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The Washington times., 1923-04-11
WILL PERMIT REMOVAL
OF STREET CAR TRACKS

The Public Utilities Commission
this afternoon will issue an order
authorizing the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company to tear
up it's tracks on Bladensburg road
northeast and substitute motor bus
service.
The order will provide, however,
that this service must continue for
a period of at least five years. 1t
also will provide that the company
must pay the District the 10000
which it owes for recent repair
work within the present tracks.
Free transfers to street cars Is
provided in the order. Buses, the
order will say, will charge the same
fare as street cars.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
D. c. MOTORISTS.
HARASSED, HE
ASSERTS
Captain KIotz Reports, After
Study, That Local Laws
Nag the Driver.

Motorists in other cities are not
harassed, apprehended or convicted
for speeding a little over the limit
set by law unless they are driving
recklessly, Capt. r. G. Klotz, traffic
expert of the Public Utilities Com
mission, declared in a report sub
mitted today. He has just returned
from a trip to several northern
cities where he studied traffic con-
ditions.
"In other cities infractions of
speed limits are disregarded unless
they are carried out under such
conditions as to endanger life, limb
or property" Captain Klotz said.
AS a result, he declared, motorists
have greater respect for the law
and the police.
Captain Klotz recommended to
the Commissioners that no action
be taken on the suggestion of the
special traffic committee that the
speed limit be increased from IS to
20 miles an hour.
''As to the matter Of speed" he
said. l am heartily in favor of
some easement in the present re-
strictions (only, however. in con-
junction with a reckless driving
regulation), but this can be accom-
plished better, and more safely, by
varying the enforcement, rather
than by legalizing an increase in
speed"
Captain Klotz recommended that
no action be taken on the headlight
clause in the report Of the special
traffic committee. He said the
committee had been led to believe
that the headlight recommendation
1t sent to the Commissioners was
working satisfactory in New York
State. He said the results in this
State are unsatisfactory. He said
there were indications that a radical
change in headlight regulations
would soon come all over the coun-
try and that it would be wise to
wait instead Of adopting the pro-
posed regulations which Twill
simply cumber the records"
Speaing of parking, he said De
troit police seized all cars parked
over the limit. Drivers are fined
from 81 to 5. He said this plan,
here. He said it was a success in
Detroit.
Captain Klotz declared the ped
estrian in other cities is much safer
than the pedestrian in Washington.
He accounted for this somewhat by
the fact that no motorist in other
cities makes a right hand turn un.
less the traffic along side of him
is moving.
He strongly urged a reckless driv-
ing law.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
THE FLAPPER.

The fIapper Is a daring lass. who
boasts Of her bObbed hair; her flip
pant way and manner gay adds to
her "baby" stare. She smokes q
dozen cigarettes, her skirts are
none too low, but though her elders
voice regrets she's always on the
go. She fIirts with men that pass
her by, with Jack or Tom or jim;
she tries to win poor erring men,
she's crazy over them. She can
not sweep nor cook nor sew, she's
useless In the home; domestic life
to her seems slow, she only cares to
roam. She wants a guy that spends
his coin, to satisfy her whims; her
roguish smile plays all the while
she's working poor old hims. Her
mission seems but to annoy. her
presence profits none, so kindly
pass her by, my boy, until she
learns to work some.
JOE ii. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
Stores To S1DeN Fund For Pepco Fight
I9dIHEARoroSERlB{!
NNa'2ElE by BILL PRIcEc- l>iaA-a -
THE TRANSFORMATION.

lE7E 1hANSrO RM n IIOIN.
Farmer Perkins had a notion
That the world was kept in motion
BY his fellow mans devotion
To honesty In every measure;
Selling fruit and sauerkraut 1t
Came to him. he ne'eP did doubt it
They could never live without 1t,
Nor gather piles of golden treasure.
Perkins once went to the city,
And it was q scandaIOus pity.
How the con men, clever, witty,
Took from him his dusty sheckles;
Using phrases mostly Latin,
One man sold half Manhattan;
Hiram watched their purses fatten,
All they left him was his freCkles.
He forgot his autumn tilIage,
And just hung around the village,
Learning slowly how to pillaRe
Farmers from their hard-earned
Learned e greet the boob with
Where to hide the morning after,
Emulated every CRATER,
Took TO wearing spats and collars.
Times were hard before he finished.
But his nerve was not diminished,
By his trained. sincere demeanor;
But the war soon had him begging,
Not go fruitful was his egging,
So like the rest he turned Bookkeeping,
Which was safer, richer, cleaner.
Now to tell the truthful facts, he's
Riding round in rented taxis-
Spending freely yellowbacIks, he's
Richer than an English baron;
Lives on caviar and gherlxlns,
Wears the latest cut In ierkins.
That's the same old Hiram Perkins,
Who has more customers than CharOn,
JACK HARLAN.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
SOCIETY OF NATIVES TO
CELEBRATE ON APRIL 16

The annual celebration OF the So.
ciety of Natives will be held April
is at the Roosevelt Hotel, according
TO announcement made last night at
p meeting held at the home of VIII
liam M. Dove. 1908 H street north
west. John r. Shields, chairman,
asked that reservations be made
through him
Reports were made by Charles
EhreVe. chairman of the committee
on program: Jessie B. Suter, chair.
man of the committee on location,
and j. r. DuHameI, chairman of
the committee on speakers.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
COL. KELLER RENDERED
BANQUET BY D. C. FORCE

Engineer Commissioner Charles
Keller was given a farewell party
in Wardman Park Hotel last night.
Officials and employees Of the Dis
trict government arranged the din.
ner. Commissioners Rudolph and
Oyster praised the departing Com.
missioner, paying high tribute to
his work as engineer chief of the
District government.
Colonel Keller leaves Washington
tomorrow. He will go to California
to take a post with a large water
power development corporation.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
BOY PLAYING "HOOKEY"
CAPTURED IN BALTIMORE

Tired Of school, Cecil Lawrence
Blankenship, sixteen-year-old East
ern High School student played
hockey from his studies yesterday
and took trip to Baltimore.
John II. Blankenship, his father
was notified this morning that the
boy had been picked up in the
Monumental City and he went over
to get him. Their home is at 1925
Chester street, southeast.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
To PUT
LIQUOR IN
WRONG
PLACE.
Stuff They Seized. Then Re-
turned, Stored In Garage In
stead Of Premises

The police and prohibition
guard which was left at the place
of Frank p. Hall, proprietor of q
near-beer saloon at 638 E street
southwest, to keep sharp eye
on the liquor which had been
seized from that place October
10 last by prohibition enforcement
officers and which had been or
dered to be returned by Judge
Mattingly, of the Police Court,
to the same place where it was
taken from, was taken off last
night, and thereby hangs q tale
Police Court Sustained.
Halls attorneys, Daniel Thew
Wright. and Philip Ershler fought
the seizure OF the liquor on the
ground that the search warrant was
faulty in that 1t did not designate
the place from which the liquor
was taken, but another one.
Judge Mattingly, Of the Police
Court agreed and ordered the in
toxicants to be returned. The Dis
trfct Attorney disagreed and the
matter was thrashed out before
Justice Siddons in the District Su-
preme Court who held that the Po-
lice Court had ample powers to at
tend to the matter.
It was then that the District At
torney and the prohibition enforce
ment officer were cited to appear
before the Police Court and show
cause why they should not be adj
judged in contempt Of court for
not returning the liquor.
Return Seized Liquors.
They concluded to Immediately
return the seized stuff, but vowed
that they would re-seize it.
Heavy trucks numbered up to the
Hall place last week and thousands
of dollars worth of whiskey, and
other intoxicants which had been
seized October last in the raid from
a sealed room on the SECOND floor
of 638 X street southwest, was
placed on the sidewalk by police
and prohibition officers prepara-
tory to putting 1t back from where
they had taken 1t in the raid.
Liquor Put in the Garage.
Attorney Wright, representing
Hall, was present, and after the
LIQUOR had been safely landed on
the sidewalk, he is said to have
suggested to the officers that they
could use their own judgment about
either hauling the liquor up to
the sealed room in premises at 6SS
K street, whose doors were wide
open and beckoned a hearty well
come to the liquor.
The officers fell into the trap so
cleverly laid for them by Judge
Wright, and returned the liquor to
another place than that stated in
the order of the district attorney
and the prohibition enforcement
office.
The result is that the liquor for
the present at least is perfectly safe
from reseizure, and it is up to the
district attorney and the prohibition
enforcement office to devise new
measures to get it back.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
MASONS TO BE GUESTS
OF D. C. HEBREW CHURCH

Members of Harmony Lodge No.
IT, Masonic fraternity, will be
guests Friday evening of the Wash.
ington Hebrew congregation, ac-
cording to an announcement made
today by Lee Baumgarten, presi-
dent.
The Rev. Abram Simon, member
of the lodge, will give an address
on "ON the Square" Services will
begin at o'clock The first five
rows of pews will be reserved for
the guests
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
BALTIMORE GROTTO is
COMING TO D. C., Funniest

A delegation OF Yedz Grotto, of
Baltimore, headed by Ellis Levin,
VIII be guests tomorrow night at
the funfest that is being held by
kallipolis Grotto at the Central
Coliseum.
Alexandria and Eastern Star
members will also be guests. A
varied and entertaining program
has been arranged by William J.
Jacobs. chairman OF the general
funfest committee.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
MaurY School Meeting.

Miss c. T. Mathis, principal of
the Maury School, and teachers OF
the school were guests of honor
last night at a reception given in
the school by the Maury Home and
School AssocI ton. J. 4 Funsaa
and F, ii Daii<cr rfa<ie aeare sf.ss.
There was musical program.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
DANES OF LOYAL LEGION
MEETING IN CONVENTION

The National Society of the Danes
of the Loyal Legion, meeting at the
Willard Hotel for a two-day conven-
ton, will hold memorial services for
Mrs. John A. Logan, former presi-
dent of the society. at Foundry NJ
e. Church, Saturday night.
Ambassador Jules Jusserand and
Admiral Charles H. Stockton will
speak.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11

Referred to Skillet Finn, Esq.
If you stick a stick across a stick,
Or stick a stick across a cross,
Or cross q stick across a stick,
Or cross a cross across q cross;
Or stick a stick across cross
stick,
Or stick a cross-stick across a
- cross-stick,
Or cross q cross-stick across a
cross-stick,
Is that an Gcrostic
Or a traffic jam?
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
THE OPEN DOOR OF
GOOD OLD II AND S

Dear Bill: have contributed to
the column of another newspaper
and found enjoyment in IL. Is there
any prejudice on your part toward
papers9 Would you welcome brief.
but bright, contributions from me?
l have long read your column, but
did not fall into the habit of writ
Ing for IL. / think column writing
Is great. but l do not want to feed
your goat II you are prejudiced.
A. j. HI.
This column is so thoroughly
Washington institution, read
in so many homes, that we gave
little thought to contributions
sent or printed elsewhere. We
do not have to pay prizes for
the wit and humor that flows
regularly in this direction. Men
and women, boys and girls, love
the old column; the spirit of
good fellowship and optimism
that has made it great. They
often sit for hours laboring over
verse or prose they hope will
suit the column. If they fail to
make the grade they try again
and again, and SUCCEED!
All contributions are welcome.
The door is wide open. Expert
enced contributors enjoy the
competition furnished by new
blood. The best, no matter who
it comes from, or where written,
is given preference. Readers
will not have it any other way.
They feel that it is THEIR
COLUMN. AS such they invite
competition and demand that the
brightest and best be given right
of way. BILL.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
Less 7 HAN
S9O0NON
NEEDED
Merchants Can Forward Dona-
tons to the Times-HeraId
Through Gen. Stephan.

Meetings of the boards of
directors and managing officials
Of several large department stores
in Washington have been called
for tomorrow to take action on
the Electric Consumers Fund be-
ing raised by The Washington
Times and The Washington
Herald.
Contributions Planned.
This action was taken partly be-
cause of the endorsement recently
made by the Merchants and Man
ufacturers Association, to which
organization the majority of the
department stores are affiliated.
The officers of one of the largest
department stores not affiliated
with the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association, who desire to
make nucleus for q merchants
fund, will hold a special meeting to-
morrow at which time they win
decide the, amount of their contri-
button and the manner in which 1t
viii be contributed.
1t is understood that the mana
gers of the department stores in
Washington holding membership in
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association will hold a joint meet.
ing either tomorrow or Friday
morning for the purpose of bring
Ing the Times-Herald campaign to
satisfactory conclusion.
Brig. Gen. Anton Stephan said to-
day that the question of a special
donation to the fund by Dulin G.
Martin Company, of which he is
general manager. will be considered
ut meeting of the board of di-
rectors tomorrow.
Faver Aiding Fund.
A canvass. of Washington mer-
chants has disclosed the fact that
many are IN fvaor of contributing
to the fund n anonymously. pre-
ferring to send their donation to
General Stephan, as president of
the merchants representative body,
rather than act individually.
Should this be desired it will mean
that merchants can forward any
sums they elect to General Stephan,
who in turn will send them to
Times-Herald fund as from the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
This idea has been given impetus
by the fact that several of the larger
Washington merchants, who, while
desiring to contribute to the fund,
do not feel inclined to derive any
publicity from their share in the
campaign
The Moving Picture Machine
Operators Protective Union, Local
No. ,224 today sent in a contribu
ton OF SO.
Other Contributions.
Other contributions were: Jesse
w. Morgan, 81; Arthur z. Dinnelly,
81. and j. Lochmiller, 81.
This makes the total now needed
only $S51.45.
In sending the contribution Nor
gan, who is secretary-treasurer of.
the North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association, says:
II wish in an individual capacity
to express my appreciation of the
splendid work you have done for
the citizens of Washington in the
matter of the rate charge by the
Potomac Electric Power Company
and your very generous contribu-
ton to the fund to retain Mr.. .;yIne
in the case.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11

Hey. Bill: For goodness sake
I'm t. slip me a c0upIa pastebOarGls
for me wife an self; am gettln'
bugs, I tell you. Can't get H. & 8.
on me mind, and it looks as If I've
wasted two good weeks from the
old column tryin' t. horn in on that
nut outfit that will turn loose with
Nick on the 26th. Man, Pm in a
bad way-Getting panieky. what
ever that is-nerve jim Jams, in
other words. FrOthln' at the
mouth like q busted Easter egg.
Can't even enjoy me eatS-every-
thing smells like squirrel. Help!
HARPERS FERRY.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11

A man filling an important
position is often spoken of as
the present incumbent"
When he doesn't do lUhat
some people 10Gnt he is then
referred to as the present
incunsbr0mce."
HANK HA WKIN.S.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
Needed a Speakers Permit.

Blocking traffic; parked in mid
die of Pennsylvania avenue at
Twenty-fifth. Was holding con-
ference with driver across the
road. Personal bonds for 800.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
GARDEN OF EDEN's PHONE.

Central. I've asked you four
times to give me M-3120," bawled
the irate citizen. Continuing, he
said to his friend: by golly,
that's the phone at the Botanic
Gardens and it's as hard to get
as the line to the Garden Of
Eden"
did the Garden of Eden have
a phone?" supposedly asked his
friend.
Sure" he answered, "2-S.1
Apple"
JULES >BACKENHEIMER.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
Veterans Honor Commander,

Department Commander Harry
s. Patterson paid his annual visit to
the Col. James S. Petit Camp,
Spanish War Veterans. last night.
approximately 300 veterans attended
ts" concert given in honor of the
visitor. Che women'6 auxiliary
s@EE Cd rsfreshments.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
Careful Driver.

Deferred manslaughter: didn't
know how fast he was going.
Cop witness out chasing boot
leggers. $40.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
CRUSHED BY FALLING WALL
CARPENTERS AIDE MAY DIE

Otis Wilson. forty-seven years.
704 Seventeenth street northeast.
a carpenters helper is believed to
be internally injured as a result OF
a brick wall falling in with him
on a building being erected at
Randolph place northeast. Wilson
was extricated by fellow workmen
and rushed to the Emergency Hos
pital. His condition is regarded as
serious.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
Parent-Teacher Meeting,

The Columbia Junior High School
Parent-Teachers' Association will
meet tomorrow afternoon at 2:3o
o'clock in the Columbia Junior
High School, Seventh and o streets
northwest.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
Good for Six Months.

Blocking traffic; parked along
side another car on Twelfth
street. Was waiting for friend
to get a permanent wave. Six
months probation.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
HickviIIe Traffic Expert.

Rube- riding: cut in three feet
from curb making left turn at
Twelfth and o. Said the cop was
mistaken. SIS.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
Fine Business,

Deferred nanslaughter: whizz-
riding up Pennsylvania avenue at
1890 a. m. Showing good time
to prospective customer. $40.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
"IT'S DIFFERENT Now"

She-Yes, indeed, my father is
seIf-made- man. He went to
work as an office boy, and now
he owns the place.
He-But can't do that where
Pm working.
She-Why?
He-We have cash registers.
GREEN.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
WITH THE
ALIBI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION.
Being a skeleton record of
cases tried in Judge Me.
MahOn's tribunal.
Read 'Ena and Worry
Rx DONALD M,DOUGAL.

Deferred granddaughter; % plus
on Wisconsin avenue. Alibi,
turned out for pedestrians. $40.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11
TRAFFIC JINGLES.

Bill Brown he did not stop
When slgnaled by the traffic cop;
He wished he had. he's out of tuck,
He had to cough mp twenty buck.
We have also Percy Jones,
Who had to let loose fifteen bones;
The loading street car escaped his eye,
He passed 1T running thirty high.
Erastus Smith has lost his luck,
Erastus drives q coal yard truckt
1t had no brakes, he could not sign,
That's why he had to pay $25 fine.
Cicero Williams, q nervy cuss,
Tried to cross in front of n bus:
Who was to blame II hard to tell,
But Dir. Williams IL far from well.
When Peter Pedro bought his car,
He thought he could run IL next day;
He pressed the gas instead of the
brakes,
The judge taught him the difference
this makes,
For a good stiff fine he had TO pay.
j. g. WILSON.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11

The girl Who bobbed her hair
and atoW UGnts to let it qrow
again, kno1Os ho1O a fellow feels
1Uho shaved off his nnoustache
and gets orders from aOifie to
let it grotO again.
OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1923-04-11

HERE, SKILLET, READl
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-03-30
ASSOCIATION IS
WELL ORGANIZED
Dairymen to Start Pro-
gram April First;
Directors Chosen

On April the dairymen OF Can
yon county will begin on their cam
paign for the elimination OF the board
or cow through means OF the Cow
Testing association which was organ
lied under the direction OF the county
agent Donald Thorne. experienced
herdsman and tester was employed by
he members Of the association who
met in the Farm Bureau office OF
March 4 and elected the following
Board OF Directors: Hermann Weick
Earl Antrim. d. A. Siubleiicld. J. c.
Lupton. and NJ l.. Walker Hermann
Week was chosen as president OF the
Association. J. G. Lupton. vice-pres-
ident. and Earl Antrim. secretary.
The association starts on; with
membership OF twenty six members.
Through the courtesy OF Homer Hud-
duleson. director OF vocational reiiab-
ilitaiion work in Idaho. Mr. Thornes
are secured at no expense to
the memebsr of the association other
than that of travelling. the Government
paying his salary.
This association is starting out on
a very sound basis. and will be perm
anently continued It's main object
is to eliminate the boarder COW and
to have reliable records OF production
of the dairy cows in the county.
Any dairy men wishing to join the
Association should get in touch with
the County Agent al the Farm Bureau
office at Caldwell The fees are $3.50
a month for the entire herd or 500
a month where two dairymen test to-
gether
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-03-30

house tops, and even if some artificial
means were found to cause the aggre-
CATION and fall OF rain of the infnites-
imal drops OF which it is made up,
calculation shows that only a trifinc
amount OF precipitation would result
Meterologists of the weather bureau
OF the department so that they do not
know OF any scheme for the artificial
production Of rain on a scale of prac-
teal magnitude, nor for otherwise al
fecting atmospheric behavior.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1923-03-30
OREGON COURT
CLEARS Up LAW
Important Decision Is
Given In Co-Operat-
i've Contracts

The supreme court OF Oregon, in
decision rendered Feb IS, 1928. has
declared that cooperative marketing
agreements between the grower and
his association. are valid and eniorc-
able and that the association can COM
pei the grower to deliver his products
according to the terms of the market
ing agreements. In view OF the fact
that the contracts now being used By
the Idaho Producers Union are very
similar TO those being used by the
Oregon Growers Cooperative Associ-
alton and that the bylaws OF the Ida
no Producers Union are almost iden-
teal with those OF the Oregon asso-
citation. it might be taken for granted
that the contracts and bylaws of the
Idaho Producers Union are valid in
struments and will stand the test OF
the Idaho courts.
One significant point passed upon
by the supreme court OF Oregon was
that a grower who has signed a mar
keting agreement cannot lease his
land for the purpose of evading his
contract and get away with it. The
decision rendered was in favor of the
Oregon Growers Cooperative Assoc
citation on a suit brought by the as
sociation against one OF the members
in which the association asked for a
decree for specific performance OF the
contract by the member. The member
had sub-leased his land to a relative
in order to avoid delivering his crop
to the association. The judge in his
decision covering these points. held
that the leasing transaction amounted
to nothing more than a working agree
ment and was insufficient to relieve
the member from his obligation TO de-
liver the crop produced to the associa-
ton.
This is a very important decision of
the court and means that marketing
contracts between the grower and his
cooperative association. provided the
contracts are properly drawn up, are
not to the toyed with and are not to
be evaded by schemes of side-step-
ping