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at least definite peace program. The very tenor of MT. Hoover's ad- dress proved that the murmur of these organized voices has reached Washington. His words were chosen skillfully, to calm the emotionalism, which often clouds 1Woman's vision on difficulties which stand in the way of difficulties which stand in Int eway of going the whole distance in the mat ter of world peace, and he made the two thousand women in the audience understand, d they had never under stood before, the delicate social and industrial forces which would again be unbalanced if America should make too radical a move in it's re- lations with foreign countries"
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" nat dld Judge TeasIey mean when he said in the senate that Ala bama was losing $2, 000, 900 a year by US convict lease system and chal- lenged anyone to disprove this state-. ment?
 He meant that Alabama, in sur rendering her convicts to private companies, was also surrendering to the companies the major part of the profit to be derived from their la bor.
 The matter is not one of sentiment. put can be worked out in dollars and cents It can be shown that Ala bama' instead of making money on her convict lease system is losing money. The great commonwealth of Alabama cannot afford to disregard the long look and not build for the future.
 pr. E. Stagg Whitin of Columbus University, chairman O fthe National committee on Prisons and Prison La DOT Reform was In Birmingham dur ing the past week. Dr. Whitin, who IS an expert on prison reform work, does not regard the matter from the standpolnt of a sentimentalist but from that of an economist.
 What is the practical constructive tnlng to do? What plan will com olne the best interests of the state with the best interests of the con- vets! How can the state. save for ltself the money that goes to the
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company? What would the hard | headed business man advise?
 These are questions which Dr. Whitin from his long experience in prison work can help solve. Dr. Whttin thinks that Alabama, instead of being the most backward state in the union in regard to prison reform may lead the way to an ideal con- Vict labor system.
 From Atlanta to Pacific" said pr. Whltn, the people are watching Alabama and giving her their moral backing.'
 The State Use" plan is in vogue in some states. Virginia makes school desks for New Jersey, and New Jer- sey in turn, furnishes auto tags to Virginia.
 Alabama" suggested Dr. Whitin, could do thriving business through to the Federal prison at Atlanta, which uses large supply in the mak- ing of mail bags
 Against Leasing Of Convicts.
 In their fight to remove state convicts from the mines and lumber camps of Alabama, opponents of the lease system plan to abolish first the county leasing system. A bill intro duced on Tuesday by Senator Walter Brewer is as follows
 Section 2. Any person. firm or cor uary 1, 1924, it shall be unlawful for any person to lease or let for hire any county convict to any person, firm or corporation.
 Section ?. Any person, firm or cor poration found guilty of a violation of this act shall be punished at the discretion of the jury by fine not to exceed 5000, or by Imprisonment for not more than five years.".
 Q O O The World Court.
 A the recent convention of the Ma tional League of Women Voters at Des Moines. la, MT. Hoover addressed 2,000 women on the subject of the world court as an essential step to- wards peace. This address was the response to the demand of the League of Women Voters for light on a prob lem in which this group and all thoughtful women are profoundly in- terested.
 The following on the subject of | Secretary Hoover's address is taken from an editorial in the Womans 8 Home Companion:
 The League of Women Voters is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
POLAR FLIGHT POSSIBLE
Conditions In Arctic Good For Avia-
 tiOn PurDOseS

BERGEN, July 2S.-(By Associa ted Press. Giving his opinion regard ing the Arctic as a flying terrain, nleutenant Dietrichsen is quoted as follows by the Aftenposten:
 once one has risen above the mountains, the mists vanish and weather conditions become extraordi- narily even and free of wind pockets the further north one proceeds the better becomes the possibilities of good and safe landing places among the vast flat tracts of ice and snow fields"
 The lieutenant also expressed his firm conviction that the polar flight was only matter of time.
 Lieutenant Dietrichsen is one of the airmen sent up to Spitzbergen by the Norwegian government in con- nection with relief measures for Amundsen.
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Drawn by NELL BRINkLEY

who are complaining about~either being up in the air over her, or down on the ground with her. which it is They like her as the Eve to their Adam, just as the grandfather of another day liked the grandmother who was a girl then. She seems to suit him to a tee-from the top of her fluffy, wild head down to the red, green, yellow shoes she sports upon her feet. the toes upon which she can wriggle to her hearts content, and that's one thing that Grand mother couldn't glory in! She seems to suit Love, to-even if he is dangling the tail of her heart she flies high and gaily in the wind for all the world to see, and for none of the world to handle but the ONE who will bring it down.
 NELL BRINKLEY
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FORTS TO BECOME PARKS
xslaud Defenses Of Japanese Capital
 are Changed

TOXIC. July 2s.-(By Associated d ,.ress j-Seyeral of the ancient l.lanu forts, upon which Tokio and the bay towns depended for their de- fense in days long past, are to be trned into parks. These islands were built by the government and guarded tne entrance to Tokio and Shina- rawa, adjoining the capital, and' while in later years the guns Wltn which the forts were manned mient hava withstood an attack, modern euns have made them quite useless for defensive purposes.
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Loves all up in the air abuot this girl. She's the certain young boy-sirl that folks would have you believe they expound it vast deal this season it's the open season for the pursuing of girls, it seems folks would have you believe is very different from the girl that was during other ages that these folks have lived in. Uncertain" they call her :. too good pal to fellow to be good wife. Too arn,-in-arm with his play and his troubles and his "bussyinesses," to make good sweetheart of the old-time, satisfying, mysterious, feminine sort. Therefore-for all her lack of mystery, for all her scorn of the age of fans and fantings and furbelows-a fellow doesn't know what to do with her because he cannot understand her at all-at all. So they complain.
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CROSSES THE CHANNEL
And Thoroughly English SettIem ent
 Are SpringinE Up In Franee

Are springfnR tn In France
 Scattered throughout the forest are little frame cottages with picturesque roofs and little snuffbox windows constructed on an irregular plan for which no classic precedent Is appar- ent. Notices tackled to posts in front of one of the dwellings in course of construction inform us that the plumbing work Is in the hands of Jones & Jones, that Anderson 6 Sons are the agents and J. J. White the architect.
 Thus literally hundreds of houses
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WETTER ENGLAND, ] RyE [ R AME ER|CA,
 WHEELER THINKS
Prohibition Chieftan Amazed By Conditions In Old
 Country

LONDON, July 2S.-(By Associated Press. )-As America becomes drier aud drier, merry old England gets Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel ise the Antisaloon league of Amer lea, who is looking over London for the first time in r years.
 MT. Wheeler went out to visit some of London's "pubs" the other night and took his wife along. He was amazed, he said, "to see the number of children parked in front of the saloons while their mothers were in side at the bar drinking beer and stout. some of them intoxicated" Many Women Drinking.
 In some of the pubs he found more women drinking than men. Con- trasting this wet nation with Amer lea under prohibition, MT. Wheeler declared he saw more drunken men and women the first day he arrived in London than he had for a year in the United States. It was worse than IT years ago, he said.
 Asked by American newspaper correspondents whether he would at tempt to influence the British legis- lature in favor of prohibition, or send money here to help advocates the negative. That would be re- sented, he thought, as an attempt by foreigners to cram prohibition down England's throat. However, he said he would offer data, speeches and literature showing the results of pro- hibition in America to anybody de- string them.
 Mir. Wheeler is leaving for Scot land next week to deliver a series of speeches in favor of prohibition pre- liminary to his departure for Dem mark to attend the anti-alcohol con gress in Copenhagen.
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be, l think, without fruit.-Claude Anet, in Le Petit Parisien, (Trans- lated for the Star).
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GASOLINE REDUCED


 British motorists are riding around wreathed In smiles these days be- cause the era of cheap petrol has arrived, the recent reductions in the cost of gasoline having brought the price of that commdity practically to the pre-war level. That isn't all, however. An additional cause for Joy is found in the fact that pint of petrol gives more mileage in 1923 than it did in 1914, owing to the greater development of carberation, engine details and ignition apparatus.
 Motor cars generally are being built lighter for the same carrying capacity, and the owners have to use less lubricating oil for the machin- cry. The oil also is obtainable for less money than in 1914 and, with tires about one-third their pre- e+%ar prices 1t now Is possible for small salaried men to enjoy the pleasures of motoring hitherto available only to the well-to- dos.
 SOCIETY SEASON ENDS
 Londons social season, which has admittedly been one of it's most bril- liant comes to close with the Goodwood racing meet, commencing Tuesday, after which the society leaders, headed by the King and Queen, will migrate to Cowes for the regatta. Afterward the wealthy members will split up, some going to the French coast resorts and others to Scotland for the grouse shooting The Goodwood race meet equals As cot as a society function. except that there is no semi-state procession of royalty, and fashion decrees that the women's attires be smart simplicity, in contract with Ascots multifarious creations.
 The race coruse lies in the midst of some of England's most beauti- ful scenery, surrounded by historic estates, the chief of which IS the Duke of Richmonds at which the King and Queen stay, while the Duke of Northumberland and the Countess of Marc entertain other royalties in their nearby residences.
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THE WOMAN CITIZEN

apartment Conducted by the Jefferson County League
 Voers-Edited by Mrs Hugh L. Alison
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In this wonderful group are regular and extra sizes, modelled after the seasons most beauti- ful styles, all the new wanted fine materials, finest of dresses for all occasions.
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Better dresses, in style, quality mate rials or more pleasing color and trim ming effects, have never been offered at lower price. See them Monday.
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Choice of our fine silk lined Poiret twills and tricotine suits, superior styled garments from our regular stock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
Notions
Are Always Good to
Haze on Hand

One lot of Imported Steel
Scissors, sizes Sh to s
inches. We just want to say
there are many poorer scis-
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pair. This was just a lucky
purchase and we. pass the
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choice, per pair. -. wv
Crowleys. Gold Eye Nee
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Per ball .............. ~
Household Aprons, fancy
bingham and cretonne s,
with rubberized back. OOO
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Bouncer Cotton Batting
comfort size-regular OEO
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Rubber Sheeting, single
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Kann's-Street Floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
By FAY KING.

When we rented our little house
from the real estate agent-OT,
rather, to bo really correct, 1
should say from the rental girP'
in the realtors" office, they said
we would have to take care Of
the cat that belongs to the people
that were renting the house while
they were away.
When we went to look at the
house, didn't like it at first be-
cause it needed painting, and one
OF the faucets was gone from
the WashStand and the shades
were faded and torn, but when I
saw the books and the cat I
made up my mind that i would
rather live there with the books
and the cat than on South Orange
Grove avenue without them, so
We moved in.
The cat made friends with us
right away and by the time I am
writing this the cat Is boss
around here.
He's 3 funny old black cat with
white paws and a white vest,
and 1 have named him Furpaw! ;.
Last night he had q fight with
some other cat in the neighbOr-
hood that must be named Demp.
sey, because Ftlrpaw has several
scratches on his face and looks
q bit battered around the ears.
A REAL COMIC CHAP.
He's the funniest old cat you
ever met.
He must eat q IOtta criclkets
because / never heard a cat chirp
SO when he jumps up on your lap.
He has a deep bass voice that
sounds like a lcrOeS between a
saxOpllOne and pipe organ, and
we have to he right ON the job
with eats cvery\ time he shows up
because If we were two seconds
late he would already have made
so much noise the neighbOrs
would think he was starving.
When he makes up his mind
to make himself heard, the en-
CINE Of an aerOplane has nothing
on him. His voice carries Hike
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
POLICE WILL AID
IN BOOSTING
MUTT SHOW
PatroImen in Every Precinct
to Spread Word Of Common
Dogs Opportunity.

Police OF the city have been ask
ed through their official daily bull
letin, issued by the department to
bring the coming mutt show, be.
ing organized by the Humane Edu-
cation Society, to be held in the
Coliseum November and 10, for
the benefit of it's rest farm, to the
attention of dog lovers in all of
the precincts of the city.
This is the first time in the
history of the local police depart
ment's daily advice sheet that an
appeal has been made in the in.
terest of the common dog, the
average canine pet in the house
hold OF dog, lovers. Through this
agency practically every boy and
girl owner of a dog in the city
will learn Of the show in which his
or her pet may win prize in corn.
petition with other common doga.
The police flier notifies the dit
ferent precincts that dogs may be
entered by owners by sending the
entry to the society's headquarters,
513 Eleventh street northwest. The
show will open November at the
Coliseum, and continue until mid
night of the following day.
Many dog collars and leashes are
being contributed as prizes. But
more will be needed in addition &c
other prizes, for the plan Of the
| society calls for prize for eacn
mutt and several hundred dogs will
be entered in the competitions.
The judges of the show will In
clude some of the best known dog
men of the District. The list will
be announced Friday. The list o:
patrons will include the, social lead
ers of the city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
He Is Champion Scratcher of Neigh
borhood, Routing a Feline Jack
Dempsey, Bee and Birds.

FOghOrn CIancey'S, that was ia
nous as m announcer at the
Cheyenne Roundup.
FOND OF BIRDS.
Furpaw can be very cute and
gentle at times, and hides his
claws until you would think he
was just 50 much soft silk, but
just try to make him change his
mind about something and he
can show a set Of claws that
Oughta be ON the leopard skin that
is thrown over q hOrsellair chair
In the parIOr.
Although we stuff him full OF
bread and milk and meat and
gravy and potatoes and liver, un.
Til his sides stick out like an over
stuffed chair, still he win sneak
up on the birds and try to make
a meal Of 'em.
That's the only thing I don't
like about FurpaW or any other
cat, but IT'S their instinct.
The other day I spied FIFpaW
running backward all over the
yard and / thought for q minute
that maybe he was having some
new kind Of a fit or something,
but / discovered that he was box
ing with a bee.
The bee sure had him AbacI1iR3
up!
IS GOOD NUT CRACKER.
Another time Furpaw was SUM-
ming himself under the walnut
tree and suddenly saw him
jump about four feet and act
stunned.
A walnut had droppq down on
his head.
/ rushed out and found the wal
nut cracked open and that was
the first sign had that they was
ripe. The walnuts sure taste
good and have thin shells. Wal
nuts and almonds taste fine fresh
off the tree.
What with eating oranges,
peaches, fresh figs and walnuts !
will have to make the trip back
I'm q kimOno. I'm getting SD
fat!
am sure Furpaw will miss us
around meal times!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
PLAN
FOR TRAFFIC
INQUIRY
Senator Ball Expected to An
nounce Membership of Dis
trict Subcommittee.

Senator L. Heisler Ball. chair.
man Of the Senate District Commit
tee, returns to Washington from
his home in Delaware today to
make final arrangements for the
investigation into local traffic con-
ditions which he will conduct
The membership of the District
subcommittee for the inquiry, it is
ator Ball today. Following that,
plans for the first summoning Of
witnesses will be made.
Commissioners to Appear.
District Commissioner oyster and
Inspector Headley, of the Traffic
Bureau of the Police Department,
probably will be the first to appear
before the committee.
Senator Ball has instituted the
inquiry because of the large num-
Der of complaints from District
residents that have been forwarded
to HIM in the past three months.
He thinks the investigation should
cover the parking regulations en-
forced in Washington. the one-way
street regulations and the enforce
ment Of speed laws.
Many Complaints Received.
Many Of the letters he has re-
ceived say that traffic policemen
specialize in nabbing motorists for
comparatively minor offenses, while
speeding and reckless driving is
INDUCED in to an increasingly large
extent.
Senator Ball himself has had ex-
perienceS with his own automobile
in Washington that convinced him
that a traffic investigation is neces-
sary. It is probable the inquiry will
begin next Monday or Tuesday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
W|FEOBJECTST0
ALLEGATIONS
Of SPOUSE.
Mrs. S. c. Norman Asks Court
to Strike Out Alleged In
founded Charges.

The District Supreme Court was
asked yesterday by Mrs. Stanton c..
Norman, who sued her husband for
a limited divorce and was charged
by him with "consorting and con-
niving" with her alleged admirer to
divorce him, to strike out these ala
cations, on the ground that Norman
merely expressed an opinion which
lie could not prove.
Norman said his wife was in love
with another man and was using
her alimony OF $3.50 a month for
living expenses, and that the ex.
penses of hiring a. detective to
watch him were betrayed by some.
one else.
Declaring that she IL practically
destitute of clothes, Mrs Alexander
Farhood yesterday asked the court
to grant rehearing of her motion
for temporary alimony. She says
she lives with her mother, and
claims that the son, Victor, also is
| in destitute circumstances. Farhood
was ordered to pay $50 month ali.
mony. but his wife now claims that
| this is inadequate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
AUTHORITY FOR HARDING
BIOGRAPHY NOT GRANTED

Rumors that person had already
been decided upon to write an Of
fetal biography of the late Presi-
dent Harding yesterday were denied
for Mrs. Florence King Harding,
by Attorney General Daugherty,
close friend of the former execu-
tive. He issued a statement in pI1--
suance OF the wish of Mrs. Harding,
whom he visited at Marion, Ohio, re-
Gently.
Several such biographies have
been advertised to appear in the
near future. It is in light Of this
that the denial has been made
When a person has been selected to
execute the work, Mrs. Harding will
announce it herself, in all proba-
bility.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
SAYS DIZZY SPELLS
ARE DANGEROUS
SYMPTOMSOF HIGH
BLOOD PRESSURE
Reduce 1t Quickly With Bi.a-lin.

1T may be fatal to ignore the
warning which Nature gives when
she causes frequent dizzy spells"
said well-known physician, "They
are often the only signals given to
tell US that the blood pressure has
been increased to the danger point. :"
And High Blood Pressure is a
condition not to be neglected It ls
itself a symptom Of auto,intoxica-
ton -poisoning). The heart,
in its endeaVor to overcome the
bad effects Of the wastes that are
poisoning the entire system, pumps
harder and harder until the danger
Gus condition of High Blood Pres
sure Is present. A scientific prep
aration called Bi-a-lin has been re.
Gently prescribed with remarkable
results.
1t helps Nature to free the sys-
tenn of the poisons which have
caused the heart to overtax itself
in its efforts to overcome their
harmful effect.
The benefits reported from Bi-a-
lin have been so remarkable that
IL was decided to put it up i'm con-
venient tablets and make 1t avail
able to everyone without a preScrip.
ton. If you have dizzy spells, nerV.
Gus attacks, frequent headaches, Of
fensive breath or constipation, or
feel generally run down, get Bi-a-lin
at once from any good druggist
such as Peoples Drug Store.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
Drapery Dept.
Arn1ure Portieres

Reversible Armure Portieres, 2A
yards long. Choice selection of colors,
including blue, rose, mulberry and green.
$6.5Opair $S.OOpair $11.OOpair
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
Oriental Rug SaLoi

Two Lots Of Persian Rugs Priced
Under Our Usual Moderate Price
One lot of Mossouls. Average size
31-2X6 1=2 fit. ................ $49.5O
One lot of Mossouls. Average size
3x512 ft................ $42.5O
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
Will Talk on "HeiIum."

production of Helium," the non.
inflammable gas used in the Fri,
will be the subject of an illustrated
lecture by DR.. Leon I. Shaw, of
the United States Bureau of Mines,
to the Piney Branch Citizens AS
ISOLATION at the Iowa Avenue
NJ. E. Church tonight at 8 o'clock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
MUSSOLINIS HOME FOLK
TO GIVE. HIM CASTLE

ROME, Oct. 17.-Premier Musso-
Iini is to be presented with a feudel
castle-one which looks down from
a neighboring hill upon the modest
dwelling in which Italy's present
premier was born.
The gift is to be made through
popular subscription among the
inhabitants of Romagna.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-17
The Linen Shop

Ha1f=1inen Hemmed Huck Towels.
Very absorbent. Red and blue
borders, also plain white. Size
19x36. Special, dozen. ........ $500
DOub1e=thread Turkish Bath
Towels. All pure white Size
22x44. Special, dozen. ......... $4.2O
Hemmed Divinity Bedspreads, size
81x@O. Special, each. ....... .$2.4O