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The Washington times., 1920-12-04
CRASH SCRAMBLES
LOAD OF PRODUCE
Farm Wagon Struck by Auto
mobile, But Both Drivers
Escape Injury.

A farmyard load of vegetables was
scattered over the street at the cor
ner OF Third street and Missouri ave-
nue. about 5:4o o'clock this morning.
when a produce cart. owned by
Charles Proctor. OF Oxon Hill, Nd.
was smashed in a collision with An
eight-passenger touring car owned
and driven by Lewis f. Brooks. 1885
Sixth street northwest.
Both Proctor and Brooks were driv-
ing north on Third street. according
to the police. at the time. Proctor
was on his way to the produce mar
ket with his truck filled with pros
pective dinners.
CAR TURNED TURTLE.
Brooks car turned turtle. 1t was
damaged about $3.50. He himself, es-
capped injury. Neither Protor nor his
horses were injured, but damage Of
500 was done to his truck. He Sc
cured another cart. picked up his
scattered produce and continued on
his way to the market.
The matter was reported to the
Ninth precinct, but no arrests were
made inasmuch as both parties came
to a mutual understanding.
While crossing at Seventh street
and Mount Vernon place this morn
ing. Alice Hines, colored, twenty-five
years old. 401 II street northwest
was struck by an automobile and
suffered injuries to her head. She is
at Emergency Hospital, where her
condition is said to be probably SER
ious. Samuel Edmonds, colored, 44E
Hanover street northwest, operator OF
the car, was taken to No. Precinct
" here he is being held pending the
outcome OF the woman's injuries.
Halle Tucker. colored. twelve
years old, 20lS Vermont avenue
northwest. was knocked down by a
machine operated by George Ellison,
$40 Georgia avenue northwest. Her
condition is not serious.
Fewer traffic accidents were re.
ported yesterday than for any day in
many weeks.
While playing in an alley in the
rear of st. Martins Church. twelve
year-old Ida Smith, 10 Rhode Island
avenue northwest, was struck by an
automobile operated by George M.
Steele, % T street northwest. She
was bruised about the body and knee.
Her condition is not serious.
BICYCLE Is DEMOLISHED
Stewart Deneal, colored, 29ll Dunn
barton avenue northwest, while rid
ing his bicycle at G and Thirteenth
streets, was struck by an automobile
operated by Lenora w. Zealy, 9ls
Eighteenth street northwest He was
thrown to the ground, but escaped
injury. The bicycle was demolished.
Harry Mclaughlin, forty-four years
old. s07 IL street northwest suffered
bruises on the body and legs and
spraincd back when he was struck
by an automobile operated by Seth
w. Butler, nineteen years old. 724
Fifth street northwest He was re-
moved to Casualty Hospital and later
taken TO Washington Asylum. Butler
was locked up at No. 3 precinct.
where he was charged with colliding
and failing TO have an operators
permit.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
HEICH-HO
"Up Goes the Show" Girls
Might Have Sung as
It Flivvered.
BUT THEY DIDN'T It
Shocked Audience by Trill-
ing, Where the H
Is Our Salary?"
BUT THEY DIDN'T

This tale is very. very shocking
And tho ending, told at the very
beginning reads, thus proving that
chorus girls have keen sense Of
humor"
1t happened last night. down at
the Shubcrt Garrirk Thcater, whore
a group of WashinCtonians have
been burning their financial fingers
with musical grab-baG called
"HciGh- -Ho.'
The girls arc all pretty and
shapcly. aud all that sort OF thing.
Many Of them are Washington
girls. and several. notably little
Pauline Graf. fftecn-ycar-old solo
danccr-arc SO young their mothers
almost decided not to let them ap-
pear at all.
To the Washingtonians backing
the show, IL seemed that such n
proposition couldn't lose. Eut IT
did. SO much so that a horrid man
came down last night and attached
the scenery, the costumes, 'ncvory-
thing. including the S7.S5. or there
abouts. in the box office.
which, in showland. can mean
only one thing--closlng.
Now. the opening chorus has a
prety little ditty, which runs Hi
dcc-dcc, III-dee-dec, happy clnn
spritcs arc wc"--or something like
that.
But when tho young women trip
ned out before tho footlights last
night they were thinking about
that attachment, and they made tn"
aupdicncr gasp by singing.
"IU-dcc .dcc. lIi-dec-dcc; where
tho h . is our salary
And to make sure the audience
"rot it," they repeated the words.
Aln't chorus GIRLS just terrible?
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

trained nurse would meet you al
the door and the first thing she would
do to you would be TO take every
stitch OF clothes from you and tub you
until your skin was pink. Then she
would weight you, 50 IL after a few
Weighing you showed malnutrItlon
the doctor would md out just what
was wrong with you and build you up.
Then You would be put in nice,
clean clothes supplied by the nursery,
and would be put on the floor with a
lot OF toys and things to amuse you.
or. IL it were a nice day, you would
be taken UP on the roof in the sun
shine. where there are swings and
hobby horses n everything.
Under the supervision OF the
trained nurse you would learn good
manners, and not to snatch the Teddy
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Jumps Safely to Ground
As Horse Backs
Into River

II you want a thrill try riding a
horse backward into river at
night. George r. Douglass. 1881
Clifton street northwest. had the
thrill. He says II Is a narrowing
sensation. He was riding a horse
in Potomac park last night when
the animal became frightened and
backed off the stone wall near the
point.
Douglass threw himself clear as
the horse fell into the river. He
reported the accident to Park Po-
licemen II. T. Miskell and II. L..
Marcy. With the assistance OF
employees Of the Washington Riding
Academy and squad OF soldiers
from the motor transport company
stationed In the park and a block
and tackle secured from the WASH
ington Humane Society. they raised
the horse to terra firma.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

10 o'clock you would have milk
maybe a bun with currants in II. or
some peaches and cream. or some
baby goodies.
Then more games and fun till
mother comes from her days work to
take you home.
Now, OF course. you are not a baby
or you couldn't read all this. And
because you are not baby, but
grown-up. you can help along this
good work for the Day Nursery and
Dispensary Association by buying a
"Have a Heart" tag today. IL you
cannot find a tagger on the streets
then ask for Mrs. G. L. Henry ut l4l0
G street northwest. Mrs. Henry Is In
charge of the tag day.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

preat force and Mrs. Harper stood
blinded. r.
A servant who was watching for
Mrs. Harper came TO the front win
dow and saw her standing helpless
on the sidewalk. but did not see me @,he
woman who threw the pepper. one
went out and helped Mrs. Harper ilto
the house and telephoned for a physI,
clan, who said that her sight "ou'o
not be impaired.
Mrs. Harper said today she had no
idea OF the Identity OF the woman aho
could not tell whether she was ~hile
or coIored. She said she had no en-
emies and suspected the woman VINO
threw the pepper was insane Ut h"'
mistaken her for another.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
Rag" Missing Two Days.
Resumes Mascot Duty
AT Engine House.

Rag" the small Scotch terrier
mascot OF No. . Engine House. who
disappeared Thursday, is homo
again.
Thursday Rag" took French
leave. Fiiremen hunted high and
low for him. Yesterday The Times
was asked to help.
About two hours after Tho Times
was on the street Rag" was re-
turned to the engine house by
man and woman who had found
him on the street Thursday and
taken him TO their homo.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
MARINE BAND RETURNS
AFTER CONCERT TOUR

The portion OF the Marine Band
which has been on an eight weeks
tour in the East and Middle West,
returned to Washington yesterday.
During the winter the entire band
composed of seventy-one pieces, will
play at the morning ceremonies and
dress parade at the Marine Barracks
each day except Saturdays and Sum
days. The ceremonies begin at $50
o'clock. The public is admitted.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

Mrs. Harper was about two doors
from her home just about dusk when
she noticed a woman with u long
gray coat and a broad -brimmed black
or blue hat. coming Gown Irving
street toward Fourteenth street. She
paid little attention To her. and was
hurrying home from the cars vita
her arms fillrd with bundles.
The woman had both hands in the
pocket OF her coat. and just as Mrs.
Harper came within an arms length
OF her. suddenly drew out her right
hand and threw the pepper. Before
the pepper struck Mrs. Harper she
saw the action OF the wOman's arm
and thought she was going to strike
her. The pepper was thrown vita
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
MRS, DE VEYRA TO SPEAK.

Mrs. Jaime c. de Neyra, wife or
the resident commissioner from the
Philippines to the United states. Will
be the guest of honor and deliver an
illustrated address on The Christian
and on-Christian People OF the
phjlippincs." before the Susan B.
Anthony club. 2O07 Columbia road.
at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of De-
cembcr :.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
THREATENED MURDERS.

THREATENED MURDERS.
Threats have been made in some
Instances that II the person. or per-
sons, subjected to such treatment
made an outcry they would be shot.
1t is understood that Governor
Richie. of Maryland. will be callI q
upon and urged to give better protcc-
tion TO Washington motorists using
the highways OF that State.
AS all OF the recent hold-ups have
occurred in Maryland. Washington
ians demand that that State assume
the responsibility OF patrOling the
roads with armed guards. II Is not
improbable that such guard will
be Instituted in the near future.
Plans are now being considered for
more cffectual protection OF auto
lists.
Although the police force here at
present is greatly depleted. IL is CO.
operating in every way with the au-
thorities OF Maryland. In some in
stances, Washington detectives have
patrolled the highway at night go-
ing beyond Hyattsvlle. which is out
of their Jurisdiction. Six men who
recently held UP three automobiles
near Hyattsville were traced by De-
tcctives O'Brien, iughlett, Sweeney.
Connor and Walsh and caused their
arrest near Belair. Two OF the
bandits are now being held under
heavy bond at Upper Marlboro. while
four are being held in $4,000 bail
at Belair. The two men arrested in
this city furnished the Information
that led to the arrest Of the others.
FEAR MURDERS.
Lieut.. Guy Burlingame. commenting
on the situation. said today. We
have been subjected to much crit
icism. but we are doing everything
possible to run down these criminals.
Bootlcggers are running down peace
full citizens whom they mistake for
bootIeggers. ] fear that murder Will
be committed on the road some night
who will not hesitate to shoot IL
stopped by the bandits. \ duel will
ensuc and then there will be blood
shed. In their mad desire TO obtain
whisky. for which they are getting
exorbitant prices, these criminals
will stop at nothing. They are a
heartless gang"
The bandits are boldly traversing
the highways Of Maryland, sometimes
using high-powered cars. and their
activities are unchecked. Experience
has shown that the county constables
are unable TO cope with the situation.
and Washington autoists are demand
ing that they be given better protec-
ton. The burden OF this protection
rests squarcly with the authorities Of
Maryland.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
.D.C.W|[L FETE
IRISH WIDOW
10000 Persons Expected to
March in Parade in Honor
of Mrs. McSwiney.

A parade in which 10000 Wash
ington Irish sympathizers are expect
ed to participate is to be the big
feature of a notable reception TO be
given Mrs. Muriel McSwiney, widow
of the lord mayor Of Cork, who died
recently in Brixton prison, London,
after a hunger strike of seventy-two
days, when she arrives in Washing
ton, either Monday or Tuesday night.
MARCHERs TO MEET TRAIN.
The parade will form at Sixth and
Il streets northwest and the partici-
pants will proceed to Union station
where they will await the arrival OF
Mrs. McSwiney's train. The line OF
march will be through the principal
streets OF the city, particularly on
Pennsylvania avenue past the White
House.
owing to uncertainty as to time or
Mrs. McSwiney's arrival, only tenta-
tive plans were drawn up at meet
ing OF the committee held last night
in the Offices OF Rossa +. Downing.
president OF the Padraic ii. Pearse
Council OF the American Association
for Recognition of the Irish Repub-
lie.
Completion OF the reception ar
rangements will be made at meet
ing OF the Padriac III. Pearse Council
tomorrow night in Gonzaga Hall, 40
street northwest J. &. Walsh.
member Of the national committee Of
the American Association for Recog-
milton Of the Irish Republic. and John
Moriarty, OF Waterbury, Conn. VIII
be the principal speakers at this
meeting.
PERSONNEL OF COMMITTEE.
Tho committee In charge OF the
demonstration consists OF Rosa +.
Downing. chairman; Andrew !.
Hickey, Robert Barrett Joseph Daley.
william Clagett. jeremiah O'Connor,
Edmund O'Sullivan. Raymond kirk
patrick. Miss Margaret Brosnahan,
Miss Rena Downing, and Miss kath-
crime Hughes.
A woman's committee from the
Women's National Party also has
been named to receive Mrs McSwiney.
When the American committee on
conditions in ireland convenes at the
Lafayette Hotel, Wednesday morning,
Mrs. McSwiney and her sister-in-law,
Miss Mary McSwiney, It is expected
will be the first witnesses. Senator
George w. Norris OF Nebraska will be
a member Of the committee. Senator
Norris has consented t. become
member of the commission on condi-
tions in ireland and member of the
subcommittee TO hear the testimony
of witnesses Senator David ]. Walsh
Of Massachusetts is also member
of the committee.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
D. G. Public Urged To
"Have a Heart" Today
And Buy Nursery Tag

Suppose you baby and because your mother was
a widow, she had to go out and work every day!
And suppose she carried you to the day nursery at Az
l street southwest Here is what would happen:
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

Strange Woman Hurls
Pepper Into Eyes of
D. c. Matron in Street

The police seeking unidentified woman who late yes
eday afternoon threw handful of black pepper in the face OF
Mrs Bessie Harper forty years old of 1924 Irving street north
west she returning home from shopping trip Mrs
Harper under the of physician tor treatment OF
eve
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
WANT POLICE
ON ND. ROADS
D. c. Autoists Demand Better
Protection Against Armed
Bootleg Highwaymen.

Incensed at the frequent hold-ups
of automobiles on the Maryland roads
between Washington and Baltimore,
agitation has begun here for O more
effective policing Of the highways,
particularly near the District line.
Law-abiding autoists have been held
up at the point of pistols and their
ears searched apparently for whis-
key.
The Washington times., 1920-12-04
1000 ALUMNI
ATG.U.J JUBILEE
Law School Celebrates Fiftieth
Anniversary-0pen New
Library Tonight.

Ambitious plans for a greater
Georgetown University will be
launched by more than a thousand
alumni during the golden jubilee Of
the school Of law, which opened aus
piciously today, as the most i'm
portant reunion in the l27 years
history of the Hilltop institution.
sEIek aaa
The Washington times., 1920-12-04

Congressman Martin b. Madden
of Illinois has drafted a bill, which
he will introduce at the outset OF
the meeting of Congress, to provide
for a board or court of appeals sys-
ten in the civil service Of tie Gov
eminent.
The Washington times., 1920-06-05
Real Estate News of the Week
Ones Own is His Own
By RONALD S. O'NEILL.

II is interesting to of legal turn of mind, to read
the cearcut opinion OF the Court of Appeals declaring un
constitutional the Ball Rent Law. Sound reasoning evident
in every line of courts argument Irrespective OF It's e
feet good ill., rental conditions in the District the
decision impresses with its clarity
What more logical commonsense statement could be
made than this sentence the decson he renting of
propery in the District of Columbia is private business
whether the empoye of the Government or not
What more evident conclusion than this "A private business
cannot be made public impressed with public interest
merely by legislative fiat"
In other words the court might say: "A mans house is
his own he can rent he will II his business and
his alone and you cannot make it otherwise by leg
lative declaration"
At the time of its passage the Ball Rent Bill might have
been necessary is true that rental conditions here in
meou instances unbearabe and that relief
necessary The expedien determined upon the Ball Rent
Law But the law expedien measure onlyt seemed
to be necessary attain the ends sought The court has held
that the end does not justify the unless the
square with the naenable right of every to do what he
will with that which is his
The decision will be appealed to the Supreme Court of
the United States final review 1t very doubtful whether
the Supreme Court will act the case before fall Until its
opinion given the Rent Commission will function and there
will be little change in conditions here.
An early decision ardently hoped for by tenants and
owners alike that the eatc and unsettled rental conditions
that have prevailed in Washington for three years may be
definitely disposed Of
The Washington times., 1920-06-05

lar thing In each OF the hundred
houses, on the same principle as in
the building OF Ford cars, and he
not only becomes very expert In doing
that particular thing, but he has the
incentive OF knowing that his work
shows to his credit; IL he works hard,
no gets credit for 1t, and II he loafs
he Is discharged. Good men like
work under this plan and those who
do not like 1t are eliminated. The re-
suit is a degree OF efficiency that Is
not possible except in quantity pro-
duction.
"It may seem like a strong state
ment, but IT 10 a fact that by buying
all our material for cash in enormous
quantities, and by building houses In
large numbers. of standardized
type, we are able to build house,
today nearly as cheap as the same
house could be built before the war,
II built singly or In small numbers.
The home buyer. therefore. by buying
one standardized house at the proper
tionate cost Of building a hundred
houses, practically eliminates the In
creased cost Of constructions"
The Washington times., 1920-06-05
GEORGE II. COOK

Funeral services for George H.
Cook, well-known local florist. who
died Thursday at his reSidence. 1928
street northwest, will be held this
afternoon from Gawler's undertaking
parlors. 1880 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest, at o'clock. Interment
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1920-06-05
APPLIES FORD IDEA
TO HOME BUILDING
N. Y. Company Assigns Each
Man to Particular Job and
Buys in Bulk.

BY purchasing building materials
on the quantity production basis
which resulted ma saving 10 the
buyer in some instances OF 70 per
cent. and by adopting the Ford loea
of putting each artisan 10 WORK on
specialized Job, the Rickert-Brown
Realty Company, according TO Ed
ward J. RiclSert. its president. Is able
TO build houses at prices that py
comparison are cheap. 1t may be
even said he Is able to sell AT ns-
ures that are close to pre-war sched-
ules when built in numbers.
Some idea OF how largely the
high cost of building houses In
small way is made up of profiteer-
ing can be realized when II is known
that the average price for roush
lumber now charged the small bulloer
Is approximately s75 thousand teet
while the same lumber can De lalu
down here. by direct shipment from
the mills for approximately s4o
thousand feet. In other WORDS tne
lumber profiteer 10 making a proiit
of approximately so per cent. on the
present cost OF replacing the Stock
Few persons seem TO realize how
greatly quantity production and
Standardization OF construction re-
duce the cost of houses, the same as
IL does automobiles or any other
manufactured product.
Secret of Ford's Success.
"If Ford were to build cars In small
numbers, they would cost probably
twice as much as they do, and if ne
built many types OF cars the cost
would also greatly Increase. Fora
has made his great success by builu- :
Ing only one type of car, for, nl-
though there arc many Ford bodies,
there is only one Ford chassis.
Building cars In enormous quanti-
ties gives Ford great buying power
and effects large saving in the pur-
chase OF material, but quantity pro-
duction of one type of car results in
an even greater saving, the saving in
labor, owing to the fact that each
man does one thing all the time,
thereby becoming very expert In do
ing that particular thing. and greatly
increasing his individual production.
.In building houses singly or in
small numbers, carpenter, for in
etance. will work all over the house,
and he will do a little OF everything
and often not much of anything. The
incentive for Individual work does not
exist, for his work Is merged with
the work of other men. and II he
works hard he has nothing at the end
of the day to show for 1t except as
part Of the total work done by all.
"In building a hundred houses a
man can be set to doing one particu-
The Washington times., 1920-06-05
HOMES ARE
SOLD BY BOSS & PHELPS

Julia G. Boyd sold house at 113
Fourth street northeast to Bessie
Payne. The improvements consist OF
a two-story. six,room brick house,
heated with furnace, having rear
porches: the lot about 2ox1O0 to
paved alley.
Mary Sheridan purchased a brick
house located at % Florida avenue
northeast from John p. Campbell.
The house has six rooms and bath.
heated with furnace, and is now un-
der rental.
A home in Chevy Chase at ais
Keokuk street northwest owned by
Peter w. Minick was sold to Nathaniel
Golden. This house is one of num-
Der OF houses built about a year ago
by Boss & Phelps. 1t Is of brick
construction, two stories and attic,
eight rooms and bath.
Max Phillips bought home in Co
lumbia Heights form Richard z.
Houston.
A six-room house at 1903 Pennsyl-
vania avenue sou.aeast owned by
Baca Rainc was purchased by PBrren
j. Wheeler. After improvements this
property will be occupied as home.
The Washington times., 1920-06-05
EMBASSY SITE SOLD TO
BELGIAN GOVERNMENT

Announcement was made today by
II. II. Westcott & Co. Of the sale OF
the property at 1850 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest.
The purchaser of the property is the
Belgian government. and 1t is under
stood the mansion Is to be converted
into permanent quarters for the Bel
gian embassy.
The sale was made for the estate
OF the late NJ. r. Ingalls,, formerly
president OF the Big Four Railroad
Company. The price is said to have
been In the neigh borhood of $500. 900
The house was built about ten years
ago. and is one OF the handsomest in
the city. With a stone front Of mas
sive design, it contains about thirty
rooms, and is admirably suited to
rearrangement for embassy purposes.
The Washington times., 1920-06-05

Ing street, according to announcement
from the office OF Harry l.. Kite.
The homes are to contain six rooms
and bath. Hot-water heat. electric
lights and other modern equipment
are to be features. The houses will
be of brick. No announcement has
been made AZ to the price at which
the houses will be sold.
Demand by colored families for
modern homes and all conveniences
has been heavy for some time, it was
stated, the conversion OF alley streets
and courts into interior parks and
consequent demolition OF many alley
houses being largely responsible for
the increasing demand, to meet which
the new project has been undertaken.