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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
A POPULAR STYLE OF a TWO
PIECE UNDERGARMENr

4l3i. Radium silk, bingham.
satin. crepe de chine and crepe, also
lawn and batiste are good for this
model. The drawers may be iinish'
ed with or without leg bands.
The Pattern is cut IN / Sizes:
Small, 54-36; Medium, $500
Large, 42-44; Extra Large lG-4S
inches bust measure. \ IS inch
size requires -, yard OF SO inch
material for the Drawers and | q
yard for the Chemise.
Pattern mailed 10 any address On
recent of I5c in silver or stamps.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
Concerning the Ear.

The smallest ears are found among
the Latin races. Intellect and moral
ity cannet be judged by the size OF
the eaF alone, however. There Is an
enormous difference between The large
ear Of savage races and that of q cui-
tared white man. The conyolutionl
and angles are different.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
LOS ANGELES JURY !, /
HOLDS MENDOZA MAN

Los Angeles, Dec. Norman Nc.
Cameron who is said to be wanted
in Mendoza and Chicago, H., on fell
uny charges and who was recently
arrested In Kansas City on a Fugitive
warrant charging him with empez.
clement from stockholders OF u MIN
corporation here, was indicted by tho
county grand jury yesterday ~ char
ges of fraud and embezzlement In
connection with the organization OF
construction company here.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
nurnlne Cork Punueot and spiev,

10 remove the odor VI burned food
and TO swccteN the ar Of a room gem
errllN phi Il piece Of ordinary cork
on hot stove lid or other Iron plate,
and lot IL smolder and turn black. 1t
viii give OF a fresh and fragrant odor
which viii overcome any other oa0r
present. t
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
rh.r. Ia tIepe. IS Munyen Said.

Dll Sterdum says bat is q Young
married couple can Two through Sep
fenher Without having u fatal quarrel
over whose duty is TO gct MP and get
Che extra cover. The chance rs pretty
fair 10 live until the next green to-
maio pie season, anyhow Whining
Ton -.IaIrnal.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
The interest in an Etchln

The art Of etching has no mechani-
cal attraetiveness. If an etching has
no meaning It can interest nobody;
If It's significant lines are accom-.
panied by many insignificant ones,
their value is neutralized. Philip
Gilbert iIamnrt0n
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
Hunting New Pearl Beds

The pearl fishermen Of the Orient
and ot the south sea are hunting
for new beds OF pear! oysters. The
demand for pearls is 50 great and the
Fisheries are being worked 80 cOntin-
uousy that ncw pearls do not havs
time "a grow,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
tlu.1bTs Hue.

e At Deauville women are using col
ofed face powders 10 match their
frocks. Dut whatever the hue of the
latest purchase the husband always
looks littlo tIne.-7-I.ady's Pictorial.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
Van nau Not Have Known.

II the scale of tile universe we're
reduced 6.Ooo,0O0OO0,000 times, the
distance from the earth 10 the sun
would be represented by one inch ana
the distance of one light year would
be about one mile.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
As the World Judges.

The world grows better, bat ii hasn't
sutgrown the belief that 4 mans great
ness Is measured by the number of PEG
pie l,e can snub with impuny.-Nap
eouyer sun.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-12-08
Statistical Ncr-.

Want to live in big city, do you?
well. in New York, tie city of oppor-
tunitles. watch is pawned e~ery 40
secohds.-Atchison Globe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
u. S.-Canadian Canal
Corporation Planned

A joint international government
corporation established by the United
States and Canada for the purposes
Of operating the proposed new st:
Lawrence-Great Lakes canal and OF
development water power as side
line" is planned by members of Con-
gress and others who are sponsoring
the canal project, 1t was revealed yes.
terday by Senator Townsend RepJ OF
Michigan.
"Such a corporation would appear
to offer the most feasible means OF
operating the proposed canal, ex.
planned Senator Townsend. IT couid
lake care Of fixing and collection tolls
and otherwise handle all details Oh
operation"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
FOOD WON THE WAR
So JOHN CARRIES ON
Diminutive Traveller Does a Pen
rod With SO Bill. But
Regrets II. 3
Boy VI. appetite-appetite wins.

Boy Va. appetite-appetite wins.
John Lang. nine years old, Detroit.
en- route to Boston to visit his grand.
father. went down to- defeat.
II was his first adventure away from
home, alone, and he was proud-very
proud when SO was placed in his
pocket for meals and for his Pullman
reservation from Washington.
Peanuts and candy and the dainties
Of the dining car proved his undoing-
physically and financially.
Mrs. w. r. Van Ripper, executive
secretary of the Travellers Aid Society
met John when the train arrived in
the Union station last night. John
looked distressed. Mrs. Van Riper's
first suggestion was that he have
something to eat. A look Of pain
fitted across the boys face and he
plaintively asked:
Gee. do I have to eat again?"
Then out came the story. John
told how he had RECALLED himself with
all the good things the train butcher"
had in his basket, and how he had kept
the dining car walters busy attending
to his wants. He didn't want any
thing more to eat. He wouldn't eat
any thing more!
When John was put on the train
Boston bound-he rolled into his berth
without removing hat or coat, shoes
or stockings. His last words were:
Hope the old thing don't rock"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
X. orc. TOENTERTA|N
ARCHBISHOP CURLEY
Leo A. Rover Heads Committee
Arranging for Reception on
February "a.

Leo A. Rover, past state deputy
for the District knights of Colum.
bus, is busy with a special commit
tee Of Grand Knights, arranging for
a reception to Archbishop Curley
here February II. The new build
ing of the Knights will be formally
opened at that time and win be
blessed by the Archbishop.
Charles W. Darr, master of the
fourth degree, is arranging for the
special work of the fourth degree
team during February,
Ladies' night will follow the regu
lar meeting Of the assembly Febru
airy 6. Talent from St. Patrick's
Players will entertain, with Miss Els
dancers. A fourth degree anniver
sary celebration is being planned by
the committee.
Potomac Council will meet to
morrow evening in the new home
Grand knight Robert O'Lone in .tht
! chair. Washington Council meets
Tuesday night, with James A. Sulli
van presiding, and. Keane Council
will meet Thursday night with
Charles I. Griffith presiding. Spauld
ing Council will give a dance Sat
urday night with James X. Ragan
council lecturer. in charge.
Carroll Council heard reports from
the board Of trustees and the commit
tee on the twenty-third anniversary
celebration, at its meeting last night
Bertram G. Lennon, deputy grand
knight. is general chairman Of the
anniversary committee. Joseph ]
Degnan, lecturer for the council, will
be assisted by a committee in arrang
ing the social features in connection
with the anniversary, February 81
Plans are under way for an exempli
fication of degrees in connection with
the celebration.
Robert G.. O'Lone. grand knight
Potomac Council, has been appointed
coach of the basket ball teams tina,
are being formed in connection with
the knights Of Columbus athletic
classes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
ASKS LIFE TERM FOR
MAN FACING GALLONS
prisoner Can't Prepare for
Death in Shadow of Execu-
tion," budding Tells Gov.

I'm all sincerity. a man cannot
prepare for death in the shadows OF
the gallows."
This is the plea for abolition of
capital punishment, made in a let
ter sent today by E. e. budding,
president Of the Prisoners Relief So.
ciety. Of this city. to Gov. ALI A.
Taylor Of Tennessee.
budding comments on the stay of
execution granted Asbury Fields,
ito give the poor fellow time to
make peace with his God" Dud-
ding. stating that he has talked with
5000 men awaiting execution in
American prisons, declares that not
one man In a thousand can embrace
religion while in the shadow of
death.
1T hate to see the poor fellow
become mechanically religious"
budding writes. This fellow, As.
bury Fields, may deserve death now
and external damnation afterward,
but II seems that you would like
his soul to be saved. II SO give
him life in prison and he will have
time and will no doubt be saved
You would not yourself kill Asbury
Fields. Why then delegate the
prison warden, who represents you
and your Slater"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
HOME To
Be WOMEN'S CENTER
New Building Will Be Place for
Directing National Work
For 100000

Plans for remodeling the newly,
purchased $4,000 headquarters build
ing Of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs. 1894 N street north.
west, as revealed last night, will con.
vert a once private dwelling into one
Of the busiest and most important
centers of women's activities in the
country. Purchase was made Thurs.
day.
With administrative offices, an
auditorium, and clubrooms, the activ-
tiles of the 100000 women members
Of the federation, representing 10000
clubs throughout the United States,
will radiate and exert an influence
second to no other woman center
in the country.
The National Capital is rapidly be.
coming noted for it's women
centers," with their handsome build.
ings as headquarters and their beau.
tiful surrounding grounds. The Ma.
tional Women's Foundation, occupy.
Ing the 300acre plot, better known
as the Dean estate, was the first
to be established here in Washing.
ton. Then The Watch Tower, head.
quarters Of the new National wom-
ans Party, at rs First street north.
east, was established. The fedora.
tons new clubhouse is welcome
addition.
Many new features of a monthly
program, such as the federation
gives, will be made possible in the
new headquarters. There Is q gar
den, for instance, in the rear, where
the women will hold open-air meet
ings in the summer.
The first floor will be converted into
the administrative offices. The
library probably will be on the second.
There is a large drawing.room, "A
lounge and a dining room on the
first floor. which will serve admirably
the purpose OF an auditorium. Open
Ing off the dining room Is an ample
conservatory. which can be used as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Congressman to Address
Legion Post Members

Congressman ]. j. McSwain Of
South Carolina, an army captain dur
ing the war. will be the speaker at a
meeting Of the newly organized
Arlington Post, No. 1879, American
Legion, at the Arlington county
courthouse at 8 o'clock Wednesday
night.
A. B. Prosise, Of the Arlington
Trust Company, who, as a lieutenant.
was wounded twenty-one times In
action, IL post commander. Other
officers are: DR.. w. c. Welburn, OF
Ballston, and 9. F.. Thomson, of Char.
endon, first ana second vice com.
manders; George d. Lee, Fort Myer
Heights, adjutant: F. M. Sherwood,
Ballston, treasurer; DIR. 8. T. holland,
Clarendon. service officer; Joseph l..
Crupper, jr., Falls Church, assistant
service officer; Herbert L. Porter,
Clarendon, historian; Walter Crack,
Washington, d. c., athletic officer,
and A. X. Gilman, Clarendon, ser.
geant at arms.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
CIVIC BODIES DEMAND
MANY BETTERMENTS
Federation Asks for More
Lights, Adequate Water Sup
ply, Lower Fares.

Current civic items Of importance tc
the District were acted upon at @
meeting Of the Federation Of Citizens
Associations last night in the District
building.
The federation opposed the appro
Rating funds for community center
and playground activities entirely
from the revenues of the District and
urged that they be placed on the same
basis as other items in the District ap.
preparations bill.
The construction program Of the
board OF education was approved, with
the addition of a provision Tor crea-
ton OF a permanent building COM
mission, as previously advocated by
the federation. Congress was asked to
provide Immediately for school needs
without awaiting the outcome of ad.
ditional surveys. Estimates submitted
In the budget Of the board of educa.
ton were approved and were urged for
substitution in place of the figures OF
the District Commissioners.
The public utilities committee was
authorized to carry on a fight for
reinstatement of the $4,000 ap.
preparation for the District water
supply. stricken out in the Senate.
This committee also was empowered
to insist at the street car fare rate
hearing February l upon adoption OF
the lowest possible rate consistent
with an equitable return upon the
basis of figures to be shown by the
railroad companies.
Appropriation of $4,000 for i'm
proved street lighting in the city was
asked Of Congress in the report of the
committee on highways, parks and
waterways. This committee also
asked paving Of Wisconsin avenue be-
tween Thirty-fifth and Thirty-seventh
streets northwest.
A motion by the Mt. Pleasant dele
gates that the federation endorse es.
adjustment OF the proposed bus line on
Park road between Mt. Pleasant and
Georgia avenues northwest was re-
ferred to the Public Utilities Com.
mittse.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22

part Of the auditorium for large
audiences.
The second floor has rooms which
will serve as parlors There a visit
ing club-woman may be received and
entertained by guest Of the house.
Yes. there are club-rooms, too. Moth.
ing has yet been said about a reading
room, but 1t is thought the re-
modeler will hardly deprive the club.
woman Of her habit Of dropping In
to read Of an afternoon.
The third and fourth floors will be
used as club-rooms, and visiting club.
women who come to town for a con-
vention or to see the President viii
have a charming room at their dis
posal.
All the woodwork will be done in
white enamel.
The house is Of the most up-to-date
architecture.
The federation will occupy the
building in April. Present head
quarters are maintained In a modest
suite, at 1410 II street northwest.
The District Federation Of Women's
Clubs, of which Mrs. j. w. Frizzell
ia president, will occupy office space
in the new headquarters building and
will contribute 81 900 toward it. The
District Federation's present quarters
are at the Hadleigh.
Heretofore, when the federation held
a convention, II was necessary to
rent a ballroom in q hotel and women
delegates with badges on were stream.
ing in and out of the big hotels all
day. But now they will have their
own auditorium.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
500 JOIN UNION NO. Z
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
U. S. Workers Sign Up New
Members in Quiet Campaign.
1,4OO Total Expected.

The successful close of member.
ship week in Federal Employees
Union. No. 2. which was reached
last. night, will be made the begin,
ming of an indefinite membership
campaign. With 500 new members
Of the service in Washington. and
the organization machinery in fine
running order. the central member.
ship committee; through its chair.
man, c. d. Anderson. Of the Navy
Department. announced last night
that membership week had but set
a pace for the coming weeks. As a
result Of gains in membership and
the consequent stimulus to union
activities. the officers Of Local No.
2 are looking ahead to the realiza.
ton Of many cherished ambitions for
the organization. "s.@'>"
"Our increasing membership
makes more necessary than ever q CEN
trail headquarters OF our own to house
the executive offices and in which
to have a good meeting hail." said
President William J. Hendricks, who
has to deal with the problem Of Sc
curing adequate meeting places for
the board Of representatives and the
branches Of the organization, which
has more members than can be
seated anywhere in the District of
Columbia outside Of Convention
Hall.
Our central headquarters must
include a clubhouse for recreation
and social purposes for our men,
bers." said 8. L. Grosh. of the
Agriculture Department, a member
Of the central membership commit
tee, who Is active also in the local
committee which 10 in charge OF
plans for a local clubhouse.
Club rooms, a tea room and rec
reational facilities for women in the
headquarters are feature Of the
clubhouse plans which commends It.
self strongly to the women members
Of the union, according to Miss
Roberta l.. Lindsey, another member
Of the central membership commit
tee who is president of the Treasury
branch Of Local No. 2, which con.
tains a large number Of women.
DIR. Daniel Folkmar. Of the Cen
sus Bureau, president Of the Com
merce Department branch Of Fed,
eral Employees Union. No. 2, also n
member Of the central membership
committee, joins in the demand for
clubhouse and headquarters Of the
unions own.
David r. Glass, Of the Public
Health Service, member Of the cen
trail membership committee and Sec
rotary of the scientific and technical
section OF Federal Employees Union
No. 2, is working on a plan not
only to increase membership in
Local No. 2. but to extend the cam.
paign into all Of the field branches
of the Public Health Service.
The activities Of Federal Employees
Union, No. 2, as broadly described
by President Hendricks, are to Sc
cure 100 per cent efficiency in the
Government service, and 100 per
cent square deal for the employees by
cooperative methods. and reciprocal
confidence between employees and ex.
ecutives.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22

New Farm Pump
Is Perpetual
Motion Machine

MO more cantankerous wind
mills or motor driven
water pumps for the farmer
Of the future.
Joseph A. Yazbik, a New
York inventor, has perfected
a water pump which Is said to
be operated in accordance with
the law of perpetual motion.
Yazbik was in Washington to-
day to obtain the final pa
pers from the Patent Office.
According to Yaxbik's ma.
chine, a large flywheel is set
in motion. This forces COM
pressed air through tubes,
which in turn force water
through the hollow rim Of the
fly-wheel. With this "perpet-
ual motion arrangement, the
water pump is set in motion
and will continue indefinitely,
according to Yazbik.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Shipping Board May
Get Docks at HohOkeu

Brig. Gen. Grote Hutchinson will
represent the War Department at
the hearings before the Shipping
Board In New York on January 20 in
connection with the sale of the Ho
boken Manufacturers Railroad Com
pany and Hoboken docks, piers and
warehouses, Secretary Of War Weeks
announced yesterday afternoon.
The hearings will be held to de
termine upon the advisability of trans.
ferring the Hoboken properties from
the War Department to the Shipping
Board
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
SUPREME COURT
WILL RULE Upon
DELIGHT RATES
Chief Justice Taft Allows Dis
trict to Appeal to Highest
Tribunal.
HEARING LIKELY IN 1922
Right Of Pepco to 10 Cent kiIo-
watt Charge to Be Def
niteIy Settled.

Chief Justice Taft yesterday
allowed the Public Utilities Com
mission Of the District the right to
appeal to the Supreme Court Of
the United States from the decision
Of thesDistrict Court of Appeals in
the valuation proceedings of the
Potomac Electric Power Company.
His action means that the cleo
trio light users of Washington still
have a chance to get back the
100000 they have paid to the
company during the past three
years over the rate allowed by the
Public Utilities Commission.
$3.00O,O0O Involved.
The case, in the ordinary course Of
events, probably wih reach a hearing
before the Supreme Court in a year,
30 that by the time the case Is de-
cided there will be more than $4,000.
900 involved.
The money has been accumulated
ty the electric light company through
the decision Of the District Supreme
Court, which ordered that the differ
ence between the rate Of cents per
kilowatt hour allowed by the company
and the rate Of 10 cents, which the
company was charging, be impounded
pending the final adjudication Of the
case. -. '..s
The Public Utilities Commission
fixed q fair value of the property Of
the Potomac Electric Power Company
as Of May 2, 1877, OF $11.231. 170.43.
The company commended that this was
an error and that the equitable fair
value Of the company was about $22, :.
100000. The testimony IN the valua-
ton case. - containing about 5000
pages. was submitted to Judge Gould,
and the company got an injunction
10 restrain, the commission from put.
ting into force the rate Of Sh cents
per kilowatt hour.
1t took an appeal on the valuation
proceedings and Judge Gould decided
the difference between the two rates
was ordered impounded. ..u...
Decision Reversed.
The Court Of Appeals. with Chief
Justice Smyth dissenting. reversed the
lower court and Corporation Counsel
Stephens and former Corporation
Counsel Conrad H. syme, who is re.
tanned by the commission to prosecute
the rate case, asked for an appeal to
the Supreme Court of the United
States. The court AFTER taking this
under advisement rendered q decision
short time ago refusing the ap-
peal.
Last Monday the District officials
asked Chief Justice Taft for the writ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Trade Union College
Opens Class in English

Opening Of q class In English by
the Trade Union College OF Wash
ington, operated by the Central La
Dor Union and the local trade unions.
is announced by Gertrude Richard.
SON Brigham, instructor.
The class will open this week md
will meet at s O'Clock each Tuesday
night for ten weeks. Applications
for enrolment should be made at
1879 New York avenue northwest
between tao and p. m. The course
10 open 20 all trade unionists and
their families r.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
TO SPEAK ON BIRDS.

Birds and Their Relation to Man"
will be the subject of an illustrated
lecture to be delivered by DR.. Arthur
A. Allen, of Cornell University, at
the twenty-fifth annual meeting OF
the Audubon Society. Wednesday
night. The meeting will be held ut
the New National Museum.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
AERO CLUB OPENS OFFICE.

Opening of a Washington office of
the Aero Club of America was an.
nounced this week. The new office
is located in the Mills building. A
periodical bulletin on the progress of
aviation and aircraft, both heavier
and lighter-than-air types, is to be
issued from this office.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22
Metropolitan Opera Co.

MARTiNElLi. DiAz, rsnors; MARION TEIvA
contraito; KITTY BEALE. NINA MoReANA
Sopranos; MILO Picco. Barytons; PAoLo
ENANIAN, Basso; SALVATORE FUcITo, Con.
dueter. Program includes ssstet from Lucia
willard Ballroom. sunday Eve, ian. 20. 800
PoLrs. FEB. a., $50.
FokINE q F0klhA.
Tieksn nov % sale a 1874 street.
The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-11-29

Col. George Miller, Of l0l ranch, will
head the chief committee for. the enter
tainment. Colonel Miller will contribute
fat buffalo to the barbecue menu, he
said.
The state militia will have charge Of
the capitol and fair grounds during the
celebration.
Entertainment features will include In
dian war dances and an old.time Indian
ball game. Hundreds Of Indians, rep
resenting all the tribes in Oklahoma viii
be here for the celebration.
Il want the celebration to be as typi-
cally 0klahoman as possible, and all
Oklahoma Indians are invited" Govern
or Jack" declared.
His declaration that blue jeans hob
nail shoes, calico aprons and sun bon