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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
TELEPHONE COSTS TO BE
CUT HALF, SAYS INVENTOR

William r. Garner, inventor of a
combination telephone and tele.
graph which, he states, will reduce
the cost Of telephone operation one
half arrived in Washington today to
make plans for a test of his instru-
ment on a line Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad between Philadelphia
and Baltimore the latter part Of
next week, rendered by officials of
the road for his demonstration.
The telephone-telegraph, according
to its inventor, is fool-proof, and is
all contained in one. small instru-
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
VRANT@AD
NENkC/

Here are a few of the new wants an
pearing In today's classified section,
Two first-class paperhangers want
Shell trimmed glasses lost.
Waitress wanted; must be en-
perienced.
New houses for colOred on T. st,
N. W..
six to ten-room house wanted west
of 14th st.
Laundry markers wanted.
Six room q bath apt; furnished;
$50 mo.
1923 Ford truck: $50.
plant Pep" Fertilizer for sale:
$500 per acre.
In suburbs, rooms & bath: bum
gaAw type homes; reduced 10
$500 & $500.
FOR FUETHER DETAILS TURN m
THE 1CLAssIFLED SECTION.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
QUAKE KILLS A.;
MAKES 5000
HOMELESS
Great Property Damage Done
In the Osh District of
Russia

ALLAHABAD, India, Aug. 90
Forty-one persons were killed and
5000 made homeless by an earth
quake in the Osh district Of Rus
sian Turkestan, according to a
dispatch today to the newspaper
Pioneer.
Four thousand houses were
destroyed. Great damage was done
to property generally.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
BANDITS ROB JEWELER
OF $15O,oOO IN STONES

BOSTON, Aug. 20.-Four armed
bandits today held up Frederick
Ives, manager of the Carl H. Skin.
ner Jewelry Company, robbed him
of a box containing diamonds and
other stones valued at $4,000
Police chased the robbers several
miles but they escaped in an auto.
mobile
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
SeipeI Pleased At Farley

VIENNA, Aug. Chancellor
Seipel, Of Austria, today sent a
message to Chancellor Marx, con.
graduating him upon the success Of
the reparations conference. Chan.
cellor Seipel said he believed the
London agreement guaranteed world
peace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
VEL IS
HAVE To
SCRUB.
Evidence Against PerryviIle,
Md, Hospital Shows
Much III-Treatment

Charges of mistreatment and
overwork of hospital patients at
the Federal rehabilitation center
at Perryville, Md. precipitated
today an order by the Veterans
Bureau for a new investigation
there.
The charges were brought to
the attention of General Hines by
Hearst newspapers, following an
inquiry into complaints from a
score of patients.
Evidence is Submitted.
Actual documentary evidence of
the manner in which these veter-
ans, all in distressing condition Of
ill.health from wounds, gas, and
shell shock sustained in the world
war are mistreated and overwork-
ed, is in possession of The Wash
ington Times.
The men, this evidence shows,
are not only forbidden the use of
their beds from o'clock in the
morning until 8 o'clock at night,
but are ordered to such tasks as
scrubbing floors, hopping, cleaning
Kitchens and latrines, washing
clothes, and polishing furniture.
Hospital Orderlies, whom the Gov
eminent pays SIS monthly, with
quarters and board, to do this
work, were found to pass their days
In luxurious ease, while the sick
and disabled Of the war labor.
Surgeons Back Them.
In this the orderlies are actually
supported by the ward surgeons. as
the documentary evidence in the
possession of The Washington Times
shows. The surgeon, in fact, takes
uopn himself the task of assigning
the disabled veterans to their vari-
Gus chores.
The Hearst reporter was unable
to discover the actual function of
these butterfly orderlies, unless 1t
was, in army parlance, ito live the
life of Riley"
The general orders" issued by
Doctor w. A. Boyd, ward surgeon
OF Ward e of the hospital, are typi.
cal of the entire establishment.
They follow:
RULES FOR ALL PATIENTS
Patients must be dressed and
their beds put in order by Z a. m.
Bed Spreads--To be taken off
each night and folded neatley
(the spelling is Doctor Boyd's).
Clean spreads twice month.
All rooms must be deck
scrubbed Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday and mopped every day.
CThese are among the tasks
which the orderlies turn over to
the sick patients.)
Furniture: To be washed daily
with soap and water. (Another
job passed on to the patients.)
Patients must not lie on their
beds in the day time.
Patients must not visit in each
others rooms, or receive visitors
in the wards without permission
of the ward surgeon.
Bed Linen: Exchange Thurs.
days. Towels are exchanged
Tuesday and Saturday. CThe pa.
tients, that is, are allowed two
clean towels a week.)
Doctor Boyd's schedule of work
assignments for Ward f, which ap.
pears below. is self.explanatory. II
seems apparent, however, that Fri
vate Kelly has impressed Doctor
Boyd with his all-around efficiency
Patients Threatened.
Patients who appealed to the
Hearst papers to investigate con.
ditions at the hospital were mostly
fearful that their names might be
revealed. This, they said, would
mean immediate attritions on the
part of the orderlies and staff.
One threat which Is a common,
place Mt the hospital when patients
complain regarding their Treatment
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
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Louisa caIderon Dead

deron, well known Spanish actress.
died today.
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IS
HIT HARD
NVCASES
CITED
Marshall scathingly Arraigns
leopold and Loeb-crowd
Packs Chicago Court
By GEORGE R. HOLMES,
International News Service.

CRIMINAL COURT, Chicago,
Aug. 2O.-"There are no degrees
of responsibility man Is
above the law, whether he be
a nihilist, a so-called super
man. or not. His so-called
philosophy however twisted and
weird, does not matter under a
government of laws"
Around this tenet the State Of
Illinois pounded along in Judge
John r. Caverly's court room to-
day, demanding the death penalty
for Nathan F. Leopold, jr., and
Richard A. Loeb, for their cold
blooded murder of little Bobby
Franks.
Courtroom Packed
The argument for the moose
again was in the hands of Thomas
Marshal, technical expert Of the
States attroney's office. AS
methodically as a well-digger, he
burrowed into the authorities and
the presidents and presented his
findings to Judge Caverly to sup
port the States contention that the
young college prodigies should
hang.
The courtroom was packed
tighter than it ever has been dur
ing this unprecedented trial.
All Chicago, it seemed. tried to
get in the little courtroom on the
sixth floor to see the States attor-
neyS call for the death penalty.
There were stately matrons from
Chicago's Gold Coast" flappers
from, the boulevards-a curiously
assorted and intensely interested
throng. And nine out of every ten
were women.
Father Changes Seat
Jacobs Franks, father of the slain
school boy, moved his seat today.
Throughout the five weeks of the
trial he has sat daily just behind
Dick" and Babe" his eyes fast
ened on their sleek young heads,
waiting, waiting, waiting. He has
seldom spoken. Always he has sat
just a few feet behind them.
But today he changed his seat.
With the State demanding the full
fillment of that ancient maxim
IAN eye for an eye. tootht for a
tootht," Jacob Franks moved for.
ward in the courtroom. and seated
himself in a chair beside Judge
'Caverly's bench where he could
face the boys who killed his boy
"for a thrill"
He looked at them steadily
watching the expression on their
young faces as the shrill-voiced
Marshall verbally dangled the hang.
mans rpoe under their noses.
There was no explanation Of this
shift of seats.
Jacob Franks simply moved for.
ward to where he could look the
slayers of his son in the zee. They
for the most part. kept their gaze
fixed on the broad back of tho
attorney who was demanding theh
lives.
Recalls Anarchists Death.
Leopold, the intellectual, Mar.
shall said with fine sarcasm, cor.
sidered himself a "super-man," q
| disciple of Nietszche, the German
| philosopher whose teachings had
such "a profound effect on the
German national thought prior to
| 1914.
HE considered himself above the
IL y said gsiiar - vas the
supe r.men He has {, been
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3 Bombs Alarm Lisbon

LISBON, Portugal, Aug. 90
Three bomb explosions took place
here today. They were attributed
to communists. No one was killed.
The government is strengthening all
important garrisons owing to com.
munist threats
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
BULGARIAN RAIDERS PUT
TO RoUT BY GREEK TROOPS

ATHENS, Aug. 2O.--A detach.
ment of Bulgarian comitadji drre.
gulars) attacked a Greek military
post near Gheygheh, but were
driven off by Greek troops, accord.
ing to word received herebtoday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-20
THE WEATHER

Unsettled tonight and
Thursday; probably local
showers; warmer Thursday;
moderate south, shifting to
west winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
Little Stories For Bedtime
The Freezes To Help Striped Chipmunk HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL and his cousin. Chatter the Red Squirrel, LII etanod at aa oh othar and fora few
tBy THORNTON BURGEss)

The Freezes To Help Stripeu ChipHuiih HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL and his H cousin. Chatter the Red Squirrel, AA stared at each other, and fora few minutes neither could find work to say. What had become of all those brown nuts which the Merry Little Freezes had shaken down from the top of the tall chestnut tree, and over Wn1ch they had quarreled and fought so bit teriy? Not one was to be found. It was just as if there never had been any. The Merry Little Breezes knew what had become of them, and chuckIed. sam my Jay knew what had become of them, and he chuckled. Striped Chipmunk knew what had become of them and he chuckled. Striped Chipmunk knew what had become of them, and he chuck led the most of all. In fact Striped Chipmunk was at that very minute tucking away the very last of those brown nuts in his secret storehouse. NO wonder he chuckled.
 Of course Happy Jack and Chatterer soon guessed that while they had been so foolishIy quarreling some one else had found those brown nuts and taken them away, but who that some one was
  they did after staring at each other for n few minutes? It sounds too foolish to tell, but they began to quarrel again. Yes. sir. Happy Jack and Chatterer be- gan to quarrel again.
 "Its all your fault v snapped Happy Jack, gritting his teeth.
 If you hadn't been such greedy pig we would both have had some of those nuts," parked Chatterer.
 And they went at it again, quarreling as bitterly as before and quite forget ting that there were more nuts in the trees waiting to be gathered. The Merry Little Freezes had been shocked at first, and now they were disgusted, very much disgusted.
 And I though we were going to helpy' exclaimed the Merry Little Breeze who had first suggested shaking down the brown nuts that Happy Jack and Chatterer might be saved the trouble of climbing the trees for them. ''I'll never shake down another nut for those fellows if I know it v
 But we did help!" cried another Merry Little Breeze. "We helped Striped Chipmunk. Wasn't it funny to SC him get all those nuts while his cousins were quarrelling about them I tell you what, let's go hunt up Striped Chipmunk and help him and leave those two bad-tempered fellows to get their nuts any way they can."
 No sooner was it proposed than off rushed the Merry Little Freezes to look for Striped Chipmunk. They found him running along the edge of the Green Forest looking for more nuts.
 Hello, Striped Chipmunk Come play with usw shouted one of them mischievously, knowing just what Striped Chipmunk's answer would be.
 Cant! I'm too busy" replied Striped Cbipmunk, snapping his bright eyes at them.
 Will you play with us after your work is done if we will help you do it?' asked one of the Merry Little Freezes.
 Striped Chipmunk paused to sit up and chuckle as only he can chuckle. I'd like to know how you can help me?'' said he.
 How do you think all those brown nuts happened to be on the ground, the
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 for your cousins But we wouldn't have done it if we had known that they would quarrel over them. Now they may climb the trees and gather the nuts for themselves for all of us."
 "That is something I can't do very we'll" said Striped Chipmunk. You know I am not much of climber. I have to depend on what find on the ground, and sometimes 1t is pretty hard to work to find enough. didn't konw you shook those down, but I'm glad you did. Now I must get busy. When my work is done I'll play with you Striped Chipmunk started to hurry on.
 "Wait a minute. cried the Merry Little Breezes. "We are going to help you. You follow us and we'll shake off the nuts for you, but we must go where Happy Jack and Chatterer will not see what we are doing. What do you say to that?"
 'Splendidr cried Striped Chipmunk, chasing his tail from> pure happiness. Do you really mean N"
 "We certainly dol" cried the Merry Little Freezes. Come onw y
 Next Story: Merry Little Freezes The JOf of Work.
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Children Flock To Blach's
 To Hear Singing Dolls

Some little girls just shouted and clapped their hands with glee when my dollies reeited Little Boy Blue Come Blow Your Horn'N and sang London Bridge is Falling Down." They had never seen or heard anything like it before and when they learned that they could have one of my dolls for their very own their eyes just sparkled with the joy and the excitement of it all.
 Of course, let all the children han dle my doll babies. They can take them in their arms and hug them to their dear little hearts content. My doll babies just love to be held. Bless their little hearts the Doll Lady loves them all too and she is going to see that every little girl in Birmingham that wants one of her singing, praying dollies gets one, too.
 Grown.ups Like 'Em
 Now not only did the children all love my large family but the grown-ups, too. One travelling man asked one of the dollies to sing and pray and recite and walk, then he wanted to hold it him. self and look at her real human hair that can be washed and curled. When I told him how he could have one he simply said he would be in town again next Saturday for he would then have done all I told him and he wanted his dollie all ready to ship to his little daughter that lives long way from here. Can you just imagine this lit tie girls face when she receives that wonderful dolly; just wonder what she will say. She certainly has fine Daddy anyway that will send her such sister.
 I so want to see you all on Monday at Blach's. Take the elevator to the third floor and walk to the front of the store where I and assistants have my large family. Listen, bring Daddy along too as we'll as Mother. Bye bye fnr today
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MARGARET BEAUFORT.

Margaret Beaufort was the daughter and heiress of the Duke of Somerset. On account of her great beauty she was sought in marriage at the early age of fifteen by two persons of high rank: One was the son of the Duke of Suffolk, the other was Edmund, Earl of Richmond, half brother of the reign ing monarch, Henry VI.
 Wavering between the two prop0- sals Margaret was advised to consult St. Nichlas, patron saint of undecided maidens. Evidently St. Nicholas decided upon Edmund, whom she married soon ofterward. Edmund died soon after the birth of q son, who later became King Henry VII.
 Margaret married twice after the death of her first husband, first, Humphrey Stafford, snO of the Duke of Buckingham, and then Thomas, Lord Stanley, subsequent Earl of Derby. She did many works of charity and died June 20, 15O9, at the age of sixty-eight, just after her grandson, Henry VII, ascended the throne. 5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-06
FOREST IN FIFTEEN LAYERS
Yellowstone Park Has a Marvel In
 Petrified Trees

Petrified Trees
 Along the almost perpendicular sides of Yellowstone canyon, where the river has cut it's way through the mountains to a depth of two thousand feet' may he seen the remains of fifteen petrified forests, grown one on top of the other. Millions of years ago, according to scien- lists, this high, rugged region was a low, flat country, only a little aooVe sea level and covered with magnificent trees. Volcanic eruptions then buried everything under a mass of ashes ana pumice stone The trees were soaked Dy silica-charged water, and the air Deing excluded, they slowly changed to stone' In the following years the volcanic ma teriaI was reduced to soil in which an other forest grew, the roots Of whlcn must have actually entwined among the topmost branches of the trees under heath. Then came another eruption ana ages later another growth, such pro cesses being repeated during vast neriOd of time until two thousand 1eet of volcanic material had been showered over the land. Finally the volcanoes ceased their activity, frost and ram cut the great Yellowstone gorge through the mountain, in the heart of which may pc read the story of its origin. Along It's steep slopes are found fossil trees now unknown in the United States and other species ranging from the vegetation or tropical country to that in the nortn temperate zone, indicating great changes of climate since the first torest was submerged.-Popular Mechanics.
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are gaining fast. What s..all we do when we catch up with the Pirates"
 q have thought of nice scheme !" the Wizard said, "Walter's daddy can be a policeman, for can easily make policeman's clothes with my magic. Then, when we catch up with the Pi- rates, Walters daddy can play like he arrests the Pirates. This will frighten them very much and teach them that it is much better to be ordinary people than to be Pirates! Then, when they promise they will never take anything which does not belong to them again, we let them all go home to their mamasr'
 "That is a fine idea v' Red Higgins said, T know that all the Pirates are afraid of policemen, because I had in- tended being Pirate myself and l was afraid of policemen
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lups were so happy. They sang ana they recited and if anyone wanted them to they said their prayers. They walked ~ around too and sat up by themselves to show off their beautiful little frocks. " All the youngsters were just crazy about my family. Every blessed iit- tie girl wanted to take one of my sing ing, walking, talking, dollies home with her.
 Couldn't Buy One
 One Grandpop wanted to send in a check for a bright yellow dollie for his little grandchild right away and he didn't know what to make of it when said he couldn't buy dollie like this anywhere. But brushed away all the little tears and brought sun, shine to the little chillun's faces ana grandpops. too. when I told them how they could get one very very easily: It made them all so happy it just did my heart good.
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CHAPTER XVI
The SerYice Of King Willlan

One of the boats bumped alongside the Arabella, and up the entrance lad der came first a slight, spruce little gentleman in a coat of mulberry satin, laced with gold, whose wizened, yellow, rather peevish face was framed in a heavy black periwig. His modish and costly apprael had nowise suffered by the adventure through which he had passed, and he carried himself with the easy assurance of a man of rank. He was closely followed by a man who, in every particular, save that of age, sgas the physical opposite. corpulent in
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was very wrong for them to take my little boat, even if have a much better one now, we must teach them lesson"
 Far ahead of them, they could see the Pirates boat skipping along over the water and the little captain said, T can tell by the direction they are t king, they intend landing at Flying Fish Island. There is nice s:-re there and they want to get supplies
 "It looks as if they will reach the island before we catch up with them :" Walters daddy said.
 Don't you believe it !" the Wizard laughed. "This magic boat hasn't real ly started to go yeti" And he pointed his wand at the little Putt! Putt y engine and the new boat skipped over the water so fast, it made great waves stretch out behind it.
 "Ha" the little Captain cried, "We
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By Branner

But other people should not be afraid of them, should they?" Walter asked.
 "Oh, my no" Raggedy Ann replied. "Policemen are always nice to children and people who are kind and good :! But they can be very mean to Pirates if they want to be"
 So the Wizard with his magic made two suits of policemen clothes, for Red Higgins sad he wanted to help rescue the boat from the Prates too. So, as the new magic boat drew closer and closer to the Pirates, Walters daddy and Red Higgins stood at the front of the boat so that when 'he two boats touched they could both jump to the Pirates boat and arrest ti.e Pirates.
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infinite possibilities of beauty all around them. It can't be done. and the sooner we insist that our children be instructed only by those who are fully alive to the myriad potentialities O fthis life here and now, instead Of by those who only claim to virtue IS that they are willing to be imposed upon. the sooner will we arouse in them that virile and masterfnl art of living which should be their rightful heritage.
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By THE DOLL LADY

Oh, I'm so pleased. with the beauti full place. The Birmingham Age-Her ald has made for me and my chilluni At Blach's on the third floor away uI in the front at the corner of Third ave. nue and Nineteenth street.
 We moved into it Saturday morn ing and at 8 80 we were all ready t0
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receive our little guests. And my good ness what a crowd of little people came. At nine o'clock that night when l was ready to put my chil- dren to sleep and lock the doors of the big doll house just hundreds had called on us during the day.
 And oh, my, chil-
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For a desert which will be a great favorite with the children, try making this orange dish. Remove the rinds and fiber from six oranges, mix the pulp with one cup of grated cocoanut, one half cup of sugar and two tablespoons of lemon juice Heap in a glass bowl cover the top with one-half cup of cocoa. nut and one-half cup of powdered orange peel.
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ones you have just hidden away while your cousins were quarreling? de- manded Merry Little Breeze.
 "Why, I suppose they just dropped down." replied Striped Chipmunk won deringly.
 You're wrong! shouted, the Merry
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TWINKLE
dAdvxriiuses |-* ~f * |kAs94eAy } eAIu N~aAnA ~ 'Kasee%' AnAN

AhC NCW U V n . which the kind Wiz ard made for the lit- tie fat Captain was a much better boat than the one which the Pirates h a d taken from him. It was easy as pie for the Wizard to make a better boat, be- cause he had so many fine magical charms.
 So, you may be sure, the new boat everything you could think of inside it to make it nice and comfortable. And, there was a fine lit- tie engine which went Putt! Putt '" and needed no atten- tion whatever. Ev- erything ran by magic.
 "We will sail right after the Pirates and recapture your boat just the same" Wal ter's daddy said, flor it was wrong for the Pirates to take your boat and they must be pun. ished !"
 "Yes !" the little Captain agreed, Tt
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In ironing silks; woolens and colored materials, rse medium hot irons. Iron all these materials on the wrong side, except aprons and children's dresses that keep clean longer, if they have a smooth sur face. Silks and woolens may be ironed on the right side if covered with dampened cheesecloth.