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The Washington times., 1920-02-17
Soon Valentines Day Will be here,
When each lover sends to bis dear
Apoa-carried kiss
A message like this:
Lets double exemption next year"
The
Winner.
OF
Limerick No.9

Apparently all the world loves q
lover, for there was a bigger variety
of last lines to the Valentine limerick.
the contest for which closed on 81.
Valentines Day. than for any others,
Hundreds of Washingtonians seem
ed to catch the perpetual message Oh
the day. and most of them wrote mes
sases that they might have placed on
valentines and sent with good enect.
IL all the pledges that were MADE IN
those last lines were true, there must
be lot OF sincere aHectioh IN "ASh-
ington'
the decision was nara one io'
the JUDGES
Here Is the Winner.
Miss v. c. Gardner. 1915 Twelfth
street northwest, is the winer.
Her line is: Let's double exemp-
ton next year"
IL may be said for this line that II
is the first one on which all the
judges have been unanimous.
When the last lines were simmered
down to a best Ave. which was a
difficult task, the judges voted after
the established system. marking three
points for first choice, two for second.
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
FIFTY MORE ORPHANS
ENJOY 'POLYANNA"

About nifty orphans from the Ger
man Orphan Home were the guests
Of the management Of I.oew's Column
bia Theater and The Washington
Times, at q performance OF Mary
Pickford in "Pollyanna," at tho thea
ter this morning.
The children arrived at the theater
about 1850 o'clock and were well
coined by T.. J. Stutx assistant man
ager Of Loew's Washington theaters.
and o. ]. Ratio, his assistant.
Candy. oranges. and apples were
distributed among the kiddies upon
their arrival. Tho sweets were fur
nished BY Walter BROMLEY, Of the
Brownley Fruit and Nut Shop. The
children were transported to and from
tho theater by the Semmes Motor
Line.
This was the last Of a series Of per-
formances for the beneht Of the
orphans given under the direction OF
the Loew's Theater here and The
Times. More than hve hundred chill
dren from the various orphan homes
in and around Washington were en-
abled to view Mary Pickford in her
latest photoplay. "Pollyanna," during
the past week through the courtesy
OF LAwr ence Beatus and e. J. Stutz,
OF the Loew's theaters, Walter
Brownley, OF the Brownley Fruit and
Nut shop; Rudolph Jose, OF the WASH
inrton Cadillac Company, and Ray
Semmes, OF the Semmes Motor Line
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
FOOD VIA TRUCKS
CUTSH. C.L. HERE
Congressman to Urge Restora-
ton of 100000 Item for
PoStoffice Motor Service.

A determined effort to have tho
5000. 600 appropriation for the motor
truck service restored to the Post
office appropriation bill will be made
by members of Congress from Mary.
land and Virginia.
During the past five months that
the motor trucks have been in oper-
alton more than 1000 ultimate con-
sumers in Washington have had food
products delivered to them by that
means Of transportation.
The five motor routes In operation
are making deliveries here daily
from points in Virginia, Maryland.
and Pennsylvania.
An appropriation of $500. 900 was
test, and the Postoffice Department
asked that a similar appropriation be
made this year for it's continuation.
When charges were made in tho
House last week that the service was
expensive, that only employees Of the
Postoffice Department were profitinE
by 1t, and that only those having in
nuence" were able to get In touch
with those having farm products for
sale. Congressman r. Walton Moore
communicated with the Postoffice De-
Partment, asking the facts in the
case.
1000 Ultimate Consumer.
The Postoffice Department has fur
nishcd Mr.. Moore with list OF moro
than 1000 ultimate consumers Of
Washington to whom have been de-
livered farm products of various
kinds. On the list are people in all
walks of life. including several mem
bers OF Congress.
Congressman Warren Gard Of Ohio
has been a patron OF motor truck
service, and here is what he told
the House about IL:
Everybody knows that hero in
Washington prices to the ultimate
consumer have been higher than in
any other place In the United States,
and / can say that only yesterday.
from down here within the nifty mile
zone in Maryland. i got three dozen
fresh eggs in n case for so cents a
that they were delivered in
the city of Washington, and the price
of so cents n dozen is II or Is cents
cheaper per dozen than the price at
any store In Washington where I have
been able to buy eggs"
Congressman Gambler Of Mississippi
stated that he knew of at least one
case where man paid S1.05 for n
dozen eggs In Washington within the
past few days.
How the system Works.
Asked how he got In touch with
the producer, Mr.. Gard explained as
foilows:'
IL saw published In the Washington
newspapers several months ago an
item to the effect that the truck serv-
Ice was to be inaugurated that would
send articles OF merchandise like
eggs, potatoes, butter, and dressed
chickens to the consumer through
the Postoffice Department from farm
ers In the surrounding country"
Mr.. Gard says he called In person at
tho Postoffice Department. Told that
The Washington times., 1920-02-17

there WAS q department in charge Of
motor truck service. he called on offi-
cials and stated that he wanted to
get In touch with farmers having
produce for sale.
'sThe name Of a man was given me at
Cooksville, Nd" Mr.. Gard explained.
Il wrote q letter asking him II he
could send me the supplies. He wrote
that he could.
'T bought an esq crate. sent II By
parced post, and this man returned II
to me filled. j returned him n postal
money order in payment.
THAT in brief Is the system Of
acquiring eggs.
II commend IL to other persons who
wish to reduce the high cost OF liv-
ing. or at least to take advantage of
this service directly from the pro.
duoer to the consumer, which is so
we'll being carried on by the Post
office Department"
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
PRESIDENT HAS MOVIES
DAILY AT WHITE HOUSE

President Wilson went to the
movies" this morning.
He was not seen leaving the White
House today to attend any OF the
local motion picture houses, for II
was not necessary---hc had q little
theater all his own in the east room
OF tho Executive Mansion.
The manager of one of the local
theaters. reslising President Wilson's
great fondness Tor some Of the screen
favorites. transferred some of his
equipment to the white House and
staged a private show.
Through this courtesy the Presi-
dent has attended a movie" almost
every day for the past three veeka
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
"Insolent" to Complainants.

The defendant 10 charged with hav-
Ing received the tenants repeated sp-
peais for redress with indifference.
contempt and sarcasm. amounting TO
insoience: and no attention was paid
to or Improvement indicated as the
result of such complaints"
In the complaint nled with the Rent
Commission the 100 tenants further
charge that:
the owners fail and refuse to fur
nish heat sufficient to maintain a
comfortable temperature In apart
ments, but that on the contrary they
are uncomfortably cold. and during
cold weather are actually dangerous
to the health Of occupants.
Elevator Service Lacking.
They fall and refuse to furnish
adequate supplies of hot water. and
often no hot water ut all. and have SO
failed and refused for q continuous
period at least ten days.
They fail and refuse to furnish
proper or even convenient elevator
service, and often no service at all,
90 that your petitioners have been
compelled to use the stairs. . hard
ship amounting to an impossibility on
the part of certain of your petitioners
living on the higher floors who are
advanced In years and delicate In
health and physique.
THAT your petitioners have often
been compelled to either use the
stairs or ride In elevators the floors
Of which were wet from hauling up
ice and flthy from garage being
hauled down."
The petition explains that the
Monmouth Hotel IL eight stories and
contains over 100 apartments, varying
from ono room, . kitchenette, ana
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
.PAY REV|SERS'
.CLERKS0USTED..
Many Lose Federal Jpbs nsy
Held Before Being DetaIled !
To Special Work. q

While the Congressional joint ssm-
IL working to remedy csstais 6s0sess,
able conditions among GevsrnDe6
employees, its own clerical staff "
being discriminatsd against
A fair chance for sdvsncemsut fer
all Federal employees AID elimination,
OF "puil" and thu element OF Dsron
sonal equation win be among thes
recommendations Of the commissioas Al
to Congress. And at the very timeO
that such a Recommendation v be- ii
ing drafted, the commissions OWE oeIs
flee force Is being denied such a.
vantsges. me. Az
The several hundred employees st rstS,ni
classification hsad9uarters were as-b
tailed there from other GovsrumSne o
departments. They were selected be-
cause Of their ability. and each V sxs. !" :,
pert In his or her line OF work. 20
Now, since the work Of the eommis1t,
sion II nearing . close and the fUcce
is already being disniAntled. many o..
the employees are discovering thst
their former positions arc closed 70
them ~
In many instances these smpsoyss
held positions Of responsibility BE-
fore being detailed to the commits
sion, and. because Of the nature Of
their work were In line for promo
ton.
It has been complained that in som>o
cases those who filled the vacancies
were given these promotions, thus
placing the original employees In q
subordinate position. 1ng
1t 10 pointed out that employees geeT
Ing over to the rehabilitation COM
mission did not do 80 A. q matter Of :.
~. worL As
While the commission srs do not hold
the power to compel the emplsye61
concerned to be restored 10 their
former positions, they have taken ann
the matter and are pointing out thS,
injustice Of II to the heads Of vafir
Gus bureaus. -,
The commissioners declared toA1y Z
that they will make every e6ort tdSI
see that every ono of their workerpsi
win get their former positions back.ot
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
RISING TEMPERATURE
PREDICTED FOR TODAY

The recent wave of rockbotom
temperature which sent many a war
worker back to bed upon arising in
the morning has had its fling and
will be superseded by more moderate
weather, according to the prognosti-
cation OF the Weather Man.
Mild breezes from the west and
southwest today will prevent the
mercury descending to II degrees, as
it did yesterday, he says. The warm
or temperature Is likely to continue
throughout tomorrow at least.
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
CLUB TO HEAR THOMAS.

Lowell Thomas. the noted traveller.
war correspondent and lecturer. viii, :.
be the speaker tomorrow At the reguIC
lar weekly forum Of the City Club.
Mr.. Thomas will speak on his ex-,,
periences with General Allenby ana
the British troops at the capture OF !.
Jerusalem. one of the most dramatiN
episodes Of the war. w
On Friday evening, At o'cioeSQ
s. NJ. williams. chairman Of the Fedt
eral Highway Council, will give Z
lecture, illustrated by moving pic
lures, on ''The Highway Of America.p
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
POSTPONE HEARING ON
CLARENDON CHARTER

Hearing of the application for a
charter OF Incorporation for the town
OF Clarendon, Va, was continued in
the Alexandria county courthouse to-
day, owing to the sickness of the
Judge, Samuel Brent.
A mass meeting of the residents OF
Clarendon was held last night In the
First Baptist Church. at which the
advantages Of Incorporation were
outlined. It was decided to take
steps to incorporate the town imme-
diately.
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
CAM COMPEL
CAR MERGER
Capital Traction Denies Con.
qress Can Force Lines
To Combine.

George e. Hamilton, president OF
the Capital Traction Company, today
resumed his argument before the
House District Committee against
merger legislation.
Congress has not the power TO
compel a merger. and has never at
tempted to exercise that power MI.
Hamilton said.
"Congress cannot compel a man 10
take his investment out OF one prop
srty and put It In another" MT HAM
nton said.
The only authority Congress has In
cases involving merger he claimed Is
to "authorizing merger" Congress
may encourage the merger by help
full legislation" he added.
Cenxress Can SeI.e Lines.
Mr.. Hamilton did not question the
authority Of Congress to take the
street railway lines in the District
of Columbia by condemnation pro-
ceedings.
In fixing a valuation. it would be
necessary, he said. in answer to
question by Congressman Ben John
son OF Kentucky. for jury to make
uation recently fxed by the Public
utilities Commission could not be
used as evidence.
Mr.. Hamilton devoted most OF the
morning to reading decisions OF the
courts In public utility cases involv-
ing the question of condemnation and
compensation therefor.
Mr.. Johnson inquired as to what
course should be taken in putting the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company on its feet financially.
Mr.. Hamilton answered that 1t was
a rather delicate question for him to
answer, since he was president of the
other company.
Need Only Quick Relief.
According to Mr.. Hamilton all that
is necessary to save the Washington
Railway and Electric Company,
which he regards as excellent prop
critics." 10 immediate and temporary
relief.
1t was originally intended BY Con-
Eress, according to Mr.. Hamilton.
that the Washington Railway and
Electric Company should own abso-
lutely the stock Of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Company: and that II was
intended for the stronger factor to
help the weaker.
Mr.. Hamilton, renewing his oppo-
sltion to the pending merger bill
and the suggestions that the charter
of the Capital Traction Company be
withdrawn, said that certain legisla-
ton would deter any investment for
any public work that Congress may
wish to encourage"
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
CONG. BURROUGHS TO
ADDRESS TRADE BOARD

Congressman Sherman f. Burroughs
OF New Hampshire and william r..
Andrews Of Nebraska will be the
principal speakers at the February
meeting OF the Washington Board of
Trade tomorrow night at the VII
lard Hotel.
The public utilities committee Of
the board, headed by Charles w.
Darr, will meet tonight to consider
prsotica, means of improving the rail-
way situation.
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
AEROS AT MT. VERNON.

In connection with the Districts
celebration of the anniversary of,
the anniversary Of washington's birth.
twenty-onc nirplanes from Boiling
Field will ny over Mt. Vernon about
IL o'clock Sunday and drop wreaths
on the former home of the country's
father.
After bombing Mt Vernon with
flowers, they will fly over the city.
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
100 Tenants Complain
To Rent Officials of
Monmouth Hotel Head

One hundred and nine compliments in set a
record with the District Rent Commission today. Every
tenant in the Monmouth Hotel 1919 street northwest
signed petition against James L. Karrck, owner, protest
ing about everything from nsanary conditions poor ee
service and heat to exorbtant rental charges
"exorbt if high degree of service had been main
tanned"
''Insoent" to Complainants
The Washington times., 1920-02-17

bath. to six rooms. a kitchsnette. and
a bath.
In protesting about exorbitant
rents. the tenants declare that the
rental for unfurnished apartments
ranges from $50 per month upward.
and for furnished apartments from
$50 per month upwsd
Many apartment tenants in Wash
ington have filed protests with the
commission, but the above Is the FIRST
In which blanket complaint was
registered.
The rent commissioners were busy
today moving from their temporary
Offices in the building of Capt. James
j.. Oyster. one of the commissioners,
at Ninth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, into their permanent quar-
tiers on the NTH floor OF the Hooe
building. 1880 F street
First Hearing Tensrrsw.
These quarters comprise six rooms
conveniently ntted up for the use OF
the commission. One OF these rooms
will be used for hearings. tho Others
for witnesses, commissioner confer.
ence room, fling room, secretary's
room, and . room for tho clerical
force.
The commission win lose no time In
getting down to business with tho
completing OF moving today. The
first hearing OF the many complaints
filed is scheduled for $50 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
This case involves two complaints,
in which Ohio L. Newman and wife
and Joel Frank Thompson are both
complainant and defendant. The case
Is one of possession for property at
613 Keefer place northwest. r. w.
Beall and Elton r. Young are listed
as witnesses.
Plan Test Caoe.
"A landlord and tenant suit was re-
Gently instituted against Mr.. Thomp-
son In the Municipal Court He de-
clares that rs occupant Of tho prop
erty In dispute he was = tenant Of the
real estate firm Of Shannon Z Luchs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newman state that
they purchased the property for their
own occupancy. and that they never
rented 1t to Mr.. Thompson. Mr..
Thompson declares that he Is entitled
to possession because he IL still pay
ing rental to the former landlord.
Shannon & Luchs.
The rent commission will take n
test case OF this to determine whether
cases involving possession shall be
disposed Of by the commission or the
Munlcipal Court such cases now be-
Ing Med with both bodies.
The Washington times., 1920-02-17
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The Washington times., 1920-02-17
CLUB TO GIVE SMOKER.

The annual smoker of the Town and
Country CLUB will be given tomor-
row evening at Harvey's. Frank J.
Hogan and Roe Fulkerson will speak.
An attractive program has been ar
ranged by the committee In charge.
The Washington times., 1920-02-17

The fun text Of the new District Of Co
iumbis Rent Law, with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor Of The
Times, has been printed In convenient
booklet form. A free copy Is yours for
the asking at the counter Of The Wash
inxton Times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
Advice to Young Men

Edwin NJ Herr president of the Ia mons Westinghouse Electric and Manu- featuring Company, when asked by writer in Forbes Magazine (New fork) to give out of his ripe experience prsc- ticai, commonsense pointers to young Americans ambitious to make sometnh's of themselves. replied:
 There never was time when so many opportunities were open to ambitious young men as at present.
 "This is especially true of technically educated men. Instead of these men nav ing to seek jobs. employers are keen TO offer them attractive salaries on graou'- tion All this is bad for the young men, as it gives them wrong idea of the ne- cessity of effort to achieve success. No real success comes in this world except through intelligent effort. Tn the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread IS as true today as in Biblican times.
 Make no mistake, young man, TOT while opportunities are here in unprece- dented numbers, they cannot be srapseo and mastered except through earnest faithful and laborious work
 'The world is moving forward with constantly increasing pace, and he who would master any of the opportunities constantly offering must be no 1aggaru' but one who is not only willing to wofh but who has also been trained Tn t9e severe school of overcoming ddIicuItl1P' It is only by this training that one os velops strength. courage and character patiently and gradually to achieve sue cess.
 Beware of the easy job and the place with short hours and big money. Noth- ing will so surely ruin young man Look rather for the place full or diifl- entities but with a wIrthy end to be at tained when they are overcome. @ ssBe unselfsh in your work. Help your fellows freely Give to others oi your knowledge and experience. You VIII gam more than you give, and thus broaden and deepen your own understanding.
 'Remember this is not an individua' world. Learn to cooperate with others Work with men cordially and they VIII readily work for you.
 Let your work and dealings with men always be guided by the Golden Rule
 That counsel, remember comes from a man who has been through the mills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
STRIP IS AN ESSENTIAL

To provide against the abrasive ac- tion of steel rims against the rubber or tire. manufacturers have provided an especially constructed material called bead fabric When applied to the tire the bead fabric is called chaffing str1p.
 Chaffing strips envelope the beads or edges of a tire and extend a short dis stance up underneath the rubber side walls. They protect the part of the tire that touches the steel of the rim Be sides preventing chaffing, they provide the tire a maximum rim grip, keeping II from slipping or creeping. They also bind securely in place the ends of the fabric or layers of cords.
 While little thought of. chaffins strips are essential parts of tire. some types of cord castings. according to Miller tire men use an extra pair of these strips s. an added insurance to the motorist against tire trouble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
There's a Reason

From Motor Life.
 The overcharged storage battery over heats. condition which is anytning ou. rood for i- The active material in tae nlate loosens and falls to the bottom oi the cells causing the battery to operate at reduced efficiency. Although prac- ticalIy every cars electrical system is fitted with an automatic cutout to pre- vent such overheating. nevertheless II is often the case that this deYlce ooes n9, stand euard over the battery as IL should. i
 The safe way is to burn the lights, a, least part of the time, when on lolls drive. This helps to take the load oil the battery and to prevent overheatiiis' Tn view of this. perhaps when we see motorist going along in the daytime with hie Iirhts burning we can consider that he is a wise driver instead of careless individual who has forgotten to turn oil the illumination of the night before.