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The Washington times., 1920-09-08
PAYS
TRIBUTE TO CITY
Retiring Commissioner Honored
BY City Club at Luncheon,
Bids Friends Farewell.

Washington is already the most
beautiful city in the Western Hemi-
sphere and is destined to become the
inconquerable queen Of all cities on
earth, according to Commissioner
Louis BTownlow, who this afternoon
was rendered a farewell luncheon by
the City Club at the clubhouse Far-
ragut Square.
II stand before you in appreciative
gratitude for the service that the
members of the City Club have rem
dered on many occasions when
needed advice and help" said Com
missioner Brownlow.
I'm all my years OF service here one
thing stands out prominently.
have yet had TO call on single citi-
zen TO perform civic work and have
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
BUY BABY BLANKETS.

PIQUA. Sept. S.--The Dayton Cha p
ter of the Red Cross has purchased
200 baby blankets from Piqua mills
These blankets. which cost $1,000
will be sent. together with lsycttes
to sections in south and southeastern
Europe,
The Washington times., 1920-09-08

The average city in the Cnited
States is 10 per cent motorized. the
report states. Out OF a census OF
eighty-one cities. it was found that
thirty-three were completely motor
lied. The report asks that the Com
mssioners ask Congress for more
motor fire apparatus. as 1t not only
means a saving of money, but also
may mean the saving of lives.
I,703 ALARMS OF FIRE.
During the year ending June 80,
/ 1913 alarms OF fire were received, a
decrease OF 432 over the preceding
year. or the alarms received, 151
were false, which also showed de-
crease of 141 over the preceding year.
Twenty-four persons. mostly children,
were arrested for sending in false
alarms. Eighteen fires of a suspi-
cious or incendiary origin were inves-
tigated during the year, in which two
arrests were made, but on account OF
insufficient evidence. no convictions
were obtained.
The total estimated loss by fire in
Washington during the year was
S429. 1913, which was covered by an in
surance of S17,799100.
SYSTEM PREVENTS LOSSES.
The decrease in the fire losses in the
city is laid to the systematic inspec-
ton of apartment houses, hotels, pri-
yate schools, asylums, and homes for
aged
These visits of inspection are be-
ing made once every twelve days,
SAYS the report, "and have accom-
plished great results from a fire pre-
vention standpoint. Not only have
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
DIGS UP HARD CASH in
HUNT FOR ILLICIT Still

AMERICUS. Ga. Sept. s.-Digging
into the ground on the Miller planta
tion. near Preston. in search of an
Illicit still. Sheriff C. NJ. Christian. Of
Webster. county. recently unearthcd q
sealed glass fruit jar containing sill
yer dollars, halves. quartres, dimes,
and nickels totaling S2S425.
Nearby the sheriff found a stiiling
outfit. including copper worm. \
negro living in a house on the plsnta
tion where small quantity OF liquor
was found, was arrested and taken to
Preston, but as yet no one has claim
ed the jar containing the buried
money.
The Washington times., 1920-09-08

the premises inspected been placed in
better condition by reason of the re-
moval OF causes for the origin and
spread of fire. but the periodical visit
of the uniformed men has largely
contributed to the education of the
public, without which any campaign
such as this must fail"
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
Wholesale. Selling
Price of Beef in
Washington

Prices realized on swift q Com
pSny's sales OF carcass beef on snip
ments sold out for period shown
below. as published In the news
papers. averaged as follows. show
ing the tendency Of the markets
Week RANCE PER cWT.Av' Price
Ending Ls~-aIxs rer WV
July l7....... ......... 2l.so
J1y y24.....l........ "a. 20.S6
JuIy 3l.....l...... Al. 20.54
Aug. 7...... ......... zo.4s
Aug. I4.......I,........ 21.3s
Aug. 2l...i<....... 1877
Aug. 2s. V....... Zo.os
Sept. 4. $500 $500. s1s.Os
swift Il Company
u. S. A.
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
ARTISTS'coURSEsss ssss ss.s
PHILHARMONIC COURSE sssseH sssses,

POLLS THEATER, 4:3O y. NJ.
Oct. 2s-Mme. PANIOWA AND BALLET
RUSSE with symphony Orchestra.
Nov. 3-Mme GALLI-CURCI, Coloraturs
Soprano.
Nov. Is-CAROIINE LAZZARI, Contralto;
CHARLES HACKETT. Tenor; Metropoli-
tan Opera. Joint Recital.
Dec. s-FRITZ KREISLER. Violinist
Dec. Is-RACHMANINOFF Pianist.
Season Priccs-Orchestra. SIS. S12 so, $40
s7h0 war tax. l0G6 additional Orders
may now be filed at Mrs.
Greeue's Concert Bureau Droop's. 18th a &
The Washington times., 1920-09-08
D. C.. Fire Department
Lags In Motorization,
Chief Says In Report

Washington is far behind other cities of the country
the moorzaton of the fire department according to the
report of the chief engineer of the Fire Department
submitted to the Commissioners today While Washington
is the sixteenth city in point Of size in the country, he
points out, it is iftyfrst in progress of motorzatoin.
The Washington times., 1920-09-08

NO, this Is not father teaching his son how 10 play
cricket As matter of fact the little fellow be-
hind the wicket is much older than the big fellow with
the bat This photograph taken at comedy match
at Brighton England According TO reports the little
fellow knocked of his perch when the ball
swiftly thrown at the wicket %,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
AWARDS IN YALE
 MUSIC SCHOOL

New Haven, June 4-The Samuel 'Simons Sanford fellowship at the Yale Music school, which is intended to give two years study abroad to the most gifted performer who shall have also marked ability for original com positions was awarded last night at the annual concert of the students of the Yale Music school at Wooolsey hall, to Miss Louise Lockwood of Seymour.
 The award, with other awards of the school was announced by Presi- dent Hadley. Miss Lockwood obtain ed the degree of bachelor of music at Yale in 1918. At the concert last night she played a concerto for pianoforte and orchestra in A minor. Other awards announced were: The Stefnert prize of s1O0 for the best original composition in one of the largest musical forms to William Quincy Porter of this city, of the class of 1919, Yale. Honorable men ton in this class was made of Henry Richard HaIlbauer of Hartford. MT. Porter played last night a concerto I in M major for violin and orchestra, his own composition, and MT. Hall bauer's contribution to the concert { program was a comedy overture for orchestra played by the New Haven ! SyfnpnOny OrCneStra ana conducted ! by the composer.
 The jury which made the decisions in respect to the Sanford fellowship : and the Steinert prize consisted of seven members of the faculty of the ! School of Music.
 | The Lockwood prize in singing was | divided between Anna Luiza White of Short Beach and Alfred Henry Johnson of Germantown, Pa. The Lockwood prize, in organ-p1aying was awarded to Carlton Wheeler LHom- medieu of East NorwaIk.
 The Frances E. Osborne prize and
 the Benjamin Jepson memorial prize for the present year will not be awarded until the final examinations
 in the classes in the theory of music
 are handed in.
 The Osborne prize for 1919 was divided between Lucy Codella and
 Thure Waldemer Frederickson of
 New Britain. The Jepson memorial prize for 1919 was awarded to Jessie Harriet Newgeon of this city. The prize for organ playing was awarded to Thure w. Fredericks son.
 The prizes for the best entrance examinations in pianoforte-playing were awarded to Beth Loring Neal of lWoodfords. Me, first and Helen
 Virginia Cain of Greenfield Mass
 second.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
MISS PROULx
 JUNE BRIDE

Miss Marie A. Prou1x, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Proulx of 1924 How ard avenue, and MT. John P. Mo- Gufre, of 676 Park avenue, were married Monday at a. m. at St Anthony's church, by Rev. J. Mass1- cott The bride wore a travelling suit of blue tricollette with hat to match, and corsage of. bridal roses and lil- ies of the valley. Miss Oville Proulx, sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and wore a blue serge suit and tafeta hat. The best man was Henry Keating.
 MT. McGuire is well known in this city, and is connected with the Bridgeport Telegram. Miss Proulx was formerly associated with the Remington-Y Yost Co.,, and has been feted many times before her mar riage.
 Immediately after the ceremony the couple left for a motor trip through New York state. Upon their return they will be at home to their friends at 34 Warehouse street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
NORMAL SCHOOL GO M IMPEACHMENT
Tine Program By Pupils of : Conn. Froebel Normal !, School

The commencement exercises of the Connecticut F,roebel Normal Kinder garten school will be held tonight in the Stratfield ball room at 7:30 o'clock. A unique program Of en- tertainment a reception and dance are to be given in connection with the graduation exercises. There are ten graduates in the class this year. Miss winffred Wharton is the valedictor- ian.
 Miss Ethel Beach has charge of the stories and Miss Frances Coggsweli has arranged a group of quaint roIk dances Interpreting the seasons of the year. The musical program IS Tn charge of Miss Jessie Wharton Rev. Alexander Allison, Jr., of the First Presbyterian church, will give the 1n- vocation and benediction.
 Dr. Richard L. Swain will make an address on Accomplishments" Miss Mary Mills, the principal of the school, will present the diplomas. Mss Wharton will give the valedic- tory address
 The program will include songs, dances and stories given by Miss Inda Alley, Miss Wharton, Miss Gladys Borstelman, Miss Adelaide Miller, Miss Josephine Worst, Miss Dorothy Beach and Miss Anna FahIin-
 The graduating class is composed of Miss Inda Alley, Miss Gladys Borstefman, Miss Adelaide Miller, Miss Josephine Worst, Miss Anna Tahlin, Miss Eleanor MacKiernan, Miss Lucy Gorham, Miss Winifred Wharton and Miss Dorothy Beach. Miss frances l. Courtade and Miss Marion G. Dave will graduate from ithe academic class.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
WIFIE WON,

The race for the last word was getting hot Hubby and wife were running neck and neck.
 "You didi"
 "I didn'tr ., "You didt"
 "T did nott~
 The pace was slowing
 Wen.' flashed hubby, "one of us two is a very capable liar. But there is one thing which prevents me say ing which one"
 "Modesty, presume," retorte6 wiie.-Pittsburgh Sun.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

2468 North avenue are the guests of MT. and Mrs. w. J. Grippen at their summer home on Lake George.
 Mrs. Susan Hawley Davis of Sachem road, Brooklawn park, has announc- ed the annual musicale of her Bridge port students, to take place Tuesday night, June IS, at the UniversaliSt church. Excerpts from '"The Morn ing of the Year." by Cadman will be sung. Miss Edna Northrop of this city and Mrs. Thomas Calder of New Haven will be accompanies, and Miss Alice Newton of New Haven will be the soloist. The choir from the First Methodist church in New Haven will assist. Mrs. Benjamin Reyn o1ds, so- prano; Mrs. Harry Sweet, contraIto; J. R. Calvin, tenor and Thomas Cal der, bass, compose the choir.
 Miss Emily Jackman of Stratfield Road was hostess last evening for the meeting of the Stratfield Players club at her home.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph W. Northrop of 2050 North avenue leave next week for Northampton, Mass, where they will attend the graduating exer- cises of their daughter Miss Dorothy M. Northrop from Burnham school
 Mrs. H. Willard F1eck returned home yesterday after spending a few days in Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. Leo Goodrow and children of this city are visiting MT. and Mrs S. Metin in Georgetown, Conn.
 Miss Maud Flynn of this city has opened her house in Bantam, Conn.,
 MT. and Mrs. L. 1T. Schwartz of 172 Beechwood avenue, left this morning for Atlantic city They are registered at The Breakers.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton will return home tomorrow from their honeymoon which was spent in New York and Atlantic City, They will reside at 229 Smith street Before her marriage, recently, Mrs. Hani1- ton was Miss Irene Hunt,
 Mrs. J. Marshall of 80 Porter street has as her guest for a few weeks her daughter, Mrs. Merritt of Dover, N. J,
 William R. Baptist of 337 Frank street and Earl House of 137 Parrott avenue, have returned to their home
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
NewCher1lical Kills Bed Bugs
 P. ID. O.

= F. Iesky Devils Suietusl is the discovery by pr. Price that actually rids the worst infested house of bedbugs, 9onV have time to kick after you go efser lAem with P: D. Q. A 35c package of P. D. Q. makes 8 quart of ssscns bug 6ner, and goes farther than . barrel Of Inc old faahloned dangerous dope P. D. Q. cpef8 and Kills their eggs and prevents 6tcfng- FREE 0 patent spout In every eW @ enable you to set them in the hagd-so get a4-plscee, and saves juice
 P. D. Q. for family use 35c Special Hospital and Hotel sise S2 50 makes 5 0a0ons. contains spouts-your druggist can supply you, or sent prepaid to your addrp6 qtther xfze on receipt of price by She OE1 Chon11cal Go, Terre Haute, Ind. r. D. Q. Is never peddled.
 Sold by Hfnd1e.s Drug Store, Harti zan Drug Stores and other leadin, druEg11ts.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
ActiUities 77aat Are Of Interest To Women

extended to all parents of the district.
 Mr. and Mrs. William Burns, who were married in Pittsfeld, Mass, Monday, are spending part of their honeymoon in this city as guests of
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

the groon's parents, MT. and Mrs Peter W. Burns of 2SS Pembroke street. During the war MT. Burns was drafted from this city and spesee a year in France.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

Milford
 The second annual banquet of the Bridgeport Teachers association will be held in the Stratfeld hotel on Tuesday evening, June 8. The follow ing guests of honor have been inv1t- ed: Superintendent and Mrs. Sam uel J. Slawson, all members Of the Board of Education and their wives, MT. and Mrs. Everett Cortright, the officers of the Connecticut State Fed eration of Teachers, the three past presidents of the Bridgeport Teach CTS association, Miss Euphrosyne Bowen, Miss Mary Mallen and Mrs Cecelia Keane O'Rourke, MT. and Mrs John T. King and MT. and Mrs. John Cornell.
 There will be informal speak ing.
 Miss Helen Sa,ckett and Miss Anna Postol were the hostesses at party given on Wednesday evening at Miss Sackett's home, 314 French street. Games and dancing were enjoyed after which a lunch was served. Dur ing the evening Miss Ida Trotsky gave a few vocal selections accompanied d by Miss Postol at the piano. Those present were: The Misses Helen L1p- scher, Clara Griss, Helen Sackett, Rose Rockawitz, Anna Postol. Sarah and Ida Trotsky, Rose Rubinstein and John Posto1, Edward Sehine, Nathan Weinstein, Harry Schwartz, William Dorkin, Robert Hersch and Samuel Schopick.
 William Seltsam of 84 Reservoir avenue and Robert Gore of Stratfeld district will entertain at a boating party up the Housatonic river on Sunday.
 The Players Club of the Bridge port High school enjoyed an outing to the Cascades on Wednesday.
 Miss Marjorie DeLoss of 137 Park place will spend the weekend in Plainfeld, N. J., where she will be a guest at the wedding of Miss Ella MacThomas and Edward Babcock, which will take place on Saturday. Miss DeLoss entertained at tea re- gently for Miss MacTh omas. Announcement was made recently of the engagement of Miss Eva Gid den and Harrington White, both o1 Milford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Eithef


after spending a few del1ghtIul oays camping at Boardman's Brldge' Ne" Milford.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

Even the clocktrnaiker may live on tick, but he isn't tickled about it.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04
PER s 0 N AL s

MT. and Mrs. W. F. Severn of 790 Clinton avenue will entertain over the weekend Bernard J. Butler of Call fornia.
 MT. and Mrs. John MacLaren Rich srdson of 613 Laurel avenue will leave next week for Syracuse, N- Y., where they will spend two weeks with friends.
 Bridgeport Comfort club held its regular meeting this afternoon in the YD rooms on Broad street.
 MT. and Mrs. M. H. Chapin of 21 Brooklawn place will attend the grad uation exercises at Dwight school, Englewood, N. J., next week, where their daughter. Miss Dorothy Chapln, will be graduated.
 The Parent-Teachers' association Of the Maplewood school will hold the annual meeting on Tuesday after noon. June 8, at 3:30 o'clock, in the assembly hall Representatives from the recreation board will explain the summer activities for the children and selections will be given by the students of the school. Tea will be served. A cordial invitation has been
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

Bridgeport Comfort club held its regular meeting this afternoon in the YD rooms on Broad street.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-04

Dr. and Mrs. George w. Hawley of 246S North avenue are the guests of MT and Mrs. w. J. Grippen at their summer home on Lake George.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-01-23

In another column of this issue the Maui News reprints an article
from the Portuguese paper A Seua, of I1io, attacking the plans for
undermining the school system of the Islands as a scheme to recruit
the children of the Territory as plantation laborers.
OF course the arguments are silly and puerle, but there is little
doubt that they will be credited by a certain part OF the citizens, and
therefore must be answered.
Perhaps the best refutaGon will be that the new plan OF educa-
ton will be much more costly than the present one. 1t does not take
a very high grade teacher to teach a boy to swing a hoe in a cane field.
But it does take men and women of the kind we do not now have in
the school rooms to help that boy to develop his hands and brains
together along the lines for which he is best fitted.
1t is easy to herd a lot of youngsters into a class room and to drill
the contents of books into them. But is isn't a simple matter to take
that same class OF children, study them as individuals, discover the
pecuHaries and aptitude of each, and then to help each one to find his
true place in life whether it be as a lawyer or as an automobile mechanic.
The old way pointed all in the same direction.
Dr. Bunker, head of the federal educational survey commission,
just before he sailed this week from Honolulu, emphasized the reason
he said
Hawaii we find is suffering from the same educational trouble as
many other districts of our country. The academic education makes
the school system top heavy. This is not necessarily because those i'll
charge OF the school system have lacked vismn-many of them have
possessed it-but because vision is useless without a pocket book,
Academic education is cheap in comparison with agricultural and me
chanical. 1t is the easiest to buy and the easiest to teaChs A school
teacher need know no more than the text book he or she uses, but
in polytechnic education he must be bigger and above the text book.
"Ihe nation is beginning to realize the narrowing power of AGA
demic education; the people of Hawaii are beginning to realize it,
hear people more and more asking why the schools do not turn back to
the soil and prepare the youth OF the country for agricultural and
technical pursuits. The reason why the schools do not do this is be-
cause the people who want them to, do not give them enough money"
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-01-23
FAIRGROUNDS rs SCHOOL, TEACHERS

at is ridiculous. Play. to be sure is as necessary to the develop
ment of the average child as is schooling in other branches. But to
bring Dr. Curtis to these Islands to expert the play situation is posi-
lively monstrous. AS well offer a bag Of ladyhngers to the starving
Poles, or donate a paste tiara to the washerwoman'
In this wise the Hlo PostIerald opens a long editorial, the burden
of which is that play grounds are luNuries of education and that the
Island school system is starving for neccssaries such as teachers and
better school buildings.
The PostIIerald thus finds justification for the refusal Of the
lIlo board of trade and Hawaii supervisors to join the rest of the Is
lands in raising the modest sum Of $500 to meet the expenses of DIR.
Cutiss visit.
We feel certain that this is a mistaken and out OF date attitude
Modern education recognizes Fairgrounds and properly supervised
play to be as important. to a chnds normal development as any other
feature Of child welfare. Also there might be more force in the llHo
stand were the conditions complained Of due to anything save an un-
awakened understanding on the part OF the people of the territory
Hawaii is rich. Yet we spend but $50 per child per year in edu-
cation while the average expenditure throughout the United States IS
$50. California, which is poor compared with these Islands, spends
500 per amum in educating its boys and girls.
Hawaii had the opportunity at this time OF getting the help of DR..
Curtis, one of the foremost educators of the country. She would have
been shortsighted indeed to have turned this opportunity down. She
would have been as justified and on like grounds, in refusing aid of the
federal bureau of education in obtaining the lately completed education
al survey. DR.. Curtis's work should in fact supplement that of DIR.
Bunker and his associates in aiding the Islands to tremendously re
construct their school system to best meet our needs.
The whole line Of educational propaganda, as the PostHerald calls
its, which is being carried on at present, is designed largely with a view
to educating our grown-ups. 1t isn't primarily a question of money.
1t is a question of a proper realization Of a need. When the people
Of Hawaii really understand this need the money will be forthcoming.
We have ii, and it will be willingly spent when the results to be obtain
ed are thoroughly on the community consciousness.
In the meantime we have no right to turnd down without a hearing
any person OF standing in the educational field who is willing, and who
NAV be able to aid us in solving some phase OF our school problem.
In connection with DR.. CurtSs expenses it is pertinent to note
here that Mauis share was contributed through voluntary contributions
through the churches and otherwise. The supervisors were not ap-
preached on the subject.