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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22

The jay-walking pedestrian comes
In for q severe criticism in the re-
port. The recommendation is male
that all policemen should be required
to warn pedestrians seen crossing
downtown business streets at otner
than designated crosswalks.
I'm the opinion Of your commit
tee," says the report, ''there should
be no speed limit fixed or attempted
to be enforced, but there should be
a very rigid enforcement of the reck'
less driving regulation"
Failure to slow down at intersec
tons would constitute reckless driv
Ing In many instances, as would also
driving on the wrong side of the
street, crowding safety zones, pass
ing street cars which have stopped
to take on passengers, etc. -
Any person convicted of reckless
driving should be punished, not only
by heavy fine for the first offense
but repetition Of the offense should
be punished by Imprisonment and
compulsory revocation of the opera
tors license,
No permit, revoked for these rea
sons, should be reissued for at least
a year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22
LEE CAMP HALL
DECIDED To
j. D. {.
Papers Presented to Mrs. J. {.
Alexander at Alexandria
Banquet.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. "a
John M. Johnson, confederate civil
war veteran, presented to Mrs. ]. e,
Alexander, president of the Mary Lee
Gusts Seventeenth Virginia Regi.
ment chapter Of the United
Daughters Of the Confederacy, the
deeds to Lee Camp Hall, at ban
quet held In honor of Gen. Robert e.
Lees birthday last night.
Cong. II. b. Stegall (Ala.) made
an address at the banquet with Gen.
eral Lee as his subject, and Congress-
man II. D. Kincheloe of Kentucky
spoke on the Confederate Soldier.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22
MILLER DENIED
MOTION FOR
7 NEW TRIAL
Court Orders Judgment for
$1,000 in Favor of Decker
Girls Father Paid.

The $4,000 verdict against Charles
r. Miller, wealthy coal merchant
of Bethesda. in Rockville circuit
court, on charges of seducing Jean
cite Frances Decker, his seventeen
year.old stenographer, will stand as
far as that court is concerned.
In a decision announced yester.
day by Judge Glenn Fl. Worthing.
ton, a new trial was denied Miller
through the disallowance Of q mo-
tion to reargue the original motion
for a new trial.
The clerk of the court was or
dered to enter Judgment of $4,000
in favor of Elmer G.. Decker, father
of the girl.
Thomas L. Dawson, attorney for
Miller, announced he would carry
the case to the court of appeals.
A verdict of $4,000 originally
was brought against Miller at a
sensational trial. Upon the argu.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22
Railway Would Issue Bonds.

The Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad today asked the Inter.
state Commerce Commission for
authority to issue $4,000, 900 of ten
year per cent mortgage bonds
and to pledge 10000, 900 Of general
curity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22

ment for a new trial, Judge Wor-
Ellington offered to reduce this fig
ure to $4,000 or to allow the trial
Miller at that time, through his
attorneys, accepted the compromise
verdict, but later asked a rehear-
ing of the argument.
Miller was charged in the suit
with having seduced the girl while
she was in his employ in 1922. He
also was alleged to be the father
OF baby born to the girl. Deck.
er's suit was for S1OO, 900.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22
and Patrick streets caused a slight
damage to both houses.

City Manager Wilder M. Rich an.
nounced this, morning that his of.
flee would be open until s o'clock
from now on to issue automobile
tags. Up to date 1913 truck tags
and 3,572 passenger car tags have
been issued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22
SENATORS URGE
DRASTIC AUTO
LAW HERE
Report OF Committee Makes
Wide Changes in Present
Regulations.
(Continued from Page 13l

VIOHVlhucu lEOIH Eu$O AOp
to be poorly lighted should be pro-
hibited.
All visitors to the District should
be required to procure visitors
cards without cost after seventy.
two hours after notification by
the police.
Bicycle riders should be required
to obey and observe all traffic regu.
lations.
The time for the purchase of II.
censes, said the report, should be-
gin not later than November /,
and should not be extended beyond
the first Of the year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22

Seven fire alarms were turned in
during the night and early this
morning. most OF them due to over
heated stoves and defective flues.
A fireplace on the third floor OF
the old Snowden residence, 619 Lee
street, and a chimney fire at the
home Of James NJ. Duncan, Prince
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22
liz tefret

The Rev. w. s. Hammond, of the
Southern Methodist Church, also
made an address on "StonewalP
Jackson and Kenneth w. Ogden
ang "Stonewall Jackson's Way"
The banquet was held in the honor
of Jackson's birthday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22

William Thurston was arraigned
before Judge Frederick G.. Duvall
this morning on a charge OF VIC.
lating the prohibition law. Sunday
night the police made a raid on
Thurston's room at 91S King street
and found, they say, eleven one
half pints of liquor, several empty
half.pint bottles and several empty
half gallon Jars. Thurston testified
this morning that he had bought
the whiskey for his own use. He
stated that man came into the
barber shop where he worked sew
eral days ago and offered him the
liquor at $1.00 a half pint. He
took. the man to his room which is
several doors above the barber shop
and bought 1t from him.
Judge Duvall ordered Thurston
held for the grand Jury.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-22

THE coRcoRAN GALLERY
OF ART
will be closed\ until further
notice for the purpose Of
reinstalling the permanent
collection.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
Tailor bird Is Peculiar.

The tailor bird, an East Indian war
bier, Is peculiar mainly in his nest
making. The actual structure OF his
ingenious cradle has never been sclen-
tifcally observed. it is said, although
tailor birds are common. He either
sews dead leaf to a living one, or
Joins two neighboring leaves together
so as to form a kind of hanging pouch,
which remains attached to the branch
by the leaf stalk of one or both leaves.
The threads which the tailor bird uses
consist generally of twisted vegetable
fibers or OF actual cotton threads, the
bill serving for a needle in punctur-
Ing holes in the leaves and in draw
Ing the thread through. Occasionally,
II a large enough leaf be found, the
nest may be formed by joining to-
gether the free edges of the leaf. The
lower part Of the pouch contains the
nest, which is cup OF soft materials
and Is entered from abore.-Wide
World Magazine.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
TOURING CARS LIKE THE ARK
Cats. Dogs, canaries. Goldfish and
Poultry as Well as Children
Carried Overland.

One Impression gathered from sew
eral months spent by the side of an
overland motor trail is that the talk
Of race suicide is bunk. Broken down
iliYvers with from one to three adults
and six or seven children are not I'M
common. The car without two or
three children is rarity.
Practically always there are either
children or pets, and usually both
Dogs are exceedingly common; cats
and canaries only somewhat less so.
But | have seen chickens in co0ps.
pigs, sheep, goats, monkeys, goldfish
and wildcats. A certain class of car
can be counted upon invariably to con
tain children, pets and old, dilapidated,
uncovered bed springs.
A youngish looking workman sat in
the front seat of car with his rather
formidable looking old mother beside
him. On the running board a dog
dozed In box, and five canary birds
twitted in d cage hung to the back
seat.
How are the live stock standing the
journey?' / asked.
"All right" replied the young man.
when the engine goes the dog sleeps
and all the birds sing"
In another car l saw dog loose. a
domestic cat In a cage and a bowl Of
goldfish.
Women come in here" SAID an In
dian trader who sells blankets, baskets
and curios to the tourists, and buy
rings and bracelets, explaining that
they have no room In the car for any
thing larger. Albert w. Atwood in
the Saturday Evening Post.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
THIEF-PROOF SAFE.
Makers of Strongboxes Thwart
Modern CrackSmen.
Progress of MetaIlurgical Science Has
Been Most Rapid and the Up-to-
Date Burglar Has Difficult Task.

Those who have valuables deposited
for safe custody with their bankers
do not doubt that they are secure In
deed They do not realize that the
continuance Of this security involves
a neyerending battle OF minds be
tween strong-room and safe manufac-
turers and scientific cracksmen.
Many modern burglars acquired ex-
perlence of different explosives dur
ing the war that has aided them enor-
mously. Before a new method Of Sc
curity has been long in use, some cley-
er criminal win find a way to defeat
1t, and 1t is thereby rendered ObsO-
lete
The time has passed since safe
makers produced anything they con-
sidered absolutely burglarproOf.
Their aim nowadays Is TO produce a
safe or strong room calculated to hold
out against attack for a given length
of time.
The longest period that q bank safe,
filled with money and clients valu-
ables, can be left without being Wis
tied Is that from close Of business at
the end Of the week until Monday
morning, or something over forty
hours.
If 1t is absolutely impossible to
force an entrance into the safe In that
time, plus good margin for safety,
the makers object will have been at
tained.
The successor to the key lock is the
combination keyless lock, which pos
sesses none of the formers disadyan-
tages. The combination can be
changed as often as desired, and the
lock set so that two or more people,
each with his own secret combination,
are necessary to operate II.
Time locks are also frequently
used, though less in this country than
in Great Britain. BY means of these
a safe can be set to keep shut for
definite period of time. during which
even possession of tho combination
will fail 10 effect an entrance.
The modern safe door has a slab
of manganese steel, at least two
inches thick, as a first line of de-
Tense. This offers considerable oppO-
sltlon to liqull explosives and the oxy-
hydrogen blow-plpe, the principal
equipment of tie up-to-date burglar.
Behind this are successive layers Of
f0rce-resistlng materials, which are
calculated to blunt the strongest tools
and delay the intruder. If not actually
defeat him.
The progress of metallurgical sci
ence has been most rapid, and as each
new method Of attack Is revealed II
Is promptly counteraeted and rem
dered useless.
Those of the public who put their
trust in locks, bolts, and bars can rest
assured that everything is done by
safe-makers to Justify their conf
dence.-London Tit-Bits.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
Beck Didn't Like a WIG.

James NJ. Beck, solicitor general of
the United States, is pleased that he
doesn't have to practice law In Eng
land. where the wig and gown are es-
sential to a barrister's appearance be-
fore a high tribunal, says the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger Mr.. Beck, who
recently argued Americas case before
the privy council, contesting the
Canadian courts verdict In the Gen
eral Motors suit, is authority for the
statement that he could not quite over
come the feeling that he was address
ing the court in his hat and oyercoat--
a sensation which interfered NO little
with his best flights of oratory.
The wig-wearing custom in the
courts of Great Britain is not without
It's virtues, according to Mr.. Beck. In
court, at least, he says, all men are
equal in appearance. The bald-headed
advocate does not appear ridiculous
and attorneys who depend upon leo
nine-lIke names or Byronic locks to
influence the bench or jury find them
selves out Of luck.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
INDIANS FORSAKE THE TEPEE
Modern Bungalow Replaces Wlgwam
Of Yore on kiowa Reservation
in Oklahoma.

The tepee, additionally symbolic Of
Indian life, is fast disappearing. The
Indian is leaving the wigwam Of his
fathers In favor of the white mans
house. The picture of the Indian
brave, sitting stolidly in the entrance
to his tent, must be discarded for the
actually. He is now much more likely
to be sitting on the porch of cozy
bungalow.
So reports the Department Of the In
terror and gives as an example of the
Indians altered housing system the
situation on the Kiowa reservation
near Anadarko, Okla. Here out Of
1910 Indian families, only 70 are still
living in tepees. This stride toward
civilization" as 1t Is characterized, is
rapid one. Twenty years ago prac-
tlcally every one of these Indians was
living in tepees and every one of the
adults had been reared In tepee.
Now they are ensconced in homes adj
yertised by real estate companies as
modern in every respect" Many of
item. says the Department of the In
terror, are better than those of their
white neighbors. Science
Monitor.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

While his father lay III and unable
TO work, little Richard Fairbairn went
out and sold newspapers at the Lud-
gate Inn railroad station, in the city
of London. Later he hit upon en-
ployment In the distributing office OF
a London publication, His father re-
covered health, and became secretary
of the Lightermen and Watermen's
union, and the youngstel assisted his
father, taking part in 6ebates when
sixteen years old. Improving as he
went along, Richard became manager
Of tramways in London, ard after a
time ut Worcester. Here the towns
people admired his eloquence and his
honesty Of purpose to such an extent
that today the member Of parliament
for that borough Is Richard Fairbairn
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

ONE OF THE greatest advertis-
ing campaigns ever put on in this
country now being directed by
Secretary Mellon in an effort to
"sel' his tax reduction plan to
Congress and the country. 1t may
seem ironic, but it is true, neverthe-
less, that Mellon is confronted with
the problem of convincing the people
that they want and should have their
taxes cut.
IT APPEARS that Congress will
have to tear the outer hide off the
Russian situation with an official
investigation to find out who is tell
ing the truth: Hughes or Tchitcherin,
the Department of Justice of the
Workers Party of America. The
international air is now filled with
charges and counter-charges, but
the ProPressives in Congress de-
clare that they are going to get at
the truth.
HENRY FORD will get control of
the Governments nitrate and power
project 1T Muscle Shoals, Ala,
according to well-authenticate
opinion in the Capital. President
Coolidge virtually is committed to
selling the Muscle Shoals property to
the automobile magnate; and it is
also pointed out that Ford's chances
have been enhanced to some extent
by his Withdrawal | from the
presidential race.
SECRETARY DENNY is getting
ready to ask the President to revoke
the order issued last summer by
President Harding to keep the Navy
from increasing the firing range of
the big guns on American warships.
The Harding order followed a mis-
understanding with Great Britain
and was the result Of fear on the
part Of American officials that they
would be charged with violating the
naval limitation treaty. DENLY
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
PIan to DESTROY the Tsstse az.

Dummy donkeys with sticky legs are
proposed for experiments in destroying
large numbers of tsetse flies, which
carry the germs of the African sleep
ing sickness, in putaication of the
department of agriculture of South
Africa. r. H. Harris found that these
dangerous insects were attracted to the
legs of his donkey He built dummy
animal with wooden legs covered with
old bags, but the flles apparently did
not discriminate between the natural
and artificial limbs. He suggests con-
struetiou of many such dummies COW
cred with sticky materials to destroy
the insects by the wholesale,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

Don't begin the new year with a
crouch. Smiles will make the time
seem shorter, sweeter, and more
profitable.
Never engage in a controversy
without considering the possibility of
defeat. 1t is impossible for both
sides to win.
The wise business man attends to
his own business while his employees
are attending to it for him.
A brother editor says that "our
sins may not find us out, but our
neighbors will" Speaking from
experience, we presume.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
penuIlar AVIATION Acoldent-

stunts" 1900 feet from the ground
at Cleethorpas (Eng.) carnival. one
of the wheels Of his undercarriage
fell into a busy street. 1t rebounded
high into the air. but, after a success
sion Of bounces, came to rest undam-
aged Discovering what had hap
pened the aviator completed his exhi-
bition, then made a skillful landing
upon one wheel in a field at Humber
stone without his machine receiving
further damage.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
SAVINGS MORE THAN
DOUBLE IN DECADE

New York-Reported savings de-
posits In banks and trust companies
OF the United States have more than
doubled in amount during the past
decade. and the number OF accounts
have increased By about al per cent,
aglrss compiled by the Savings Bank
Division, American Bankers Associa-
ton, show
.l1 distributed equally 'mong oul
entire population. the savings deposits
II 1912 would have given $50 t. each
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

Never mind those good resolutions.
1t is better to live up to them without
making them.
Old Santa didn't stay long, but he
did lot of good while here.
Don't be so indisereet as to start
a diary with the new year. Some
one might see it.
Begin now to save for the next
Christmas. 1t is only a year away.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

1t will be a year Of plenty to those
who help themselves and keep what
they get.
A man may meet with reverses,
but he is never a failure until he
admits it himself.
Wise men do not always speak the
truth. Sometimes they say moth
ing.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
her FINGER.
Last Resort.

The hobo who had been starved out
Of his profession and in desperation
taken to looking for work had met
with little success. Almost he had
resigned himself again 10 the ranks
of the leisurely poor, when he passed
a police station with a huge placard
Murderer Wanted - "Wa'al, he con
sidered while he scratched his head
"it's risky but better than nWhm.
I'm goin' in and ask for that job
Houston Post.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
Helped Little Girl, Couch

"My little girl had an awful
cough. l got bottle of FOLEIS
HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND
and gave her a few doses and she was
greatly relieved" writes Clyde H.
Benson, Marlbrook, Virginia The
best remedy for coughs, colds and
hoarseness. Relieves promptly and
effectively.
Sold Everywhere.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
Her Eauorlte.

"Who is your fayorite poet, Miss
Gush-Longfellow or Whittier2" asked
the professor.
"Oh, neither Of them. Mine Is much
more wonderful | am quite in love
with him. and the strange part OF It
Is that l don't even Know his first
name Can you tell me, professor
His name is Anon. From the Hous-
ton Post,
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
pruaei.t sugeested Foley,s

my druggist, Mr.. John Gardella,
advised me to use FOLEY'S HONEY
AND TAR COMPOUND for coughs
and colds, and / have been using it
for ten years" writes Mrs. Angelina
Canal, 81 Parkhurst, St, Milford,
Mass. Pleasant and easy to take.
Contains no opiates.
Sold Everywhere.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

Get a bottle of FOLEY CAT
HARTIC TABLETS for constipa-
ton. Easy and pleasant to take;
prompt and effective in results
FOLEY CATHARTIC TABLETS
have helped me lot. was con-
stipated very bad but am fine now"
writes Miss Mildred NJ. Keene, 442
Essex St., Bangor, Maine.
Sold Everywhere.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
ReLlsf for RhsumatIsm Found.

More than 1900 sufferers from rheu-
matism have enjoyed an 50 per cent
amelioration Of symptoms under the
bacteria Injection treatment recently
developed in the New York University
Medical college, according to the Pop
ular Science Monthly. In several
instances, it Is said, the improvement
affected was equal to cure.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
solvedl

Doctor, can you cure me from
snorlng2"
"Do you only snore in your sleepT'
yes but l s;e~e 50 loud that I
awaken myself
well She best thing is 70 sieep in
another raom.'' -KlOdS Haas CSPen
hagen.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

RELIABLE REPORTS are cur
rent here that James NJ Cox, former
Governor of Ohio and Democratic
presidential candidate in 1920, will
be in the race again next year
against William G. McAdoo, Oscar
Underwood and other possible
aspirants for the Presidency. If
Cox decides to 90 in he is expected
to limit his preconvention activities,
to his home state, but he owns a
newspaper or two in the South and
may try to submarine Underwood in
the latter's own territory.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05
Somnolent as a rabbit.
A near-side car swept by him
once,
And Tilford tried to grab it.


Few people are able to save any
thing in towns where it takes money
every time you turn around or don't.
A Virginia man never saw an
automobile until the other day. his
ninety-eighth birthday That's one
reason he's 90 years old, perhaps.
The bride who last June promised
so sweetly to obey can now make
him lie down, roll over, or Jump
through hoop every time she snaps
her fingers.
The shadow may be the price we
pay for the sunshine
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

Good looks are of little value I'M
less accompanied by good manners
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

About the only thing a special
delivery stamp is good for is to
thrill the neighbors when one arrives
at Podunk junction.
POOR OLD PAWl
Willie-Paw?
Paw-Yes, my son!
Willie-If a man has a good head
for figures, is he figurehead?
Paw-You get through your night
work and get to bed, young man!
MERELY A SUGGESTION.
I'D like to get a small book for
a diary" said the timid young thing.
1--WE just been married and / want
to start with my honeymoon and
keep a record of everything"
How'd you like a scrap book?"
asked the clerk.
FOOEY!
What's in a name? There amt a
thing,
Old Shakespeare was quite right,
by jingl
An onion by another name,
/ know would surely smell the
same.
Wouldn't it be fine if you could
win an argument with your wife as
easily as you can win an argument
with your conscience.
homeopathic kid of mine
reminds me of politics.
Wigwag-How so?
Youngpop-oh, he's so hard to
keep clean.
Everyone admires a good loser
except his wife.
Only deaf man, however, is
privileged to devote his entire at
tention to the funny antics of an
orator.
A good idea, like a match, is
useless until you strike it into flame.
Sick boy to Mother: Father
John ought to get faster of his own
medicine"
Talk about dumbells-we heard
recently of man who sat up all
night because the washerwoman had
failed to return his pajamas.
The main objection to the bathing
suits worn in some Of these shows
seem to be that they qualify the
wearers not so much for the sea-
shore as for the bathroom.
The only real estate some men
own is carried under their finger
nails.
DEFINED
A puncture is small hole in a
tire that makes itself noticed when
you have left your repair outfit at
home and are long way from a
garage.
A boy doesn't have to go to school,
says Johnnie, to learn to run from
work.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-01-05

A boy doesn't have to go to school,
says Johnnie, to learn to run from
work.