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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
.ANTtD|PHTHER|A
SERUM URGED IN
|. LOCAL SCHOOLS
Hospital Physicians Agitate for
Use Of Methods in Other
Cities Here.

Protection of Washington school
children against diphtheria by pre-
tentative innoculation, as Is done in
New York and other large cities. Is
being made the subject of agitation
by local hospital physicians.
Experimental work along these
lines Is being carried on by doctors
at Emergency Hospital and several
of the doctors have already had their
children innoculated against the dis
Ease.
Pressure Is being brought to bear
On the District health department to
have the innoculation, adopted as a
compulsory measure for all school
children. They point out that, as the
result Of long continued mnoculation
against smallpox. the disease ID now
becoming rare and, when present. II
almost always In q mild form.
Diphtheria was classed by Elmer
gency Hospital doctors as the most
serious disease now affecting the av-
erage school child. They declare that
1t dan be as effectively and easily pre-
vented as smallpox.
The process of innoculating Ii
simple. Diphtheria antitoxin is in
jected hypodermically into the
muscles three times at intervals or q
week. Its use Is said to cause no
sickness or III effects on the patient
and 1t will absolutely prevent the dis
ease. physicians claim.
The diphtheria antitoxin has long
been adopted by tho health depart
ments of the largest cities OF the
country.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
Free Theater Tickets p
Cash for Dear Me- Lel.ers
Comedy at National Suggests Novel Contest.
$500 in Cash Prizes

There Is fascination in the thought
OF writing to yourself. particularly
when you are going to think back
over your days work and pleasure
and tell yourself of your mistakes and
successes-whether you did or said
something that gave pleasure TO
others and consequently TO yourself,
or whether you did just the opposite.
Dear Me- Plan.
The Dear Me" letter contest is
based on this idea.
Here is the plan:
In the comedy. Dear Me-" In which
Grace La Rue and Halo Hamilton are
starring at the National Theater. Miss
La Rue is first seen in the role Of April
Blair. April Is a drudge, a slavey In
an institutional home for artistic ind
literary failures. men of professions
who have not made good at their callI
ing. The home is supervised by "A
Mrs. Carney as housekeeper, a ter
magant who makes things miserable
for all about her. April has charm.
ing philosophy. all her own. in which
her purpose Is to make others happy.
She conceives the method Of writing
letters to herself daily In which she
reviews her purpose. criticizing her
failure to hive up 10 1t, or praising her
success each day.
Here are today's tickct-winning le;'
tiers:
The HappIcst Woman.
Dear Me,
I've said It many a time Just in
abstract mt LIES attitude in general.
Now I am saying II In Gods way
Dear Me-tO me.
read once this: of / be dear to
some one else, then am I to myself
more dear"
So. Dear Me, I'm fond OF you, my
little Me. We've seen bitter days and
glad days and always the sun lays
cloth Of gold over our floors when bar
est. And every turn .the-year gives
that new, lovely miracle Of green
leaves. Remember. Me. My Dear,
how you lay awake all one night.
when the leaves were just large
enough to make music when the wind
went through IN young. new turn
ing. All alone. just listening.
It's 70 beautiful world, Me; Me
Dear. Such friendly world that I
sometimes am frightened at thought
that 1 might not have been born at
all-and have missed II all! Dear Me!
How that would hurt-not to have
been born. But, God thought me and
gave mo all this world with the sweet
souls, the brave hearts, the cross
bearers, to live among. To be one
with them. So, Dear Me, you are the
happiest woman that ever lived!
That's your days creed and your
nights last prayer-THE HAPPIEST
WOMAN THAT EVER LIVED.
Mrs. l.. ID. GOldsberry.
427 Fourth street n. w.
Dear Me, I wonder why IL Is you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
ID. c. ESTIMATES
Due FOR SEVERE
SLASH IN HOUSE
Appropriations Committee viii
Consider Budget With Idea
of Strict Economy.

The District OF Columbia estimates,
totaIing more than 100000. are
due for a slashing by the sub-commit.
tee - House Appropriations Com
init, iearings on the District
buds Ill begin at 10 O'Clock tomor-
row morning.
With program of strict economy
planned. it is expected that several
rniIlions Of dollars will be clipped off
the budget, which has been approved
by Budget Director Dawes.
The fact that the estimates have
the approval Of Dawes is expected to
tee. Committee members declare that
the budget win be scrutinized more
closely than In past years.
When the committee meets tomor
row Il will face three men who have
held the office Of District Commission
ers only for q few months.
1t In pointed out that the subcon.
mittee considering District appro
priations IL practically new. This
means that many items, familiar TO,
former members of the committee
must be explained in detail.
Congressman Ben johnson OF Ken
lucky. who was at one time chairman
OF the House District Committee, has
been making a careful study of the
estimates. Mr.. Johnson's familiarit,
with the operations OF the District
government will no doubt have an i'm
portant bearing on the final actor
of the committee.
The subcommittee comprises Charles
II. Davis Of Minnesota (chairman)
George IL. Tinkham OF Massachusetts,
T3obcr' L. Evans OF Nebraska. Der
Johr " Kentucky, James r
Buc OF Texas
sman Dav veteran
W comes to District
a. ..nbia estinlc Wis Is more
faI....sar with the G, running the
District government than any mar
in the House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
ILLUMINATED AUTO
LICENSE Invented
New Device Seen Great Aid to
Identifying Numbers at =
Night. o.

Ever since the automobile industry
has been established It has been
essential that some sign or number
should be shown on the cars to
designate to whom they belong or by
whom they are being controlled, so
they would aid the traffic depart
ments and officials on the roads In ap-
pretending the offenders in case they
violated any Of the rulings or traffic
laws. This designation was done b.
issuing to the owners Of cars license
plate which is in common use today
throughout the United States.
The license plate when placed In
position on the rear of a car generally
has a lamp placed so as to reflect on
the numbers to show the designated
colors Of the various States. This
lamps reflection is supposed to show
the numbers of the license at night,
but only a part of the plate and num-
bers are illuminated. In many cases
tho entire license number cannot be
seen. Besides, the plates get dirty.
and even in the day the numbers are
difficult to see, and at night they are
of little use. This license has been
very unsatisfactory to the traffic de-
partments and the officials out on the
read and on this account the new
automobile illuminated license sign
invented by William r. Garner, an
inventor OF note Is so constructed
with the combination rear lamp and
license-sign as to show all the num-
bers on the license plato in the night
time and the red bulls-eye Is plainly
seen at an agile of A. degrees. The
lamp that furnishes the light for the
bulls-eye is also used In furnishing
the light for the license numbers on
tho sign plate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
MAIL PARCELS
/. EARLY, ADVICE
!, Of P0ST0FF|CE
December 10 to ~, Is Limit
Period for Safe Sending Of
! Christmas Packages.

WANTED: $4,000 Christmas
parcels mailed before December 10
to insure q Merry Christmas to all"
This little advertisement is in
serted in a special Christmas bulletin
now being circulated to Washington
homes by the city postoffice.
The office asks Washingtonians to
mail their parcels SO that they can
not later than Wednesday, December
81, In order that they can be deliv-
cred by Saturday, December "a.
Better a week early than q day
late" is the motto adopted for the
season.
The mailing schedule for parcels
given by the office follows: For Cal
ifornia and the Tar west. December
10; for the Southwest, December ~;
for Illinois. Iowa. and other states
OF the middle west, December 10;
for southern states, December IS;
for Ohio. Indiana, and Kentucky.
December II; for New England
States, December 10; for New York.
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey De-
cember 10; for Virginia, Maryland.
West Virginia. and North Carolina,
December 20; and for the District OF
Columbia. December 81.
Christmas cards may be mailed
one day later.
Parcels must not exceed "a inches
In length and girth combined. the
weight limit begin 70 pounds to the
first three zones, up to 300 miles,
and so pounds to all other zones.
Tho rate on printed books is l
cent for each 2 ounces for parcels
weighing 8 ounces or less and zone
rates on heavier parcels.
Send all valuable small articles
by registered first class mail, the
office advises. since parcel post mat
ter can not be registered.
In mailing parcels III you care
rap, wrap with care" and place a
card with your name and address In
side the parcel for Identification in
case the wrapper is torn off.
Wherever possible make one parcel
do the work of two. 1t Is permissi-
BILE to write on the cover of a parcel
"Do not open until Christmas" and
to inclose a card with the inscrip-
ton merry Christmas" or words
of similar import"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
ADVE8TISEMENT, 81
HOME INTELLIGENT I
CARE SAVES TEETH

Dentists. for some time. have been
advising the use Of milk OF magnesis
as q mouth wash, because this liquid
reaches every exposed part OF the
teeth, counteracts acid mouth. NAKED
the saliva alkaline and thus prevents
the principal cause OF decay. Stiu
better is the use of the new tooth
paste which contains milk OF mag
nesia and thus answers for both
dentifrice and mouth wash. It's name
is Mag Lac. II Is very pleasant "a
use and is being prescribed by many
dentists. Get "A tube today at any
of these Penslar Stores-All of Peo-
pies Drug Stores i'm Washington are
Penslar Stores.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11

a veteran driver. has broken his own
records a. well as worlds records.
In this race. as in others he has
won this season. no won largely be-
cause he did not have to make any
stops for tire trouble.
when am driving on Oldnelds.
he says, II never worry about tires.
Their reliability enables me to take
banked curves at high speed without
any fear Of having a blowout"
The Thanksgiving Day race adds
seasons on the track. The success OF
measurably to the remarkable show.
ing made by Oldfields in their many
everyday showing they make on thou.
sands of cars on the street.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
Mildly Encouraging.

Mildly Encouraging.
Although nothing phenomenal, the
start has been gratifying. and 1t is to
be hoped that the Good Fellow move
ment will receive q big stimulus this
week. when the Government clerks re
ceive their pay. form themselves Int
groups of Joy Dispensers and chip In
their quarters. halves and dollars and
select families in need.
The Committee Of Sponsors, consist
ing OF tho three District Commission
ers, Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes. Mrs.
Giles Scott Rafter. president OF the
District Congress of Mothers; Judge
Kathryn Sellers, Of the Juvenile Court,
and Judge Mary O'Toole, of the Mu-
nicipal Court, were mildly enthusiastic
over the preliminary skirmish between
the electives in the Army of Santa
Claus and the intrenched forces OF
gloom and despair on Christmas Day.
Each of the sponsors expressed the
hope that more Good Fellows than
ever would be marshaled this week. 80
that assurance might be given well In
advance that no home In the National
Capital Is to be darkened by the trag.
edy Of the empty stocking.
II you want to insure yourself a
thrice Merry Christmas by sharing
your Yuletide Joy with someone elsa
less fortunate, TODAY IS THE DAY
to sign the accompanying coupon on
the dotted line.
II you're going to sign UP In the
Army of Santa Claus to help storm
the trenches of gloom, despair, dismay.
disappointment and sadness, your en-
listment papers are waiting for you
In the Good Fellow Departmental The
Washington Times, and you will be
promptly mustered into active service.
The Good Fellow Plan.
Here is the Good Fellow plan in a
nutshell:
The Washington Times has long.
long, list of children and i'll and needy
adults whose stockings will go empty
on Christmas morning unless Good
Fellows come forward and see that
they are filled. Men and women who
want to insure themselves q merry
Christmas by making someone else
happy are asked to write, telephone or
come to The Washington Times office
and select one or more Of these chill
dren or adults and promise to see that
Santa Claus comes to see them on
Christmas morning. The Washington
Times relies upon them to keep that
promise. .-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
That's all there Is to it.

That's all there Is to 1t.
No contributions Are sought. You
are not asked to send in checks or
cash.
Anybody can peel $40 bill off of
roll and say: BUY something for
somebody tor Christmas" but It takes
a genuine Good Fellow to select the
name of q poor child, 60 to the kid
dies home. find out what he or she
wants for Christmas. and take that
toy or article OF clothing to that home
on Christmas morning.
In this way the man or woman Will
ing to share his Yuletide JOY With
someone else. knows exactly what the
money he or she contributes Is spent
for and who Is the recipient OF his or
her Christmas bounty. ...
An Incompatible Joy.
Good Fellows who served last year
and the year before. will tell you that
there Is no happiness in the world
comparable to the feeling one gets on
Christmas. morning upon seeing the
smiles and tears Of Joy on the faces
of needy children and old folk who
have been visited by Santa Claus
when they thought old Kris KrinEle
intended passing by their chimney.
The merry laughter and the shouts OF
JOY VI tuc0c kEateIul CIllIotoh tnC
sweetest music you could ever hear,
and 1t will ring in your cars to the
longest day you live.
The poor and needy children In the
National Capital regard The Wash
ington Times and its readers as the
chief emtssarics of Santa Claus. be-
cause they address the 2 letters to him
In care of this paper. The postof-
flee evidently takes a similar view Of
the matter, as 1t delivers to The
Washington Times letters addressed
to Santa Claus, North Pole" There.
fore. readers Of this paper are relied
upon by the needy children of Wash
ington TO take care of them on
Christmas morning, and they shall not
rely in vain. The Good Fellows will
see to that. ..''
Although Christmas IL. still two
weeks Off. letters from poor children
are coming in fast and the laboriously
scrawled missives tell Of the simple.
inexpensive longings Of the young
sters.
II you are going to be Good
Fellow this Christmas, write, teie-
phone or como to The Washington
Times today and get the name and
address Of a needy family. Don't
delay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11

arc always prOcrastinAtinE. 1t Is such
bad habit. Three times today I've
heard you say "WeIi, ! haven't the
time now; Ill do 1t tomorrow" And
every time you say 1t that particular
little indentation in your brain Is be-
coming deeper and deeper And
every time you say I'll do that when
find time" your brain cortsx Is
making that registration and that
same little pathway is more than ever
increased, to respond at the very next
opportunity.
But, Dear Me. you aren't tho only
guilty one. There arc many, many
persons in Washington and In the
world, who are continually putting
everything off until some future time.
Should there be Society called tho
characterization Circle, Dear Me,
you would certainly not be invited
in as a charter member. The Circles
motto would be Now or Never"
Virginia w. Fisher.
1889 Irving street northwest.
Dear Me.
The other day I told you to forget
the injustices inflicted upon you by =
certain individual, but you just forget
yourself again and you wrote an ugly
letter. BY doing 80 you have gained
nothing save the regret Of never being
able to reconcile yourself. Maybe
some day you will need this individual.
You cannot afford to make enemies
friendship.
Dear Me, il ever you feel angry
again, just write what you feel and
then tear up the letter. How happy
you would be II the postman would
forget to deliver the ugly letter you
wrote the other day, or perhaps some
bandit had stolen the mail bag the
letter was in! Dear Me, from now on,
besides being so optimistic, also be
prudent and cautious and you will
be happier than you ere now.
M. J.. Judelson.
142s Eleventh street northwest.
Write a Dear Me" letter to your.
self and send 1t in to the contest edi-
tor. 1t need not be written about
about imaginary ones II you like. so
long as 1t follows out the Dear Me"
idea OF criticising or praising your
own thoughts and deeds-and that's a
good thing for everybody to do.
Try not to let your letter run over
$50 words. Write on one side OF the
paper only.
Address them to Dear Me Letter
Contest Editor.
The contest closes next Thursday,
and letters will be received up to
Thursday night, midnight, but 1t will
be well to get your letters In as early
as possible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
College Students Put
Ran on KnickerbOckerS

CHICAGO, Dec. 10.--Reports from
the University OF Chicago that men
students there were considering
knickerbockers az a campus uniform
did not stampede Northwestern stu
dents.
Jack Hathaway. captain OF the foot.
ball team, and Henry Penf1eld, said
mo herman would wear EN-" while
Miss Mary Day. campus actress. add
ed that no girl would dare be seen
with a man I'm Knockers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
HEARNE WINS $4,000
ON 0LDF|ELD TIRES
Also Smashes Record Because
Of Confidence Against
~; Blowouts.

At the Beverly Hills Speedway. Los
Angeles. on Thanksgiving Day, Eddie
Hearne., In his Oldfield equipped
Duesenberg, broke the 250-mile
worlds record and won first prize of
$4,000 -
Hearne averaged 1897 miles an
hour, which is six miles an hour
faster than tho previous worlds rec
ord for this distance. His feat is all
the more noteworthy because the race
was run during showers that made the
track slippery and treacherous.
Since adopting Oldfield tires, Hearne,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
365 Chicago Teachers
Are Victims of Cupid

CHICAGO, Dec. 10-Dan Cupid
bobbed up in 1856 schoolrooms during
365 days last year and flirted with
3S5 schoc'~>~ehers, and during the
vacation shem to the marriage
altar.
The front seat "Johnniss" who did
not pass sometimes get mixed and con-
tinue to address them as Miss" which
may or may not be pleasing. Most
OF them continue to teach. according
to Supt. William l.. Ettinger.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
Female Justice of Peace
Will Kiss Bridegr0Oms

ATLANTIC CITY. Dec. 10.-Mrs.
Cecilia Champion. elected a Justice OF
the peace at Somers Point. has an
nounced that the bridegroom IL to
be kissed instead of tho bride when
she has married a couple.
"Why should I kiss woman when
there is a man present slso?" she
asked. 1T have my eye on several
likely looking mon who. I understand.
are soon going to take the pledge and
they are going to be kissed just as
soon as have tied the knot"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
New Map of Pacific
Islands Is Published

The National Geographic Society
has just published map Of the
islands of the Pacific. which is very
timely in view Of the questions affect
ing these islands discussed In the
washington conference. Each ma
tional group is heavily outlined In
colors, 80 that, for example. the OBJ
server quickly notes that the group
islands placed under the Japanese
mandate lies between the Hawaiian
Islands and the Philippines. United
States possessions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
Woman Uses Her Fists
in Courtroom Battle

PORT HURON, Mich, Dec. 10
The trial of Oscar Mclaughlin was
enlivened by fistic battle between
Mrs. Anna Blake, one OF the wit
nesseS, and James Mclaughlin, broth
er of the defendant.
Mrs. Blake struck Mclaughlin
sauarely in the eye and later he was
placed in Jail on order OF the district
attorney.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
.ALLST0NES

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sas City. Mo-. 10 giving away Free. an Illus
trated book that tells how hundreds Ok
people have obtained wonderful results
from a simple home method Of treatment
the Gall Bladder and Bile Ducts As ASSOC
eiated with Galistopes. Just send name to
Or. K: K. Paddock. Boz WA zoi. ksn.as
Ctty, No.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
Need Mothers Consent
Before Widow Can Wed

ST. LOUIS, Dec. lowell. well,
well! A widow had to have the consent
OF her mother before she could marry
the second time.
A marriage license clerk declined to
issue license to Mrs. Nora Shaeffer,
eighteen, and James R. Boone-until
Mrs. Lille Wade. mother of the widow,
gave her consent. ...,.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
K TO HONOR CURLEY..

Washington Knights Of Columbus
will go to Baltimore Tuesday to at
tend the banquet In honor of Arch.
bishop Michael J. Curley, successor
to Cardinal Gibbons, to be held Tues.
day night at the Hotel Belyedere,
under auspices of the Knights of
Baltimore and Maryland councils.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11
WILL YOU BE
A GOOD FELLOW?
Government Employees Who Get Paid This w
Are Expected to Enlist in the Army

To be perfectly frank the accomplishments OF the coon
Fellow during the past week not such as to
prompt anyone leap of bed in the middle OF the night
to give three cheers. A. 6si< Is; ~.
True, considerable number of and women signed
up Good Fellows and took needy families threatened with
cherries Christmas under their wing, but at the same
te the list of such families continued to engthen Sew
eral of families temporarily adopted and guaran
eed Merry Christmas but there many scores and
there must be corresponding number of Good Fellows
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-11

Dear Me, I wonder why IL Is you
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-25
sHAFrseuRY VALLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bouplon have
purchased a new Ford car.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bouplon. Miss
Alice Bolplon, Mrs. FRANK Hayes OF
Hoosick Falls and Emory Bouplon
motored to Salisbury, Bennington
and Hoosick Falls Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs j. f. Stanley and
daughter. Eva, and Mr. and Mrs. Err
nest Stanley, motored to Berlin sun
day and called on friends at Hoag' S
corners, returning via Troy,
Mr.. and Mrs S. Center, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Peters and VIM. Center
we're Bennington visitors Friday.
William Center and Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Peters were in Salem on
BUSINESS Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bennett and son,
Leroy, motored to Waterford Sunday
and we're guests OF Mrs. Bennett S
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Sherman are
rejoicing over the birth OF a daughter
torn at the McC,e Ian hospital in Com
bridge, Aug. 90. a
Mr. and Mrs. B. II. slsson were in
Salem and Shushan Monday on bust
ness.
Nearly every home in this section
was represented at the Cambridge
Fair. among tie exhibitors was Rob
crt Niles Of White Creek
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Rice and family
visited at the home Of Mrs. Minnie
Bouplon recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Sisson entertain
ed Tuesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Brown OF Shushan. They also motor