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The Washington times., 1923-06-14
ONE GIRL BITTEN BY DOG,
ANOTHER BY A HORSE

While walking in front Of "a Pierce
street northwest last night, Mary
Miggons, colored, seventeen years
old, was bitten on the left arm by
a horse. Police of the Second pre-
cinct say that the animal is owned
by James Christian, of the Pierce
street address. The girl was treated
at Sibley Hospital and was later re.
moved to her home.
Eleven-year-old Thelma Duckett,
1909 Farragut street northwest, was
bitten by dog in the abdomen while
at play in front of her home. Police
say that the animal Is owned by P.
c. Whitney, 1907 Farragut street.
Health officers have been notified.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
BIRTH RATE IN SWEDEN
SHOWS SHARP DECLINE

The population of Sweden ac-
cording to a census taken last year
was 5,987, $50, an increase of 33,024
over that of 1921, according to re-
port reaching the Department of
Commerce today.
The greatly reduced birth rate
and the fact that many people are
leaving the country are given as
the causes for the small increase
in the population. Births in 1922
numbered 1923, the lowest on
record in that country.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
THE 5UORIO DOG.

Tho LOriO dog, he comes and barks
Round our house every night or 80;
i used TO chase him, and throw rocks,
But Uncle John says that don't go!
He knows the LOriO dog, he says,
And he feels sorry for him, too;
He came from far-away Suez,
Across the ocean deep and blue.
The LoFiO dog he used to play
Upon the shining desert sand,
with other puppies, all the day,
And boys and girls of that far land.
But oh, one awful, awful night
A cyclone came, says Uncle John,
And blew the puppy out of sight,
And when he Lit, his tail was gone.
And Mister LOriO found him then,
And took him to his little boy,
And 50 he got q homo again,
And bones and things that dogs
enjoy.
But when the flies come bitin' him
They make him feel 50 kinda cross
That every evening, when it's dim,
He hunts round for the tail he lost.
And Uncle John says maybesO
Sometime he'll find one that1l flE
The place where hIs'n was, and grow,
And the LOriO dog won't bark bit!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
One argument against a
third political party is that
"T1OO's company and three's.
q crOSVd."
HANK HA WKINS.
THE DICTATOR.

(Not poetry; just prose
knocked silly, but worth read
ing.).
When Hannibal was at the gate,
The Romans, brave and yet afraid,
Conferred the office Of dictator
Upon one Fabius CunctatOr,
just a. the French, in dire woe,
Made FOch q generalissimO.
CunctatOr's wife, quite unimpYessed,
Explained to him, with zeal and zest:
Officiating don't go with your spouse;
/ cook the meals and run the house."
He took the hint, meek rs q mouse,
Then grabbing his dictator hat,
He went off ON q past due bat"
L'ENVOI:
Imperial wizards, sultans, kings.
Stern men of prideful boast and dare
Bestride our backs with gOdlilke air
And ride us poor, fOrsalken things,
But q hundred and twenty pounds of
woman
Can show that they are merely human.
While half an ounce may ''huff''
lady.
Not twice two tons can bluff" lady.
FRED VETTER.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
WASHINGTON PASTORS
VISIT BIBLICAL EXHIBIT

Clergy of Washington are appre-
ciating the King Solomon's Temple
Exhibit in the big tent in the
Government park south: of the
Treasury Department. Many of
them are attending in bodies.
The exhibit will remain until Sun
day and is free to the public. This
afternoon the wounded and disabled
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital
Will be given an opportunity to view
the models and hear the Temple
Talks" given by Eric Matson, who
has spent twenty-seven years in
Jerusalem and w. H. H. Smith,
venerablee authority on Solomon's
Temple. The talks are given daily
each hour from 10 a. m. to 10 D. m.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
THAT SHEIKISH HAIR.

I've tried all modern methods,
but after using all
i find that they are useless,
For the ladies just won't fall.
My speech makes no impression,
For as / talk they glare
At some poor boob across the street
Who has that Sheikish hair.
1 try in vain to make q hit,
Oh gee, but 1 am sore;
It's true that I can raise my voice,
But not a pompadOur.
So thus L waste my chatter,
And 1t doesn't seem quite fair
That all the girls should pass me up
just for that Shelhish hair.
i cannot seem to please 'em,
Though strive with might and
main;
1 make no grand impression,
So my effort is in vain.
No matter what do or say,
No matter what I wear,
L cannot please the ladies,
For 1 have no Sheikish hair.
JOE HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
Inspector Grant Probably Viii Be Shifted
, by BILL PRICE I
GUMBO GUS
FLAG DAY.
HEN FATHER FRETTED MOST.

FLAG DAY.
Up with the flag! Swing it out to
the breeze,
Over our land and the far-away seas.
This is the date Of its auspacions
symbol Of freedom and joy to the
earth!
Through storm and stress IL has
flown I'm the past.
Never came down from its sturdy old
sim flies serenely and says, II ann
here,
Keep mp your courage and be Of good
choer!0
Let us be glad and make merry today,
Mindful Of heroes who mover said
whom called to defend 1t hero. cover
And who it's glory for all time shan
share.
Flag Of our country, we hail you with
pride,
And won't forsake you, whatever be-
':In God WE trust" Ike the fathers
- Of old.
And their grand maxim we over VIII
RANDOM RuMEsTER.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
To KEEP Up
FIGHT. ON
B()0K|E"
Oyster Not Discouraged by Mol
Pressing Of Forty-one Cases
in Police Court.

Action of David Hart, As
sistant United States District At
torney, in nol-prossing forty-one
cases against alleged bookmakers
brought into Police Court, will
not discourage the police depart
ment in its campaign against the
men who take bets, on the racesH
Will Continue Cleanup.
ION the other hand, it will make
the department more vigorous in
clearing up this distressing condi-
tion," said Commissioner Oyster.
Needless to say, we are sorry to
see these forty-one cases thrown out
OF court, but we are not dis.
couraged.
1.-THE department will go after
these cases with as much and more
fervor as heretomore.'
Commissioner Oyster said he had
no criticism to make of the action
OF District Attorney Hart or of
Harris chief, United States District
Attorney Peyton Gordon.
These men took the proper ac-
ton of disposing of these cases in
this manner" said the commission
er. IF the warrants against these
alleged bookmakers were improperly
drawn there was but one thing TO
do" s&s..s<
Finds Families Suffer. j.
ut is unfortunate, he said, that
after several years of constant cam
paigning against this class of men
that the cases must be lost.
Hardly a day passes but what
SOnA mot her Vxyifo nys doYr 20, uo,,a al
into my office to tell me Of the con-
dition existing. I have heard stories
OF men squandering their entire pay
with the bookmakers; mortgaging
their homes; virtually selling their
wives and daughters and getting into
all kinds Of scrapes to get money to
bet on the races.
The police department is going to
do everything it possibly can to ar
rest every bookmaker in Washing
ton."
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
ALMAS AND GROTTO TO
CLASH AT BALL GAME

When baseball teams representing
Almas Temple and the Kallipolis
Grotto play at the George avenue
park on June % for the benefit of
the endowment fund of the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home, Washing
ton Masons and their friends will
have an opportunity to compare the
military bands of the two competing
organizations.
Both these bands will be out in
UNIFORM at the ball game, and a
band concert is one of many features
promised the spectators. There will
also be foot races, a woman's drill
team a monster parade. presenta-
tons, flag raising and clowns.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
RECOMMEND COURSE
IN HYGIENE FOR PUPILS

A course in hygiene, dietetics,
home nursing and first aid for the
high schools was recommended to
the Board of High School Principals
Yesterday by DIR. Joseph A. Murphy,
nedical inspector of schools, and
MISS Emma Jacobs, member of the
schools health office.
This course is important enough
to warrant introduction into the
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
POSTPONE. HEARING ON
IMPERIAL APARTMENTS

The District Rent Commission
today ordered postponement Of the
hearing on the Imperial Apart
ments, 1853 Columbia road, for a
period Of two weeks.
The Commissioners heard the tes-
timony of tenants yesterday, and
authorized continuance Of the case
until the arrival in Washington of
Hugh ]. Phillips, owner of the
property.
The commission brought up the
case Of the Imperial on it's own in
itiative. The establishment con-
tains thirty-six apartments.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
BUREAU BLACKSMITH
GIVEN PURSE OF GOLD

In recognition Of his twenty-nine
years OF continuous service, James
E. Bradley, a blacksmith at the Blu.
reau OF Engraving and Printing,
was today presented with a purse
Of $125 In gold by his friends in
the engineering and machine divis-
ion.
E. Leahy. foreman. made the
presentation speech and A. Jones,
OF the Almas Band, furnished the
music while all sang Aud Lang
Syne. Mr.. Bradley was retired to.
day: He entered the service July
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
A PRETTY SMART BOY.

A Scotch farmer, Being elected
a school manager, visited the vii
lage school and tested the intel
ligence Of the class by this ques-
ton. NOW, lads, can any Of
you tell me what naething is?'
After a moments silence
small lads in back seat rose and
replied: IT'S what We gied me the
other day for holding yer horse"
EDITH s..
The Washington times., 1923-06-14

it was said, today was due to
decrease in the cost Of oil. When
the Commission some months ago
set $1.O5 per thousand cubic feet as
the gas. rate for users Of $4,000
cubic feet or under, oil. it Is said,
was costing the company about 8
cents a gallon. The company
spends about $4,000, 900 year In
oil.
The company. it Is said, Is now
spending only about cents gal
lon. This figure would indicate
that the operating expenses are
considerably reduced, resulting In
larger profit.
It viii take the accountants bout
three weeks to complete the
into the books Of the
company. The findings viii then be
reported to the members OF the
Public Utilities Commission. Ac-
countants will present to the Com
mission a figure showing the per-
centage of return for the twelve
month period ending May 81, last. II
this figure is z, 8, 9 or 10 per cent
it is practically certainty that a
public hearing to consider rate
reduction will be ordered.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
ST. Vincent's Lawn Fete.

With girls of st. Vincent's rang.
ing in age from six to fourteen
years participating in the fete, the
annual lawn fete for the benefit OF
81. Vincent's female orphan asylum
Fourth and Claiming streets north
east, was opened last night on the
lawns OF the orphanage. The carni
val Will continue through Saturday
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
MALOY TO QUIT. PUBLIC
OFFICE FOR LAW WORK

William Mines Maloy, chairman
of the Public Service Commission of
Maryland, formerly a Washington
newspaperman. intends to resign
and resume law practice his friends
here learned today.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
Students BANQUET.

The Student Association Of the
National School of Commerce gave
its second annual banquet last night
in the Lafayette Hotel with about
fifty couples present. Graduation
exercises will be held in the Ra-
leigh Hotel tonight.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
FLETCHER IS TO SAIL
FOR BELGIAN POST SOON

Henry p. Fletcher. United States
ambassador to Belgium. who is now
a guest at the White House, will
sail from New York on June %
on the liner George Washington
10 return to his post in Brussels,
1t was announced today.
He will leave Saturday for New
York
The Washington times., 1923-06-14

FOR SALE-One first class new
mix cow and her last year heiger
calf. 16 months old for &75 that 10
u DarEaln The COW MAKES IbS.
OF Dutter the week also one 12 inch
pillow. one lime and fertilizer SOwer
foot wide, one spring tooth har-
row. Aug Zimmerman, 2 miles east
OF Elberta on Pensacola road.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
WELL, WHO DOES?

Who remembers when the
Dreamland Social Club was to
have a camp up the river?
STONEY.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14

high school system on a plane with
other subjects" DR.. Murphy said.
The principals came to no de.
clslon on the recommendation.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14

A wag expresses alarm
that the feminist movement
may get out of bounds be-
cause a New Jersey hen has
begun to crow like a rooster.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
~
SHIFTING THE BURDEN.

My love Is such q wild. wild girl,
fear too wild for me.
Her kisses. though, are just as nice
AS kisses are apt to be.
Her cheeks are soft as velvet fine,
With bushes that rival the rose
Take her. and welcome" her dad
said,
THE UNKNOWN.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14

Our pants are going to make you
feel you're the one that's wearing
them In your home.
The Washington times., 1923-06-14

THIS COW is A PEACH.
LAD. in Foley (Ala.) Onlooker.)
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
FOR HENPECKED GUYS.

! ORION the 'ad.', of a Baltimore
merchant. caught by the Sun coll
The Washington times., 1923-06-14

BUSIN E5S
OPPOSED
To Plan
Supplementary Bus Service
From Unrestricted Area
Also Proposed.

Nettled over the prospect of
permanent one-Way streets,
which, they claim, will destroy
their business, leading Washing
ton merchants today notified
Charles j. Columbus, secretary of
the Merchants and Manufacturers
Association, they plan two re-
taliatory actions in self defense.
Plan RetaIiatory Moves.
They are:
1. Establishment of compliment
tary bus service from popular unre-
stricted parking zones direct to the
principal downtown stores Tor the
benefit of motoring patrons.
2. Filing Of a suit In the District
Supreme Court attacking the va
hdity of the one-way street regula-
tons.
These contemplated actions come
as an aftermath Of the gathering OF
the merchants at the Hotel Raleigh
yesterday when the effect Of the
one-way streets on downtown bust
ness was thoroughly discussed.
Details designed to make the bus
service feasible anu proper pro-
cedure in anticipated legal action VIII
be taken up at the next meeting OF
the board Of governors Of the n. and
M. organization next Wednesday or
earlier.
FINDERS Shopping.
Downtown merchants" Columbus
explained today, feel that the pub
lie is being discouraged from visiting
the business and department store
area.
PRONUNCIATION OF regulation upon
regulation concerning the conduct Of
automobiles in the downtown region
the merchants feel is proving de-
terrent to shopping and consequently
q. serious drop in their daily bust
ness"
The Washington times., 1923-06-14
OUR OWN DICTIONARY.

TOLERANCE-What an en-.
gagged woman shows until after
the marriage.
AVIATOR-A man of high am
billions. OIDONO.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-11-28
ON THE PLEASURES OF HOPE
II Only We Dare and Endure Suf-
ficentIy We Shall Not Be
Disappointed.

Much of the pleasure in life comes
from a forecasting Imagination. The
satisfaction of vacation travel, to
choose but one example, lie as much
in prospect as in retrospect. 1t is fun
to read the literature of places we
may never see, to discuss and compare
alternative routes, to consult the eX
perience of others and compare
notes with those who went and re
turned.
Says the cheerless pessimist: 81
have learned to expect nothing. Life
has taught me that if you expect moth
ing you will not be disappointed" But
the man who has such gloomy
philosophy behind his modus oper-
and is likely to find the mo Admit
lance" sign hanging out for him at
many door instead of the proverbial
Welcome" on the mat. People dis
like confirmed crouch, a chronic
knocker as an associate in work or
play. We do not ask that teammates
shall dwell in a FOOLS paradise of
Pollyanna sunshine all the time but
we want those who take the cheerful
look and have the disposition to make
the best of things and, as the Scot
says, "Whustle Ger the lave o it
Why was hope implanted in the hui
man breast, to spring eternal there,
If we were not meant to believe that
the best is yet to be, and then to labor
with all our might to make that belief
come true in fact? AS eyes were made
for seeing, the heart was meant to
hope. The chief incentive to persevere
and to make progress is not that
which is-a fortune made, an ambi-
tion realized, Il success attained-but
that which may be A man in business
keeps going because he sees to far
horizons and his ambition carries even
farther than his vista.
SO it is in all affairs OF life. Ii
only we dare and endure sufficiently
we shall not be disappointed Deprive
a man of expectancy and you shat
ter the handspring of the whole ma
chinery of his being. But you cannot
deprive him of that central, primal
force unless he wills it so.-PhiIaaei
phia Public Ledger
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-11-28
Real Pleasure Not Harmful.

The practice of consistent thrift
does not mean the elimination of all
pleasure. This would indeed be a
dreary world if it were necessary to
forego all pleasure in order to go
ahead. However, to those, who have
their own best interests at heart there
can be no genuine pleasure in any
practices that are harmful
1t also is to be borne in mind that
there is pleasure in performing our
daily duties, in the knowledge that we
are doing our share of the worlds
work, that we are filling our own
place in the plans Of destiny.
TO make progress, to get ahead in
the world is perhaps the greatest
pleasure to those who are truly
thrifty. But even the friyoities of
life bring pleasure to those who are
fond of them, although in many in
stances such pleasures win be paid
for in future unhappiness
A study of pleasure should bring
us to the conclusion that real pleasure
is that which brings no harmful effect
or reaction.-T Thrift Magazine.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-11-28
Sullivan.

Herbert l.. Cleaves, one OF the
best-known residents of this town,
and with wide circle of friends
throughout the county, died Thurs
day, after an illness extending over
several years. Mr.. Cleaves was born
in Steuben March IL, 1852, but had
been a resident of Sullivan over forty
years. He was for many years en-
gagged in the livery business, and
later in the automobile business. He
was twice married, his first wife be-
ing Sarah, daughter of the late Syl-
vanus Jordan of Ellsworth, and his
second wife Mrs. Katherine Dunbar,
who has given him devoted care dur
ing his long illness. Warm-hearted,
generous, jovial, he made friends of
all with whom he came in contact,
and many feel his death as a personal
loss.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-11-28
Faces Death in Harem.

Mrs. Rosita Forbes, the woman ex-
plorer, who has just returned to Lon
don after an exciting journey in the
ldrlsi country of Arabia, had a mar
row escape from death while visiting
harem
Il was the guest of a harem at
Yomen,' said Mrs. Forbes, where all
the women used to battle together in
bathroom which had a supply of
water trickling through a hole in the
floor
Il accepted the offer of bath, and
while chatting to the woman | hap
pened to mention the word Christ
ion One Egyptian woman said
fiercely that if they had Christian
woman there they would kill herr
They took me for a Moslem. of
course, as l was disguised
1T was only when we reached the
bathroom that I recalled to my hor-
ror, that the rest of my body was
not stained dark brown, like my face
and arms. Fortunately, I made the
excuse that | had forgotten my fav-
orite soap, and thus escaped ex-
posture.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-11-28
BIG TASK TO GATHER HONEY
Busy Bees Travel Many Miles in
Search of Fields of Glover
Blossoms.

To turn out one pound of honey 1t
is estimated that honey bees must
have taken the nectar from more than
G2,0O0 clover blossoms, and that to ac-
complish this there would be required
some 2,750,000 visits to the blossoms
by the bees.
In other words, to collect sufficient
nectar to make up one pound Of
honey a bee must proceed from hive
to flower and back again 2,750OO0
times.
When one considers the distances
honey bees sometimes traverse in
search Of clover fields, in some cases
a mile or two from the hive one be
gins to obtain an idea, in a Slight de
gree, of the number of miles the in
dustrious little creatures must travel
in order that man may possess a
pound of honey Washington Star
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-11-28
Bluehill.

Mrs. Susan Colson of Mckinley is
visiting her niece, Mrs. E. C. Bar
rett.
The monthly meeting of the Vii
lage Improvement society will be
held at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
w. l.. Robson, on December g.
The annual stockholders meeting
of the Moving Picture Co. will be
held at the town hall December 8,
at 7.30 p. m.
L. D. Owen and Pearl O'Brien
have gone to Washington county on
hunting trip.
The members of the Eastern Star
will hold a sale of fancy articles,
cooked food, ETC., at Odd Fellows
hall, Friday afternoon at 230. In
the evening a farce, Chose Hus-
bands of Ours, will be given.
Octave NJ. Slower died Sunday
morning, after several years illness.
at the age of eighty-four years and
eight months He was highly re-
spected in the community. He was
one of the oldest members of the
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-11-28
Firemen's Play and Ball.

The annual play and ball of the
Senator Hale hose company will take
place at Hancock hall tomorrow
night, instead of on Thanksgiving
eve as usual. The musical comedy,
The Spinsters' Club" will be pre-
sented, under the direction of George
S. Brookes, with the following cast
of characters:
Prof. Makeover ...... George BrOokeS
George Washington Jones, assistant,
James Coughlin
Josephine Green, president of club,
Hazel Haynes
Priscilla Hobbs, secretary.
Grace JOY Royal
Annie CorneaiI
Ophelia Pitkins. ..... Elizabeth Leach
Iatlence Mann .#....... Sylvia Lounder
kachel snort ......... LILLIAN Haynes
sophia Tltterington -. Lila Wardwell
Iofua bennett ......... Grace Austin
Penelope Doolittle .. Blanche Crabtree
6%lSE Bopbltt .... Minnie Dorr
Cleopatra Belle Brown Doris Scribner
NerlSSd Bodktn ....... Annie Springer
Jerusha Sprtggins 80. Marion Crosby
Mercy Adams ........ Mary Brookes
Sophronla Long ...... Matte Royal
Jenima Ball Bump . Ferne Richmond
Violet Ruggles =. Charlotte Whitcomb
Martha Blathers ...... Annie Garland
The annual ball will follow the
play, with music by Moore's orches-
ira of Bar Harbor
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-11-28
BrOOkSYille.

Eugene Black has purchased car
of Eugene Clapp of Sedgwick.
George Sanborn is employed in
Ellsworth for Frank Sawyer in his
lathmill.
Miss Raphael Bowden has gone to
Boston, where she has employment.
Ernest Grindle and wife and
Hiram circuit and wife were here
from Seal Harbor Saturday night to
see Mrs. CIRCUITS mother, Mary San
born.
" Maurice l.. Peasley, with his wife,
baby Roger and Miss Agnes Fowler,
of Bar Harbor, spent the weekend
with their parents, l.. o. Fowler and
wife.
School in district No. 8 is closed
for one weeks vacation; Miss Doro-
thy Tapley, teacher.
A large flock of wild geese passed
over Sunday night.
Friends of Azor Dodge of Sargent
Vile were sorry to hear of his death,
which occurred Friday.
Several of the Latter Day Saints of
this place, attended the conference at
Deer Isle Sunday. They made the
trip in Eugene Blacks motor boat
Surprise"
Mrs Russell Gray, while putting a
dish of hot grease on a shelf, upset
the dish, burning herself badly.
Charles Written and wife and
Nina Lucas, of Waltham, Mass, were
in town last Wednesday to attend the
funeral of their mother. Edna
Billings.
Mrs. Edna Billings, lifelong
resident of this place, died Monday,
November 10, at the home of her son,
Elmer circuit, in South Brooksville.
She had been in failing health several
years, being helpless for about two
years She leaves six children, Mrs.
Hattie Davis of Denison, Texas !;
Mrs. Dana Written and Mrs. Nina
Lucas, of Waltham, Mass; Mrs.
Georgia Grindle of East Bluehill and
Elmer and Fred circuit of this place.
The funeral was held at the home OF
her son Elmer, at South Brooksville
Interment at Lakeview cemetery.
Nov 20. F.