davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
Ten Tons OF Coal AT
Stepping Stone =
For ID. C. Poor

Poor families in Washington
who are without funds to OBJ
tain coal will have their wants
taken care of by the Volun-
teers of America. Adjt. r. i.
Granger, in charge of the orr
ganization here, has obtained
ten tons of coal and has ten
tons more promised if he
needs it.
The coal will be distributed
from the Stepping Stone, 225
Pennsylvania avenue north
west, and will be delivered by
the workers. The coal was
bought with the surplus money
received by the organization
during the Christmas holidays.
Adjutant Granger said today
that preference would be given
families who had illness in the
house.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
VIII PICK
DISTRICT
He R0ES
Times Medals to Be Awarded
Policeman and Fireman tor
Conspicuous Bravery.

Al representative group Of citi-
zens Of Washington will meet this
afternoon to select the policeman
and fireman who shall be award
ed The Washington Times hero
medal for conspicuous bravery
and meritorious service in limo 81
duty during the year 1922.
Rudolph Calls Meeting.
Cuno ii. Rudolph, president 81
the Board of District Commission.
ers, win can the meeting together.
Major Daniel Sullivan, superin.
tendent Of police and Acting Fire
Chief Andrew J. Sullivan win pre-.
sent to the committee the list 81
men commended during the year.
The committee VIII so over the
lists from each department and 20
slect one man from each who, they
feal, is entitled to the hero medal.
Presentation Of the medals viii BE
made next week Dy Commissioners
James r.. Oyster at exercises TO be
held in the board room of the Dis.
trict building.
"A Representative COMMITTEES.
The committee which meets this
afternoon comprises: Commissioners
Rudolph, chairman; Charles A.
Baker, president OF the Federation
of Citizens Associations; Edward f..
Colladay, president Of the Board
Of Trade; Gen. Anton Stephan,
president Of the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association; Albert
Schulteis, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce.: Mrs. Lyman B.
Swormstedt. president of the Won-
ems City Club; Claude w. Owen,
James p. Schick. president OF the
Lions Club; William Knowles
Cooper, president Of the Rotary
Club; Clarence Harding, president
of the Civitan Club. and Michael
Hester, president Of the Cosno.
.politan Club.
Last year Policeman Ray c. Ault,
of the harbor precinct, and Fire.
man John Ellsworth Altman, OF
No. 10. Truck Company, received
The Times hero medals. The year
before the medals were given to
Detective Sergeant Arthur SERVE.
ner and Frank Neuman.
Named for Former Heroes.
The police decoration is known
as the Americas N. Crippen medal,
named after a policeman who many
years ago sacrificed his life in the
Inc of duty. The fire decoration
is known as the GiIes.Griffin medal
named after two fire.fighters who
lost their lives in the "Markethouse
Fire" about seventeen years ago.
The medals will become the per,
sonal property Of the men to whom
they are presented.
This is the third year The Wash.
ington Times has provided hero
medals.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
p La n / OR
THRIFT
DRIVE
200 Speakers Assigned and
Other Details Completed.
Sermons BY Pastors.

r. 3 x - "a s5
Plans are virtually complete to-
day for the Thrift Week cam
paign. A meeting Of the speak
ers' committee was held yesterday
1T the City Club, and Chairman
Guy Withers announced that more
than 200 speakers had accepted
invitations TO take part ii the
program and had been given as
signments.
DENLY to Be Speaker.
Thrift week begins Wednesday,
january IL, ana continues through
January 20. In that time every
school, every organization, every
club, the retail stores, and the
Government departments win hear
the thrift message. TIE retail
stores will set aside certain hours
for the speakers, and the same pro-
gram win be- followed out. in the
Government departments.
Thrift week Is to be opened with
an address by Secretary Of the
Navy DENLY at Franklin nonu.
ment, Tenth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue. The address is to
be made at 4:30 o'clock, so that
the Government employees may
hear the Secretary. Streets In the
vicinity OF the monument are to be
roped off by the police so that
automobiles and other traffic will
not interfere.
Proclamation BY Commissioners.
w. c. Hanson, executive chair.
man of the campaign, and Thomas
B. Hickman. of the Franklin Ma.
tional Bank, who is chairman OF
the bank day committee. made this
request Of the District Commission
ers and 1t was granted. The Com
missioners will also issue thrift
week proclamation.
"A meeting Of the administrative
council OF the District Bankers
Association is to be held today, to
arrange for the banks participa-
ton. This meeting will be at the
City Club.
A union meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Society was held yester-
day, attended by the leaders of the
Young Peoples Societies, and plans
were made for carrying the mes.
sage to every Sunday school and
young peoples gathering in the
city.
Sermons on Thrift.
The Rev. w. l.. Darby, secre
tary Of the Federation of Churches
reported that arrangements had
been made with the pastors OF
every church in the city, and thrift
sermons will be preached on Sun
day, January 81.
Posters will also be placed in the
Sunday schools and in the meeting
places OF the. young peoples socie
ties, all of them will carry appro
pirate thrift messages.
w. C. Hanson. chairman of tho
executive committee. left last night
for New York to attend a meeting
of the Thrift Week chairmen which
will be held today in the Bankers
! Club in New York
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
NJ. E. LEWIS TO ADDRESS
D. C BOARD OFTRADE

Merton e. Lewis, of New. York
city, will be the principal speaker
at the January meeting of the
Washington Board of Trade to be
held January Is, assistant secretary,
Richard l.. Conner announced today.
Reports of four committee chair
men will be made. They are Il. J.
Murphy, Industrial relations; George
C. Shinn, streets and aVenuess DIR. d.
Percy Hickling. public health. and
Dr. Ernest l. Thurston, universities
and private schools.
w. e. Ham. chairman OF the
Washington Safety Council, will
speak at the meeting, as win a rep
resentative of the Garfield Hospital
drive.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
800 UIlSCATH
As rain IS
De RAILED
Locomotive and Baggage Cars
Jump, Track in Crash With
Motor Truck.

Smashing into = motor truck ct
Halethorpe, Md, last night the
locomotive, tender and baggage
cars of fast train Of the Penn
sylvania railroad, bound from
New. York to Washington, we're
thrown into an. eInbanknasnt while
nine passenger cars bearing 500
persons escaped damage.
Many passengers who Were ~ Gin.
rler said the shock was not sue ietent.
to disturb the dishes. They con-
tinued their meal as another loco.
motive sent to the scene hauled The
cars back to Baltimore.
The truck, driven by Emmett r.
Davis, of Relay, Nd, slidded on to
the tracks and became wedged. The
express crushed into the truck. de-
nolishing Il. For about . hail mile
the train continued. Then, when
the switch near the Washington Poad
bridge was reached. portions Of the,
wreckage wedged under the 61w.
catcher Of the locomotive caught tM
the switch. The defailment fol
lowed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
EXPECTS 70
RESTORE
MS
81
cappeF Champions Eduoa-
tionaI Program Against
House Opposition.

The Senate District COMMITTEES
today rallied to the support 81 the
local public schools.
Senator Ball, chairman Of the
COMMITTEES, Expressed confidence
that the Senate would restore The
school items in the District bill
that were stricken out il the
House.
Supported BY CappeE.
Support 81 his attitude was prom
ised By Senator Cappeg ana other
Senators.
The District COMMITTEES at It's
meeting today, showed unanimous
feeling that the sch0Ola had been
unjustly dealt with III the House,
and was q unit III determining that
fight Tor larger appropriat Hons
should be- made In the Senate.
Senator Capper informed the CuIll<.
lFnittes that his school report would
lbe ready for the cOnait tee In the
near future. He Is awaiting recon-
n1endati0ns from Thomas u. Fine
gan, State Commissioners OF ecllca-
on In Pennsylvania to include III
the report. rs
8 The District COMMITTEES ordered 4
avoTaI1le report today on the Conn
missiOner,s bin authorizing them tai
revoke permits Of motorists from
other States who violate traffic.
laws III the city.
The bill ID incorporate the ati-
preme lodge Of the Loyal Order Cf
Moose also was ordered fav0rably
reported
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
]. B. HENDERSON LEAVES
ESTATE TO HIS MOTHER

Mrs. Mary F.. Henderson is named
sole beneficiary in the will of her
son, John B. Henderson, who died
on January 4. The testator directs
that his mother shall have his
estate and income thereof during
her natural life, and that at her
death it shall so to the National
Metropolitan Bank to be held in
trust for the benefit Of Beatrice
v. r, Henderson, his daughter.
At her death the property is to 60
to her heirs, but II there be no Is
sue the estate is to be divided in
equal shares between Francis and
Augusta Arnold. both OF New York
City. Mrs. Henderson is named as
guardian OF her sons daughter and
the National Metropolitan Bank is
to be guardian, OF her estate. Mrs
Henderson Is also named execntrix.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
SIXTEENTH STREET FOLKS
CHOOSE NEW OFFICERS

The Sixteenth Street Citixens'
Association last night elected the
following officers:
President, H. M. Dickson; vice
president, H. M. Philips; secretary.
Mrs. H. M. Philips; assistant sec.
rotary, M. G. Breen; treasurer, H.
J. Hoover; delegates to the Fedora.
ton, Dickson and C. T. Mayors.
A committee consisting of w. M.
Holmes, w. J. Nevius, A. G. Wright.
+. D. Grove. and DIR. James r.
Douglas, cooperating with the
Brightwood Citizens Association.
will call upon Chairman Focht of
the House District Committee, this
morning relative to the proposed
extension of Fourteenth street to
the District line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
POLICE ENTERTAINMENT
WILL INCLUDE DANCE

The annual entertainment and
dance of the Policemen's Association
will be held tomorrow night at
knights of Pythias hall, 1912 Ninth
street northwest. The entertain.
ment will begin at S:15 o'clock.
Installation of officers will take
place and present will be given
the retiring president, Clarence l..
Dalrymple, now first sergeant of the
White House guard. Addresses will
be given by Congressman Richard
Yates Of Illinois and Isaac Cans,
Among those who will entertain are
the Misses Helena and Catherine
Smith, Benjamin Ratern, Georere
O'Connor, Matt" Horne, and seven
members of the Mandolin Club, Re.
freshments will be served in the
armory at 10 o'clock, after which
there will be a dance program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
coNcILIAToRS SETTLE
STRIKE IN NEW YORK

A labor dispute involving 1000
workers in IS shops manufacturing
children's wear, in New York, has
been satisfactorily adjusted, accord.
ing to information received today by
Secretary of Labor Davis.
Conciliators of the Department
who have been working on the gar.
ment,naakers' strike i'm New York
informed Secretary Davis that q
conference today between JACKIE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
0RoCERS FINED $50 FOR
PURE FOOD VIOLATIONS

Dennis Otis and George Passtras.
grocers, were convicted and fined
$50 each for selling aduIterated
cornmeal, chocolate, beef, noodles
and spaghetti, in violation of the
Pure Foods and Drugs Act. by
Judge Mcmahon in Police Court
yesterday.
The men were arrested yester.
day, but, acco. ding to Health De
partment Inspector Raymond L.
Martin, the goods were found in
bad condition December % last
The fines were paid.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
SEEKS TAX EXEMPTION
ON STORES or COAL

States would be asked TO exempt
from taxation AL fuel coal Of any
kind In storage within their bound
aries under resolution introduced
in the House by Congressman Ap.
pieby (Repl OF New Jersey,
The resolution recites that the fsa0l
shortage Is becoming more acute IN
every section Of the country and
storage is discouraged because Of
lncal taxes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
AT THE HOTEL DE BUNK.

x : i
rented q room In laf6e hotel,
But this roam was quite small:
Wheneyer wanted to change my
mind
! had to go out in the hall.
Ny little dog I had with me,
He could scarcely move around.
And when he wanted to wag his
He had to wag it up and down.
Bed bugs and fleas were affec-
ttonate,
Made me Wild. though they were
tame;
Must have watched me when /
registered,
And IN that way got my name.
Fore break Of day ! decided to
leave,
had had enough Of that town,
So the hotel CLERK ne shook my
And the beIlspgs ! she e |. m, De , sSwn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
SEEKS INSPECTORS
FOR BUILDINGS IN D. C.

A meeting OF the Washington
Board of Trades committee on pub
lie and private buildings. which Is
conducting a drive to get better
and bigger building inspection force
at the District building, will hold a
meeting this afternoon.
Chairman w. L. Beale will preside
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10

President Harding was urged to-
day by delegation Of Toledo. Ohio,
Republicans to appoint Federal
Judge Killits, Of the Northern dis.
trict OF Ohio, to the United States
Supreme Court.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10

manufacturers. striking employees
and the conciliators is expected to
result in similar action being taken,
thus terminating the dispute in.
voiving 10000 workers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
.OIDoNo.

Bill-Saw your wife down town
busily shopping.
Corresponding money like a
drunken sailor, I suppose?
Bill-Yes, when I saw her she
was loaded down to the Hub"
HARPER'S FERRY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10

We can't III smoke ten-eent clears
Nor motor for our Ills
But one thing 20 Be tllanaKfu1 for
JACK RKGGLEG.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
DON'T TALK OF
YOUR TROUBLES.


why talk Of your troubles: your
miz'ry II doubles, and causes your
friends to proclaim you q pFune.
last December You threw things
at felines that yOwled at the moon?
II you can't help feeling that
your health is reeltnR. go off by
yOurseIf with your RTOuches and
gloom; don't burden the DelghbOrs
with tales of your labOrs; don't
play ON your nOuth-Organ "Hark
to the Tomb"
II you have q cousin or maybe
a dozen who often drop in TO bum
meals off of you, don't force the
whole nation to reorganization be-
cause you believe that your future
Is blue!
There bnce was a fellow called
Joyed waiIing wildly of woe; he
lived near AN ocean that surRed
I'm cOmmOtiOn; he made people pine
In the days long ago.
But one night . sea-serpent
sIickIsh and Shiny bit most OF him
off and the rest Of him died; the
Jemlmy-she said that she saw It,
and she never He'd!
So when you're impelIed to 20
footing your bug1e and talking Of
pure pePpendlcular pain, Femem-
Der Septimus and just hOneyfugIc,
| and smile and be good and build
'" GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
A TOUGH WORLD.

An inconsistent world this Is!
BE wise you've surely got to;
First You must learn how to talk
And then You must learn when not to.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-10
Extension CT Fourteenth Street Is FAVORED
lllENRT14pS sen
BY BILL PRICE 49,
KNUTTY KORNER.
By PAUL WHITE.

KNUTTY KORNER.
BY PAUL WHITE.
We haze bunch that agents
of the Department of Justice
wilL accommodate Mr.. Grocer
Clevelnnd Bergdou Nth an en-
thusiGstic "1VeLcOnse stranger
aUeeE" any Ueek Mr.. Berad0H
sees fit to land on these star
spGmgled shores.
where are thou going. my enappy
soi, just to target practacs." she
sped.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-17

they placed on exhibition for sale.
People looked at them but did not
buy. Finally a man, out of mere
curiosity, purchased one and after
tasting it threw it into the street. The
rest of the consignment remained on
exhibition until they began to decay
when they were consigned to the rub
bish pile.
The grapefruit, or more properly
the pomelo, is an improved variety Of
the Shaddock, smaller than the shad-
dock proper but larger than an
orange. 1t is sometimes called "for-
hidden fruit" The shaddock belongs
to the citrus or orange genus and de-
rives its name from Captain Shad-
dock, an Englishman, by whom 1t was
carried from China to the West In
dies early in the eighteenth CEN
fury. The tree grows 80 or 40 feet
high and is the most handsome Of
the genus. The fruit is OF immense
size weighing from s to 20 pounds.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-17

chards of budded trees are being set
in Florida" .
In the year 1881, spent the great
er part of March and April at Tam
pa, Fla, which / revisited for about
the same time in the year 1885.
Grapefruit was grown there for home
consumption only and I was informed
that all attempts to introduce it into
the northern markets had failed. I
boarded with private family and had
grapefruit served me at nearly every
meal. They used 1t SO freely that
they always bought it by the hun
dred, the price than being one dol
J lar per hundred. It was at Tampa
that I first tasted grapefruit short
cake and 1t was one of the most de-
licious shortcakes that ever had. The
supply of grapefruit at Tampa was
generally exported before the middle
of April. In 1885, I managed with a
| party who owned a few grapefruit
trees to save me a dozen grapefruit
to bring home with me about the last
of April 1885. For that dozen grape
fruit I paid fifty cents. A resident
of Tampa said that 1t was nothing
short of robbery for him to charge
me such an outrageous price. When
RI came home I brought the grape
fruit with me and I believe that 1t
was the first lot of grapefruit that
ever reached New Britain. The Hart
ford and New Britain markets had
no grapefruit on sale in the year 1886.
I did however find one dealer at
Hartford who said that he could get
grapefruit for me If I would take a
barrel full. He could not buy them
in smaller lots and as there was no
sale for them in Hartford I must
take barrel full or none. I agreed
to take them and he, had them
shipped to me directly from New York,
They arrived here in October and
were, I believe, the second lot of
grapefruit that ever came to New
Britain. AS we could not readily con-
sumo so large a supply 1 gave a large
share of them to some of my friends.
On Saturday evening, Nov. 6, 1886 7
had grapefruit served to dinner
party for about 10 men and not one
of them other than myself had ever
before tasted grapefruit AS to my
other friends to whom I had given
grapefruit, l believe that it was a
novelty to each of them
The third lot of grapefruit ever re-
ceived in this city was probably the
lot which was sent to one of our
fruit dealers in 1888 as hereinbefore
narrated. Had that dealer informed
me by advertising or otherwise that
he had grapefruit for sale I am sure
that he would not have had to throw
away the entire lot
New Britain herald., 1923-08-17

There are numerous varieties, some
very juicy and refreshing. The shad-
dock proper is however greatly in
ferior to the smaller variety the
grapefruit which is further distin-
guished by bearing its fruit in clus-
tiers, hence the name grapefruit.
The American Cyclopedia published
in 1875 makes no mention of grape
fruit or pomelo as at that date the
improved Shaddock was unknown and
even as late as 1889 1t was apparently
Unknown to English botanists. The
annual reports of the secretary of
agriculture, Washington, D. c., for the
years 1885 and 1885 do not mention
either the pomelo or the grapefruit
In the report for the year 1891 it Is
stated Of the pomelo that Hitherto
its cultivation has been almost con-
fined to Florida but California is now
trying 1t. The market demand is
steadily increasing and Seeding vari-
ties are being named and large or
New Britain herald., 1923-08-17
GRAPEFRUIT Once
AN UNKNOWN fruit
First Consignment to New Britain
Was Thrown Away
BY JAMES SHEPARD

1t is not generally known that the
grapefruit which we now have album
dainty and enjoy well was unsaleabe
in this city SIS years ago. ! am in
formed by dealer who was connect
ed with one of our fruit stores that
his firm received consignment of
grapefruit about the year 1888 which
New Britain herald., 1923-08-17
oRREGoN's STATEMENT.

Mexico City, Aug. 17.-In a state
ment commenting ON the conclusion
of the pre-recognition conference.
President Obregon attributes the sue
cess of the negotiations to the gen.
erous observation-disclosures, free from any
unwise prejudices of the eminent
American commissioners"
New Britain herald., 1923-08-17
WANT De VALERA FREED
Cleveland Sympathizers With Can
tured Irish Leader-TeIegraph to
President of Irish Free State.

Cleveland, Aug, II. Cleveland
sympathizers with cannon De Valera
last night cabled William Cosgrave.
president of the Irish Free State, de-
nlanding that the Irish leader be re-
leased from Mount JOY prison.
A second cablegram was sent to
Mr.. De Valera assuring him of un-
wavering support for establishment of
an Irish republic.
Twenty-Five hundred dollars has
been sent to Donald O'Callaghan,
Irish envoy in New York from this
city this week. The money will be
used to pay the cost of nominating
three advocates of an Irish republic.
New Britain herald., 1923-08-17
FLOOD IN WEST
Danger From Waters of the Platte
;. Believed to Be Oyer-Residents
Returning to Homes.

Denver, Aug. 17.-Danger from
flood waters of the Platte river, which
began rising rapidly after a cloud :
burst in Platte canyon about 20 miles
from here last night was believed
past early today when the river began
subsiding.
Scores of residents along the low
lands bordering the river, who fed
with such belongings as they could
gather hastily when notified of the
danger, began returning to their
homes.
No loss of life has been reported.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1923-03-15
PAYEITE COUNTY
ORGANIZE GUN CLUB

The meeting of the Fayette Coun-
ty Rod & Gun Club Tuesday evening
proved to be quite an interesting af-
fair, many discussions took place re-
latiye to the work of the organiza-
tion. Ross Mason was elected Chair
man; r.. L. Roberts, vice-president;
and E. w. Pease, secretary-treasurer /;
Directors, Ross Mason, r. L. Roberts,
E. w. Pease, Geo. Childs, Frank
Thompson, AL Snyder, and Henry
Weidner. 1t was voted for a time
at least, to pay bounty to help ex-
terminate Magpies, Crows and Sharp
skin Hawks. The bounty offered is
as follows: one cent for each for Mag
pie or Crows eggs; one cent each for
young Magpie or crows, two cents
each for old crows. five cents each
for old Magpie, and twenty-five cents
each for Sharp-skin Hawks. All
boys under Is years of age will not
only be paid a bounty, out will be
given free membership to the club
for % birds heads for any of the
above mentioned birds. 1t was also
voted to extend the competing cam
paign hunt as mentioned in last
weeks issue, until April 1st.