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PLLETT FINALLY MANAGES TO BEAT ST. LOUIS BROWNS Yankees Held At Bay By Mur-
 ray, And Red Sox
 Win

DETROIT. April 2s.-Herman Pillett beat St. Louis for the first time in his major league career today. Detroit win ming, to l. Elam Vangider was hit freely, allowing, besides Veach's home run. doubles by Cobb, Haney and Woodall. It was the eleventh successive game in which Heilmann has hit afely.
 Pilette wobbled only in the seventh when singles bt McManus and Severeid and a double by Gerber resulted In one run. A fast double play Rigney to Pratt to Blue. broke up the threatened St. Louis rally Score:
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SUMMARY Iwo-base Hits-S. Clarke, Trefry. Three -bsae Hits-Hartford. Stolen Bases-Gibert. Sacrifices-Hartford, Robertson. Double Play-D. Clark to Neun. Left Bases-New Orleans 4, Bir- mingham 8.
 Base on Balls-off Miller 3. Craft 1, Whitehill ?.
 Struck out-By Craft 4. whitehil 4. Hits-Off Matteson in 2-3 innings, (4 runs, on base): off Miller none in 1 in- hing q run, on base). Hit by Pitcher-By Miller (s. Clarke). Wild Pitches-Whitehi!l. Passed Ball-Dowie Earned Runs-Birmingham 5. Losing Pitcher-Matteson. lmpires-McGowan and Williams. Time of Game-1:57.
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Summary: Two-base hits. Haley. Corgan CD, Graff. Sacrifices, Corgan, Cuyler Bernsen. Michael, McQuillan CD, Gislaso Double plays. Michaels to Murray to Bernsen: Murray. Michales to Bernsen i; Brandrimer to Gislason to Sturdy. Left on bases. Nashville g. Little Rock g. Bases or balls. off Brake 5. off Mccall 8. out. by McJuiiian l, by Marberry 1. Hits off McQullan II in g. off Brake 3 in Is; off Mccall l In 1: off Marberry 4 in 2-3; off Adcock none in l. Hit by pitcher, by Brake (Michales). Winning pitcher. McQuilan; losing pitcher. Brake. Empires. Jorda and Brennan. Time. 55.
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Wilderness Winner In
 Haure de Grace Euent

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md, April 2S- Wilderness won the Chesapeake stakes $500 added for 3-year-old colts. mile and sixteenth, today. Bar berry Bush was second: The Clown. third. Time, AZ 1-5. Dumlin Daniel and St. Valentine also ran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-29
Cards Beat Reds

ST LOUIS. April ss.-Tensy allowed cincinnati but four hits and St. Louis The score was to !.
 Blades hit over the left field fsnes in tho third inning for his third homer Of the season. The four-bagger came off Luque with the bags empty.
 Jake Daubert, who suffered an attack on M first base for the Reds: score:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results Detroit 4, St. Louis l. Chicago 6. Cleveland 3. Boston s, New York 3. a-Washington, rain.
 TOday's Games St. Louis at Detroit. Cleveland at Chicago. Philadelphia at Washington.
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Toledo Buys Shannon From Memphis Chicks

TOLEDO, April 2S.-The Toledo club today announced the purchase of Outfielder Joe Shannon from Mem phis. shannon was sold to Memphis by Columbus, but refused to report there.
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CHAMPIONS BEST CRACKERS 5-2, IN SENSATIONAL TILT

ATLANTA, Ga, April 2s.-The league champions outplayed the Crackers today. Mobile defeating Atlanta. to }. The game was featured by great fielding ex hbitions both sides. On the first ball pitched, Dowd drove the ball far into left field, R. Williams catching it on the run with his back to the ball. Eddie Moore's work at shortstop was sensational. The game called in the eighth to allow the teams to catch trains. Score:
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VOLS COUPLE HITS. WITH TRAVELERS
 BOBBLES FOR WIN

NASHVILLE, April 2s.-Nashvile cou- pied hits with Little rock errors and passes and easily won the second game of the series. 10 to 4. It was McQuil- lans third start and win. Little Rock used four pitchers, but all save Marberry. who only pitched one inning. were wild and accorded poor support. Score:
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cIncInnati Si ...........-~.. SSs SSSS9 SS9 See|s
 Summary: Two-base hits Hornsby. Stock. Caveney 2. Daubert. Home run. Blades Stolen base. Bottomley.. Sacri- caveney. to Daubert: Left on base. Gin: cinnau 1. St. Louis 8. Bases on balls. off by Toney {. Luque l. Hits. off Luque in Ia innings. off Keck 2 in 2-3. Hit by pitcher. by LuQue (Blades). Losing pitch er Keck. Empires, Moran and Finneran. Time, 1929
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Jock VIII Go East

CHICAGO, April 2S.-Reports that Jock Hutchinson, golf professional at to the Coldstream club at New York next year. were confirmed today.
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S0x Best Boone

CHICAGO, April 2s.--Chicago won it's second game of the season today defeat ing Cleveland. to $. The Sox hit Boone hard and this. combined with cratic support made 1t easy for Charley Rob ertson to pitch his mates to victory
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BOSTON RECRUIT HOLDS GIANTS AT BAY, SCORE 6-4
Toney In Form And Holds Cln- cinnatl To Four
 Hits

NEW YORK. April 2s.-fesw York lost tho deciding contest of their tnrse-sams series with Boston today by . score of to {. Joe 0enewich. . mi-professional pitcher last year, won his second victory from the worlds champions. Genewich was aided by three double playA Score:
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Rinq Beats Robins

PHILADELPHIA. April 2s.-Philadel- phia won its first home game of the sea- son today, defeating Brooklyn. to ,. Jimmy Ring, for the Phillies. pitched in Williams hit his second home run of the
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Murray In Form

BOSTON. April 2s.-Murray held the champion Yankees to five hits today, Bos-q ton winning. to 5. Reichle, pinch hit for Leibold in the fifth and his double to right scored two runs. Score:
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sBatted for Vance in seventh. ssBatted for Decatur in ninth.

Philadelphia ............. 900 2Ol 00x-3
 Summary: Two-base hits. Olson. Schliebner. Sand, HollSe. Home run, Will Hams. Stolen base, Sand. Sacrifices
 Sand. Henline: Double plays. Johnston to Olson: Schliebner to Vance; Deberry to Schliebner; Barber to Olson to Johnston
 Sand to Wrightstone to Holke: Sand to Holke. Left on bases. Brooklyn 6. Phil adeiphia 9. Bases on balls, off Vance 2, Decatur. Ring 1. Struck out. by Vance l.
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'Batted for Edwards in seventh. ''Ran for Gardner in eighth.

Score by Innings:
 Cleveland ................ 010 900 O20-3 Chicago .............,.... 013 O2O 00s-6
 Summary: Two-base hit, Summa. Three base hit. Hooper. Stolen bases. Kamm, Fish. Sacrifices Robertson. Hooper. Sheely. Double plays, Wamby (unassist- cd); Collins to Sheey. Left Lise. Cleveland Q. Chicago 6. Bases on balls, off Boone ?, Robertson {. Edwards ,, Vim l. Struck out. by Robertson ?. Hits off Boone 5 in 213 innings Edwards in 2-3. Winn none in l. Morton none in 1. Losing pitcher. Boone. umpires. Row;and and Morarity. Time. hours.
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Summary: Two-base hits. Gerber
 Haney, Cobb, Heimann (2), Woodall
 Home run. Neach. Sacrifices, Blue. Cobb.
 Pratt (3). Double plays, Vangilder, Eos ter to McManus: Risney Pratt to Blue. Left on base. St. Louis s. Detroit '. Bases on balls, off Vangilder 2, Pillett 3. Struck out. by Pillett 2. Umpires Hide brand. ormsby. Dineen. Time of game. IA
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Brady hit for Best in eighth.
 Score by innings:
 Mobile ......,............. 010 III 01-5 -ht.hhta UlU UUU Ul-S
 Summary: Two base hits Huhn. Cueto stolen bases, Brock. Moore, R. Williams. sacrifice Mulvey. Double plays. James to Niehoff to Huhn. Left on bases Atlanta TO- Mobile II. Bases on balls, off James l, Dumont g. Best ?. Struck out. by Dumont II in innings; off Best In 1 inning. Wild pitches. Dumont. Best. Losing pitcher Dumont. Empires. Irwin and Johnson. Time of game. hours.
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BASEBALL FORM
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results St. Louis 1, Cincinnati 8. Boston 6. New York 1. Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn 2. Chicago -Pittsburg. rain.
 TOday's Games Pittsburg at St. Louis. Chicago at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at New York. Boston at Brooklyn.
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sBatted for Ryan in seventh.
 'Ran for Snyder in eighth.
 Score by innings:
 Boston ............-..~. 900 800 soo-s New York .............. 900 o2o 2oo-l base hit. Bagwell Home runs McInnis. Bagwell. Frisch. Sacrifices Gowdy, Southworth. Double plays. Bockel to Gowdy to Conlon: Bockei to Gowdy to Mc1nnisi Bancroft to Frisch to Kelly; Genewich to McInnis. Left on bases. New York 3. Boston 5. Base or balls. off Scott ]. Jonnard 1. Gsnewich l. Hits, off Scott in s1.S innings off Ryan . in 2-S innings. off Jonnard l in l inning, off Blume l in inning. Hit by pitcher by Scott (Conlon). by Genewioh (Frisch). Passed ball. Gowdy. Losing pitcher, Time, l:B6.
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SIMPSON BREAKS EVEN IN DOUBLE

SHEFFIELD, Ala. April 28.-(Spe- cial. al.)-Tuscumbia high school base ball team defeated Simpson high of Birmingham this afternoon on the Sheffield diamond, in a seven-inning game, II to 0.
 Following this game. Simpson high defeated Sheffield high, to 2. This was the second game of the series taken by Simpson, the game Friday afternoon having been won from Sheffield, to O. Scores:
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INTERNATIONAL LEACUE

Buffalo 6, Newark 5 (10 innings). Syracuse 8, Jersey City 0.
 Rochester 12, Reading 6, first game. (Second game rained out). Toronto 2, Baltimore 6. first game. (Second game, rain).
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Oklahoma City 4. Ohama 5. Witchita 8. Sioux City 5. St. Joseph ', Des Moines 6. Tulsa II, Denver 8.
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TEXAS LEAGuE

At Dallas, z; Fort Worth 3. At Wichita Falls, 8; Shreveport 2 At Galveston, 4 Houston 2.
 At San Antonio, IS; Beaumont 1'
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good; Gambill and Arthur. Hits off Vance in innings; Decatur 3 in 2. Hit by pitcher, by Vance (Hen- line). Umpires Klem and Der. Time. l.32.
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WESTERN LEAGUE

At Richmond 5, Rocky Mountain Other games rained out.
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VIRGINIA LEAGUE

At Augusta, 90: Charlotte 2-2. At Charleston, 0-6; Greenville 5-6'
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Yesterdays Results Birmingham s, New Orleans l. Nashville 10. Little Rock 4. Mobile s, Atlanta ]. Memphis Cha ttanooga, rain.
 Today's Games Birmingham at New Orleans. Memphis at Chattanooga. Atlanta at Mobile. Little Rock at Nashville.
 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Kansas City ', St. Paul 5. Milwaukee 6, Minneapolis 5. Indianapolis l, Toledo 5. Louisville Columbus, rain.
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sBatted for Scott in ninth.
 'Batted for Bush in ninth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-10
BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR $792987 LARGER THAN PRESEl
Salient Points in d. c..
Budget Estimates

estimates for the needs of the Dis
trict Columbia during the fiscal beginning July next
the following increases above the amounts asked Tor the
current
improvements repairs of Streets including street
struction, from $1,S36,S00 to $2,OS6,08O.
For extensions, from 900 to $1,O32,OOO.
For cleaning including removal and disposal OF
garbage, from $1,240000 to $1,4O6,O00.
Electrical department, 100000 to $6S6,0O0
Operation of public schools, $5444s22 to $629572O
Public school buildings and grounds, from $13300O0 to
1851, 300.
Police department including slight increase in the force
from $1,S4i,O00 to 100000.
Fire department. including construction of drill tower
purchase of three mooven engines aerial truck and
purchase of sites and construction Of two engine houses from
$1,S9O,00O to $1.549,0O0.
NEW PROJECTS AUTHORIZED
New projects for which appropriations made and the
amounts asked for each follow:
Completion of portion of Anacostis Park. $4,000
of site and erection OF Junior high school
in the northeast sections 100000.
new school Fifth and Buchanan streets northwest
new school site at Third and Renhouse streets northwest
$4,000.
Addition to the site of the Buryie School, 1880.
Site and engine the Conduit road section,
Site and engine the northeast secion O0O
The estimates include 100000 for the retirement Of District
of Columbia bonds maturing August l, 1924.
appropriations asked for the coming fiscal follow
Fairgrounds, $158,67O, increase Of $22,7OO.
Police and Firemenis Relief, 100000.
Health Department, $245S40 increase Of $25,765
Improvement and of public buildings and grounds,
$407,55O.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-10
.BARRY's FATHER
PLEADS FOR
SLAYER
Says Son. Oh Trial Tor Killing
Conductor, Was ''UnbaI-
anced From Birth"

Declaring that hin con had been
eccentric and unbalanced mentally
almost since his birth, George w.
Barry, president Of the Barry
Laundry Company, today testified
before Justice Hoehling IN Criminal
Court No. I at the trial Of his son,
Paul de Verra1 Barry. thirty years
old, who Cd charged with first de.
Rfea murder in connection with the
killing fl February, 1899. % Tyler
b. LaWlor. 8 conductor on 8 North
Capitol street car Of the Washing
ton Railway and Electric C0mpamy
The crime was committed on
North Capitol street and Michigan
avenue.
The boy was born under adverse
prenatal influences, said the father
of the accused, who told Of two at
tempts by his wife, now dead, to
commit suicide shortly before her
son, Paul, was horn.
Barry told the court and Jury OF
b number Of incidents tending to
show that his son suffered st times
from mental weakness. Other wit
nesses testified as to peculiar
actions by the accused. Aiienists
will be called by the prosecution as
well an BY the defense later IN the
week 10 give expert testimony and
the Government, 1t ID expected. wis
call q number Of witnesses In re-
buttai.
Assistant District Attorneys Elmer.
son ana Presmont are I'm charge Of
the prosecution and the accused Id
represented by Attorneys Leahy,
Hearty and Archer
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-10
JOHNSON NOW
COOLIDGE 5
RIVAL
La Toilette, Out Of Running,
Leaves Field to TWO Princi-
pal Candidates.
Continued non FIRST Pasel

tC0utluued 1r0m HIEot 1851
south Dakota law, was casting i've
thousand votes ali by himself from
Minnehaha county was at the same
time campaigning among the a.
sembled influences Of the convenr
ton for the position Of Federal
State prohibition enforcement al
rector.
ii was an office-seekers' conven-
ton. which showed nothing conclu.
sive or even instructive as to South
Dakota's opinion about the bonus
or as to South Daltota's opinion
about Johnson or Coolidge. g
The really instructive and up
setting fact In the situation is one
that has to do. not with the South
Dakota convention bat with Robert
Marion La Toilette.
It had been calculated by the
Coolidge supporters that La Toilette
would run in the Republican pr1-
naaries throughout the Northwest
and would slaughter johnson.
Faces Some Opposition:
It IL wen known that the earnest
ana enthusiastic La Follatte element
is full of resentment against john
son and OF contempt for him. john
son-from the standpoint OF that els'
ment-because OF his favorable atti-
tude toward the ship subsidy ana
because OF his failure to vote against
the seating OF Senator Newberry OF
Michiean-is q fallen angel, . lost
soul, e condemned renegade.
It had been calculated that CAM
paign by La Toilette in the North
west would split the left-wing vote
between La Toilette and Johnson and
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be used only In case Of emergencies.
such as riot, pestilence, pubic in-
sanitary conditions, calamity by
floods or fires or storms.
An appropriation Of $3.50 to aid
in support Of the National Confer.
ence Of Commissioners on Uniform
States Laws il provided for.
Ten thousand dollars Is included
for the purchase Of special ana up
to-date equipment for use In the
office Of the assessor and collector
available Immediately.
To clear up the Districts bonded
debtedness an item 10 included In
the budget OF $500, 900. The bonds
mature August I, 1924. The budget
provides that the charge for each
certificate Of taxes issued by the
collector Of taxes shall be 81.
Fair 60 City Highways.
For assessment and permit work
in the engineer Of highways de.
partment, $sO0.000 is provided. There
is another $4,000 item for paving
roadways under the permit system.
Fifty thousand dollars is provided
for grading streets and alleys.
A $4,000 item IL included for
completion OF the trestle and bins
In n street northeast between First
and Second streets.
There Ii an item for the extern.
sion Of the Rock Creek main sew.
er at q cost OF $4,000.
TO keep Washington'e streets
clean, $4,000 is provided, this
being an increase Of $4,000 over
this years appropriation. For con-
tinuing construction Of the upper
Potomac main interceptor 100000
In included. For the collections
and disposal Of refuse $3.50, 900. an
increase Of $40. 900. IL IN the budget.
The electrical department Il
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-10

given $ese. 900 next year, an In.
crease Of about $4,000. Most of
the increase win be used Ia an
effort 20 improve washington :
light system. There IL an item
Of 1870 for the REIMBURSEMENT Of
the police patrol signal system be.
cause Of the change In the bOun-
daries Of several police precincts.
Health Department Items.
The Health Departments aliot.
ment In the budget totals $2l5.3l0.
compared with $2O9, SIS appropriat.
cd this year. Most Of the Increase
win BE- used Ii raising salaries
through reclassification. I, Practical.
" all o9 last. years appropriak lions
tor this department are repeated
this year.
The Juvenile Court il given ST..
SlO. 900, the additional money being
used tor higher salaries. The Pc.
lice Court IL. getting $4,000 com.
pared 60 $4,000. the extra money
being used also Tor the payment
Of increased salaries.
Municipal Court gets sos, 216. an
Court gets 320b;B0a, an increase
OF about $1,000. The Court 81
Appeals sets $4,000, an increase
Of $4,000.
An appropriation Of $29,14O goes
TO the Board Of Charities, an in
crease, due to higher salaries, of
about $4,000: the District fail gets
SCI. 900, increase Of $1,000: work.
house and refornatory, $411, 100,
an increase Of about $685. 800.
For the care and maintenance Of
the National Training School for
Boys 100000 ID provided, the same
amount ~ appropriated this year.
The appropriation for the National
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excess of the funds set aside for
this purpose during the current fis.
cal year.
The President said that in his
forthcoming message to Congress-
onT the state Of the Union" he
would present the need for q. ma
terial increase in the personnel and
equipment Of the United States
Coast Guard for the purpose Of
combating more thoroughly rum
running and unlawful importations. Z"
He explained that he made men,
ton Of this in view of the fact that
he planned to ask at a later date
for an appropriation Of $4,000, 900
to build up the Coast Guard, in adj
dition to an appropriation of So
100000 to pay for its operation dur.
ing the coming fiscal year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-10
CITYWATER
PRESSURE:
IGNORED
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
first prepared their estimates to for.
word them to the Budget Bureau
their total had reached $3s, 600. 900.
Budget officials quickly told them
that such a figure was too high. As
q result. they slashed to about $32,-
oO0, 600.
The bureau officials, however, were
not satisfied, and as q result many
important and much-needed perma-
nent projects were necessarily
stricken out.
.Inp0rtank Needs Ignored.
No item Is contained I'm the budget
for the installation of the high-water
pressure system, one Of Washing
tons greatest needs. The estimates
next year for the most part are just
q reiteration OF this years appropria-
ttonH.
The estimates today win be turned
over to the Appropriations Commit
tee of the House, and in several
weeks the subcommittee on District
OF Columbia appropriations will hold
hearings. The bill, after passage by
the House, win go to the Senate.
Two thousand dollars extra liz pro-
vided I'm the budget for the employ.
ment OF temporary assistant build
ing inspectors. The next budget
provides for an appropriation Of
$4,000.
Effort of the District Commission
ers to get additional employees for
several offices were frI1itless. While
it is general knowledge that the tax
and license office has an insufficient
force no help is provided.
The increase in the automobile
population of Washington resulted
in the Budget Bureau recommending
SIS, 900 for the expenditure for tags
next year instead Of SIT 500.
A refrigerating plant for the Dis
trict Morgue to cost $4,000 IL pro-
vtded for.
Contain Pay Increases.
The estimates also contain pro-
visions for increase in pay Of Dis
trict employees, according to reclassi- !
fication. In the engineer depart
ment Of the District the pay Increase
Is from $8I, 900 to 10000. There
are similar increases in practically
every other department.
The Budget Bureau set az per
cent as the pay Of outside architects
employed by the District to draw
plans Of new buildings, and other
work.
The total appropriation for the
free public library and its branches
Is S214, 800. a. compared with the
appropriation this year OF SIZE, GAO.
light new automobiles win be
b6ughfNby the District for $3, 900, one
ttem Of the budget provides. These
Taachines are TO be used by the vari-
ots city government departments.
To avoid again having to ask
heads Of various city government
departments to cut down on the use
Of stamps even On official business,
the Commissioners managed to get
the budget bureau to approve an
appropriation OF $4,000. Increase of
$500, for postage.
Another $500 Ia provided for the
erection IN Washington Of suitable
tablets 30 mark historical places.
a fund Of $4,000 Is provided 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-10
"A Clean Ice Box"

'Tt is an erroneous idea
that the refrigerator must re-
ceive it's weekly hot scald. 1t
is true that it should be
thoroughly cleaned, but this
can be accomplished with cold
water and washing soda, fol-
lowed by a rinse with clear,
cold water, and then a
thorough drying. Do not
heat the walls unnecessarily
and try to keep them per-
fectly dry"
Good Housekeeping Institute.
Clean Americas Toe helps to keep the
ice compartment clean. And cleGn
American deHVery helps to Keep
kitchen or pantry clean