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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
women THREATEN
WAR ON ICE men
Claim Norfolk Residents Are
Paying Higher Prices Than
Neighb0rinQ Cities.

NORFOLK. Va, May 14.-House-
wives OF Norfolk have declared war
on dealers who charge more than 80
cents a hundred pounds Tor ice. They
held.a spirited meeting this week. but
before proclaiming what Win In effect
be a boycott. they decided to invite
the dealers before them to explal1
their position.
The Housewives' League. at q meet
ing held heer Tuesday, heard reports
from various members. who declared
ice was being sold in Portsmouth,
Newport News and Berkeley for 50
cents a hundred pounds. while house
keepers in Norfolk were required to
pay 30 cents. 80
The ice dealers contend that 10
cents additional Is charged in Norfolk
because there are so many apartment
houses and ice has to be delivered on
third, fourth and fifth stories Of
buildings. which entails a loss of time
and necessarily means an increase Of
overhead expenses.
Mrs. Maud Obst requested the
league to invite ID. NJ. Walsh. of the
United States Laboratory OF Food
and Drug Inspection In Baltimore. to
deliver an address before the local
Organization. The invitation will be
extended.
Mrs. Lawrence waring, chairman
of the price committee, reported that
milk was still being sold at war
prices, while butter had dropped II
cents on the pound The price Of
strawberries, now selling at rs cents
quart. was considered too high
and a boycott of the fruit was sug-
gested as a means OF forcing the
price down.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
URGESROADA AS
.G.W.MEM0R|AL'
Pack Suggests Tree-|ined High
way to Birthplace of First
President OF U. S.

The neglected birthplace Of George
armes and first President, should
have Road of Remembrance lead
ing to 1t, in the opinion of Charles
Lathrop Pack, president of the Amer
iican Forestry Association. This
highway should be planted with trees
by the various States and the road
dedicated with great ceremony, Mr..
Pack adds.
SEES GREAT OPPORTUNITY.
There is a great opportunity in the
building of Road OF Remembrance
to the birthplace of Washington"
said Mr.. Pack last night, "to revive
interest in that place. Look at the
road to Mt Vernon. a strip If con-
crete baking in the sun. What a
wonderful thing 1t would be If the
road to his home and new / BAD to
Washington's birthplace could be
linked up into one of the greatest
highways of the world-a highway
that people from all the world would
make 1t q point to travel over.
Tho Washington Times does a
good service in calling attention to
the condition of the present roai"
issue Of last Sunday. Right after
the armistice was signed the Amer
lean Forestry Association began its
campaign for memorial tree planting
and Roads Of Remembrance That
call has met with a remarkable re-
spouse.
"In the memorial tree the individ-
ual has found his memorial without
waiting for elaborate plans of COM
missions and committees to be ap-
proved. The association urges that
whatever form the memorial may
take it be given the proper setting
Of memorial trees In this way the
community has an intimate interest
In any memorial plan-one far more
intimate than the mere signing of a
subscription blank-for in the plant
ing of memorial tree the individual
himself does the work. 1t is his tree.
TREE PLAN Is POPULAR.
The Road of Remembrance idea
has taken hold everywhere. The
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton have had put before them the
plan for q road of remembrance into
Yorktown. Mrs. William w. Rich
ardson. Of Little Berkeley" Hamp-
planted with memorial trees and
that 1t be linked with the road
to Mt Vernon. The United States
Daughters of 1872 Endorsed roadside
tree planting at their meeting last
week in Washington. Mrs. William
ID. Caldwell. of the Lincoln Memorial
Highway Association, is directing
big memorial tree planting plans
along that highway each side of
Canton. Ohio. The Rotary Club at
Tampa. Fla, has just completed If
teen miles of tree planting along the
West Coast road in honor Of the men
of Hillsborough county. Statewide
plans have been adopted for road
side tree planting in California. The
Dixie Highway has been planted in
many places. 20.
. such endeavors mean the most
beautiful country in the world. II
means a nationwide proposition be-
hand which should be every auto club
and every QUITO owner in the coun-
try. Good roads mean good business.
In the. building of them let the peo-
pie have a part in addition to paying
the bill. With such a road to Wash
fngton's birthplace linking with roads
now running out of Washington
added incentive would be found for
and added attraction given the visi-
tor and the traveller"
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conductors. And as a motorman. ne's
diplomat
Anyhow, II anyone did want to com
plain they wouldn't have to know his
number. He's the whole payroll
from A to z. And back again.
Skipper denies that anybody ever
tried fishing of his car.
What do you think this isy" he
gasped at the suggestion. the 'Toon-
erville trolley
ONCE RAN HORSE CAR
Skipper says that he used to drive n
horse car. When asked whether he
liked horse or electrical power better.
he scratched his chin, reflectively.
"We-ell." he said, at length, 81
think this is better. It's SO much
n ore up-to-date."
Factotum became indignant at the
suggestion that he scattered straw
on the floor in the winter to keep his
passengers comfortable.
Don't have to-" he snorted. none
of my passengers have cold feet"
Which same anyone will admit
after seeing the car.
He also denies that. like Fontaine
Fox's skipper. he ever fell of his
car while watching Randle HIGHLAND
bellies climbing aboard. Possible it's
because it-or they-are no longer
news to him.
BY all means. IL you are seeking ex-
perienoe go and look the skipper and
his car over
You needn't applaud or anything
like that. But IL you will just look
pleased you will have
staunch friends in Randle Highlands
until at last you are no more.
Then they will probably put .
over your grave.
For the town loves the skipper and
has the warmest sort of affection for
his old coffee mill.
And after you see them you prob
ably will too.
Try it
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
PROMINENT 4CIT" FACES
JAIL FOR CAR SPEEDING

BRISTOL, Va, Tenn, May H.
Whether or not Wade Miles. adjuster
for the Virginia State industrial
commission and prominent citizen Of
Bristol. will go to Jail for speeding
his automobile here is a question that
will have to be decided in the local
courts. Mr.. Miles case comes up Tor
trial May 20.
A new city ordinance provides \
Jail sentence of from one to thirty
days for all who are arrested sec
end time for speeding. Mr.. Miles was
arrested a second time here Monday
b. motorcycle policeman. Tho
law has already been tested in the
cases of several men who have served
81 ntences in Jail for speeding, but
Mr.. Miles is the first prominent man
u come under it's provisionA.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15

hr. Lucey, VINO was associated Will
Herbert c. Hoover. Secretary of Com
merce, when the latter was chairman
of the Committee for Relief In Bel
GUM, has patterned his plans for
distribution of the food supplies and
clothing to the suffering Irish after
tn manner of Mr.. Hoover's plans
during the war. At that time Mr..
Lucey served as purchaser. receiver.
and distributor of supplies. with Rot
terdam as a base.
OPENS SUPPLY BUREAU.
In his recommendations submitted
to the American Committee for Re-
lief in Ireland. Mr.. Lucey provides
first, for the establishment of a COM
mercial outfit, which will receive ali
supplies, both purchased and donated,
and these will In turn be sold to
other departments OF the organiza-
ton; second. a clothing department:
third, charitable department.: fourth
baby canteens. and, NTH. special noon
cay meals for adolescent children.
The commercial will be the basis Of
business and all supplies of food and
coithing will be distributed through
IL,
The charitable work will probably
be confined to the establishment OF
soup kitchens, through which food
Will be allotted on the basis of the
individual or family, and under a
system of card indexing of names.
1t Is contemplated to establish
the baby canteens in the more popu-
lous centers in order that particular
attention may be devoted to children
under three years of age. In con-
junction with these canteens there
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15

The new bailiff, a veteran of the
war, is said to be an exceedingly good
looking young man and the Riverdale
bellies are inclined to think that it
isn't such a terrible thing to fall
afoul the law. after all.
The young baiIiff, who says his last
name is Munch-he refuses to give
his first name on the grounds that all
the girls might start calling him by
II. to the eternal ruination of his Of
fcial dignity-made his public debut
recently at a schoolhouse dance in
NEW RANK WAS UNKNOWN.
His new rank was unknown to the
crowd Of young folks, as he had lived
in the town but three years. Accord
iLgly the young ladies began cutting
up, as young ladies sometimes will at
dances.
"Bailiff." asked one of the older la
dies, what would you do II you had
to arrest one of these girls for SHIN
mying or anything like thatT'
We'll" unused the young man. as
he rubbed his cheek, 81 don't know
precisely what l would do. I wouldn't
took 'em home and locked EN- up In
of my wife"
(By the way, the young bailin has a
charming young wife. And not OF
very long standing at that. The other
girls are jealousy
well, judging by the way these
girls are looking at you, they wouldn't
mind that much" replied the lady
smilingly.
The bailifr did just what any nice
young man would do under the cir
Scarcely had his ears
cooled off when someone announced
publicly that he was none other than
the new bsiliff.
"oh, please arrest me-" chimed in
the sweet young things In chorus
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
Auast! Mayor
PnchesB aiLH
No Flies on Hyattsville
Chief, Who Work
very Fast.

II the police force is dozing and
the sheriff's office Is busy and nary
a bailiff Is available, Hyattsville Is
not going to suffer from disturb
ances SO long as j. Frank Rushe.
mayor of a week. is on the job.
The mayor will turn cop and con-
stable and put down disorder him
self.
That's what Mayor Rushe did
yesterday afternoon following
telephone call saying there was
disturbance in a colored community
of the town. ~
The mayor couldn't locate an off,
Ger. so he sailed forth to put an
end to the trouble. He did. He ar
rested Eugene Ross, colored, whose
services as town bailif were dis
pensed with & few days ago.
Charges of disorderly conduct and
assault were made against Ross.
who will be given a hearing tomor-
row night before Magistrate Fam
ter.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
Ditch the Rattle Buy
Baby a Nursery
Viper.

MIDDLETOWN. N. Y, May 49,
Have you a little snake in your
homer They make fine watchdoes
and pets for the children. according
to Editor William Jones'. who russ
a country newspaper and Is famous
as Theodore Roosevelt's double. +.
He says, contrary to the Scripture,
snakes are among mans best
friends. They should be in every
home. he believes, and children
should be taught to treat them
kindly. Snakes destroy rats mice
and other pests. he declares. purge
the house walls Of infections and
protect the sleeping household.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
FIRST REFORM CHURCH
WILL HOLD MAY PARTY

The First Reform Church. Thir-
teenth and Monroe streets northwest
will give it's annual May fair for
the benefit of the building fund for
three evenings, starting Tuesday,
May II.
Many novel features have been ar
ranged. among which are a wonder
full Japanese garden. and a unique
Advertising scheme originated by the
church. Moving pictures and other
interesting entertainments have been
arranged for. Everybody Is invite1.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
Fined for Giving Liquors.

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, May IL.
Hunter Sperow. a middle-aged farmer
of this county. very well known.
pleaded guilty in, a Justices court
here to giving into1icants. to minors,
including girls, of this city, and other
Illegal acts and was fined 800 and
costs, which he paid. The arrest was
the outcome OF a general roundup OF
youthful prohibition law violators
two weeks age.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
ONLY TWO WOMEN VOTE
[ AT KEEDYSYILLE POLLS

KEEDYSVILLE, Md, May 14.-The
municipal election held here last Mon
day resulted in the election of Alvin
H. Line as burgess; d. II. Snively. as
nstant burgess. and Daniel d. Keedy,
o. B. Wyand and Edward Poffenberg-
.er as commissioners.
Two women, Mrs. Alvin II. Line
and Miss Mary Buxton, were the only
female voters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
Hand Blown Off by Dynamite.

BERKELEY STATION, w. Va, May
14.-Tripping as he walked from the
house to woods nearby John Lynch,
thirteen-year-old son of H. B. Lynch
of Berkeley Station, had his right
hand blown off and lost the sight in
both eyes when a dynamite cap which
he was carrying exploded and badly
mangled his body. The lad had found
the dynamite in the house previously
deserted by it's occupants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
100000 Garments Needed.

One million children in Europe are
in abject need of clothing. according
to a cablegram received by the Amer
lean Red Cross from Robert E. Odds.
American Red Cross commissioner to
Europe. To meet this need Red Cross
chapters throughout the United States
have undertaken production of $1,000
900 children's garments and $3.50, 900
layettes during the coming summer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
PERSEVERANCE
CONSIDER MERGER
Union of Churches and Boards
Lively Topic Slated for As
SembIy This Month.

NEW YORK, May 14.-Possible
mergers of boards, churches and de-
nominations will be among the sub
jects to receive lively discussion dur
ing the sessions OF the 1881 General
Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church,
at Winona Lake, Ind, May 1928.
A report of special interest will be
given by DR.. John Timothy Stone,
pastor OF the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. Chicago. and head Of the spe-
cial Presbyterian committee on the
reorganization of the Presbyterian
boards and agencies. This committee
is keeping it's report absolutely secret
and board officials are sin the air" as
to whether or not the board which
they represent will be consolidated
with some other board or done away
with or otherwise changed.
Overtures will also be presented
from several presbyteries calling for
the reorganization OF the Presbyte-
rian Board of Home Missions, New
York City; consolidation OF the
Presbyterian Board of Missions for
Freedmen. Pittsburgh. with the Board
of Home Missions. New York City;
for to change the name of the Board
of Missions for Freedmen to one
more expressive of the work it does
in over 400 Presbyterian negro
schools. Some Presbyterians are also
advocating the consolidation Of the
Presbyterian Board of Publication
and Sabbath School Work, PhiladeI-
phia, or some portion of 1t. with the
Presbyterian General Board OF Edu-
cation, New York City.
MERGER PROPOSALS.
The question of the merging of
will come up in the dis
cussion of the Plan for Federal Union
and will have to do with the linking
together in a Federal Union plan
which allows for the autonomy OF
individual churches, but makes for
consolidated action. and deals with
Reformed and Presbyterian churches
holding the Presbyterian system.
Recommendations on action to be
taken by the Presbyterian General
Assembly on the Federal Union Plan
will be given by the special commit
tee on church cooperation and union,
headed by DIR. J. Ross Stevenson, OF
Princeton, N. ]. This committee will
also report on the plans for organic
union of evangelical churches in
America. 1t is this latter plan that
has to do with the merging of de-
The question of organic union IL
now being considered by the 302 pres
byteries to which 1t was sent down
by the last Presbyterian General As
sembly. Late reports show this or
comic union plan to be losing out, but
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
W. VA. WOMAN EXPIRES
ON HER 9lST BIRTHDAY

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, May IA
Mrs. e. p. Drummond died on her
ninety-nrst birthday at the home Of
her son, H. c. Bartlett. of this city
Her maiden name was Elizabeth Peace
Gawthrop, and she was a daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gawthrop, whs
were among the first settlers in this
State
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15

will be medical attendants to care
for ailing children.
TO PROVIDE MEALS.
Tn MONDAY email program is de-
signed as q guard against possible
tuberculosis among adolescent chill
dren. due to undertaking, and will
be given in the school communities
This will serve the two-fold purpose
of affording additional nourishment
and keeping the children at their
studies.
Mr.. Luceys. report points to the
necessity of a comprehensive plan Of
transportation and distribution ar1
urges the selection of men of ability.
wide experience. and high character
to handle the project.
1t is also recommended that the
relief organization be fortified by
specialists familiar with problems ex-
listing and arising and that an Ameri-
can representative OF the committee
be stationed in each county for the
supervision and the distribution Of
supplies. with headquarters in Dublin
and Belfast
OFFICES IN LONDON.
Mr.. Lucey also suggests that offices
be established at London where the
American Embassy could serve as
connecting link. under the cognizance
and general instructions OF the Ameri-
can Government.
1t is understood that the American
Committee for Relief in Ireland will
make a complete survey of the con-
ditions and resources OF ireland as
soon as possible and take action on
Mr.. Lucey's recommendations.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
7oonerviLle Trolley
With Jolly Skipper
Meets Some y. G.. Cars

You may laugh at the Toonervlle trolley cartoons.
You may think them Pigments of over-actve
Imagination.
But if you do you're dead wrong
Every onehore village has Even Washington
And if you want proof you don't have to 60 than
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
White-CoLlar BaiHf
Makes Cute Flappers
ofRiuerdaLe Behave

Riverdae have put in a "whie-collared" balif
After long, hot campaign, which started inauspcously,
amidst the eers of the male popuace-or much of
not married-theY have attained their goal
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
Relief Work in Erin
Will Be Patterned
On Hoover Methods

Detailed recommendations for relief operations in Ireland
have been submitted to Morgan j. OBren chairman of the
American committee for relief in Ireland by j. Lucey national
director of the recently conducted the United States
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15
ELIGIBILITY OF WOMEN UP.

Another proposition which is being
considered by the presbyteries is the
question of the eligibility of women
to serve as elders or deacons in the
Presbyterian Church. Late reports
showed the women leading on this
question. A two-thirds majority of
the presbyteries is required to pass
the overture.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
OUTINGS TO BEACH,.
Navy Yard Recreation League t.
Picnic Tomorrow.

Attendance of 5000 members and
friends of the Navy Yard Recreation
League is expected at Chesapeake
Leach tomorrow, when the organizafi'I'
will hold its annual outing.
Heading the program will be a bath
irg beauty contest. Charles L. Lewis
of 1114 street northeast is chairman
Of the committee on arrangements.
On Wednesday the Federal Employees
Local Union. No 165. composed OF
woman employees of the bureau of en-
craving and printing. will hold it's an
rual excursion to the beach. Members %
Of the committees are as follows: POST
ers. Mrs Ella Walters. chairman: Nan
Colvin. Lillian Gray; Mabel Rackey.
:.thietics. May Morgan, chairman: Ger
trude Ingraham. Lou Kendrick. Belle
l.indgust. Mrs. Otis. Ella Stork, Helen
ianglale Louise Shropshire. Gussie
Holman and Mrs. Shea: prizes: Belle
Trouland. Mignon Miller, Mrs. Hickey
and Daisy Sowerbutts. and JUDGES.
Kathryn Tracy Gertrude McNally.
Mary Birckhead. Rose Duehring. Daisy
Sowerbutts, Annie Goldsmith and Mabel
Kackey.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
Gas and Booze.

The man who drives a motor
car must be alert and wide
awake or he may harvest wound
and scar and every kind of pain
and ache. Whatever faculties
are his he should keep busy on
the job, for reckless drivers
round him whiz, a never ceasing,
deadly mob. Most drivers now
are sober lads. because they
can't be otherwise; the Old Red
Juice that cheered our dads a
man can't purchase if he tries.
Oh, men are sober when they
tread upon the gas. and let her
go, and yet the daily list OF dead,
by autos slain, fills me with woe.
If men could get slug of booze
at every hamlet on the way the
poor old coroner would lose the
little sleep he gets today. |
would not dare to drive my car
along the busy public street if
every village had a bar where
speeding maniacs might meet.
Refreshed by taking forty drops.
in maudlin haste they'd journey
thence, and kill brace of traffic
cops and knock my tumbril
through a fence. There's peril
now in every mile. there's death
wherever crossroads are, and
trembling | forgot to smile
when | am riding in my car.
How would it be if jingled Jays
went crashing through the help
less crowds? Oh, death would
govern all the ways. and there
would be a boom in shrouds.
We'd be forever in a sweat least
we be killed by drunken hicks;
I'm glad that booze is hard to
get, for booze and gasoline won't
mix.
Copyright by George Matthew Adams)
In the Bay of ~Loango the water is
blood red. due to reflection of the red
Evening star., 1921-08-15

which will send delegates are George
town. University Gonzaga College.
Notre Dame Academy, Holy Cross Col
iege. St. Johns College. Trinity Col
lege. st. Cecilfa's Academy, st. Pat
rick,s Academy and the Academy of
the Immaculate Conception.
The mission crusade, which now an
nounces a membership of $4,000
throughout this country and posses
sions. has for its object the promotion
Of home and foreign missions. The
conventions business will center
about this topic.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES.

Lawn party for benefit of Jacob
Jones Post. No 2. American Legion.
s:3O, at home of Lucille Graham, CO.
lumbia pike, Arlington, Va.
Lawn fete for benefit of the upper
CHURCH building fund of Holy Rosary
Church, at playground. Cd and F
streets, tonight. tomorrow and We'd
Eesday evening. Entertainment fea-
lures will include concerts by the
boys band of the parish.
Dean Fagin of the School of Lit
erary Arts will lecture on "Theo-
core Dresser" at O'Clock at 20
jackson place.
Evening star., 1921-08-15

In. the Bay of ~Loango the water is
blood red, due to reflection of the red
bottom soil.
Evening star., 1921-08-15
FEDERAL POSITIONS OPEN
Civil Service Commission An
nounces Examinations to Be Held.

The Civil Service Commission today
announced examinations to fill va
cancies in the following positions:
Translator, bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce. $1.S00 a year; as
sociate in clinical psychiatry and
psychotherapy. ST. Elizabeth's Hos
pital. $4,000 a year: specialist in cot
ton CHASING, bureau of markets and
crop estimates, $2.700 to $4,000 a year;
textile assistant. qualified as slasher.
bureau of standards. $1,000 to $500
a year; assistant mechanical engineer.
public health service, $2.500 to $4,000
a year; negative cutter, engineer de-
partment at large. Washington bar
racks. $1,000 a year. In addition to
the basic salaries named above the
bonus of $50 q month will be allowed
for most positions the salary of which
does not exceed $4,000 year. Full
information and application blanks
may be obtained from the Office of the
Civil Service Commission, 1924 F
street northwest.