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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-15
RUNAWAY BOYS ADEPT
At FRENZlED FINANCE

CHESTER. Pa. March IT,
Theodore and Calvin Lane. two run.
away boys from Wilmington, Del,
who were found In this city ysster.
day by the police. displayed unusual
financial acumen before they we're
caught. Mrs. James Lane. Of 11lC
King street. Wilmington. their
mother, gave one OF them so cents
and sent him TO q store to purchase
. dozen eggs.
He picked up his younger brother
and persuaded him to come to
Chester. Their tickets cost them a
cents and they had three cents left
when the carfare was paid
They went to q store and pur.
chased two 1-cent pencils. Then they
launched out as statesmen on the
streets and succeeded in disposing of
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and elections offers opportunities
which may not come again In q
decade to redress wrongs and at
tain Justice"
apDeai sets {orth fsst mo 'c cons aapS
I'VE measure mas been enacted ny
Congress since March I. 1919.
THE present deplorable condition
OF our country, artificially made, and
in which labor and the farmers have
been debated until It hurts. has been
ignored by Congress. Only appeals
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for subsidies for shipownses. mn
roads and other interests una ~
teners. To al legislation IN the in,
forest Of the people Congress b dsaf.s
The farmers appeal took the form
Of . statement from Charles -. Dar
rett, president OF the National Farm,
ers' Union. He urged farmers -
study the Congressional Record "a
get line on their friends and Soss
In Congress.
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Rain or Shine, Crowds jam
Local Ninth Street Store
During Famous Trouser
Sales.

Yes sir--it would have to be
raining cats and dogs" to keep
the thrifty men away from Fried.
lander Bros. at 42S Ninth street
N. w.. when they are staging one
OF their great trouser sales.
These sales are particularly at.
tractive right now. because OF the
coming OF spring. There's no doubt
about 1t that many men have an
odd spring coat hidden away some
where In their wardrobe that has
yet to see its full allotment of wear.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-15
MUSIC WEEK
CONCERT

EAST WARRINGTON COM
MUNITY CENTER.
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL
COMMUNITY CONCERT
TONIGHT, s:16 O'CLOCK.
America, salute to the Flag.
Oath Of Allegiance-Every-
body.
Overture-
a. Poet and Peasant" suppe
~ "Hunters' Chorus"
Eastern High School Orchestra.
Mrs. Frank Byram. director.
Recreationai singing - Every
body.
Baritone solo-"sylvia."
Lee James
Rscrsationai singing - Every
body.
Dust for oornsts--selected.
Otto Lslmert. Arthur Fischer.
RecreAtional singihg - Every
body.
Announcements.
Violin solo. Song Of India"
Rimsky- Kprscko- Kreisler
Durwood Bowersox,
Mrs.. Byram at Piano,
Recreational singing - Every
body
Pray for the Peace Of Jeru-
uaI0Su Knox
Eastern High School Glee
Clubs.
Mrs. Byram, director.
It'll We Meet Again"
"etar-6pangled Banner"
Everybody.
Recreational ninging directed
By Ro6srt Lawrence. assisted
at the piano by Helen Hurkart.
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DEATHS.


Loui. K. Beatty. IS yrs. 90 2; Cap. st.
Anna 3. Hanks. 9 yrs, 1so 2, Cap ct.
Charles J. McLsarsn. II yrs. 1873 L
st. NV.
John v.ndsrhsim. - yrs. st. Eliza.
Mary L. Haionsy. % yrs. ,7I1 18th st..
Thoms. r. Mooinn. 81 yrs. walter
W.l,.r .. wilm.r.h. 81 yr.. slsi Mt.
Pleasant st. NV.
Hugh NePhsrson. II yrs. soA shepard
st. NV.
Robert J. Strong. n yrs. sibisy hespi.
Emma 0reaves. 10 yrs. 1see st. ne.
:. John D. Altman. 10 yrs, 13O Prank
Leslie II. Sanders. s mos. chiiarsn's
sherman H. Achssen. . mos. ~ sth
ct. ne.
Infant OF Bries L. and Mildred r.
King hrs. Providenos hoepl.
Clarisa A. Barnes, ~ yrs. <63 A ct. ne.
Alice J. Joics. ~ yrs.. 11le 18th st. NV.
Becky Hughes, ~ yrs.. 81. Elixabeth's
Hattie b. Brs.he.rs. ~ yrs.. 1905 eth
william woodfork. - yrs. Emergency
clayton ". Joppy. 70 yrs. walter Reed
William H. Carter, as yrs.. 1891 7th st.
Edward winsiow. ~ yrs. SIC d 1t. sw.
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the pencils for cents each. More
pencils were purchased ct the low
rate and It was not long before they
had disposed Of their new stock.
With 31.S1 In their posssesiou. and
two pencils remaining they weys
picket up on suspicion. The toys
were taken to the house Of deten.
ton. given . meal and held until
thetp father called for than.
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Births, deaths
| PHONE Moim $3.50 Until
l2 p. II. Obituary Desk
H. v. n. n. JOHNSON.

Funeral services for Howard Van
Rensselaer, Morgan johnson. Of the
firm OF Woodward 4 Lothrop. who
died Sunday, Will be held this after
noon 1t his home In Silver Spring,
Nd. Intermsnt will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery. NJ. Johnson was the
son Of the late Howard F. Johnson.
Of this city. and q grandson Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-15
sEPTUACENARlAN JAILED
FOR STEALING A KISS

PALO PONTO. Texas, March lS.--
Fifty dollars fine and thirty days In
jail for kissing . young woman was
the penalty imposed upon c. 8. MAD.
dux. seventy years old. by Judge y.
L. Pitts. In county court here.
Defendant pleaded guilty to .
charge OF assault, based on com.
plant that he quietly approached the
woman and kissed her.
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DEATHS.

WILCOX. On Monday. March IS, 49,.
at San Francisco. Cal. OF pneumonia
In his ferty-fourth year. DR.. 0LOvER
Rice Wilcox and son Of Brig. Gen
Tomothy Z. wilcox. u. 9. A.. retired
(Utica. ~. T., papers please copy) .
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RocKvILLE. Md., March Is
The funeral Of William 3. 4elby.
well-known farmer and lifelong resi-
dsnt OF this county. who died on
Sunday. aged sixty-ssvsn years.
took place yesterday afternoon
from the family residence. near
Germantown. The services were
conducted by Rev. o. A. 0illingham.
pastor Of the Presbyterian Church
Ct Neelesville. and burial was In
the cemetery ct Darnestown.
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hate Commodore Van Rsnsss'sss.
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BIRTHS,

william A. and Mabel L. Asros''A'
Paul N, and Edna n. Espina, girl.
Albert r. and Elisabsth A. Nisdoman'
Waiter B. ana Lillian A. johnson. boy.
wilder N. and MsH c. De Neans, girL
Louis o. and Elsie Coz. boy.
John n. and Irene Labsrt. girL
Joseph T. and Olive A. Elliott. boy.
Fred end Elizabeth Lswis, girl
George q. and Laura v. Tapscott, giri'
Claude and Eula Brown. boy.
Allison and Ida Young. girl.
BENJAMIN and Estslis Pyndell. boy.
Arthur and Carrie Newman, girl.
william and Mary Thonton, giri.
Emanuel and Lissis Smith, girl.
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MARRIAGES.

James kaiAl. IS. and Anna kyesky, ~,
Franklin Park III. Judge X. q. MAI
Harry e. Pembsrton. 20. and Ellen n.
Brodigan. 20. The Rev. John e. Briggs.
ssrnarS e; fs.,sst: a.; sRrr s,,. W. ":
The Rev. John Il. Briggs.
william u. Gardner. ~ and Ruth l.,
Curtin, 81 both OF Harrisonburg. We. The
Elmer q. Myers. ii. and Rebscca L.
Hill. 10. The Rev. J. N. ZykmAn.
Dennis r. Roche, ~, and Mildred y.
5usa. 4. e. m ssth y Baltimore No.
Charles T. Foard, II. and Mabel v.
Charlton, -. both Of Baltimore. Nd.
The Rev. John II. Jsffriss. :.
Bsavisrs. Is. The Rev. y. W. Johnson.
Alex B. Pstrie. -, and Dffis w. Cog
hill, IS. The Rev. Harvey ncLeod.
Francis .. Lamb, 10, Leominster,
Msss.. and Eileen L. Clark. 10. The Rev.
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ADvERTIsEMENT.
The Press., 1922-05-04
FEW KNOW FACE OF WATCH
Remarkable Fact That Can Be Verified by Casual Inquiry Among ons's
 AcquaIntaneeR.

Something about the queer way in which most of us use-Or rather do not use-our powers of observation can be learned in 8 very simple way. AsE the next person met whether 6 o'clock on his watch Is marked by Roman or an Arabic numeral. If he does not admit that he does not know, he can be set down as really exceD- tiOnal perSon-one in about thousand or so-and after he looks at his watch to see just how that figure is made, he will have the further surprise of finding that it is marked with neither "6" nor cyl"
 This test recently was applied at a meeting of high railway officials in St. Louis and one of them passed it, though they, if anybody, might have been expected to know just how their watches were made. The TailroadeFs laughed at each other and seemed to be a little humiIiated, but really there was not much need, if any, for feeling that emotion.
 None of them knew how 6 o'clock was marked, for the excellent reason that knowledge would have been quite worthless in their business and only would have taken up room in their minds better filled with other infOrma- ton. They all could "tell time" and that was enough.
The Press., 1922-05-04
LARGEST KNOWN FOSSIL BONE
Discovsry Made in NorthNrn Ne" Mexico Is Intsrestins for Mere
 Than One Reasen.

The largest shoulder blade Of any animal on record, ancient or modern, has been discovered in San Juan basin in northern New Mexico by John B. Reeside, Jr., of the United States geological survey. This scapula bone is part of an immense extinct dinosauE estimated to be over one hundred feet long and markedly larger than any previously known tO have existed.
 Charles E. Gilmore of the National museum in Washington has assembled the collection of pieces of this fossil scapula and has found that the total length of the bone is more than five feet, nearly as tall as man. This iB i've times the length of the shoulder blade of 8 cow of today.
 The large fossil was found in the part of the earth that was deposited and formed in the Upper CretaceOuS era, and this indicates to the geolOgist that the dinosaurs lived at a later geologic time than they had previously supposed. This fact has created more stir in geological circles than the size of the fossil.
 Dinosaurs were large reptiles with long necks, little heads and brains, and long tails. Their bodies look somewhat like that of an Oversized elephant with hind legs longer than fore legs. They dominated the earth in the days when the limestone beds were laid, but for some reason dis appeared from the earth to give place to smaller and Hvelier animals.
The Press., 1922-05-04
NEW DANCE HAS MADE HIT
Gothamitss Talse t6 Importation Fror, Lendon, Though It Seems Rather
 a childiGf1 Pastime.

There's a new dance stunt in town. it's the balloon dance and it's from dear old London, don't you know. It's a bit of all right, too.
 A lew nights ago il was introduced al the RendezvOus-One of Broad ways most exclusive supper clubs. And it made a tremendous hit, says the New York World.
 A toy balloon is tied to the ankle of each dancer of the fair sex and the idea is to get through clOse-httlng foxtrut or a tOddle with the balloon still intact. That is the girls idea.
 The idea of the men dancers is to break as many balloons as possible without stepping out of the dance. On: crowded floor the balloons have about as much chance as snOwbaN in-weII, a warmer place than New York. However, prize is offered to the woman who can emerge from the maze of the dance with her balloon still flying.
 One young lady at the Rendezvous actually won the prize. But the pop ping of the colored spheres reminded one of the popping of champagne corkS.
 Anyway, it's a great boon for the balloon manufacturers. For the dance floors of the average tOddle sanctuary are so small that the only way to keep ofr ones partners balloon is to step on her feet-and that is not very pop ular with the fair sex.
The Press., 1922-05-04
CHEAPEST HOLIDAY IN PARIS
Week in French Capital May Bs Passsa Quite A0reOably on sasgn of TVson.
 ty-FlVo DoIIars.

: Do you know that it is possible to spend a weeks holiday in Paris for S6?
 It sounds impossible, but it can be done, says a writer in London Tit Bits.
 The 95 does not include travelling expenses, for these vary according to starting point, route and so on.
 If a modest hotel is chosen the charge is about 20 francs a night The tourist should adopt the French habit of having rolls and coffee for breakfast and this Should cost him about 60 centimes a day. Luncheon should be taken at one of the numer- Ous cheap restaurants, where 1t can be obtained for s or 6 francs.
 It should be noted that there is Q small charge for cloth, plates, etc. Two francs is ample for tea and the eve ming meal should be similar to lunch con. The correct time for it is be- tween 6:45 and 8:8O. Sundry fares should not amount to more than 1h francs.
 Altogether 1t should cost 1855 francs for food, lodging and sundry fares. There are about 29O francs in 95, and so there remain 45 francs for sight seeing and extras. This should be am pie, for many of the most interesting places in Paris, such as the Bois de Boulogne, the boulevards, the world famed picture galleries and Notre Dame, that can be seen for nothing.
The Press., 1922-05-04
MR. JOHNSON FINDS WALLET
Indianapolis Attorney Wakea Up When He Hears 0IeefuI 0lOoIO0 From
 W&Ods on Road0ide-

Emsley w. Johnson, attorney, was taking a spin in his car on country road southeast of Indianapolis the other evening when, approaching little town, he saw a large, plump leather purse lying between the wheel tracks. MT. Johnson thrilled with the ancient pleasure of discov- cry. He stopped the car and climbed out. wondering silently who had dropped the wallet, and how many green or yellow crinky ones were in 1t. He looked around as he alighted, and saw that the roadway was walled on either side with pigmy forest or ironweeds, ragweeda horseweeds and jlmpson, forming jungle that crowded in as if to close the highway.
 Walking back to the spot where the purse had been, the attorney rubbed his eyes. No purse was there; instead, there was a wide welt in the dust as if some object had been dragged diagonally across the right-of-Way. The same moment a brOadSide of @leefuI giggles burst from the weed jungle left and right. Mr. Johnson did not pause. He did not even speak. lie smiled slightly as he clambered int" his automobile. For MT. Johnson him. self was once hOy.-Indianapotis News
The Press., 1922-05-04
RETURNING TO SWORD PLAY
New York Children in Their 0ameas Seem te Have Abandoned "Mod-
 ern Warfare"

Playwrishts and theatrical producers predict the return of the costume play and the swashbucklin melOdrama. But the youngsters of New York seem to have realized this prophecy in their games.
 Wooden swords, umbrella rib dag gers and crossbows have suppAanted dummy rifles and barrel stave art1l- Iery pieces that were popularized by the World war.
 Sword play, with hickory rap1ers ana fragile crate-cover cutlasses seem to have asserted a romantic appeal over infantry charges and vocal "bing bangs!' The vacant lot is no longer no mans land, but a rock-strewH heath or a tin can infested moor, where Frankie and Johnny would "dO each other in mortal combat as Spaniard and Dutchman in the lOwl9ndS..
 There is more realism in the sword than in the pistol, with which one must say "Bing" Bang" Rock piles have become castles after the fashion of the Arthurian legends and lance armed knights guard drawbridges Of blanks or old doors over imitation moats.-Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Press., 1922-05-04
One of Great city's Tragedies.

An old-time tragedy of the Centra Markets, Paris, has been recalled by the death at an advanced age of a once rich woman, who for many years made a poor living there Overturning garbage cans and selling anything Of value she might be able to find there in, Her name was unknown, and for nearly half a century she was merely called "Princess." Fifty years ago 1t was fashionable for persons of high society in Paris to pass rlotous night in the cafes and stalls of the market. On one occasion 8 fashionable woman. one of a gay party, was robbed Of money and jewels, presumably by her escort. Left penniless, she refused, for reasons easily surmisable, to com municate with her husband or her family in central France, Instead she sought employment and gradually fell into extreme poverty. She got her nick name owing to her invariable habit. when asked about her former life, Of replying: Ask no questions; I am a princess from a far country"
The Press., 1922-05-04
cIlmbo FuJiyama Tsp.

Mai. Ords Lees, British bAllOOnist and Arctic explorer. has just con- pletSd q trip to the summit of Fuji- yama, the celebrated mountain in southeastern Japan. It is said he is the frst European to have reached the top of the mountain in winter, which is 12,365 feet above sea level.
 Major Lees was accompanied by H. O. Irish of London, and accomplished his feat In 4s hours. The last 4,OOO feet of the climb were made over slippery ice. Major Lees was a mem Der of the Shackleton Antarctic Sxpe- dlttOn in 1914, and he and Mir. IFiRh are members of the British sir mission to Japan.
The Press., 1922-05-04
 MOVE ALWAYS IS WESTWARD
HOw Center Of Population shifts--Le. eatsd in Indiana fer tho Last
 Thirty Years.

For 30 years the center of pOpUla- ton in the United States has re- mained within the borders of the state of Indiana.
 The census of 1920 gives Spencer as the town nearest the center of pOpulN' tion. The exact point is S.S miles southeast of Spencer, in the extreme southeast corner of owen county.
 According to the 1910 census the center of population was in the city of Bloomington.
 Following are the locations of popu- lation centerS for the various census es, with the distance of westward movement in each decade:
 179O-Twenty-three miles east of Baltimore.
 1SO0-Eighteen miles west of Balti- more; 4O.6 miles.
 1S1O-Forty miles northwest of Washington; S6.0 miles.
 182O-Sixteen miles north of Wood stock, Va; 5O.5 miles.
 1e3O-Nineteen miles southwest of Moorefeld, w. Va. (then a part of virginia); 4O.4 miles.
 1S4O-Sixteen miles west of Clarks- burg, W. Va. (then Virglnia); 55.6 miles.
 1S5O-Twenty-three miles southeast of Parkersburg, ". Va. (then Virgin ia); 54.S miles.
 1G6O-Twenty miles south of Chilli cOthe, O.; S0.0 miles.
 1s7O-Forty-eight miles east of Gin cinnati; Al miles.
 1SsO-Eight miles west of Cincin- natl; 5S.1 miles.
 1s9O-Twenty miles west of Colum- bus, Ind. 4s.6 miles. 1. 19OO-Six miles southeast of Coium- bus, Ind; 146 miles.
 191O-In the city of Bloomington, Ind; 39 miles.
The Press., 1922-05-04
M.nhina Gun Back in 177R2

A controversy 0S to whO first iR- vented machine guns is one of tho wars aftermathS in France.
 Lyon puts forth the claim of Q NJ. du Perron, who, in 1776. is said to have submitted tO the young King Louis XVI, a military 'OrgUO'' which worked on q crank system and could Are twenty-fOuR bullets 'talmOst GlEnUl- taneOusly, and consequently eORla an- nihilate 8 whole regiment in q few minutes,' according to g contemporary record.
 Tho new weapon appeared to be SC murderous that the king and his minis ters rejected it, and its inventor was held up as an enemy of humanity.
 The powers hostile to France tried to secure the invention. but M. du Per- ron refused their OfHers from patriotic motives and died in poverty.
The Press., 1922-05-04
QnniIinn P0rchAR.

More houses are being built with inclosed porches than ever before; you may walk down long streets of dear little homes whose porches smile at you through tiny panes of glass. You pass medium-siZed places with grounds, comfortable houses set back from the road, and large mansions in every one somewhere you catch the glimpse of an enclosed porch-rOOm Old-fashioned houses follow suit, and back of the rounded Colonial pillars are fitted small-paned glass partitions that inclose the porch as ef1caciOusly as though it had been built that way in the beginning. In the summer these are lifted out, leaving the porch as before.-The Designer.
The Press., 1922-05-04
Ineeets Tem Of cem!na eterms.

When a flock of "alguaciles' fly into your office on a hot summer day in SUenOS Aires you know that the ''pamDerO" and welcome drop in temperature are coming.
 The "alguaci' is a South American insect which resembles the North American 'darning needle" and the word in Spanish also means con stable" He lives up to his name by watching the rise of the prairie storms"knOwn as pamperos that sweep down on Buenos Aires from the pam- pas, and when he sees one coming flies intS the city 100000 strong 10 warn the inhabitants.
The Press., 1922-05-04
Got a "Wjnter" Mark,

Paul, in the first grade of school, brought home an exercise paper which the teacher had marked with q big cross from corner to corner, and demanded to know what the mark meant. His mother explained that it meant that the work was all wrong. The next day he brought home an other paper, in great el0tiOn.
 "I got a better mark today" he said. q was marked winter Lots of other kids were marked winter, tOO.''
 His mother examined the paper, on which the teacher, by way of variety, had inscribed a big cipher.
 'Why, that's as bad as yesterday" the mother explained. That's zero. Why did you say yOu were marked 'winter'?"
 "Well, winter is zero, isn't it9'' re- sponded the youngster.-EKchangO.
The Press., 1922-05-04
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1929.
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The Press., 1922-05-04
What Ma if Ha aaan2

1t was in the courtroom and the wit ness was having tough time trying to testify because of the constant jangling of attorneys. T seen" began the wit ness, and then a lawyer cut him of. The witness took . fresh breath. ''I done" he said before another legal objection destroyed his narrative in embryo. q hollered--" he calculated, and fresh storm of Objectives broke loose. Finally there was slull, and a lawyer more considerate than the rest addressed the court and said: ''Your honor, may we net get along? For enc, am most anxious to ascertain what this witness seen, dOne and hol- I.,red EldOradO (Kan.) Times.
The Press., 1922-05-04
Auto WheelharroWs.

Auto wheelbaIrOws, designed by a contracting firm, are really miniature dumping trucks with a new arrange ment of their parts. The machine, de scribed in Popular Mechanics Maga zine. is built on a light truck chassis with the drivers seat al the rear, bacI of the wheels. The engine is placed between the front and rear wheels and the hopper Is in front of the en- zine, directly over the front wheels. The dumping mechanism is operated by means of lever. These machines have a much greater capacity than the ordinary wheelbarrOw and have proved economical of both time ard labor,