Dept. S. Hillsboro. Md.