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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
One Woman Buys Gifts for Relatives
That She Will Be Able to Use, While
Another Is Nuisance.

! how late the Christmas shopping
10 she does, she always seems to
stiA be In On the carly part Of
her Hist.
Mrs. o. q. IS nice sort and
loves TO do her Christmas shop
ping. In fact, she likes Christ
mas shopping 50 well she not
only does her own but everybody
else's. She blocks the aisle and
stalls the trade EOi. no better
reason than to wait and see
whether TIM woman purchasing
the Vase win decide on the blue
one with white cherry blossoms,
or the yellow ono with the black
. cIlrysanthe1n1rns.
rs GREAT ON STOPS.
She stops In front Of every
counter to look over everything
and waits twenty minutes at the
handkercIiefs not @ mention the
room she takes up when she
knows frf her heart that she Ii
headed for the eImbfOideIies on
the fourth floor. Everybody would
Be grateful 4 Mrs. 2. G would
move on.
Mrs. O. O. I'D. does her Christ
mas shopping early several
times!
She Il forever making ptir.
cl1ases and them finding tIlat
some one else has bought the same
thing for this friend and Il must
be exchanged for sOnething else.
She does her shopping 30 early
and 50 often that she FeIrainS
under the Huston the rest 81
the year that she has given al
Of her friends two Or three times
rs much rs they have given her.
Mrs. y. y. mt only does her.
Christmas shopping early but
wisely. She doesn't detOtIr, and
wastes nObody's time or her own.
She knows what she wants,
where she casl Get 4 and who Il
u for.
Alta Way!''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
NEW b. q. COMPENSATION
|AcTTo BE OFFERED SENATE

Al new Workmen's compensat ion
act for the District viii be intro
duced in, the Senate by Senator
Jones of Washington and in the
House by Congressman Fitzgerald
of Ohio.
The measure which has the back
ing Of the American Federation of
Labor, provides for a fund to be
created from assessments from local
employers. Under it the worker
can obtain as much as two-thirds
of his salary during the period when
he is disabled, by reason OF an in.
dustrial accident or an industrial
disease, such as lead poisoning.
The maximum amount Of compensa-
ton which can be drawn by the
employee is $25 a week, and the
minimum is 81.
Farm labor and casual labor is
excluded from the terms Of the
hin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
D. TORIU|N|
WILL SOON DE-
| finished
Civic Meeting Place to Offer q
Wide Variety Of Uses TO
Citizens.

Completion Of the Washington
Auditorium, which Ii rapidly assun.
ing its finished form on the triangle
at Nineteenth street, New York ave.
nue. and q street northwest, will
give to Washington one Of the most
distinct buildings Of Its kind II. the
United States.
The wide variety Of uses for this
civic meeting place assure it q
steady and consistent popularity.
Room for Six Thousand.
For mass meetings, large conven-
tons, community celebrations, the
auditorium offers accommodations
for an audience of 5000 Twenty
five smaller rooms, designed pri-
mari1y for committee conferences,
win be able to accommodate organi-
zation meetings, as their capacity
ranges from twenty-five to 400 Dor
sons
One 81 the most attractive fea-
lures of the auditorium proper Ii
the fact that there are but two coli
unns In the main hall and gallery.
For smaller gatherings in the audi
tOrium, such as concerts, lectures
and other events which call for con-
centration Of the assemblage, It has
been made possible and practical to
reduce the seating facilities Of the
gallery and first floor from 5000 to
1900 Of the best seats, without In
terference to the full capacity.
twenty-five Boxes Available.
Special provisions have been
made for social entertainments.
There are twenty-five private and
eighteen mezzanine boxes. seating
from four to eight persons each.
Every chair ID each Of the boxes q
in unobstructed view OF the stage.
Ten dressing rooms for performers
are provided. The stage itself Ii
forty-five BY sixty feet, with an
opening forty-three feet wide and
twenty-seven feet high. Lighting
arrangements and stage equipments
are Of the latest improved types.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
5000 PERSONS VANISH
EVERY YEAR IN U. S.

NEW YORK, Dec. 5. OF the
II, 900 women and girls reported
missing in 1922, more than 10000
were reported found largely through
the agency of the National Asso-
citation of Travellers Aid Societies.
The disappearance were reported
to the police Of thirty-three
cities throughout me country. &C
cording to records made public to-
day.
A survey OF police records just
completed by the organization show.
ed that last year 1,549 women and
girls were reported as having die.
appeared in Chicago; LOGO In Los
Angeles, All in San Francisco and
81 In Detroit.
The organization estimates 10000
persons vanish annually in Amer
lea, this being double the number
actually reported In average years
Of these SO per cent are found
sooner or later, tho report showed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
KANSAS CUTS ACREAGE
OF WHEAT DUE 70 PRICES

TOPEKA, Kans., Dec. 5.a de.
crease in the Kansas winter wheat
acreage Of 1.s36,41o acres. or 1876
per cent, as compared with that
sowed q year ago, IL shown in a
report issued by the State Board
OF Agriculture.
The estimate is 9,761 900 acres.
Il Is the smallest acreage sown
since 1917.
The decrease Is attributed almost
entlreiy to the reduced prices re-
celyed for wheat for the years 1921,
1877 and 1923, and to the extremely
nigh price Of labor and machinery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
MINERS STAKE GOLD
CLAIMS I'M N. n. STATE

ALBANY. dee. 5.-GoId has been
discovered in seven places IN New
York State IN the last eleven
months.
AT least that many mining claims
have been filed iii the office Of Sec
reIary of State Hamilton.
Just how well the claims will pan
nut III q question, but scientists as
seTt gold never viii be. found III
paying quantities in this State be-
cause Of its geological formation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
By FAY KING.

Yes, they are doing their Christ
mas shopping early,
Mrs. x, with 8 list that would
sink 8 liner. has stumbled forth
to make her selections and from
the way she Il enthusing over
the cute smoking set she Is get
ting for her hubby have q
snealxing idea that right after the
holidays she'll get the poor guy
to swear off smoking and use Il
for sewing table.
She buys things like that.
I remember the year she got
her seventy-twO-year-Old grand
mother q bright red ostrich feath-
or fan, and when ] asked il the
dear old lady went out much she
said that she didn't 90 out at all,
but liked color and she might as
well get her an ornament that
would como In handy now and
then for herself.
/ noticed that II came I'm handy
to almost every party Mrs. x At
tended that winter.
Mrs. b. Is busy with the Christ
ans shopping, too. She always
does Il early and late. In fact,
she Is one Of those roundabout
beings that hobs here and there
and doesn't seem to have back
bone enough to move on 70 where
she is trying to get.
HER LIST Al FORNdALITY.
Her list Is more 81 . handicap
than 3 help to her, because she
can't remember what she got
anybody down for ana loses the
list the first time she wishes to
refer 70 1t.
She buys just what she Hikes
best for somebody else and then
&C the last minute decides she
Hikes &c 80 much slie'H keep IL
herself, and then she - Just
where she started. No matter
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
CALLS PROHIBITION FOES
"SELEcTIVE ANARCHISTS,

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Americans
VINO Haunt the prohibition laws were
termed "selective anarchists, on all
tours with Emma Goldman and Eu.
gene Debs," by United States District
Attorney Hayward, in an address be-
Tore the Government Club.
II Hght wines and beer were To-
gained, respectable people would go
TO their front doors to buy wine and
peer and to their back doors to buy
llilolt Whiskey, gin and rum" de-
clared Colonel Hayward, flaying the
moderate vets"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
MAN GUILTY or ST WING
SPOUSE or PRESENT WIFE

DELAND, Fla, Dec. 5.-FTeCl
Tedder. indicted Jointly with his
wife. Mrs. Rhoda Tedder. for muir
dor in connection with the death
Of CORTLAND SmIth. farmer OF
this county. was found guilty Of
murder by jury in circuit court
here. He was recommended to
mercy, the verdic4 carrying with
it a sentence OF life Imprisonment
At the time Of the shooting, Iwo
years ago, Mrs. Tedder was the wife
Of CORTLAND Smith. She married.
Iedder eight months after the slay
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
or WHEAT. DUE TO PRICES
PRACTICES ART ON WIFE

Capinslxi, q circus strong man, Z
was fined SIS in police court mere
for practicing his art on Mrs. Ca
pinsld.
According to the wife. Capinsli
struck her with D poker. The
poker, she said, was bent into 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-05
4 THREE DAYS
COUGH is YOUR
DANGER SIGNAL
Chronic Coughs and Persist
ent Colds Lead to Serious
Lung Trouble. You Can
Stop Them Now With Greco
mulsiOn, an EmuIsified
CreOsOte That Is Pleasant
to Take.

Creomulsion is a new medical
discovery with twofold action. It
soothes and heals tho inflarned
membranes and kills the germ.
OF all known drugs. Creosote ia
recognized by the medical frater.
nifty as the greatest healing agency
for the treatment of chronic coughs
and colds and other forms of throat
ana lung troubles. Creomulsion con.
tains, in addition to creosote. other
healing elements which soothe and
heal the inflamed membrane and
stop the irritation and inflamma
ton while the creosote goes on to
the stomach, is absorbed into the
blood, attacks the seat of the trou
BILE and destroys the germs that
lead to consumption.
Creomulsion rs guaranteed salts.
factory in the treatment of chronic
coughs and colds, bronchial asth-
ma, catarrhal bronchitis and other
forms of throat and lung diseasesf
and is excellent for building up the
system after colds or the flu. Money
refunded If any cough or cold, no
matter of how long standing, is not
relieved after taking according to
directions. Ask your druggist.
Creomulsion Co., Atlanta, Ga.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
FALL CALVES ARE PREFERRED
Young Animal Develops Sufficiently
During Winter to Get Some
Good From Pasture.

With many farmers 1t is the practice
to have the cows freshen in the spring.
There is much to be said in favor of
fall-calving. In fall-calving schedule,
there is usually more available help
for caring for the calf and 1t gets bet
ter attention during the first few
months Of It's life. The fall calf 10
kept in the barn and is more constant
ly under the observation Of the care
taker, so that any disturbance is much
more likely to be detected.
During the winter months the calf
develops sufficiently so that by the fol-
lowing spring, it is old enough to get
some good from the pasture. A six
months-old calf cannot, however, de-
pend entirely on pasture for its feed.
Flies and hot weather are particularly
bad for the little calf and spring calves
suffer a great deal because of them.
1t requires a great deal of care and
attention to give the calf a proper
start. Such attention is seldom given
when the crops are being put in and
cultivated. There are other practical
advantages Of fall freshening which do
not directly affect the calf. The dairy
farmer can usually plan his breeding
so that the majority of his calves will
be dropped at the most favorable sea-
son Of the year.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
DAIRY
FACTS
SUPERIOR sIREs HELP DAIRY
improvement Means Mating Of Fs-
males Alrsady In Herd With
Purebred Bulls.

In most cases dairy herd improve.
ment must mean the mating Of such
females as are already in the herd
with superior male, says the New
York State College of Agriculture at
Ithaca. II the superior characters in
the sire are more likely to be trans
mitted than the less desirable ones in
the dams, the sire's more desirable
qualities will predominant in the
daughters.
One Of the most outstanding ex-
amples Of what a good sire can do In
purebred herd is in the case OF EN-
blagaard Tritomia Homestead This
bull, still improved, was purchased in
1911 by the University Of Illinois, but
his ancestors had been excellent as pro
ducers or as transmitters of produc
ton. The first ten daughters of this
bull to freshen gave as two-year-olds
an average increased production over
that Of their dams of 3.907.7 pounds Of
milk and 160.65 pounds Of butterfat.
The valpe Of good purebred sires in
grading up scrub or grade cows was
shown at the Iowa State college in an
experiment starting IN 1907. Native
scrub cattle from Arkansas were
graded up through the continuous use
Of purebred sires. The granddaugh.
tiers had an average increase of 4,471.7
pounds of milk and 1860 pounds Of
butterfat over their scrub dams.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
VENTILATED BOX FOR BREAD
Hot Product Should Not BE Wrapped
Immediately as Moisture Causes
MoIds to Form.

Bread and cakes should be kept in a
ventilated box. the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture reminds the
housewife. Hot bread should not be
wrapped Immediately. The moisture
Of fresh bread causes molds to form.
The bread box should be scalded once
week, wiped dry, and summed.
Crackers and cookies. on the other
hand, lose their crlspness, by absorb
ing moisture from the air. They
should be kept In air-tight boxes
wrapped in parchment or paraffin pa
per, If possible.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
BROOM RECOMMENDED
on EVERY MACHINE
Motorist Should Stop and Re.
move Broken Glass in Road.

Every motorist owes duty to HIM
self and all other drivers to stop his
car and remove from the highway all
broken glass or other substance dam
gerous to tires which he notices in his
travels.
A large tire concern recommends
that small brush or broom be made
part Of the equipment Of each automo-
bile and that the automobile owners Of
the country pledge themselves to stop
their cars and sweep off from the high
way any glass or harmful substance
encountered. If each automobilist
would follow such policy, 1t would
not be necessary for the average man
to remove glass more than few times
year.
When a cluster of broken bits of
glass is allowed to remain on high
way until 1t has been entirely swept
off by tires or carried away embedded
in tires, probably hundreds of cars
have their tires more or less injured
before the glass disappears. If 1t is re-
moved by the first man who sees it,
hundreds of other machines are free
from danger of tire trouble.
The Automobile Club Of Wilkes
Barre. Pa, was the first automobile
group In the country to adopt this
suggestion. At meeting of the club
the members committed themselves TO
the glass-removing program. Each
member Of the club will keep careful
record as to the number Of times he
has to stop to remove glass and will
also try to form judgment as to how
the glass came to be on the road. Other
clubs are expected to follow their ex-
ample and enroll their members as
knights Of the broom"
One thing is certain-the person who
drops bottles on the highway for the
pleasure Of hearing them break has be-
come very unpopular and is going to
become more SO.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
WAS FORCED TO
LIVE ON MILK
Mrs. Baker Praises TanIac for
Remarkable Recovery
Of Her Health.

'Tanlac built me up and restored
my health when everything else failed
and had lost hope Of ever being well
again." Is the statement made. the
other day by Mrs. Maria Anita Baker.
residing at 707 8. Edith ST., Albu-
querque, N. NJ.
"A year ago ! was terribly run
down from stomach trouble and
couldn't eat anything without suffer
ing agony afterwards. Ny heart palpi-
tated until could barely get my
breath and for several months the
only nourishment I could take was
milk. had awful dizzy spells, and
was so weak had to have q servant
do my housework.
"Tanlac helped me so wonderfully
that Ave bottles ended all my troubles
and made me feel like different per-
son. l haven't been bothered since
and 90 from morning till night with
out feeling unduly tired. Tanlac has
certainly been a blessing to me-"
Tanlac is for sale by all good drug
gists. Accept no substitute. Over 81
million bottles sold.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
TIDINESS WILL MAKE
IRONING DAY EASIER
Confusion Detracts From Good
Results and Worker Will Tire
More Quickly.

prepared by tho United States Department
of Agriculture)
Without realizing 1t one may be
tired by disorderly and confused sur.
roundings, whether at work or not,
and for the same reason one may get
through relatively hard task with
out undue fatigue II it is performed
under pleasant, orderly conditions.
While the unwashed dishes, the food
standing about, the mans overcoat
inappropriately hung In the kitchen,
and the torn ironing board cover may
not actually interfere with rapid work,
the general atmosphere of confusion
detracts from good results and the
worker Is undoubtedly more tired at
the end of, the time she has spent
ironing than the one in the picture.
Time is often lost making room among
a collection of untidy articles, and as
there is neither hamper for pile Of
dampened clothes nor a clotheshorse
for those that have been ironed, the
housewife will have to stop occasional
ly and move these garments to make
room for others.
It is important to have the ironing
board steady and placed at the right
height. IA clean, well-padded ironing
board or table set at the comfortable
working height from the floor requires
the expenditure Of less energy for iron
ing. If 1t is possible to sit down to
most Of this task, the back will not be
SO tired as II one stands continually
The ironing board cover should be fit.
ted snugly on the board without wrin.
kles and not allowed to sag.
Standing with ones back to the
light Is another bad feature. Lack Of
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
DETERMINE VALUE OF BULL
Do Not Send Animal to Butcher Until
He Has Had Chance to
Prove Himself.

1t Is mistake to dispose of bull
that has any prospects whatever until
his true value is determined by his
progeny. Many a dairy bull has gone
to the block only for 1t to be found
later on that some Of his daughters
are making fine records. You cannot
tell much about the record Of a bull
until he is about i've years old. and he
has to be about seven years old before
much can be told of his breeding quail
tiles. Do not butcher an animal that
may be the making Of your herd, until
he has had fair chance to prove him
self.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28

a clotheshorse on which to spread the
freshly ironed garments to dry and air
virtually undoes half the work that
has been done. for slightly moist gar.
quite badly.
[ In the picture the board is placed
at the best height for the work, both
sitting and standing. 1t has an e1.
tendable leg to rest on, and is hinged
permanently in place so that when not
in use 1t can be folded back into a
small fiat closet out of the way. The
sprinkled clothes. ready to iron, are
rolled up and covered In the hamper,
and there is n clotheshorse which the
ironer can reach by merely turning
around. The board Is set as near as
possible to the stove where the irons
are heating, and light from the win
dow falls across the work.
Several other points might be men.
toned in connection with making IRON
ing less of drudgery, points out the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. Clean, smooth irons should be
used Rubbing them occasionally with
wax or paraffin will keep them in good
condition. Rusty or dirty irons should
be secured with sand, soap or bath
brick, washed, wiped dry, heated,
waxed and rubbed smooth.
Fabrics should be ironed II possible
with the lengthwise thread, as large
space as possible being ironed Mt one
time. Most materials look best II
ironed thoroughly dry. Parts that dry
quickly and that will hang off the
board when finished should be ironed
first. Cuffs and sleeves, collars and
drapes or rufiies on skirts are best
ironed before the main part Of the
garment. For silks, woolens and col.
ored materials. medium-hot irons
should be used. All these materials
should be ironed on the wrong side,
except aprons and children's dresses
that need smooth surface to keep
clean longer. Silks and woolens may
be ironed on the right side II covered
with dampened cheesecloth.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
CROSSING in FRONT OF CAR
Dangerous Practice Because Driver Of
Other Machine May Not Gee
Signal Given.

Crossing in front of another car 30
as to reach the curb Is a particularly
dangerous habit, because the driver
Of the other car Is not able to see the
signal you give with your hand. He
may not even notice the automatic sig
mailing device, assuming your car is
equipped with one. Any car which Is
proceeding along the center Of the
street is assumed to be either travelling
faster than the rest Of the traffic or
preparing to make left turn at the
next street intersection. 1t goes with
out saying that the driver who intends
parking should keep to the right and
as near to the curb as possible, but,
should he find himself caught in the
center of the street when he wants to
park the logical thing Is to stop and
wait until the traffic to the right has
passed by.
The Holly chieftain., 1923-06-28
AUTOMOBILE
s@ EuSSIF8

When. the motor fails to start there
are three systems to inspect-valve
system, Ignition system and carbure-
tion system.
A good method of cleaning motor
Is to spray kerosene over the exterior
of the motor. This is a very effective
way Of washing down all dirt and oil.
Dust and dirt on front glasses and
refiectors cut down the efficiency Of
head lamps. Therefore periodic clean
Ing should be resorted to.
After washing the car. dry the body
Immediately with clean chamois but
never use the same sponge or chamois
that has been used at any time on the
running gear.