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The Washington times., 1922-09-20
NAMES TO
Be SENT To.
SENA 7 }.RS
Five Jobs to Be FiIled-Secre.
tary of D. c. Committee
in Line.

The new District Rent Commits
sion may be named by President
Harding in the near future.
Reports are current that the nomi.
nations for the commission are to be
sent by the White House to the Sen
ate today or tomorrow. There is no
confirmation of these reports, how
ever.
1t is known that within the past
few days President Harding's atten-
ton has been called to the fact that
the rent commission appointments
have been hanging fire for four
months. The rent extension act was
passed by Congress on May %. The
President has been preoccupied in
the meantime with the coal and rail
strikes and has been unable to give
consideration to the rent commits
sion appointments.
Old Board ut Work.
In the meantime the old commits
sion of three members has been
functioning and no embarrassment
has been caused by the failure Of
the President to act promptly with
regard to the new appointments.
The rent extension act calls Tor a
commission of five members and
the functions and jurisdiction Of the
new commission are changed in
several respects. Under the new
law individual members Of the com.
mission are empowered to hold hear
ings and make awards independently
Of the full commission. although all
these awards have to be approved by
the commission itself.
Political and business pressure of
all types has been exerted upon the
President with regard to these ap-
pointments. 1t IL well known that
real estate interests have been active
on a national scale in trying to ob-
tain the appointment Of members
sympathetic with the realtors point
of view.
Slate Long Ready.
Senator Ball. chairman of the Sen
ate District Committee and author
of the originanl rent control bill, and
l.. +. Colladay. Republican national
committeeman from the District of
Columbia, agreed upon a slate sew
erdl months ago ana presented IL 10
the President. 1t is understood that
Senator Ball requested the appoint.
ment OF Thomas f. Peeney, clerk of
the Senate District Committee, as a
member Of the commission. There
has neveDbeen accurate information
about the other candidates whose
claims have been placed before the
President by various interests.
Should the nominations be made
today or tomorrow, there is a bare
possibility that the Senate District
Committee might be convened to re-
port them back to the Senate IA
Vorably Immediately, so that con-
firmation might take place before
Congress adjourns. Inasmuch as the
plans Of the leaders call for adjourn.
ment either tomorrow or Friday, IT
will be seen that no time is to be
lost. 1t will be possible for Presi.
dent Harding. however. TO make re.
cess appointments between the ad-
jonrnment of Congress and the
opening Of the new session In De-
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
K. Of c. Listing Students.

with law courses leading in. favor,
the knights OF Columbus Evening
SCHOOL, 1904 F street northwest, and
Columbus University. have enrolled
more than 100 students, according TO
latest announcement. Ages OF those
registered run from fourteen to
forty.five Registration viii con.
tinue through the current week, and
the schools wifi open next Monday,
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
WHAT'S DOING
Today and Tomorrow
To-day.

Today.
Meeting-Arlington Chapter, No. 20.
O: r. s.. OF Cherrydale. Va, residence
OF Harry Il. wikholder. Buena Vista
avenue
Meeting-South Washington citizens
Association, Jefferson School. s p. m.
BAN Goncert-Boys' Independent Band.
Lincoln Park, 1880 y. IN.
CeIebration - ItHlo- American Masonic
club OF Washington. Central High School
auditorium, evening
OutinR-lonic Club OF Master Masons
In the Treasury Department, general ac-
counting offices. and United states Capt
tol, Ceesapeake Beach. oil day
huncheon-Llons Club. New willard
Luncheon-Rotary Club. City Club.
Leeture-"Thc Indian Problem" Edgar
r. Me"ttt, auspices Of womens Mission
Society OF the Takoma PARK Baptist
Church, seventh Day Adventist Church.
Carroll and Willow avenues. Takoma
Park, p, IN,
Msctins--wapiya. University Club OF
Washington, l2:45 p. m.
Luncheon-kdvertising Club OF wash
Ing ton. city Club, 1880 y. M.
McetinE-Roard of Education, Frank
lin School. $3.50 y. III.
MeetinR-Brookiand Citizens AssoCia
tton, Twelfth and Monroe streets. ovo-
ming.
Debatc-National Council Of Catholic
Men, st. Cyprian's Hall. thirteenth and
c streets southeast, 8 p. m.
Fashion show--The Hecht Company
Seventh and r streets northwest, 8 p. m.
Dance-YounE Mems Hebrew AEsocia
tion Eleventh street and Pennsylvania
avenue, evening
MeetinE--Lincoln Post, O. A. r., q. A.
r Hall, evening.
Tomorrow.
MeetinE-Equality Walter Reed Post,
No at, V. y. W" Pythisn Temple, eve
ninE.
Dinncr-Arts Club Of Washington. 2Oi7
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
To Beautify Hospital.

John II. Small. 3D.. landscape
architect. has been selected by
the District Commissioners TO
develop the landscape plan for the
new Galllnger Municipal Hospital
group on Anacostia Parkway. Final
submitted to the Fine Arts Commits
sion for approval.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE
USE OF MUZZEY HISTORY

MuZzcy's American History. which
the Piney Branch Citizens Associa-
tion declared was an un.patriotic text
book, will continue TO be used in the
public schools. it was learned todav.
Public school officials, it was said.
have studied the book closely and
have found no paragraphs in it
which would warrant its exclusion
from the schools.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
Y. M. n. A. Starts Season.

Fall activities will he opened by
the Young Mems Hebrew Association
and Young Women's Hebrew Asso.
citation with a dance In the "Y" build.
ing at Eleventh street and Pennsyl.
vsnia avenue tonight.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
Women Voters to Meet.

The District OF Columbia League
of Women Voters will hold rally at
the national headquarters, 26 First
street southeast, tomorrow night at
8 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
ENGLISH SPELLING.

An English boy IN an American
school spelled saloon" this way:
"A hess, a hay, a he'll, two holes
and q hen" H. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20

II folks keep on divorcin'
and marryin', over and over
Ggin, they'll need q matri-
monial chart to keep 'enu from
marryin' each other t1Uice.
LULU ". SCHULTZ.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
Tomorrow

MeetInE-Equali lity- Walter Reed Post,
No 2st, V. y. W., Pythian Temple, eve
ming
Dlunor--Arts Club Of Washington, 2OI7
I street northwest, evening.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20
A VACATION DELIGHT

The Daily and Sunday Times.
Order II sent to your seashore
or mountain resort-95 cents
q month, $3.50 for three months.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20

contains baseball scores, COM
plcte racing entries and results
and other sport world happen
ings. Get your news q day ahead.
The Washington times., 1922-09-20

F. M. Legg is a dealer
specializing in tUomen's shoes at
Springfield, III.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-23
COTTON MANUFACTURING,
NORTH AND SOUTH

A statistical report from the De-
partment Of Commerce on the cotton
manufacturing industry in the sew
eral states OF this country during the
month OF November contains data
which may well receive careful con-
sideration, as 1t reveals conditions
which favor the cotton mills of the
South In competition with those Of
the North in like grades OF work.
Out OF the 34.es7,s4s spindles in
this country. 34.4ss,ss9 were active
during that month. In the cotton
states the average hours per spindle
were 252. but in other states only
III hours per spindle. In the mills
OF Alabama the average hours per
spindle were 241 but in Maine only
1s2. Naturally the reader inquiries
as to the cause. The report has moth
Ing to say on that feature.
The mills OF the cotton states avoid
the expense OF long freight hauls
and in many instances are under less
restriction as to hours than are the
mills OF the North. But the matter
OF wages seems TO be the most i'm
portant factor. This may be seen
from the following comparison be-
tween those paid in Alabama and in
Mime
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IMPOSING ON DECENT FOLKS

There Is much in evidence that
President Harding's proverbial good
nature has been imposed on, with the
result that the country Is imposed on,
for that's what the release of Francis
T.. Noble from Jail amounts to. He
Is High Mucky- Muck" of the tile
trust grafters. who were out to rob
every home builder In the land and he
received a mild sentence Of four
months in Jail. After serving a
month he is quietly let out on the plea
that he is h sick man. Had he been
some insignificant boarder in that in
stitntion the chances are that his ILL.,
ness wouldn't have been discovered.
Mr.. Untermeyer has declared that
these building material looters are
going right on with the looting as
though few of them hadn't been
temporarily sequestercd in limbo. II
viii be interesting to note whether
hobbies heath permits him to con-
tinue TO enjoy the increment of his
graft. Nobody wants to make a mar
tyr OF this fellow. Noble: he doesn't
merit the distinction. But everybody
knows that the frothing fanatics " IL
ind him the very text they are look
ing for and without which they could
rot long continue to abuse public
patience. Giving them texts is i'm
rosing on decent folks.
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THE DEADLY CONCEALED
WEAPON

Now that the officers of the law in
New York are alarmed because the
riff raft" as well as the desperados
so armed in that city something may
be done about 1t. The killing of or
binary folks in that burg apparently
has not concerned the rulers much
but when it comes to their precious
selves, and several Of them have been
killed when trying to interfere with
the criminal element, they are in
clined to bestir themselves.
The Sullivan law under which it
was a felony to carry concealed
weapons in that state has been
amended so that now it is but a mis-
demeanor. Any regulation which
might be enforced there respecting
the sale would be of little avail I'M
less a like law were in force In New
Jersey and Connecticut. An effort is
being made to prevent the interstate
shipment OF firearms by act OF Con-
gress. II ought to receive passage,
and every state should regulate the
sale. 1t is believed our annual av-
erage of 6OoO murders might be cut
in half if the carrying of concealed
weapons could be prevented, as 70
Ter cent. of the homicides in this
country are caused by the use of
guns" In England the. sale Of a
weapon is forbidden except on special
police permit. In that country in 1920
there were but 297 homicides, little
over twelve per cent of which were
caused by firearms. That same year
in the United States, there were 6205
homicides of which 4427 were caused
by shooting.
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oct24-mon-wed,tf

bridge at Portsmouth which will
serve to commemorate the valor Of
boys Of New Hampshire and Of Maine.
1t is appropriate that the two states
and the Federal Government should
unite in this undertaking. The great
structure linking New Hampshire and
Maine and the lesser structure a,
Belfast will be enduring monuments.
1t is fitting that in these sea board
states there should be such bridges.
standing firmly against the onward
sweep of tide and current, typifying
the the strength and nobility of the
young men who met death on foreign
fields. And 1t is not derogatory 20
their purpose as memorials 10 poin.
out the value of these bridges to the
living. That value is enhanced many
fold by the fact that in addition to
promoting transportation for CONNER
sial purposes they add to the pleasure
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-23
TELEPHONE TOPICS

The announcement that mechanical
telephone exchanges are TO be intro
duced into Boston's hello system
must have made a few hundred of
the number pleases" shake in their
shoes. for Jobs aren't yet as easy to
get n they once were. Fact was, the
news caused 20 much CONSERVATION
that u took the medium OF an Of
ficial announcement TO. calm their
worries. and ease the situation.
Now II IL generally understood that
although stations are actually being
established whereby the individual
party may make his own connection
these devices are for the present
merely 20 care for an overflow. The
exchange a. q means Of livelihood
viii be . possibility for some time
to come.
But. and herein lies Q future dim
cuty. at least for those who have in
tended 10 make connections and an
swsr bells - permanent calling.
the mechanical method II destined to
gradually suppiant the present sys-
TEN. Thus the number please" end
Of the line may eventually Be out Of
a Job. AZ al events the irate party
who doesn't est his connection can't
taks cut his wrath on anyone but
hiuoolf.
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Editorial Comment
Along q Coast Of Delight
(Boston Transcript


Dedication of a memorial bridge in
the Maine city of Belfast calls atten-
ton elsewhere to the steps now in
progress and in prospect for the i'm
provement of one of the most re-
markable of drives in all the world.
1t begins on the North Shore of Mas
sachusetts, with its myriad beauties,
and thence follows the beaches, with
their unobstructed outlook over the
broad Atlantic, to cross New Hamp-
shire and southern Maine, sweep by
the placid inner waters of island-sen-
tnelled Casco Bay and reach the
Kennebec at Bath. From there it ex-
until it swerves to the north on the
shore Of Penobscot Bay, and spreads
before the eye Of the traveller a PROS
pet Of sea and curving coast on tha
one hand and blue-capped hills on the
other. a scenic panorama equalled in
oeauty by few if any coastwise re-
gions in our own country or ir lands
beyond the seas. And there are SINH
lar attractions in the stretches be-
yond that extend this highway along
coast of delight until 1t reaches
Frenchman's Bay. Obviously the i'm
provement of this drive, hundreds Of
miles in length. is a matter Of more
than local concern.
The bridge at Belfast is memorial
to the soldiers Of Waldo county who
died in the World war. 1t is not the
only bridge Of the kind designed N
memory of New England lads. There
is in process Of construction the great
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-23
Railroads and Steamboats,
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD
TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA FOR

TRAINS LEAVE AUGUSTA FOR
Bangor. f1.24 4. m. $40 a. M, 1888 a. m.
$500 m. 1888 a. M. II IS p. m, 49, ~ p. M,
TAO p m
B & A Pts, II .24a m. II. 33 am. 1888 a. m.
Bar Harbor Asl 40a m. IL .33 am. 49, 3 u. N
Bath i6 15a M. to 3Sa M, 50 59a. NJ 70. Sop. m.
t7.25 p m. FLO As p m
Belfast B5.00 a. m. 70 33 M. n 50 p m.
Boston H} liz NJ. rs Is a M. 10. 80 a m. 50 SO
a M. 10 Bop m. 1884 p m. *l04S p. nj.
Calais II 33 d M. 10 33 d m
Dover Foxcroft. B5.00 a m II IS p m.
Gardiner, - IL a, m, f6l5 d. m, i9.3S a. m.
$3.50 m. i3 80 p M. 1884 p M. t5.15 p. M.
to- p m. *104S .. m.
Hallowell rs Is l. m 1898 a. M, &c. 80 a. H.
1880 p m S3.34 p. m, IS Is p. M, II % p m.
Harmony B5OO a. M, IL IS p m.
Lewiston Is. Is a. M. 70 IS a m. 50. SO a. M;
49, p M. so As p m
New York r. 30 p m. 1894 m
Portland F3 liza m rs 15a m 10 3S a. m 80 Sc
am t3 BOP m So "a pm. u 25 o m flo As D m
Rockand f6 Is m. 9.3S a m
Skowhegan B5.00a. m. 70 33 m, f. So p. m
So. Gardiner t6 Is a. M. 10 IS m 50 59am
1880 p m. 1894 p. m. IS Is p. m. II .25 p. III.
*10,4S p m.
St John tl.24 "a m
Waterville. tl.24 a. M. 81 40 m. 2.33 q. m.
$500 a M. 50 33 a m. II 50 NJ, So II o M,
t7.40 p. m. fDaiy except Monday
sDaily tDaily. except Sunday sSunday Only.
A Discontinued after October 23rd
B Except Sunday and Monday
D. C. DOUGLASS. NJ L. HARRIS,
9-25-21 V.P & Gen1 Mgr. Gen1 Passenger Agt.
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Seek Parents-lad III

Seek Parsnts-lad III
Sheriff King F. Graham of Portland
received a letter from Deputy Sheriff
Monroe Smith Of Junction, Texas.
Friday. In which the officer solicits
information regarding the where
abouts Of the relatives Of a young lad
who Is confined in the Jail where he
has charge of the prisoners. This
oficer explains in his letter to the
local sheriff that this lad who gave
his name as Philip Larence is under
arrest in Texas charged with break
ing and entering. Deputy Smith
wishes to get in touch with the boys
relatives 50 that they may help him.
The boy refuses to tell the Texas Of
hcers where his homo is. They
found that his parents live some
where near this city. Any informa-
ton regarding the present residence
OF these parents should be turned
over to Sheriff Graham. who wishes
to render what assistance he 10
capable OF to this stranded younsster.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-23

Senator Moses asks a very perth
nent question. Why, if dirt farmers
are needed on the Federal Reserve
Board aren't they also needed in the
agricultural bloc? That distinguished
body. he says, is made up of 20 law
yers. one newspaper editor and a
we'll digger. What the bloc needs is
an undertaken and what the farmers
need are dirt" farmers in place of
lawyers to speak for them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-23

into general delapidation. The ia
vilion was repaired last year ana q
general cleaning up and repairing
campaign will be started. The park,
running from Northport avenue to
Penobscot Bay waters, has fine
bathing privilege and view second
to none.
William 3. Melcher, former
Bath man, celebrated his S9th birth
day January 10. with his daughters,
Mrs. Willis P. Stoneham and Mrs
! Herman l.. Winter at MIS-. Stone
hams residence. Deane street, Port
land. During the day Mr.. Melcher
received a shower of cards from a
wide circle of friends and N the eve
ming there was a family dinner. Mr..
Melcher is in excellent lealth. He
was born in Bath, going C Portland
at the time of the big fire there. He
married IS years ago Mss Harriet
Marshall, who died last March at the
age of 81. He has four daughters,
Mrs. Ida f. Peck, Somerville, Mass,
Mrs. Elizabeth Spaulding, Cam
bridge. Mass, and Mrs. Stcneham
and Mrs. Winter. Portland.
More than 80 smelt camps on ice
in the Kennebec river near Long
Reach, Bath, were hastily removed
Sunday morning. when 1t appeared
that big field on the :ower end
! was likely to break away and drift
down the river. The break came in
tie early afternoon, when a big field
, about a third of a mile il length
and the width of the river broke
away and crumbled up. For time
the entire water front was filed with
drift ice. 1t damned bally in Fid-
dler'S Reach at the lower end of the
city but during the night he greater
part of it was carried out oy the ebb
tide and continued its way to the
sea. AS soon as the field broke and
the shelters realized there was no
further. danger they moved their
camps back on the ice and the fish
ing continued uninterruptedly.
A flock of wild geese was seen
early Monday morning flying north
over Bangor. 1t is reported that a
flock of the birds has been winter
ing in the vicinity of Winterport
and it is believed that this may have
been the flock which was noticed On
its journey Monday morning.
Bangor clubwomen are DIP in arms
against improper dancing. announces
the Commercial. They think that
certain clique of young people
who attend dances in City hall reg
ularly are indulging too frequently
in terpsichorean ecstasies that have
no place in a respectable dance hall
and they are circulating petitions
urging the city council 20 appoint a
permanent police matron, whose Gu-
ties would be to attend all City hall
dances, censoring whatever she con-
siders detrimental to the morals of
the community. The Bangor Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, including
the Women's Republic Club, the
Nineteenth Century Club and prac-
tically all of the women's clubs of
the city, having a total Membership
of more than 600. is behind the
movement
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GWAN.TO-BED STORIES
The Romance of Phoebe Dice

Once upon a time. dear children.
there were three little dice who
were very good friends. There
were Big Dick Dice, Little Joe
Dice and Phoebe Dice. (Johnny,
get off the piano..
They lived in the cunningest
little dice box you ever saw and
Their friends would often come
to call on them. especially Come
Seven Dice and Come Eleven Dice.
But once they came loaded and
were not welcome after that.
They had a lot OF other friends.
however. such as Fighter from
Decatur, Box Car Dice and Crap
Dice. dorothy. will you tell the
baby to stop shoveling ccal in the
furnace).
Phoebe Dice was very attractive.
so it was no wonder that Big
Dick and Little Joe fell madly in
love with her. All, that was a
romance, children. for your long
blue whiskers! Every night Big
Dick and Little Joe would gather
outside Phpbe's window, shaking
made her with their touching love
song:
Rooll them bones
RoOll them bones
Rooll them on the square.
Rooll them on the sidewalk,
The streets or anywhere;
Rooll them in the mornnggggg,
Rooll them in the might,
Rooll them bones the whole day
loo-oongg.
The cops (hold itD am (hold IT'D
out or Slight.
ooh roollll them bones).
Meanwhile, Phoebe couldn't
make up her mind which to choose.
Her parents wanted her to take
Little Joe. He was not so hand
some as Big Dick. but he was a
steady, reliable lad and had a
good job. But Ph9be's heart in
c!ined toward Big Dick-he was
so big and handsome-louking
and romantic. But somehow she
couldn't decide which One to take
Neither could her parents decide
for her. And l am sure it would
be the height of impertinence for
me to do SO, and since that being
the case, and since it is now
quarter of eight, 1 would advise
you youngsters to gwan to bed.
(Syndicated by Associated Editors)
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E. j. Roberts. D. d. S.
/. DENTISTRY .
TELEPHONE CALL 5y7.w
and inspiration to be obtained from
scenic chnrnT and rra uda,r

and inspiration to be obtained from
scenic charm and grandeur.
There are other opportunities for
bridge building along this New Eng.
iand Shore Drive. The spanning Of
the kennebec at Bath has been seri-
ously proposed and is feasible from
an engineering standpoint. Whether
the time will soon come when II NAV
be brought about, in view of tie great
cost 1t would involve is, of course. an
other question. Such a bridge, pre-
sumably to accommodate both high.
way and railroad travel, would be a
mighty asset in restoring prosperity
to a section of the Pine Tr.a state
which has suffered through the pass.
ing OF old-time industries. While the
kennebec bridge may be an improve.
ment that will not come soon. tho
Maine folk should not defer lessor
undertakings needed to improve their
share Of this drive through three
states. IT Is poor policy to expose
the traveller to the perils OF rough
and rocky roads a fey miles from y
bridge costing hundreds of thousan ds
OK dollars. No reasonable effort should
DC spared to make the drive along
shore from Boston to Bar Harbor
OF uniform excellence. MAINE HAS
MADE A CoMMENDABLE REcoRn
IN BUILDING MODERN HIGH.
WAYS: It IL TO be assumed that.
those along the coast will receive the
attention that their importance war.
rants.
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PALMYRA

Be booster and attend the all day
Farm Bureau meeting at Palmyra
Grange hall. Tuesday. January "a. A
picnic dinner will be served at noon,
beans and coffee furnished. Mr..
Storer. our county agent, and Miss
Hare, our home demonstration. will be
present and speak. II you do not
know what the Farm Bureau is. come
and find out. If you do know, you
will be sure and come.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-23

The news reports from Rhode
Island are 10 the effect that reducing
costs to meet southern competition
has already begun there. The head
of the Manhasset Manufacturing
Company in announcing a twenty per
cent cut 10 take effect next Monday
declared that under present condi-
lions the northern manufacturers are
slowly bleeding TO death.