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The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-09
ALL MODELS0F AIRCRAFT AT
 EXPOSITION

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-Commercial messenger aircraft provided with vir- tually all the comforts found in high priced automobiles will be featured in the second annual aeronautical ex- position of the Manufacturers Air craft Association, which will be held here from March 6 to 13. Leather padded cockpits, wicker chairs with velvet cushions, heated compartments protected from the wind by un- breakable windshields, silk curtains mirrors, luncheon tables and tele' phones are found in American ma chimes entered in the exposition.
 Aerial limousines and coupes are among the most popular entrants. The first three-motored airplane to be built in the United States will be on exhibition: It carries eight passen gers in comfortable wicker seats, is equipped with a self starter and cap. able of making 107 miles an hour One huge transport plane carries 12 passengers and is constructed for long distance travel at speed of approxi- mately two miles a minute. It is 46 feet long, II feet wide and IA feet high and is driven by two Liberty mo- tors of 400 horsepower each. One company has entered a limousine fly ing boat with such comfort as cigar lighter for men passengers and van. fty cases for use of woman passen. gers. An aerial coupe which has been entered for the show seats three passengers, including the pilot, and carries a supply of gasoline sufficient to last five hours at a speed of 95 miles an hour. A cabin cruiser des tined to make 125 miles an hour and fitted with typewriter tables so that those "who fly may work" will be one of the exhibits.
 Two types of mail planes are enter ed, twin-engined machine carrying two men and 150o pounds of mail with
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-09

N. R. G. laundry tablets wash clothes without rubbing. Contain no lime, lye, paraffin, wax or other injurious chemicals. Nothing like it on the market. Phone 142---5 rings. 12-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-09
MANY WAR CASUALTIES
 AMONG STUDENT BODY

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 9.-Casual. ties suffered by alumni and under. graduates of the University of Penn. sylvania in the war totalIed 207 killed and 166 wounded with il taken pris- oners. Honors were awarded to 165.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-09

Scarborough Pictures that please at prices that are right. Over Cordova drug store. Phone l40-3 rings.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-09

Delicious mince pie at the City Bakery. 13-tj
The Cordova daily times., 1920-02-09

Fresh French puffs daily at the City Bakery. B-tf
The Washington times., 1920-05-08

SUBTRACT
That's the Way to Beat the
Increase In Street
Car Fare.
EvERYBoDY's DOM IT
Pennies and Collar Buttons
Play Home, Sweet Home
In Music Boxes"
EVERYBoDY's DOM IT

washingtonians are a bit OF.
so to speak. on their 'rIthmetic
when II comes 70 addition, diyi.
sion and multiplication; but oh,
man. listen, when she is subtract
ing. then them little red school
days taught you a brain full.
In the fnAl analysis Ito resort
to the lingo OF the learned) edu-
cation after all 10 nothing more
than knowing how; and Washing
inston citizens, respected and
otherwise. driven TO desperation
have come to know that by the
simple little process of subtrsc-
ton or deduction they can beat
the high cost OF living. or their
neighbor.
Therefore. Join tho latest fad
REDUCE THE HIGH COST OF
LIVING BY SUBTRACTION
As to its appiieatton2 Here
she is
A "subtractionist" prefers to
ride In crowded street cars. or
course, since all Washington troll
leys are crowded he Is right At
home.
The "subtractionist" ian't wor-
shSe hoobt tho iHtfSaEco CeT iai oos
In fact IL is another thing he pre-
fers. He isn't at all hard to
please.
Why should he be worried
He knows nothing about division.
foot of his class when IL comes
to dividing fractions, such as IN
cents into 30 cents.
.stnnlstsp q
In a hurry. He elbows his way
the street cars: drops his mite into
the collection box and rides on.
happy to know that when he gets
home he can add another 2. 8, 4.
or 8 cents to his bank roll
How doess he do it7
This Is his creed-why buy
those little lattice-worked metal
tokens. which get all mixed up
with his dimes. for IN cents a
piece. when he can ride for as
cheap as three cents. and a collar
button. sometimes four, but never
more than hve.
He drops his subtracted car-fare
into the little music box" figur-
ing that the conductor cannot tell
now many pennies Ho BiHBiou
down the chute while half dozen
or more passengers are gingling
their. coin at the same time.
Does II work?-Ask any Sub
tractionist," and you don't need
to go far. and he will say ITS
EASY" 81.
Street car men have expressed
their dissatisfaction with the
present method of fare collection.
Employees of both companies have
met and decided to appeal to the
companies for a better method OF
regulating the system.
Under the present method con-
ductors must register every fare
dropped into the boxes. This en-
tails double registering OF fares.
which causes confusion and short
age in money collected. The car
men say.
No doubt they haven't become
acquainted with the subtraction
list" as yet!
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
HUMILIATION DAY" Is
OBSERVED BY CHINESE

All Chinese restaurants in Washing
ton will be closed at o'clock this
afternoon to permit their owners and
employees to observe China's national
humiliation day. the NTH anniversary
of China's acceptance of the Japa-
nese twenty-one demands. Chinese
business places will be decorated with
the Chinese and American fags in
recognition of America as China's best
friend.
A protest meeting will be held from
IL to ] 80 o'clock in CrandalIs The
ater. Ninth and Il streets, use of
which has been. given for the pur-
pose. DR.. Paul S. Reinsch will speak
and patriotic pledges will be given
by Chin Kung Choo, president of the
Chinese Nationalist League, and Paul
Den Yuen, principal of the chinese
boys school. Films will show Chinese
national progress and the nationwide
students strike, which began a year
ago.
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
SOCIETIES OF G. W. u.
WILL HOLD ELECTIONS
Woman's University Club and Intra-
fraternity Association to
Choose Officers.

The annual election of the Woman's
University Club of George Washing
ton University will be held on May
IA. according to announcement by
Miss Martha McGraw, of the Student
Council. Nominations closed yester-
day.
The Interfraternity Association at
the university will hold its annual
election on May 23 at the Phi Sigma
Kappa chapter house. Delegates
composing the associations present
council will hold a banquet or a din
ner-dance the latter part of this
month.
Polls will close tonight in the cleo
ton OF members OF the university's
student council, which has control
Of all student activities. The election
has been in progress for three days.
The Junior class OF Columbian Col
lege at the university will give a
dance next Wednesday evening at the
Hotel Lafayette. A few members OF
the Junior class OF the engineering
department and the law school will
be the guests OF honor. The commit
tee in charge OF arrangements Is COM
posed OF George r. Sheriff, chairman:
Miss Mary Roberts, Miss Rosemary
Arnold. Miss Gladys Phoebus. Miss
Ethel johnson, and Francis McKoy.
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
ADAMS INDICTED
AS BANK RObbER
Montgomery County Jury Holds
\ Suspect for Staying OF
Cashier and Theft.

Identified by several witnesses as
having been one of the seven bandits
who looted the safe of the First Ma
tionaI Bank of Sandy Spring and who
killed Francis NJ. Hallowell. a direc-
tor of the bank. Clarence Adams.
alas Joseph Adams. and also known
as James Kane, alleged Philadelphia
ganster. was indicted this morning
by the Montgomery county grand
jury. convened in special session at
Rockville by Judge Edward c. Peter.
Adams was captured at Camden,
N. j., on Wednesday. and he will be
brought to Rockville by Detectives
Peter B. Bradley and Joseph F.
Dougherty. of the Baltimore police
for Camden with requisition papers
for his extradition to Maryland sign
ed by Governor Richie.
In charging the grand jury this
morning. Judge Peter declared that
each and every one of tho seven
bandits were equally responsible for
the death OF Mr.. Hallowelf as we'll as
for the looting of the hank. The in
dictment brought in by the grand
jury charged Adams with having
robbed the bank and with having
killed Mr.. Hallowell. Herbert Claude,
OF Chevy Chase, Montgomery county,
was foreman of the grand jury.
The witnesses who testified before
the jury were persons who say they
saw Adams either at the bank or in
the vicinity OF Sandy Spring in an
automobile with six other men on the
day of the robbery and killing. They
we're: Detective Peter b. Bradley,
George N Brown. Ellie Dorsey, Will
liam e. Disney, Nina Campbell, Rob-
ert L. Williams, Jesse NARROW, Fran
els Miller, Asa NJ Stabler, Alban G.
Thomas, president OF the First Ma
tional Bank, one OF the officials held
up by the bandits; Sallie p. Brooke,
John T. Hill, Howard G. Phelps, and
Jesse Penn,
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
LONE GIRL READY
F0RANY "V|[yUN"
Maruie Burke Came to Broad.
way Well Protected Against
Scheming Men.
yEw YORK. May s.

NEW YORK. May s.
"oh, it's awful in the city
where the thieves and crooks
And life is just a dazzling. wicked
whirl.
And with Indians OF Tammany and
taxis all around.
May Heaven protect the lit-tul
workin' girl" -
Song OF the Amen Corner.
They talked 1t all over. Maggie
Burke, eighteen, and her sweetheart.
She was to leave her happy home In
No. 81 Gleere street, Orange. and was
to journey all alone to the Great
Wicked City. to become telephone
girl. The sad story was brought out
yesterday.
The sweetheart trembled at her de-
cision. (Soft music here). He ex-
pressed fear that while she was en-
gagged in getting numbers some
His Parting Gift.
Finally (no, there was no snow
Storm he gave her something bright
and shining, and continued:
"Put this in your pocketA 1t will
protect you"
(The piano will now tinkle for ten
minutes until the scene changes to
the rooms OF the Travellers Aid So
ciety, No. 465 Lexington avenue.)
Miss Burke reached the haven, set
apart amid the lures OF the Metropolis
for those young and fair. She was to
.s-l. 10, .Ne
noticed that the lovely heroine was
nervous. Some one asked:
"Why do you shy away when we
come near you? Why do you keep
your hand in your right pocket?"
Miss Burke gulped, turned pale,
trembled. She said nothing. Detec-
tive William Jones was summoned.
He demanded:
What have you in your pocket ?''
Professor, give us some Eliza
Crossing-the-Ice music!
Ready For Any Villain
that which a fond sweetheart back
in the old home had given to her for
self-protection in the Big City. 1t
was a mans sized pistol.
When Miss Burke was arraigned
before Chief Magistrate McAdoo In
the Yorkville Court yesterday she
told the story and said that her sweet
heart had said this was a rough
town. She added that never in the
world would she have used the wea-
pom except to protect herself.
The Magistrate reserved decision.
(Let the orchestra keep on playing
until Mr.. McAdoo supplies the cli-
maxD
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
D. c. MAN OFFERS
BAIL FOR AUSTIN
Ready to Put Up $4,000 to
Free Crippled Slayer
Pending Trial.

mo Virginia jury ever will convict
Karl ]. Austin. the crippled insurance
broker, who last Tuesday shot and
killed J. r. Bailey Davis at Manas-
sas," declared J. o. FAINT a grocer. Of
131 e street southeast. today.
"If the story told by Austin that
Davis admitted his associations with
Mrs. Austin and failed to leave Man
assas as he had promised, is true"
said FAINT, Austin will go free. No.
he will never be convicted for the
killing in Virginia"
While unacquainted with Austin,
FAINT offered to put up $4,000 bonds
for his release from Jail pending trial.
FAINT is a Virginia, having a farm at
Fairfax county and also conducting
grocery store in the Capital.
Mrs. Austin, wife OF the prisoner,
for several months was employed as
Union Telegraph Company. making
her home here with a sister at 1421
Allison street northwest. She is now
at Manassas consoling her husband
and Offering to assist him in any way
possible to obtain his freedom.
States Attorney Thomas H. Lion, of
Prince William county, Va, an
nounced that Austin is being held In
the county Jail without bail pending
the action Of the grand jury, which
will be convened in June.
Announcement by FAINT that he will
arrange $4,000 bail for the release of
Austin. 1t Is believed, will result in
efforts of friends of the accused in
surance broker attempting to bond
him out until the grand jury con-
venes. Austin is a decided cripple.
having no use whatever of his legs,
and his friends assert that, under the
circumstances, he could not attempt
to escape. He moves about In a wheel
chair. which he uses even in his cell
Austin claims to have killed Davis
in self defense. He says he met Davis
by accident, that a quarrel ensued
over Davis refusal to keep a promise
to leave Manassas following alleged
admissions of association with Mrs
Austin.
Austin, following Mrs. Austin's dis
closures eight months ago of her al
legged intimacy with Dayis, took the
latter to the edge OF the city and
under threats levcled a revolver at
him, 1t is said. and demanded he leave
Manassas. eFaring for his life, Davis
made the promise. he later told
friends, but later refused to leave the
city.
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
ORGANIZE SPEAKERS
FOR D. c. VOTE" DRIVE

Organization of the speakers COM
mittee OF the National Press Commit
tee for District of Columbia Suffrage
was perfected at a meeting at the VIII.
lard Hotel yesterday afternoon. Alvin
l.. Newmyer, chairman, presided. Max
Rhoade, secretary, will handle the de-
tails OF the speaking campaign. The
committee, which includes nearly 100
men, who have had experience in ad-
dressing meetings during the war.
for the next three months will pre-
sent to audiences every night through
out the city the cause of District suf-
frage, and the plan OF campaign OF
the National Press Committee and the
District of Columbia Suffrage League.
Secretary Rhoade's office Will be at
the National Press Committee, 400
Pennsylvania avenue. He Will be as
sisted by the following vice chair
men: Wilton ]. Lambert, Rev. @. Ellis
williams, Louis Gutenberg, John b.
Colpoys, Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, and
Capt. w. l.. Mattocks.
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
D. c. PREPARES TO HELP
JEWISH WAR SUFFERERS
Simon Lyon Heads Executive Com
mittee in Connection With
Nation Wide Drive.

To relieve famine and distress and
combat typhus among the peoples of
central and eastern Europe, a section
containing more than half the Jews
of the world. Washington members OF
the race will aid In a nation wide,
nosectarian drive from May 20-29 for
Jewish war sufferers.
The 100000 b. nehciaries OF the
drive include 1000. 900 children, 10000
OF whom are orphans. Jacob Schiff
yesterday gave 100000 to the fund in
New York, declaring the money was
needed to save hundreds OF thousands
OF live.
The executive committee in wash
lngton comprises Simon Lyon, chair
man; Morton J. Luchs, secretary, and
Gerson Nordlinger. treasurer. The
general committee includes Simon At
las, Lee Baumgarten, Emile Berliner,
Fulton Brylawskli, Charles A. Gold
smith, Milton Hopfenmaier, Rabbi NJ
Hurwitz, ID. J. Kaufman, DR.. III. M.
Kaufman, Marcus Korman, Hyman
Levy. Abe L'ebman, Rabbi ]. T. Loeb.
II. u. II. Lyon, Arthur n. Marks, Rabbi
Benjamin Meyerovitz, Nathan Musher,
Moe Gutenberg, Simon oppenheimer,
Julius I. Peyser. NJ. d. Rosenberg,
Rabbi A. Shenerman, Harry Sherry,
Rabbi George Silverstone, Rabbi
Abram Simon, Joseph Strasburger,
Milton strasburger. Joseph l.. Topper.
Michael wecksler. and Hon. Simon
Wolf.
The committee on publicity com
prises Isaac Behrend, Max Fischer.
Isac Cans, Isaac Goldenberg, Harry
w. Hahn. Simon Kann. Samuel Hart,
Harold J. Levy. and A. Llsner.
General offices have been estab-
lshed at 32T Bond building
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
CITIZENS PROTEST CUT
IN BUDGET FOR SCHOOLS

The decision OF the Senate to cut
the House appropriation for colored
schools from $4,000 TO 100000 was
declared unfair to the colored resi-.
dents OF the city at a meeting OF the
Northeast Boundary Citizens Associa-
ton held last evening at the Burr.
Vile School.
Both the Deanwood and Burrville
proposed school additions were cut
from eight to four rooms, this action
being taken II was pointed out, In the
face OF the fact that Deanwood now
has six portable buildings and Burr
willie four.
DIR. James Porter was msde chair.
man of the cleanup campaign for
the section. and a decision was reach.
cd 10 request the District Commission =
ers 10 have the trash accumulatinE
in the section removed.
President y. +. Ramsaur presided
At the meeting
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
CIRCUS WILL HAVE
DAY OF REST HERE
SeIIs-FIoto Shows to Arrive
Early Tomorrow Morning.
Parade Monday.

They're coming to town tomorrow
the elephants, the clowns, Georges
Carpenter, the spangled folks-but
they're coming in mufti TO rest'a day
before the SeIls-Floto two-day en-
gagement on the show grounds at
Fifteenth and II streets northeast,
and Monday forenoon's street parade.
The three sections of the circus
train are due to arrive in Washing
ton from Harrisburg before dawn.
Broad daylight will find parade and
baggage wagons, dens and cages and
all the paraphernalia of the big show
rolling toward the "lot," where the
cookhouse will be astir with the very
important business of preparing
breakfast for 1000 people. 1t will
be no time at all after this until
eleven acres of canvas will be
hoisted, the animals and the hun
dreds of horses fed and everything
made shipshape for the Sabbath rest
At 1880 a m. Monday, the Sells
Floto parade will leave the grounds
and proceed toward the heart OF the
city, and, because Of the Sunday rest,
the horses will look doubly sleek and
well-groomed as they clatter along in
sets OF fours, skies, eights and
twelves. Sells-Floto folks have al
ways boasted of their horses, which
is natural, for the big troupe comes
from where the west begins" which,
in this particular case, is Denver.
And this season there are ninety seven
beauties added to the horse lines.
They'll be seen in the parade In
addition to the usual interesting
sights on the circus lot Sunday,
washingtonians stand a very good
chance of getting a glimpse of
Georges Carpenter, heavyweight
champion OF Europe and French war
hero, who is the Sells-Floto feature
Of features.
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
MEMORIAL SERVICES
FOR MAJOR PULLMAN
Secretary Baker and Justice Siddons
Will Speak at Exercises
Tomorrow.

Among the speakers at a memorial
service for the late Major Raymond
w, Pullman. to be held tomorrow
afternoon at . o'clock, will be Score
tary OF War Baker. Commissioner
Louis Brownlow. and Justice Fred
erick l.. Siddons of the District Su-
preme Court.
The exercises in memory OF the late
police chief will be at the Church of
the Reformation, Second and b streets
southeast. at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. 1t was In this church that
Major Pullman was for a number of
years. superintendent of the Sunday
School.
Unveiling of a portrait OF Major
Pullman will take place at $3.50
day school room in connection with
the Mothers Day service of the Sun
day school. Major Pullman's mother
will be the guest of honor on that oc-
casion. and a boys class, taught by
Miss Madeline Hesse, will be formally
named the Raymond W. Pullman
class.
Officials of the United States and
District governments will attend the
memorial services in the afternoon
and the public Is invited. DR.. Charles
Wood of the Church of the Covenant.
will pronounce the invocation, and
the Rev. John Weidley, pastor of the
Church of the Reformation, will
speak briefly.
Music will be furnished by the quar-
tet that sang at the funeral services
Of Major Pullman. This quartet in
cludes James X. Young, who was
Major Pullman's personal secretary:
Milton Fillus, Edward Hutchinson.
and Ambrose Dunkin. Byron Z.
Blodgett will be at the organ.
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
BUTTERMILK
Old Boyhood Beverage
Charged With Violating
Volstead Act.
MYCoLOGIsT DENIES 1T
Anyhow One Congressman
Wants It Added to "Thou
Shall Not" List.

Some low-browed barroom con-
eoction OF skinned milk and
yeast has been masquerading
under the guise OF buttermilk.
Hence the creamy. curdly cool
drink OF country boyhood has
been accused OF violating the Vol
stead prohibition act, and Con-
gressman Igoe OF st. Louis has
been appealing to the Department
of Agriculture for guidance OF his
constituents.
a convention OF chemists in
formed Congressman Igoe that
huttermilk sometimes contained
more than the one-half of per
cent OF alcohol. which Ia the limit
OF booze content. which Is per-
mitted in any beverage.
Mr. Igoe announced that IL
buttermilk turned out to be a
prohibited drink he would ask
Congress to pass some class legis-
lation to bring IL out from under
the provisions OF the law.
There isn't enough alcohol in
buttermilk to intoxicate a baby
insect" declared DR.. Charles
Thorn. mycologist of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, today.
Buttermilk Is made out OF the
fat in the milk, which Is slightly
soured in the butter extracting
process, and produces Tactic acid,
but not alcohol.
There is sugar in milk which
might produce alcohol, but II IL
contained in the skinned milk.
and does not 20 into the cream
which 10 skinned OF TO make
butter and buttermilk.
Cases have been found where
dealers mixed skinned milk with
yeast, and produced a drink that
looked like buttermilk and had
something OF n Kick. when they
did 80. however. they we're guilty
OF misbrandine.
Real buttermllk never made
anybody drunk. and IL never Will f"
The Washington times., 1920-05-08
.H|CKSON'S WORK IN
NY. WATCHEDHERE
Restores Mans Sight-Dr. Nc
Kim Takes Up Healing Min
Istry In Capital.
Is II . miracle to restore sishti

IL Il a miracle TO restore siEhtf
1T 10 not" says q follower OF
James Moore Hickson. lay member OF
the Church OF England. who recently
blessed 5000 sick and lame persons
in washington and has now trans
fsrred his nsld OF labor TO fashion
able Trinity Church. New York.
WORD from New York that a man
had recovered the sight OF one eye
after Mr.. Hickson had blessed and
prayed for him was received with
great interest in Washington today.
at 10 not a miracle; II Is Just an
example OF how God will help those
who have faith In Him" said one OF
Mr.. Hickson's Washington followers.
The report from New York says:
The man was about thirty years
old. He was blind In one eye when
he walked up the aisle to Mr.. HEX
son. He had to be helped up the
channel stairs. A priest knelt with
him at the altar rail.
AFTER, Mr.. Hickson had laid his
hands on the mans eyes and offered
prayer, the man arose and, without
waiting for the priests to assist him,
walked down the chancel steps and
on down the aisle. apparently being
able to see with both eyes"
Mr.. Hickson's work In Wsshlnston
has stirred the clergy OF the Episco-
palian Church. The ministry OF heal
ing has been taken up by Rev. Ran
doiph McKim. rector OF the Church
of the Epiphany. DIR. McKim had his
nrst healing service" last Tuesday
afternoon, attended by moro than 500
crippled and sick men. women and
children.
Similar services will be held by DR..
McKim every Tuesday OF this month
at 10 o'clock in the morning.