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The Washington times., 1920-01-24

From reports to the District Health
Department today it appeared that
the epidemic influenza outbreak had
reached it's peak. and that the next
Few days will see a steady decline
in the number OF cases reported. The
number of deaths and new cases re-
ported have been lowering around the
same level for the past several days
indicating the situation Is no worse
now than II was at the beginning
OF the week.
Only three deaths from influenza
were reported to the department dur
ing the twenty-four hours ending at
noon today. These deaths were all
reported last night. The cases re-
corded today number 206. making
] ,355 cases for the month. Since jan
uaiy / there have been sixteen deaths
from this malady.
Reports Encouraging.
DR.. William G. Fowler. District
Health Officer. said today the re-
ports looked very encouraging and
stated that ho thought the peak OF
the outbreak nad been reached DR..
Fowler said:
"There seems to be no great change
in the situation. There is neither an
increase in deaths or cases noted to-
day. The situation is very encourage
ing. I believe that several days will
see the number of deaths and cases
reported taking a slow decline.
"As i have said previously. there
is a good deal of sickness in Wash
ington- But as to strictly influenza
cases, do not think there are enough
to warrant undue alarm in this Of
flee or among the public at large.
"The present cases are of mild
nature. The deaths are comparative
ly few. Most of the persons taken
sick recover fully in several days
There has been no unusual increase
in the number of pneumonia deaths
reported, despite the fact that at this
time of the year there is always q
larger number Of deaths recorded
Influenza, in it's most serious form. Is
followed by pneumonia The num-
Der OF deaths recorded this month Is
~. as compared with 125 during Jan
uary last year and 119 during Jan
uary two years ago.
Call for Automobiles
A call for residents of Washington
70 furnish automobiles for the trans
portation of nurses to bedsides OF
persons afflicted with influenza was
issued last night by Miss A C. Bag
ley, in charge OF the relief work, OF
the Instructive Visiting Nurses So
ciety.
Nurses are hampered in their work
in the bad weather, and much time
is lost in going from ono patient tc
another. Citizens anxious to help In
tho present situation should get in
touch with Miss Bagley. at 1913
street northwest, telephone Franklin
63S7.
The latest victims OF influenza are
Charles Edwin Sessford, fifty years
old, of 1921 Fourteenth street north
west; Edwin III. Brand, fifty-twc
years old, and James McAvoy. sixty.
enc years old, both OF Soldiers Home
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
HEALTH CLUB WOULD DO
AWAY WITH "BRACERS"

4 Good Health Club. to teach busi-
ness girls to keep well and discour-
age aspirin. quinine and similar
'bracers," is being formed in connec-
tion with the Womens Evening
Clinic. The club will work toward
the establishment of a Good Health
Home, with gymnasium, Health Ii
brary and rooms for classes in pre-
ventive medicine. The present plans
are for fifty units of 100 cooperative
members each, and twenty units OF
fifty sustaining members, each Of
whom will contribute SIS a year.
DIR. Elnora C. Folmar will be pa
troness OF the first unit organized,
Mrs. Charles ". Wetnore of the sec
ord, Miss I. c. Wells of the third.
and Miss Georgia Robertson Of the
fourth. During Organization the club
will meet Thursday evenings at TO
Thirteenth street northwest
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
TRY ACCIDENT CASES
WITH TOY VEHICLES

Demonstration OF traffic accidents
by means of miniature vehicles is the
latest innovation at police court. The
system was first used yesterday af-
ternoon in the District branch by Of
ficers George Scriven and Otto Haus-
child, of the assistant corporation
counsels office.
A complete set OF metal models of
automobiles, street cars, horse-drawn
vehicles. push carts, and other We
hicles arc used on street diagrams to
illustrate movements of cars in cases
OF collision and other traffic VIOLA
tions In question.
Judge Hardison. who tried tho FIRST
case with the puppets, expressed
qualification at the speed and clear
ness with which difficult points
could be cleared up.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
HUNT PARENTS WHO
LEFT BABY In AUTO

Search is being made today for the
parents of a female infant, about ten
days old, found abandoned last night
In the automobile OF ID. z. Finneran,
of Ballston. Va.
Mr.. Finnerton had parked his ma
chine In front of his fathers home,
1le c street southeast, and returning
a few minutes later discovered the in
fant in the car.
The baby was wrapped in a wooden
blanket and a small pink coat No
marks OF Identification were found
on it's clothing.
Police OF the Fifth precinct were
notified. and the infant was taken to
the Chlldren's Hospital. The baby
suffered no exposure, II was stated.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
WEEKLY INSPECTIONS TO
PREVENT FIRESPLANNED

Frank J. Wagner, chief engineer OF
the District Fire Department., said to-
day he was considering weekly inspec-
tions of boarding and rooming
houses as a means to prevent fires.
The inspecting of the 1000 apart
ment houses in the city is now car
ried on systematically. Battalion
chiefs assign weekly certain men TO
visit apartments in tho confines OF
their battalion. Reports are made TO
the department daily and in apart
ments where conditions do not meet
the requirement of the fire reGula-
tions notices are served Immediately
to remedy them.
George s. Watson. fire marshal.
said today that all apartment houses
would be indexed in special file in
the department These files will be
kept up to date, every inspection noted
and e records watched closely.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
|TALMOV|EM MEN
JOIN NEW COMBINE
Merger Expected to Do Away
With Profits OF Film
Middleman.

Washington moving picture in
terests comprised In the Crandall
Amusement Company are included in
tho Associated Exhibitors, a new COM
bine of theater owners and managers,
announced In New York yesterday.
with the object OF obtaining better
exhibitors advantages and protecting
theaters against the film middleman. n.
Harry Crandall, president OF the
local concern. who Is a director and
treasurer of the new organization,
said this morning that the Associ-
ated Exhibitors would begin oper-
ations vita a capital stock of 500, 900,
but with about s3.000.0 900 available
working capital. furnished by original
franchise holders controlling 400 the
aters throughout the country, and
5000 affiliated theaters.
The principal object of the organ
ization. he said. was to DEAL directly
with the star or producer in obtain
ing attractions, relieving the ex-
hibitor of the necessity of signing a
long time contract for films which he
had no opportunity OF judging In ad.
vance, and of paying the middleman' y
profit.
Under the plan of Organization. the
country is divided into thirty-one
franchise districts, and tho original
franchise holders will deal with other
exhibitors In their territory as sub
franchise holders. The Washington
franchise district will include tho
District of Columbia, Maryland, Nir-
ginia- and West Virginia.
The association will not establish
a new studio at present" said Mr..
Crandall. but will contract with pro-
ducers and stars for pictures which
IL approves, and will distribute these
through the franchise holders.
Masmore Kendall. president of the
Capitol Theater Realty Company If
New York, Is president of the Asso-
ciated Exhibitors. Other officers in
clude James Q. Clemmer, Seattle; Saul
Harris, Little Rock, and VI. II. Wellen-
brick, Newark.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
SCOTCH IN CAPITAL TO
KEEP BURNS BIRTHDAY

Scotch residents of tho District will
celebrate tonight the 161st anniversary
OF the birth Of Robert Burns, which
comes tomorrow.
The Society of st. Andrnw'3 Cross
will hold Burns dinner at The vii.
lard this evening to commGmora.o the
anniversary of tho Scottish bard.
Scotch folk songs and The playing
OF bagpipcs and pibrochs will be the
features OF this evenings entertain
ment.
The Caledonia Club will celebrate
the Burns anniversary tonight with a
banquet at Cushman's Cafe. For the
past thirty-five years the club has oh =
served Burns birthday in this mum
ner. Hugh Reid will act as toast
master and William Jardine will
speak on the life of the great lyric
poet
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
Capital Is Promised Relief From
Shoe PrOfiteerS

The elimination of profteerng the price OF promised
by the National Shoe Retailers Association letter received today
from James Orr president Of the association by Howard
special assistant 10 the Attorney General
We will place the machinery Of organization at the
disposal Of the Department Justice and ready
submit which will bring prices levels
the letter states.
Following the meeting the association
committee appointed Washington about the Of the
month submit eliminating $50 shoes from the market
will be held that with
clothing wholesalers retailers wool
producers Of labor interests involved following
which the Government will place into effect elaborate plan for
ducing the cost Of clothing and shoes
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
Suggests Committee Be Disbanded.

Brayshaw further charges, In his
letter to Attorney General Palmer
that the fair price committee Is non
productive, declaring that 'as one Of
the ways to reduce prices Is to elm
inate all non-productive efforts. we
suggest that this useless and .expen-
sive body, known as the Fair Price
Committee" be disbanded.
Continuing Brayshaw says: The
law of the land provides method
for dealing with profiteers. and we
submit to you that a committee or
men cooperating with your great de-
partment. should take the weapons
which the law provides, and not re-
sort to what Is commonly known as
the boycott
Cites Publication Of Nsmes-
The Retail Grocers' Protective As
recitation charges that tho intent and
practical effect OF the campaign now
being carried on by the Fair Price
Committee is to have the public boy
colt retail grocers who refuse to sign
an agreement sumbitted by this COM
mittee. II this is not so. Why does
the committee publish the name OF
each and every grocer who agrees to
sell milk at IS cents quart?
'"The truth of the matter Is that at
least rs per cent of the men who have
signed this agreement are now pay
ing only so cents gallon for their
milk, and the Fair Price Committee
cannot justly claim the slightest de-
gree of credit for reducing the cost
of milk to the consumer through this
campaign.
when the fair price committee de-
termined to take cases against my
self and three other grocers to court
we were perfectly willing to fight
tho matter out in the courts. Both
before and after an arm of the couit
had sustained our position, the fair
price committee had presented its
case (?) to tho public through the
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
BUDGET ASKS $l,72l,473
TO PAY CAPITAL COPS

new estimate carrying S1.I21.-
4T3.SI for the pay of the metropolitan
police was submitted to the House
yesterday by Secretary of the Trcas-
ury Glass for the District Commits
sioners.
The original estimate for the police
as 81, ,362, ,5S1 .03. but the recent act in
creasing police salaries means an agc
Rregate increase OF S35s, ,s92.S4
A new estimate for the District
nromen will shortly be submitted
The pay increase bill OF the nremen
carries an additional s2bo.o00 over
last years salaries.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24

press--and had presented II unfairly
1--WE charge, STR, that the fair price
committee Is unfair because:
"First--It announced tho nSins OF
It's price on milk In such terms as TO
lead the public TO believe that It's
hat anyone selling at a price In cH-
,ess OF it's price was ipso facto guilty
of profiteering;
"Second-It caused the United states
Attorney for the District OF Columbia
to be represented as stating that he
would prosecute any grocer who sold
at a price in excess of the price at
tempted to be fixed by the committee.
This was untrue.
"Third-It published a table pur-
porting to show the profits OF q groc-
er selling milk at 1S cents a quart
and one selling at 20 cents quart
In that table II fixed the amounts of
milk sold in a month at a total num-
Der OF quarts which no retailer could
possibly sell. This table was. there
tore, misleading.
"Fourth-It is now resorting to a
form of boycott against groccrs who
have the courage OF their conviction.
It's list OF grocers who have signed its
so-called agreement to sell milk Mt n
certain price can have. docs have,
and could only be intended to have,
the effect of brand ing those who re-
fuse to sign as unfair.
Not Cry For Hclp.
"This letter is not a cry for help
as far as the grocers are concerned.
We are willing to fight our own bat
ties. feeling certain that the public
and the courts will give us a square
deal. But as the grocers are as
anxious as others to have prices re-
duced, and as one of the ways to re-
ducc prices is to eliminate all non
productive effort we suggest that
this useless and expensive body known
banded"
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
RIVER STILL COVERED
WITH THICK COAT OF ice

Conditions on the river remained
practically unchanged today, accord
ing to Lieut.. Russell Dean, in COM
mand OF the harbor police precinct
and captain of the police boat. A
heavy fog settled over the river early
tn. $ morning and river craft had to
proceed slowly.
The Norfolk and Washington steam
er due to arrive at o'clock was late
in arriving at its wharf owing to the
fog.
Ice in the river below Chain Bridge
Ia reported to be seven inches thick.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
FIVE-YEAR SENTENCE
FOR COLORED BURGLAR

Justice Stafford, presiding in Grim
ical Court. No. 2, today imposed a
penitentiary sentence OF five years
on Paul Frazier. colored for houoo
breaking and larceny. Tho accused
June 20 last broke into the room OF
Jung Tune, a Chinaman and stole a
number of articles, valued at about
500.
a sentence or four years In the poni-
tentiary for assault with q dangor-
Gus weapon He pleaded guilty 20
assaulting Russell NJ. Zirkle, a etrcet
car conductor with knife. Jncob
Brinsky, a young white man will
spend ono year IN isll for nonsupport
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
Only Three Deaths and 205
New Cases Here In Last
Twenty-four Hours.
DON'T GET PANICKY
OVER INFLUENZA.
SAYS blue

Surgeon General Rupert Blue,
of the United States Public
Health Service today warned
the country not to become panicky
at the influenza situation, de-
spite an apparent increase in
the number of cases.
Nowhere, he said, is there any
indication that the disease is be-
yond the abilities of local au-
thorities to fight it.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
ice FAILS TO SLOW
DOWN AUTO SPEEDERS

Icy streets make no difference to
automobile drivers who are In D
hurry, apparently, as there were
soven cases Of speeding UP in Police
Court today. Eight cases OF minor
traffic violations and one OF unneces-
sary noise were brought up. In the
majority OF the traffic and speeding
cases collateral was forfeited.
There wers two cases OF intoxios-
ton. Four disorderly conduct aud
eight violations ot tho police regule-
tons completed the days business.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
POLICE RAISE $3,9o6.l0
FOR SLAIN COMPANION

A total OF S3,9O6.10 has been raised
by polioe OF the several precincts for
the relief OF the widow ~ Police
man o. A. Mckimmie. OF the Second
precinct, who was shot and killed
near Tenth and o streets northwest
Saturday.
OF this amount 1.773.bO was raised
by the police alone. whilr S2.l32.60
was contributed by citizens and sent
90 the polio" precincts
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
POLICE COURT FREE
OF LIQUOR VICTIMS

Bacchus was treated to a severe
shock when, at Police Court yester-
day afternoon, II was found that not
a single case OF intoxication had como
up in either branch OF the court
This Is the first time such n record
was made since the present Police
Court succeeded the old police mag
istratc system.
Chiet clerk Frank Sebring, who has
been serving at tho local court more
than twenty-five years, said yesterday
that he could not recall similar rec.
ord. nor had he heard OF any such
record before Me time.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
TO DEBATE IRISH CAUSE.

The negative speakers In debate
on Compulsory Military Training
were given the decision at meeting
OF tho Senior Debating Society OF
Georgetown University last niSht.
Resolved, that the United ststes
states should accord to the Irish Re-
public the same recognition given TO
other nations of the world" was the
suhiect chosen for the next dchste>
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
HURT IN CAR CRASH; SUES.

The Capital Traction Company was
named defendspt in suit hled to-
day In the District Supreme Court by
Gertrude V. Scott for $4,000 dam
ages for alleged personal injuries.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
Disband Fair Price Committee,
Grocers' Head Urges Palmer
Alleging Attempt at Boycott

Charging that the District Fair Price Committee re-
sorts to unfair and unjust to club honest and law
abiding citizens into submission to its WILL John H.
Brayshaw, r president of the District Retail Grocers
Protective Association, and chairman OF the executive
committee of the National Grocers Association today sent
letter to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer scoring
the committees alleged attempt to have boycoted grocers
who fail to agree its standard of prices set for the
retail sale of milk in the District.
The Washington times., 1920-01-24
MICHIGANDERS TO DINE.

The Michigan state Association win
hold it's annual dinner in colebra-
tion OF Michigan's admission into tho
Union next Monday evening at $50
o'clock at Harvoy's
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FOR SALE

100 acre farm. We have for sale-Io0
acres. one-haf mile east OF the salem
church, which Is on the county line be-
tween St Joseph and Elkhart counties.
The land lies level. has clay sub-soli
which IA places comes near the surface.
The soil Is a gravely loan There are
II acres OF oak timber with perhaps 10
big trees. abundance Of pasture. nine
acres OF rye and orchards. including ap-
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grapes last year the grapes yielded q
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one OF them painted. two corn cribs ga
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as tie Fort Wayne road from Elkhnrt
70 Granger. four and one-half miles
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II IL known as the G.. Washington Thorn
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and We can give Immediate possession
The price IS 500 an acre and VIC car
make very reasonable terms.
WHITCONB a KELLER
Farmers Trust Bldg
Main 400. sos q
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CITY PROPERTY
Business Property

Six room modern homo. with furnace
bath and electric, in good lot. south.
near Miami. Vacant, ready for occu'
pancy. Price $3.50. Cash 81 800
Substantial seven room house In Rush
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large yard, close 70 center OF town.
Price $500. requiring about $500 cash.
Close in. near \. \. c. r. r. 64x2z2
improved with nine room house IN good
condition, and barn for Is horses, and
shed 100 feet long. Price $500
We offer 80 feet frontage IN a yaiua-
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will sacrifice for $4,000 Present i'm
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Vacant Property
The last building site in the exclusive
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200 feet frontage and COO feet deep.
Beautiful location FIR large residence.
Lots in all parts OF city-in Navarro
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RALPH e. OSBORNE, Realtor.
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Main SEC. Main 1855.
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woRDEN REALTY co.
Farms

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Ten acres % land excellent buildings.
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One Of the best kept farms IN county
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We have farms of large and small
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FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms for
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-05
Store and Office Rooms.
Furnished Rooms.

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Call Main 5Oo4 600 6
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We now do car Washing at the Auto Mar
ket Lafayette u Jefferson blvd.
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GOOD USED CARS.
Model 90 Overland touring, reprinted.
Model IS Oldsmobile 5 demonstration.
Model 81 OldsmObile, 9, driven lSOO