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The Washington times., 1922-06-25
CHESAPEAKE CANAL
ideal FOR VACATION

the Potomac through the city OF
Washington to the deep water Of
the eastern branch filled the minds
Of men. and plans were made to
connect the two canals by extend.
ing the Chesapeake q Ohio across
Rock Greek. through locks. to the
city. The two canals met at Sew
enteenth street northwest.
The stone lock house, built at
this point In stili standing at the en-
trance to Potomac Park at Sew
enteenth street. q quaint reminder
Of old ideals on the threshold Of
the new. From this point the city
canal ran along b to q point be-
tween Seventh and Sixth streets,
then easterly to West Third street.
south to Maryland avenue. then
southeast until It reached South
Capitol street. southeast. crossing
East Second street, then south to
the eastern branch, q distance Of
15.3330 feet. With q low grade
which gave little or no current. all
the numerous curves and angles
soon accumulated the flotsam and
tetsam of the canal. and this. with
q back wash from the tide. made
the ditch a most undesirable fea-
ture Of the city; but 1t became q
real Improvement" In Alexander
Shepherds reign as director Of pub.
lie works-he buried II.
In the fan OF 1850, the canal
at last reached Cumberland. Nd.
and was opened to navigation
there to an accompaniment Of
music and speeches. while the
first fleet Of coal-laden barges
started on It's way to Washing.
ton. But the passing years had
again changed the. nature Of
trade and the needs Of the public.
The use Of bitulIinous coal, such
as the Cumberland region fur.
nishes, had given place to
anthracite, found In Pennsylvania
and elsewhere. Steam railroads
had been invented and put to
use. 'e
The Western trade which the
canal was to have brought to the
new city. making 1t the great
emporium" of the United States,
had not been realized. The
city developed from within, and
took on life from the Government
itself. going on its own delight
full way. unmindful OF schemes
for trade and commercial great.
ness. The Potomac Company
failed for lack OF water; its
offspring. the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, got the water but could
not get the freight. The Mis-
sissippi and st. Lawrence rivers
captured the carrying trade from
the West. which in the nature OF
things belongs to them.
The story OF the race between
the canal and the railroad reverses
the result of the race between the
tortoise and the hare. But the end
is not yet. Indications are snot
wanting that canals may once
more come to the front a. carriers
OF freight. r.. - u
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tomac and the Ohio. This was good
news to the States of Virginia and
Maryland. The fires Of enthusiasm
reused by visions Of a route to the
west by way Of the Potomac river
had burned low. but kindled once
more with the prospect Of q new
and better waterway leading to the
same rainbow's end. Early In 1921
a Joint commission was appointed
ito examine the affairs Of the Po-
tornac Company to make
report whether said company had
complied with its charter
and whether any. or what aid.
should be given the said company"
in "effecting an Improvement in
the navigation OF said river" The
substance Of this report Of the COM
mission. transmitted TO the legisla-
lures Of Virginia and, Maryland in
1928, was that the Potomac Com.
many haa.failed to comply with the
terms of Its charter, had expended
its capital stock. was hopelessly In
debt, and In all the years Of Its ex-
istence had paid but one small divi-
dend Of $3.50 per share; that It
would be inexpedient to give fur
ther aid, and that the only course
to pursue would be to annul the
charter and adopt some more effec-
tuai mode of improving the naviga-
ton of the river: that floods and
freshets gave the only navigation
enjoyed, and that the whole time
during which produce could be
steam borne on the Potomac did
not exceed forty-five days out Of
the year. *, ..
The Potomac Company. In Febru-
ary, 1928, adopted resolution to
surrender its charter to the new
project. Then followed extensive
and expensive surveys and delays;
not until August, 1923, was the
conveyance OF its rights and privi.
leses made by the Potomac Com
many to the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal Company. ....
Work had been begun on the
canal July 4, 1895, with public
ceremonies. President Adams flung
the first spadeful Of dirt from the
ditch through which, II was conf
IDENTIFY expected, wealth would be
flowing down to Washington in a
few years time. When the Presi'
dent drove the spade into the
ground, Il caught In the roots Of a
tree and no earth could be brought
up until vigorous efforts had been
made. This incident was prophetic
of the whole enterprise. Men
struck out with enthusiasm and
energy to put the thing through to
completion: but their efforts were
constantly thwarted by State jeai.
ousies, by personal ambitious, by
finsnciai and labor difficulties and
litigation. which used up twepty
years more OF valuable time.
Tho old. disused city canal re.
ceived a new thrill OF life as wor,
progressed on the Chesapeake q
Ohio. Once more the dream Of
treasure-laden boats floating down
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
BY HARRY SHREvE.

serpent a. having . head and
face like . hugo toad and . long
slender body resembling the neck
Of q bottle. The monster APP
peared suddenly out Of the water
and after looking over the sur
rolndinss, yawned In q dis
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
Doctors Puzzled BY
child's Sneezing

MONROE. wis. June s4.--snees.
Ing almost necessarily for the last
week. Marie Kiossner. thirteen. 10
In q weakened condition. Physi.
clans are puzzled by the ohild's
case.
Tee child sneezes both day and
night. almost without intsrruption.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

week only and - cents inter
est II charged on each dollar
advanced. w
During the recent slack spell
these merchants did . rushing
business and their shelves were
piled high with the pitiful little
pledges OF poor people who were
up against It." No papers or
tickets figure In the transaction.
The borrower, to all intents and
purposes. sells the article he
wishes to borrow on. He appears
before the money-lender and
displays his pledge. 1t is ex-
amined and II considered Of suf-
ficient security for the loan the
money IL advanced. His name
and address In written upon the
bundle and II he shows up
promptly within one week he
can buy his goods back at an
advance of 25 cents on each
dollar he sold them for.
The Southwestern section Of
the city 10 the headquarters Of
many Of these grafters, but
others are doing q flourishing
business in other parts Of the
city. ..a. --. .
TUE greatest optimist in the
United States has been found
at Eighth and q streets southeast.
BY profession he is q barber, and
when he is not catering to the
wants Of his many patrons he
can be found carefully caring for
a beautiful bed Of green and fra
grant mint, which he is cultivat.
Ing in a little yard at the side of
his shop.
Old-timers on their journey home
from work at the Navy Yard love
to lean over the little iron fence
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doors In the House Office Build
Ing were propped open with
copies Of the Congressional
Record.
THE first sea-serpent Of the
season has been reported
from the shores of Maryland.
No less an authority than
Homer Dooiey. that famous dis
ciple Of Ike Walton, viewed
the monster from the stern Of
his yacht. while fishing at Rock
Point one morning last week.
Mr.. Dooley describes The
The Washington times., 1922-06-25

The dogs" are temptinsiy dr.
played broiiing over slow fires In
the front windows and strong
minded indeed In the man who can
resist the lure.
All the soft drink establishments
sell hot dog sandwiches. 1t 10
the main attraction on the bill
of fare and the big business man
pushes aside his office boy to get
the FIAT dog that is Drowned
90 neatly and done to q turn.
A little group Of strangers In the
- city were discussing bcsuti-
full Washington. The scene Of the
discussion was the lobby Of the
Raleigh Hotel. The visitors had
Just returned from . tour Of the
city and were loud in their praises
of the stately buildings. magnifi-
cent parks and broad avenues that
abound hero.
what puzzies me-" remarked q
man from San Francisco. "is the
remarkable lack of interest dis ,
played by the average Washing
tonian In the historical wealth of
his city. Ever since I was ton
years old. my ono ambition has
been to visit Washington. I have
never met . man orr woman yet
who hasn't planned to come here,
at least once. It vfes with Paris
and Berlin in points Of interest
ana beats them both in beauty. and
yet your washingtonian does not
know q blamed thing about II. ]
went all over town yesterday and
met a bunch Of people. gusss
talked to 100 men In all walks OF
life and this II what found cut.
OF the 100 men I spoke to
Not one Of them had ever visited
Mount Vernon. .
Not one Of them had sver been
within q block Of the Linooin Me-
mortal
None Of them could ten me whore
General Grant lived In washing-
ton, before he became President
Three out of the 100 had viewed
the city from the top Of the Aonu-
ment. .....
One OF them had been up In the
Capitol dome. .....-
Three of them had visited Airing
ton, but none Of them had ever
been in the Lee mansion. .
None. Of them could tell me
where Dolly Madison lived before
the White House became her home.
Forty-seven Of the chaps could
tell me where to find the Old
Ford Theater Building.
Not one Of them could direct
me to the building that was
temporarily used as the Capitol
when the British burned the old
Capitol Building.
None Of them could tell me
where to find the building that
was once the home OF Secretary
Seward and where the attempt
was made upon his life when
Lincoln was assassinated.
Five OF them admitted that
they had visited the White House
Eleven out Of the hundred had
found time to visit the National
Museum. ."
None OF them had ever beer
In the Smithsonian Institution.
Only five Of them knew that q
canal used to run through tbs
center Of the city.
None OF them knew where
could find the exhibit OF the Fisf
Commission.
Ninety-four Of them told m,
where could buy q bottle o.
good whiskey for s12.
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
CEILO OROFORM BANDIT OF CHICAGO
is SLAIN AT GIRL HETRE.SS' ALARM


las in
in
Pfaus Me
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
Al2zB A20caoMsM,

Pfauss fired a shell in the shot
gun. The cracksman collapsed
like broken stick across the
fence. To make a thorough job
Of It Pfauss fired six more shots
into the burglars body from a
pistol.
READY FOR ANYTHING!
Strapped to the right leg Of Pro-
chowski. the guard found $3.50 and
in q fiat case strapped to the other
leg were two fine saws. Apparent
ly the money was to have been
used in bribery II the burglar had
been captured and the saws to
sever prison bars. ~- .fr b. e
Two flashlights, a complete set
of cracksman's tools. a ring Of
keys, a napkin, newspaper
pressed fiat, and .45-caliber pistol
in q holster under his arm were
also found on the burglars body.
The napkin was for the chloro-
form. which he had flung away
as he fled. and the newspaper
slipped under door would cushion
the fall OF key on. the floor when
the key was pushed in from the
outside Of the keyhole. ,. WI >
Prochowski had been ready for
anything--except q woman's alert
ness and a charge of buckshot.
THE TREASURE HOARD.
Blair said that the guard was
employed because he had received
several threatening letters just be-
fore the burglary.
Detectives succeeded In tracing
q safety deposit box Of Prochow-
skis which held several thousand
dollars, but this was conceded to
be a mere fraction Of the loot OF
s the last two months. How much
more he had saved from previous
burglaries antedating his Joliet
vacation can only be conjectured.
But Chief Of Detectives Michael
Hughes made this impressive state
ment: .'' II. ~ '- .. .a
FIND THE WOMAN" r
when we get all the unaccount-.
ed for Prochowski loot, we will
have q treasure that would make
Ali Baba envious. IT'S almost i'm
possible to estimate the extent
Of It. s.. .'.+.ar~
In the two months this man
was at liberty he is known to
have committed at least forty
burglaries, How many more he
committed cannot be told yet. Put
we know that he got more than
$4,000 in Jewels and cash, and
how much more in silks and furs
we do not know" 'hr'.
One sweetheart Of the master
criminal was found after the
white light cafes and similar re-
sorts were conbed in vain. She
was Mary Goiaskewski, twenty
three, to whom Prochowski had
proposed marriage before his ar
rest, representing himself as an
honest skilled mechanic. Miss
GolaslSewski said that after his
arrest the burglar de luxe had
written to her several times, but
she insisted that she had never
answered his letters.
The second woman sought 10 de-
scribed by the police an girl.
of dashing appearance. with many
jewels. OF whom acquaintances
knew little. She was wont 10 dis
The Washington times., 1922-06-25
GOT
500, GOO I'm
g MONTHS

Always Carried Little
Bottle of JAnesthet-
ic, but No Weapon.
Last Job Cause OF
His Death-Elomes
ofNotables Entered
by Merry Cracks
man.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-05-05
GET { z AL. T. slAs.BOL2
COUNCIL NOTES

petition H Public
Wednesday May Copies petitions distributed in
signatures telephone The object of is
the above named department to order the telephone company
Immediately the echonomces from the Among 9TH
states that the meters limiting free speech
The council after debating the tecconomeer issue mdorsed the
the city council reference the eechnometer
The sentiment is for a lower minimum rate.
journeymen the council
quesng place Thompson the Tailor the 1--WE don't patroze list
reported to the council refer the matter back the to tech
had be settled by that organization This the
ell in of the taios
the Trade Unions National Committee for Rus
sian relief handed to the local Russian Relief Committee
Building
political organization distinguished from
MINERS RELIEF COMMITTEE CALLS ATTENTION OF ALL UN-
STATE NEED HELP. DONATIONS WILL BE FORWARDED DIRECT
TO MINERS RELIEF HEADQUARTERS 81 THE LOCAL COM
MrTTEE.
following Moua County Trades
Dor Council was sent ]" r p"0"oy .o Montana Anvil % 1899
To Building Trades
The following firms have contracts buildings
University
Peterson setergren, Forssen NORM
The first of these contracts were let on January H. 1922 and
1922 the Moua Trades and Labor Council
the named advising reduction in
scale these jobs from 10 to $500 day below the
At no time before the letting of these contracts had the contractors
building Missoula Body regard
reduction but Immediately after the contracts they
prepared printed with above reductions
At the time of the letting Of the last the successful bidder ad
mtted that he had based his estimate the present wage scale
inserted in his contract providing the state
saving through adjustment scales during the
meetings have been held between the the
Building
best the the merits of the
contention that there should be adjustment after the
let would be unfair competition the unsuccessful
established
shall the construction
Of building after the work has commenced
At the last meeting between the Building Trades Committee and the
made
the committee eleven the eleven
delegates from the building crafts
Such meeting arranged but four of the business
peared AS meeting held the
together.
No Union will be buildings
of
publicity you pre-
another shop campaign being successful.
Faernaly yours,
MISSOULA BUILDING TRADES COMMITTEE,
By CHAS H. COOK Seey
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-05-05
Organized Workers Oppose State Control
ALSO "SUPERIOR-PERSON" THEORY

Garyzed newspaper editors furious because President
Gompes told Mr. Samuel Unteyer counsel for the Lockwood
committee in New York city, that courts invariably the
side of the capitalists and that organized workers will resist state
regulation
Those editors are at least logical their frenzy-hey
accept the modern ideal that labor is not commodity
They mbued with the word-od theory that workers
inferior mold that their must be set by superior
and that the state may shower its egat BLESSINGS
the of toll while other of citizens
couraged to shun state connections.
These editors refuse for instance the difference be-
tween regulating railroad and regulating group Of workers.
organized in a trade union.
They that the the railroad per-
sona liberty of stockholders is nerfered
with, but the personal liberty of trade uniOnists is.
The railroad may be ordered lower but he
told workers. that he and his associates must
submit the list Of their necessities and they
under conditions set by state machinery.
1t may be said that the railroad manager has right
stop serving the public by ceasng trains, and that all
the public asks of labor
Labor agrees that strikes solution labor prob
em but they for preferable to state edc
and that quit work is criminal The pubcs
nothing compared with this debasement manhood
that organized labor will resist to the utmost.
Recent labor muncOns, recent antiabor decisions of the
highest in the land and Federal Judge
sign citizenship papers for alien mine
bugh district while they strike sustain President Comp
e fear Of the courts when the relations labor capitalists
are at issue.
Labor asks that its understood 1t welcomes
and criticism that mpeed by high patriotism
rather than by hopes for cheap labor conditions Labor
pleads for social conscience that will be injustice and
wrong.
But labor will be budgeoned caoed into surrenderng
inherent rights that questioned when other
involved.
These Gayized editors may compose themselves Un
eemy posons their systems the mortality
rate.
cepting cansrke courts injunction judges state regua
ton
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-05-05

With Seattle organizations embraced the building
endorsing the poy recently outlined by the executive council of the State
Federation of LabM& which recommended that all local political
policy be deferred until the State Federation convention These
labor
and cocug in the Federation policy despite the appeal the Sc
Central Labor which that the
policy of settling the question democracay the State Federation
be ignored
the Seattle Central Council
addressed additional letter which
with the letter sent by the the State Federation
recently by that he the resolution
Central Labor
the FarmerIor Party Record
James A Duncan
the reading public that they had call
of June
kidding file
bulletin,
from sections of the including
camps Federation policy approval
among general
important problem
pressing
settle them advance their
Everett Central Labor Council which
the Seattle resolution the broader
referred the whole
labor be or
labor the
looking
this is equally the bulk
unioniss
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-05-05
A Cheap Skate Want
Advertisement and
a Fitting Reply

WANTED-Wmemen for electrical
station construction work. and me-
chanlcs for electrical maintenance
work in stations. Salary $50 per
week. Apply by letter, stating ex-
perlence and references. P-809, Elec.
World.
Dere sur:
wish tn maik a aplikashun fur
the potassium in your lite plant at a
salary ov $50 a weak. Thet is q
lot ov muny and cant afford tn mis-
sech gOldun Operchunity tn werk
Iur a generus harted man like WI
hu luvs tn pay gud salerys. nevur
maid thet much in a weak in my
life an shure am honin tu git NV
teat III the trOf whair the ezy muny
tIoas. wunts / maid SIS in weak
helpun lektrishun put in a big
delcO plant fur a rich farmur. we
put lite in evry rune in the hOus
an thre in the barn. it wuz a big
Job and / got a lot ov expereunts.
only erned $14.75 but the man
Wurked fur Civ me $15 an tol me tn
keap the chaing becoz wurked
purity hard an besize tux him hoam
with me fur dinner ever day he wuZ
in toun an didun charg him fur
what he ct. / was proud tn hav a
big lektrlshun like him at my hoam
an 1t helped by repatashun as
lektrlshun a lot tn be sean so friendly
with him arOun tOun.
l Wud like tn wurk in a lite plant
becOz luV tn hear the hum ov the
dlnymo an think ov the wunderful
progress which syunts hez maid
sents the days Ov the ol COLL lamp.
no lot about the biznes alredy
an if yu vii give me this potassium
yu vii be suprized. i can stan 10
volts with my bair hans an thet 32
volts on thet big delco plant wurked
on DIN even faze me. pa seZ its bad
enuf to be struk by lightnin thout
takin holt of the burned STUFF on pur-
pus.
anuther advantaig yu wud hav
with me THAR is thet kud put yu
IN push button an a bel soz WI kud
cal me tu yure offs without havin
tn hunt fur me. / no how tn konect
all kinds ov push buttons an maybe
We kud rustel up a lot ov nu biznes
thet is goin tn waist rite under
yure noas.
eff yu want tn no sumthun about
me in advants WI kin rite tn the
poast master he noas how meny
letters an katylogs i git frum the
supply houzez an besize he is my
unkul an oughter say gud wurd fur
me- eff yu beside tu maik me happy
let me no as sune as posibul fur
only du cd Jobs aroun hear an can
kun on short notus eff not suner.
yures truly
ONEY GIGGINS.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-05-05

Seattle Aee No Faenal of Eagles dance
relief striking which
tremendous The music and hall and other expndi
that ordinarily have be kindly Donated is
be
to
similar months
different similar relief dances o
mi
The New Castle Saturday night dedicated their
hall which has built the the colony. Of
including Representative Thonp
dedication Follow
the of the visitors Seattle and
assisted by the local New Castle Orchestra
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1922-05-05
BABY SHOWER
GREAT SUCCESS

The Baby Shower held last Thurs
day afternoon for the benefit of the
children Of the famine district of
highest expectations of those who
had charge of the work. Baby gar
ments came in profusion and the
event as a whole was a most enjoy
able one.
Mrs. r. 3. Hassell spoke dwelling
at some length on the conditions in
the Volga Valley, urging upon every
one the necessity for cooperating in
the work Of sending relief Nora
Schuh, who presided at the meeting,
then took up matters pretaining to
the work of the local organization,
securing generous response to her
call for volunteers to help the COM
mittee in various ways. Mrs. Borg
gave a solo after which refreshments
were served. A quantity of fruit
which had been previously contrib
uted was disposed of bringing the
sum of $4.25. 1t is estimated that
The value of the contributions of
cloehing would amount to about $500.
Among the out of town cOntribu
tiOns was a large box of garments
from the Live Wire Club of Startup.
The Famine Relief Committee here
by extends vote of thanks to all
who assisted in making the under
taking a success. The next shipment
of clothes and food will go by boat
via Seattle in the very near future.
All moneys collected are sent weekly
to the National Office in New York
for the purchase of food supplies.
For information call at room "a,
Clark Building.
Smoke Olympia st. Rgis, 1Oc, 3
for 25c adv.