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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
D A I A REVEALS
EDUCATION
ASASSET
Howard University Secretary
Shows Great Increase in
Earnings by Learning

That economic, spiritual and
moral depression awaits the youth
Of tomorrow whose education has
been neglected was emphasized by
Emory B. Smith, colored, field and
alumni secretary of Howard Uni
versity, In his appeal for public CO.
operation, during the "Go to High
School, Go to College Week." broad.
casted from station WRC last night.
He pointed out that an investiga-
ton OF the distinguished men of
American and their education
showed that with no schooling out
Of 100000, only 81 attained dis.
tinction; with elementary schooling,
out Of 100000, sos attained, dis.
tinction; with high school educa-
ton, 1,245 out of 1000, 900 attained
distinction, and with college educa.
ton, 5,76S out Of 100000 attained
distinction.
1.-THE child with no schooling"
said Mr.. Smith, has one chance in
100000 Of performing distinguished
service. With elementary educa.
tiion, he has four times the chance.
With high school education, eighty.
seven times the chance, and with
college education, 500 times the
chance Of the child who has been
denied the privileges Of education. !"
with an elementary education.
he said your chance Of success and
distinction is one in 1880; with a
high school education, it is ona in
1908; with a college education. #
is one in 173. ~
\ AS a financial reason for keen.
ing children in high school, Mr.
Smith concluded: IAN uneducatai
laborer earns on the average OF
Of $20,0OO.
High school graduates earn on
the average of $1,000 a year, for
forty years. a total Of $4,000.
"The economic value of n high
school graduate is just douh'e that
Of an uneGucated laborer, and The
dttferente between college Cducu.
tion as bssis for life's work ana
that Of the uneducated Ia ,orcr is
so great and SO varied TINT IL
hardly admits of comparison -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
NEW DIRECTORY
SHOWS CITY
GROWING
Population of D. c. Estimated
at 4S2,22o in Edition of
Boyd's Just Out

The leading citizen Of Washington
Is a Democrat.
In black bold letters the name
Of Deborah Aaron, Of 1925 Seven.
teenth street northwest, appears as
the first name in Boyd's new 1924
directory of the District of Column
bia, just off the press today. Along
side her name is the notation
'stenographar," Democratic Ma.
tional Committee"
And last, but not least of the
army of names, comes Jacob Zylin.
ski, furrier, Of ass H street north.
west.
Smith leads the list, with 1910
persons by that name. Brown
comes next with 1850, and Jones
third. with 1880. Fourteen persons
boast of the name Booze; seven.
including President Coolidge, are
named Coolidge; three people are
Coof; three are Mouse" and
none claim the name Of Volstead.
Estimate 1920 Here.
The publishers of the directory
announce the estimated population
OF the District to be 4S2,220, which
Is considerably more than the fig.
ures made public by the U. S.
census Bureau. The directory is
the sixty-sixth issue.
The new directory contains much
information concerning the Federal
and District governments, diplomatic
corps, banks and trust COM
panies. churches, courts. news
papers, schools, societies, hospitals
and hundreds of advertisements.
There is an alphabetical list of bust.
ness houses and corporations, a
street land avenue guide and a
classified business directory.
The directory contains a descrip.
tive sketch of Washington with the
chief points Of civic and historic in.
terest listed. Civic, commercial and
industrial statistics are compiled.
Library for Patrons.
The new book, which contains
1000 pages, shows there are forty
eight banks and trust companies
here with a total capital of $685.
121, 180; surplus, $lS,615. 900; deposits,
1874 ,291 900, and loans, 1874, O22, 900.
The publishers announce that
copies of the latest editions Of the
directories Of the cities throughout
the United States and Canada are
on file in the Directory Library,
maintained in tho office Of the pub
fishers at GIL G street northwest
where they are available for free
reference by patrons and to the
general public at a nominal expense.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
THR0NG BREAKS.
PALA|S ROYAL
RECORDS
Great May Underprice Sale"
Draws so. 900 First Day.
Event Still On

Another record has been passed
in Washington.
The Palais Royal department
store. latest acquisition OF the de-
partment store chain of s. s. Kresge
and associates, announced that
$4,000 persons passed yesterday
through the doors Of it's store at
Eleventh and G streets northwest.
Neves before in the stores forty
six years of operation in the Ma.
tional Capital, has the number of
customers in one day reached such
proportions. 1t is also believed that
a record for business houses in
Washington was established by the
great crowd at Palais Royal yes
terday.
The vast crowd came, the manage
ment believes, because of the efforts
of the. store to provide every variety
of merchandise at prices less than
usually asked.
When the store announced a
Great May Underprice Sale" sew;
eral days ago. preparations for a
large crowd were made. But the
number Of men, women and chill
dren who responded exceeded all
expectations. The sale offered
special opportunities for substantial
savings on approved merchandise.
The days business also exceeded
expectations,
Another record crowd is expected
today. the second day Of the sale.
Many items specially purchased for
the sale have been added to the
stock today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
RUNAWAY HORSE
GIVES CROWD :.
ATHR|LL.
Breaks Leg and Is Shot by
Policeman After Dash
Down F Street ~

Scores of persons scurried for
safety last night, when q horse at
tached to q huckster's wagon
started a wild run at + and Tenth
streets southwest, stopping only
after his leg was broken by hitting
a machine.
AS the horse began his mad dash,
the streets, which at that time Of
the day were thronged wit hpoeple,
cleared as IL electrically.
While the wagon was careening
up the street, Alexander Tyler,
coiored, fifty.four, the driver, kept
his seat, Juggling frantically at the
reins. He fell from the wagon at
street and Desmond's court, when
the horse made a sharp turn into
the side street.
In Desmond's court, the horse
reared, and threw his legs against
an auto owned by Richard Robin.
son, 924 Desmond's court. His left
leg broken, the animal fell, groan.
ing. Policeman Melvin, who had
been pursuing it, put a bullet
through it's head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
I AWARDS GIVEN
CITY GARBAGE
COLLECTORS
Women of Century Club Do
nate Prizes as Part Of
Cleanup Program

Prizes for meritorious service in
the street sweeping and refuse re.
moving departments Of the District
government were awarded to seven
members of this force today by a
committee of prominent women
from the Twentieth Century Club.
The presentation ceremonies were
held in the Board Room of the
District Building and were attended
by the District Commissioners, Nor
ris Hacker, in charge of the Refuse
Department, and members Of the
Twentieth Century Club.
The prize winners were selected
by the committee Of women follow
ing tour of inspection of the
streets and ash can routes last
Friday in connection with Clean
Up Week.
Mrs. Richard Fay Jackson, chair
man of the committee of women,
presided at the presentation and
awarded the flags and cash prizes
to the seven men.
Winners in the department were
as. follows: Street sweepers, John
Bruce and Winfield Anderson;
trash cart drivers, Chester Jeffer-
son and Henry Thomas; ash cart
drivers, Albert Mahoney and
Frank Taylor, and garbage col
lector, George Briscoe. Briscoe
has been in the service for thirty
one years and Anderson twenty-six
years. -
Mrs. Jackson in compiimenting the
men on their work declared she had
not realized Washington was so
beautiful until after she had made
her tour of inspection and seen the
splendid efforts of the men.
Engineer Commissioner Bell
thanked the women for their inter
est in the cleanup work being done
in the District and urged them to
continue their efforts in this direc-
ton. Commissioners Rudolph and
Oyster and Mr.. Hacker also spoke
briefly in praise of the work.
The members of the committee
from the Twentieth Century Club
which arranged the survey of the
activities of the departments and the
award of the prizes are Mrs. Jack.
son, Mrs. William Mansfield Clark,
Mrs. w. B. Bryan, Mrs. Harvey
Wiley, Mrs. C. Howard, Mrs. Willard
D. Bigelow and Mrs. Frederick c.
Bryan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06

weather, still are affecting retail
sales, according to reports received
from various parts of the country.
Dealers in the East report sales
larger than during the correspond
ing period last year. Along the
Pacific coast the cattle disease epi,
demic has affected automobile trade,
while In the Middle West conditions
are about the same as they were
last year.
Ford is again stepping out in
front as the leader of manufacturers
whose production is on the increase.
Final reports are not in, out the
company estimates that 100000 cars
and trucks were delivered by re-
tailers in April as compared with
205,00O in March, an increase Of
about $4,000.
General Motors divisions are pro.
ducing a!total number of cars con-
Siderably less than was maaufac-
tured early in the year, and May
win see the lowest output Of the
year so far. while June is expected
to show substantial increase again.
April production Of Buick, Cadt.las,
Chevrolet, Oakland, Oldsmobile and
General Motors trucks was $1,000
compared with 1900 In March and
1880 in February, May ou.rut
has been tentatively set at 81 1000
and June at $4,000. II these sched-
ules are pnaints ined. General Motors
viii wind up the first half Of the
year with an output in excess Of
the first half Of 1923. and with ap.
proximately the same percentage
relative 70 the Ford figures that
has been shown In the past.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
ROCKVILLE DECIDES ON
PARKING REGULATIONS

ROCKVILLE, Nd, May Con
gestion Of certain of the streets Of
Rockville due to parked automo-
biles, has caused the mayor and
council to enact an ordinance pro-
hibiting the parking of any motor
driven or other vehicle on any
street or alley Of the town between
such points as shall be designated
by signs. The penalty for each
violation is from SIS to SIS.
Licenses have been, issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of William L. Kelly
and Miss Sarah l.. Coles, both Of
Washington Robert G. Davidson, of
New York, and Miss Janet H.
Chase, of Washington, and Robert
E. Turner and Miss Ella G. Fairfax
botk of Virginia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
POLICY GAME IN
ALEXANDRIA
DISCLOSED
Streets Carter, Convicted,
Gets Three Months-2oo
Clients in City

ALEXANDRIA, Va, May G..--8e.
lief that a huge policy game has
been unearthed with :. Headquarters
in Georgetown and runners" OF.
Grating. throughout Alexandria and
vicinity was expressed by the DO.
lice today following the conviction
OF Streets Carter, colored. who con.
fessed to being a runner" and was
sentenced to serve three months In
jail and pay a fine Of $50 and costs
by Judge Frederick G. Duvall In
police court.
Director of Public Safety Paul
y. Morton declared that he had re-
ccived numerous complaints that
Carter was running the game at
his home in Hinkins court. De.
tective Sergeant William Campbell
arrested Carter yesterday as he
stepped from a street oar coming
from Washington. Several tickets
were found in Carter's pockets with
$26 in silver. A search of Carriers
residence disclosed carbon copy
OF the book in which he kept his
bets, The accounts on the book
showed bets Of from 10 cents to 81.
According to the. police, Carter
stated that he had nearly 200 pa
irons in Alexandria. The money
found on Carter when he was ar.
rested was confiscated DESPITE the
fact that he declared the money be-
longed to the Lafayette Athletic
Club and had not been placed as
bets.
After being brought from Kinston
to Wilson, N. c., on the charge of
Staying Jack Skies, a Wilson police.
man, and released on this charge
because he could not be identified,
Clenning Boone, colored, alias
Charles Robertson, was brought to
Alexandria to face charge of hav.
ing slain Charles Station, witnesses
to the shooting again failed to
identify him.
Boone will be sent back to King
street, where, he says, he. works
for the city. He denies ever having
been in Alexandria before.
Captain T. NJ. Hamilton, comman.
der of the Alexandra Post No. "a
of the American Legion, stated
today that the post was making
elaborate plans for a celebration to
be held on Memorial Day. The
local post will hold their own cele.
bration in the morning and then
will join with other posts in the
vicinity in a pilgrimage to Arlington
Cemetery in the afternoon.
The Kiwanis Club will hold a
Mothers Day celebration at the
weekly luncheon, which will be held
in the auditorium of the Chamber
of Commerce Thursday.
Reports from the city treasurer
office show that AIS persons in
Alexandria will be eligible to vote
in the coming election in NovembeF.
The law demands Cnat those who
desire to vote must pay their capita
ton tax six months before the
election is to take place. This mum.
Der is six hundred less than those
who paid their tax last year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
AUTO INDUSTRY
MAKING NEW
MODELS
Leading Companies Working
on Changes Which Are to
Appear July I
By MARSHALL b. WALKER.
Cosmopolitan News Service Staff /!
COFFespOndent.

DETROIT. May Competitive
warfare in the automobile industry
10 driving manufacturers to strenu-
Gus activity these days to survive
The chief result is concentration at
present on new models which will
be brought out within the next few
weeks. BY the LIST Of July 1t 20
believed that several news lines will
have made their appearance.
1t is known that quite few Of
the leading companies are working
on changes, but that is not saying
all makes of cars will be altered, as
many of them are considered Of
such high grade and of sufficient
merit that the makers are willing
to stand on their present achieve.
Tnents, for a while at least. How
ever, there will be changes in de-
sign and equipment, the latter of
which will consist largely Of balloon
tires. This is expected to result in
an increase in prices.
In turning greater attention TO
these alterations, manufacturers
have given up the idea of increasing
output forNthe time being. AS a
matter Of fact. factory operations
are decidedly irregular for this time
Of year. Some producers still MAN.
tain capacity schedules, few are
going ahead and increasing output,
and others nave revised their plans
so that output is decreasing. One
factory which has been producing
at top pace all this year may be
expected to show a slight decrease
from now on for the next two
months or until its new models are
out about July 4. On the whole,
there has been a falling of in pro.
duction, although among the largest
and most prominent makers " cars
the average output In about the
same as the average during the first
quarter.
Local conditions. particularly the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
U. 8. TO MOVE IMMIGRANT
STATIONS FROM CANADA

Ass!stant Secretary Of Labor Robe
Carl White has gone to Montreal,
Canada, to remove United States
immigration stations from that civ
to Newport, VT, on the Canadian
border, the Department Of Labor
announced today.
This move is in line with a new
policy OF the department to locate
all immigration stations within the
borders OF the United States. An
immigration Inspector. however, win
be retained in Montreal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
Cattle Plague Spread
Laid to Careless
Persons

The hoof and mouth disease
could be stamped out in "very
short time" If some way could be
devised to keep Careless persons
from spreading it," Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace said to-
day.
an 80 per cent Of the cases."
he declared, ''the infection Is
spread by careless people who
travel from farm to farm! If
we could only get people to I'M
derstand the Importance of keep
ing away from infected herds,
and if people in infected districts
would keep away from healthy
herds, this disease would be
wiped out in short order.
eve have had fine co-opera-
ton from the people of Califor-
mia and if they could only control
those few thoughtless persons
who run about the country from
infected districts to noninfected,
our joint efforts would soon be
crowned with success"
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
PASSENGERS AND ,FLACMAN
HURT IN TRAIN CRASH

NASHVILLE. Tenn, May g.
Robert Wilkerson, flagman, prob.
ably was fatally hurt and several
passengers we're injured sixty-nine
miles south of Louisville today
when Louisville and Nashville pas
senger train crashed head-on into a
freight train, according to word
reaching railroad officials here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06

Classification Index
i. ANNOUNCEMENTS
s-Lost and Found.
0~-Personals.
IO-Special Notices.
10.A-Clairvoyanta
II. AUToMoTIvE-
Il-Auto Agencies.
administration
l2-Automobiles for sale.
l3-Auto Trucks for Sale.
IA-Auto Accessories. PartA
iS-Auto Tires, Tubes.
i6-Garage Builders.
l7-Garages. Autos to Hire
ls-MotorcycleS-
ls-Repairing. Service Stations
III. BUSINESS SERVICE
2I-Business Service Offered.
32-Building and Contracting.
aS-Cleaning, Dyeing, Renovating.
24-Dressmaking, Millinery.
36-Heating and Plumbing.
26--Insufance. All Kinds.
3T-MessenRer Services.
2s-Moving. Packing. Storage
x9-Painting. Paperfhg.
3O-Printing, Engraving
s31-Professional Services.
S2-A-siip Covers & Upholatering.
S3-Tailoring, Pressing.
SA-Tinning. Roofing.
observation-disclosures Services
". EMPLOYMENT
ss-Employment Agencies.
S7-Help Wanted-Femsle.
sS-Help Wanted-Mal6
39-Help-Male and Female.
lO-Salesmen and Agents.
l1-Situations Wanted-FemaIe.
destinations Wanted-Male
l3-Situations-Male and Female
v. FINANCIAL
lI-Business Opportunities.
46-Investments, Stocks. BondA
46-Money to Loan.
47-Money Wanted.
l8-Mortgages for Sale.
ts-Rooming Houses for Sale.
VI. INSTRUCTIONS
50-Correspondence Courses.
6l-Local Instruction Glasses.
62-Musical, Dancing, Dramatic.
63-Private Instruction.
-Wanted--Instruction
VII. LIVE STOCK
6S-Dogs, Cats, Pets, Etc.
6e-Horses Cattle. Vehicles.
67-Poultry and Supplies.
observation-disclosures
VIII. MISCELLANEOUS.
Ss-Boats and Accessories.
so-Building Materisls
e1-Business Equipment.
62--Farm and Dairy Products.
6a-Euel Feed, Fertilizers.
6l-Good Things to Eat.
65-Homemade Things.
66--Household Goods.
e7-Jewelry, Diamonds. WatchOa
6e--Machinery and Tools.
69--Miscellaneous For Sale.
7O--Musical Instruments.
71--Radio and Supplies.
72--Seeds. Plants. Flowers.
72-A-To Swap.
53-Wearing Apparel.
5t-Wanted to Buy.
TX. ROOMS AND BOARD
7B-Rooms-Furnish
7O-Rooms-Unfurni
T7-Rooms-Suburb
70--Rooms With Board.
Te-Rooms--Furn. and Unfurn.
0O--Wanted to Rent-Rooms.
e1-Wanted-Room ana Board.
sS-where to Stop in Town.
x. REAL ESTATE FOR RENT
Sl--Apartments--F
S6-Apartments--U
s6-Apartments-Fu and Unfuru.
s7-Business Property For Rent.
sS-Desk Space.
se-Farms and Land For Rent
90--Garages For Rent.
e1--Houses-Furnish
12@-H ouses-Unfurnished
g9-Houses--Furn or UnRurn.
el+~Offices and Studios.
eB-Out.ofTown Property.
96-Shore Property To Rent.
9I-Suburban Property 40 Rana
es-stores To Rcnt.
oe-Wanted To Rent
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twenty -one, NO Building, Govern.
ment Hotels, was bruised when an
auto ran into her. She refused
treatment.
Suffering cuts on the shoulders
and deep gashes in the scalp.
Charles Simms, colored, fifty.five'
1923 B street northeast, was treated
at Casualty Hospital. He had been
struck by a machine in front Of
his home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
Girls Getting Tired Of
''SiIy Chatter" With
Youths

NEW YORK, May 6.-"There
is far too much silly chatter
between us and the young men
who take us out
So said Miss Rachael Duns-
way, newly elected president Of
the Students Assembly of the
Y. N. G. A., today.
Hereafter we members Of
the assembly simply won't talk
about foolish things and if the
young men try it we'll stop
them with serious observations"
eve must sacrifice pleasure
for principle" she added and
declared an intention to urge
this course upon the 10000 col
lege girls members of the as
sembly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06

2 q I . II 3 SIIBuL
injuries.
Hit by an auto,
Louis Smith, four
years old, 923 M
street northwest, re-
ceived cuts on his
legs. He was re.
moved to his home
and treated by the
family physician.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06

To be deprived Of the drug of ad.
dictiOn causes the addict such i'll
ness and pain that he will usually
go to any extremity TO obtain his
customary supply, theft, robbery,
and murder being among the crimes
committed by addicts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
WOMAN ASKS $4,000
FOR AUTO INJURIES

Cora Brooks today filed suit in
the District Supreme Court against
Hugh Clarence Duffey for $4,000
damages for alleged personal
injuries.
Plaintiff represented by Attorney
John H. Wilson, alleges that while
a passenger in an automobile,
February IL last, defendant with
his machine collided with the
vehicle in which she was riding at
Eighteenth and p streets north.
west, seriously and permanently in
Turing her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06

Sheriff William Traeger, OF Los
Angeles county, CAL, says that 80
per cent Of the crime committed In
that county IL traceable to users
of narcotics.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-06
Meath Notices
CTOO Late to Classify

CRIST. On Tuesday. May 6, 1924, altar
a lingering illness at his residence.
1899 South Carolina avenue, south,
east WILLIAM d. CRIST, beloved
husband of Lillian &C.. and devoted
father of Mrs. John r. Smoot. ~
Funeral services at the home. WsJ.
nesday, May Z, at 7:30 D. m. In.
terment. hartinsburg. W. Va.
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XXI REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
I09-AcFeage For Sale.
lola apartments For Sale.
10z-Business Property For Sale.
10S-Country Estates.
le4-Farma and Land For Sale.
106-HOuses For Sale.
1o6-Investment Property.
107-Lots For Sale.
lO6--Out- of-Town Property.
10S-Reai Estate To Exchange.
1l0--Guburban Property For Sal0.
111-ghore Property For Sale.
l12--Wanted--ReaI Estate.
XII, AUCTION SALES
KIN. BIDS AND PROPOSALS.
XIV. LEGAL NOTICES
XIV. CLASSIFIED DISPLAY
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IS FREED
IN DEATH Of
WOMAN
Jury Holds Sarah Morton
Died by Accident-Mertz
Held in SasuaIty

Three pedestrians were knocked |
dwon by motor cars yesterday,