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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-08-01
ELECTRIC DRIVEN
4 BOAT IS SUCCESS
Battleship New Mexico, After
Two Years. Trial, Pronounces
innovation Practical.

When the u. S. battleship New
Mexico was placed in commission two
years ago. christened the rrst electri-
caily propelled warrior in the world.
proponents of the steam engine pre-
dicted the time was not at hand for
such a change In turning the wheels
of the great ocean navigator. They
predicted all sorts OF failures but a
report on the first two years active
service OF the ship just made public
by CommandeI-s,~M NJ. RobinSon, meet
engineer OF the Pactfe reet OF which
the New Mexico 10 ,hsgssip5- to
have perms nently wiped out such pes
sirpistic opinions. IS ,...- 49,,
HAS. MADE coon.
The New Mexico has made good.
During these two years she has seen
service of practically every kind that
Is encountered BY a bAttieshfp, ex-
cept actual engagement in--bAttic.
The report shows the results have
been highly satisfactory and fully
justify the Judgment OF those re-
sponsible for the installation OF cleo
tric machinery In this vessel.
PREDICTIONS FULFILLED.
W l.. r. Emmett. consulting en-
gineer of the General Electric Com
pany and pioneer in electric shop
PROPULSION. has devoted years to the
problem. As long ago as 1909. he
pointed out that electric ship propul-
sion was feasible. economical and
practical Commander Robinson's' re-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-08-01
ELECTRICITY NOW
FARM NECESSITY
Once Luxury, Motors Increase
Production and Prove Real
Labor Saving Device.

A good water supply. a complete
sewage disposal plant and effective
heating and lighting systems consti-
tute the four prime utilities OF the
farm home. declares Farmers Bulle-
tin No. sil. issued by the Department
OF Agriculture. TO secure these ends
In great Fnessure thought and plan
ming are necessary.
Electricity on the farm is not a lux
ury, but necessity and IL pays. II
pays TO have buildings and crops safe.
II pays 10 have drudgery done by an
electric motor and II pays TO have the
farm home bright and cheerful. de-
clares the Society for Electrical De
velopment. New York
MUST OBSERVE LABOR.
The present time is one 10 consider
every means OF conserving farm labor
Farm work may never be easy, but
II can be made much easier and more
profitable by the use OF electricity.
Counting up the hours spent in hand
milking, cream separating, churning,
washing. sweeping, pumping water
and other farm chores. there Is an
amazing total OF wasted time and
effort.
The average farm woman works "A
hours out OF the twenty-four during
the summer and her daily average
for the year IL eleven hours and eight
cen minutes. Half OF the women on
the farms are at work at a. m
Briefly. here are some Of the duties
OF the farm woman who has no cleo
trio light or power at her disposal
On farm where lamps are used,
cleaning the burners and trimming
the wicks is a disagreeable job that
takes an hour of work a day. Elec-
tricity offers a much better light and
an immediate reduction in the nre
insurance rate.
value is the great promise OF freedom
from water troubles. In the farm
house a good water supply Is an abso-
lutte necessity. saving time in the
kitchen and the milkhouse. Without
running water in the barn the cows
and horses must be driven t. the
brook twice daily, taking two hours
OF high-priced labor, or sixty hours a
month. Water il one of the r"ost i'm
brings to- the farm home and 20 the
barn.
MOTORS HELP on FARM.
On the farm where there are cows
TO be MIXED II is discouraging
struggle to get them MIXED. The
men cannot always be spared from
other work 10 do IT. or every hun
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-08-01

Mississippi can make about ID knots
With her cruising turbines.
Experience gained by q comparison
OF destToyers ntttd with gesred main
turbines and those ntted with direct
connected main turbines and gesred
cruising turbines indicates that the
economy OF the Idaho and Mississippi
at cruising speeds IL about as good
a IL would be II they had seared main
turbines. A comparison of the New
Mexico with these ships Is therefore
particularly interesting AT the lower
speeds.
The advocates Of electric propulsion
have always claimed that II was SUI
perior 10 all other forms of propulsion
at cruising speeds. but even the most
enthusiastic OF these have been sur
prised by the remarkable showing
made,
This is doubtless due to the fact
that no one made sufficient Allowance
for the saving due TO shutting down
one turbine generator sets and all
the auxilisries that go with one OF
the condunsing plants. At speed or
10 knots the New Mexico uses about
1877 per cent less oil than her sister
ships, or. putting IL another way, her
sister ships use about 20 per cent
more than the New Mexico; at Is
knots the figures are 29.s per cent or
i2.7 per cent: at Is knots the figures
are 32.3 per cent or AIS per cent; at
10 knots the figures are 2s.S per cent
or t0.l per cent; at fun power the
figures are 2t.t per cent or 32.2 per
cent Al 10 knots and also at full
power the New Mexico uses about .s75
pounds OF oil per shaft horsepower.
she nuly Il
pounds OF oil per shaft horsepower
per hour. This is a remarkable uni
form economy. .....
RELIABILITY OF MACHINERY.
In regard to the reliability OF the
machinery, the New Mexico has had
nothing but the most minor troubles
with her electric plant, and there have
been no navy repairs whatever; there
has been one serious accident to the
steam part OF the machinery which
required work TO be done by navy
yard, but that was due entirely to a
mechanical defect.
Due to improper construction OF
the main governor, one OF the weights
became detached while the turbine
generator was running without load;
the turbine ran away and operated
the emergency governor which tripped
the throttle, but the latter did not
entirely close and the turbine ran at
over-speed sufficiently to stretch the
turbine wheels and the entire motor
had TO be replaced.
The governor has been changed and
additional over speed protection given
by arranging for the emergency gov
ernor to close the admission valves as
we'll as the main throttle. The ma
chinery has been in operation nearly
a year since repairs were completed
and no further trouble has developed.
In conclusion. il may be said that
the performance OF tho New Mexico
since commissioning has, been en-
tirely satisfactory in every way. and
that the expectations OF those who
were responsible for its installation
have been more than realized.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-08-01

II 8. BATTLEsHIP NEW MEXICO christensd two
o' years ago the first electrically propelled warrior
in the world showing its heels to the remainder OF the
fleet Report Of the New Mexco's performances during
the past two years shows electric propulsion is all that
its proponents CLAN.
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
RY nR. aAMEs l. VANCE

on the Mall. between the Capitol
and the While House, on a site grant
I'd by Congress, the people OF Araer.ca
are 10 erect the Nat onal Victory Me
mortal Bu iding 10 commemorate tho
services and sacr ncos or the Ameri-
cans who helped wn the World Mar
The plans for This noble build 'ng
have been selected by the National
Fine Arts Society from a large num-
Der submitted by the foremost Amer
lean arch tecle.
Tho Memorial WI contain one OF
the largest auditorums In ihe world,
having a seatlng capacty or 1900, be
sides number or smaller halls. Every
state and territory VIII have rs own
chamber. and ihe leading patrioiic
organ cations VIII be provided with
headquarters IN the building
The bu lding Is not only 20 be erect
ed, but endowed 50 that Us adequate
maintenance shall be guaranteed Tor
time 10 come, the funds being raised
by State apprOpriai ons. subscript ons
from. organizations having an honor
roll. and ndly dual gifts.
The Victory Memorial Building should
make. an irres stibcl appeal 90 the peo-
pie Or America. Surely we cannot do
too much 90 honor the memory and
herald the hero sm or lha American
soldiers IN the World War The story
of what they ia Is a chapter OF I'M
dying fame, aE will enr 'ch the an
mails OF this ndtion as long as me flag
nies
They entered The conflict al It's su-
prgme crisis. and they entered with
such daring. they fouch. with sucl
skin and courage, they died VIII
such abandon. That from The day IN,
Stars and str pes appeared among ih'
colors OF the All'es. the doom 0fVcu
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
Sore Throat Wisdom

To relieve Sore Throat you must get at
cause. TONSMiNE is prepared and sold
for that one purpose. A dose Of TONSi-
LINE taken upon the FIRST appearance
Of Sore Throat may save long days Of
sickness. Use a little Sore Throat wis
dom and buy bottle Of TCNsILINE
odav. You may need it tomorrow.
TONSiLIllE is the National x,
sore Throat Remedy - best Cd
luown and most effective and
cost used. Look for the long
lecked fellow on the bottle when
you 60 to the drug store TO get it. a
s5o., 60c. Hospital Size, $l.O0. "
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
Az THE GARnICK-

The Want Ads for the coming three
W els will help in real estate and the
sefing and buying Of farms and
hemns
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
King -UnUeiLs Memorial
to EngIandiS Dead

but. the British nation expressed its
wishes so definitely that the officials
gave way and the permanent Ccnotaph
today .rcsts on the original spot In
Whitehall
King George with Queen Mary. the
Prince OF Wales. Duke Of York and
Princess Mary drove from Rncking-
ham Palace attended by a brilliant
stan and a soyereign's escort OF Life
Guards rvSplendani In prc-war scar
let, gold and steel. Drawn up around
the yelled Cenolaph were detachments
representa- every branch OF the
army navy and air force and services
Allied diplomats and foreign naval
and military attaches were also
present, As Were Premier Lloyd
George and THE cabinet A funeral
party OF ne Guards in pre-war Grim
son and gold stood at each corner OF
the memorial With heads bowed over
their reversed rifles, and guaNis OF
honor OF The Kings Company. Gren-
adler Guards and the Royal Navy with
standards and bands. stood ready 10
render hOnOrs.
HE formtr,ly dreaded airlrati
warnings doomed out the hour. King
George, standing a little in front OF
the royal group, Immediately pulled
cry. and stood at the salute. The
guards OF honor presented arms and
the huge cOncouISe remained ahso.
lulely stationary for the prescribed
two minutes. -
Tie silence was only broken when
the trumpcts OF the guards sounded
the Last Post" and "All Clear
Before leaving the Ccnotaph kns
George placed large wreath at th'
foot 6f the plinth, an example NNhicn
ether prominent British and Alhec
rapresintativcs The inscription
aThe Glorious Dead" caught Tn
popular imagination more than any
Thing else. During the Afternoon
floral tributes Of every scripuon
from expensive hOt-hOuse products
10 humble punches Of wild flowers
were piled round the plinth.
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
Nv WEIR MILLER.

United Press stan spondent)
LONDON Nov. ii-Emsland oelc-
brated the second anniversary OF the
signing OF the ariulstice by an i'm
presSive demonstration. In London
and most big cities The old AFRAID
maroon" warnings were fired as the
clocks struck the hour at which hos
tilitles ceased on the western front.
and foot passengers came 10 a halt
IN the streets, standing with bowed
heads.
Londoners had aNspeclal and most
impressive ceremony, when as the
'marOOnsn doomed forth the hour,
King George unveiled The permanent
memorial 10 "1he Glorious Dad" ="
known as the Cenolaph. on White
hall. The monument is the marble
replica OF the temporary Cenotaph
erected for the great Victory parade
last year, and which was ealuicd by
the troops Of the allied nations.
Orldnally Il was intended 10 erect a
much larger memorial In one OF the
parks or big open spaces, but the
plaster cast OF Sir Edwin Luiyens'
severely plain yet weirdly and sol
emily beautiful design caught the
public imagination and The spot
where Il was originally erected al
most opposite the Whitehall end OF
Downing street became a national
shrine hallowVd by the tears-of count
less pilgrims.
UninNlinative officials wished TO
remove the structure imm adlately
after the Victory parade, but there
was such a public cutlery that Il was
allowed 10 remain until the plaster
began to crumblo, and the erection OF
a more substantial memorial became
imperative Again OllcialdOm wished
TO erect the marble replica elsewhere,
Evening journal., 1920-11-11

"An the worlds a siage"-Shake.
speare was thinking OF /. o. o. +. Hall
Worlds Fair ADV.
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
Victory Memorial

ton aggression, was scalsd.
] am not unrnindfm OF the magn'f
icent valor the French had shown {.
nor OF The way, during Nosa long
hard years. the British bore The
brunt OF battle. Amer ca has only
cheers for is brave allies. 10 8 honor
enough that the soldiers we sent
overseas fought SO well as 10 prove
themselves not unworthy a place IN
that glorious line.
But 10 Is ours 10 keep alive the
story OF American arms IL is our
nigh privilege 20 hand down 10 gen.
crations hat are 10 come The story
OF The glory OF the men OF tn gen
erat on Who served and sacrificed.
who fought and ded 10 keep freedom
alive In the earth.
This Is what the Victory Mcmor al
on iht Mall AZ Washington WI do.
Even II we could 70 VIII not let ms
forget. And the sight OF q Will FIRE
the heart with the flame OF true
Amer'canlsm.
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
BREAKS A COLD
In A FEW. HOURS
''Pape's Cold Compound" In
stantIy Relieves STIFFNESS
and Distress.

Don't stay stuifed-upl Quit blow
ing and. snufflingl A dose of "Pape's
Cold Compound" taken every two
hours until three doses are taloen
usually breaks up a severe cold and
ends all grippe misery.
The very first dose opens your
clogged-up nostrils and the air pas
sages OF the head; stops nose run
ming; relieves the headache, dullness,
feverishncss. sneozing, soreness and
stiffness.
"Pape's Cold Compound" Is the
quickest, surest, relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug stores.
Il acts without assistance, tastes nice,
contains no quinine-lnsist upon
pane'sl
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
IS
THE PASSING SHOW"

Tins morning the seats went on sale
al the Playhouse for all weeks en-
.gagement beginning Monday Of The
Passing show" the big New York
Winter Garden Spectacle which the
.Messrs. Lee and J. j. Shubert WI
present at the Playhouse.
Willie and Eugene Howard are the
principal funmakers. They preve that
they are the kings Of all fun-makers
and artists in every sense OF the word.
LavishneSs in, product.On has been
the watchword' OF the Winter Garden
for many years. but in The Passing
Show" j. J. Shubert has surpassed
himself and every other stage de-
slgner IN devising sensational and
bizarre effects In cOstumlng and stag
ing. The dialogue and lyrics OF this
extravaganza were written by Harold
Atteridge and the music by Slgmund
Humberg and Jean Schwartz.
10 is an extraordinary array OF tai
ont That the producers have brought
together for this revue. Heading the
list ar the Howard Brothers, men
toned above. Next come Roy Cum
minis, VIII Philbrlck. Edward Bdsse,
Edward Cutler, Victor Bozart. Jack
and Frank Hall and others. This does
not include the famous Winter Garden
chorus OF seventy-flve beauties Of
every type.
WILLIAM ROCKS REVUE OF 1920"
The Playhouse will welcome "Wil-
liam Rocks Revue" back again to-
nigflt This Is the big attraction that
played Wilmington several weeks ago
and has been brought back by the
management in response 10 the de-
mand Of the public.
A glance at the program tonight,
WIN show the same cast Of faNorites
in the lead First there Is the iugen-
ious and witty Billy B. Van who takes
complete control Of the principal
laughing character OF the night lie
IS present during most OF The per-
fornance and. the auditnce Is laugh
Lngly aware Of The same funny per-
son who created and played twice In
Wilmington the role Of The Bish' IN
J1'he Rainbow Girl" After Mr.. Van
there is William Rock who assumes
besides the cares and responsib lhties
OF producer. one OF the leading parts
IN the actual performance. lie is
adept as a comedian and dancer.
James J. Corbett Is the third princi-
T2l masculine player. Gentleman
Jim" makes himself very. agreeable
with the audience Marion Sunshine
who was great Init in Going Up,
and my Honey Girl" is the frs. OF
Ile nuee FEMININE contingent IN
!'Rocks Revue" she is a lovely lead
ing lady who contributes clever dane
ing and songs Jue Quon Tai, The Chi
nese coniratO and Ernestine Myers
the solo dancer. will again be here.
Srhe advance sale for all perform
ances has been exceptionally large
u has proved the desire OF Whining
ton playgOers 10 have "ROck'e Revue
back again.
AT THE GARRICK.
The five Musical MacL Larens, who
are appearing al the Garrick Theatre
This week. are giving an entertain
mtnt in Scotch music that differs
from the usual run. The compan,
comprises a man and four charming
girls. all OF whom are artists. Tn.
youngest girl is decidedly clever will
the irapS in addition 10 her Othel
talent Her imitation OF a locomotive
starting, getting up speed, elacben
ing and stopping is one Of the out
standing features OF thc Offering. INT
nOpbers OF the party play not oni'
the pipes and drums" OF The Scotch
but also cOrncie. etc.
Evening journal., 1920-11-11

OF Haunted Spooks," con-
tinues 20 keep the audience In con-
iinual uproar of laughter.
Evening journal., 1920-11-11

"The World Is wide" and there is
room for you at l. o. o. r. Hall. To-
night.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
arHE GInL IN 1nE nAIN .

"THE GIRL IN THE RAIN"
The RialtO Theatre Is finishing its
presentation OF the special prOduc-
lion, "The Girl in The Tain" today at
the Theatre. Anne Cornwall takes
the lead n this thrilling and romantic
.ale fcrooks and their operations.
Tomorrow. the production, ''rhe
Key TO Pofer," Is TO be The fsature.
10 Is a story OF clean Americanism,
though the villain, several OF them
are necessary % the plot, the vam-
p.re and the sex element are entirely
lacking and the story Is no that VIII
appal to all who Ike rcd-blooded
drama.
IIugh Thompson and Claire Adams
are the principal players OF the com
pany.
'1IADAME y"
one OF the blgges. ovations that
have ever been given a presentanon
at the Majestic OF a photopl1y and
star. Is being received at the Majestic
Theatre this week, where Pauline
Frederick's picture, MADAME ~ is on
exhibition.
AZ the present time. the picture is
ready TO begin the last half OF It's
weeks run. Il is truly a wonderful
p'cture-a masterpiece OF emotional
acting. executed colorfully by Miss
Frederick. The star has put INTO her
work all the fervor and fidelity that
was Originally Intended by the author
10 be enthused in the Inflated Ma
dame y" -
I Larry Semon's comedy. THE
Suitor," is fllcd with real laughs.
The management OF .he Majestic
wishes 10 request all those who pos
7 sibly can, 10 attend the early showings'
"BODY AND SOUL
Local motion picture theatregoers
have seen and liked Miss Lake in com
paratlvely few but more than com
paratively successful pictures wih Oh
have betn hers since her sensational
rOcketing tO. popularity. As the fisher
| girl in should a Woman Tell2" and
the not dlssimilar but more ambitions
role IN Shore Acres" her freshness
and strength Of ,em0tion placed her
on high artistic plane on which she
/ Justly merited position. Her new pho
toplay is called Body and S0ul' and
today u begins a three-day presenta-
/ ton at the Queen Theatre.
Hank Mann's comedy "Hot Dogs" Is
the added attraction.
DARLING MINE"
Olive Thomas. me late Selznick
star. who had created a particular
niche in the admiration OF local mo-
tlon picture patrons. is now beinl
shown at The Savoy Theatre, In
Darling Mine" there Is only one
more picture that Miss Thomas COM
pleled before her untlmely taking on
which will be shown at The Savoy
Theatre in the near future Every
body's Sweethear). Students Of ply
chology who are interested in thl
unusual. will find food for reflectior
in making a study Of these last twg
pictures. In Darling Mine" as wei
as her last production. Miss Thomas
fairly lives the part In all its sin
certify. Olive Thomas was one OF tn
greatest exponenis Of sincerity ha
the screen has ever known, and II
this beautiful story OF an Eliin-lik
Irish lassie, Miss Thomas arose 90 tn
supreme heights OF stardOn As D.
additional Harold Lloyd IN a return
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS
IfGID FOR CORSACEg

Corsage bouquets Of artificial fow-
ers are quite taking the place OF nat
ural ones. One OF the newest effects
shown is Gala lilies Of black velvet
about which twine delicately tinted
foliage terminating in rOse-hued pet
ais. TwO-toned taffetas, satin. velvet,
tinsel and supple Kid are used for
these artificial cOrsaye bouquets.
Evening journal., 1920-11-11
NOVEL AND EFFECTIVE
TABLE DECORATION

4 novel table decoration is Just be-
coming the vogue In London. IT.
regular fragments OF colOred glass
partly on a shallow bowl OF black
china. in which a small staiuette OF
white marble stands. Water is poured
into the bowl increasing the transpar-
ent brlll.ancy OF the glass. This Is
unusually effective.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-12-21
ARMY AND NAVY UNION
ELECT OFFICERS.

What was probably the best
attended and most successful
session in it's two years of exis-
tence was held by the local gar
rison of the Army and Navy
Union at the gar1ison's assem-
bly, hall on Arroyo boulevard
Monday evening. The following
officers wore elected for the en-
suing year:
Commander, j. E. Stelzer; Sc
nior vice commander, J. w. Fitz-
patrick; Junior vice commander,
Walter A. Faurot; adjutant,
Jack L. Pollock; paymaster, Dr.
F. w. Darby; officer of the, day,
Charles Frazier; officer of the
The daily morning oasis., 1920-12-21
pnilpM|||| 81 @asis
>se55ay,5 a,5azaa5aa7 AszsRsssl1>J-pE ~

Now let's try to outgrow the
folly that every man has a right
to make a bomb, and isn't guilt.
of crime antll he explo&es it,.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-12-21

will lie still while the big fel
lows frisk their pockets.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-12-21
WAGES MUST
FOLLOW METALS.

With copper selling below 15
cents, lead at close to 6 IL
cents and zinc at a little under
2 cents, it must be apparent,
even to, the miner, that produc-
ton costs must come down or
employment largely cease. 1t is
a matter of inexorable econo-
mics, dictated by the very hu-
man fact that producers viii not
function at a loss. After a
worldwide orgy of high wages,
high costs, high railroad rates,
high money and high extrava-
gance, the rapidly debating bal
loon is descending to earth. All
things considered, metals are
selling at figures prOportionate-
ly far below those prevailing in
pre-war days and readjustment
of a drastic nature is tlnavoid-
able. Necessarily, wages will
be the last item Of costs to come
down, but come down they must,
and there seems every reason to
believe that the process will be
in full swing during the coming
wintr. It is to. be hoped that
when the time comes labor in
the mining districts Of the
northwest will do its own. think
ing and refuse to be led away
into economic unsoundness by
loud-mouthed agitators. The un-
divided efforts of all class3S of
society will be needed to keep the
boat on an even ksel, and labor's
part will in graf measure be the
determining factor. Like youth,
economics must be served, and
tho day of service is at hand
Northwest Mining Truth.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-12-21

guard, Richard Harrison; officer
of the watch, William Nc
Knight; qflartermaster, H. E.
Brown; chaplain, David J. Low
ell; executive council of thwe,
J. E. Stelzer, J. w. Fitzpatrick
and Jack L. Pollock
A comprehensive program for
1921 has been laid out, and if
the future evenings will be up to
the standard of last nights hap
py session the Army and Navy
Union will have justified it's ex-
istence in the community.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-12-21

This Judge Anderson is a
quaint old-fashion-d party. He
thinks misconduct by high of
ficial is misconduct.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-12-21

Normalcy is a state in which
people look about carefully to
find some dead sure thing that
will pay five par cent.
The daily morning oasis., 1920-12-21

The enthusiasm of job hunt
ers for residence in Washington
promises to relieve the house
shortage in other sections.