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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
PDSTAL. SERVICE
NEEDS MORE
CLERKS
Federation Secretary Predicts
Breakdown IN the
Larger Cities.

by Cosmopolitan News Service.
A breakdown Of the country's pos
tai service il close at hand. espe-
cially in the larger cities. accord
ing to Thomas r. F1aherty, secre-
tary Of the National Federation Of
Postoffice Clerks, who. today. was
outspoken IN his denunciation Of the
economy methods OF the ostoffice
Department.
''Telegraphic reports to this office
today, said Flaherty, illustrate
conditions that. are menacing the
postal service. New York city re-
ports 500 new clerks necessary;
Chicago informs that more reg
uiar clerks are needed; san. Francis
co wires the present clerical force
is not sufficient for service: Detroit
says the clerical force is far from
sufficient; Milwaukee needs more
help, and says distributors are in
sufficient for amount Of work: SYRIA
cuse wires that accumulation Of mail
is evidence that overtime or more
clerks are needed; Los Angeles N.
forms that the most urgent local
requirement is more clerks;
Rochester wires the present force il
clearly insufficient for service needs.
Denver, Cleveland, New Orleans
Philadelphia and 9, number OF others
wire along the same line.
7 1.-THE utterly stupid policy of at
tempting to obtain better service by
further reducing, q working force al.
ready undermined has brought the
service dangerously near complete
decentralization" said Flaherty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
'DUCkY JACKET
LATEST STYLE
IN PARIS
Is DoWny Vest to Wear Under
Cloth Coat and Replaces
Fur Wrap.
BY ALICE LANGELIER.
CosmopoIltan News Service.

PARIS, March 16. The little
"ducky jacket IL the newest kind
OF garment being shown by Paris
designers.
It is a doWny Jacket to wear un.
der the cloth coat or tailleur and
replaces the long. fur coat which is
now growing too warm for Paris
winter weather. Some of them take
the form Of the Japanese vest which
crosses IN front and gives q bit Of
color to q dark costume.
The brightest and most varied
colors are used. Two thicknesses Of
the material are put together separ'
iated by fine cotton padding. 1t IL
thus warm as toast without beine
bulky and clumsy. The, cut must
be a good one or it viii spoil the
fit Of the, outside garment.
They come in crepe satin Dor
idered by silver braid and embroid
cred In old designs. France II
showing them In new and unusual
materials such as zenacl0cky, ara,
bullor and crispellindi. A lovely
-colOred zenana comes bordered
with Auted ribbon. Many have
embroidery in intricate patterns
some in gold and silver threads like
spiders webs and others in the
popular Oriental patterns In rich
colors. The plainest ones at least
bear naadame's monogram embr0id
cred in the left-hand corner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
ENGAGED PAIR QUARREL;
CANCEL THEIR LICENSE

NEW YORK, March 16. - Ivan
Carlson, twenty-nine years old, q
chauffeur, and Emma DahlStron1.
fifty-five years old, a maid, APP
peared before Deputy City Clerk
William Zimmerman in the Queens
marriage license bureau at Long
Island City. and thrust q marriage
license at Zimmerman.
Here" exclaimed Carlson, Il
don't want this. My girl and ]
have decided we couldn't get along,
so we want the license Cancelled"
They declined to give details OF
their sudden disagreement. Both
live in a rooming house In Ericsson
street, East Elrnhurst, Queens. The
license was cancelled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
/. U.G.ABANDO|Is
CON TRDL Of
GOAL
Secretary Allen Says Report on
Distribution Work Il Being
Prepared.

The Public Utilities Commission
today reIinquished control Of the
distribution Of anthracite coal IN
the District Of Columbia.
Official announcement that its
work had ceased was made by Wal
ter &. Allen, executive secretary
Of the commission. who has super.
yised the coal distributing work
during the winter.
Extra help put on some months
ago to handle the clerical END OF
the Job have been dismissed and
the office closed.
The commission also announced
that all orders. rules and regula-
tons concerning coal promulgated
by Il have been rescinded. Coal
dealers were notified several days
ago that the commission planned to
quit work.
Secretary Allen said report ON
the Coal Commissions work was
being prepared. It will show the
cost OF conducting the commission,
together with detailed statement
OF the work done.
Unofficially It was said today the
commission has kept records on the
amount of coal received In more
than $4,000 homes In Washington.
Il :
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
CAMEL AND ASS
suppl ANTED
BY AUTOS
B
Massachusetts Is Asked to
Supply Traffic Regulations
For Holy Land.

BOSTON, March 1.-THE Regis
try Of Motor Vehicles Of Massa-
chusetts has received a request for
advice concerning the regulation Of
motor traffic In Palestine.
The request for information comes
as q result OF the traffic situation
which developed in the Eastern
country with the entry Of Americans
made automobiles.
From Dan to Beersheba the camel
and the ass have been supplanted
by the gathering flivver, and In the
roadways OF Jerusalem. Samarfa,
GAIA, and other places known
throughout Christend dom are filling
stations where OnceS were inns.
The condition was brought to
light In 81 letter received by Regis
trar of Motor Vehicles Goodwin re-
Gently from Capt. ]. w. Boyer, jr..
of the American Army.
Captain Boyer writes that the
automobile situation in Palestine il
fast becoming acute, dtie to the ever
increasing number Of motor cars re-
ceived here, principally for Aneri-
can tourist business.
Captain Boyer asked that infor-
nation be sent by Registrar Good
q bureau, the scale OF fees charged
In Massachusetts, general rules in
force for the regula ton Of the OPP
GRAFTON Of motor vehicles in towns
and the open country, signs, regis
tration and licenses forms, the new
headlight and tail-light laws and
any other general recommendation
which might assist the director Of
public works for Palestine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
oNGRESSMAN FILES HIS
ANSWER TO ISLANDER SUIT

Congressman Ross A. Collins OF
Mississippi yesterday filed his
answer in the District Supreme
Court to the suit of the Rev.
James e. Arnold, Of Union, Miss.
Tor $4,000 damages for alleged
Islander, claiming justification. Col
Tins says that the statements COM
planned of were published and ut
tered because he had q right to
publish and utter +sas he felt 1t 70
be his duty to the voters to do So
The Mississippi statesman was
sued along with F. J. Mckinley,
special Indian agent, and Thomas
]. Scott, the latter's chief clerk, for
statements alleged to have been
published in connection with the
campaign of plaintiffs wife for a
seat in Congress. Plaintiff alleged
that Collins stated that Mrs.
Arnold's husband was Of negro in
stead Of Indian blood as he claimed.
Mrs. Arnold was defeated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
GIRL IS FOUND BOUND IN
GOSPEL MISSION CELLAR

HAZLETON, March 16.--Miss Hat
tie Pettet, twenty-two-year-old girl
found unconscious in the basement
OF the Gospel Mission here with her
hands bound behind her back with
copper wire, said today that she
had been gagged and kidnapped by
two unidentified men In front OF her
home and driven off in an automo
bile.
She made that statement to DR.
Robert Gaughan, assistant superin
tendent Of the State Hospital. The
girl was discovered in stupor when
the police stumbled across her body
after they had been called by neigh
bors, who heard sounds Of scuffle
in the building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
PROJECT
WILL COS
$4,000, 000
Waterfront Plans include
Yacht Landings and Har-
monious Improvement.

DeveIopment Of the waterfront
project. plans OF which have been
approved by the Fine Arts Commits
sion, win cost approximately SO,
900 900, Capt. John p. Wood. as.
siBtant engineer commissioner and
designer Of the project, estimated
today.
Captain Wood said the project
would take many years to develop
but when compIeted would be one
OF the most beautiful spots In the
city Of Washington.
The center Of the project, ct the
corner or Seventh and + streets
to the city by water and will be
OF this and foreign countries.
A large plaza viii be located 81
this landing, the plans provide.
y The plans also include boule-
ward on the water front, the boule-
ward to be in harmony with the
roadway along the north end Of
the speedway. On either side OF
the boulevard win be parking.
All buildings along the water
front VIII be OF the same construc.
ton, doing away with the unsightly
structures along the Potomac. The
waterfront property Is owned by
the Government, and the only cost
win be for Improvement!
When this project ID com
pleted, Washington win have as
beautiful water front as any city
in the world, Captain Wood de
clared today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
VIXEN OPERATION AND BAD HEALTH
MAKE YOU BLUE, TRY HYPO-COD

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
| luxury BUSES
ON APACHE
TRAIL
New 1o-Passenger Autos, With
conveniences Of Pullman,
Take Place Of Coaches.
D. InternatIonal sew serviee.

PHOENIX, Ariz.. March 16.-Au-
tOmobile passenger transportation
passed into new era in Arizona
this week when two nineteen-pas'
senger busses were delivered to a
local transportation company for
service between Phoenix and the
Globe Miami mining districts.
More excitement was caused here
when the new coaches, the last
word in the automobile industry,
paraded through the streets than
when the first airplane passed over
Phoenix only a few years back.
The massive cars, beautiful in
design and built to stand the de.
mands of passenger service over
the mountainous Arizona roads
rolled along the streets, respond
ing readily to the win Of theiE
drivers, as thousands OF natives
and health seekers from all over
the United States gasped in won
derment.
Easily Controlled.
B. II. McAhren, manager Of the
transportation company, demon
strated the easy control, power and
comfort Of the new buses. driving
over rough dirt roads and unpaved
highways. The finest Pullrnans 90
not ride with any more comfort
than the new coaches that will be
put into service between this city
and the Globe-Miami mining dis
trict.
Nothing has been overlooked in
the mechanical and construction
design of the new cars to make
auto travel. which has gained great
popularity in this district in the
last five years, q real pleasure.
Electrically lighted throughout, au-
tomato signal devices, powerful
headlights, automatic governor to
regulate the speed Of the engine,
hot and cold controlp-are all
manipulated from the drivers seat,
which Is set apart from the pas
sengers' compartments.
Separate Compartments.
One section Of the coach il par.
titioned off for ladies, and a smok-
ing room for men is in the rear.
Large, roomy seats in each com.
partment give the bus every APP
pearance Of a massive railroad
Pullman. Heaters are in each
compartment for winter use, and
ventilators on the roof, regulated
by the dRiver, assure passengers
comfort in the summer.
McAhren has regulated the gov.
errors Of the four-cylinder engine.
which develops so horsepower. to a
speed Of thirty miles per hour, in.
surfing comfortable riding.
The new buses will eliminate the
rough stage coach trip between
the Salt River Valley of Phoenix
and the mining camps of Globe and
Miami.
pianist. and group Of Eastern
capitalists, who have been visiting
Roosevelt Dam and the Salt River
Valley Of Arizona, were the guests
Of McAhren on a trip over the IA.
nous Apache trail in the new
buses. and expressed keen delight
at the easy riding and the scenic
beauty of the mountain roads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
CRYPTIC THEME FOUND
IN YALE MEMORIAL HALL

NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 16.-
Constant discoveries of interest are
made inside Hardness Memorial, the
81, 1000, 900 structure given Yale Uni
versity in memory Of the late Charles
w. Hardness, Of Standard OIL fame,
though the structure has been in use
two years.
Students using q meeting room on
the main floor have just worked out
the meaning Of series OF elaborate
carvings about the side walls. and
find them to describe the entire his
tory of Yale from its founding in
1902 down to date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
MEN DIE AS QUICKLY AS
. WOMEN. NEW BILL RULES

Z HARTFORD, Conn.,, March 16.-
The State senate has superseded
the common law assumption that
women, because Of relative weak
ness, succumb more quickly to a
common disaster than men, passing
a hill which declares that the death
Of husband and wife, when it oc-
ours in the same accident, IL to be
regarded as simultaneous in the ab.
sence Of evidence to the contrary.
The question Of priority of death
arises often in the settlement OF es
tates of husband and wife who per
ished in the same accident.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
OFFICE BOY oUTWITs
AUTOMOBILE BANDITS

BUFFALO. N. T., March 16.-
A mes niger boys strategy saved
the Gates-Lehigh Valley Coal Sales
Company $1.40O.
Harold Cunningham, eighteen
years old, was sent to his daily
trip from an east side branch to
the main office downtown with the
receipts. He was waiting for q
street car when two men drove up
in an automobile, knocked him
down and fled with the cash box.
Because of numerous holdups
Cunningham had made it a prac.
tice to transfer the, bulk Of the
money to his pockets. He did so
and the cash box which the ban.
dts carried off contained only a few
dollars in silver.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
CANADA SlDETRACKS BILL
TO CLOSE DISTLLERIES

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 49,
Canadian liquor will continue to
inundate the United States for at
least another six months as a re-
suit of action taken yesterday by
the Dominion senate in sidetrack.
ing a bill proposing to close Cana
dian distilleries.
Representatives of both Ameri.
can and Canadian dry organiXa-
tions were present at the session
and Sir George Foster made a plea
in their behalf saying that "the
bill would lead to better enforce
ment Of law, especially along the
United States boundary"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
Ne v 1--WE. N.T|O|V
SAVES POWER
IN SHOPS
Device Of Colonel Fabyan Also
Kills Dust and Reduces
Accident Risk.
By HORACE Nj. COATS.
InternatlonaI News Service.

CHICAGO, March 16.-Saving Of
money, time and fire risk has been
accomplished by an invention an.
nounced by Colonel George Fabyan,
Chicago inventor. 1t is device to
kiln dust and save power in fac.
tories.
Colonel Fabyan's early scientific
discoveries include a deadening for
walls Of apartments and office
buildings, a unique process for pho
tographing and measuring sound.
and interesting revelations con-
corning the Bacon Shakespeare
manuscripts.
His latest invention consists Of
two discs, which are attached to
the sides Of pulley wheels. The
inventor claims it will reduce the
required pulling. power from one
sixth to one-fifteenth per cent.
I'M demonstration Of the inVen-
ton a sensitive tachometer regis.
tered thirty ounces and the number
OF revolutions q minute az / $50
With a stop watch it took twenty
two seconds to stop the wheel
without the discs. When the in
vention was attached the same per
Torrance was repeated, and the
tachometer registered two and one
half ounces created by 1,725 revolu
tons per minute and stopped in
twelve seconds.
These two discs will do a LOT
for factories where this saving 'oi
power. would run into large sums
each year. / have estimated that
the yearly saving on one wheel
would be ST." said Colonel Fabyan
In addition to the monetary saw.
ing, the inventor claims the discs
/ will do away with accidents, since
man can't get his hands caught
in the flywheels. Possibility OF
fire is removed by keeping dust off
the wheels, thus lowering fire risks
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
FIND HERMIT LIFELEss
/ WITH SO 900 IN BED

, TOLEDO, March 16.-Carl Jen.
sen. sixty -four, who lived as . her
NIT on his eighty-acre farm near
Clay Center, was found dead in his
bed. in which he had concealed
sic, 900 in currency.
Near the bed were several clubs
which Jensen had fitted up with
spikes and loaded with lead. and .
gun was at hand. apparently Tor
use IN case Of attempted robbery.
Neighbors found the aged man
with his boots on and fully clothed
lying In bed. George Burnsan.
Genoa undertaken, called to caro-
for the body, found an old grain
sack In the bed which had the
SIC, 900 in $40, $50 and 800 bills.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
THOMAS OFFERS
HIS SECOND
PROGRAM
Singers FSelections a Little
Topheavy, But Voice Up 70
Old Standard.

John Charles Thomas, the Ameri'
can barytone, made his second Rp'
pearance at the National TheateF
yesterday and was received with
much applause by devoteea cOnsti.
tuting largely the. same audience
that heard him earlier in the season,
In tone and poiae Thomas proved
q delight to the eye, but to many hie
selection Of q program, decidedly
topheayy, tor one billed as The
American, barytone, with exotic
numbers, was unfortunate.
Several Of his selections bOrdered
on the morbid. The first part Of his
program was decidedly languid. n
justice to Thomas, however, thie
must not be construed as criticism
of his voice. Decidedly not! They
were difficult, In the extreme, and
were executed in manner that re-
fleets his ability.
Accepting the applause Of the audi
ence as q .verdict-and we believe
they are not to be underestimate II
knowing what they like-the n1Osl
popular numbers on the program
were 20 Liebliche Wanger," Of
Holmes; Requiem du Occur" By
Pessard; ''Eri tn che Macchiavi
from 1.-THE Masked Ball." by Verdi
and his English songs: Melancholy
"Serenade.' ''Phantoms," Nocturne.'
and Nothing Matters"
Several Of his encores, many Of
them apparent favorites with the au
dience, were encored the second
time. These included der Schmied, :
Of Brahms: "Mignon," OF Pierne
'|Vfstone VeniEione, of Brogi
Tommy Lad" Passing BY" and
last, but not least. Sweetheart
waltz song from tMaytime."
William Janaushek played the &C
compartments in excellent manner
and shared with the singer equally
in the closing acknowledgment Of the
concluding number.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
TWO DROP $4,000 FEET
M STALLED NAVY PLANE

CLEVELAND, March 16.--Flying
1900 feet above the earth, Paul
Collins, air mail pilot, and Lieut..
George Strong, naval airplane In
spector, narrowly missed death yes.
terday when the radiator froze and
the 900 horsepower engine stopped.
Collins headed the machine to-
ward the landing field eight miles
away. A heavy wind compelled
him to make a forced landing in a
vineyard two miles from the field.
BY skillful handling the big new
model MOI navy plane came down
on even keel. Neither man was
hurt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
FALSE BOTTOM TRUNKS
YIELD A NEW LIQUOR

NEW YORK, March 16.-Cus'
toms officers examining baggage Of
second-class passengers on the
Fabre liner Providence at her
South Brooklyn pier found several
trunks with false bottoms.
Sixty bottles of whiskey were
found In one trunk while in the
false bottom of another were two
hundred bottles of a concentrated
alcoholic extract. This Is a new
connection that the customs Off.
Gals have never seen before. The
trunks were seized.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
Then Il Seems Like You
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
Disease
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neys With DR.. Carey's
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Thd islands Die Every Year Because
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= Accumulate in Kidneys.

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
DOCTORS AND WOMEN
: DEBATE VIVlSECTION

ALBANY, March 16.-Mrs. Belle
De Rivera and Mrs. Lillian r. Aire,
Of the Administration Society,
spoke in behalf OF the Walker
Leininger bill, which forbids vivi-
section of animals and expert
ments" on children In institutions.
at a hearing before the assembly
code committee.
DR.. Simon Flexner, director Of
the Carnegie Institute, said the
measure would strike at the roots
Of development in medical science.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
SCOTLAND UNABLE TO FILL
U. S. BOOTLEG ORDERS

LONDON, March 16.-American
bootleggers are appealing in vain
for 100000 cases Of old Scotch
whiskey, but such a quantity of
real old stuff is not available.
At present this much would be
worth $500, 900 landed in America.
Fine old matured Scotch is scarce
and high prices are being offered
by American bOotleggers, but with
out success.
There is a report in Scotland that
a Wall Street financier 10 back of
a project to have thirty ships en-
ployed in the Whiskey traffic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
'PERSHING'S CHAUFFEUR
GETS OFF FOR SPEEDING

NEW YORK, March 16.-Fred ii.
Wilson, twenty-seVen, of the Circle
Hotel. who lsaid he was private
chauffeur to General Pershing, re-
ceived suspended sentence when
arraigned before Magistrate Marsh
in the traffic court on a speeding
charge.
He pleaded guilty to driving at
twenty.seVen miles an hour in
Fourth avenue between Ninth and
Thirteenth streets.