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The Washington times., 1923-07-28
APARTMENTS To
BE MADE INTO
OFFICES
Edmund J. Flynn Company Is
Converting Building to
Business Use.

The Lenox Apartment building,
1923 L street northwest, which is be.
ing rebuilt by Edmund ]. Flynn
Company, rental agents, will be com
pleted by October 1. The structure
will be transformed into seven
story office building with all modern
features.
A novel feature undertaken by the
company is the screening of each
room. This plan is being followed by
constructors in other cities, but is
new to Washington buildings. A
new elevator system is being in.
stalled.
Construction of the first and Sec
end floors has been completed and
the offices are ready for occupancy.
Space on the uncompleted floors will
be subdivided to suit tenants, provid-
ing reservations are made before the
work is finished.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
Y.R|DGE HAS
DRAWN MANY
D, e.: BUYERS
Waterfront Property Chosen
BY Many From Capital as
Building Site.

Bay Ridge, which was opened
last year for summer home sites,
has more than 100000 in
new homes completed. many be-
ing constructed by Washington PEG.
pie. Among those from Wash
ington who have built summer
homes at this delightful water
front property are John E. Shoe
maker, Clifford K. Kettler, H.
Pierce Baldwin, Ernest Kettler,
George w. Daw, Cary B. Stokes
and Daniel e. McEllin.
These homes contain all modern
improvements, including electricity
and telephone service. Nearly all
the property is covered with fine.
old shade trees and the beach is
one of the finest on Chesapeake
Bay. The company owning the
property has erected lighthouses
for the accommodation of visitors,
and every Sunday hundreds Of mo-
florists drive there and enjoy the
bathing.
Bay Ridge has more than two
and one half miles of bay front
age, a driveway has been opened
there are many miles OF other
drives through the property, which
has been plated into lots Of so
10 100 feet front. Lanham and
Hill, the Washington representa-
tives, report many safes of lots
this year.
The State has completed a new
concrete road from Annapolis to
the bay, and is now constructing
the Defense Highway from Wash
ington to Annapolis, which will make
the distance from Washington to
Bay Ridge thirty-one miles over
concrete roads.
A large space in a beautiful
grove has been provided for tenn
porary parking.
Bay Ridge is being developed
as an exclusive summer home col
ony.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
PAYS SCENT INCOME TAX
IN SMALLEST MONEY ORDER

NEW LONDON, Conn, July %.
W. L. Hanley, postmaster at
Thomaston. has just made out a
money order for cents, the small.
est ever issued there. A Thomaston
resident figured his income tax at
that amount and forwarded it in
postage stamps to the internal
revenue office at Hartford.
The stamps were promptly re-
turned with the information that
only a money order or a certified
check would do. So 1t cost the
Thomaston man cents for money
order fee and cents in postage,
a total Of z cents additional cost,
to pay his cent tax.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
Norfolk Lions Club
Urged to Welcome
Service Men
BY International News Service.

NORFOLK, Va, July 23.--
To make Norfolk attractive to
service men, especially those in
the navy, was the plan outlined
here by Alfred C. Smith,
addressing the local Lions
Club. Smith, who is a candi-
date for nomination for the
State senate, unlike his famous
namesake in New York, is not
much concerned over the wet
and dry issue.
Sailors" declared Smith,
''have a strong feeling against
Norfolk" and he cited an in
stance that recently when a
battleship of the Atlantic fleet
came here and the men were
granted shore leave, few of
them took advantage of it. He
urged that civic clubs should
cooperate and assure the men
of the service a hearty welcome
and plenty of wholesome recre-
alton and entertainment while
in this CITY.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
PUNCHES AGED MAN
AS PROOF OF COURAGE

INDIANAPOLIS, July 2S.-It cost
Frank Hill 81 and a six months
sentence 20 the State penal farm
to prove his manhood to the salts
faction of his companion, Ruth
Lawrence, by striking William
Hayes, aged eighty-two. during q
dispute in regard to an automobile
parking space in the downtown dis
trict here. The girl also was fined
500 and costs and sentenced to ten
days in Jail by Police Judge Del,
bert G. Wilmeth.
Hayes jaw was broken and sew
eral teeth loosened, according to the
testimony.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
OPENS SIX NEW
CHEVY CHASE
HOMES
Detached Houses Shown on
Chesapeake Street by
Walker Firm.

Allan E. Walker & Company, Inc.
has announced the premier showing
of group Of six attractive detached
houses in West Chevy Chase, on
Chesapeake street. one block west of
Wisconsin avenue.
These houses are individually de-
signed, contain six spacious rooms
each, with extra large living rooms,
fire places, hardwood floors, hot
water heat, electricity, large porches
and many features not usually found
in moderate-priced homes. The lots
are 49x100 feet and literally supplied
with shrubbery.
Allen c.. Minnix is the builder of
these houses and Allan e. Walker
& Company. Inc, has exclusive sale
of the properties.
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
PROHIBITS ANGLE PARKING
ON 18TH STREET, r TO G

The District Commissioners yes
terday approved an amendment to
the police regulations to prohibit
angle parking on Fourteenth street
between Pennsylvania avenue and
F street and on Fifteenth street
between F and G streets north
west.
The city heads also designated L
street, between Fourteenth and
Twentieth streets northwest, rs a
one-way street for eastbound traffic.
The recommendations. presented to
the Commissioners bv Inspector AL
bert j. Headley, head of the traffic
bureau. will become effective in
thirty days
The Washington times., 1923-07-28
American Countess Has Child.

PARIS, July 2S.-Countess Jean
Bertrand de Luppe, formerly Miss
Sallie Beecher, niece of former
American Ambassador Hugh Wal
lace, has given birth to a daughter.
The child has been named Mildred.
Count de Luppe and Miss Beechor
were married here in May, 1922.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-10-24

How did bees invent the siX-sided
cell for their honeycomb2 A mathe-
matician will tell you that IL you wish
to pack the greatest number of things
into the smallest space, the best solu-
ton Is to make them six-sided. The
engineer knows that the hexagon is
the shape best adapted to withstand
pressure. The angles of a hexegcr
must be exact and bees without any
measuring instruments have found n
means of making them So
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-10-24
MEANING OF HALLOWEEN.
il is a Relic of Pagan and Medieval
Times.


The Observance of oct. 81, Hal
lowe IN, the day before All Saints
day is in direct contrast to the cele-
bration of the latter, says the Pitts
burg Post Dispatch. All Saints'--as
well as All Souls, the day following
is a yearly festival, sacredly OBJ
served, while the eve of that day is
given up to sports, games and super
stitious tricks and pastimes.
All Saints day, or All Hallows
day. as it is called by the English and
Scotch takes its origin from the con
version OF the Pantheon at Rome into
a Christian place of worship and its
dedication to the Virgin and all the
martyrs.
The Pantheon was built by Marcus
Agrippa, b. c. 25, in honor of Jupi-
ter and all the gods. The ceremony
Of changing a pagan temple into a
church dedicated to the true God was
first celebrated May /, and was
called the Feast of All Saints.
Halloween, the night which ushers
in this religious holiday, seems to be
a relic of pagan times or perhaps of
medieval superstition as the night
of all others when supernatural in
tluences prevail.
In the west of Scotland, where this
day is observed more closely than in
any other part of the world, the peo-
pie believe that on Halloween there
is a universal walking abroad of
spirits of the visible and the invisible
world. Upon this mystic night it was
believed that even the human spirit
might detach itself from the body
and wander abroad Nhile witches,
devils and fairies hold grand ami
versary revel.
Many were the charms and spells
employed by the Scotch lads and
lassies to pierce the veil that hid the
future, for the people of that country
We're imbued with the same curiosity
that impelled Macbeth to consult the
weird sisters on the blasted heath
before going into battle against Mac
duff
Most of these charms, however,
were used by the young people to
learn the future fate that awaited
them in love and wedlock.
The first ceremony of Halloween
was for each young man or woman
to pull a plant of kali. They went
out near midnight, hand in hand
with eyes shut, and pulled the first
they found.
The stalk being straight or crooked
foretold the size and shape of the
future husband or wife. If any earth
adhered to the roots it denoted the
"tocher," or fortune that would
come with the marriage. The taste
of the custock or heart of the stem,
betokened the temper or disposition
of the future conjugal partner.
Lastly, the stem was placed above
the door, and the first one who en-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-10-24
Golf Defined.

An eminent public man, who deyotes
a part of his time to golf on the links
of q country club near Washington
was once asked to explain the game
Since the questioner was scientist
the eminent man made reply in terms
he thought would be most appropri-
ate under the circumstances: colt
is an intellectual attempt TO put an
elusive bill into an obscure hole with
imperfect implements"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-10-24

teTeQ unueT IL WAS llle CdHuludle loI
matrimony. Perhaps from this last
custom originated our modern Gus
tom of placing the wishbone of a
goose or other fowl above the door,
where the fortunate one passes under
it to meet his or her destiny.
Another charm was burning nuts.
Each nut was named for a lad or a
lass, and all were laid in the fire on
the hearth As they roasted quietly
together or started from beside one
another, so the course and issue Of
the courtship would be.
1t must be confessed, however, that
in these days of stoves, heaters and
steam radiators it would be difficult
to bring this charm into general use.
The trial of the clue or skein of
yarn consisted in stealing out alone
to a deserted kiln where lime had
been burned, and throwing into it a
skein of blue yarn-why the particu-
lar color should be blue tradition
does not tell us-holding one end in
the hand. Then wind new skein
off the old one.
Toward the latter end something
would hold the thread; the one try
ing the charm would demand, ''Who
holds?" An answer would be re-
turned from the kiln, giving the
name of the future husband or wife.
Let the young woman who wishes
to know her fate try the spell of
sowing the hemp seed. This is also
an old Scotch charm. She should go
al To cd Of
kind and walk around it, sowing a
handful of the seed. OF course, this
should be done at midnight.
Repeat at intervals, Hemp seed
SOW thee, my true love come after
and pull thee" Look over the left
shoulder and she will see the person
invoked
Similar to this was the Hallowe' EN-
charm of winnowing grain. A man
or woman would go to barn alone
near the witching hour and open
both doors. 1t was important that
they should be taken off the hinges,
if possible. for there was always dan
ger that the being about to appear
would close them and do some injury
to the experimenter.
He or she then went through the
process of winnowing grain against
the wind. 1t was repeated three
times, and at the third time an APP
partition would pass through the
barn, entering at the windward door.
A well-known Halloween charm
which has come down to us from the
land of Wallace and Bruce, and
which is sometimes tried by the
young people of our time, is for
person of either sex to go to stream
of running water late at night and
dip the shirt sleeve in it.
Upon retiring the person doing the
laundering hangs the shirt before the
fire to dry, being sure to remain
awake after going to bed. At mid
wife or husband will appear and turn
the sleeve as if to dry it.
A Halloween charm for ascertain
ing ones future conjugal fate, and
one that has the seal of antiquity
placed upon it, is that of the dishes
of water. Take three dishes, one
filled with clean, one with dirty
water and let the third be empty.
Blindfold the candidate and let him
dip his left hand into a dish
If it be in the clean water he will
marry a maid; if in the dirty water
a widow will be his conjugal part
ner; but if he places his hand in the
empty dish he is fated to remain
bachelor OF course the same rule,
with the sexes reversed, applies to
members of the fair sex.
-O--
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-10-24
West Franklin,

Stewart Haskell of Steuben visited
Mr., and Mrs. E. w. Hastings last
week.
Elmer Williams of Bar Harbor
spent Saturday with Mr.. and Mrs.
d. e. Smith.
Harry Hardison spent the week
end at his home here.
Allan Butler is tearing down the
DeBeck store, and will move the lum-
Der to Egypt,
Oct %. M. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-10-24

Capt. Ed. Carman, who has been
steamboating the last few months, is
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph l.. Saunders
and daughter Edith have been spend
ing a few days in Brooklin.
Mrs Addie Gross of Stonington
visited her sister, Mrs. Mary Fogg
last week.
Ernest d. Snowden has moved to
Stonington.
Mrs. Charles Bryant visited her
sister. Mrs. Lena Lufkin of Deer Isle
last week.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1923-10-24
Sunset.

Mrs. Ida Stinson of South Deer
Isle visited her mother, Mrs. A. T,
Small, Saturday and Sunday.
E. S. Small is repairing the Ohm
sted cottage.
Ernest Snowden has moved his
family to Stonington,
Willis Snowden has a new car.
Mrs. Amy Small has returned
from a visit in Hancock
Oct %. Sadie"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Arbuckle to Act
as Entertainer
in Eastern Cafe
BY United Press Leased, Wire

LOS ANGELES, May 19.-Rosco2
(Fatty) Arbuckle, former movie
comedian, leaves for Chicago tomor-
row, where he will take up work as
a cafe entertainer during the sum
mer at the Marigold Gardens.
Fatty's stunt is said to consist of
leading the orchestra and some
stunt and dancing work. 1t is re-
ported he will be paid $4,000 week.
Following a sensational party IN
San Francisco almost two years ago
which resulted in the death of Nir-
ginia Rape, film actress, Arbuckle
was tried for manslaaghter and ac-
quilted. He was then banned from
the movies by Will H. Hays. Hays
gave him a "Christmas pardon
last December, but Arbuckle after
attempting to re-entcr the game
was forced to retire before storm
of public opinion. Since he gave up
hopes of starring he has been work
ing as director of a series of COM
edies for Toodles Hanneford, the
clown.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Now's the Time
to Build That
Mountain Home

Local lumber companies are max
ing special plans for handling Or
ders for mountain cabins, aud are
prepared to extend special facilities
in this direction.
Dozens of valley families are busy
drawing up plans for the summer
cabin, ledge, camp or whatever one
might be disposed to ca!l the quaint,
artistic mountain homes that abound
on every side nrlmperial Valley g
Roof Garden section. s.4,.
To these, the Soncs, Valley and
j. +. Peek lumber companies are of.
fering specially attractive prices
and full cooperation in the way of
plans, delivery, etc.
The cost is so moderate that many
families have been surprised to find
that the cost of their permanent
mountain home is almost covered
by the amount formerly spent in one
season in going to expensive coats or
far-off mountain resorts or the larg-
er cities.
And these mountain cabins are us
delightful in winter time as in sum-
mer, for there g no more fun in the
world than eozy week end party in
the snappy season, with snow lying
white outside and a ,ctackiing fire on
the hearth inside, md good fellow
/, ship all around. ST. sre.'5 sS
4 F. B. Fuller liassa jiist purchase
lpmber for his new 5actnba home
from J. E. Peek cdlsfanys *
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
MARRIAGE LICENSES

y, McGIRK DeHAY-JOhn p. Me-
Girk, 81 years old, native of Cali
fornia, resident Of Ell Centre; Ele-
amor DELAY, 2S years old, native of
Louisiana, resident of Fl Centro.
SAIZ-REMEAS-Peter Saiz, 2S
years old, native of Mexico, resi-
dent of Brawley; Tomesar Remeas,
l6 years Id, native of Mexico, resi-
dent of Brawley.
FREEM TCHELL-Auburn
Freeman, q years old, native of
Texas. resident of HoltviIle; Jessie
Mitchell, Is years old, native Of Ok
lahoma, resident Of Holtville.
SEIBERT-W -WRTGHT-Joseph Sci
bert, 27 years old, native of Texas,
resident of Imperial; Lena c.
Wright, IS years old, native of Tex
as, resident of Imperial.
NECOCHEA-TALMENTES-G Ga
briel Necochea, 10 years old, native
of California, resident of Calexico ;
Conception Talmentes, Is years old,
native of Mexico, resident of Ca,ex-
leo.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19

son, Sydney, taking dozens of Won.
derful "stills. - ..s
The expedition was. financed by
the Oakland museum and it IS un-
derstood that d million dollar struc
ture is planned by the city of Oak
land to house the thousands of
specimens brought back with them.
Many of them are of rare and prac-
tically unknown animals and from
the point of natural history almost
priceless.
A. P. Shibley, superintendent Of
elementary schools in Ell Ccntro,
special guest at a preview of the
picture, given here, endorses it
highly and is planning on allowing
school children time in which to at
tend { special matir"" given for
their particular benefit.
Further announcement ofthe day
and hour will be given, as it is
felt every pupil will be interested
in seeing this unusual film.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
ANNOUNCE STANDING COMMITTEES
FOR NEW CLUB YEARS ACTIVITIES

The following standing commit
tees of the Woman's Ten Thousand
Club for the year l923-24 have been
announced:
Year book-Mesdames William
Fleming, A. NJ. Williams, DIR. Fran
ces Elliott, j. Stewart Ross, Howard
p. Meyer, and j. s. Eastman.
WAYS and Means-Mrs. Frank ID.
Morgans, chairman, Mrs. Ralph Rey-
nolds, vice chairman. First divis-
ion-Mesdame W. r. Conway, c, f.
Scott, Arthur Edgar, Thomas Bee
man, F. r. C. Fenton, and f. A.
Nance. Second Observation-Disclosures
Sam Dunaway, L. r. Philley, Dorsey
Whitelaw, Keyes Mitchell, Forrest
Kutz and d. W. Clark. Third divis-
-Mesdames Duane Stafford, b.
f. Lemons, f. J. Mack, H. X.
Givens, T. H. Laereman and F. G.
Dobel Fourth Observation-Disclosures
W. A. Tondro, Z. j. North, John
Zurcher, F. S. Lake, R. H. Carey, F.
o. Williams. and j. 5. Jones.
Social Service-Mesd II. P.
Pope, Harry Jones, j. D. Johnson,
Percie Thacker, John Rice, and
Neal Gavin.
Social - Mesdames James W.
Glassford, A. c. Johnston, NJ. NJ.
Sweeney, Roy Breedlove, r. w.
Campbell, and Clarence Conant.
House-Mesdames r. a. Bridges.
Elmar a Todd l. q HauSa q r
Coggins, G. G. Beynon, W. j. Glenn
ents, and f. w. Ferris.
Community service and motion
Observation-Disclosures F. B. Fuller,
w. H. Lavayea, o. G. Horn, r. B.
Whitelaw. and Milo NJ. Frey.
observation-disclosures Ray Ed
gar, E. L. Garthwaite, and A. J.
SchaetZel.
American citizenship-Mesdames
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Fire Siren Causes Panic Among
Legion Boys Rehearsing Nearby

air, and Cal Mousscau did splendid.
dive behind the protecting walls of
the county Jail. John Kepley
started TO dig i'm as they used to
do it over there, and Harry Foster
wore out the knees of his trousers,
his legs shook SO. The only one
retaining his equilibrium, was
"Cy' Bogue, who thought the
noise was caused by Reber giving
his commands.
Not until the last stroke Of the
siren had been history for a long
time, could Reber get things in
hand, and even then discipline wat
shot to pieces as "Rube' Ellis waq
suffering from Il severe attack of
"buck fever
The next time drill is called, the
boys say they are going out by Coy.
ote Wells.
The awkward squad was compos.
ed of "C' Bogue, Pat. Thannum,
Leo Buck, John Kepley, Cal Nous.
seau, Harry Foster, Vaughn Thomp.'
son, Minor Sweeney and "Rube -
Ellis.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
"Tacky Party" Held by
Y. L. 4. a Jolly Affair

About As members of the Y. l.. /.
and their friends held merry hard
times party at st. Msry's Hall yes
terday evening. Clever costumes,
some representing various well
known characters, and others just
typical of pure taekiness created
much fun. A grand march, quad
rifles, old fashioned games and dane
ing were diversions Of the evening.
Mrs. T. J, Gisnola, as "Top
Sawyer" received the ladies prize,
and Chester Psrsons, the Arkansas
Traveller, was undoubtedly entitled
to bis first place among the men.
Refreshments consisted OF all-day
suckers, ice cream cones, and
peanuts.
A large delegation was present
from Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Piggy Wig gly
Fight Goes to
Memphis Cou r t
BY United Press Leased Wire

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May l9.-The
fight FOR control of Piggy Wiggly
was taken TO the courts here today,
with Clarence Saunders, ''his back
to the WALL" making a final effort
to retain charge of the vest chain
Of grocery stores he has set up
through the country.
Creditors of the fighting Piggly
Wiggly magnate, who backed him in
his recent fight against Wall street,
began closing i'll on the former 81
a week grocery clerk today. The
first of what was said to be NUM-
Der of suits to compel payment OF
indebtedness incurred by SaGpders
during lis battle with Wall street
was filed i'll chancery court by Sid
ney w. Sours, New Orleans, de
manding sediment of a $4,000 note
on Saunders given in March.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Mrs. Roberts is Hostess
at Delightful Affair

HOLTVILLE, May 10. The
home of Mrs. d. b. Roberts was the
scene of a beautifully arranged
breakfast Thursday noon. The ta-
bles were artistically decorated with
hand painted place cards, and cen
terpieees of lavender morning glo-
ries, also the score cards correspond
ed for bridge which followed the
breakfast.
The guests included Mesdames
Dan Oakley. Carl Morford, Frank
Taylor, W. l.. .Heubner, j. &. Fab
ring, a, 3. Lester, c. l.. Shaw, Lin
Shaw, Z. l.. Kinney, Fred Ewes, NJ.
e. blanchard, Gordon Schneider,
John Zeaos and Harry Terwiliiger.
The high scores were made by Mrs.
Lester and Mrs. Fahring and Mrs.
Schneider won consolation.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Surprise Linen ShOUer
rendered Miss Baker

Miss Margaret Baker of Three
Rivers, Michigan, who has been
spending the past winter in this
city was the honoree at a lovely
linen shower given Thursday night
by a number of her friends.
Miss Baker, in company with n
number of other young people, at
tended meeting OF the members of
the Senior Christian Endeavor at
the Worthy home early in the even
ing. Following the completion of
their plans for the big C. i. party
to be given Saturday. night, the
young people were invited to the
S. O. Lingo home, ostensibly for re
freshments, but upon their arrival
were created by large number of
other friends of Miss Baker :.
The surprise was q complete but
happy one. Miss Baker was in
structed to unravel the "thread of
friendship" which she was given,
and in following it to its end was
lead from one end of the house to
useful gifts tucked away in every
corner At the end of the string
was complete surprise in the
shape of large picture of her fianee,
which her sisters had secured with
cut her knowledge.
Peach ice cream and cake were
served at the close of the evening,
and when one of the big cakes was
cut, Miss Alene Reyburn found that
she had received the piece contain
ing the wedding ring, while Miss
.Thelma Jones received the coin.
Miss Baker is the daughter of
Mrs. F. E. Baker of Three Rivers,
Michigan, and a sister of Miss lnez
Baker, Mrs. J. P. Duncan, j. A.
Shown, and Donald Baker, all of
this city.
During the past winter Miss Bak-
er has been employed in the office
of the Holton Power company. She
has charming personality and IS
very popular with the young people
of the Christian church, of which
she is a member, as well as with
those who have come in contact
with her in a business way. Her
marriage to Arthur Turnbull of
Lansing, Michigan, will take place
in June at the home of her mother
in Three Rivers.