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The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15
TALES FROM
 BIG CITIES
Quite Grown-Up

business firms, now strongly en trenched, were either just starting up, or were having a struggle to regain what had been swept away. It was the turning point in its existence. It has even been said that the fire made Chicago.
 Anyway. Chicago tEen had less than 300,0O0 people; now it has about B. 100000. It was then 35 square miles ; now it is 200. In & years 1t has grown from a frontier village to the third city in the world.
 A. R. Bone, vice president and chair man of the local committee of the Chi cago Association of Commerce, re- quested members to send in inf0rma- tion regarding business houses in Chi- cago that had been in existence 50 years or more. Up to date the names of more than POO firms that have been in business at least 50 years have been received.
 The proposed reunion is likely to re- suit in an unique exhibit. It Is sug- gested that views of the business houses of 50 years ago be shown be side photographs taken today. Books, records and goods dealt in 50 years ago are also likely to figure among the exhibits,
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15
Floridaward the Flivver Makes Its Way

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-Somebody J in Maine or Minnesota discovered a few years ago that he could load his family into the family fiivver and drive to Florida for the winter at an expense about equal to the railroad fare for one person.
 Now motorcars, from the quiet-run- ming sedan to the rattling, banging f1ivver with frying pans, coffee pots, buckets and other utensils attached all over them, from radiators to spare tire racks, descend upon Florida in droves every fall from all parts of the Union.
 As early as October 15 it was esti- mated that during the daylight hours one tourist car was crossing the bor- der over the three main highways every 15 minutes. Some of the vehi- cles include contraptions never before seen on four wheels. One favored by many of the travellers is chassis with a one-room house upon it, equipped with everything from stationary wash basin to rocking chairs.
 The f1ivver with camping equipment
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15
140-in the Shade.

A convalescent soldier who was so comfortable in the hospital he hated the idea of leaving it, thought of a plan to prolong his stay. While his nurses back was turned he removed the clinical thermometer she had placed in his mouth and held it fer a few moments against the register. The nurse returning to him, looked at the thermometer, but never blinked an eye. She merely murmured, poor fel- low" and went off to make her re port.
 Later she came back and announced that the patient was leaving that day.
 But nurse," he protested, my tenn perature was away up this morning"
 'I know" she replied calmly, up to 140. That's why they're removing you-you're dead"-Boston Tran script
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15
Chicago Is Feeling

CHICAGO.-Chicago apparently got - stirred up over the fifty-frst anni- versary of its great fire this fall. Anyway, old-timers are planning a banquet and reunion for pioneer Chi cagO firms that have been in business fifty years or more.
 Fifty years is not long in the life of city such as Paris, or London, or even New York, but 1t Is long for Chi cago, which is only an infant among the world centers of population, as it was not incorporated until March 4, 1887. When city is only eighty-five years old firm that has reached the age of fifty years can e spoken of as very old concern.
 Fifty years ago Chicago was going through trying period, for it was the year after the great fire when many
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15

r AWRENCE, KAN.-POtash beds A large enough to supply the entire American demand for fertilizer and perhaps provide surplus for export are likely to be discovered in western Texas, according to H. V. HOots, now an instructor in the department of geology in the University of Kansas. For the past year MT. Hoots, as a member of the United States geological survey, carried on investigations in the prospective fields.
 In a territory extending approxi- mately 125 miles north and south and an equal distance east and west, along the New Mexican border, strong indi- cations have been found of what is
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15

suspended from every possible part of the car to which a bit of wire or cord can be attached, is the most common long-distance traveller. A "hay burn CT" lantern, one of the variety usually seen about farmhouses. may be at- tached to the radiator cap.
 Every city and town in Florida along the motor routes within the last few years has established camp site, and in the case of those on the outskirts of the larger places these are equipped with electric lights, water and sew age. Every camp now is under the su- pervision of the state board of health.
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15

Corn husks are used for beds, dirt Is the only flooring.
 W. A. Yaple, county school attend ance officer, and pr. G. B. Robbins. county health commissioner, went to Tar Hollow and found these cOndi- tions existing. But they can do noth- ing Because the land belongs to a school district in a county 50 miles away, local authorities cannot force these people to send their children to Ross county schools.
 In desperation, the matter has been put up to state officials. Some con- tend it may be necessary to pass spe- cial legislation before the conditions can be strengthened out.
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15

rest for me. A little shot in the arm and he ought to be out of danger in a few hours"
 Fairchild watched him as he boiled the needle over the little gas jet at the head of the cot, then dissolved a white pellet preparatory to sending a resuscitory fluid into Harry's arm.
 You've been to Judge Richmond's ?'' he asked at last.
 "Yes." Then the doctor stepped close to the bed. i've just closed his eyes-fOrever."
 Ten minutes later, after another ex- animation of Harry's pupils, he was gone. a weary. tired figure, stumbling home to his rest-rest that might be disturbed at any moment-the reward of the physician. AS for Fairchild, he sat a long time in thought, striving to find some way to send consolation to the girl who was grieving now, strug- gling to figure means of telling her that he cared, that he was sorry, and that his heart hurt too. But there was none.
 CTO BE CONTINUED.)
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.-Construc- AvA tion of highways within the states in the Mississippi valley so that trunk roads may continue through ad- jacent states, with a view to their serv- ing as transcontinental highways north and south, is the fasis of a movement now under way in this state.
 Fostered by Perry S. Williams, man. ager of the travel and resort bureau of the Minneapolis Journal, the plan has won the support of Gov. J. A. O.. Preus, who will call a conference of representatives of states in the Mis- sissippi valley to discuss the program.
 States included in the valley confer
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15
/, didn't you walt until they were both

didn't you wait until they were both there?"
 TZI thought they were, Roady I" The woman's voice was whining, pleading. "Ain't you going to kiss mel"
 'No. ain't going to kiss you. You went and made a mess of things"
 You kissed me the night our boy was born. Remember that. Roady? ? Don't you remember how you kissed me thenT
 "That was long time ago, and you were a different woman then. You'd do what I'd tell you"
 "But I do now, Roady. Honest, I do. I'll do anything you tell me to-
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15
With the Passinu of Time.

Nothing is more disappointing than reunion of the "old gang you used to know" A good many of them are no longer the fellows they used to be, and the ones that still are don't come
The Holbrook news., 1922-12-15
SULPHUR NO LONGER IMPORTED

Large quantities are used in the form of solutions and powders to combat injurious growths on grapevines. Its use as a medicine in the form of Ointments is well known.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
3,172,541 HAULED
BY BUS COMPANY
Report of Commissioners
Shows Transit Company
Had Peak in October.

Buses of the Washington Rapid Trar-
sit Company carried %.l12,Jil passen-
gers during the first eleven months OF
this year, the Commissioners told Soma
tor Ball chairman Of the District COM
mittee, in a letter sent yesterday after
noon giving bus and street car trans
portation figures. The committee has
under consideration the proposed rcCu-
Iation Of the bus business.
the number of bus passengers Increased
as the year progressed. the peak hay
ing been reached in October when &1".-
6j2 patrons were carried In NoVcm-
Der the record was 341.113.
In the same eleven months the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
transported 72.S31.5S2 pay passengers,
with a peak Of 7,1ol.S39 i'll May.
The capital Traction Company car
RED t6,023,3ol during the eleven months.
also reaching the peak i'll May with
6.5s9,S passengers hauled.
The Commissioners also disclosed in
the statement that the monthly average
of passengers carried 10y the two ear
companies for the first eleven months Of
1920 were: W. Il. and T.. e.9i5,33S.5o
Capital Traction, 6.311.551.l6.
In 1927 the monthly average Of
passengers were; W. Il. f.. 6.NoJ, J,5l1.S3.
and for the capital Traction. 6.2l5.-
'2S.66 In 1927 the monthly average
carried by the Washington Rapid Tran
SIT Company was 4l,3l9.SS.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
500 ATTEND TREE.
Community Fete Provides Christ
mas Treat for Children.

There were 9O0 excited children and
many delighted mothers who enjoyed
the gay community Christmas party
which was given in the Dunbar High
School Tuesday afternoon when Santa
Claus was the feature of the program
and they had a slittering Christmas
tree IAN everything"
Mrs. J. Hayden Johnson. chairman
Of the seventh district conference. and
pr. II. 4. Stratton. chairman of the
second district, We're in general
charge Miss Fanny Wright of tn.
seventh district was chairman of the
rcmmittc on the community tree. as
sisted by Mrs. Theresa Lee Connolly,
Mrs. Haley Douglass and others. Mrs.
Mortimer Harris gave $50 toward the
purchase of toys for the children, and
funds were given by the Musolit Club
and the Boule Society. Many other
individuals and organizations con-
1ributed money. CANDY. ice cream and
fruit.
OF Benjamin Washington. in charge
Of exercises: Miss Virginia Williams.
choruses: John Wilk inson. decorating
Of the tree: Paul Piper. Santa Claus:
Miss Julia Brooks. assistant principal
Of Dunbar High School, was in charge
Of the orchestra selections by the
Newsome Orchestra. Many friends
loaned automobiles to take the chill
hren TO and from the party.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
TELLS WHAT AMERICANS
ARE DOING FOR RUSSIANS
Col. E. L. Daley Predicts Trades
Unions May Rise Against Soviet
Government.

What Americans are doing for the
Russian peopi. in the great white
land was detailed by Col. T.. J.. Daley.
commander of the 9TH Engineers dur
ing the war and 1t member of the
american relief expedition, IL men
herS of the Lions club in the New
Willard Hotel Yesterday
col Daley declared that the work
Of Americans in that country was
not I" help the government. hut I"
give assistance to the people. Trade
unions in Russia he said. have II"
rar; IN TIN" government they were
instrumental in forming. and a posi- =
BIZ solution of the present Russian
l,r"lIom might lie in the rising "t
.thor bodies and appropriations by
them Of government authority.
Tho club went on record as favor
iur the steps recently taken by the
SPECIAL school committee to obtain
adequate appropriations from Con-
-rcsS for the street needs. Charles
". barr criticized the attitude of
congress toward the people of the
District as vacillating. Roger White
cord. John Walters and Frank Hall
were appointed on the entertainment
committee for January. James T.
Schick presided.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
SAYS NEGRO MAGIC
STARTED RELIGION

''Eelis ious beliefs started from ne
gro magic of South Africa. decla red
Arthur \. Echomburg in an address
before the American Negro Academy.
in the cleveland Community Center
last might. He told of the relation
Of the negro to Christianity. accord
iug TO his conceptions, from the year
2."o0 +. e.. pointing out that among
Nh" first five martyrs one was ne
gro named F'elicitas. in conclusion
he advocated that the negro race form
u synod where they could get to-
s"thcr as a race and worship accord
ing To their own conceptions.
7. Montgomery Gregory spoke of
the necessity of the race building its
own institutions of art and learning
as well as those of industry. saying
that the only way in which the negro
would finally obtain recognition as
al equal among other races would
h. through its art, and that this art
would have to be expressive of their
own people. He then spoke of the
necessity of the plays in colored the
aterS being produced entirely by
members Of the race as a means to-
uard fostering development of art.
I,r. Joseph J. France will tonight
deliver a paper on "'The American
Negro and Race Consciousness.
v vhiie Robert r. kerlin will speak on
"Ia"s in culture.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
CIVIL SERVICE TO HOLD
TESTS FOR MANY JOBS
Federal Positions Paying Up to
$4,000 Yearly Open, Is
Announcement.

The Civil Service Commission today
announced the following exami-
nations to be held on early dates:
Graphotype operator. departmental
service. $3.50 to $1,000: automatic 8-A
and FL addressograph operators. de-
partmental service. $500 to $1.500;
valuation engineer, $4,000 to $4,000,
and associate valuation engineer.
$4,000 to $500. in oil and gas and
coal mining, income tax unit, bureau
of internal revenue: 'atbed book
keeping machine operator. depart
mental service. $1,000 to $1,000 a
year: Junior mechanical craftsman.
Si.400 to $1,S0O: assistant mechanical
craftsman. $500 to $2.40O. and asso-
ciate mechanical craftsman. $2,400 to
$4,000. ordnance department at large.
Rock Island. ILL.,; assistant aeronau
teal engineer, $4,000 to $2,40O: asso-
ciatc aeronautical engineer. $4,000 to
$2,SS0. and aeronautical engineer,
$4,000 to $500; departmental and
field services: associate mechanical
engineer Gnternal combustion en-
gines). Washington navy yard, $10.56
Evening star., 1922-12-28
Year Ends-Final Footwear Clearing

108 pairs of Children's Felt Slippers:
Romeo styles and leather soles; also soft
padded soles; in red and blue. Regularly
S1OO. Sl.25 and Sl.5O Pair 75c.
= Women's Felt Slippers. special lot, with
chrome leather soles; soft warm and COM
Portable: in brown. navy, blue, rose and
purple-to close-pair. 75c.
Women's S1.o5, $19O and $500 felt slip
pers, the better kind, i'll rose, light blue.
pink, taupe and oxford gray-pair, S135.
Women's High-grade Pumps in badly
broken range of sizes; brown calf. white
kid black kid and gray, satin-sold regu
1ar1y for 5000 and $10O0-choice, $2.85.
Forty-two pairs, of Women's Two-tone
Tan Sport Oxfords; fiber soles and fiat
heels; nearly all sizes in c and D widths
regularly S5OC-Friday, pair $2.85.
Nearly three hundred pairs of Womens
Pumps and Oxfords that sold regularly for
$500 and $1,000; black and white satin
pumps with high or low French heels: pat
ent leather and black kid; black and tan
calf oxfords and tan calf pumps, pair $4.S5.
Evening star., 1922-12-28

About three hundred pairs OF Women's
Pumps and Oxfords; black kid and patent
leather three-strap French heel pumps:
patent leather with Fawn suede back one
strap pumps with low heels and welt soles;
gray suede two-strap French heel pumps;
gray calf and patent sport street oxfords
with low heels, and black kid. two-strap.
French heel pumps-pair, $5.S5.
More than six hundred pairs OF Women's
Pumps and Oxfords; black or brown kid
oxfords with welt soles; black or brown
kid one-strap pumps with Cuban heels; pat
ent leather vamp with gray suede backs,
low heels. hand-turned soles, onestrap ef-
fects: lace boots in black or brown kid.
Cuban heels. medium narrow toes, in brown
kid with low heels and medium round toes;
black kid with cloth tops, Cuban heels, welt
soles, and brown kid with cloth, tops, Cuban
heels and welt soles-regularly $1,000 and
s11Oo-pair, s6.s5.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
AVERT GARMENT STRIKE.
Plan" Adopted-May
Run Indefinitely,

CLEVELAND, December 2S.-A
general strike in the women's gar
ment industry here has been averted
by renewal of the cleveland plan"
agreement between the Cleveland
Garment Manufacturers Association
and the Ladies' Garment Workers
Union, it is announced Three thou
sand workers are affected by the
agreement. which runs a year be-
ginning December 81, and perhaps
Indefinitely.
The agreement includes altera-
tions in the methods of fixing pro-
duction standards. In the past one
engineer to fix the production stand
ard has been employed jointly by the
manufacturers and the union. Here
after two engineers. one to be paid by
the union and the other by the manu-
facturers. will be employed. II they
cannot agree they are authorized 10
call in an arbiter
Evening star., 1922-12-28
1921 DEATH RATE IN u. S.
LOWEST FOR 20 YEARS
Heart Diseases, Influenza and
Pneumonia and Tuberculosis,
Principal Causes, Show Decline.

The death rate in the United States
for 1921 was lower than in any year
since the annual compilations were
begun in 1900. it is announced by the
census bureau. The principal causes
of death in this country, heart dis
eases. influenza and pneumonia and
tuberculosis. showed IL marked de-
cline during the year. the statistics
show. Increases occurred in the rate
for cancer. automobile accidents.
diphtheria. typhoid, suicide, homicide
and several other causes.
While the 1921 death rate was 11.6
per 1000. compared with 13.1 in 1920,
a higher rate for 1922 is indicated in
the reports for that period. Those
rates are for the registration area
of continental United States, COM
prising 81 states. the District of CO.
lumbia and 16 cities in non-registra-
ton states. with a total estimated
population on July l of S8.667.6O2. or
S22 per cent of the estimated popu-
lation of the United States on that
date. which was 1O9,24S.393.
The total number of deaths in the
registration area was ,032.000, COM
Evening star., 1922-12-28

a day: typewriter repairman. depart
mental service, at 5000 to $1.S00;
analytical and physical). depart
mental service. $1,000 to $500: Junior
aid (physics. chemistry. etc.,, bureau
of standards. $40 to $40: watchman.
State, War and Navy building, $720:
subclerical messenger and skilled
laborer), $500 to $720.
In addition to the basic salaries
named above; the bonus of $50 a
month is allowed by most depart
ments and Offices for positions paying
not more than $2.500 a year. Full
Information and application blanks
may be obtained at the office of the
Civil Service Commission, 1924 F
street northwest.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
Women's Coats and Wraps
Year Ends!

1o-s5s.5o Self and Fur Collar Coats, in normasow.
Mariana, veverette Iustrosanavy black, sorrento
and brown-pane, blouse and beted styles. $3.50
i5-$65.o0o Coats in Mariana Oonzo Cloths:
straishtne styles with large wolf. fox and squirrel
$3.50 90 Navy Blue and Taupe Duvetyn Embroidered
$500 Brown Fashona Side fastening Coat. with
taupe wolf collar $56 so
1-sss SO Navy Blue oIonzo Cloth PaneI.baek Coat.
15-$es.5o Coats in Arabela. marvelaine and corda-
lure: blouse. srashtIne and Styles large beaver
caracuI and wolf collars $3.50
16-$1o.00 Blouse Coats Of keraml Cloth with skirts
Of oIonzo cloth; black lynx collars and cuffs So so
lustrosa and cordona with squirrel platinum wolf and
collars so
15-ss5.oo straishtIne Blouse and Cape Coats. vel
verette and Oonzo cloth black and brown large
squirrel and wolf collars $3.50
12-$115.oo to $1250o Blouse and Panel-back Coats;
olonzo Marveia and Fashona large platinum and taupe
wolf collar and cuffs, beaver collar only $83 SO
15s'25.oo Blouse Wraps in Marveila and eamora
cioths navy blue and brown with beaver collars $3.50
4ooo to $165 90 Panel back and Straishtiine Goats:
Corona. with beaver collars; Fashona, with platinum
wolf collars. $3.50
1o-s13ooo Blouse straiehtline Coats: large black
lynx collars and cuffs diagonal uster and navy blue
cordeiIa cloth so
ie-s145.oo Blouse Coats, navy blue brown cor:
della cloth. large beaver collar and cuffs $9e so
5$225oo Wraps Of Fine Marcova and TarauIna
Cloths navy, brown and Koran. with beaver
shawl collars S159 90
Evening star., 1922-12-28
Surprising Reductions on Millinery

Hat Of Brown Hatters' Plush, underfaced picot
ribbon 3 Straight Flare Hats with ostrich piunes.
Regularly $45 90; Friday $500.
Large Handmade Hat of Blue Metallic Cloth flowers
$3.50.
Large Turned up from.face Hat Of Brown Hatters.
Piush faced with purple Lyon velvet; roses in
purple and American beauty side. Regularly $500
$500.
Toast Shade Hat; felt crown, surrounded with
shaded metal grapes and finished shaded ostrich.
Regularly s35.00-S12.5o.
er: OF rose tan and old blue Regularly $25 co. for $1,000
Hat, in poke shape, of gold and American
beauty. with twisted bows of me
Regularly S22 so. for $1,000
IS Hats Of Hatters' Plush. trimmed with feathers;
Lyon velvet trimmed with ostrich of panne
trimmed with monkey fur embroidered $1,000 to SIS 90
Hats for $500. ~
1s Semi Dress Tailored Sport Hats In black
brown. tan and Regularly to $40 co. for So
Beaver, Velour and Stitched veIver Hats, soft
brms beautiful Of coIors. Regularly S. co. for
s<oo. Third Floor.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
Remnants of Silk Underwear
Marked Low

25-s75o Silk Envelope chemise Of Crepe Satin
RadIum: trimmed with vemse and French Val aces:
maize orchid. flesh and white. $4s5.
IS pieces Of $1,000 and $12.oo Silk Underwear gowns
envelope chen1ise of back satin and radiun
trimmed with fet vense and French Val iaces. $685.
12-$1200 and $500 Silk Gowns: radium.
satin eeorgette trimmed with beautiful
flesh. orchid peach maize black, tight blue white
Each Ses5.
$500 Silk Envelope chemise. tailored lace
trimmed models: flesh color ard white. Each, $1.e5.
$500 and $500 silk Envelope chemse Of Crepe de
Chine Radium: tailored lace trimmed models; in
flesh. white orchid and light blue. EACH $2.e5.
$500 Glove silk 6oomers; Vests and chemise; heavy
quality; flesh color and white. $3e5.
$500 Glove Silk Vests BIoomers: tailored
with ribbon straps opera tops; in flesh white
slightly mussed. S1.e5.
Remnants of $500 Philippine Underwear
$2.95
IS pieces gowns and chemises, hand sewn and hand
embroidered yokes In floral other designs.
Evening star., 1922-12-28
Two Persons Killed in Fight With
Communists,

LONDON. December 2S.-A dispatch
to the Central News from Rome re-
ports sanGuinary encounters at vari-
Gus places during the Christmas
holidays between fascist and COM
munistS.
At Hiana. near Venice. communists
destroyed fascist manifeStos, where
upon the fascist in the neighhorhood
of the village banded together and
rounded with Il girdle of fire the
house in which the communists had
taken refuge and compelled them to
fight their way out. During the dis
turhance two persons We're killed and
MANY wounded
Evening star., 1922-12-28
Friday Blouses Will Stir
Things Up!

$500 Fine French Wolfe RIouses. entirely handmade
and trimmed with real iaces hard work:
Tuxedo. Peter Pan friti models So s5
SS.S5 to $1,000 Costume BIouses. including Printed
Silks and Crepe de Chimes: overbIcuse effects
suit shades variety of styles to choose from. All
fine bouses. Friday ....................... .S5s5
$500 Costume and Tailored silk eIouses-Jap Silks.
Crepe de Chine and Printed Silks-slip models;
round. and square necks: long short sleeves
Broken line Of szes Take your pick at $2s5
75-$2U0 to $500 Tailored Biouses-AiI- white Dimes
coored orsandies and eatste-in pink blue. Lavender
and tan Peter Pan and Tuxedo models. ST. 90
800 to $500 Dimity, Wolfe and Batiste Handmade
and Machine made 8iouses; trimmed with fine
and iaces. Peter Pan Tuxedo and friii models ST. 85
Evening star., 1922-12-28
DROP GAMBLING CHARGE.
New York Authorities Unable to
Convict Political Club Employees.

NEW YORK. December 2s.-The
steward, assistant steward and door
man of the Active Republican Club.
arrested during a recent raid on the
and charged with main
a gambling house, were dis
missed today by Magistrate Levine
because of lack of evidence. Charges
against twenty-seven club members
taken in the raid were dismissed last