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Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13
DOES YOUR CHILD SEE A CLEAN
BRIGHT WORLD?

Would things look queer? What
would his new specs DO, anyhow? He
gazed the full length of the street
through his first glasses. The father
looked on-as anxious as his son.
Suddenly the boys eyes lighted into
a happy smile. '1My. Dad" he ex-
claimed, "the whole world looks clean
err" Blurs had dhanged into clean
cut shapes. The Whole world sudden
ly assumed a different, brighter aspect.
Five million children in this country
are struggling Though school and
making hard work of play-handicap-
ped by imperfect and inadequate wi
sion. They don't tell you about it
they can't, because they've never seen
through any eyes but their own.
Your child may be thus pitiably ham
dicapped His progress in school, his |
happiness at play, his chances in later
years may depend upon the
action you take in this vital regard. |
Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13
Dancers Are Law Unto Themselves

- VIEW YORK.-Monsieur Louis
M Chalif, this towns premier
instructor of aesthetic
known by the irreverent as
MISUNDERSTANDING, has sorrowfully
acknowledged that the steps in vogue,
both at Roseland and the Ritz, are
severally invented by the patrons
thereof and mot by the American
Conclave of Dancing Teachers So
cieties.
Perish the very intirnation that the
American conclave, etc. should counte-
nance, much less contrive, such un-
blushing postures and gyrations But,
as M. Chalif was constrained to ad-
NIT, the debutante and her collegian,
the shop girl and her shipping clerk,
continue on their wayward terpsi-
chorean courses, as blandly oblivious
to the pretty steps proposed each year
by the conclave as to the conclave's
pained representations anent decorum
and the canons of good taste. Alas
The King Tut toddle Is the innova-
ton presently to be divulged by the
conclaye. M. Chalif confided. AS
demonstrated, the King Tut toddle de-
rives more nearly from the Mississippi
basin than from the valley OF the Nile.
Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13

~ HICAGO.-Norman Bue, twent
ty-seven years old, an auto
mobile salesman, was crushed
and burned to death and his
bride of five weeks, Mrs. Florence
Nora Bue, was injured when Bue's au-
tomobile was ground into a mass Of
wreckage between two Chicago ave-
nue. street cars, bound in Opposite d.
rections, at Sangamon street
Bue tried to cut in front OF street
car going west and miscalculated his
distance. The car behind him caught
the rear fender of his machine, tossed
the machine half way across the east
bound track, and then struck him just
as another car, coming east, rammed
him from the other direction.
The impact and the explosion OF the
gasoline tank on Bue's machine as 1t
was ground between the street cars
threw the occupants Of both cars into
panic.
Men passengers shouted. Women
screamed. Flames shot high In the
air between the cars, which came to
standstill with the machine midway
between them.
The crash was heard by Chief John
A. Groves of the Fifth fire battalion
at fire several blocks distant and he
hurried an engine to the scene.
Windows in both cars were |
and men and women tumbled |
Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13

we would easily make our fortunes.
"We grinned at each other in the
| darkness, and then we slept, only to
awaken with perspiration streaming
from our faces, with the heat so in
tense that we knew the boilers and
the great furnaces beneath them were
not far distant.
"The next day we heard footsteps
and pressing our ears to the bulkhead
we heard stoker say In Spanish that
the odor of something burning had
reached the deck.
eve heard other footsteps and sud
denly the sound Of bars and bolts be-
ing wrenched away and the bulkhead
was swung open. Almost blinded by
the lights Of the stokehold, we were
dragged forth.
"Then the other bulkhead was
opened and we saw that which we
shall never forget The FIVE men were
twisted on the steel plates, hot as
stove lid. They had torn off their
clothing and one man had twisted
shirt about his neck as though he had
sought to hasten his end by hanging.
sWe were ordered to help carry the
bodies up the iron ladder to the deck
and when we had done so we fell
writhing with illness, while sailors
wrapped canvas about the bodies and
laid heavy iron bars from the stoke
hold beside them as weights. Then
ordered to stand up and every
one took his hat off and the captain |
read the burial service and the bodies
were dropped over the side"
Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13

~ HlLADELPHIA--T with
E2 in a narrow bulkhead compart-
u ment fanked by battery OF
boilers, five stowaways were
killed by the intense heat in the hold
of the British steamship Santa Teresa,
which reached this port from Havana.
| -Four other stowaways, who had
| concealed themselves in another
! bunker, were rescued and are now de-
tanned by the immigration authorities
at Gloucester.
The nine men, all Cubans, boarded
the vessel while sugar was being load
ed from lighters ranged alongside the
Santa Teresa in the shallow harbor,
according to Jose Ramerez, the only
survivor who can speak English. The
five dead men, who were buried at sea,
were strangers to him and his COM
panions
II went aboard the ship at three
o'clock in the morning." said Ramerez,
"and I was accompanied by Manuel
Sanchez. Both of us had been TO sea
before and we knew Of the perils of
shifting cargo In ships hold, so we
went to a coal bunker ON the port side,
where we found two other men,
Bernardo Fernandez and Antonio Fer
nandez. We all had loaves of bread
concealed beneath our shirts and small
bottles of water
I'VE heard the anchors being raised
and as the ship moved we knew that
we were passing under the very brow
of Moro castle and were Safely on
our way to the United States, where |
Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13

- ~ EN- 1Ohk.-duDert Il. Jen
Nj nings. former employee OF
the United States shipping
board, who disappeared q
short time ago with eight-year-old
Ruth Smerling of No. 4415 Avenue NJ,
Brooklyn, and took her to Washington,
wrote to her mother, Mrs. Anna Smer-
ling, saying his lonely, childless life
and his love for Ruth alone led him
to take her away. Ruth was sent
home by Jennings.
The letter was postmarked Phila-
delphia, Sunday night. No address
was given. Jennings said in part:
by the papers see that I am very
much OF villain, but do not want
you to think that way. I love Ruth
and would take as much care of her
as If she had been my own daughter.
Though I had been married eight
years, never had a baby, and have
always been more than fond of chill
dren.
"While / was at Mrs. Prices house
(his fiancee, Mrs. Hannah Price of No.
1888 East Forty-ffth street, Brooklyn,
Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13
Stowaways Slowly

5 ::::s ';;s::: j : y;
boilers five StoyyavvavS wnre
Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13
"Eat and Grow rhIn.s

Mrs. Skelton-Y Yes. keep slender,
although I eat Everything that's put
before me.
Mrs. Woodbe Slimmer-How do you
manage to do It'll
Mrs. Shelton Where board they
put precious little before me.
Idaho County free press., 1923-09-13

| There is absolutely no other way to be
sure-and safe.
FOR YOUR CHILVS SAKE-have
an examination NOW
See DR.. w. s. Jackson, the eyesight
specialist, Office in Thompson's Jewel
ry store opposite. Bank of Camas
Prairie, Main St, \Grangeville, Idaho.
a74'
Taken Up-Red poNed bull with cor
ner off left ear and open circle in
under side of right dRr. Owner can
have same by proving Aroperty, paying
pasture bill and cost bf advertising.
George w. Heineck. 17-3
For -ChandlerA 4-passenger
roadster, in good congNdt. Write or
call P. N. Kelsch, GreehcrAek, Grange
vile phone IN 17tf
Folks who talk lbud shduld speak
&
Most every man thinks hislwife has
he best husband bh the world.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
LAW, NOT WAR,
DR|VEf BEGUN
IN D. c.
Posters and Banners Put Up,
Sermons Planned by Churches,
and Meeting Called.

Washington today joined the
nationwide demonstration for
Law, Not War"
Posters carrying the slogan Law,
Not War" are being displayed on
the street cars, in homes and at
business places. Many picture
theaters are carrying the words on
their screens, and a large banner
displaying them in blue and white
was raised with appropriate cere-
monies at the headquarters of the
National Council for Prevention of
War. 532 Seventeenth street north
west.
Tomorrow sermons on the sub
stitution of law for war will be
preached in churches. In the after
noon tomorrow a public meeting
will be held at the Church of Our
Father, Thirteenth and L streets
northwest. Louis F. Post, former
assistant secretary of labor, will
preside.
Arrangements for this city's DEM
onstration has been in charge of
a committee of one hundred, in
Guiding the following:
E. G. Stanton, chairman; Charles
Pidgeon. j. Webb Richman, Edwin
Potter. j. E. Hiatt, l. Geraci, L. G.
Strack, Edwin Evans, Judson King,
B. ]. MCGOWAN, David J. Lewis,
ellison Gardner, J. A. Stone,
Mitchell Carroll, William Franklin
Bert, DR.. Leon j. Brodsley, DR.. NJ.
r. George, the Rev. Thomas c..
Clark, the Rev. Robert Watson,
Western Starr, Louie ]. Heath,
Charles A. Lyman, Edward Keat.
ing, Miss Frances Crosby, Mrs.
Helen Roy Greeley, Miss Mabel Ury,
Mrs. Bertha Ballard, Miss Jane
Grey Allen, Miss Emma Void. Miss
Willie Zuber, Miss Mary Ida Win
der. Miss Cora r. Hutchinson, Mrs
Mary c. Terrell, Mathilda D.
Wright, DR.. Robert Woodbury., Mrs.
Helen Sumner Woodbury., Louis f.
Post. Mrs. Alice Thatcher Post, Mrs
E. c. Stanton, Miss Amy Woods.
Thomas c. Clark, Mrs. Edward
Heating, Mrs. Isabelle Kendig Gill,
Mrs. William Adams Slade, Miss
Ethel Smith, L. A. Gaver, Gustav
A. Crist, S. l. Bryant, w. l.. Darby,
Sylvester L. McLaurin, Hunter II.
Cardwel. DR.. M. F. Woodland, lanes
w. Mcclure, Howard Is. Gill.
Douglas Anderson, Joseph L. Peff.r'
Leonard G. Randolph. S. l.. Hoov-
er, Herbert Lewis, Mrs. Herbert
Lewis, Daniel Shoemaker, Austin
Stone, Ruben Dillingham;. Furman
milford, Barkley Ayres, Mrs. Emma
Ayres, Miss Sarah Mathews, Miss
Agnes Chase, G. r. Whitaker, MSS
Elsie Brown, Mrs Harriet Con.
nor Brown, Miss Dora Hines. C. r.
Nesbitt, Mrs. E. Nicholson, J. c..
Gray, Miss Inez Woodland, Miss
Louise Park, Miss Jeanette E.
Marley, Miss Virginia Bestor, Miss
Nellie E. Dashiell, Miss Lucille
Deemer, Miss Lulu J. Welsh, Miss
Lucy r. Swanton and Miss Lucy S.
Patrick.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
MRS. NV. STEELE SUES FOR
HUSBANDS FORFEIT BOND

An order was issued yesterday
by Justice Bailey Of the District
Supreme Court directing District
Attorney Gordon to show cause
July 80 why $500 deposited by the
Columbia Casualty Company into
the registry Of the court should not
be paid over to Mrs. Marie V.
Steele, wife of George M. Steele, jr.
The money was deposited after a
bond for that amount was de-
clared forfeited because Steele
violated a court order not to leave
the jurisdiction without permission.
Mrs. Steele who sued for a limited
divorce complained that her hus-
band had not only violated the order
not to leave the city but had taken
another woman with him.
Edna Bynum. who sued her hus-
band Jennings Bynum for a limited
divorce was yesterday awarded $40
a month temporary alimony by
Justice Bailey. The wife is also
given the custody Of a minor child
and the husband received permits
sion to see the child Wednesdays
and Sundays.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
CHIEF WATSON
ONEXTENDED
VACATION
Fire Department Head Will Go
to Lakewood in Effort to
Gain Health.

George S. Watson, chief of the
Fire Department, goes on an in
definite leave Of absence next Tues
day. He plans to go to Lakewood,
N. J., for his health.
Andrew j. Sullivan, deputy chief.
will be acting chief in Watson's
absence.
Chief Watson has been suffering
with throat trouble and his physi-
clan has ordered him to leave this
climate for an indefinite period.
When the doctor first ordered
Watson away, the chief went to
Commissioner James F. Oyster and
offered to resign, stating that he
could not tell how long it would be
necessary for him to stay away.
However. the Commissioner told
him that he would not accept his
resignation and urged him to take
an indefinite leave of absence.
Il want the chief to stay away
just as long as he feels it is neces.
sary," Commissioner Oyster said to-
day. His job will be awaiting him
when he returns"
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
CITY HAS NO AUTHORITY
TO BROADEN STREETS

The District Commissioners today
informed Charles J. Columbus, sec
rotary Of the Merchants and Manu-
facturers Associa ton, that the city
had no authority to widen Thir-
teenth street from + TO ! streets,
as recommended by that OrganiZa.
ton.
The Commissioners realize" they
said in a letter, that there are
some streets in the downtown sec
ton of the city which must event
ually be widened, and their recent
action in declaring Thirteenth street
between Pennsylvania avenue and
* street one-Way street was taken
with A view toward relieving traffic
congestion until such time as Con.
gress authorizes IA physical widen.
ing of the roadway"
The letter indicates that the city
heads are planning in the near
future to seek authorization from
Congress to widen some downtown
streets. INCLUDING Thirteenth.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
IMaIaEkEl
A NEW MOTIVE POWER.

This wonderful invention is by a
youth named Getrich Quick, with
but handful of knowledge cleaned
from a SearsRoebuck catalogue.
1t consists of an ordinary 1s-foot
canoe. with eight holes cut in the
bottom at intervals Of two feet
each. into which are strapped
eight ducks. steel beam is ex-
tended the length of the canoe.
from which are suspended eight
ears of corn.
The feet of the ducks project
through the holes in the bottom.
and the corn is fastened slightly
ahead of each duck, making 1t
necessary for the fowl to lean
forward. The ducks. in their
eagerness to get the corn. will start
to paddle. thus propelling the
canoe through the water BY re-
yersing four of the ducks, the
canoe may be stopped BY turning
two ducks backward II will travel
three-quarter speed.
One purchaser says: II find that
by starving my ducks 1 can get
better speed"
Another says: while my wife
and / and kids were going up the
river one of my ducks died, bur we
successfully limped home on seven
ducks and ate the dead one for
Sunday dinner"
THE UNKNOWN.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
WILL TEST SANITY OF
WOMAN WHO FIRED BED

Arraigned in Police Court today on
a charge of assault with intent to
kill her daughter, Mrs. Rose Nc
Phearson, colored, 615 Blaines court
northeast, was committed to the
Washington Asylum Hospital for
mental observation by Judge Nc
Mahon. The commitment was made
on the request of the wOman's at
torney, ]. William Shea.
Testimony showed that the Nc,
Phearson woman became angered
when her seventeen-year-old daugh-
ter refused to get up and help with
the homework, and so she is alleged
to have sprinkled the floor with oil
and fired her bed.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
Mother Fighting Sons
in D. c. Court
Action

Mother is pitted against sons
in a legal battle in the District
Supreme Court.
Mrs. Helene Stern, owner Of
the Washington Show Case Ex-
change, 629 and 631 Louisiana
avenue northwest, today filed
suit against Hymen and Abra-
ham Stern, her sons, to estab-
lish her ownership of the busi-
ness.
Mrs. Stern, through Attorney
Milton Strasburger, declares
that her sons have been man
aging the business, but that
they have gotten into a dis
agreement and have removed
the books and records of the
concern, retarding the conduct
Of business.
She expresses the fear that
her sons, forgetting their filial
loyalty, may try to take the
business away from her, and
she requests that, because of
her advanced age, her deposit
ton be taken in reference to
the ownership, which she claims
belongs to her exclusively.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
SUES CLERK FOR RETURN
OF UNUSED TRIAL FEES

Attorney A. Y. Bradley today filed
suit in the District Supreme Court
against Blanche Neff, clerk Of the
Municipal Court, to compel her to
return a $40 deposit to William w
Bolls. who, with six other persons,
demanded a jury trial in-the eject
ment proceedings brought by H. r.
Howenstein to GUST him from the
Magnolia apartments.
A test case Of one Of the parties
gave a ruling IN favor of the land
lord and the other tenants agreed
not to go to court, the clerk, how
ever. refusing to return their de-
posits. Attorney Bradley estimates
that there are thousands of dollars
thus unlawfully retained by the
court.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
BOARD OF TRADE MEMBERS
GUESTS OF F. r. WELLER

More than fifty members of the
membership committee of the
Washington Board of Trade today
motored to Arundel-on-the-Ba
where they are the guests OF
Francis r. Weller. a member of the
committee and chairman Of the
boards committee on water supply.
Fishing, swimming and boating
have been arranged and there will
be other outdoor and indoor sports.
The members assembled in the
board rooms in the Star building
and made the trip by automobile,
leaving shortly after 10 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
MAJ. BELL
MAPS OUT
WINTER
PLANS
Proposal Will Replace Former
Maximum" Limit-Expects
Dealers Cooperation.

Tentative plans for handling
the coal situation in Washington
next winter, should an emergency
arise, have been formulated by
Engineer Commissioner J. Frank
lin Bell, it became known today.
Instead of establishing max
imum anthracite coal price, Major
Bell would set "fair price" and
urge local coal dealers to follow
this price as their "moral duty"
Ready to Take Charge.
Major Bell does not believe in set
ting a ''top-notch" price. He says
that when this is done dealers are
inclined to sell coal only at the
highest price.
The District government is ready
to take charge of coal distribution,
If it is y ssr ~, Major Bell says.
He has ma "A investigation into
the manner in which the situation
was handled last year.
Commissioner Bell is now gather
ing information regarding whole
sale and retail prices and the sup
ply available.
Depends on Cooperation.
From, these figures, Major Bell
expects to set fair prices Deal
ers, he said, will be allowed fair
and fixed margin of profit.
Cooperation of coal dealers will
be sought again, he said. The Dis
trict Coal Commission has no legal
authority to enforce any rulings
and regulations and it must depend
on 100 per cent cooperation from
dealers.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
CHILDREN
SHOOT
MAN
Give False Names and Make
Escape-Workman's
Hurt Is Slight.

A bullet fired from thicket at
Thirty-ffth and Fulton streets
northwest, which felled Beverly
Smith, colored, 51a Fenton place
northwest, brought four head
quarters detectives, a police cap
tain, a lieutenant, several officers,
a patrol wagon and ambulance
rushing to that point today.
Suffers Flesh Wound.
Hasty examination proved that
Smith was suffering only from a
flesh wound in the chest, evidently
from small 22-caliber rifle, and
after first aid was rendered by at
taches of the Emergency Hospital
ambulance, he went back to work on
a construction job.
Three boys, ranging from eight to
ten years of age, investigation re-
Vealed, were responsible for the
shooting of the workman.
A passerby reported to the police
that he had stopped the trio when
he heard of the incident and saw
two of them had small rifles, and
took their names.
Give False Names.
Police, however, upon looking up
the names found they were all fic
titious, as well as the addresses
given, and instructions have been
given police of the Seventh and
Sub-T precinct stations to pick them
up upon the descriptions in the pos.
session of the police.
Officers at the Sub-T station said
today they have had numerous COM
plants from residents of the wooded
region in regard to boys who go
Injun hunting" during their summer
vacation.
1t is said that for a long time the
boys have been able to frolic about
without interference, but recently a
number of houses have been started
and the woods are rapidly being cut
down.
Those who answered the call from
headquarters were Detectives Yer
million, O'Dea, Jett and Cullinane.
Others who responded were Capt. T.
r. Dean, of A1e Seventh precinct
station; Lieut.. J. l.. Giles, in charge
of the Sub-T station, and Officers
H. Z. Lee, j. Bigham, J. Mills and
r. L. Leach.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
STAGE
CARNIVAL At
BALLSFON
It's a Real One, Too, With Pro-
ceeds Going to New
Apparatus.

Hop aboard the old fire truck
folks, and rattle over to Ballston.
They're holding a carnival over
in the Virginia town which eclipses
anything of it's kind ever held. in
northern Virginia.
And the proceeds are for an ex
cellent cause. The town is grow
ing by leaps and bounds. And sc
is the need for more adequate fire
fighting apparatus.
True, Ballston boasts Of hang-ur
hook truck, and the fire
chief whizzes to confla grations in a
speedy roadster.
But this is not enough for q
young city like Ballston, residents
aver. They want a real, houest-to
grandma pumping engine-the kind
other cities, like Washington and
Hyattsville, have.
They didn't want to raise the tax
rate, so the carnival idea was con
ceived. A large lot near Ballston
was fitted up with concession
booths, and amusement attractions
For ten days Ballston and the
towns in it's vicinity had a fine
time. Each night the carnival lot
was crowded with merrymakers.
When the ten days were up, the
authorities decided to continue the
carnival until August 4.
Fire Chief E. J. Plarr is given
full credit by his fellow-citizens for
the success of the carnival. Plarr
has worked indefatigably to make
the affair a success.
Others who are helping put
across" the carnival are Deputy
Fire Chief Charles McCherson,
Charles Gespert. and John Uphold
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
C| 7 Y employees
PUT OFF PAY
REQUESTS
Association Agrees Not to Push
Claims for Increases at
Present.

The City Employees Association
will not at this time push it's
request for an increase in pay for
daily laborers and mechanics of the
District government. 1t became
known today.
Employees plan to give Major j.
Franklin Bell, new engineer COM
missioner, an opportunity to become
more familiar with his post before
urging their claims.
Major Bell addressed the associa-
ton last night at meeting at
1905 E street northwest, asking the
men for cooperation.
Frank J. Bresnahan. president of
the association, replying to Major
Bell, declared the organization
wants to help the Commissioner in
his new post and promised 100
per cent cooperation.
John Prinkert, vice president,
made a brief talk explaining the
work of the association to Major
Bell.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
ASKS AUTO OWNER
FOR $4,000 DAMAGES

Alleging personal injuries, George
-. Moberly has filed suit In the
district Supreme Court to recover
$!o.ooO damages from James T.
McCarthy, owner of an automobile
winch. 1t Is alleged, cOllided with a
parked machine of the plaintiff. as
ne was about to enter his car.
Moberly says he was thrown 10
the ground and sustained serious
injuries. The accident happened
NOV. IL. last, on New Jersey ave-
nue. northwest, near the Capitol.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
WIDOW GETS $4,000
ESTATE OF DR., READY

An estate valued at $175 900 was
left by DR.. Michael j. Ready, who
ton of his widow, Mrs. Agnes
NJ. Ready. for the probate Of the
will. The widow is the sole bene-
ficiary, although testator has a son.
Thomas J. Ready, thirteen years old.
The estate comprises realty as
sessed at SIS, 900; cash and securities
$59, 900. and life insurance policies of
$4,000. Attorney Earl p. Ready
appears for the widow. She is named
as eXeCutriX.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
FARES ON RAILROADS CUT
FOR HARVEST WORKERS

At the request of the Department
Of Labor the Interstate Commerce
Commission today authorized the
Great Northern, Northern Pacific
and 500 railroads to put into effect
flat fare of $500 from Min
neapolis, St. Paul, Duluth and
Superior and a $3.50 flat fare from
500 City to any point near the
Minnesota and Dakota harvest fields
and points in Montana.
This flat fare is for the benefit
OF harvest hands who travel in
groups of five or more.