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The Washington times., 1922-03-06
AUTOMATIC OIL
HEAT|NG|SR
BY ELECTRICITY
Thermostat Regulates System,
Making it Simple. Clean,
and inexpensive.

Shoveling coal and sitting ashes
was the labor OF our fathers. but not
so to the modern generation. Just
as the old sad irons have departed
in favor Of the modern electric iron,
so has the ancient coal and ash
brigade given away to the most
modern automatic oil heating by.
electric control.
Down through the long line II
modern electrical conveniences that
have displaced those cumbersome AZ.
pliances Of a decade or more past
there is none that surpasses in con-
venience, cleanliness or sanitation
this newest system Of heating tae
home.
Manufacturers Of these success
full automatic oil heating systems
emphasize the fact that now one can
eliminate the human element from
home heating. That's convenience
In itself. For even with the most
faithful. skillful attention. the tenn
perature OF home under control Of
the coal-burning furnance is never
even. In IaCt, CaFelessness ana III
attention often result In the rebuild
ing Of a fire several times a week,
Oil heating under electric control
takes you off Of the coalman's bill
head. OF course. with the passing
OF coal goes its brother.in-arms, the
ash nuisance. And with ashes goes
that fine dust that filters up al
most constantly through the floors,
coating your wallpaper and pic
lures, running your furniture and
rugs and keeping a steady drain on
your finances for cleaning.
Still another reason for the
enthusiasm Of the thousands now
using automatic oil heating is the
addition of another floor in your
home that Is as clean and healthfll
as the remainder Of the house. That
new floor is none other than your
time-honored basement. A room
that will remain clean and as use
full and pleasant as any living room
upstairs. An ideal place TO dry
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
Light for Washer.

One make of washing machine is
equipped with n standard which
holds an electric light to permit its
use in dark laundries where there
Is no convenient drop light.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
WASHINGTON TIMES PAGE OF ELECTRICAL NEWS AND NOIE
ELECTRIC OVEN PROVIDES
. CONSTANT EVEN HEAT

Electrical Editor: In using my new
oven door to see how things are get
over my lifelong habit Of opening the
oven door to se how things are get
ting along. was told not to do
1t. Is 1t really important that
shouldn't? MRS, d. G.
Someone has said that the only
thing hard about electric cookery Is
that 1t 10 so easy. Housekeepers
who have been accustomed to tenn
permental gas and coal ranges all
their lives sometimes do not realize
at once how sure and certain an cleo.
trio oven is. and how little attention
II needs.
Since there is no open flame In
the electric range. and therefore no
draft, the oven heat is constant.
There Is no variation In the TEN.
perature between one side and the
other. the top Is heated as evenly
as the bottom, and therefore there
Is no need to fuss about the oven
heat. There 10 just enough ventila-
tion to the oven to insure brown
crusts.
With this certain, even heat, you
can know to a certainty that your
cake will be baked ito a turn" within
a certain length of incorporated
that the oven door is not opened
every now and then. 1t has been
calculated that leaving the door open
fifteen seconds means a loss Of Is
per cent Of heat. with consequent
disturbance of the baking process
and waste Of electric current.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
USE THE RIGHT BULBS
FOR YOUR VOLTAGE

EIltCtTC Cuitoi.
Is It important that / should al.
ways get 110-voltage lamps, since
our electric circuit Is rated at ITO
volts? Will you please explain
whether 1t, would make any differ
ence II should burn 220 volt lamps?
MISS II. G. c,
The voltage of an electric circuit
is the pressure at which the current
Is circulated. The filament of an
electric light bulb which is designed
for a current of 10 volts will be
able to carry that much electricity
and not wear out for a fairly long
period of service. To increase the
voltage Of the current on which this
lamp burns would result in a bright
err light. but the filament would soon
burn out. II you are burning a no.
volt lamp on a 22O-volt circuit you
are cutting the life of the light in
two, though the light burns bright
err while 1t does burn.
And vice versa, II you use go
volt lamps on q 110-volt circuit you
are using only half Of the efficiency
of the filament; the light is not
as bright as 1t should be, although
1t will burn longer.
The voltage marked on the cleo
trio light you buy indicates the volt
age of electric current at which the
lamp is most efficient. Always be
sure that your lamps-and other
electric appliances as welfare de-
signed for current Of the voltage Of
your home circuit.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
ELECTRICAL DEALERS TO
HAVE FEAST THURSDAY

Col. Charles Keller, Engineer Com.
missioner of the District, will be one
of the speakers at the banquet to be
given by the Washington Electrical
Contractor.Dealers Association at
the New City Club next Thursday
night.
Among the others programmed to
speak are Kenneth l.. Mcintyre. Of
the Society for Electrical Develop
ment and Roe Fullerton. one of
Washington's foremost orators and
civic spirits.
Frank T. Shull, chairman of the
feast committee, is reminding the
members that the accommodations at
the banquet will be limited to It's
persons and he Is urging early re-
servations.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
MODERN WIRING
IS INSTALLED
OUT Of SIGHT
Up-to-Date Electricians Use
Great Ingenuity to Prevent
Disfiguring Homes.

Electrical Editor: We are think
ing of having our house remodeled
and wired for electric lights this
spring. but We dislike the idea of
having the wires show. have
been told that It can be done so
that no wires will be exposed. but
It doesn't seem possible. Can every
bit Of the work can be concealed with
In the walls? T. X. o.
The up-to-date electrical con-
tractor is very clever at fishing
his lines up and down and back
and forth between joists and through
flooring. No trace of his work need
show after the task is completed.
The outside wires will probably
enter your house In the basement.
and the main switch. fuses and
meter will be placed at that point.
Then a pair Of wires will be fish
ed up to the attic through a side
wall. to wire for the upstairs
lights.
The electrician will probably take
up a single floor board at the side
Of the attic and lower a thin steel
tape, which he calls a SNAKE" He
will jiggle this up and down and
perhaps try two or three spaces
between beams before he finds a
clear drop, but finally his helper
downstairs will get hold OF the end
OF the snake" and fasten on his
wires. which will then be pulled
up, fastened in protective conduit.
Wiring the room directly below
the attic floor is easy, for II con-
sists simply in cutting a small hole
through the plaster and lath in
wall or ceiling for each outlet
large enough to pull the wires
through. but small enough so that
the canopy on the fixture will COM
pletely cover II.
Remember to plan to have plenty
Of convenience outlets" for the
use of the electric vacuum cleaner
the fans, coasters, and other ap
pliances when you wire the house
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
KITCHENS CAN
BE REMODELED.
FORELECTR|C|TY
Here's a Practical and Eco
nomicaI Plan for Arrang-
ing Your Wiring.

Electrical Editor: We are making
some alterations at the rear or the
house and will have an opportunity
to make any changes In the wiring
which we wish. Have you any sug-
Restions about the Kitchen wiring
which might be of assistance?
Mrs. A. c. kirkpatrick.
You are wise to take advantage OF
this opportunity to improve the wir-
ing. ,,
As to the lighting of the kitchen,
II is good practice to have a center
ceiling light and two wall brackets.
one over the sink and one over the
workable. This arrangement does
away with any possibility of shadows
at the principal work-spots.
The placing of the kitchen equip
nent is another matter Of prime inn
portance which involves the wiring.
If your kitchen has not been con-
veniently arranged, 1t may be posi-
BILE now to plan new locations for
range and ork-table, for cupboards
and kitchen cabinet. And you will
doubtless wish to look into the fu-
ture to the time when you will have
q complete electrical outfit. So, at
the place selected for the range, 1t
will be we'll to install the special
wiring necessary for electrical cook
ing. even though you may use gas
entirely at present.
Near it should be space for the
electric fireless cooker. in case that
should be bought separately from
the range. Even though you may
not have an electric dishwasher, II
you will place your workable next to
the sink, then that space will later
serve for the electric disnpan" with
a tabletop, which serves the two
purposes Of dishwasher and table.
The spot next to the sink is best
for this purpose because plumbing
connections will be most easily made
there.
An electric outlet should be placed
waist high in the kitchen for the
electric iron, and If this is over the
table, II may also be used for the
toaster or percolator and for the cleo
trio kitchen motor which whips the
cream, beats the eggs, chops, grinds.
and performs a half a dozen other
important kitchen chores. Higher
on the wall is the outlet for the cleo
trio fan, and another should be pro-
vided at the spot selected for the
refrigerator, foreshadowIng the day
when that, too, shall be electrically
operated.
Forethought concerning the plac-
ing of the electric outlets at the time
of building or rem6deling will save
trouble and expense later on.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
Electric Devices Mean
Housekeeping Ease

The kitchenette housekeeper ap-
preciates the electric labor-savers
perhaps more than her married Sis
tiers. The business woman. the
teacher and other professional wo-
men who choose kitchenetting have
not become domesticated In the old
sense of the word. None OF them
has the time for that and some
have not the inclination for an
undue amount OF soapsuds, parings
and sweepings.
but 1t is so easy this way"
said one of them. These are the
methods Of the kitchenetters: Press
button, push a wall panel. turn
the hot water faucet: privacy when
you need II, hospitality when you
want 1t, and what you want to eat
when you want to eat it."
The compact arrangement OF the
kitchenette together with its
tendency toward liberal use OF the
electrical -and.step-savers ac-
counts for the housekeeping ease.
Twice a week get up a wee
bit earlier to whisk an oiled duster
make a very thorough cleaning
vacuum cleaner my landlord sup
plies. It's most convenient. for 1t
cleans the rugs. the hardwood floors
and even the bathroom tile.
However. for anyone who has
sought from restaurant pillar to
tea-room post for food approximate
Ing home cooking, meal time Is the
most fun. How do / do IL? BY
stepless meals. my grill percolator
and electric fireless cooker make
them so. My! but you ought to
see me perform on my electric
grill. broil, fry, toast. stew
scramble eggs. make griddle cakes
and broil chops. And the beauty
of II all Is that everything is served
piping hot. Then there's something
esecially tempting about percolator
coffee, maybe it's because it's
groundless. or because none Of the
fragrant aroma il lost, or because
II Is so easy and only takes ten or
fifteen minutes.
1.-The fireless cooker is really the
backbone OF the establishment.
always cook my cereal in 1t over
night. and 1t cooks my company
dinners because you see a chicken
can roast while I'm at work. The
automatic CLOCK turns the currenet
off at the end OF the time set,
say thirty minutes, and the rest
of the day or night the cereal or
roast. soup and vegetables cook to
perfection on stored heat.
'Oh! and you can launder your
own incest underfinery, handker-
chiefs and collar-cuff sets 30 much
better yourself, and with a marked
decrease in laundry bills. With a
porcelain sink and an electric iron
it's no trouble. And when I think
Of what a fuss any of my old-time
landladies would have made IL
had attempted any such thing in
their homes. have to chortle. Oh
joyr'
An accommodating thing about
this kind Of housekeeping is that
kitchenette apartments come in as
sorted sizes 20 suit the needs OF
|newly-weds or the club housekeep-
ing OF a group OF bachelor maids
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
MAKE A THOROUGH JOB
OF WIRING YOUR HOME

When you are deciding upon the
wiring OF your new house. first Of
all make q decision in favor of a
really complete job. Would you
purchase a new spring suit in which
the tailor skimped the material, for
got some OF the pockets. and left
buttons off here and there on coat
and vest?
A properly finished suit 10 anal
gous to a complete electric wiring
Job. The convenience outlets are
equivalent to the buttons, the fix.
lures are the trimmings. the ca.
pacity of the circuits are the length
and fullness of the garment, the
neatness OF the installation Is the
smartness of the cut.
Just as you would not sacrifice
buttons and sufficient material in
your spring suit for q slight reduc-
ton In price, 80 do not be deceived
into inadequate wiring because of
merely temporary saving.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06

for whom solitary housekeeping is
agreeable neither to purse or lik.
ing. with plenty Of electric labor
savers there will not be any diff.
ficulty about division of labor. for
electrical housekeeping narrows
down to a division OF push-button-
The Washington times., 1922-03-06

clothes, install a workshop, gym
nasium or billiard room.
Automatic oil heating Is controlled
by n thermostat located In a CEN
tralized room in your home. This
electrical guardian Of your heating
plant sees that an even temperature
Is maintained throughout your home
day and night. You set the thermo-
stat at the desired temperature and
whenever the home temperature
drops below that mark. the Their
mostat sends It's lightning message
to your basement heating plant and
In fifty the temperature is righted
again. All Of this without one min
ute OF your personal attention.
Any home -owner could well afford
the installation II automatic Oil heal l.
ing. Its cost. based on It's unap.
proachable service. makes II an
economical expenditure. II makes
every penny spent for heating do its
whole duty. You get what you pay
for and the absence Of annoyance
completes heating satisfaction.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06

II you are confronted with
any question or problem con-
corning the use Of electricity
or electrical devices. in your
home. let the Electrical Editor
OF The Washington Times help
you.
All questions submitted In
writing by readers Of this page
will be cheerfully, authorttar
lively, and fully answered.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
Permanent Wave Can
Now Be Put On
at Home y

Would you like q permanent
wave without the bother and ex.
pense of going to a profess
sional operator? You may
have it now, for a waving de-
vice has been perfected to
the point where it may be
safely used in "the privacy of
your own boudoir." This per-
manent waver for home use
includes all the pads, solutions,
tubes and so forths of the elab-
crate beauty parlor equipment.
AS the owner of one of these
outfits, you may rewave your
hair without additional expense
as often as the "permanence"
grows out.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
De Luxe Push Buttons.

For the hostess who wants even
the electric push button to be In
harmoney with beautiful homo ap-
pointments, we now have a de luxe
edition. Of enameled plate within q
sterling silver mounting. Some Of
them are iridescent. others are pale
blue, pink. and pastel shades. while
still others have touches Of floral
decoration in cloisonne.
The Washington times., 1922-03-06
GOOD WASHING POWDER
ESSENTIAL.

Good washing tablets and
washing powders are noces-
sary 10 insure the best results
from your washing machine.
In experimenting TO find the
powder which best suits your
local water, these qualities
should be looked for:
Il must be . complete
cleanser. -
II must not injure or fade
the most delicate fabric.
IL must soften hard water.
IL must bo non-poisonous.
Il must not be harmful 70
the skin. -
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-08
~~h r.yrL-a.o IA Irh,fr
kncty Points ConetI ming Rates Of
Duty That Have 70 Us psait
With Jud.eislly.

Cakes. folding I,ocsei scissors. mar
lie siaIuaTy. orien al rugs. plneappics
IN brine. and b.bulous paper alias
''bloiters' ARE a few Of the articles with
which the court of Customs Appeals
viii have To struggle this winter. ac-
cording 20 the calendar of cases IL has
issued. The tariff Civ rise Ia many
highly technical quest, Ms that are cal
culatcd to make the most jud mind
dizzy. and which have real signiii-
canoe in dollars and cents Ia some
one. An example Is the pending ques-
tion whether wheat screenings are
dutiahle ut 10 per cent MS nonenu-
merated manufactured article or are
| free ms wheat. What will happer
when shipments Of 25ooo pounds OF
goats boards, reported as passing
through the Panama canal, reaches the
customs there Is no telling. Onl,
those who go down 10 the sea In ships
and make land AT the customs hous'
have an adequate idea of the odditie
of international trade and the prob
lens they prescnt.-The Nation
Business.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-08
NOW HAVE GOATS AS PETS
Greenwich Village Girls Claim They
Find the Humble "Bi,lies" Use
ful Companions.

The real thing in the Greenwich vii
lage studio now is the billy goat. Those
who profess to know go so far as to
state that the village girls, when they
go out to show their smocks and
bobbed hair, won't carry Peke or a
Pom, but will lead goat. Those who
have them say they are easier to care
for than n dog, the upkeep not being
so heavy, due to goats digestion, and
that they are kind and companionable.
There are other advantages, that of
garbage disposal, even to cans, being
one. Then again, the owner of n goat
particularly If the studio is small, will
never be lonesome. A little observation
from the Sixth or the Ninth avenue
elevated from Fourteenth street or
down will show that the goat is becom
ing more and more prevalent.-NeN
York Correspondence in the Detroi
| News.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-08
Vigorous Roden. War Urged.

Damage by smaller rodents on stock
ranges, while not 80 spectacular ms
that by wolves, mountain lions and
coyotes, In some cases more than
equals that Of the predatory animals,
according to DR.. A. X. Fisher of the
United States biological survey. There
should be closer cooperation, particu.
larry in the matter of appropriations
between the federal and state govern
ments, so that the largest amount
available from both sources may h
obtained, he says
1t Is declared that II the prairi,
dog alone were exterminated 4000,00'
more cattle and 100000 more sheer
could he raised because of the increas
in the amount of forage.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-08
Contractor Has
Gained so Lbs.
on Tanlac

"Tanlae fixed rue up 50 gained
thirty pounds. | have never seen or
heard OF such a wonderful medicine
In all the sixty-six years of my life,"
declared William dagee. well-known
retired contractor. $50 Lafayette
Ave. ST. Louis. Mo.
about two years ago had severe
bladder trouble that left me in an
awfully rundown condition. My ap-
petite went back on me and my stom.
ach got So weak could not eat and
digest enough to give me any strength
I also had the worst sort of pains
across the small Of my back. and coult
not sleep.
II began picking up soon after
started taking Tanlac, and now hav,
n fine appetite. sleep like log ant
that tired. worn-out feeling has al
left me. I could not do otherwise thai
recommend Tanlac."
Tanlnc Is sold by all good druggists
Advertisement.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-08

were the parting words the Angel
heard, as he turned the corner Of a
street and lost sight Of the little house
OF the kindly German folk.
When the Special Delivery Angel
awakened Christmas morning - or
rather Christmas noon--his mother,
sitting at his bedside, and stroking his
hair, said TO him in a regretfui tone,
II had planned TO have turkey for
dinner today, but l could tot quite
manage it. You have your fathers
eyes, dear My, but he would have
been proud Of you"
I'D rather have chicken than
turkey" answered the boy. 1.-The
gravy is better"
"Tell me about Last night"
| "Nothlng but glad tidlngs, ma
Everyone seemed to be almost tckled
- teath at their mall, l guess folks
don't send any other Kind OF letters
hut cheerful ones on Christp,as Eve
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1922-12-08

rents eddying off into the side streets
and alleys.
In the stores could be heard the
crisp wrapping Of paper, the continu-
GUS blare of horns, and tinkling of toy
pianos, and weary shop girls serving
patrons equally weary. outside was
wind and snow, and jostling people
loaded down with bales and bundles
Of Christmas purchases.
In the postoffce the wheels were
turning fast, while steady stream of
letters and packages poured in through
the mailing-chutes, on every hand.
Clerks at the various windows were
busy handing out stamps, weighing
bundles and making change.
In the center of the room man was
pushing long, horizontal row of let
tiers along a table into a cancelling
machine; three others were steadily
pounding packages with a rubber
stamp. Still another man. nervous and
working under pressure, stood just
within a horseshoe railing pf iron
pipe, on which hung canvas mail sacks
With swift, trained hands he tossed
letters and packages, from his central
position in the horseshoe, into the
open mail sacks, with unerring GER
tainty.
Suddenly scooping up small hand
full Of letters, clerk called out
Special" A small boy arose FROM I
pile of mail sacks with jump. Rub
bling the sleep out of his eyes, he wen
across the room and entered the ad
dresses of the specials in his hook
"Gee, but my feet hurt" he contde'
to one Of the clerks 1t was an oft-re
peated story to the clerk, but h
stopped his hurried work and regard
ed the boy with kindly eyes as he said
Last trip, son; it is after tel
o'clock now, and II anything Shout
come in later, we will hold 1t unit
morning I know how 1t is; used t
carry them myself"
The boy went out into the night, an
made his way towards the outskirt
Of the town, where there were no stree
cars; where the way was often darl
and the sidewalks worn and broken.
was the negro quarters, where broke
window panes were stuffed with oil
rags and the window curtains were {
paper, dirty muslin or pieces Of fade
red tablecloth.
The Heavenly Messenger plodde
down a side street, stamping his fe
to keep the snow from caking on Ii
! shoes. He came out Of the dark und
the r,istling trees. whose ice-cover'
limbs creaked and cracked in the VIII
dolefully, past an electric ligf
dImned by millions Of swir,ing viii
fakes, then into the dark again.