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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-20
WORLD CAN LIVE
/ ON GRASSES
:. ALONE
Wheat, As Old As Record Of
Man, Still Proves Best
Food.

Do you realize how important the
grass family is to you? Ever wonder
why the wheat acreage is figured SO
far in advance? Make a point Of in
Producing yourself to grass the next
time you see some.
eff all the wheat in the world, but
a single grain, were destroyed by
some colossal catastrophe, that tiny
. bit of life would be worth more to
mankind than all the gold ever
mined" writes D. F. Jones, Of the
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station, in Nature Magazine. He
says 'that in comparison with wheat,
diamonds would be as cheap as the
sands of the Sahara.
Other grains can be used for
bread making purposes, but no other
flour is so satisfactory for such
varied purposes as that made from
wheat, and none is so palatable and
nutritious, as everybody realized dur
ing war time when forced to reduce
Wheat Is Biggest Crop.
"a larger area is devoted to wheat
than to any other single kind of
plant. Three hundred thousand
square miles is the usual size of The
earth's wheat field, producing four
billion bushels annually. The only
other cultivated crops which ap.
proach wheat in Importance are corn
and rice. Wheat Is now raised in all
parts of the world from the tropics to
the edge of the arctics. But 1t grows
best and produces flour of the finest
quality in the central plains from
Texas to Canada. Argentina, Rus
STA, and Austria are also important
contributors to the worlds store
houses of this golden grain.
Nobody knows where wheat orig
lnally came from or where it was
first used for food. It has been cult
waited as long as there is any record
Of man. Grains of wheat have been
found in the remains of practically
all the cd European and Asiatic CIV
llizations which antedate written his
tory. Wheat is pictured in the carv-
tngS of the ancient Egyptians.
Names for wheat occur in the early
written languages of the old world.
1t was not known in the new world
until some time after the coming of
Columbus.
Russian Fields Implanted.
Russia is starving today because
fer wheat fields, once the granaries
Of Europe and Asia, have gone un-
planted for lack of horses and
machinery in many places and in
Dthers the harvest has been seriously
reduced by drought. Fortunately for
America her farms have been we'll
manned, the seasons for many years
have been smiling and the harvests
bountiful.''
Wheat is a member of the grass
family, the Nature Magazine article
concludes in pointing out that IL all
plants except the grasses were de-
btroyed, man and his animals could
still live. Rice. Indian corn, rye, bar
ley, and oats are also grasses. Among
I'll the grasses wheat stands first.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-20
With Ruhr Blockaded
Germans Buy More
Food Here

While France sits grimly in
the Ruhr, Germany is turning to
America for food.
Increasing purchases Of Amer
lean grains have been noted since
France invaded industrial Ger
many, the Department of Com
merce announced today. Since
january l Germany bought
1897 900 bushels of American
corn. Her corn buying last week
totaled 277,000 bushels.
Wheat purchases are also on
the upgrade. Since January l
Germany has bought 2,843,00O
bushels Of wheat, $4,000 going
forward last week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-20

$4,000 each, while the scores of
towns on both coasts have attracted
many more thousands.
With 10000 persons as the basis
for it's figures the chamber of COM
merce here estimates that the money
brought into the State and spent
will reach 100000, 900. For the win
ter season the average visit lasts
about ten weeks, and each tourist
spends at least $40 a day.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars
worth Of real estate has been pur.
chased again this year by Northern
ers, and, therefore, it is considered
that the estimate Of $30,000,O00 is
conservative.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-20
ONE MAN CARS
To BEFOUGHT
At MEETING
Ten Citizen Groups to Present
Arguments Before Utilities
Commission.

Ten citizens associations, all Of
which have protested against one
man street cars. will be represented
at the Public Utilities Commissions
hearing in the board room Of the
District building at 1890 o'clock to-
morrow morning.
A large crowd of citizens is ex-
pected. The one-man street car
hearing was ordered by the commits.
sion following the receipt Of numer-
Gus complaints. ~
Citizens association representa-
tives today are preparing arguments
to submit tomorrow. The Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-20
Marines Will Carry
Swagger Sticks
"On Dress"

The military dandy is coming
back.
Drab uniforms of war days
are to be superseded by the more
pretentious garb, favored by the
American Tommy Atkins Of pre-
war days.
The new summer toggery Of
the United States Marines will
be blue coats with brass buttons,
white trousers, white belts and
white cap covers. Toreador
trousers are barred, but the
carrying Of swagger sticks will
be considered good form by fas-
tidious dressers.
Military tailors announce that
the sartorial investiture of the
leathernecks will be the last
word in military smartness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-20

is preparing its arguments in favor
Of these cars.
The associations which have pro-
tested follow: North Capitol and
lexington, Brookland, Columbia
Heights, Congress Heights, North
Washington, Northwest Suburban,
Central, Northeast Washington,
Trinidad and Rhode Island avenue.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
CENTRAL PARK

New Britain without It's Central
Park The idea comes with a shock.
!, has hsen the affsetlonately regard
"A landmark Of this city ~ New Eng
land as tho greens" have been the
landmarks Of OTHER New England
cities, A green" means New England,
People have fought against cutting m
any portions Of Central Park 10 make
traffe more convenient Suggestions
10 do away with part Of II have been
defeated by public sentiment, That
space Is the reserve which we have 10
sustain the feeling that We are not
crowded together in such n way that
the time will come when the city will
be oppressed by an atmosphere that
would stife.
The suggestion has been made that
new city hall be built there--a low
structure which. It might be claimed.
would not have the effect OF giving
the city the appearance OF being
crowded close. Possibly this is SO; pos
sibly we would be able 10 see the blue
sky above the new city hall built IN
that spot.
But we want to see more than the
blue sky. We want that open space so
decidedly the mark of New Britain
and New Britain's relationship to the |
section of the country called New |
England. In fifty years this will be a
great city. Let Central Park remain as
It has been there through all the years
of the city's existence. No building,
however fine, however convenient,
however practical, would take the
place of that open space we call Gen.
trail Park which tells the old resident,
returning, that he has come to the
"od home town" now such live city
of the great New England.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
4 "MI1" BLANK

Tho exclusive story in The Herald
OF yesterday from this Newspaper
Washington correspondent. showing
that possibly there viii be sufficient
number Of delegates at the Democra =
tic national convention OF 1924 favor
ing modification Of the Toistcad law
allowing the manufacture Of light
wines and beer to put such a plank in
the Democratic platform, brings up
forcibly the need of a study of the
wisdom or folly OF presenting such a
plank on the platform which will be
given TO the people. Again 1t may be
urged that this question he studied
In spirit OF carncstness. far more
sincere than that generally given TO
It, Well may those who are devoutly
thankful for the eighteenth amend
mont TO the constitution question the
wisdom Of the Volstead act with its
narrow provisions which tell a physi-
clan how much Of a certain mcdi-
cine for iiquor has been recognized
In the act as "medicine-may be
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
SAFE MILK APPROVED.

1t is gratifying to find that several
New Britain dealers have approved
the action of the common council in
ers to sell only pasteurized milk or
milk coming from tuberculin tested
herds. The common council mem
bers are to be congratulated for hav-
ing taken this action, and they will
remain firm in their position favoring
the safeguarding of the health espe-
cially of children, If they are not in
fuenced by unworthy arguments adj
vanced to make them reconsider
their action.
This is matter upon which there
are no two sides II is essentially
one which is favored by all people
who have any consideration at all for
the health of people who trust to
them to protect them from danger.
1t would seem that opponents of such
measure would feel sense of guilt
every time they saw a child drink
glass of milk, feeling that that milk
might contain the germ Of some dis
ease which would have been killed
but for their action in opposing this
humanitarian measure.
People may forgive many things In
a politician or In a political organi
cation, with the smiling remark that
"all's fair in politics at
times seems too true. But people will
not forgive a politician or a political
organization who or which endan-
gers the lives of others becau=e that |
politician or political organization !
feels some votes might he lost if he
or 1t stands for a measure so evil
IDENTIFY right as this ordinance safe
guarding our milk.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
RID PROPAGANDA

1 The man in the street hears about
the Red propaganda coming from
Russia and il inclined 10 smile. No ons
takes the statement very seriously
that the amount OF this propa randa
has assumed tremendous proportions,
What harm does Il do anyway is the
general attitude. Or there's nothing
TO such talk" II is hard for us to con.
ceivf that an organization is spend.
Ing vast sums for propaganda 10 be
sent out OF the country.
For this reason because OF this at.
titude OF mind. II is well 20 consider
the statements OF the Communist
organs editor In London. making ac-
eusations against certain persons for
not accounting for propaganda funds
In their hands. We are not especially
concerned whether or not such peo-
pie account for such moneys We are
concerned, however. to know that this
man claims that the total amount of
funds spent by the Comrades" for
which no account has been made is
about s13.750,0OO. Add to this amount
the sums which have been accounted
for. and which are not Indicated, and
1T may be seen that certainly the talk
of propaganda is backed UP by facts
and that the Russian Communist party
and Third International are, in fact,
spending huge sums to spread their
gospel abroad-which means, accord
ing to the best information we have,
the spreading Of a gospel Of violence
and disorganization. In England and !
France and in Egypt. Bulgaria and
Turkey this work is being carried on.
No one seems to know how much is
being spent In this country, but II is
quite certain that If those countries |
are considered good grounds for the
Of the seed of Communism,
L is certain the United States is not
neglected. No matter how great faith
We have in the common sense of the
people of this country, it is wise to
this menace and to be warn
ID against it.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
COAL.

The chairman of the executive
committee of the Southern Pacific
Railway Company declares that coal
must steadily rise in price because of
the upward trend of labor and ma
terial costs and difficulties of mining.
He advises various ways of conserv-
ing coal by somewhat intricate de-
vices not yet perfected.
The advice about conserving coal is
certainly good. Moreover the con
viction is held that other additional
means Of heating must eventually be
devised, for the coal supply, of
course, is not inexhaustible as moth
ing tangible and now existing may not
be used up. But the thing that con-
Germs us just at the moment is not
what will come in the distant future,
but what is coming now, right away
next winter.
A discussion Of the subject in Col
lier's Weekly recently does not under
take to tell all that is the matter
with coal conditions OF course we
know that there are too many mines
and too many miners, the mines be-
ing worked only part of the year and
many of the miners working only
about goo days annually. 1t is per-
picking to try to suggest cure-all
for the situation. But there is some
for the consumer in the
conclusion reached by this writer who
is authoritative, that the miners are
afraid to strike again and the oper-
ators afraid to have them-iust now
that sufficient coal will be mined and
is being mined to take care of the /
people next winter, and that there
will be plenty of coal. The conclu-
sion reached is that all indications /
are coal will not reach the high |
prices that obtained during the win /
er just past.
Thus the consumer may hope for
esults from the investigations OF the
commission busy on the matter, and
meanwhile may remain free from en-
.essiye worry about his coal for next
winter.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22

perhaps lo 40 something shaut A.
hut haaiRg faiisd in one nay abe pee
pie geRfFsilF ali over ths eoaatR
haFa nol beP' a. n pn'l something
real Rss aree aplished.
We haze na federal law prAeniing
the placing 81 rhilaTea in places
whsrr lhfy masi ishaF siuntiRg their
sFoWth, making them hraathe foul
air. Ne haFs Ro federal law which
protects par rhiidReR who eannal
nFatsei themselves, Rgt Ne have
tried, q little, We haze tried, pa, act
enough 4 federal lss on the sub,
lfel MAS held unconstitutional A
few states haze PASSED laws Nith the
same end in Fiew=hut not enough,
There is hut one Way 20 make this
country, IN this regard, wha, most ef
ns fAhaly believe u 10 he-a place
where cur ehlldreh are safeguaFaed
until laey reach an age when they
may meet the world We'll ftied 10
make the night This one way is by
creating or stirring ~ public senli-
ment 10 such feeling that the states
ALI Of them-wil pass laws proVld,
ing thar children below a certain age
must not BE- employed, The time
will come when public sentiment will
demand a constitutional amendment
IN this matter But until such time
comes the states should be made 10
EEL the duty that rests upon them,
We'll might this matter he made a
reed Of every welfare and church
md civic organization the country
,ver. IA
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
DEADLOCK HOLDS
IN Chinese MESS
Plight Of Foreign Prisoners Now
Said to Be Terrible

BY The Associated Press
Tien Tsin, May 22.-Latest advice.
from Tsaochwang today confirmed the
complete deadlock reported in ne
gotiations conducted by the Picking
government In an effort to obtain the
release OF the foreigners held by
bandits In Shantung mountain
stronghold.
Conditions under which several for
eign captives were held at the sum-
NIT Of Pao Tsu mountain were des-
cribed as terrible.
The only real peace offer put forth
by the tuchun of Shantung province
was said to have been rejected by
the bandits with the laconic reitera-
ton withdraw the troops to their
original stations
The tuchun offered to withdraw
some distance from Paotzuku stimuli
taneously with the release of third
Of the prisoners conditionally. On
release of another third, he said he
would comply with all the demands
for withdrawal, the remaining third
to be liberated when the bandits, .as
they have stipulated, were formed in
to brigades of the regular army.
The outlaws however refused to
believe the touchun sincere and so
notified the foreign consuls at Tsaoch-
wang.
Most of the captives have been re-
moved to the summit Of Paotzuku and
it Is believed the others will follow,
Messengers now are forbidden to
ascend the mountain so that 1t is diff
ficult to verify reports but letters
from the captives still reaching the
outside. establish something of their
One Of the hostages Lee Solomon,
who is Shanghai agent for San
francisco firm wrote describing his
rip to the summit.
Saturday evening he related, the
bandits decided that since no nego-
tation of any kind had started and
since Chinese officials and generals
lad been lying to the foreigners they
would go step further and send
hree captves to the fortress. They
picked out Majors Allen and Pinger
md myself.
I'VE started at 6 o'clock. 1t was
,ell. You climb up mountain 1.S00
Get, at the top it is terrible. The
ummit covers only two acres all COW
red with dirty dugouts. There are
0 or so Chinese prisoners here also,
Mostly children"
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
rs Years Ago Today
tTaken from Herald Of that date)

Mrs. H. C., Gussman and Mrs. W
w. Pinks are spending few day.
in Meriden.
E. w. Schultz has sold the Mil
drum property on Hart street te
Franklin Holland.
A boy named McDermott was bit
ten on the arm by a dog on Broad
street yesterday afternoon.
Corporal II. J. Matthews Of Com.
pany d, First Regiment, has re.
turned from Mantle and is confined
to his home at 1S4 Hart street by
Illness.
letter. Carrier George Beckett re-
ceivcd a present of a rug made by
the Navajoe Indians of Arizona to-
day.
One of ]. o, Deming's teams came
10 grief yesterday at the corner OF
Chestnut and Stanley sire cts when Il
rear wheel snapped off. At the same
time, the king bolt gave out and the
horse proceeded down the street
q dragging the shafts and a pair of
.wheels after him. The boy who was
driving succneded in jumping onto
the shaft and he reminded onlook-
ers of an ancient charioteer in his
ri0e Of over 100 yards.
Two tramps succeeded in getting
$40 pals of dinner from trusting
boarding house mistress when they
applied for lodging and said that
they were working in Bristol. They
were tramps. however, and they
never came back.
Town Clerk Penfield is making out
4 list of citizens who may be called
Tor jury duty
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22

4 sirea . Paiispi; ~ nsrFaw provisions
walsh feFrF foreign SHIPS ealsTins
cur ports 70 break either auF lass
pF lhr laAs ri their can coHniTiess
iis RaTTuN proN isiops shigh haze
hffn interpreted IN such a Nay ihal
these who fnfoFrf a have been al
iawrd 70 sfsrrh 8 maR's hons ~ per-
sou withaat lhe slightest excuse,
Deep students al this matter and
impartial anes, haze asserted thai ihe
question musl ls studied from its so-
rial aspect nut thr coed ~ had re-
suits coming fFom the ASH amends
meni DO act haRe a. h. decided in
Judging the Nalsiesd act, As there
has hsen hesitation ON The part Of
public men "a advocate "a repeal pf
the Nolstsad aet-and few have done
u so there has heeR hesitation on
the part Of any political organization
10 50 on record as favoHlng i,s madi,
heailAn, This much must he granted
mns' Of the evils II which We com,
plain nov have come from the aei,
not the amendment. nFahihi,inRists /
and snti'prohihitlenisis who are seri-
Gus ahou, the matter and who think /
NJ the future Welfare Of the country
rather than Of their own desires or
preindiess' may well devote time 10 a
study Of the deeper side of this mat.
Lor. /
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
BY NEA Service

BY NEA Service
1 New York, May ai,-Wives OF New
Britain need worry no longer aftel
reading this story,
And New Britain hssbands can hold
their heads just a little higher.
For II sets at rest that aneien,
/ hugahoo that out.of-town husbands
coming 10 New York without their
better halves. invariably check their
marital status al the hotel with their
luggage and wander forth 10 blow
some baby 70 the hounties OF the
Bright Lights, It's a hugaboo that
has ruffled domestic tranquility from
Maine to California.
But the sentinels OF the White
way-the flower girls, check girls.
manicurists. information bureau clerks
and others who are dealing daily with
these lonesome husbands from ont OF
toyn--tell you this twives. please read
carefully:
only very small percentage u
the strangers In town ever try TO firt
with the girls. And even when. as
occasionally happens. married man
invites a girl out to dinner or n show.
the chances are that in the same
breath that he gives the invitation
he'll add that he's married"
But even n he doesn't tell EN-,
they know. Month after month OF
dealing with these persons along
Broadway has given these girls all
insight into human nature that
makes their Judgment unerring.
The very approach Of customer
tells them whether he ia married or
single.
II a man
Buys pink roses.
Knows what kind of candy he wants
Goes to musical comedies.
Never tips a manicurist more than
/ dollar.
Is careless about his clothes.
He's married.
The married man." says Mrs,
A gnes Traband. 33rd street florist,
buys pink roses; the single man. red
'oses and orchids.
Five dollars is the limit of the
married. mans purchase: $40 the be-
aiming Of the single mans. The
married. man buys on Christmas
Caster and hospital days; the single
nan buys any old time
II perchance, the benedict could
DOL the florist by crossing his pur-
hases the candy shop girl would get
i'm.
"For If he asks for two pounds OF
hocolates with nut centers. he's
,arried all right" says Miss Beatrice
,orentzen, sweet tooth specialist at
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
Dissertations on
The Weather

For Connecticut: Cloudy to partly
cloudy tonight; probably frost If the
weather clears; Wednesday fair and
continued cool; moderate to fresh
northerly winds.
Conditions:
The western storm is central this
morning over Texas. 1t is causing un-
settled weather with local showers
from the Rocky Mountains eastward
TO the Mississippi river. An area of
high pressure central over the Lake
region is producing pleasant weather
from the Mississippi river eastward to
the coast.
fair weather with cool nights and
warm sunny days.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22

II may be that fruits feel pain, as
that Frenchman says. but the grape
+ fruit is the only one that can hit back
4 writer says thai all boys in the
nineties wished to be gunner, and II
appears that many of them achieved
their ambition.
Correct this sentence: she is a
wonderful cook" said the housewife,
but she is rather impudent and / am
going to let her 60
That man whose hip joints work
backwards should be popular at ball
game where fans arc forever being
told TO sit down in front.
With $4,000 in village he is a
prominent citizen; in a fourth class
city he is a mere individual: in
metropolis he is traffic.
The French boast that they are
making GASES in the Sahara desert.
but LOT Of tight-lipped gentlemen IRE
doing that over here without Boosting
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
CHILD LABOR.

The startling fact is announced that
over million children are labor
ers'' in the United States. II is not
quite fair TO say that we have done
nothing about it" remark attriB-
uted 70 social worker in Washing
ton. We have tried, half-heartedly
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22

But fishes his sweetheart, they 80
where she decides"
It's In the barber shop that the
married man IN spotted most quickly,
when single FELLOW comes IN. he
looks down the long row of manicure
girls, picks out the one he likos best
and then waits for her. even though
II takes an hour or two.
But the married man." says Niles
Marian Pastor. who has the most
beautiful Titan hair In the trade.
will sit down az any table that imp
pens TO be vacant. and he viii never
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22

lip more than a dollar"
Miss Frances Sharp. who 10 assoei,
atcd with an information bureau thnt
answers all kinds OF questions for all
kinds OF tourists. says that the mar.
ried man In strange city Just hank
ers after someone 10 whom ne can
talk about his wife and kids back
home.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22

The Hotel Pennsylvania,
THE single man will buy Ave
pounds OF assorted chocolates be-
cause he's anxious TO make an i'm
preston but isn't quite sure what the
lady likes. The married man has been
trained"
Miss Mildred Rogers. who helps one
make up his mind what show he
wants to see. SAYS most men can't de.
eide, for themselves. They have 10
bring along their partners.
III she's his wife" says Miss Rog-
ers. they go where he wants 10 go.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-22
ENJISTS IN CAVALRY

Everett J. Sousa of 500 Main street
enlisted yesterday at the local re-
cruiting station for the u. S. cavalry
to be stationed at Washington, d. C.
His enlistment made a total of seven
from this city for the past month.