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New Britain herald., 1924-12-16

The 5ashkir republic has just ss high regard for Bell as Bell has for the Bsshkir republic. He is honorary member or supernumerary president or extra-special delegate for half the local bodies in the country. From district council of zlatoust to the Foreman's Brigade of Beloretze.
 zlatoust stands like ancient Rome on seven hills and every year the spring rains make communication between the said hills impossible for anything but fish and helicop- ters. For seventy years the district council there has been discussing q drainage canal to carry off the flood waters Bell said simply: We are feeding thousands Of able bodied men and they should be glad to work" They were. and in April of last year they dug culVert eight hundred meters long, two meters deep and one and ona half meters wide. Rock lined and rooted with | ilAIlbNAFi "AhRi tll0 iFeNlN that tUlH year, for the first time the Zlatoust population was able to skip dry shod from hill to hill BeIoretze is a factory town where in the early years of the last war sixteen thou sand men were employed making shells for the Tzars armies. Now the factory produces only dirks, swords and secret damascened metal work inlaid with gold Bell kept 1t going with food and in order to give employment in the spring of last year, he built a railroad from the Beloretze factory to the coal and iron mines Of La Phista, twenty miles away. Tn other towns he built roads where before there had been only mud trails. impossible in spring and autumn Two hundred and flfty-seven small bridges be built over streams, ditches and threw two long pontoon bridges over the Bella river at Cta, now the capitol of the Bashkir republic All along he fed them also. from Tartar babies in the villages Of the sterpes where none spoke even Russian, HOT could read or write, to communtet workers in Ekaterinsburg. or ladies of the Kutuzoff family in Perm de- scended from the general who fought Napoleon before Moscow and chased his Grand Armee
 back to Besserina.
 The Bashklrs could not make him out. Why did he do it7, 50 they Of fered him concessions, mountains of pure iron, mines Of gold, platinum deposits that once produced hun dreds Of pounds yearly, but Bell refused all of this and gradually they came to understand this strange American did the job for its own sake, SO they nads it up when he left with gifts of all sorts from full ceremonial Bashkir full dress cos. tunes, never before offered except to the Tar or some greatly VIC. torious general down to six wolf , cubes in a basket which he turned over 10 somewhat startled repre- sentative of the Central Soviet gov. l ernment.
 There vas 2 bear cub earlie, [ which grew fat and tame anc ] learned to jump into the automobil' { and Toll besides the driver as fiji - owned the machine until the da, Y of New eYar's eve. when the bea ' and Bells male cook both dram
New Britain herald., 1924-12-16
RESIGNS AT RADCLIFFE

Cambridge, Mass, Dec. 1s-Ezra lege for 19 years, resigned yesterday. He will be succeeded as acting treasurer by T, Jefferson Coolidge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18

France and central Europe. They
realize that some day the bonus
will come in handy. They can see
beyond tomorrow and beyond next
week. Americans whose families
have been in this country for sew.
eral generations. have the. typical
Yankee mania for large and i'm.
mediate sums Of money. So that
service mems apathy toward the
bonus is based on native psychology
and the influence Of late heredity,
rather than upon sound economics.
1t cannot be said that ex-service
men. as a whole, are against the
bonus. 1t cannot be said that
they welcome 1t. Only one thing
is certain that they are not
enthusiastic over the open.handed
generosity Of their Uncle Sam.
No Soldier Bloc.
In fact. the masses Of ex.service
men lost their desire for a bonus
long ago. They made one big fight
they played their greatest trump
at what seemed the psychological
moment-and they failed.
80 tney SAID, as any gob or
doughboy would, "Oh, the hell with
it," and let the politicians do their
worst.
This condition proves beyond
question that there can never be a
soldiers bloc in the political life
of the United States. Their aims
are diffused, and democracy has its
own social strata. The veteran
has, in the main, found his place IN
the national life, and he Is jealous
Of It.
He may partake Of the benefits
OF world war organization, and
sit in the councils OF these bodies,
but he will vote as he pleases and
retain his social and political entity
apart from his late comrades.in-
arms. The world war veteran, as
veteran, is really through with
politics and politicians.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
PETWORTH WILL
HAVE BABY
CONTEST
Men Will Vie For Beauty
.Honors Friday Night at
Fete

Concert music by The Washington
Times-Herald Newsboys' Band will
feature the all-week lawn fete for
the benefit of st. Gabriel's Church,
Petworth, at Grant circle and Var.
mum street northwest, at 1880, o'clock
tonight.
The feature for tomorrow night
will be baby beauty contest. PrlIes
will be awarded for the healthiest
and most attractive babies in the
following classes: Under one year
old, from one to two years old, and
from two to three years old.
The Apollos Of Petworth will vie
for honors Friday night in the first
mems beauty contest held in the
neighborhood. The prizes, 1t is said,
will be sufficient compensation for
the mental agonies endured by the
victims in this unique form Of d.
version.
One Of the novel features Of the
fete is a striking advertising arch"
marking the entrance to the
grounds. This arch bears the ad-
vertisements of leading Washington
business houses.
A special feature has been
planned for each evening. Booths
and pavilions have been erected.
and number OF entertainment
facilities provided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
BOOSTING THE B. BIS.


Fans and contribs Of the coll
emn almost unanimously call
4or Blues Bouncer buttons and
pins. Without hesitation they
say they think the idea Of carry
ing good will and sunshine to
others a grand one, fully in
keeping with the spirit of this
column Of distributing joy and
fun, as well as swatting Old
Man Gloom and his whole dem
family just like you would the
flies.
FRED SCHWAB approves
the idea, but thinks it might be
forgotten and pass out after q
while. He isn't much on wear
ing emblems, he says, but he
does believe in the spirit of this
column.
It is THOUGHT that lives
and, moves the world. If the
3. B. Buttons or pins represent
the thought Of always giving tho
helping hand to the fellow in the
sand it should live and grow, and
amount to something real.
The emblem proposition,
though, will not be hastily gone
into. We await criticism as well
as favor and ask readers to I'M
hesitatingly give it.
j. R. MENA comes along with
9 most creditable idea of a pin
for the great family of H and
8 readers, and you should look
it over. Like that drawn by
SNOW, it presents the thought
Of the smiling chap as blues
chaser. Shows drawing con-
tanned the head of the court
Jester, whose business it was to
drive dull care and sorrow from
kings and kingly courts. The,
court jester was Blues
Bouncer Here's Mena's idea:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
TRIM
OFF BIG
SUMS
Nearly Five Millions to Be
Cut to Comply With
Budget Orders

The task Of slashing District
estimates from $36,5OO,0O0 to
$S1,551, 5O5, the amount allowed
by the Budget Bureau, will be
gotten under way Wednesday
morning by Commissioners Ru-
dolph, Oyster and Bell.
Principal among the reductions
expected to be made are the fol
lowing:
SIashes In Sight:
For continuing construction OF
new water conduit, cut from
So, 600, 900 to $1,5O0,O0O
Elimination Of a $500,OOO item for
a new contagious building at Gal
linger Municipal Hospital.
Elimination or severe reduction
Of the nearly 100000 asked for
parks.
Slicing of the estimates for pub
lie schools.
Reduction Of estimates for sewers
In addition, there are one or two
big items for permanent improve.
ment to the city which can be
postponed until next year and will
be eliminated from the budget.
Hope For Restoration.
The Commissioners are hoping
that this reduction will not be
permanent. They will re.submlt
the items eliminated in supplement.
al estimates and will fight for
these items when the District ap.
preparation bill goes to Congress.
Commissioner Rudolph, just back
from a several weeks vacation, de-
clared today he was pleased with
reau.
more pleased If the bureau had
for" he said, but comparing our
budget with last year, this years
budget looks fine"
The Commissioner said that efforts
will be made to keep in the budget
all Of the items relating TO schools.
It is probable public schools will be
allowed $1O,0O0,UOO, a million more
than they got last year.
Big School Program.
The public school building pro.
gram, II carried through, will re.
suit in immediate work on the con.
struction of two new white high
schools and an addition to the col.
ored Dunbar high school. A new
business high, to be located at
Fourteenth and Upshur streets, at
cost of $4,000, ZOO, is planned. The
rCw Mckinley, at Second and 7
streets northeast. will cost So, 500 900
The addition to Dunbar will cost
several thousand dollars.
The cutting down of the appro
priation for the new conduit will
delay the completion of the work
but, 1t was said today, the Com
m!ssioners feel that other items in
the budget are more necessary al
this time than the completion OF
the water conduit. Last year the
request Of the Commissioners for
100000 for the conduit was cut
to 81, 100000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
WEST VIRGINIA
HATFIELD To
WE'D HERE
Nephew Of Devil Anse" To
Marry Miss Mary Eliza
beth began

A Mingo county romance will ad-
iourn to Washington tomorrow for
the marriage at st. Patrick's
Church, of Joseph Hatfield, grand.
rephew Of "Devil Anse' Hatfield,
and Miss Mary Elizabeth Dolan,
formerly of Sistersville, Logan
county, w. Va.
Hatfield arrived in Washington
yesterday to join his bride-to-be, who
has been living here with her moth.
er, Mrs. Mary z. Dolan, 1104 L
street northwest, for the past few
months.
The couple will be married at
o'clock tomorrow morning by the
Rev. L. j. Shehan and will leave
Immediately after the ceremony for
West Palm Beach, Fla, where Mr..
Hatfield, lawyer. will take up the
practice of his profession.
During the war Miss Dolan came
to Washington, where she worked
with the War Labor Board. Hat
field served with the American army
Hatfield is thirty.five years old
and his fiance Is several years his
junior.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
TWO GUEST"
NEARLY KILL
WOMAN
Police Seek Men Who Beat
Mrs. Annie B. Myers
With Bottle

While Mrs. Annie B. Meyers,
fifty, is in a critical condition at
Emergency Hospital, police today
are seeking two male guests" at
the woman's home, who escaped
after beating her into unconscious.
ness with a bottle.
Physicians at the hospital have
taken sixty.five stitches in her scalp.
This had been slashed in five places.
The little finger on her right hand
was severed and her body disclosed
marks Of brutal violence.
Shortly after five o'clock yaster.
day afternoon, neighbors Of the
woman, who lives at 702 B street
southwest, were startled by cries Of
murder" A riot call was sent to
police headquarters.
When Detectives Howard Termil-
lion and Howard Brodie arrived at
the house, the woman was being
nursed by neighbors. She was re-
moved in an ambulance to the hos
pital.
Neighbors said that simultaneous
with the cry of murder" two men,
with their hats and coats in their
arms, were seen running from the
house. One Of the men is reported
to have roomed at the house.
Detectives Vermillion and Drodie
said the men had come to visit the
woman. There had been some
drinking, Brodie said. and an dr2u
ment arose. One of the mon seized
bottle and beat Mrs. Meyers or
the head, while the othel struck
her with a piece of furniture.
Mrs. Myers refused to tell thu
police what started the quarrel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18

ODE TO GROWN-UP BOYS.
Tho things that you did when yOu
were kid.
Amuse you. while sitting today
Relating. each action, with great
You ten Of the pranks you would
when talking 'twouId seem, that it's
all just a dream,
But answer me this IL y0u can,
Don't yOu still get q thrill. when you
play with . will,
MP. dtgnifted' middle-aged man?
You. tell Of the lassles you loved in
your classes,
30 charmingly gracious and fair,
As II romance has ceased, as your
years have increased
And you've lost quite bit Of your
And vet on the beach. when You
gaze on peach"
I stiH sec CLEAN in your eye,
And You soon wear q smile, of the
Inischiev0us style,
Mf. dignified. mlddle-aged guy.
Now beyond any doubt. you were
happy. old scout.
When childhood brought all Of it'a
But brace up q bit. you are bound to
You're rs epEy as the spryest OF boys.
Your life La complete, just as happy
and sweet
a. 1t was long ago 90, fOrsoOth,
xOur blessings Of yOre, will remain
mr. dlEnified, mlddIe-aged youth.
JOE H. HOLMAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
WOMAN Is ARRESTED
ON SHOOTING CHARGE

Margaret Hayes, colored, twenty
five, alleged to have shot and
killed her employer at Altoona. Pa,
was captured in Washington yes
terday. According to police, the
Hayes woman outwitted the Penn
sylvania police who had questioned
her in connection with the shoot
ing of a colored restaurant proprie-
tor in Altoona 4
A telegram inquiring on "how
things STOOD" which she sent to a
friend, gave the police the tip. She
was taken into custody by Detec-
tives Keck and Mansfield and
turned over to j. N. Tillard, OF
Altoona, returning with him last
night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18

Can you blame him? He was
promised that his country, which
had taken him away from his nor.
NAL pursuits to make the world
safe for democracy, would put him
on his feet again. He was assured
that he might take his choice Of
cash, land or insurance.
Promises Aplenty.
He might buy himself new
clothes and generally refurnish him.
self, with the money Of confidence
in his pocket, to start out against
the world again. Or, il he lived
in a farming district. he might get
a good tract Of land for develop
ment. Or, II he were already en-
ployed. and wished. to invest his
money safely, he would be given
an insurance policy.
The plan fell through. In the
end, as a veterans organization
leader said, he was not only allowed
to risk his life for his country, but
now was to die for his relatives.
The insurance plan. smackinR
strongly of bland nationalistic pa
tronage, was the best thing that
could be obtained under the circum-
stances. So the law was passed,
despite the veto OF the President,
dissatisfying the die-hards on both
sides.
This writer has had an unusual
opportunity to assay the worth OF
the bonus from the veterans point
Of view
"It's bunk" says the man in
brogans, "but il it's ALI I'll get,
1 might as we'll get it,"
"Well, l expected cash." says the
man in the white collar, but, on
the whole, ! think this insurance is
the best. / won't squander the
money, at least"
Early Applicants.
There are three classes Of veterans
who predominant in applying early
for the bonus. They are mot neces,
sarily In the order Of their numerical
strength those. who have ono ,oS
and are married. and simply want
to get the application off their
minds: Americans ~of one genera.
ton, who were themselves naturalized
or whose parents were immigrants
coming from those old countries
where thrift Is general, and. thirdly
the ignorant or illiterate, who are
oot quite sure what it's all about
out know that the bonus Is some
thing to their advantage.
It is a fact that a very large
percentage of veteran-applicants
bear the names Of Scandinavia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
STORE IS LITTLE
DAMAGED IN
BLAZE
Firemen Called Out When
Sulphur Candle Smoke
Alarms Passersby

Small blazes gave the Washing.
ton fire fighters exercise in the
last twenty.four hours.
Through some undetermined
cause. fire started in the store
owned by Mrs. Annie Jackson. are
NJ street southwest, early today.
Slight damage was done TO the
stores stock of groceries.
About 800 loss was suffered nv
william II. Blackwell, 112 Pierce
street northwest, when flames
broke out at the house. The cause
is still unknown.
Smoke from a sulpher candle
frightened passersby, who turned
in an alarm for a fire" at 1895
Meridian. place northwest. The
candle was in apartment No. q,
occupied by Miss Ann v. Dunley.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18

some Of 'enl are hOldsa too many
and hoIdin' 'em too often.
Virtue is its opn rewdrd, but
some people don't think tn reWGrd
is big enough.
1t takes a tc0nt0n T. "Shotc a man
up" he con- generally find his
t0Gy dODn himself.
Despite all tn patented aids T. a
Ford, a Ford'S Ford and you
can't make nothin' else out of it
ercept>G tcreck.
tn ladies' man sometimes gets
himself IN bod BY tryin' T. ntonOp-
OIse some other mans lady.
F. j. SCHWAB.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
SAL ARIES.
HElDlJP
LONG
May Square Accounts With
U. S. In lnstaIIments,
McCarI Rules

Deprived of their entire monthly
pay in some instances for as long
as five months, hundreds of bach
elor naval officers today are hail
ing with joy and rdief the agree
ment reached between Secretary of
the Navy Wilbur and Comptroller
General McCarl whereby in the
future they will receive 80 per
cent of their pay until they have
squared accounts with the Govern
ment due to unfavorable rulings
made by McCarl.
Many Are Effected.
1t was learned today that practi.
cally every bachelor naval officer
who has awaited himself of an lex.
ira allowance" in behalf of a lie.
pendent mother has been called to
time" by Comptroller General Nc.
Carl and is being required to pay
back all of this allowance. The al.
lowance in some instances was as
high as $40 month and the in.
debtedness of some Of the naval
officers is as much as $1,000.
Since last February, MIR. McCarl
has required the naval officers to
live up to the letter of the law
and turn their entire monthly sal.
airy over to the United States Treas
ury to pay back what their mothers
had received for their support, but
so severe has been this circum-
stance on the officers, in many in.
stances causing them to threaten
to resign, that the 20 per cent
installment plan has just been
adopted.
News Is Broadcast
The news is being broadcast
throughout. the navy in an "all
navy" message.
Investigation shows that in the
ma jority of cases the naval officers
have been drawing extra allow
ance" in behalf of their mothers or
other dependents in the belief that
they were entitled to it and they
are bitter now that they are being
required to pay the money back
Furthermore, the fact that they
have been called upon to forfeit
their entire salary until the amount
was paid up created a financial
stringency which provoked such 8
serious situation as to make neces
sary the agreement just arrived at
between Secretary Wilbur and
Comptroller General McCarl.
Mr.. McCarl ruled that where .
naval officers mother Is actually
dependent upon her son for sup
port. but her husband is still alive
and living apart from her but not
divorced. that the mother cannoi
accept extra allowance" from the
son. Another ruling is where thu
mother is actually dependent upoT
her son, a naval officer, for sup
port, but has two other sons wh(
are unable to support her, that the
mother has no right to look t.
the officer for her entire support
but that he should only be re
quired to furnish one-third of 1t
regardless Of circumstances,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
GROWING IN NUMBERS

OF 60 cities Of more than 100.
600 population reporting to Mr.. J.
NJ. Glass. director Of junior high
schools in Pennsylvania, 81 have
junior high schools in operation:
l6 others have them in process of
organization or are planning to oil.
ganizc such schools: 10 report no
junior high schools: and only 3 10.
port their decision not to adopt
them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
SUMNER TONICS AND

SUMNER TONICS AND /.
SOME ARE NOT
Where is my wandering "hub" to-
night? Let him wander on his
way.
Come ON, girls, let's shake our feet
In q jazz.hOund cabaret.
who is this Sob sister, and who IL the
melancholy Dane?
She IL q Shellkless splnstre and he 10
o JanelesS Jane;
Call in the BLUES-BOUNCER" and
eject them from the place
Unless they cease their grOuchlng and
get q smile upon their face.
The world il 10 beautiful, life is 30
wonderful. our hearts should be
filled full Of Joy,
BY dlspelling the gloom we can bright
en- life and help to remove the
alloy.
A warm grasp Of the hand, o kind
word and q smile should be the
FBlues-BOuncer's" creed,
It helps to cheer and give new hope
to many who are In need.
OLD SOCKS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
Commissioners to Slash d. c. Estimates
81 Liquor Violators
Arrested Here Over
Sunday

Despite vigorous police meas
ures to curb the sale of whiskey
in the Capital, eighty-seven per-
sons were arrested up to IL
o'clock last night for being in
toxicated over the Sabbath.
According to a report made
to Commissioner Oyster today,
ten persons were arrested for
illegal possession; six for trans
porting; seven for selling, and
four for operating a motor We
hicle while under the influence
of intoxicants. One man was
caught drinking in the street
and locked up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
Road Asks Bond Issue

The Great Northern Railroad
asked the Interstate Commerce
Commission today for authority to
issue $4,5O0,000 of equipment trust
certificates to be used in the pur.
chase Of certain equipment and
rolling stock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
RAY MARKS REMARKS:

It's funny, but
you con scare
m e n out Of
t h Ir senses,
70 h e n 30"
couldn't scare
no sense in EN-.
After all, most
married NJ Q r
s e e M T. be
koldin' the tr
o W n pret ty
Gil, thouOh
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
Blow at Evolution

A bill to prohibit the teaching of
The theory OF evolution in the pub
NJ schools Of the State is under
consideration in the legislature Of
Georgia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
HE DIDN'T SAY A THING.

"All right, Pietace, what was il
you said that caused Sawdust to
hit yOu?"
"Ah jes said one sentence,
ledge, but TO- All ever said eny,
thing ertall An told dat boy II
he didn't git his lying, yellow.
iVered carcass wild haste away
Aid rip his dirty ribs out and
smash dat ugly loOlKin' face fer err
row oh slaughter houses. All
tOP him, ledge, TO- An ever said
one void, dat II he didn't be
gwine on Aid take dat low down
crooked body. Oh l1is'n and make
potato chips OUten It. All jes
said one sentence, ledge, an he
hit me. All All said, Jedge, wus
yOre block off,"
DIVORCE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Divorce announcements are
said to be in style among the
Upper Ten," which causes a
contrib to suggest a form some
thing like this:
''MrS. DePuySter Orc is pleased to
That she has given her husband the
Or. something like this:
my husband, Felix Armstrong De-
Has gone and got himself a DIVORCE"
-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18
Gives Veterans
Te1us on Bonus

This is the first of series of sr articles dealing uh
the phases of the World War bons The author,
the director Of the bonus information bureau maintained
By The Washington Times in Nth Hearst nc,cs-
papers throughout the United States.
By jim RING.
Do the soldiers want the bonus?
If the reader wishes to supplement the information this
article by fshand knowledge the safer would
ask "a veteran with job
The exservce who is not wOrkng-often through
fault of his own-will give you varying from
conempuous smile profanity to- perhaps physical violence