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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
COMMITTEE MAKES PLANS
FOR THRIFT WEEK WORK

Plans for the observance Of
Thrift Week, January II to %, will
be formulated at a meeting OF the
general thrift committee at the
City Club Thursday. Reports from
committees and subcommittee will
be submitted at that time. All Of
the District schools will assist in
intoxicating thrift during the week.
Visits of classes to the city's banks
will be arranged and thrift lessons
will be discussed in the class rooms.
Officers of the thrift committee
a-s Howard Moran. of the Ameri-
can Security and Trust Company,
general chairman; w. G. Henson,
vice chairman: Harry v. HAYNES.
Merchants and Farmers Bank.
treasurer, and C. e. Fleming, Of
the Y. NJ G. A. secretary. Commit
tee chairrnen are s. II. Talks, New
bold Noyes. Harry v. Haynes,
THOMAS p. Hickman, r.. c. Graham,
Leon Mayor, DIR. w. l.. Darby,
Major Guy Wisthers, A. c. Hough-
ton and George G. Shinn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
MENT
GARAGES
HERE
Permit Given for Investment
Building Plans Made for
Others Downtown.

Underground parking space Tor
automobiles, an idea which has
been advanced as means Of help
ing to solve Washington's parking
problem, will become an actuality
in downtown Washington Il plans
Of Major Raymond a. WheeIer,
Assistant Engineer COMMISSIONS,
and George S. Watson, fire chief,
materialize.
Regulations which would permit
the construction Of parking g.
RACES under office buildings, hO-
tells and apartments are being con-
sidered by Chief Watson. An
amendment to the building regn-
lation is also under consideration.
One Permit Given.
The establishment Of One such
garage has already been permitted
by the District Commissioners. II
is 90-car garage to be located IA
the basement Of the new Investment
building. Fifteenth and * streets
northwest, for the use OF tenants Of
the building. The basement -
equipped with sprinkler system and
every precaution is provided against
fire. Entrance is through ramp IN
the alley in the rear Of the building.
/ Several persons planning to erect
apartments in the near future have
asked Major Wheeler for permission
to construct underground garages
for parking purposes. 1t is expected
additional permits for such c0nstruc-
ton win be issued.
The Commissioners are approving
the applications for underground
garages because they believe It ID ono
way to help clear the parking con.
gestion in downtown Washington.
Must Be FfreprOOf.
Chief Watson said today that IL
any regulation is recommended TO
the commissions 1t viii provide
rigid rules designed to prevent fire.
The garage must be equipped with
a sprinkler system, have fireprOOf
doors and have no connection with
the major part of the building. With
such restrictions, Chief Watson be-
Heves that IL fire should start
it would be quickly checked, and
in any event it would not spread
to the building proper.
Permits issued now provide only
for private garages for use or
tenants Of buildings. Regulations
may be made to provide for pub
lie parking garages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
CTTY'S DRAMATIC TALENT
JOINED IN XMAS PLAY

Dramatic groups of the city will
play leading parts in the Bible
drama, ''"The Word and the Way
Saturday night, and again Thurs
day night, December 27. at $3.50 In
the auditorium OF Central High
School, under direction of the in
terdenominational committee of the
churches of Washington.
Members of the Arts Club. ST.
Patrick's Players, the Association
of Theater Arts and the Caroline
McKinley's Studio, will aid. Tho
Big Girls class Of Calvary Baptist
Church will furnish ushers. Airing
Alcine, formerly Of the President
Players, will be stage manager.
Miss Bess Davis Schreiner is the
author Of the drama.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
CARAWAY CALLS
FOR BUREAU 5
CLEAN OUT
Every ousted Officer and EN-.
pIoye Must Be Put Back.
Senator Says.

A complete cleaning out Of the
present administration Of the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing
win be demanded by Senator Cara
way Of Arkansas as an alternative
to pressing his resolution for q
thorough investigation Of the cir
cumstances surrounding the whole
sale dismissal of bureau officials
and employees by Executive order
in March, 1922.
The champion Of the old bureau
regime declared today he would not
be satisfied by mere vindication
of the ousted bureau workers. He
indicated he was seeking more than
moral victory, and would not
desist until the officers and en-
ployes are restored to their orig.
inal positions.
Doubt WiImefh's Return.
Louis A. Hill, present director of
the bureau, must resign, and other
officials promoted after the dis
missals also must give up their
jobs to their predecessors in office,
Senator Caraway said.
1t is improbable that James L.
" liIn0Ln. LIl0 lOTIuCE u1ESCIOT, VIII
seek or accept his old position. He
holds an important and lucrative
post in Philadelphia, and has never
at any time sought reinstatement
The shroud Of secrecy over .he
Treasury Department and the blu.
reau was not lifted today to reveal
any new facts in the affair.
Officials interested in the case
from Secretary Mellon down, con
tinue to withhold information con
corning the reported intention o.
the Government to restore the ole
employees.
Silent at Treasury.
Nothing has been said at thu
Treasury concerning Hills resigna
ton, and Hill himself will throw M
light on this suggestion. At thu
present moment, Senator Caraway
and the group who are fighting FOL
housecleaning at the bureau are il
a position to demand their owl
terms.
Senator Caraway's proposed in
Vestigation probably will never ma
terialize, as Administration official.
would consider such a step as a re
Election upon the Administration O
|, President Harding.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
MRS. JOSEPH &. GRANT
GETS LIMITED DIVORCE

Justice Stafford in Equity Court
today awarded a decree OF limited
divorce to Mrs. Annie e. Grant, OF
1918 B street northeast, against Jo-
seph e. Grant, formerly detective
sergeant at Police Headquarters.
The wife asked for the relief award.
ed upon the ground of cruelty.
Plaintiff, represented by Attorney
Raymond Neudecker, charged that
Grant had mistreated her upon
many occasions and had transferred
his affections to another woman.
Mrs. Grant also charged that her
husband, who won prominence here
several years ago by his boxing with
former President Roosevelt, had
threatened her life. The decree d.
reefs Grant to pay his wife $50 q
month as permanent alimony. There
are no children. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
GOOD WEATHER AIDS
IN SPEEDING XMAS MAIL

Should the weather man con-
tinue on his good behavior for the
next week postoffice officials will
give him their thanks
Postmaster Mooney today declared
that If good weather prevails for the
next week It was very unlikely that
there would be q last minute jam
In the Christmas mail.
Shows or sharp spells OF cold
weather tie up the mail trains and
result In a dumping of mail at the
last minute, Mooney said. Packages
are being mailed out in such volume
that 1t will hardly be possible for
the mails TO become clogged with
late packages, he said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
WOMAN FIND IS
OLD WEAVING
SECRETS
Lost Art Yields Tapestries
Which Are Unapproached by
Modern Craftsmen.
By WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.

ny WILLIAM PICKETT HELM.
For the better part OF a lifetime,
Miss Katherine Penn Crawford has
searched the world for old looms
and dyes IN an effort to revive the
unequaled craftsmanship Of medic
val tapestry weavers whose art has
been lost for more than three
centuries. At last her search has
ended. The lost art has been found
again and in the accompanying
Photograph Miss Crawford is shown
weaving the first series of tapes
tries which will serve as models for
weavers the world over.
The search started when scraps
of the old-time tapestry were found
In the National Museum of Norway
years ago. Textile craftsmen of
the world who tried to initiate the
weaving failed and wondered how
IL had been done. The scraps showed
picture weaving Of texture and
colors unapproached by modern
makers. In the scraps the weave
was ccctinuous and the picture was
clear on both sides of the tapestry.
Modern tapestries showed breaks
In the threads where the pictures
Joined the body Of the fabric, and
the picture was shown on one side
only Of the tapestry.
At last, I'm the loft of peasant
cottage, a Norwegian woman ana
IN American woman found part
Of an ancient loom on which they
believed the mysterious fabrics were
woven. With infinite patience,
they reconstructed the 30O-year-old
1oom-the one shown in the picture
and after many trials were able
10 weave picture cloth that, in tex
ture, was like samples in the
museum. The colors, however, were
not the same. No dyes known to
artists would produce the old Ell
fects.
The patient women set to work to
discover the secret of the colors.
The old craftsmen, they finally dis
covered, used only vegetable dyes.
These, or as many of them as are
necessary, were finally re-discovered.
Miss Crawford makes them herself
from the bark and roots and leaves
OF trees. For some of them, she
has to travel long distances-to
Europe. to the tropics, almost to
the Arctic Circle-
Miss Crawford lives In Wash.
fngton, d. c., and the Smithsonian
institution is assisting her in her
work.
Copyright 1923. William Pickett Helm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
PLANS TO THWART RUM
SMUGGLING REPORTED

A multitude of recommends tons
for cooperative methods between
Canadian and American authorities
to stop smuggling Of liquor, mar
cotics and aliens across the interna-
tional boundary were contained to.
day In q report submitted to the
State Department - the Treasury
Department.
The report was based on the re.
cent Canadian-Amerfcan conference
at Ottawa, and will be used as a
basis for negotiations between the
two governments. 1t was not made
public.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
FAMOUS PHRASES.

''NO, Horace, didn't press your
suit today because I didn't find
the time. i can fully realize the
but also realize that my time Is
equally Important, IL not moro 80.
tiresome Mr. Blabb this afternoon
and 1t wasn't q lapse of memory
that caused It. He positively re-
fuses to talk Of anything but golf
and: as you know, haven't reached
that stage yet"
''Now, John, can see absolutely
no reason why We should give
Ralph a gun for Christmas.
and that he is unusually careful,
but there Is no use to take risk
this year."
no, dear, I'm not one bit Jealous
but 1 can't see why you ladies all
go crazy over that movie star. He
may have beautiful hair and all
moro deserving than he, who mover
JOE II. HOLMAN.
Sister Christabol Pankhurst,
of England, says the only way
to enforce prohibition in this
country is "to prohibit talk about
prohibition" It's going to be
awful hard to prevent one chap
telling another just where he
got his liquor, what it cost, and
that "it's first-class stuff"
ACCEPTING A SUGGESTION.
80. Howe WISE"
How hard I'll try
To please the fans by verses,
So watch The Times
For future rhymes
And smother all your curses.
.. Howe Wise,
recognize
And do so plainly see;
Your hint is fine,
SO here's q line
From the pen of p. l.. c.
PAUL l.. COMPTON.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
HOUR
APPEALS
MADE
Scores in Despair, Put Final
Hope for Christmas Cheer
in Times Good Fellows.

Scores Of last hour appeals are
reaching the Good Fellow Ex-
change, sent in by families who
have counted on being able to
provide their own Christmas
cheer. Such appeals win con-
tinue to be made during the
balance Of the week. They have
transformed what seemed fairly
satisfactory situation into one
exhibiting all the aspects that
touch and wrench the heart. Can
they all be provided for between
now and Christmas?
Must Act Promptly.
That Is up to the Good Fellows.
II every man and. woman In the
city who feels the prompting to
aid IN the Good Fellow work win
respond at once. yes. Rsthey defer
action or decide that. it Is too late,
that some other Good Fellow win
Substitute for then1.'' then many
a family in Washington win find
little In Christmas but q nnockery.
There is no occasion for mis-
understanding or misstating the
situation. 1t is becoming cruelty
tragic.
One of the experiences becoming
common is seen in, the reports sent
in by Good Fellows. Out on their
missions in carrying the Christmas
spirit to families taken over by
them they find other families as
much in need as those they are
bound on succoring. Then they re-
port them in to the exchange. Some
times they do so stating they will
look after their wants themselves.
In other instances, however, the
family for which they have already
become respon| Pile is all they can
provide for, and they file the names
for consideration of other Good
Fellows who will follow them.
Children Need Clothing.
Again the great demand is for
clothing. The appeals are made by
parents in the interest Of their
children.
1--WE would rather some of the
Good Fellows would send us some
clothes for our children, we have
four, the oldest nine, the youngest
three, than toys. Two of the chill
dren have no winter clothes and
the oldest boy Is almost barefoot, F"
writes one distracted mother.
IF could only get shoes for the
children 1t would be all would ask.
/ have family of five and they
all are sadly in need Of shoes. We
repair them ourselves. but they
will not stand patching much more. a."
This is the appeal Of a woman who
was deserted by her husband two
years ago.
One of the most pathetic appeals
received during the past twenty.
four hours comes from a young
mother.
Deserted With Baby.
my baby is fourteen months old
and my husband left me two
months ago. am entirely out of
money and the baby needs clothing.
It is hard to get work and half
care for the little one. She is a
beautiful child and 1 have hoped
he would come back" she writes.
And so it goes, each appeal hav-
ing something about it that causes
it to stand out by itself for a mo.
ment, only to be overshadowed by
another fully as pathetic.
Apparently those who have ap-
Continued on Page 27.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
WORK AT DRY PUBLICITY
BUREAU WINS PRAISE

So efficiently are Miss Anna
Suffer and Miss Della Smith cor
Quoting the information bureau on
prohibition and narcotics that Pro
lnibition Commissioner Roy a.
Haynes indicated today it would be-
some time before he names a sue.
cessor to Sherman A. Cuneo, pub
licity director, who died last week
The young women cOnscientiously
take care of the queries of scores of
questions on prohibition or mar
cOticS,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
ANCIENT SPANISH JAIL
SVINDLE BOBS UP AGAIN

The ancient Spanish swindle
scheme was brought to the atten-
ton of the Postoffice Department
again today when a resident of Car
tersville, Va, asked the department
to investigate a communication he
had received from an unknown cor.
respondent in Spain, who offered to
share a fortune If the Virginian
would send funds to get him out of
jail.
The department has repeatedly
warned the public against this
sWindIe,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
11EARDpeSEEE!M8
~aI1l1f ID By BILL PRlcE'1>Aa z-A'D
ASKS JUSTICE FOR MES.

Dear Bill: NosO that a Wash.
i1sgt0m paper has concluded its
contests IN the matter of the
most beautiful feet and foot
SOeGr for the ladies' of this city,
1 sVGnt to inquire If there Is not
some sUGY oar men folks mag
come into the limelight IN some
such manner.
HOaO sVOWld Il do for the man
ayers of the clothing houses and
sport shops TO get together and
offer prizes for the men hGOing
the most shGpely cGlVes and
ankles sOhen enc1sed in golf
stockings, 4Clsicb UOuH of course
necessitGte the 1Oe0ripg of golf
or riding breeches, and there Is
Where the said managers qOONld
come into their 01Dm?
Beautiful shoes do not neces-
sGTiIy mean perfect feet, but IL
1OOMld be difficult to disguise the
contents of pair Of golf stock
ings.
This Is not a slap at the ladies',
bat Is simply Gsking Justice for
the men. GEORGE b. PRATT,
-% 49,
mYrnvry nyY1rrycy 1rYYAAy<yE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
SIX LITTLE SHAWS' THANK
NEW FOR XMAS ORDER

Postmaster General New TODAY
received a letter from six little
Shaws," children Of John H. Shaw,
a letter carrier at Mansfield, Pa,
thanking him for "giving us our
daddy for Christmas Day"
The occasion for the thankfulness
of the Shaws is the recent order
suspending all rural deliveries on
Christmas Day, permitting rural
carriers to remain home with their
families
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18

Senator Mcclellan Will Block
Gas Bill Unless Vote Is
Promised.

AS it stands today, there is a
majority in the Senate to force a
return to Scent street car fares
in the District of Columbia.
A coalition Of Democrats and
progressive radical Republicans
can put the proposition over when
ever it is permitted to vote upon
it. That is the dread specter facing
Senator Ball, the Public Utilities
Commission, the street car COM
panies, and the other opponents of
the legislation.
Certain TO Go Over.
All Senator Mcclellan OF Ten
nessee, has to do is to bring his
proposal to a vote, and it viii go
over with a whoop." Polls taken
by the lobbyists Of tn street rail
way companies have convinced them
that this is the grim truth.
A vote upon the proposal In the
Senate will be delayed and diverted
by every parliamentary device pos
sibie. II it is presented as
rider" to other District legislation,
as Senator Mcclellan has announced
that he will do, it will be attacked
as contrary to the Senate rules, etc.
The Senate District Committee will
be given every opportunity Of
pigeon-holing the bill for the ses-
sion.
VIII Force Vote.
Confident that this is the situa-
ton on the floor of the chamber,
Senator Mcclellan is going to exert
himself to the utmost to force his
proposal to a vote. Iin links he
can count on substantial Demo
cratic support, and that Senators
Couzens, Norris, and La Toilette on
the Republican side will be able to
muster from twelve to twenty votes
on that side.
When the two-cent gasoline tai
bill comes before the Senate either
tomorrow or Thursday. Senator Nc
Kellar will block it's passage unless
q vote upon the five-cent fare propN-
sition, presented as a rider to the
tax measure, is permitted. He will
follow this course throughout the
session. His filibustering tactics
probably will result in his obtaining
vote upon his pet measures be-
fore many more wees have passed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
Week Retirement Approved.

The retirement Of Detective Ser.
geant George Week was approved
by the District Commissioners to-
day. Sergeant Week has been off
duty for several months due to III
ness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
Ankle Sprained in Crash.

A sprained ankle was suffered by
Joseph Williams. thirteen, 9O7
twelfth street northeast, whose BIZ
cycle was struck by a machine yes
4erdav at Third street and Florida
avenue northeast. He was taken
home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
Awarded Textile Post.

Charles B. Nichols, of Lowell,
Mass, was appointed to the textile
Of the Department Of Com
merce. It was announced today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18

Selden M. Ely, Mrs. Bruce Baird,
Mrs. Rebecca Rogers and Mrs. L.
r. Hutchins.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18

Folks don't rum over for . call
The way they used to do;
But In this age Of motor cars
They do run Over-YOut
THE UNKNOWN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
WHEN THE "SON" is
LIT UP AT MIDNIGHT.

When the errine SON comes In at
night,
II mothers pride has ON
"steW,"
Then she says to hint
'1Oh my darling Jim
This hurts me moro than IL hurts
you"
But different, on the other hand,
IL this young buck IL met BY paw
He wisperS quite low:
'Wheresd You get II Bot
Now tell me or III tell your
Maw." HANK HAWKINS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
TAKING AN INVENTORY.

Az we close 1889, year book
Though our trials may have been
Let's take ono more lingering look
To see IL our preeepce has bene"
fitted any
Roflecting Ger past scenes
Guilty shadows seem to grow.
They refuse to be haa.beens,
As we sit around the Yule-tfde glow.
Have we lived up TO The Golden Ruler
Have we been fair In all things?
II not, we can try to do better.
And find the happiness it brings.
p. II. SKINNER. Z
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
eve HAVE WITH u.s.

eve HAVE WITH U.s.
We have with us Senator Magnua
{. (NO relation to Bebe or Agnes),
Who will now leg1slate
To reduce farmers freight
And to cut out our chances for Jag
With his hat In the ring IL 0ur Hiram.
And q lot Of us felIers admiram,
For he sure Is sincere;
He'll make good, never fear,
But the jobhOlders fear that he'll
fran!
] saw q pretty PyFeneeA
The other morning inabrees;
You don't see many nOWadase,
But still sometimes the IOrdbepralse:
JACK HENRY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18

A political sage remarks that
the more Henry Ford learns
about political rings the closer
he is likely to stick, IN the future,
to piston rings. One large
msOuthful of sense.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
If YOU WE'RE BUSY.

II you were busy being kind,
Before you knew It you would find.
You'd soon forget to think twas true
That someone was unklnd to yOu.
If you were busy being glad,
And cheering people who are sad.
Although your heart might ache q
bit,
II you were busy being true
To what you know you ought to do.
You'd be so busy you'd forget
The plumbers Of the folks you've met.
II you were busy being right,
You'd find yourself too busy quite
To criticiSe your neighbOr long
Because he's busy being wrong.
FLORENCE N. HOAGIAAND.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-12-18
OUR HALL OF NAMES.

C.. ScheH HUes at Frankfort,
Ind, 1OHere the aUiLd waves do
not sag a dem thing.