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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
''BETTERHOME
UNMARRIED BY
VISITORS
Absence of Marks on Wall
paper Called Typical Of
Americans.

The beauty of a home has an in.
fluence over the average American
which brings out the best in him.
How this beauty worked in opposi-
ton to the inevitable spirit Of van
dalism displayed by careless crowds
was revealed with remarkable clear
ness at Washington in connection
with the seVen-room demonstration
house built for better homes week,
according to, Miss Ida Hafford, ma
tional director of the headquarters
of the General Federation of WON.
ems Clubs at Washington.
Forty thousand people, including
thousands of children, passed up and
down the stairs Of the, famous
"Home Sweet Home" house in a
period of three weeks. The tread of
their feet has worn away, the edge of
each step until the stairway has the
appearance of a house Of the last
century. But beside these stairs is
a dainty white wall paper with a
delicate blue and rose design, and on
this wall paper there is no single
mark nor smirch of any sort
1--WE have been told many hun.
dreds of times that the house was
beautiful" said Miss Hafford. Moth
ing anybody can say, however, coul
have quite the effect of this fact of
the clean wall paper. The people
who went through the house walked
as if in a sacred place. 1t seems to
me more of a tribute to humanity
than to the home itself, though we
are proud Of the homes beauty, that
10000 persons, taken at random
separately could agree not to indulge
in vandalism even to the slightest
degree"
Miss Hafford said the officials oil
the Wall Paper Manufacturers As
ISOLATION of America, who con
tributed the paper to the house, had
told her prior to better homes week
that there would not be anything
left of the wall paper when the pub
lie got through with it and that they
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
PARIS CLUB AIDS
YOUNGFOLKS
IN MATING
Helps Lonely Hearts to Meet
Where Cupid Can Aim
Darts Effectively.

PARIS, Aug. 11.-Albert Furt-
wengler, young Paris newspaper
man, sought gentle Parisienne for
a wife. ,'
Mile. Camille Fraigne, bank en-
ploye, wanted nothing in the world
so much as a faithful, Industrious
husband.
AS No. A-19, of the Green Rib
bon Club" Furtwengler met Mile.
Fraigne, designated in the same
club as No. ABS. A-19 fell in love
with A-236 and, through the club
president, proposed marriage to
her.
A-236 accepted, also through the
president, learning for the first
time her future husbands name.
occupation and status in life. A-19
also for the first time learned just
exactly who A-236 was.
Furtwengler and Mile Fraigne
were married, in a public cere-
mony, other members of the Green
Ribbon Club" being present. 1t
was the first marriage between
members of the club, founded a
year ago for that very purpose.
Flirts are not allowed-only seri-
ous-minded young men and women,
who prove their serious-mindedness
ny turning over 10 officials OF the
club full information about them
selves.
Parents and other relatives of
the members serve as chaperones at
the regular balls, parties and dances
held by club members. Wholesale
counting is conducted with due re-
gard to all the rules and regulations
usually laid down by fond parents.
Il wish he would propose to me, ;"
commented one of the Green Rib
bon" girls to another at a recent
Green Ribbon" party, indicating a
man of forty at the other side of
the room. Hes mighty nice. 1
could be happy all my life with
him"
why, he's my father!" exclaimed
the other girl. He brings me here
every week and stays to take me
home"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
ROLE REPLIES
To CHARGES
BY WIFE
Head Of Rubber Company De-
MES Misconduct IN $780,
900 Alienation Suit.
By Cosmopolitan News Service.


NEW YORK, Aug. live both
have had bitter experiences in our
respective marital relationships
which undoubtedly saddened and
sickened us of sthrngs which in
our youth were thrilling"
These words were used by Edward
F. Role, head of the Role Rubber
Company, in denying misconduct as
charged in suit for divorce
brought by his wife and in a suit
for alienation OF affections pending
today against him on petition OF
John w. Burgeson. The latter is
suing for 100000.
Mrs. ROLES suit caused Role
to file a counter claim for divorces
alleging misconduct on the part OF
his wife while she was employed
in a Chicago restaurant. Mrs.
ROLES claim for $4,000 counsel fee
was denied by the court. She was
allowed $3.50.
Role declares the correspondent
named by Burgeson Is not the tat~
ter's wife but the wife Of a man
named Carlson, and that there was
nothing improper in their relation
ship.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
NOVEL FARM STRUCTURE,

For the farmer who complains
Of lack of shed room it is suggested
that two lean-tos be built, one on
each side Of the open hay shed.
Here young stock can be taken
care Of in early spring and late
fall. and they will require very
little attention because feed is
within reach without pitching. II
the room Is to be used throughout
the year. 1t will be well to enclose
the whole shed. too.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

She, together with Mrs. Frances
Carter, another member of the Cen
eral Federation staff. was respon-
sible for the decoration of the IA
nous Home, Sweet Home" house
which was opened by the late Presi-
dent Harding at the beginning OF
Better Homes Week, and which has
attracted favorable comment from
experts in all phases of home-mak-
ing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

would gladly replace it. She said
that when they SGw the mute evil
dence of the worn stairs while the
paper remained perfectly clean they
could not believe their eyesight.
give her decisions as a member Of
the committee Of awards of the Bet.
ter Homes in America campaign
contests between cities for the seven
prizes given by The De1ineator.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
NE7ERE need be no cry OF
l. "wolf'' from tho builders OF

THERE need be no cry of
Il Wolf from the builders of
the country. Despite a decline in
construction volume, figures sub
mitted by the F. W. Dodge COR
poration show that the July total
is about equal to the average July
figure for the past your years.
This in the face of a drop Of
fifteen per cent over the previous
month, June, and a twenty-five
per cent decrease over July Of
last year. That part OF the Dodge
report most interesting to the Dis
trict Is devoted to the Middle At
lantic States. including eastern
Pennsylvania, southern New Jer-
sey, Maryland, District of Co
lumbia, and Virginia. For this
section a decrease of only one per
cent for July under June is shown.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

nyHE gloomy pail that enveloped
u washington with the first
nieht.borne tidings of the Presi-
dents death had its quieting eff
feet upon the business Of the
community, naturally. without a
known exception the realtors and
real estate brokers closed their
offices: completely both Wednes-
day and Friday Of this week.
Yet the indomitable spirit Of
An1ertcanism-the spirit that cries
carry onT' even in the face Of
gloomy and portentious news-is
not to be denied. Many new
houses are to be started during
the coming week; many opera
tons Of Importance are being
made ready, and even now there
comes. the news Of the opening
Of a new subdivision in the
southeast section "Fairlawn"
with rumors OF others in the
citing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
Realty
IA Last Farewell.
"Carry on!"
IA Few Figures.
I.By ROBERT LESLIE BELLEM-

LBy ROBERT LESLIE BELLEMI
Real Estate Editor. Herald and Times
A sADDENED city has hidden
n it's last farewell to q much
liked and universally respected
citizen and a President who. in
his, abruptly-ended tenure Of Of
flee, ingratiated himself in many
ways with the people of the great
commonwealth that had chosen
him for it's head. The District
having known him perhaps more
intimately in the past two years
than any other community with
the exception of the town OF his
nativity, Marion, Ohio. bows It's
head just a .trifle lower in offer
ing the common prayer voiced
by every American: May he rest
In the serenity born OF duty
earnestly performed. Uncle Sam
places a wreath upon the bier
of Warren Gamaliel Harding,
twenty-ninth President Of the
United States Of America.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11
New Crisis in Spain.

MADRID, Aug. LIT was re.
ported today, that owing to the po
litical crisis, General Anido, Span
ish commander-in-ch at Melilla
has resigned his post.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-08-11

WET It is goal worthy Of the
l. labor expended in striving
for the attainment. This Is not
q preachment, but one of the
strongest demonstrations in favor
of self-owned homes the writer
has heard in many days came up
IN recent interview with Morris
Cafritz. prominent in local real
estate circles, and deserves men
ton here: st was demonstrated
during the war PERIOD" says Mr..
Cafritz, that If the home buy
ers of Washington had not been
induced to purchase homes upon
the installment plan. thousands
Of residents would have been out
In the street when the unparal-
leled demand came for houses at
any price, the purchasers being
OF unlimited means" While no
calamity like the world war is
ever expected again, there is 4
world Of comfort In knowing that
despite what might happen to the
sphere at large. eviction need not
be feared.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
HEYDLER Sees
RECORD YEAR
FOR CANT:
All Clubs SWamped With Re-
quests for Opening Game
Tickets.

NEW YORK, April 16.-"Never
since baseball began has there been
such tremendous interest in the
sport as I have seen displayed
through the springtime of 1923"
So says John Heydler, president
tof the National League, who spent
something like a month on the Pa
cific coast and several weeks in the
principal cities in the Far West and
the Middle West.
Enthusiasm over baseball on the
Pacific coast is beyond anything
ever known before" added Heydler.
THE turnouts for the games are as
tOnishing the club owners. found
this love for the sport in every town
visited on my way back to New
York. I stopped off at many places.
Everywhere I found baseball being
discussed and the folks impatientIy
waiting for the season to make its
official start.
Letters which / have received
since my return and personal con-
tact with baseball leaders of the big
leagues show that the interest in the
game around these parts is greater
than it ever was before. All of the
clubs have been swamped by the re-
quests for opening game reserva-
tons.
$50 feel confident that 1923 will
be a banner year for the game, which
has known real prosperity through
the past three seasons"
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
.ORDERP|TCAERS
TO FEED BABE
LOW ONES
And Slow Ones Also Will Be
Dished to Bambino by
Managers Orders.

NEW YORK, April 16.-"Slow
ball him-and low ball himl'
That's the order which the enemy
managers have transmitted to their
pitchers whenever the name of
George Herman Ruth is mentioned.
If Ruth snacks out q total OF
thirty five home runs in 1923 there
will be seven major league man.
ayers and about thirty-five pitchers
who grudgingly will admit that
Ruth is a miracle man with the
mace.
For the rivals of Bambino,
"smarted up" by what happened to
Ruth in the world series of 1921
and 1922, will have come to the
conclusion that a slow ball, coming
In low, is something which the
mighty slugger cannot hit. And
that's just about all that the
pitchers are going to serve up to
Ruth unless the big fellow demon
strates the error of the belief that
he is a mark for slow ones.
They've slow-balled and they've
low-balled Ruth during the spring
exhibition combats-and with posi-
tive results for theorists. For Ruth
has been a terrible "bust" as a
home-run person ever since the ex-
hibition tour started.
The fact that his diamond
enemies joyously insist they have
found his weakness doesn't discom-
fit or discourage Ruth in the slight
est. For even as the singers gloat
over what they are doing to him
and what they will continue to do,
Ruth snorts:
81 can hit low balls and slow
balls the same as I can hit fast
ones. The reason haven't been
doing it this spring is because I
am little rusty. Wait till the
season opens"
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
SCHOOL TEAMS
WILL OPEN
SEASON
Western and Eastern Reopen
Athletic HostiIities Tomor-
row Afternoon.

The high school baseball cham
pionship race will be in full swing
tomorrow afternoon when Eastern
High meets Western at the Central
Stadium. Coach Guyon of Eastern
is believed to have a combination
that will give some of the other
teams hard fight for the pennant,
a veteran outfit with several weak
holes plugged. Jack Smith, who
jumped center on the basketball
team, will play first base, with Joe
O'Dea, last years initial sacker,
shifted to third.
Western apparently has a power
full combination, the few games
played by Coach Green's boys so
far indicating that at least the
Western bunch can sting the ball.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
TY COBB THINKS
THREE TEAMS
WILL FIGHT
Detroit Manager Figures YAM
KEGS, White Sox and Tigers
As Pennant Contenders.

DETROIT, April 16.-Despite the
poor showing of his men during the
training season, Manager Ty Cobb
Of the Detroit Tigers thinks the
fight for the American League PEN
nant this year viii be between De-
troit and New York with the Chi
cago White Sox as a third danger
Gus contender.
Absence from the st. Louis line
up of George Sisler, the Tiger
leader believes, will greatly decrease
the chances of the Browns, thus
leaving the admittedly difficult job
of checking the Yankees to Detroit,
Chicago and Cleveland.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
SOUTH ATLANTIC TEAMS
OPEN CAMPAIGN TO-DAY

CHARLESTON, s. c., April 10
The South Atlantic League opens
it's campaign today. Augusta is
playing here, Charlotte at Green
vile and Spartansburg at Column
bia. Three games will be played
in each city.
On Thursday, Columbia will play
at Augusta, Charleston, at Char
lotte and Greenville at Spartanburg.
Each club has been strengthened
since last year and the outlook Is
said to be promising for a close
race al the way. The schedule
calls for 1876 games to be played.
ending September. 3.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
Griffmen VIII Clash
With Hiltoppers
Tomorrow

DOME Bush's lads are work
ing out at the ball park today
and tomorrow will face the
Georgetown varsity team in
their single appearance before
the home folks in advance of
the regular season. The ex-
hibition will be called at $3.50
o'clock.
Owing to poor ground con-
ditions, following the recent
heavy rains, today's exhibition
contest with the Middies at
Annapolis has been cancelled.
The Griffs leave Immediately
after tomorrow's game for
Philadelphia, where they open
the season Wednesday at Shibe
Park with Connie Mack's Ath-
letics.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16

The way the fans are hanging out
for those last tickets is really laud
able. The letter of Louis Rolllnan,
1914 New Interior building is indica-
tive Of the tenacity with which hun
dreds are hanging on to be finally
counted-in on "Skillet's'' big dem
onstratiOn, and if you haven't yet
won, read his letter and take cour-
age. Here it is:
After trying all night finally
agreed to the following acrostic. /
am determined to be one of your
party and would like to assemble
and march with. you in the parade.
And you might make good use of
me, for l have had twenty-three
years experience in the regular
army and consequently know
marching tactics.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
burst Holds Job.

Cedric burst. who played a few
games last year in the outfield
will open the season at first base
for the st. Louis Browns. He has
been showing good form all spring
in the practice games, but cannot
hope to fill Sisters shoes.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
Hub Is Hopeless.

BOSTON, April 16.-Fans here
have no hope of seeing either the
Red Sox or Braves play winning
ball this season. There is prac-
t,calIy no interest whatever in the
Red Sox, but McInnis, Tim Nc
Namara, Horace Ford and Jocko
conlon are attracting some interest
to the Braves. The Giants open
here tomorrow and hardly 5000
fans are expected to turn out.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
CHERRYDALE SEEKING
LAURELS ON GREENS

The Cherydale Athletic Club, base
ball champions of northern Virginia,
now boast a golf team composed of
Eddie" Kidwell, Jack Hinkey,
French Marcy, Earl Walker, and
Ray Taft, the first two named being
former caddy masters at the Column
bia course. This team is ready to
meet all corners on the links.
The Virginians also have a pocket
billiard team, Fred Reese being the
star of the latter team. All chal-
lenges should be addressed to
Mickey" Johnson. Cherrydale, Va.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16

clubs in this league. we may form
an opinion. It may not be worth
much, but it will be our own, and
wen stick to it. Right now we
merely say the Griffs are fortunate
this year they have not been picked
for first division honors. tn make
them feel all the better. II they
achieve it. ;.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
Where They'll Begin
With Probable
Batteries {

Tomorrow.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
At Boston
Giants McQ uillan and Snyder.
Braves-Oeschger and Gowdy.
At Brooklyn.
Dodgers-Ruether and De Berry.
Phillies Meadows and HenIine.
At Chicago.
Cubs-Alexander and 0'FarTell.
Pirates-Cooper and Schmidt.
At Cincinnati.
Reds-Rixey and Wingo.
Cardinals-Haine and Clemens.
On Wednesday.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
At New York. !.
Yankees-M Mays and Schang.
Red Sox-Ehmke and De Vor-
mer.
At Philadelphia.
Athletics-R ommel and Perkins.
Senator's Mogridge and Ruel.
At Cleveland.
Indians oveleskie and O'Neill.
White Sox-Faber and Schalk.
At st. Louis.
Browns-Shocker and SEVERED.
Tigers Collins and Basslsr.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
HECTIC FANS MAKE MAD
RUSH FOR SKULLS
TODAY'S ACROSTIC NAME
BRILLHE ART
Replies Must Be In TIMES Office BY
O'clock P. NJ. Tomorrow
Three uOinners .OiH be announced Wednesdov
TopAY,s WINNERS ON HoLLINGsWoRTH.

ToDAY's WINNERS ON HoLLNGsWoRTH
JACNTo LARREA, 312 Garland ave-, Takoma Park, Md
two tickets.
washington hopes ssLer will Improve and Get his
WALLPAPERS working for initial clasH)
IRVING ABRAMSON, 1850 Seventh st., one ticket
(migHty wonders Left small villages having Gained
glorieS With One horse Town Hicks)
AGNES O. CURRAN, II Florida ave. one ticket
(sHoot your Lvelest balls with INT hckinG powers
allowing Only strikes To Hitters.l
The Washington times., 1923-04-16
Powatans to PLAY.

The Powatans will open their sea
son tomorrow with the Christ Child
Juniors on the Monument Lot.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16

from that time on Skillet Will
devote his time to arranging the
details for his baseball matinee for
April &c, when he will lead a party
of $50 of his court ,fayorites to the
ball yard behind band of thirty
pieces which has been donated to
him especially for this occasion.
Lest you have not been keep
ing up with "SkilIet's" plans for
his baseball jambOuree, he wants
to remind you that it is to take
the form of a pageant which will
form a few blocks away from
the park-details to be announced
Iater-and march into the con-
crete inclOSure en- masSe.-
The idea is not SO much to make
this a tiresome parade, which will
not be the case at all, but more to
have all of his guests meet in some
particular spot and take their place
in Section p in some sort of en-
semble. AS a party, it will be
almost a physical impossibility to
enter through the regular turn
stiles, as there is bound to be
severe congestion there on the
opening day.
So Skillet" is arranging to
make a grand entry through the
deep centerfield gate and march
his ticket winners around the rim
of the stadium before the gloating
eyes of the envious thousands who
SVN
The Times Herald newsboys band,
a crack organization of juvenile
musicians, will positively lead the
procession, followed by "Skillet"
Finn, Esq, in his own very flesh.
Next in line will be the Insane
King, himself, an especially i'm
ported feature from the Anacostia
flats riding upon his famous two
wheeled steed which is the only
rival in captivity for "Skillet's"
scalp. The kings keeper in armor
plate will be in attendance.
Spark Plug" in person, will
follow with his well-known bath
robe, out Of which he has never
been gazed upon by the public eye.
"Sparky' never appears outside
of the privacy of his boudoir without
his famous kimona enshrouding his
graceful shanks.
Then will come a series of
tableau features such as have never
been witnessed before in this coun-
try.
"SIillet" has revealed to none
the identity Of these surprises, all
OF which are now i'm the course
Of daily rehearsal i'm his private
circus quarters just outside the
city
The Washington times., 1923-04-16

Skillet thought when he pOed HoLLINGsWoRTH at the fans
would stopped their
assumed the PECKINPAUGH-but
indicate the longer the aosc the better like
bringing another into play today the person
BRILLHEART.
HOLLINGSWORTH didn't bother the bugs
"Skets remarkably well considering
the final announced in this
The Washington times., 1923-04-16

"Skillet" has revealed to none
the identity Of these surprises, all
OF which are now i'm the course
OF daily rehearsal i'm his private
circus quarters just outside the
city.
Meantime the acrostic contest. is
not over-that is until tomorrow
The Washington times., 1923-04-16

Bush's style calls most Of all
for batting and the little manager
seems to have that. .GOslin is
expected TO provide the long dis
tance stuff, assisted by Joe Judge,
while Rice, Wade, Evans, COnrOy,
Peck and Charity promise plenty
of free Swatting.
The Washington times., 1923-04-16

- The Griffs are fortunate in en-.
= tering the race carrying no heavy
- load of fayOritism. The athletes will
z. not be labOring under that cause
for nervousness. 1t may do them
:, q lot of good.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-05

assessment period from the calendar to the fiscal year. The requirements Of tho special act of 1912 with re- srsct to assessment work for the year Of location should not be deemed repealed or superseded by the later act of 1921.
 Referring to the engineers inquir- les. would state that in my opinion an Alaska placer claim located pur- saant to the act of August l. 1912, becomes forfeited for failure 10 com plcte the required assessment work during the assessment period, in ac cordance with the provisions Of the act of March ?, 1907; that the re- sumption of work will not protect or preserve such location. and that the act of August 24, 1921, changed the assessment period from the cal endar to the fiscal year beginning al i2 o'clock July 1, with respect to Alaska placer claims upon which an. nual work fer the year of location must still be performed"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-05
NOTICE TO VOTERS.

The registration books for quail fed voters of the City of Juneau Territory of Alaska, for the yea nineteen hundred and twenty-thre 1 1923). are HOW open in the Cit. Clerks Office in the City Hall. an, will remain open until Saturday March 31, 1923, at the hour of fiyf 9 clock P M. of said day. All per. ons desiring to vote at the regular municipal election to be held April ird, 1923, should register now, as persons not registered will not be permitted to vote.
 That the qualifications for electors It said election 1are as follows:
 Any full citizen of the United States, either male or female, is en- titled to exercise the elective fran chise in the City of Juneau, pro- Yidcd such persons shall be of the full age of twenty-one years, and who shall have been a bona-fide resident of the Territory of Alaska for one year. and of the City of Juneau for six months immediately preceding the date of election.
 Dated at Juneau, Alaska, this 18th day of February. 1923.
 A. E. GURR,
 Registration Officer. First publication, March 1, 1923. 1, Last publication. March 31. 1923. '