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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
SAVE THE BABIES!
(By LULU M. sCHULTz.)

They wore collecting for the
Florence Crittendon babies, ali
f1undlingsl and there was 4 whole
show window full Of them, club
Dy, rosy -cheeked and appealing.
surely NO one who glanced at
sist . donation 81 some sort. how
ever small. A lady snugly bundled
In furB approached, leading . little
dog. She held her head high,
With not 50 much as Q glance ct
the babies, pulled the dog away
Of "seye the Babies" and passed
haughtily on her way.
Two palmer dressed women
walked up. took . look at the
babies, then began to talk TO each
other: They almost look natural!
You know they are 0l--" And
t tn x. too 0S:. passed :. sd, on indifferent
Next came o man. who hurried.
~ walked to the window, to see
what the excitement was about,
and ~ his eyes fell ON the chubby
youngsters, became nervous, fidEe-
crowd when . basket was passed
Of "Ssve the Babies" rang In his
ears, he dropped . bill In the
basket and hurried away.
. Two school girls edged through
was passed, they counted out six-
teen cents, all the change they
had, and decided they would walk
home.
Next came poorly dressed
hand. ''G0d bless 'em," she sald.
and tears came to her eyes, e.
she pointed out q little ono with
curls. ''Thak IL just like your
little sister. Bobby, who IL dead
and she opened her frayed pocket
book and counted out ali the
change she had.
For the little while I had stood
there I'm the crowd, seven peonIe
had barred to mo their Souls.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07

and control of power sites on
lands of the United States and of
power privileges in navigable and
international streams.
Development Of such power
sites and power privileges by
private capital under public
supervision and regulation.
authority for such DEVELOPMENT
70 be given in the form of
licenses limited to fifty years
duration, unalterable for their
term and issued at the discretion
OF the administrative authority.
AT the expiration of the license
the United States to have the
option of acquiring the properties
OF the licenses for its own use, of
requiring their transfer to an
other' or of issuing under the
Terms OF then existing law a new
license to the original licensee.
II the properties are taken over
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
BUREAU
RAISES D. c.
QUOTA
Schools Chiefly to Benefit by
Boost Of $1,75o, 900 in
City Allotment.

The Bureau of the Budget has
been more liberal to the District Of
Columbia in the 1924-1925 esti-
mates than in any year since its
organization. Pleas of citizens this
year have not fallen on deaf ears.
Budget Now SIC, 900, 900.
The bureaus original plan to limit
the District to $25, 900 has been
put aside. On two occasions within
recent weeks the bureau has mott.
fled the District Commissioners that
an increased budget would be al
lowed. Today the bureaus limit is
up to $26 100000.
While District officials decline to
discuss how the increase was dis.
tributed, it. is understood that
schools, fire, police and playground
departments received the greatest
benefit
The plea of the District Commits
sioners is said to have been met by
an allowance for a score or more Of
additional policemen.
TruckhOuse for Northeast.
It was understood today that
northeast Washington would get a
new truckhouse and that in the
neighborhood of Conduit road site
would be purchased next year for
an engine house. If these two
projects are carried out, they will
fill a long-needed want.
Fairgrounds will probably receive
an increase which will permit the
extension of several grounds and
also result In the keeping open
through the entire summer of all
public school Fairgrounds.
Much-needed motorized apparatus
is also likely to be provided for.
The repeated requests for drill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
I D
REMOVAL
Of POSTS
Vice President Hanna Claims
Traffic Required Such Pro-
lection on Streets.

The action of the Public Utilities
Commission in ordering the
safety barber poles" on Four
teenth street northwest taken down
was vigorously condemned by
John H. Hanna, vice president Of
the Capital Traction Company, in
a letter to the commission today.
Protest BY Company
1--WE beg respectfully to call at
tention to the fact that this action
was taken without giving his com
pany change to express an opinion
as to the value of these safety
zones. Hanna's letter said, land to
further call you attentin1 to the fact
that the removal of the safety zones
creates an extremely dangerous sit
uation. at Fourteenth and Fl streets
particularly"
Hanna points out that standards
of poles similar to the type which
the Commissioners ordered taken
down have proven most satisfactory
in other cities. His letter adds:
Gentlemen:
eve believe that street-car pas.
sengers are as much entitled to pro-
lection as are motorists, Hanna
said in his letter, and that the es
adjustment of proper safety zones
is equally beneficial to careful
motorists as it allows them to pass
standing street cars in safety. Ex-
perience ha definitely shown that
safety zone outlined simply by
painted lines or other surface mark
ing is useless. Prospective passengers
do not remain in the zone. which is
defined only by lines. and there is
no feeling of security either for
them or for the drivers of motor
vehicles who pass them.
'In our opinion loading platforms
have proven themselves the best sort
of protection, both for street car pas
sengers and motorists, and we mucn
prefer their use wherever possible.
1--WE expressed a desir to permits
sion to install loading platforms and
asked for the standard type safety
would not be allowed.
Safety Zones Needed.
Zones marked by standards with
or without connecting chains are in
satisfactory use in a great many
cities of the country. Substantial
standards of the type which your or
der has done away with are prefer
able to the lighter standards and
have proven very satisfactory in
Detroit and other cities.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07

by the United States or trans
ferred to another licensee, tho
original licensee to be Rranted
adequate compensation for the
properties taken.
No capitalization for purposcs
Of rate making or OF public pur.
chase of licensed properfies
tangible or intangible, in excess
of the investment therein.
compensation to be made for
Compensation to be made for
lands or other properties of the
United States.
Profit-sharing with the public Of
earnings in excess Of a reasonable
return on the investment.
Plans of projects to be so drawn
as to provide for, or to be adapted
to, a comprehensive scheme Of de.
velopment Of the resources of the
region for all beneficial public
purposes.
A common policy and a single
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
Of
AUTOS IS
URGED
D. c. Supreme Court Auditor
Favors Step az Protection
Against Reckless Driving.

The bonding OF all automobilists
in Washington, so as to safeguard
the city against the reckless and
criminal driver" was advocated
before the Senate District Com
mittee today by Herbert L. Davis,
auditor Of the District Supreme
Court.
Would Compel Insurance.
Automobile insurance policies for
all drivers should be made COM
pulsory, so as to give the victim Of
motor accident adequate damages,
declared Davis.
Under present conditions motor
lists put their assets beyond the
reach of damages and, in many
cases, q pedestrian, who may be
seriously injured for life, has no
means of recovery. Davis cited
numerous instances In which this
had proved to be the case.
Recommendation also was made to
the Senate Committee that the Dis
trict authorities revoke the licenses
Of habitually reckless drivers.
Criminals Obtain Permits.
Senator Ball declared that under
the present law, a driver, VINO nad
q criminal record in the District,
could get a license TO drive In a
nearby state and then bring bis
machine back into the city. he
said II also was true that the Dis
trict of Columbia, in granting drlv'
ers permits, made no Investigation
of the applicants record IN other
cities.
A bill now is pending before the
Senate District Committee. providing
for the bonding Of all automonAe
drivers in Washington. ana proOapIy
viii be favorably acted upon by the
committee at the next session OF
Congress, 1t is said.
other witnesses at today's hear.
ing included w. A. Khan, first as
sistant commissioner OF patents ana
chairman of the public safety com
mittee Of the Columbia Heights Citi-
zens Association.
Deplores Parking Evil.
He deplored the parking evil in the
conrested area and made recon-
m d at lions regarding one-way
streets.
Miss Eleanor e. Capers told the
committee about the death Of her
father, Frank v. Capers, in an auto
mobile accident at Fourteenth and
Girard streets northwest, January
81, 1923. She accused the police de-
partment Of handling the case care
lessly and declared that six months
later she succeeded in placing evil
dence before Commissioner Oyster
which led him to revoke the license
Of the driver who ran her father
down.
The Senate District Committee ad.
journed its traffic hearing at noon
today until November 10. Senator
Ball, chairman Of the committee,
leaves on a business trip to Virginia
tonight and later will attend the
waterways convention in Norfolk.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ELECT
MISS INEZ COOK AS HEAD

War Department Local. No. 261,
Of the Federation Of Federal EN-
ployes. elected Miss Inez /. Cook,
president, last night. Other Off
GERS chosen were: William s. Kin
ney, secretary and treasurer; Frank
s. Holinger,. first vice president;
Miss Nancy Morrison, second vice
president; Converse B. Dean. third
vice president and William Tobias,
guardian.
Charles Gothic, Louis Rosary and
Miss @. Y. Panck, were elected to
the executive board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07

executive agency In the ad-
ministration OF all water powers
under Federal control.
Resources Were Wasted.
1t has never been the aim or prac.
tice of private industries to con-
serve natural resources, or provide
for replacement Of those removed,
when possible, as witness progress
sive deforestation. That has been
left up to the Government--thep eo-
ple's joint committee. The Federal
power act guards against undue ex.
ploitation or conversion to corDo1 ate
Continued on Page 141
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
AGED MAN HIT. BY AUTO.
IS EXPECTED TO DIE

Run down by an automobile last
night while he was crossing Georgia
avenue at Colorado avenue north
west, w. s. Goodwin. seventy, of
1O11 o street northwest, suffered
probable fatal injuries. He sus-
tanned concussion of the brain and
was removed to the Walter Reed
Hospital for treatment.
Eugene e. Duffey, 1853 Oaks
street northwest, said to have been
driving the machine that struck
Goodwin, was held at the Tenth
precinct for q time. Later a charge
of colliding was placed against
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07

tower will be granted as we'll as
provision for more than half
dozen other kinds of apparatus.
Most Of the increased appropria-
tions go to the schools, it was
learned today.
The District Commissioners de-
clared they are pleased with the
action Of the Budget Bureau.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07

A strike of the Sea Food
Workers Union in New York
induces F.. p. A., in his "Connin0
ToaOer," to rene1O the old question,
as cIGns-digging fishing or Ggri-
culture" Nobody ever settled
the question to his satisfaction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
HEROES.

Emerson said, as he looked them
DER and tcGtched them troop
ing past, NJ
That every hero becomes a bore to
his JeIIOtC-9aGn at last
There are heroea great aud Heroes
sntaH, 1oho brGUely take the
00fy,
But the nobIest hero Of them an Is
the feIIOtO sOhO makes you
I0uOh.'
He does not tceGr d CrOtr-de-G Merrc
or ribbon upon his breast,
HIS only decorations are a merry
song or Jest.
he may not t0t1S q shtntn0 place on
fGnte's tHgMaort0J st6ff,
But the greatest friend Of the kwnsdn
race 70 the lsIIosc 4ChO makes
WS laugh.
OF course, he has no crosses to bear
or troubles of his o1c1s,
Or y ne has he does not care to
make his troubles kmoaoM:
But tChe1E he answers the buOle COLL
Just tc1-ite this epitGph:
"I'he n0bleet Roman Of them all e.
the fslIOto achO makes Ms
WILL r.. WHELAN.
z a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
Peace Committee to Meet.

The peace committee Of the Coun.
Gil of Jewish Women will meet in
the east study room Of the Public
Library at 1890 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The committee will hear
lecture by Howard B. Gill, head of
the national campaign for worlds
court week. He will speak on the
Worlds Court" The public IL iii.
vited.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
REALLY AND TRULY.

She was q little brown girl,
And he was a boy that was white
And they met on the beach of a magi-
cal isle
In the midst of a tropical night.
And a serpent slid over the sands,
And went on his murdIrous way;
A big tiger smiled with his big
yellow eyes,
As q humorous tiger may.
And the girl cuddled into the arms
OF the boy with a little Groom,
And the tiger went off 70 HIS home
in the hills,
JACK HENRY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
Projects Are Spreading
allEAR!n.eS!1EgEEN8
ID y BEL PRICE c-Nl2k-aH~
SPARKLETS.

~ a ~ A ~ ~ = ~
The person who is blind to
the good points of others is also
very dumb"
THE BRIGHT PUPIL.
''Can You tell mo-" asked professor,
"Of the days which knights were
mo: j can't" the pupil answered,
1T IS said
THAT LIGHTNING never
STRIKES TWICE in
THE SAME place
BUT
THIS DIDN'T comfort
LUIS FIRPo . much
AFTER HE had stopped
A COUPLE of Dempsey's
LIGHTNING PUNCHES.
A BUGHoUsE FABLE-Amerlcan
tourists visiting Cuba are pleading
with government officials of that
country to adopt prohibition.
He gazed into her sky blue eyes,
To do SO was a treat.
And then, in thrilling tones, he said;
"Aws come on wife, LET'S EAT"
Uncle Nose says: eff Mistah
Henry Ford runs fo' President
he's gwine to be de FUST ford
dat / ever seen run"
JOE H. HOLMAN.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS
PICTURE?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07

Just because the WGshingtom
Zoo tOGMts a kangaroo, D. D. S.
writes that he can't see whu
"some good kangaroo doesn't
jump at the chance"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
THE DIFFERENCE

Trees have limbs, 90 have girls;
OF all this / am aware,
But it's odd that, at the limbs Of tPeea
You never see men stare.
THE UNKNOWN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-11-07
THE MYSTIC SHELL.

Those Joyous days have vanished,
When We strolled tho siIVePy
strand,
The summer breeze IL blowing
] gently squeeze her hand,
I hear her ripping Laughter,
Soc the lOve-light in her eyes;
| We gather shells together
In our summer paradise.
All IL now q memory,
But tho shells that / adore.
| For I live those happy days again
When / hear their mystic roar.
G. w. Nice.
First Token lin street car regis.
tor)-Thank heaven, we arc free
from that tightwad. The way he
and chOked me-thought
I'd roast.
Second TOken-Yeh, feel kinder
cool and collected once more.
HARPER'S FERRY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
AN ELDERLY F0URSOME
Age Of Four Cleveland
 Players Is 227 Years

Players Is 227 Years
 The warning of London physicians that persons 50 years old or more are endangering their lives by playing golf is scoffed at by Cleveland's In dian Scouts" foursome, believed to be one of the oldest active quartets in the world, who may be seen reg ularly on the golf links. Their com bined age Is 227 years, None of them started playing golf until he was past the half century mark.
 The foursome Is composed of Charles W. Barrows, "A; G. T. Mc- Intosh, 75: J. W. s. Webb, 69, and A. w. Neale 59. All are prominent business men and may be seen on the links "every Saturday and two or three times a week., as one of them put 1t.
 When they are 'on their game" the foursome plays in the low eighties or nineties They have been playing to- gether for about 12 years
 "I don't know of any pastime more pleasant, more healthful and more ln- yigorating for a man between the ages of 60 and S0," MT. Barrows said. Of course man who allows his mus cles to become soft and flabby from lack of exercise, smoking, overeat- ing and drinking and then goes out on the course and overtaXes his strength is in danger, but moderate golf means health for a man past SO who keeps himself in condition.- New York Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29

A man asks me how he can make his wife obey him. He says that he has forbidden her to use rouge and powder, and she continues to adorn herself with a hand-painted com plexion. He also has forbidden her to go to the movies, and she goes right along, putting in one or two afternoons a week watching vamps, and big, strong, manly men rescue persecuted heroines in the silent drama.
 There is no charge against the lady, you understand. She doesn't neglect her home or her family. She is a splendid wife and mother. There is nothing the matter with her eX- cept that she won't mind her hus band, and he wants to know how he can make her obey him.
 The old English law granted 6 man the right to control his wife by beating her, provided he did not use a stick bigger around than hls thumb. But in these emancipatea days the man who undertook to dis cipline a lady with rod, even if she was married to him, would find him self in the police court and subse- quently in the divorce court also.
 Likewise public opinion does not countenance the reinstatement ot disobedient wives, for the conven- tions of polite society do not permit a man to raise his hand against woman no matter how much he would like to do so. There remains, then, only moral suasion. This is gener- ally effective if indirectly applied, for it is the easiest thing in the world to work a woman if you go about it the right way, and there are mighty few things that hus- band can't jolly his wife into doing.
 All that a husband has to do to make his wife eat out of his hand Is just to tell her how much he loves her, and admires her, and appreciates everything she does for him, and how happy if would make him if she would do a certain thing, or how doing some other thing is blemlsh on her otherwise perfect character, or looks. She will gulp 1t all down, ana be so obedient to his wishes that she will outdo Patient Griselda herself
 But to order 6 woman to do any thingi To tell her where she gets on and where she gets off To come right out flat-footed, and assert hls martial authority To forbid her to do this. and to do that! And espe- cially for a mere husband to dictate to a woman about her clothes, ana her makeup, To treat her as if she were on idiot child! Oh, la la! How does any man ever get that way? And where's the fool-kil1er, that he doesn't get the poor simp?
 Any woman in the world with a | spark of spirit in her would rebel a gainst such treatment. Any woman with a grain of pep in her system would put on another d&ub of paint, | and a fresh coat of oalsomlne, ana | pluck a few more hairs out of her eyebrows, just to prove she could do as she darned pleased if she was for- bidded by her husband to help nature out little in the matter or looks'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-29
BACK BROKEN, YET LIVES
Marine Engineer Refuses To Be Downcnst, Although Bedridden

Marine Engineer Refuses To Be
 Downcnst, Although Bedridden
 q never knew what it was really to enjoy life until my back was broken"
 That sounds like a patent medicine testimonial, but it is the sincere as- sertion of Robert H. Bean of Mani towoc, Wis, marine engineer by trade and optimist by profession, who two years ago last June suf- fered two fractures of his spine and a fracture of the back of his skull,
 Doctors have been looking MT. Bean over and giving him anywhere from 24 hours to two weeks to live for the last two years.
 Just to prove how much mistaken the doctors were, Bean started in business last June, year after he became paralyzed, and has developed a business that many a man may well envy.
 Five months ago he started taking subscriptions for magazines and newspapers. From his bedside, by the use of the telephone and port able typewriter, he has accumulated 1000 customers and is making llV- ing for himself, his wife and two children.
 Some 200 miles off the coast of Asd aboard a new ship that Bean was helping take from New York to Cen tral America, one of the intermediate engines had gone wrong with worn crank pins, and 1t was up to Bean as chief engineer to get that engine going. He crawled down into the pit and started to work. The heavy engine sheared off the bolts which held it suspended and down 1t crashed upon him.
 They lifted the engine out of the pit again and picked up the uncon- scious form of the engineer and carried it to his cabin.
 Bean wanted to be taken home and the surgeons, shaking their heads, believed he might as well die at home as in their hospital, and let him go.
 q decided l didn't need doctors to tell me how bad I was" MT. Bean says, "so I set about with my wife's help to get well myself. With her care the wound on my back healed up entirely"
 DO you hope ever to be able to get up?" MT. Bean was asked.
 "No," he answered. Hope is one word that is not in my vocabulary. The word presupposes despair. It Is the straw that the drowning man clutches at. do not ,hope' I'll get up. l know that I'll get up." friend Of the stricken man suS- gested to him the reading of some books on psychology.
 T waded into 1t. just to please him." Bean said. "It was tough wading. too. But before I knew 1t, 1t ceased to be wading and became fair sailing. I've read Freud, Tol- stoy, and Haeckel and a lot of those fellows. They give a man something to think about. I never did lot of thinking before. Never had time to, some way.
 I'm not wishing anythig like this onto the rest of the world, but a touch of something like that--a shock would do lots of folks a great deal of good. It makes lot of difference in your viewpoint"
 MT. Bean suffers no pain. He en- joys life despite the two fractures in his spine which hold him prisoner. Harry R. Flanders In the Milwau- kee Journal.