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The Washington times., 1924-12-30
COOLIDGE ASKS $4,000
FOR ELECTION COURIERS

President Coolidge has sent to
Congress a recommendation for an
appropriation Of $4,000 to -defray
expenses of messengers carrying
Presidential election returns from
the various States to the National
Capital.
The appropriation is based on a
cost OF 25 cents for each mile of
travel. The messenger is dis.
patched with the returns after they
shall have been canvassed and
voted by the. various State Presi.
Dental electoT who meet at their
respective Std 70 capitals for this
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
AUTO ESCAPES BY USE
OF HEAVY SMOKE SCREEN

A rum running automobile escaped
early today when 1t threw out a
dense smoke screen and blinded
Motorcycle Policeman Schotter OF
the Second precinct, who followed
the car for a mile.
Schotter first saw the machine
driving along New Jersey avenue
near p street northwest and fol-
lowed 1t to lexington place, where
he was forced to give up the
chase when his eyes vera filled
with the. oily smoke.
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
PASSENGERS SAFE WHEN
TRUCK AND TROLLEY CRASH

+. Collision between five-ton truck
loaded with corn and a Washing.
ton Railway and Electric Company
street car at Third and q streets
northwest blocked traffic for a
short time last night and sent
pedestrians running to safety when
the contents Of the truck was
showered over the sidewalk. The
six passengers on the street car
were not hurt.
The truck is owned by Martin L.
Michael, So New York avenue north.
east. proprietor Of q feed store.
Street car traffic was diverted at
Fifth and r streets northwest. but
was further blocked for a few
minutes when car became de-
rallied
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
LONE WOLF" ASHER IS
BACK; STAGES FIRST RAID

Lone WOLF Asher is in town
again to throw the fear of the law
into the hearts Of illegal possessors
of hard stuff. He made his first
raid yesterday since his trial in
Philadelphia in connection with the
death Of q man in a raid in that
city.
With Captain Stoll and Privates
Davis, Wilson and Kuehling, OF the
Ninth precinct, Asher arrested Al.
bert Schlosberg, thirty-four, 1919 Fl
street northeast, and seized twelve
gallons of cider. A charge Of illegal
possession and selling of liquor was
placed against Schlossberg.
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
WAS 1T CORN LIQUOR
TREMENS2

Dear Bill: That wGs aOeird
story an newspapers about
Roanoke, Va, being shaken bg
"seUere earth tTemors" the mint
after Christmas. I5n't it possible
that "co57t liquor tremensP is
What tOGs nseGnt9 old Roanoke
is GaOfaL close to the mountain
nso01sbiners and the folks get
a mighty kick IN the corn then
buy from the bootLeggers.
JUMBO JAKE.
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
Doomed for U. c. judge

Judge A. G.. st. Sure, of Oakland.
was today recommended nv Sen
ator Shortridge R) Of California,
to fill the vacancy of the United
States district bench in San Fran.
cisco, made vacant by the deash
OF Judge Maurice Dooling several
months ago.
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
A H. KlRc OFFER ELECTED
10 PRESS CLUB BOARD

A. III. Kirchofer, correspondent Of
the Buffalo Evening News, yester.
day was elected to the board of gov.
ernors or the National Press Club.
He was chosen in run off cleo.
n. Kirchofer and Captain John II.
isie, Marine Corps, receiving
lalmumber Of votes at the election
gently. Kirchofer yesterday re-
Lived IS votes and Captain Craigle
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
A FRIENDLY WISH.

Here's to friends who know me.
Here's to frlends whom 1 know. too.
Here's to those who know me not
Among my friends may / count you?
Here's to each and all OF us,
Sailing along LIES stream;
May ali the joys Of love and living
Be bright rs arc our brightest dreams,
CABIN JOHN POET,
The Washington times., 1924-12-30

Many families are eating out,
says J. D. K, because the Gpdrt.
nsent kitchen Is not big enough
to hold the gas stove and the
radio set.
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
SCHEMING HUSBANDS.

why don't you bob your hair.
Said Jim to his darling wife,
She had wanted to do this but said:
Never, mot on your life."
Jim told friend John how he worked IL
And John planned this scheme:
81 hate bodied hair" he told his
wife,
And she had hers bObbed, to be
mean.
GENEVIEVE
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
WHITE HORSES AND RED.
HEADED GIRLS.

Bill: I'm wondering how many
of your readers remember that
old one about a red-headed girl
being near every time you saw a
white horse? It used to be an
accepted tradition that there
was an affinity between the two
and we looked for the girl every
time we saw a white horse. Now
the white horse is disappearing.
You rarely see one, but the red
headed girls appear to be stick
ing around in good shape.
ALONZO K.
The Washington times., 1924-12-30
QUESTIONABLE on Potomac
Electric Power Co.
$2,95O,OOO Fund

Eghtvtive Washington entitled
share IN the $2SOOOO0 ipoundd fund.- wondering Vhen and
ho they ou get their Here the questions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
THE GATE-POST

! famous novelist. who paints beau
tiful word pictures of Americans.
Across the street trips along
Carrie Jacobs Bond, the famous
composer of "A Perfect Day.
Over there is another great cdrn-
poser. Charles w. Cadman.
Florence Roberts. & great West.
ern stage favorite q decade ago,
lives in Hollywood now. So do
Richard Walton Tully, playwright,
and his less famous namesake,
Jim Tully, hobo author.
A. p. Proctor heads q group
of Hollywood scuIptors.
This place even has q poet.
policeman. He Ii Cyrus Johnson
whose poems Have been published
with much success.
The other night 1t Hollywood's
prize fight stadium there were
gathered James ]. Corbett, Jim
Jeffrtes, Jack Dempsey, Kid Nc
Coy, Billy Papke and Ad Woleast.
And right in the next row sat
Mike Donlin, who used to sock
EN-" for John McCraw. ana beside
Donlin was Barney Oldfield.
A walk in Hollywood Is q trim
Who"
These hot days Hollywood IL
mourning the passing Of the
movie sheik.
The long-popular hero Of tho
screen is going out.
From now on the average TYNE
Of American win get the fun
glow of the Rleigs-the kind Of
man one meets in the street or
who lives next door.
The demand for the almost
Rabbit" type Is notably stronr
these days at all studios and Fall
pictures will show that the sleek.
Drown-eyed young men have flown.
Even the vasoIine-haired actors
admit defeat.
They are going about with slight.
~ rumpled hair, sans cigarette
holders two feet long ana without
waxed Il1ustaches.
They have shed their foreign.
looking clothes and mannerisnae
and are trying I'd look as though
they were born anywhere between
Times Square and Hollywood
Boulevard, and most OF them
were, at that. ~
Charlie Chaplin Is sad these
days.
Chaplin IL preparing for d new
role-that Of tragedian.
It Is said that the famous
comedian will shortly appear in 4
drama where welding OF pies and
stairway tumbles will not be fea.
tured. He may, indeed, accord.
ing to his friends, produce q
Shakespearian tragedy.
Charley has been crazy to do
heavy drama ever since he was q
little boy" Sidney Chaplin, the
comedy kings brother, said the
other day. when we were kids
could always make Charlie cry
when told him this:
When you grow up, Charlie,
you are going to be q comedian
you will never be an actor or
heavy roles
Then Charlie would cry like
baby" &T
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
GOINCS-ON
AZ ahe henterS

POLL B DeWolf Hopper i'll
Wang.
BsLAsCO sThe Deep tangled
Wildwood.
KEITH, IS Adelatde ana Hughes.
Amelia Bingham and other acts.
TIVOItE- Films, music ana
vaudeville novelties.
EtTAIlIO Monte Rlue Ii ''Being
Respectable"
PALAC E Monte Banks in
freeing Luck. /"
COLUMBIA Lila Lee IN wan
derihg Husbands =
METROPOLITAN Barbara L.
Mari The White Moth Z
AMBASSADOR John Barry.
more in beau Brumnei."
CEENTRALrAlma Rubens III
The Rejected Woman"
CRANDALIfSRod LaRocquA
in The Code Of the Sea-
SAVOY Louis wilson In Tee
bound.
AVENUE GRAND Lois wilson
ana Richard DIX.
APOLLO Abraham lincoln.
YORK Mae Murray IN mile.
Midnight"
GLEN ECHO Fun devices and
dancing.
CHESAPEAKE BEACH - Out
door a1nuseTnentg.
STEAMER ST. JOHNS Moon
light excursions. Colonial Beach
trips.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16

The following communities
ton, from De Wolf Hopper, is
passed on through The Gate
Post:
saThere are twenty comic
operas in our repertoire. We
naturally want to present those
likely to please the most.
Washington, with good judg-
nent, seems to prefer the
works Of Gilbert and Sullivan.
If this be true, ! will gladly
present more Of them. With
this idea in mind, / suggest for
your approval "IoIanthe" and
"Yeoman Of the Guard" in my
humble opinion two Of the
finest comic operas ever writ
ten in any language, but not
as well known at Pirates Of
Penzance," "Mikado" or 'sPina-
FORE"
evil you help me to help
you? Give me your sugges-
lions. Write my manager.
George w. Sammis, or tele-
phone him, or better still If
you will drop by Polls Theater
and give him your opinion in
person. Let vox popuE de-
eide"
A production unit Of the Yale
University Press has Just re-
produced at Lexington. Mass.
the famous midnight rides of
Paul Revere and his less-known
companion, William Dawes, jr.,
for scenes in ''The Eve Of the
Revolution" one Of the Chronicles
Of American films. How they
aroused the countryside and warn
ed John Hancock and Samuel
Adams In time to permit these
patriots to escape capture by the
approaching British was re-en.
acted with strict fidelity to the
facts of the famous incident.
The subsequent clash Of Minute
Men and British troops ON the
Lexington Green ID now being
filmed under the direction OF
Kenneth Webb. Since the ap-
pearance Of the real Lexington
Green has greatly changed since
1775 it was obviously impossible
to use 1t In q faithful reproduc-
ton Of this action. A site was
selected near New York city
which exactly duplicates the ter.
rain Of the historic spot and on
this location the Yale Press has
built the Lexington meeting
house, the old belfrey and the
Buchanan tavern, in front Of
which the engagement took place,
The entire setting strlkingly re-
sembles the drawing Of Doolittle,
an artist whose work has been
accepted as accurate by the His
torical Societies Of New England.
Every building and structure was
constructed from drawings and
diagrams approved by Professor
Fiake Kimball, Of New York
University, the highest authority
on the architectural development
Of America.
Celebrity center!
That's Hollywood--and the
stranger within its gates soon
learns that Hollywood Is famous
for housing many renowned per.
sons in addition to being the home
OF motion picture stars.
Hollywood simply reelts with
famous persons.
A walk down its streets. which
are like those in any suburban
town, Is like walking down the
aisles Of hall Of fame.
There goes Theodore Dresser,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
METHoDIsTs ARRAlGN
xxx AND BOOTLECCERs

CHICAGO. July Is. Pledging
their aid In rebuilding the Ottawa
Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Of Joliet recently damaged by
bootleg bombers, the Methodist
pastors Of the Chicago district in o
meeting at the DespIaines camp
grounds adopted q resolution con-
demntng what they termed these
dastardly deeds"
Bishop =. l.. Waldorf, Of the
Kansas City area OF the church,
scored the Ku Klux KHAN and
praised the League OF Nations in
the feature sermon.
Black, white, yellow and brown,
II they want to live in heaven, must
learn first how to live on earth" he
said. The Ku KIux Khan, al 4
fon1enter Of religious strife among
Americans. has no place in this
country"
Bishop WaIdorf's area ii com.
posed Of the Texas, Louisiana, Okla
homa and other Southwestern
States where the Khan influence Is
supposed to be strongest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
TWO RAIL loads PLAN
ABSORPTION or THIRD

The st. Louis-San Francisco and
the Kansas City. TT. Scott and Mem.
phis Railroads today filed 4 Joint
application with the Interstate Com.
merce Commission asking authority
for the acquisition by the latter road
of the entire capital stock Of the
Kansas City, Clinton and Spring.
field. amounting to Sits, 400. a
The application also requested au.
thority for the leasing Of the Kansas
City, Clinton and Springfield by the
st. Louis-San Francisco road.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-16
Live Wire KIIIs SLEEPER

READING, July l6. Stewart w.
Frederick, twenty-one. Of Reading
an empioye Of the Evansville &C.
ment plant, was killed In his sleep
IN the switchboard room in the plant.
He went into the room. forbidden
place, for q nap ana came In con-
TACT with q 6,OO0-volt wire. He was
not found until several hours later,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25
Wife's Solution

Miss Martha Lee; Perhaps YOU can help
me, as you have helped others. Ny husband
to discuss that part of the problem. He is
perfectly willing 10 take care Of the chill
dren, 80 can go. I never leave work I'm.
done nor neglect things.
I lave 10 so by myself and go to lectures
are limited = that direction am Wen
educated ant laarly love social life. / do
not care for church socials and such affairs,
but like clubs and a general clean good
time.
Where I live, the mothers either are busy
or do not care for the social time.
Can you tell me how to meet nice people
and get into something OF the sortS I could
count OF my husband but / stu believe
there Is way for sociabiltty for me, II
A PERPLEXED WOMAN.
There is always a way for a woman
W no shows as much sense as you do
in working out your social problem.
OF course, you must be careful not
to neglect your husband.
The Y. w. C. A. has evening
courses In cultural as we'll as In In.
dustrial subjects. Parenb-teacher
clubs, too offer an opportunity to
hear occasional good talks. and to
meet other women interested In the
same things as those In which you
are Interested. And some churches
have, besides the sooials for which
you do not care, societies which,
study world. as well as religious,
problems.
These, with an occasional show or
musicale-don't be ashamed to sit In
the cheapest seats, and you can have
ucre Of these-should help you keep
up the cultural side Of your life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25
COLDS THAT
DEVELOP INTO
PNEUMONIA

Chronic coughs and persistent colds
lead to serious trouble. You can stop
them now with Creomulsion, an
emulsifed creosote that Is pleasant to
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discovery with twofoId action; it
soothes and heals the infiamed mem
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OF all known drugs, creosote is
recognized by the medical fraternity
as the greatest healing agency for
the treatment Of chronic coughs and
colds and other forms of throat
troubles. Creomulsion contains, in ad-
dition to creosote, other healing ele-
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creosote goes on to the stomach, Is
absorbed into the blood, attacks the
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germs that lead to serious compiled.
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Circumcision is guaranteed satisfac-
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25
LETTER FROM LESLIE PRES.
COLT To LESLIE PRESCOTT,
CARE OF THE SECRET
DRAWER

At last I am home again, dear lit.
tie Marquise, and 1 really think the
annoying pearls are off the books Of
my troubles at last.
I am going to send a check for
$4,000 which remained after Ruth
paid the blackmailer, to Struble 8
Struble tomorrow.
Ruth made a very good deal with
that waiter. I do not think I could
ever have done 1t. She told me she
really felt sorry for him.
He broke down and cried, Les
lie" she said, when I gave him the
money"
Baby Starving
81 don't really want to take this,
lady but honestly if 1 don't. my wife
and baby will starve to DEATH" he
muttered brokenly.
You see, little Marquise, his wife
is very i'll and hey have a new baby.
He had been let out of the restaurant
and did not know which way to turn
when he picked up the pearl. He
seemed to sense that there was some.
thing wrong about it all when Jack
insisted that the pearls were not real,
for having seen a great many around
the necks of rich patrons at smart
was lying or else had lied to him.
Sometimes, little Marquise, I think
we are headed toward a great upheav-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25

- T IS sadly true that disease and
death are far too often the re-
! : suit of Ignorance do not
mean lack Of education, but lack OF
familiarity with common health prac-
tees that result In untold woe and
misery.
If you can And some way of ao
tually making the best possible health
conditions a thing to be desired above
IL others, in fact to make health con-
tagious as disease Is contagious you
will become worth any amount OF
money to the community where you
i've and move and spread the prOpa-
ganda Of your health doctrine.
Personal asepsis or a clean, careful
hygienic life Is a wonderful means Of
elevating health standards If you don't
hide your light under a bushel There
are so many people who do not know
the real health rules of right living
that you can be a great leader whose
health influence may direct and aid
thousands Of your fellow citizens to
a happy. healthy life Of service.
To get rid Of the germs, bacteria
OF microbes that spoil so much Of
your health happiness means a con
slant "On guard against the faulty
unhygienic habits that so many peo-
pie carry out, all unknowingly at
times and again with almost criminal
carelessness- You have no cause to
be afraid of these almost countless
germs if you keep your person healthy
by proper diet and real habits Of
health. Although these germs are
everywhere and on everything you
touch, taste or take away with you,
your natural bodily health defeats
their attack.
You may greatly aid by keeping
your mouth and teeth clean at ali
times. About 80 per cent of all at
lacks and infection is through this
gateway. Wash your hands carefully
before eating or placing anything in
your mouth. Be sure that your air
supply at home. in the office or at the
factory is not contaminated and I'M
healthy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25
Willing to Try Again

Dear Miss Lee: I sm IS years old and
have been married twice. Ny first husband
died. have baby boy years old. by my
first husband
My second husband was lazy and was
mean TO my child I have left him and am
working TO support myself and child
/ recently met a man who is very nice to
both OF VS. and who says he loves me
Would IL be proper 90 divorce my husband
and marry the one who would love aud APP
preciate "a good woman or return to my hus-
band and suffer as beforel BLUE
Nineteen, married twice and ready
for a third husband That's a record
Don't rush into another marriage.
You probably thought your husband
would be good to your child. but he
was rot You are stu VERY young.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25
hoc hn8leA

al. The poor are suspicious OF us
always, suspicious and envious, and
we do not try to understand their
points Of view or sympathize with
their troubles.
feel that, because I was wearing all
those expensive Jewels about my neck.
1 must be rolling in wealth.
The Question
He resented the fact that one wom-
an could wear a string of beads worth
thousands of dollars while another
woman, and that woman his wife. was
really suffering for food that would
keep her body and soul together.
Perhaps now. little Marquise. you
will understand this, as your fair head
was among those that fell into the
CORY basket that the guillotine filed
day after day.
THE man said to me-" quoted Ruth,
that you, Leslie, were probably one
Of the unseeing. unthinking women
that his grandfather used to talk
about. The man was French and his
grandfather lived in Paris during the
revolution"
1 suppose the man thought I was
another Marie Antoinette who would
answer If some one said he had no
bread ''If you can't get bread, why
do you not eat cake?"
Probably you remember all that,
little Marquise.
1 expect I am meandering on Ike
this because I do not want to come
to the real thing 1 have got to tell
you and that is the awful quarrel
that Jack and l had the first night
/ got home from New York.
He was suspiciously polite to mo
until after dinner and then without
any preface said. II do not want you
ever to speak to Ruth Ellington
again"
"And why not, pray?' 1 answered
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.)
NEXT; The letter, cOntinued-A
tangle over Ruth
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ual problem. Every wife, every hus-
band, must work out his own problem.
If a husband fails to react according
to the formula set out as that found
to be true in an average case, a clever
wife, instead of giving up her mar
riage as bad Job, will ind out what
In her husbands makeup causes his
unusual reaction, and then will work
out her own formula.
So, too, with the clever husband.
No two marriages can be made sue
cessful by following exactly the same
rules, because no two wives or hus-
bands are exactly alike,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25
Returning Courtesy

Dear Miss Loo; About two months ago, 7
met young man who was TO be IN this city
only q short time. before entering college.
Fs has been very nice 20 me- more like a
next week and I would like 10 show him
that I appreciate his kindness Ia some way
Would 10 be all right 20 invite several
tell him9 K r
1t would be a hosp.table way to
show the man you have enjoyed $
friendship. You may tell him about
the party or surprise him. as you
wish
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25

pint OF the most wonderful skin viii
tener. softener and beautider.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lemon
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25
Husband Seeks Solution

Dear Martha Lee; Can you or some of
your readers tell me how ! can keen my
babies together? Ny wife has left me and
the babies alone. have my own home
cannot get housekeper who loves children
Surely all women are not alike; Ii Is only
my bad luck. Where there Is a will there
Is . way HAVE THE WILL
Indeed women are not all alike. II
seems almost incredible that one could
desert her babies
Surely you can find a housekeeper
who loves children. Try to get a
rather elderly woman. possibly a
grandmother-a sensible one, who VIII
love your children. but will not spoil
them, She can be found, I am sure.
but you must not give up too easily.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-25
White Spats

To wash white spats place them on
a porcelain table and scrub with
soft brush dipped in a thick lather
Of white esoap. Rinse with clean
warm water and absorb as much of
the moisture as possible between the
folds of a turkish towel Dry over
line and press with an iron that Is
not too hot
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Miss Virginia Lucas. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Lucas,
4217 Central Ave. sang a group of
Sohubert's melodies this afternoon
at the meeting Of the Women's
Auxiliary to the Altenheim. She
WIS accompanied by Mrs. L f.
FIickinger.
A trio CONFESSED Of Miss Susan
Grey Shedd, piano, Miss Janet
White. Cello. aad Edwin Nc
Cormick. violin. also played a group
Of selections.
Mrs. Frank Edenharter was in
charge of the musical program.
Hostesses were Mrs. Theodore.
Schuler. Mrs. Frederick Schiller
and Mrs. Bertha SchelIkoph.