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The Washington times., 1924-04-12
Thornton Moves Real
Estate Office to
Takorna Park

H. L. Thornton, Takoma Park
real estate agent and builder,
who for fifteen years has helped
to develop the Takoma Park sec
ton, has just moved his office to
1904 Fourth, street, opposite the
Takoma Park. Theater.
Thornton started in the real
estate business at a time when
Takoma Park was in its infancy
and few people wanted to make
their homes there. He opened a
real estate office and made q
speciality of sale Of Takona
Park property.
The rapid growth of Takoma
in the past few years, traffic
conditions in the city and. the
desire to be in closer touch with
his property interests has caused
Thornton now to move his office
to Takoma. Il
Thornton proposes to devote
himself to building operations
and sale of Takoma Park prop
erty, He will also specialize in
fire insurance and real estate
loans. Doran s. Platt and p. w.
Calfee, who have been associated
with Thornton for years, will be
with him at his new office.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12

the final twenty months between
the three allies.
BY this process OF reasoning the
oQualized costs should be $28,lO4,.
100000 to both England and France
and $9,S13,35O, 900 to the United
States.
The war, as q matter Of fact, cost
the United States 90, $50, 900 leBs
than this sum, according to the
L'Eclair figures. This is the amount,
1t is claimed, that the United States
really owes France, less Frances
debt to America and the almost half
a billion dollars worth of surplus
war stocks bought by France from
the United States after the war,
leaving a final figure Of $S74,O08,.
sol.
England, by the same process Of
reasoning, owes France $7.636, 10O,.
600.
I'VE can therefore affirm" COM
ments L'Eclair. that in humbly
limiting our desires to the cancel.
lation Of our debts we are demon
Strating excessive moderation"
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
BUILDING.
BO0N'L0ONS
mus.
Permits for Quarter Break
Records, Reports
Disclose.

Tha& an unprecedented volume Of
construction work is now pending
throughout the country as a whole
IL indicated by the record breaking
reports Of building permits issued
during March and for the first
quarter Of the year. Reports from
311 cities made public yesterday by
9. w. Straus & Co., show a three
months gain Of 81 per cent over
the first quarter Of 1923, and a
gain OF 8 per cent in March over
the same month last year.
The reports are significant be-
cause during the first quarter last
year permits in these 811 cities
were 10 per cent ahead Of the same
period in 1922 and that March, 1928,
was 80 per cent ahead Of March,
1892.
The 81 cities reported permits
Of $S5s,6e5,146 for the quarter and
$3.50, 5O7, 246 for March.
All sections Of the country, ex-
cept the Central region, showed
gains in the first quarter; so cities
In the East reporting a gain
Of IL per cent; as Southern cities
4 per cent, and rs Pacific Western
cities 8 per cent. The loss for the
quarter in the Central region was
8 per cent. All regions, except the
East, reported a loss from last
March; the Central per cent; South
5 per cent, and West z per cent.
The March gain in the East, due
largely to the abnormal issuance of
permits in New York City, was 8
per cent.
The enormous gain in New York
was due to- the filing of building
permits prior to April 1 to take adj
vantage Of the State tax exemption
law on residential structures. With
/. New York excluded, the gain over
the first quarter of last year would
be reduced to less than 8 per cent
and the month Of March in the 81
comparable cities reporting, would
show q loss Of per cent, instead
Of a gain of per cent.
The twenty-five leading cities for
the first quarter reported about T2
per cent of the total for the 81
cities, showing that nearly three
quarters of the country's building
program for the summer is con.
Cemplated in the larger: cities.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
TRAPPED BY TEETH MARKS
: ON GUM, BOY CONFESSEs

WASHINGTON Pa, April 12.-
Employment of ultra modern meth
DDS; which resulted IN the appre-
hension and subsequent confession
OF q youthful thief, has proved
Justice Of the Peace c. w. tWoodey,
OF Finleyville, q detective who ranks
with Sherlock Holmes. Following
the robbery Of a, store, Justice
Woodey, investigating, picked up a.
hardened piece Of chewing gum on
q counter.
He had suspected Henry Carbon,
q youth Of the neighborhood, and,
with the chewing gum, he sought
out the boy and told him to open
his mouth He then applied the
marks in the chewing gum to the
boys teeth and they fitted per.
fectly. An accusation of theft was
made and Carbon Immediately con.
fessed and was sentenced to Jail.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
CONCRETE MIXER
LABOR AND TIME SAVER

1George Leavens, Lansing. Mich,
has been able to effect savings OF
approximately 25 per cent in labor,
and even greater amounts in time,
by the use Of mounted mixing
machine.
Leavens put a ten-foot mixer.
which is one size larger than the
average machine used by contrac.
tors on light work, on q REQ
speed wagon chassis.
His knowledge Of gasoline engines
warned him that it would be far
from economical to attempt to run
the mixer from the forty-five horse
power engine of the speed wagon
when a six horsepower gasoline
engine would furnish ample power
for the work. Using the truck
engine for this work also would
have meant wear and tear on trans
mission parts, which might have
decreased the life Of the chassis by
a. couple of years.
For these reasons, a six horse
power engine was mounted to the
rear of the mixer, and is, now
serving very satisfactorily In turn
ing the mixer.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
OF Lewis
|. HOMES TOTAL
100000
Construction Sites Chosen in
Chevy Chase and Near
by Section.

Guy 8. Zepp reports sales Of
Lewis homes in the past week
which when completed win repre-.
sent a real estate value Of approx
mately 100000. Construction viii
be undertaken by zepp's organize
ton.
Assistant Manager Wilkinson and
Salesman Queensberry lead the
sales force in these record.brealring
transactions. The homes viii DO
built mostly in Chevy Chase. Mass
aohusetts Avenue Heights, Sixteenth
The Washington times., 1924-04-12

Legion to Care for Plot.
ROCKVILLE, April 1.-THE Hen.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12

Really country estate two blocks west of the Georgia
Avenue Pike fronting 300 it. Grace Church Road and
$50 it. on Second Ave. This of ground has been
beautifully Handicapped by former There
cypress Trees blue spruces longeaf pines and other
retes of evergreens beautifully grouped and located
Apple peach cherry and plum trees Pretty drive
way, shrubbery and hedges. The house is centerhan
type, we'll constructed and planned. There is large
living dining room, reception room, kitchen pantry,
serving pantry and enclosed porch the first floor.
There are four large bedrooms and tiled bath the
second floor Attic and maids above Hardwood
floors electric lights large front porch garage and
chicken house Can be bought for $4,000 cash. Balance
terms.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
5oos CONDUIT ROAD. D. c.

Overlooking the Potomac at beautiful spot
facing $50 #. on the Conduit Road and ESQ #.
on Great Falls Road. This property contains
about IN acres Of ground attractively land
scaped and terraced from the residence to the
road. There are lockwood bushes, evergreens,
shade trees, shrubbery and vines, artistically To-
Gated and in good condition. The house contains
eight spacious rooms modern bath, front and
side porches, hot-water heat and electric lights.
There is a chicken house, garage and other
outbuildings. Owner forced to move will sell at
this low figure on reasonable payment and air
range tefms for the balance.
Inspect Anytime
The Washington times., 1924-04-12

"Radio" Is Lecture Subject.
s. M. Strock, of the Bureau of
meeting tonight at o'clock at the
Thomson Community Center.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12

derson-smith- Edmcnds Post q ne
American Laaaa bera has updsr-
taken to care for the usaaM1ne
piece Of ground in frost ae tha
courthouse. in which IL located a
monument to tho ODn1sAoraao AsNd,
and a committee consisting Of
Warner r. Humphrey. Robert Peter
jr.. and Hugh Biclxford have been
named 70 see that the grass il
kept cut. the flower beds attended
! to ana that no NSsAAA collects.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
PROBATE FOR ESTATE
OF PAPAL DELEGATE

Auxiliary letters Of administration
on the estate Of Diomedes Cardinal
Salconio, formerly papal delegate
to this city, who died in Rome,
February z, 1917, were granted to-
DAY by Justice Hitz, Of the District
supreme Court to Attorney John HI.
label.
The church dignitary left about
10000 on deposit in local banks and
the appointment Of the administra-
tor was necessitated to take care
Of the money.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12

street ana sixtesnsh Street Heights
sections.
Building progress was reported
BY the co-oHerative Organization Of
the firm. Two new constructions:
two foundation wrsks, almost cern-
pleted: breaking ground for five new
homes ana Finishing touches on the
special Cheltenham under construc.
ton at 3710 IngonSar street north.
west.
The Washington times., 1924-04-12

agriculture, who said the dogs were
mongrels 6f no value and were do
ing a lot Of damage.
Franzen 10 an Austrian, ana IL
said to have been in the country
about three years. He has taken
out his first citizenship papers and
has been postmaster at Wtsmer
since June. +,
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
POSTMASTER FINED SIS
AS ALIEN OWNING DOCS

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. April H.
Joseph Franzen, postmaster at Wis
mer, was fined SIS and costs by
Justice of the Peace Hendricks for
possessing dogs in violation Of the
Pennsylvania law. which prohibits
aliens owning them.
He also was directed to kill his
nine dogs.
He was arrested at the instance
of Leo L. Lynn. field representa-
tive Of the State department of
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
IN MANY
NATIONS JOIN .
CAMP FIRE
Organization Is Laying Foun-
dation for World Peace,
Secretary Says.

NEW YORK, April 12.-Chmp
Fire Girls, as an organization, proves
that adolescent girls have the same
psychology regardless Of race diff.
ferences, according to Lester r.
Scott, executive secretary Of the
organization.
. Mr.. Scott proves his point by
explaining that Camp Fire, which
is not quite twelve years old, has
now spread to twenty-one other
countries. There can be no doubt
but that the Camp Fire theory is
well grounded and that it has itS
foundation in the universal needs
Of girlhood when it satisfies and ap-
peals to the girls Of twenty-five diff
ferent countries, Mr.. Scott says.
100000 Members in u. s.
The organization has i6O, 900 men,
bers in the United States and Is
organized in England, Korea, Mex.
leo, Cuba, China, Costa Rica, Scot.
land, Argentina, Brazil, Philippine
Islands, Canada, Bolivia, Japan,
South Africa South India, Peru,
Chile, Spain, Turkey, the West In.
dies and Samoa. The girls in each
Of these countries carry out the
same program and work for the
realization Of ideals shared in com.
mon.
"There is no doubt" Mr.. Scott
says, that girls Joined together in
the same organization, carrying out
the same program, will come to
have a sympathetic understanding
or one another. To have girls in
twenty-five countries sharing the
same ideals Of service and health
is to have these girls, at least, and
those whose lives they touch, help
ing lay the foundations Of even
tual world peace"
In England there f. now a ma
tional Camp Fire executive and
ninety-eight active Camp Fire
groups. These girls have used in.
dividual methods of earning money
for their dues such as gardening,
boot-cleaning, bicycle cleaning, chop
ping wood. by keeping Scamp Fire
hens" and selling the eggs. One
group provided a trousseau for an
outgoing missionary.
President Coolidge is honorary
president Of the Camp Fire Girls
and Mrs. Coolidge is chairman of
"Radio" Is Lecture Subject.
s. M. Strock, of the Bureau of
Standards, will address the Maine
State Society on Radio" at its
meeting tonight at o'clock at the
The Washington times., 1924-04-12
cLEARvIEw, EVANSVILLE, MD.

This delightful home is located on beau
tiful lot containing little more than an
acre of ground. On Wells Ave., North, one
block east of the Baltimore Pike and close
to the electric cars. The house contains
eight large rooms. Modern bath and sum-
mer kitchen. It is equipped with hot-water
heat and electric lights. Garage and chicken
house. Offered at this reduced price be-
cause owner cannot occupy it. Newly pa
pered and painted inside and outside.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-26

Mr.. Ernest Woodell of the Sails
bury Business School spent the Holt
days here with his parents Rev. and
Mrs. Woodell.
Rev. Marion Marine and family, of
Princess Anne, spent part of this
week with Mrs. Marines father, Mr..
Thomas Bromley.
Misses Rebecca Houston and Louise
Taylor spent Monday afternoon in
Snow Hill and were participants in a
musicale given by their teacher Miss
Evelyn Shockley.
Rev. Mitchell preached Sunday af-
ternoon in the P. E. Church to quite
a large congregation. Mr.. Mitchell
will begin his pastorate here finishing
his school in June.
Mrs. Sara Williams Of Glyndon, af-
ter several weeks visit here with her
sister-in-law, Mrs. ]. w. Pruitt left
this week for visit with her nephew,
Mr.. Eugene Pruitt in Princess Anne.
While here Mrs. Henry Tull Nan de
WAL and Mrs. John Dickerson gave
a dinner in her honor. H.
Continued on page p
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-26
STOCKTON NEWS

Miss May Jones returned to Phila
delphia Wednesday.
Prof. Lee Jones visited Philadel.
phia during the Holidays.
Mr.. Pierce Ward, of Philadelphia
was a recent visitor here to his par
ents.
Mrs. Lota Chapman of Newark has
returned to her home after a visit
with friends.
Mr.. Eugene Pruitt and family spent
the Holidays here with his mother,
Mrs. J. w. Pruitt.
Mrs. John Allen of Boston is the
guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Houston.
Misses Florence Marshall, Mabel
Brimer, Carrie Porter, returned this
week to Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Jones, little
Katherine Pruitt and Miss Lois Jones
are on the sick list.
Mr.. William Price visited his
daughter Miss Pauline at the Sana-
forum in Sabillesville this week.
Mr.. Arthur Hill and family, Of
o. erbrook were guests Of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hill last Sunday.
Miss Lucille Hancock was hostess
to the boys and girls Monday at an
Easter hunt on her fathers lawn.
Mr.. Fletcher Nelson, after spend
ing his holidays with his parents in
New Church returned to school on
Monday.
Rev. Adams, the new pastor of the
M. P. Church preached Sunday after
noon. The storm didn't dampen his
spirits any.
Miss Gladys Porter, Inez Bayliss,
May Powell, after the Holidays re-
turned to the Normal School Tuesday.
Messrs. Bernard Powell, Randolf
Mock, Luther Bromley, Alton Mock,
to Maryland University Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-26
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

Mr.. Chas. Millar, of Cape Charles
was recent visitor in this city.
Miss Reba Car1nine spent the weel
end with her parents in Onancock.
Mrs. Carrie King, Of Keller, Va.
spent Friday last with friends in this
city.
Mrs. Erland Etcheson, of Gathers.
burg, Md, spent the Easter holidays
here.
Mrs. Ernest c.. Young, of Cape
Charles, visited relatives here this
week.
Miss Gladys Ross, Of Delmar, DEL,
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Edward l..
Kelly.
Mrs. E. w. Marshall and Mrs. Luz
Their Shockley, of Snow Hill, were
visitors in Pocomoke Tuesday.
st. Mary''s Guild. will meet at the
home of Miss Elizabeth Cluff, Friday
afternoon, May 2, at o'clock.
Miss Eunice /Coryell, saleslady at
Godwin's Department store has been
on the sick list for several days.
Miss Anna Macpherson has return
ed to this city after having spent the
Easter holidays in Philadelphia.
Crescent Chapter Order of Eastern
Star will hold it's regular meeting on
Monday night, April 2sth at 7.3O
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hayman, of
Audubon, N. j., spent the week end
here as guests of the formers
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Matthews, of
Berlin, Md, spent Tuesday with Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Matthews on Mar
ket street. n
DR.. L. G. Sigler and mother of Will
mington DEL, motored here the early
part of the week and spent a few
days with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond o. Payne,
and Miss Florence Pilchard, of Phila-
delphia have been recent visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Pilch-
ard, Second street.
Mrs. Harvey Littleton, of Sails
bury, and Mrs. Howard Lynch, of
Elizabeth, N. j., spent the Easter
holidays with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. T. Blades.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert S. Strout
announce the birth of a son William
A. Stroud.
Mrs. Claude Kerr, of Delmar, is the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
T. B. Walters.
Miss Cynthia Payne spent the Eas.
ter holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. w. N. Payne.
Mrs. Robert Davis, of Snow HILL
spent a part of Tuesday with Mrs. H.
u. Melvin. Walnut street.
Miss Bernice Ward, who has been
confined to her home by reason of i'll
ness, is able to be out again.
Mrs. Annie Mccormack, of Pen
Argyll Pa, has been the guest Of her
sister Mrs. Cleveland Townsend.
Mrs. Alicia Hopkins, who has been
the guest of Mrs. James Dryden has
returned to her home in Onancock.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Goodwin are
visiting friends in Richmond, and
Waynesboro, Va, their former home.
Mr.. Morris Brimer went to Phila-
delphia Tuesday, where he is taking
treatment of a specialist each week.
The Woman's Club Of Worcester
County will meet Thursday afternoon,
May 1, in Snow Hill, in the Deposit
and Savings Bank.
Quite a number Of Pocomoke peo-
pie attended the Easter Dance in
Crisfield which took place on Tuesday
evening of this week.
Mrs. A. H. Fries spent the Easter
holidays at Atlantic City, N. J. She
was accompanied by her daughter
Miss Olive Fries of Lansdowne, Pa.
Mrs. Ethel Maddox Shea and little
daughter Nancy, have returned to
their home in Baltimore, after visit
with the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. J. Maddox, Cedar street.
Mrs. Bessie B. Trice and daughter
and Mrs. Charles H. Shep-
pard and daughter Edith, of Will
M ngton, Del, spent the Easter holi-
days with the formers father Mr.. w.
A. Stroud.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Patterson and
daughter, Mary Margaret, have re-
turned to their home in Baltimore af-
ter a visit with Mr.. Patterson's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Patterson of
Somerset county.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-26

Miss Maude Berry, of Delmar, Del,
is the guest of Misses Anne and Eve
lyn White, Fourth street.
Mr.. l.. Willis Merrill, who has po-
sition in Baltimore, spent the Easter
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lemuel P. Merrill.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-04-26
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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-20

The man who puts his pleasure be-
fore his business usually has a balky
tandem to drive.
Fer Sale-Kerosene stove. In good
condition. G. ID. Fintzel. II
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-20
FREE BULLETIN ON GROWING
SOYBEANS in SOUTH DAKOTA


The soybean is an annual legume.
Livestock farms can make special
use of this crop for it supplies the pro-
tein lacking in corn.
The soil, climate and cultural meth
DDS are much the same used in grow
ing corn.
Soybeans should be grown wherever
corn is fed to livestock.
The State College extension service
has recently published a small bulle-
tin entitled "Soybeans In South Da-
kota." 1t answers the many ques-
tons asked about s~oybeans, such as:
Use of soybeans. where to grow this
crop, how to plant, when to plant, in
occulation of the crop, depth to plant,
preparation of seed bed, care Of crop,
threshing, varieties to plant in this
state, etc.
Clip the coupon below and send it
to the Brookings address il you want
a copy Of this valuable publication.
No postage need be enclosed. Watch
this space every other week for an
announcement Of some other bulletin
for free distribution.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-20
THE WIFE
Weekly Service Hints Furnished by
State College Specialists Of
BrOOkings
Mary Ann Gray
Fl0urs In Quick Breads

The hard winter wheat -four is the
best -four for the making of yeast
breads while the soft fiours are on
sidercd the best for the quick breads.
elastic material known as gluten and
the latter more starch.
The gluten must be present in the
yeast breads to allow for the expan-
sion OF the dough necessary to make
good bread. The gluten can be easily
separated u by making a stiff
smooth dough ball. placing II in a
cloth and washing out the starch un-
der the faucet or in a pail Of water.
III the sticky mass is then placed In
a hot oven il will be found to stretch
to at least twice its size. When baked
it is hollow, hard and greyish tan in
color. This action takes place when
the bread Is baked but then the gluten
particles are distributed in the starch
and consequently small holes are
made throughout the whole mass.
The soft wheat flours, that is. the
pastry fiours, will yield very little
gluten. While the two kinds Of -four
are on the market as bread and pastry
-four. the tendency Is to use one -four
for most OF the baking. The millers
know this and as a result there are
brands which are the result of the
blending Of two kinds of -four in the
mill. These fours are not so high in
gluten or starch content Sat that they
will make both excellent quick breads
and yeast breads.
When barley, rye or corn meal -four
is used in quick breads 1t is often
necessary to modify a plain recipe be-
cause these fiours contain cellulose
material and the quality of the gluten
is no as good for bread purposes. The
moisture content may also necessitate
a slight change in the amount Of liq-
uid used in a recipe. Always sift
white -four for quick breads.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-03-20

...
In seeking TO improve the market
quality of South Dakota eggs, next to
the problem of the ~underweight egg
is that of the dirty egg. No matter
how fresh and attractive 1t may be
in othre respects the dirty egg can
never get on a plane with the clean
egg. II is in bad repute with the To-
cal buyer and the stigma holds fast
all along the line. In other words
the soiled egg liz more or less of an
outcast with no hope OF ever improv-
ing its status. The producer often
resorts to washing to save the day
and this helps some but a washed g
is easily detected and straightaway
dis counted. 1t Is dificult to estimate
the economic waste from this cause
but there Is no doubt that dirty eggs
cut the income Of South Dakota far
mers and producers several hundred
thousand dollars every year.
This considerable loss is rogretabie
in that a very large part CT 1t can be
prevented. Much Of the soiling comes
from dirty nests and laying quarters.
A little fresh clean straw in the nests
now and then will do much toward
Keeping eggs clean and mites and
lice down. The roosts and dropping
platforms and floors should be clean