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The Washington times., 1924-11-04
BALLOT BOXES
ARE SILENT
PROTESTS
Passersby View Reminders
WistfuIIy-Iron Fence at
White House Has One

More than ninety per cent Of
District residents feel keenly the
fact they are today deprived the
privilege of voting. it was proven
today the District League of
Women Voters.
The woman distributed ballot
boxes throughout the city as silent
protests over the city's "voteless
status
Actual count was taken of liza
persons who passed the significant
Iy locked box at Eleventh and F
streets. During a single hour 1.122
persons pass 1t of which 1913
either viewed it wistfully or smiled
approval over the following legend
It bore: "All citizens of the United
States are voting today except citi'
gems of the District Of Columbia.
Ballot boxes closed" OF the bal.
ance OF the persons who passed in
this given time, SO did not read
the legend, appeared at a loss to
know what 1t was all about, while
% appeared too grouchy to APP
preciate the fact they were living.
Particular interest was evidenced
today in front of the ballot box
which was strategically attached
to the iron fence in front of the
White House.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
HITS
LOCAL RADIO
STOCKS
Prediction Demands Exceed
Any Since Last
Christmas

An election landslide struck the
Capitals radio world yesterday,
practically cleaned out the shelves
Of the small dealers and made a
sizeable dent in the supplies Of the
large radio wholesalers.
According to officials Of several
wholesale companies radio business
in Washington yesterday and Satur.
day exceeded any since before last
Christmas.
Peculiarly the landslide did not
begin a week ago and progress
steadily as the dealers had expected,
but burst suddenly Saturday after.
noon' increased markedly yesterday
and was still going strong today,
The National Electric Supply
Company and several other whole.
salers reported that their stores of
the larger sets had been almost en-!
tirely wiped out. There had been
an unusual demand also for SPARE
parts and supplies.
Many Of the smaller dealers re-.
ported today that they had com.
pletely sold out their stocks Of bat.
teries, tubes and crystals. Head.
phones at many stores had all dis.
appeared by yesterday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
RATE
HEARING TO
Be PUBL|C
Decision Likely to Re Held Up
Until Courts Rule on
. Valuation

The Public Utilities Commission
will hold q public hearing on lower
electric rates in the board room
Of the District building tomorrow
morning.
Officials Of the electric company
will vigorously oppose lower rates.
"The present rates are unreason.
ably low and we will tight a reduc.
tion," William F. Ham, president Of
the electric company, said recently.
No decision on the electric rate
reduction 10 likely to come. how.
ever, until Justice Stafford, OF the
District Supreme Court, hands down
the decision on the company's valu.
alton, which has been pending in
the courts for seven years.
The present rate is 1855 cents per
kilowatt l.5ur. Consumers, however,
pay ten cents, the difference being
impounded, to be distributed when
the valuation case is settled. re.
Gently the Commission reduced the
rate to 7.S6, but the courts never
approved the reduction and It lid
not become effective.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
WILL OF w. A. coPENHAVER
IS FILED FOR PROBATE

The will Of William A. Copen.
haver, dated January rs, 1923, and
modified by codicil Of July 16, 1923,
has been filed for probate today.
Testator leaves $4,000 to sister,
Elizabeth G.. Crabbe, Of Pittsburgh,
Pa, and $1,000 to Miss Roberta
Hunter.
Premises at 1521\Connecticut ave-
nue. northwest is devised to his sons,
John c. and Harry d, Copenhaver.
The remaining estate Is to go to the
three sons, John c., Harry d. and
William f. Copenhaver. Frank
Stetson and Harry D. Copenhaver
are. named as executors.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
LAW
WILL Be
TESTED
Contest on EVictions Expect
ed to Be Taken Before
Court for Ruling

Steps to evict alley tenants
whose homes do not comply with
the law will be taken in a few
days by Frank II. Stephens, Dis
trict corporation counsel. he an
nounced today after a conference
with Commissioners Cuno H. Ru-
dolph.
The action is a result Of the
decision of Justice Van Orsdell,
of the Court Of Appeals. setting
aside the temporary injunction
which forbade the Commissioners
from enforcing the alley law.
Anxious For Settlement.
1--WE are anxious that. the alley
case be settled Immediately" Mr..
Stephens said. "our first act win
be to serve eviction notice on alley
jewellers whose homes do not com.
ply with the law. Then we win
prosecute the cases in the courts"
The commissioners probaDIy VIII
select for a test case a person who
is likely to contest the law. This
will mean the carrying Of the case
to the Appeals Court for final de-
cision.
Several hundred persons will get
eviction notices.
Minority Affected.
When the law was passed, it was
generally believed all OF the alley
tenants would be evicted. However,
due to the construction Of the law
by Stephens. only a small minority
Of alley dwellers win be affected.
The alley case was thrown out Of
court yesterday because, Justice Van
Orsdell said, the matter should first
be brought UP in a criminal case
for decision.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
j. s. EMPLOYEES
KEEP OUT Of
POLITICS
No Undue Political Activity
Found So Far by Civil
Service Commission

The 1924 Presidential campaign
has been almost entirely free of
"undue political activity" on the
part of civil service employees, DR..
Thomas P. Chapman, of the Civil
Service Commission, said today.
While all of the complaints and
protests against electioneering on
the part of Federals workers have
not yet been received by the COM
mission, he said, the present re.
turns indicate that the campaign
has been conducted without any
serious violations Of the regula-
tons.
1--WE are not in shape to make
any complete report yet,"' said
Doctor Chapman, land 1t Is quite
possible that after the election
numbers of defeated office.seekers
will have certain charges to make.
I believe, however, that the general
civil service regulations relating
to political work on the part Of
those on the classified service has
been more generally observed this
year than ever before"
There have been no cases of VIC.
lAtion of the regulations in the
District Of Columbia so far as can
be ascertained. Most Of the COM
plants registered to date relate
to alleged electioneering activity
on the part of postal employees, es.
pecially in the rural districts.
There has always been a certain
number Of these cases to be dealt
with In every election, but the
Civil Service feels that actual VIC.
lation Of the regulations has been
reduced almost to a minimum.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04

Dear Biu: Since the pkiIosopsers
have been potntsnO up the old
column during your absence, T1Gv
add a touch Of fresh pdInt9
Medit0tinO upon the uncertainties
Of life I sat upon the clNb hoWae
porch at Laurel
With the green belo4o and the blaze
above, the gentle zephyr creeping
across the oVGI, aud the ozone tillssO
my mind 10Th the spirit Of spsuGlG-
ton.
The shrtH notes Of "6oots and sod
dies" brought the thoroN0hOredS In
sight As they passed IN TeUieD
the belief that I could select the one
that toouId first catch the judges
eye obsessed me.
immediately placed Temporarily,
I thought a Tetr yellotC biH IN the
hand Of nlWtWel manipulation, and
sat dOton to figure the profit that
tcoHId compensate nlV confidence
The result, distributed It to persons
NMkhotcn.
Str times during the afternoon my
judgment tOGs at fault, and, like the
ploHOhntGn, tUendinO my iDedry toGv
MISUNDERSTANDING to myself I
hoped the horses 1oould hear my
tcOrds 90 they toould trentb Die N their
shoes and JGU unconscious from the
'nOHortde, for ESQ grossly deoetvtmd
me. And such is life.
Where do zoe 90 from Laurel1
OLD SOCKS.
49,
Winters fFONts have come at last,
killing corn and squash and beans,
But nothing known seems to get rid Of
The variogated CASTOR b. Means.
JIMJAM JAKE.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
TRADE BOARDTO
HOLD ANNUAL
MEETING
Arrangements Complete for
Thlrty-fourth Annual
Get-Together

Arrangements for the thirty.
fourth annual meeting Of the Board
Of Trade Monday night at the New
Willard Hotel are complete, is was
announced today.
President Edward F. Colladay,
Secretary Arthur Carr, and Treas.
urer Walter H. Klopfer will submit
their annual reports at the meeting,
when the membership also will vote
on the new board Of directors for
the next year. Representatives Of
the American Red Cross and Neieh.
borhood Settlement House viii pre-.
sent appeals for support Of their
projects.
Nominations for the board Of
directors have been completed, and
the following comprise the candi.
dates: Ben +. Webster, George Pitt.
Arthur Carr. William CalbauRh,
Walter A. Brown, Eugene A. Adams,
GEORGE G. Shinn. Frank p. LeetcH.
Stephen r. Kramer. Charles. 7
Corhv. Thomas p Littlepaga, Frank
s. Hight, Alexander Britton, AN,le.
ton P. Clark ir., Harry v. HAYNES,
William John Eynon. Williams
Mather Lewis, Ralph W. Lee, and
w. C. Hanson.
Announcement was made today
or the election OF the following 70
membership In the board Robert
r. Cogswell, Charles s. Cooper, IT.,
Frank ]. Kelly. George M. Mckee,
Harry r. Mockbee, IT,, ana Henry
8. Turner.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
THE CROSSWORD MALADY.

Crossword mania now Sflps our mIEds,
Verbal melons we seek from unlettereu
( rimdls.
We search 90 length 10 find d synonym
Fer . knowledge tree that scarce bears
IAnab.
We FIT in patches for mental quilt
That ON q fIimay frame d built.
The design wac lost ere IL WAS made,
We tense our inte1,6cts until they're
frayed,
And when we finally puzzle out
Just what the thing q al about,
Another one, all new and queer
In the next edition does appear.
We miss our work, our sleep, Ouf
me0la--.
Our brain Just staggers TN Il keeIs,
And when the ambulance does coll
a "erossphobla'' patients Ia the haul.
SlLICUS.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
Scores Of Tenants Face Loss Of Homes
McCarI Rules Fees Ia
Rail POrters Are
Not Tips

Fees for railroad station
porters are not tips" within the
strict meaning Of anti-tipping
laws, Comptroller General Nc
Carl ruled today.
John S. Bethune, secretary Of
the tariff commission, asked the
Comptroller General whether an
expenditure Of $40 for station
porter fees was legal, in Georgia,
and Tennessee inasmuch as these
States have anticipating laws.
The fees were allowed by the
Comptroller General inasmuch
as he ruled that such fees
should not be classified as tips.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04

interruptions occasioned by the
resort to the courts and the uncer-
tainty which has prevailed as to che
steps which could be lawfully taken
by the commission.
There is small probability that
this case will be reached in the
Supreme Court of the United States,
exerting all possible speed, before
sometime in December, at which
time Congress will be In session
and In q position TO. handle the
matter % may appear best TO It's
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
Railroad Wages Show Drop

During August the class rail-
roads OF the country employed
l.7Ss,s7z persons: whose total com.
pensation was $685., Isis, 006, a do.
crease of $1S4,5SS, or ga per cent
over the figures for August, 1928,
the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion announced today. The total
compensation for August, 1923, wus
s27O, 1877 ,583, or liza per cent more
than In August last.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
!. c. G. HOLDS UP RATE
INCREASE PROPOSAL

Pending an investigation, the In.
terstate Commerce Commission to.
day ordered held up until March 4,
1925, the proposal of certain rail.
roads to cancel the through freight
rates on cotton linters in carloads
from points in Texas and Oklahoma,
to indianapolis and Marion, Ind,
and to apply higher combination
rates in lieu thereof.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
Who Ran for Vice-President On
the Republican Ticket In 1916?

AT that time he was one Of the most widely
advertised men In America. Everybody knew his
name. But as soon as the advertising stopped
people forgot about him.
This fact has proved to advertisers the value
Of consistent everyday advertising in newspapers.
If occasional newspaper advertising pays, every
day advertising will pay hundredfold. Repetition
makes reputation.
Newspapers are published daily and read daily
by individuals who spend money daily. On the
days you do not advertise your business or raer-
chandise, your smart competitor who does adver-
tise will be ringing the cash register.
The tens upon tens of thousands Of people who
buy and read thissnewspaper daily have thousands
upon thousands of immediate needs that must be
looked after. Each day finds them scanning the
Classified Advertising Section-Bil Smith today,
Tom Jones tomorrow huge new group Of buyers
every day.
Readers Of the Classified Section have a want
created before they look in that section OF the
paper for the satisfaction of their needs. There
fore, every reader of the Classified Columns is q
live prospect for some Classified Advertiser.
-Ycur place of business is open FOR business
every day, therefore, it is mighty good business
to invite the patronage OF these classified readers
every day.
If you will turn to the Classified Section in
this paper today you will find a Classification
Index preceding the ads. Study it carefully and
pick out YOUR money-makng classification. Then
call MAIN $3.50 and ask to have representative
Of the Classified Advertising Department call at
your place Of business. Without obligation on
your part he will be glad to explain in detail
just how you can run an ad under the classified
tion directly suitable to your business at small
cost.
p. S-You don't need to look up the name Of
the man who ran for Vice President on the Re-
publican ticket back in 1916. Wen tell you-it
was Charles w. Fairbanks.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
ARE YOU DOING THISl

A4bH IOU DUINU 1I1IDF
"Heard and Seem" who conceived
this head?
Probably he's living; we hope not
What joyous heritage he left man.
The brave, the meek, the sick. tho
blind.
All are welcome to air their views
Ana join the hosts Of bouncing the
blues.
Get yonr button and don't look
solemn,
But Bounce the Blues in. the Grand
Old Column.
JOSEPH .. GOODKEY.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
Board Meeting Changed

The board Of directors Of the
Chamber OF Commerce will meet
tomorrow night instead Of tonight,
1t was announced today, by Secre.
tary A. r. Seymour. The member.
ship committee will meet at 4:30
Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
VIE HOR0,S SnMG.

- ANOA~S - SOAN1s
While Pm dflftinG along,
AS S,,a,. song that y cheerful and
IFS s song OF content
From nO-aGCOunt gent
Wh0 knOwp that the world b al
I'm eingIn0 . song
For the guys who are wrong
Wh neg. they yield 70 the sadness o
It's q Song of the trees
And the fresh moFnin' breeze
That frees any man Of his strife.
I'm singing o song
To the people who long
For the pleasures and treasures 90
It's ! song Of the wood land,
The fair and the good land,
That's blessed ey Dame Nature 90
I'm singing song
For the feeble an strOng,
It's aong. o tile beauty o. living;
A song Of the flowers
That Sweeten the hours,
And OF bOunties that Nature 10
giving.
I'm singing . song,
And III never 80 wrong
While the grandeur Of Mature
prevails.
whenever I'm blaest
she's always the .tfueot,
she's the kind that fad never
JOE n. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04

FULL descriptions and prices Of
the most 'mOdern and attractive
properties for sale in the city are
gwen " The Real Estate columns
Of t0day's Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
TELLS
HERR|CK
STORY
Miss EthsIyn chrane Weeps
as She Testifies in Her
SIander Suit

Miss Ethelyn Chrane. formerly
employed by ex : Congressman
Manuel Herrick Of Oklahoma as
typist, today told the story of
her acquaintance with the okla
homan and with tears in her eyes
related to the jury in the District
Supreme Court, Justice Stafford
presiding, the methods Herrick is
alleged to have employed to dis
credit her with her own father
and with the chief of the office
where she was employed in 'he
Treasury Department. Miss
Chrane is = suing Herrick for
100000 damages for libel, for
remarks made about her in his
suit against her for $4,000 dam
ages for breach Of promise.
Letters in Evidence.
A number Of typewriter letters
were offered, some Of which were
unsigned, while others bore fic-
titious names. Herrick declared on
the stand that these letters had
been dictated to him by Miss
Chrane, which assertion was vigor-
ously denied by the plaintiff. A
letter bearing date of June IL.
1922, the original Of which was sent
by Herrick to Miss Chrane's father
in Salisbury, Mo-, according to
plaintiff, was alleged to have con.
tanned threats that il Miss Chrane
did not consent to marry Herrick
he would ruin her reputation, and
would cause her to lose her position
in the Government.
Herrick gave q carbon copy OF
this letter to Miss Chrane, she testi-
fled, which she showed to Detective
Larry O'Dea whom she asked for
advice in the matter. Miss Chrane
said that her father sent the same
letter to her, asking for informa-
ton.
Authorship Denied.
Asked by Attorney Andrew z.
Bradley whether Herrick had writ
ten such a letter, the OklahofnAn
denied it's authorship. Herrick did
not answer directly the questions
put to him by Attorney Bradley and
Justice Stafford warned Herrtck
repeatedly to answer Eyes" or mo"
Herrick always was offering ex'
plantations.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04

The X. X. X. has the dd-
vantage oVer the rest of us
for masquerade balls - they
don't haze to bug costumes.
.TILLIE TOOTLES.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
NO TIME TO QUIT.

NO TIME TO QUIT.
There's = time to part and o time 10
meet,
There's . time to sleep and . time 10
eat.
There's q time to work and q time to
play,
There's q time 10 sing and time TO
There's 4 time that's glad and q time
that's blue,
There'a B. time to plan and q time
70 do,
There'a . time to grin and show your
grit
But there never was time 20 Quit.
FLORENCE N. HOAGLAND.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
gENRDppS
81 BILL PRICE, -
WITH HIS PALS AGAIN.

I'm happy to be back Nth mn
comrades and fans of the best
cOtu1tss on earth, Nth Its won-
dsrJttt Influence for good and
happiness. If you're not a
Heard and Seen fan you are
missing something. If you are
not 9 contributor you fail IN
your duties Ia yourself and
others. The colansa is aOide open
to everybody Nth a bright
thought. It's great to be a con-
trio to this fine corner of The
Times. BILL.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04

Uncle IKE MnnE 10 goiM' round
tCtth q black eye. Uncle Ike seve,
sstftrevjett told him once that }
sOtasHsefs had equal rights, but che
didn't tell him they had longer
reach. NIKE HENRY.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Life is knOttv proposition. Al
, the toughest datrm knot IN the bunch
Is the marriage knot.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04
MORE TRUTH THAN

Old ehyleck rot his pound Of flesh,
He eocked 'em high and IOWj
Where did old SKyl0ck SoS
He must have gone where Il was hot
Unless the record lies,
AND got about what's coming to
A. ID. III.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04

One Of those fashion feIIers Says
teimmeti's clothes are Ooin' to be.
elsnpler IN the future. An I reckon
men icAI huVtd be SisBpler to stand
p0vtR' for pens.
The Washington times., 1924-11-04

Until this final decision, the
commission will take no action
which will be. embarrassing to any
party. There is plenty of work to
be performed besides the hearing
o. new cases and under the act O.
1921. which was held constitutional
by the Supreme Court, there In
much to be done which has not
been accomplished because Of the
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-07-24

CAT 16 the girl is a woman; at %
if still unmarried, she is a GIRL
sternly said the philosophical youth,
who had devoted much time to think
ing. "She will face death without a
tremor and swoon at the sight of a
mouse. The only time she does what
you expect her to do is when you ex-
pect her to do what you do not expect
her to do. The only reason she does
anything is because she doesn't know
why she does it. She jumps at con-
illusions and always lands on them,
because when the conclusion slips to
one side in an endeavor to avoid her
it gets squarely in her way. The
only man who understands woman
is he who admits that he doesn't I'M
derstand her, and lets it go at that"
News Note: Two weeks later he
married one of them.-Country Gen.
tleman.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-07-24
-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o
CARMEL.
-

U-~S-o-o-o--o -o-o-o-o-o
The protracted meeting will begin
at this place next Sunday, July 27.
The services will be conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Melvin Lacy. Let every
body come out and have a good meet
ing.
The people have been requested to
meet at this place on Thursday be-
fore the second Sunday in August
for the purpose of cleaning off the
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. P. Medley had as
their Sunday guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Hancock and Mr. and Mrs. Black, all
of Atlanta, and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Williams and family, of Smyrna, and
Miss Evelyn Herndon, of Kennesaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Clayton and
daughter, Miss Betty, had as their
weekend guests their grandson, Mr..
Ralph Higgins, of South Georgia and
Mr.. Clarke.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Barnett had as
their Sunday guests Mr.. and Mrs. Oh
lie Adams, of Atlanta, Mr.. and Mrs.
Brigley and baby, of Virginia, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harris and chill
dren, of Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ray and chill
dren, of near Oakhurst spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with. Mr.. and
Mrs. E. J. Mcclure.
The singing given by Miss Betty
Clayton Sunday night, was enjoyed
by large crowd.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Mcclure spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper
Hunt, of near New Hope.
Mrs. Matte Mcclure, who has
been spending a while with her
daughter, Mrs. Dollie Ray, of near
Oakhurst, has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Herndon had as
their Monday guests Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Sargent and children, of near
Benson, and Mrs. Daisy Longmire, of
Atlanta, and Mrs. Dollie Shinall and
two children, of Atlanta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin McCollum
and family spent Sunday with his
father, Mr.. Tom McCollum.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-07-24

For quite awhile some of the ladies
have been wearing flesh-colored sox.
1t is said now a new style has been
started in the cities, and will spread
to towns later, which is to leave off
the hose and have their legs painted,
with the addition of such flowers as
they prefer We are learning the art
of painting and hope to be fully pre-
pared to do this work in connection
with our printing business.-Dahlon-
ega Nugget.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-07-24

The foreman had come across Muir
ply shaking and smoking on his job,
and spoke his mind thus:
Look ZEE here, Murphy. This ERE
is a contract job. an it ought ter ave
been finished by now Jest you shove
that pipe away an get on wiz yer
work, else it will be the sack for
youse."
'Well, gaffer," said Murphy DELHI
erately, eyer know Rome wasn't built
in day."
Don't want none O. yer back an
swers," said the foreman; he paused
and then added " Sides, l wasn't the
foreman on that job, neither.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-07-24

0--o-o-o-o-o -o--o-o-o--t
A hay ride was given in honor of
Miss Vera Arnold, of Sparta, Ca,
Friday night. Mr.. Ed Bruton was
host. Ice cream and watermelon
were served as refreshments. The
guests were Misses Vera Arnold, Mil
dred Ruff, Cordelia and Ruth Darnell,
Mrs. Darnell, Mrs. Tom Talbot and
Mrs. Rex Ruff.
Messrs. Rex Ruff, Charles Amos,
Roy Clay, LaFelle Ruff and Thomas
Talbot. A delightful evening was
spent at Perguson's Mill.
Mr.. T. A. Talbot, of Macon, spent
the weekend with his family.
Mrs. Cora Lusby spent Sunday
with friends in Atlanta.
Mrs. Bruton and children spent
Sunday with her mother at Cumming.
Mrs. Maude Helms and daughter,
of Atlanta, spent Tuesday with Mrs.
T. A. Talbot.
Miss Vera Arnold has returned to
her home at Sparta, Ga.
Our revival begins Sunday might,
the 9th. Everybody is invited to
come.