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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
Gratings Are Terrors for Ilmld Maid
ems, With Blasts Straight From Below

for it is always my luck to have
my dress fly at diSgFaceful an
giles, for which there seems no
help, as / have only two arms
and would need at least four to
manage the thing gracefully.
WILL USE CIRCUS TRICK.
1 am thinking seriously of
adopting an idea that 4 once OBJ.
served at small time vaudeville
show.
A young lady, evidently bone.
less and Spineless, twisted her.
self into weird jigsaw attitudes,
but before revolving her elastic
body into these weird curves and
cricks she slipped q rubber band
from around her waist to secure
her pale-blue satin and spangIed
skirt around her ankles. 1 know
that 1t is wrong to steal stuff
from any other act, but IL seems
to me that would be Just the
thing to do when getting in line
over the subway grating.
If remembered the timber
lady's name i would write her
now for permission to cop that
clever idea.
/ think I'll cop it anyway.
PLANS BOX STUNT.
might put shoulder straps on
an old hat box long enough to
permit the body Of the box to
reach from my knees to my
ankles. Some hat boxes are very
pretty and it might become .
summer fad like gOlOshes did
last winter, but they'd be bit
bunglesOme once you got inside
the bus.
Anyhow, the delights Of sum.
mer lose half their charm when
think of that bus stop.
Alas, lead weights i'm the hem
Of a summer frOck wear through
SO quickly and, bruise the shins,
so l am afraid after all that /
will have to go right ON blushing
and taking my chances with the
rest.
But it seems to me, that the
bleeze from the subway is. one
i'll wind that blows nobody any
good!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
$3,8OO,OOO
For Residents of Washington

For three years the Potomac Electric Power Company
has been charging $1OO for every 80 worth of cleo
tcty furnished to Washington householders The
have ordered that 20 cents out of every dollar be
pounded until the disposition Of this revenue can
be determined The fight is in the to re-
store the impounded to the people who paid it.
The of $3 900 is needed to employ Conrad syme
or other special counsel to assist the Public Utilities at
torneys Of this amount The Washington Times and The
Washington Herald have contributed OOO the rest of
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Mr. Syme has not sought compensation for this work In
behalf Of the residents of Washington This fund is being
raised at the suggestion Of the Public Utilities Commission
The sum Of $4,000 is not intended measure of the
value Of Mr. Symes services It is indicated merely be-
cause 900 the appropriation requested by the com
mission for this work and which Congress failed to grant
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should promptly fill out this coupon send contribu
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
SENATOR oDDIE PLANNING
DEPARTMENT OF MINES

Creation of a Department OF
Mines will be provided in a bin to
be introduced during the next ses-
sion of Congress, Senator Tasker L..
Oddie, chairman Of the Senate COM
mittee on mines and mining. told
members of the Washington section
of the American Institute of Min
ing and Metallurgical Engineers in
an address last night in the In
terror Department auditorium.
Senator eddie made q plea for
more active interest in legislative
affairs on the part of the mining
industry. He declared neglect of
factors of marketing and storage
in the coal mining industry is the
cause of it's current serious condi-
ton and said that had a department
of mines been established more
than a decade ago there would be
no problem now.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
BY FAY KING.

NEW YORK, April 28.-Sum-
ner is heading our way, and IL
won't be long before we will be
shedding our red flannel lingerie
and heavy coats and Sprinting
out i'm our cool dresses, and while
this is all very joyful to look for
ward to, it also has its terrOrS
for me, and anticipate great
deal of mental agony and embar-
rassment.
The reason for which is that
the bus stop use most is direct
Iy over the subway grating, and
it is impossible to wait my turn
in line on the nice. days when q
bus ride is so pleasant without
maneuVering like q wrestler or
the human anchor Of q giant Zep-
peIin to keep my skirt from turn
ing wrong side out like an uln-
brella.
don't mind saying that it
would be an ideal spot for the
manikins of . lingerie maisOn TO
display their wares, but for q
timid creature like myself, whose
pins would never get her into the
front row of a Broadway beauty
chorus, it is a dreadful dilemma.
WEIGHTS NEEDED.
The buses pride themselves
upon consideration and courtesy
to their customers, and It would
seem that the Golden Rule guy
who sits up nights figuring out
new ways to please the passen-
gers might use his bean a little
along the line Of figuring out
some lead hoop of clOthes-pin de-
vice that could be passed out to
a lady to aid her i'm manag-
ing the manifOIds of this material
that go into the making of
summer skirt, so that she does
not blister her face with bushes
as she stands over these drafty
steps.
Sometimes the breeze adjusts
itself in such ideal proportions as
to make one only resemble bal
loon.
This good fortune seems to
blow for others and not for me.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
NAVY YARD MEN
LAUD DENBY'S
ACTION
Machinists and Other Workers
Confident Rehearing Will
Justify Claims.
at intends to

THE Navy Department intends to
do the right thing by u.s.
This was the way in which N. p.
Atlas, chairman of District No. A,
International Association of Ma
chinists, characterized the action of
Secretary of the Navy DENLY in
ordering a re-opening of the recent
naval wage award.
AN ugly situation has been
ayerted," he continued. Had the
wage reductions gone into effect 1t
would be difficult to forecast the
possible results. In the Washing
ton navy yard it would have pro-
duced a discomfort and disaffection
that would have seriously impaired
the morale of the whole body OF
Morkmen there" =
Denby's View Approved.
This sentiment is echoed generally
by labor officials today, and they
think that Secretary DENLY, In
recognizing the, fact that wage
statistics gathered more than six
months ago are of little value now
in fixing new pay scales in the
navy yards, has set an example for
all of the wage boards to follow.
The Navy Department probably
will issue late today the regulations
governing the rehearing of the wage
cases. Local boards in all of the
navy yards are to be reconvened.
1t has not been definitely deter
mined whether there will be new
personnel for the Washington navy
yard board, but 1t is probable the
old board will be renamed.
The macnfnists and other skilled
craftsmen in the Washington yard
expect that the rehearing of their
case, will be held early in June, so
that the award can be promulgated
in advance of July /, when the new
fiscal year begins.
Will Ask 80 Cents an Hour.
They have already started collect.
ing data relating to the wage scales
now being accepted by private en-
ployers. In their original presenta.
of 90 cents and 1t is probable the re.
quest will be renewed. The Naval
Department Board rejected their
wage showing in its entirety, fixing
a scale of 70 cents for machinista
and continuing the existing rate.
Secretary DENLY was moved to
reopen the navy yards wage cases,
1t is understood because of the
strong protests coming from various
Republican Senators and Congress.
men against the Departmental
boards award. He acted with a
CELEBRITY which the yard workers did
not anticipate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
HIS HONEYMOON
| HOLDSCO
! CASE Up
Judge Harrison Breaks Rule in
Favor Of Policeman Melted
BY Cupid.

Honeymoons take precedence over
mere court cases, Judge Hardison
decided in Police Court yesterday.
When the name of Policeman D.
w, Murphy, of the Seventh
precinct, was called, to appear
against William and Adeline Ander.
son, whom he had arrested on a
charge OF harboring fugitive from
justice, the officer failed to re-
spond.
Judge Hardison, it will be re-
called, recently ruled that non
appearance of witnesses for the
prosecution justifies dismissal. Con-
seQuently the frown which he di-
rected at Assistant District At
torney Ralph Given was doubly
severe.
Whats keeping him?" asked
the judge.
II think this letter will explain,
Mr.. Given answered, with broad
smile, holding up a square of
paper. "Murphy's on his honey
moon. Can't we postpone this
case for a few days?"
Judge HardiSon, looking exceed
ingly judicial, determined that
well, under the circumstances
and the case went over.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
Noted French Airman
Lost On Long
Flight
By international News Service.

ROME, April 28.-The mys-
terious disappearance of Cap
tain Mason, famous French air
man, while making a flight
from Pisa to Rome, was re-
ported today. Mason was
chosen to make the French
around the-world flight under
the auspices of the. Paris gov
eminent.
The aviator left Risa on
Thursday and should have ar
rived here the same day, but
never arrived. An escorting
airman saw Mason climb up
ward until his machine was lost
in the clouds. He never saw
the airplane again. 1t is feared
that Mason either lost his way
or was blown out to sea.
Italian aviators have searched
for two days without result.
Coasting vessels have been
asked to keep a sharp lookout
for the plane.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
LARGER SHE'D IN
ALEXANDRIA
PROMISED
Railroad Manager Announces
Extension Over Passenger
Platform.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 28.-
Capt. H. Evans, business manager
of the Chamber of Commerce an
nounced this morning that he had
received a letter from w. d. Duke,
general manager of the r.. F. and
p. railroad. advising that there will
be an extension of the sheds over
the passenger platform at Union
Station.
A committee from the Chamber
of Commerce led by Kenneth w.
Ogden has been working since 1920
to secure larger sheds.
ut is very gratifying to know
that through the cooperation of the
railway the efforts of this commit
tee are at last to be rewarded
after SO long struggle" Captain
Evans stated.
The hotel committee of the cham
Der of commerce will meet at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon to make
further arrangements for the new
hotel that is being planned for
Alexandria
The League of Women Voters
will meet 8 o'clock Monday night
in the chamber of commerce build
ing.
The Masonic cornerstone commit.
tee will meet Tuesday night at s
o'clock to make plans for the lay
ing of the cornerstone Of the new
Masonic memorial.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR INJURIES TO CHILD

Leonard Ward, an infant, by his
father, John James Ward. has
filed two separate suits in the Dis
trict Supreme Court, respectively.
against Henry D. Rogers and
against the Continental Insurance
Company, of New York, for SIS, 900
damages each, for alleged personal
injuries.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorney
Rudolph II. Yeatman, declares that
while riding a bicycle March II,
1922, at Eighth and l streets north
west, he was run into by the auto
mobiles of the two defendants, suf.
fering serious and permanent in
iuries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
COL. SHERRILL OPPOSED
FOR D. c. COMMISSION

Lieut.. Col. c. o. Sheriff., officer
in charge Of Public Buildings and
Grounds, was opposed for Engineer
Commissioner in resolution passed
last night by the Federation Of
Civic Associations meeting in the
District building.
1T would be a distinct affront
to more than 100000 colored citizens
whose aspirations are for an adj
yancement rather than a discour-
agement and on the policy and
practice on account Of color" de.
ciared resolution passed last
night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
SHIPPING BOARD
To CREATE
ROUTES
Foreign Tactics Will Be Used to
Meet Competition Report
Opposes Subsidies.
By ROBERT S. THORNBURGH,
international News Service.

International News Service.
Creation of powerful and flexible
ocean trade routes, that American
ship owners may meet any COM
petition of foreign corporations, in
opposition to Government subsidiza-
ton during periods of depression,
was the policy announced by the
United States Shipping Board to-
day in asking for bids on the
emergency fleet.
In arranging eighteen merchant
marine groupings for the Atlantic,
South American and Pacific trades,
the board sought to arrange routes
which will prove self-sustaining,
without Government assistance.
A subcommittee of the Shipping
Board, reporting today on the route
groupings, held that ANY pa
ternalism ON the part of the Ship
ping Board will open the way to-
endless pleas by the less capable,
and will create those very cOfldi.
tions of interference and artificality
that make Government operation
undesirable" i
Opposed to Subsidy.
I'VE are therefore opposed to any
method of subsidizipg ship owners
during periods of depression" the
committee reported to Chairman
A. d. Lasker. BY broadening the
geographical limits of service and
by avoiding rigid requirements as
to sailings, a purchaser is protected
in the case of rate wars by his
greater spread of ports and his
ability to reduce his service to
meet conditions. y
Instead of. thirty-nfne American
trade routes, which are losing mil
lions of dollars annually, the board
has created eighteen combinations
to facilitate financing and con-
stitute in their size a guaranty to
the board that adequate service will
be maintained and that aggression
of large foreign interests will be
discouraged"
Adopts Foreign Tactics.
The policy contemplates fighting
foreign competition with foreign
tactics. Whereas, under present
conditions, American ship owners
cover a limited range of ports and
maintain strict sailings at frequent
intervals, regardless of the cargo
loadings, the new policy will per-
nit privilege Of loading and dis
charging at any port of this or
foreign countries.
This enables ship owners to take
advantage of increased cargo Of
ferings from particular ports and
to avoid ports where business does
not warrant a call at that particular
time" the report said. This our
ship owners would be placed on an
equally unrestricted basis with
foreign competitors.
The attempt to compete with
Europe by a large number of small
operating organizations Leaves them
an easy prey for the large amalga-
nations of ships and capital ar.
rayed against them and would see
our ship owners defeated one by
one" the Shipping Board said.
Bids on the emergency fleet must
be in the hands of the Shipping
Board by May %, the formal an.
ncuncement said today. The ships
will be sold in the groupings ar.
ranged by the board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ATHLETES
MEET
coIesviIIe Wins Honors at
Gaithersburg Contest of
Montgomery Pupils.

ROCKVILLE. Nd, April 2s.-The
annual track and field meet for
one and two-room public schools of
Montgomery county were held at
Gaithersburg yesterday with nearly
800 pupils from thirty schools par
ticipating. Prof. Thomas w. Troxall,
principal of the Gaithersburg High
School, and Robert L. Tolson. of
Rockville, were in charge, assisted
by Edward Deets, William Welsh,
Robert Callahan, Harold Hargett,
MAYNARD Fink, Cashell Best. Charles
Hickerson, Oakley Reed and Ralph
Walker and Mrs. Erland Etchison,
Misses McAtee, Rice. Maude "
Broorne, Sarah johnson, Effie Ten
ant, Helen Walker, Hazel Plummer
and others.
The ColesviIle school carried off
| the honors with 81 points. The
| Travilah school with 40 points,
was second, and the Oakdale and
Unity schools, with 33 and 81
points respectively, finished third
and fourth. Points scored by other
| %; Clarksburg, 20; Wheaton, II;
Germantown, Is; Redland, Ia; Gar
rett Park, 4; Darnestown, s.; Cedar
Grove, 5; Seneca, s; Buck Lodge,
4; Montrose and Blairs, 3 each;
Browningsville, 2, and Barnesville,
Boyds, Oakmont and Avery, each.
Being unable to furnish $1,000
bail. Howard Beavers. a young
Washington was committee to
Jail by Judge Samuel Riggs in the
police court here to await the &C
ton of the November grand jury
on a charge of grand larceny. He
was arrested in Baltimore and was
turned over to the Washington
authorities, by whom it was thought
he was wanted, and finally landed
| in jail here. Beavers is charged
with entering a house on the farm
of Javins Brothers, near Silver
| Spring, and stealing cash, war saw
ings stamps and clothing of the
value Of about $500.
Convicted in police court here Of
using the automobile Of Mrs. A. L.
Adams, OF Washington, without first
having obtained the owners con-
sent, William GFigsley, of Wash
ington, employed by Mrs. Adams as
chauffeur, was sentenced by
Judge Samuel Riggs to four
months in the Maryland house
of correction. He was also adjudged
guilty Of speeding and reckless driv-
ing and was required to pay fines
and costs aggregating $50. Grigsley
was arrested near Silver Spring by
Motorcycle Policemen Burdine and
Clagett.
Judge Edward C. Peter has signed
decree granting to William Otis
Johnson an absolute divorce from
Mrs. Katherine johnson of Washing
ton, for desertion. The couple have
two children, Lavinia II. and Made
line ", aged seven and six, respec-
lively, who are with their mother.
The plaintiff was represented by
Attorney Robert Peter, jr., of Rock
vile.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of Miss Duane Grace
i DeVorak, formerly superintendent
Eof the Montgomery County General,
Hospital at Sandy Spring, this coun-
| ty, and Mortimer o. Stabler, promi-
nent ColesviIle district farmer,
which will take place the afternoon
of May II in st. Johns Episcopal
Church at Olney. Miss DeVorak is
daughter of Macmillan DeVorak.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
AUTO HITS AND KILLS DEER
NEAR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

TARRYTOWN, April 2S.-While
Charles Van Tassel, of Peekskill
was driving his automobile along
the Albany Post road at Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, his machine
struck and killed a deer near the
Headless Horseman Bridge.
1t was believed the deer came
from the Rockefeller estate, near by.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28
SPANISH FARMERS WOULD
MAKE U. s. WET AGAIN

MADRID, April 28.-In resolu-
tions adopted by the general as
sembly of the farmers of Spain,
the demand is made that the Span
ish government actively negotiate
with nations where dry" laws
exist for the annulment of such
legislation and to secure permits.
sion for the entry of Spanish
wines.
Evening star., 1923-10-07

which are caused by defects variously
known as "striae." veins" cords"
waves" etc, may be detected. The
most powerful and delicate precision
instruments arc made with glass en-
tifely free Of striae ana practically
free OF stones
The raw materials and the melting
'ppts must be free from sach impur-
tiles and elements as will color the
glass and thus increase the absorp.
tion of light. However, other char
aeteristics are at times so desirable
that light absorption becomes a sec.
ondary consideration. as in special
fints and dense barium crowns. Com
positions and melting operations
should be co-ordinated and stand.
ardized to produce, In successive nelts
OF the same composition, glasses
which are as constant as possible IN
optical properties. such as the re-
fractive index, dispersion ana density.
It Is largely upon these values that
the opticiari makes his choice and eal-
culates his lens elements according
ly. 1t even becomes necessary In
some optics to recompute formulas
Tor slight changes in these values be-
Evening star., 1923-10-07

as to how the glass was colored, for.
despite the fact that it was washed
many times. the color still demained
the same. The facts are that certain
materials added to and melted with
certain glass mixtures produce effects
Of color. The coioring agents are
generally metallic oxides. The same
oxide may produce different coiors
with different glass mixtures. and
different oxides OF the same metal may
produce different colors. 90.
The purple blue of cobalt, the chrome
green OF yellow Of chfomiam the
canary ceiof OF uranium and the yie-
let OF manganese are constant Fer
roas sxide produces an olive green or
4 pale blue. according to this glass
with which IL is mixed. Ferfie oxide
gives yellow color, but requires the
presence OF An oxidizing agent to pros
vent reduction to the ferrous state.
Lead gives a pale yellow color. Sill
yer oxide. mixed as a paint, spread
on the surface of piece OF glass and
heated, gives a permanent yellow
stain. Selenites or selenates give
pale pink or pinkish yellow. ,Telln-
ruin appears to give pale pink tint.
Evening star., 1923-10-07

OF Wales should walk around with
Henry b. Johnson printed on him, all
people would love him Just th
mind that extracts love out of ali VIII
pass. Populations adore him wita
or without title"
UN NIAYBE shall also change my
iv1 name" think. Maybe ]
shall call myself Curfew w. Water
house. Would persons forget to cali
me Togo them
70 surely would. IL you say lncog-
nito to one & ALL" he gravitats.
''Goody" war-cry. Then I shall
50 to wedding of Kiku-san and Ar
thur Kickahajama: I hope I shall Be-
on time to wish them all sorts Of bad
luck. Tell me, Hondo--are you as
sured that Hon. Csh will treat me-
chivalry when I get to Church,
Yes iHdeedly.' narrate Hondo
HE would let you in with sweet.
smiling & say, Here are your sea-
Mr.. Waterhouse'."
90 8ooQ- % no" L are SaIefy IN
side Church" I report. But what
now? Suppose Arthur Kickahajama
observe me setting there with re
venge printed on my eyebrows L"
Would he not stop getting married
to stroke me again on head with popp
BottIe?"
'Ah them" holla Hondo Jolly.
would that not be humoristicai .
See how that joke would be on Ar
thur Kickahajama.'
How could it?" I rejounce.
Because of 1ncognito," he guggle.
Poor, mistaken Arthur. He would
think he was hitting you. Ha ha Gre
peated). And he would be HITTING
Curfew W. waterhouse ALI that
time /! g! 90
with those he went astray. leav-
ing me quite disabled in the forehead
where axpect not to be wounded.
Hoping you are the same
Yours truly. \
HASHIMURA TOGO. ?.
| Copyright 1927
Evening star., 1923-10-07
ZOO SOLVES THE CADDIE PROBLEM
By Ring Lardner

is junk like reading. spelling, algebra
and etc. which . cAddy afn't got no
use for and they don't differentiate
between . boy that ID going to be a
caady and boy that Is going to be
a esteopath but they make them oil
take the same course OF study irre-
kardless.
But as say, the proposed law
never came to . vote and the problem
still looms as big as ever in N. Y.
state though it has been solved to a
nicety in other places as will now
tell you about same.
WELL the pioneers in the solution
w Of the problem was the CONT.
nent Of Africa where golf has be.
come a positive mania and outrage
In the last 8 or 4 yrs. 1t happened
one Sept. day a couple yrs. ago that
two men that did not know the mean
ing of the word work wished to play
off a tournament match in the mid
die OF the wk. but was informed by
the caddy master that all the boys
was in school and 1t looked like they
would half to either carry there own
clubs or wait till Saturday pm.
They could not wait and play Sat-
urday pm. as the both OF them was
oboe players in the Nile Valley. brass
band which had signed up to play a
concert at the rotary clubs Saturday
outing just outside Cairo. On the
other hand. the thought of carrying
there own clubs made both men feel
faint and what to do was the next
question. All Of sudden q idear
came to one OF the men who we will
cali Barger. This Barger was great
collector OF siraffes and at the time
they was no lest then Is giraffes in
hts menage. He sent his cooley back
to his hotel with instructions to re-
turn at once with likely looking
siraffes. In the mean vile him and
his oppt. painted there golf balls a