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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
To Give Sacred Concert

The Vaughn Class Orchestra, un,
dert the direction Of G. w. Guest.
will begin a course Of Sunday morn
ing sacred concerts tomorrow morn.
ing. These concerts will begin at
9:l5 o'clock and continue until the
regular period for the Sunday morn
ing class program. The concerts
will be free and those enjoying
high grade orchestrations viii bo
welcome to attend.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
TONGUE BITTEN IN FALL
CAUSE OF BABY'S DEATH

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Feb. o.
The death Of the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles PschOlla, as of.
ficially reported, was caused by q fall
from a chair, which resulted In the
baby biting it's tongue.
Though rushed to q hospital, the
infant died from the resulting hemor.
rhage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
MISS EUNICE JENKINS.

Miss jenkins was. the daughter
ter Of Caldwell Jenkins, director of
the industrial relations of the Ship
ping Board, died Wednesday in New
York city, according to word just
received here. Is
A sudden change in Miss jenkins
condition, following a long illness.
resulted in a hurried trip by her
brother to the bedside but she died
a few minutes before his arrival.
MissJenkins was the daughter
of the late United States Judge J,
c. Jenkins and was resident of
this city. She was graduated from
Washington Seminary. Surviving
her are her mother, with whom she
lived, her brother and an uncle, L.
L. Jenkins, Of this city.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
HAS.
ROADS BODY
now
Delegates From All Citizens
Associations Of County
at Meeting.

CLARENDON, Va, Feb. 1.-THE
good roads commission was per-
fected at a meeting held at the
Arlington county courthouse last
night which was attended by dele
gates from all the citizens associa-
lions Of Arlington district. Per-
manent officers elected are Arthur
Orr, chairman, from Lyon Park
Citizens Association: Arthur J. Por.
ter, vice chairman, from Clarendon
Citizens Association James Head,
secretary, from Bancroft Citizens
Association, and Stuart Hilder, as
sistant secretary, from Glencarlyn
Citizens Association. The following
committees were appointed by the
chairman: Committee on bylaws,
r. e. PIynale, chairman; Arthur
Orr and =. A. Eaton; committee on
publicity, John T. Lipscomb, chair
man. A. M. Dawson and r. f..
Chew.
w. J. ingram, supervisor from
Arlington district, will be requested
by the commission 10 instruct the
county engineer to prepare an off.
cial road map showing the roads in
Arlington district.
, John L. Harrison, of the United
States Bureau Of Public Roads, ad.
dressed the meeting and outlined
the various subjects to be considered
by the commission in preparing to
go before the people ,of the district
to have them vote on a bond issue
for roads.
A great deal Of stress was put on
the subject Of having the people Of
the district thoroughly informed as
to all angles of the proposed bond
issue as it was largely that the peo-
pie were not informed on all de-
tails which caused the defeat Of the
bond issue in Arlington district a
year ago, according to remarks
made by r. e. Plymale, Of the Fort
Myer Citizens Association.
There win be a mass meeting of
all the parent-teachers associations
Of Arlington county at the Claren-
don school house tonight at 8
o'clock.
The meeting will be addressed by
Mrs. Alice Simones, Of Roanoke,
Va, who is president OF the State
Of Virginia Parent Teachers Asso.
citation, and who will give an outline
Of the work being carried on by
the State association.
All members Of the various asso-
Citations and parents are urged to
attend this meeting that they may
become better acquainted with the
work to be done by the local Or
CARNATIONS.
Union services will be held by the
Mt. I Olivet Methodist Church and
the Ballston Christian Church to-
morrow night at the Ballston Chris.
tian Church. Services viii start at
8 o'clock.
The regular monthly meeting Of
the Arlington County Civic Fedora
ton will be held in the board room
at the courthouse at 8 o'clock Tues
day night. All delegates are urged
to attend as several important ques-
tons are to come before the fedora
ton at this meeting for their
action.
The evening services at the Clar-
endon Methodist Church tomorrow
night will mark the close Of the
Methodist work in the present
church building on Clarendon ave-
nue. as the congregation has sold
that property to the new Presby-
terrain society and will remove its
activities to the structure now build.
ing at the corner OF Clarendon and
Taylor avenues.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02
HENRY KUHN.

Funeral services for Henry Kuhn,
who died Wednesday of pneumonia
at his home, 80 Myrtle street north.
east, were held today at the resi-.
dence.
Mr.. Kuhn was born seventy-eight
vars ago in Germany, and came to
this country fifty years ago. He
moved to Washington twenty five
years ago. He was a baker by
trade and engaged in this work
until the time of his illness, a week
ago. Surviving him are three chill
dren, Mrs. Mary >Shalck. Mrs. Lena
Fuhs, and Otto. Kuhn, and seven
grandchildren.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02

Prof. Edwin w. Broome, county
superintendent Of public schools.
has announced the appointment of
Miss Hulda Brust, Of Frederick
county, as supervisor of the pri
mary schools Of the county. Miss
Eleanor Smith, supervisor Of rural
schools, is taking a training course
of six weeks at Columbia College.
New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-02

Funeral services for Hollyday s.
Needs, of Rockville, who died Wed
nesday, aged. sixty-one years, were
conducted by the Rev. Willard F..
Mlnnick, rector of Christ Episcopal
Church, Rockville. Burial was in
Greenmount Cemetery. Mr.. Needs
was connected with the Congress.
sional Library, Washington, for a
number of years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
CURRENTL|GHTS
OLD MULME|N
PAGODA
Mazdas Now Twinkle Where
Burma Girls Smoke ''Whack-
in White Cheroots."

The old Mulmein pagoda still
looks eastward to the sea; the
temple bells still voice their lonely
notes, and Burmese maidens wait in
the cool dawn for their lovers even
more patiently than did their
mothers and grandmothers Of whom
Kipling sang.
In fact now they have even more
time to wait and try their patience,
for all Burma, Mulmein to Rangoon
and Mandalay, have taken strongly
to electricity, and so tasks are
lighter and leisure longer.
The hot oil lamps are giving way
to electric lights, even in the
temples, and the bazaars along
the shore of the Bay Of Bengal
twinkle late into the night.
Where the languid punka tapped,
modern electric fans make cooling
breeZes, and electric irons, electric
washers and electric vacuum
cleaners are helping to keep the
Burmese maiden's rose petal hands,
soft.
She may still smoke her
''whackin' white cheroot' and she
may still waste Christian kisses on
an 'eathen idols foot" but she is in
truth, as she was in fiction, a
heater, sWeeter maiden.
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Continued from Saturday.

4 She told him-and as she spoke
she saw Jennie and her father.
She was beside herself and mum.
bled: "Oh. I'll be too late On,
I'd rather die than--she wants
me So"
She said that she started for
the city, but on the way, the
baby got so chilled it frightened
her.
But this is madness, Mrs. Clay
ton. You take your life in YOUR
hands,"
She answered helplessly "My
mother will be dead-oh-I'm go.
ing--I have to go. Oh-what am
] to do?"
She went back to the dead
baby, stared at it, fingered the
red-gold curls. "Can it wait I'LL
] come back"
"Why, Mrs. Clayton? You
can't do anything for the baby
now. And if you're going to
South America-you said thai,
didn't you-will you want to
take the body all that distance"
No-she didn't even know when
she would be leaving for that
long trip now. She kept say
ing: "My mother will be deal.
She can't live through the night"
She went up to the doctor and
clenched his arm. She said: II
have to go. You don't know. doc
tor. I'm the only one they have.
It will break my fathers heart.
Oh-can't you do something-can't
you take care of the baby here for
me? Keep it or something"
Robert Emerson was a big man
with a large, intelligent face and
fine, sharp eyes. He said quietly:
''It could be buried here. Yes
you could do that. Do you want
that, Mrs. Clayton? OF course,
we could attend to that-an in
fant's burial is simple"
She began to cry. Leave it
poo thing-such a cold,
lonely way to do. She wanted it
J. ndly 1t should have
flowers and a little white robe.
And someone should go with it
she wanted to know where 1t
would rest.
Well--a nurse could handle it.
She wanted it named-"Merle
Clayton'-and a stone or little
granite cross. And she would re-
turn soon-oh, the moment that
she could
The nurse came in. She held
Chi nd and said she'd dress
Il herself-she'd get a wreath of
little pink roses or lilies of the
valley. Chickie cried.
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ing! Now you get to bed, Miss!
And don't get up till 1 call you
in the morning. Jennie is all
right"
"She needs me-"
"Then save your strength.
Why, you're as white and pinched.
You can't Overdo yourself like
this. Jonathan and can man.
age"
Martha brought her glass of
eyes were searching. She wond-
cred IL she had spoken In her
dream. Oh--it was bitter, having
such pictures in her mtnd-sitting
on that mound Of earth, the dead
baby on her knees and she, blow
ing the pitiful breath In its
mouth.
Yet she was grateful for the
suspense and the tightness of
these watching days-eveh glad
that Jennie lay SO quiet, needing
her. 1t gave her strength, gave
her calm. She could even smile
when Mary came. For now her
fight was done. all stilled the
song and tumult. She was pour
Ing out her yOuth-WhaL youth
was left her-into Jennie's veins.
And they three-she and the two
old beloved ones-would go along
the road together-always.
Jennie would be better soon, be
rosy and plump again. Some
times, hearing the short, gaspy
breath, seeing the nostrils almost
transparent now and dilating. she
grew afraid. She stared at her
mothers thin, drawn lips.
"Why is she still so weak?"
she asked the doctor.
Weak? My dear girl. be
thankful. It's well you came
when you did. You did what 1
couldn't-you gave her the will
to live"
CTO Be Continued Tomorrow
Copyright. 1924. by King Features
Syndicate, Tno.).
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
CHAPTER CIV.
COnyal0Scenco.

The low chair by Jennie's bed
became sanctuary. Chickie's
spirit there. Holding fast to Jen.
MES wasted hand, she whispered
In the dark and the silence, send
ing out wistful. pathetic prayers as
though GOD were listening, lean
ing down to hear
And II Life had come then with
trimming arms, Chicde would have
turned away. She would have
begged: "Oh, Life, forget me! Let
me be. Give me nothing-nothing
ever but this, just this: To stay on
here.
Once. praying so, she was sud.
IDENTIFY back on the river road,
stumbling through naked oaks,
and the baby lay cold against her
= breast. She mumured brokenly,
not knowing. Jennie stirred
after a momeDt asked vaguely.
"Chickie, are you crying?"
1 cry?"
But tears were hot on her
cheeks; her heart twisted, ach.
ing thing. She fancied the baby
Graded in Jennie's arms: fancied
tnaI Jennie smiled and touched
it's hair.
Another time, doing a little.
she dreamed of returning to the
town, looking for the grave. She
couldn't find it. No stone. She
wished to ask the nurse. AZ man
passed, pointed at something.
then at her. Another passed, who
also pointed. Then many came
Observation-Disclosures. They began To
shout: TITS there, can't you see?
There" A frantic terror seized
her. She looked from one to an.
other. Her knees grew weak.
She sank-sank-
Something cold touched her
neck. Warm hands rubbed hers.
Martha Blake stopped above her.
Chickie sat up, too frightened to
speak. She caught Martha'a
sleeve in bewilderment. Martha
smiled and said: "Chickie. faint.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
THESTORY OF "Ct1lCKIE," By Elenore Meherin|

She said family: "Oh-every.
thing as pretty as you can
The doctor clasped her hand: IL
hope you won't suffer from this,
Mrs. Clayton. I warn you against
It,"
She looked into his kind face.
She said: IF your mother was
dying"
"Yes-I know-my mother died
in such a way. I trust yours will
live"
Chickie opened the purse where
all her money washer own-that
she had earned and not the en-
F.. velope with the bills that Barry
Dunno had sent.
She said: II want it nice. How
: much will 1t take?"
"A hundred dollars, I should
think about that"
But for the stone, too. Oh, I
want that! 1 want to come up
here and look at it,"
So she left them $50. That was
a great deal for her. There re-
manned $500 of all she had saved
in her four and a half years of
working.
But she gave to it far more than
money-gave it the blithe, sing
ing heart: the high joy that had
been hers.
She was free now-free again.
She could go to them. She stood
a moment and her fingers loitered
on the silken hair; her tears fell
on the weakened, quiet little face.
1t seemed a pretty thing to her
a perfect little thing. She kissed
1t. She went away.
And where her pity for it had
been and the loyalty she had felt
was now an emptiness-and now a
dread
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
CHAPTER CIV.
Homecoming

Strange to shut a door and leave
behind it, finished and cold, the
anguish of the past.
Chickie wept, doing that.
It was over-the waiting; tho
fearing. And she had a little
dead child with red.gold hair.
They would put a monument on
its grave. She wanted that.
Going back now: back to those
two waiting so long. In four
hours Jonathan would wrap his
arms about her, raise her face in
his hands. Oh-he would hold
her so.
She cried softly. Now it was
for Jennie and that Jennie might
be gone; the blue, dear eyes
closed. Now it was for herself
and that she had to treat them
go Oh-Mary said she was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17

selfish thing and what she
did was cruel; thinking of he:-
self-not at all of them that
loved her so; leaving them so
sad on Christmas Day.
But If Mary could have really
known these months; the hour
just passed? If Mary had to
close a door like that. or If she
had carried her little son all cold
do 1t. Had to.
She sank against the red plush
cushions. The hum-hum of the
wheels at the rails drummed mo-
notonously on her nerves. 1t was
like the wearing and ache OF her
flesh. She was glad for the
weakness! 1t was q drug, lulllng
her senses; making her thoughts
and her fears drift vaguely. 1t
gave her respite from herself.
She watched the dust along the
read blown in high dreary circles;
trees bowling before the wind
dimly in the gathering darkness.
Going on and on--going back.
Sleep came upon her-trOubled.
Jonathan opened the door. His
hands touching hers were ice. lie
didn't take her in his arms. He
stood there with his chin doubled,
his lips tight. He kept shaking
his head. And she knew. All
for nothing-too late
But again, she dreamed that as
the door opened, Jennie came pat
tering. She wiped her eyes on the
corner Of her snowy apron; gave
her sly laugh. She said Home,
Chickie dear! You thought was
dying? OH was only lonely.
We wanted you back! We made
believe" But as she said this,
Chickie took something from
under her coat and put it in
Jennie's hands. It was the baby
and it was alive. Jennie's face
grew ashen, her mouth opened.
She seemed to totter; to shrink.
Then the hall was dark. Jennie
wasn't there. Chickie was alone,
leaning against the living room
door. The house was filled with
moaning.
She awakened, moist with alarm,
glanced about her nervOusly.
Across the aisle a woman with q
large, florid face and black.
straight hair dozed. She had Il
double climber mouth was open.
There was no other passenger in
this end Of the train.
1t was 8 o'clock--a few moments
from the boat. Less than an hour
now-home again.
On the boat Chicl1ie went into
the dressing room. She bathed
her face, held the cold water to
her eyes. She combed her hair.
They would see her thin-see the
dark circles and the faint lines
about the winsome mouth. Oh
but all Of that was for Jennie.
She had worried So
The rush and scramble at the
ferry building bewildered her
boys shouting their extras, men
dashing' for the boats, automo-
biles honking and the stream Of
restless humanity pouring and
whirling. She held fast to Wilde's
leash. A man screamed: Taxi,
lady, taxi" at her ear. She nodded
and followed. She said to him,
Fair Oaks, quickly"
Ana ner Hedrt $1,000 SIllI DE-
cause they went so fast. She
was afraid of the word that
waited-that she would hear so
soon, now. She kept pressing
her hands; kept talking to the
dog: Going home. Wildie-you
and met"
The clustered street was dark
1t breathed heavily under it's can
opy Of silence. She strained her
eyes against the window; she
winked the tears back.
Then the little yellow cottage
oh-white nOw-all white and
clambered up with roses - red
roses. Why, she'd never knew
the place! White shades in the
living room and lights there
many lights. The driver helped
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
MIcROPHONE RANGE
IS VASTLY INCREASED

Sounds which are too rapid or too
faint for the human ear are plainly
audible by means of new type Of
electric microphohe.
Even the finer vibrations Of the
brain, heart, and body can now be
studied with the aid Of this instru-
ment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
CURRENT INCREASES
USE OF ALUMINIUM

German inventors have developed
an electrical process which has
made it possible to use aluminium
for other than unitarian purposes.
The process IL one by which coats
OF niclIle, gold, silver or copper can
be deposited upon the aluminium bv
electr3city--a feat hitherto consid.
cred an impossibiIity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
IS
AID TO GRASS
ON LINKS
Creeping Bent Responds
Quickly to Artificial Light
in Experiments.
BY HELEN FOX.
CoamODOlitnn News Service.

Cosmopolitan N0W0 D0tVACcS
NEW YORK, March 17.-Golf
fans wilt have better playing courses.
In fact, putting green's Of creep.
ing bent grass have been brought
within the means of all golfing
clubs. 1t was found today, that
creeping bent, once the hardest and
most expensive kind Of grass, can
now be grown quickly on any course
as result Of the experiments per-
formed jointly by the Westinghouse
Electric Company and Peter Hen
derson & Co., in which electric
lights were substituted for the rays
of the sun in the growing Of
plants.
Growing Time Shortened.
The 6OO-watt lamps focused upon
the plants from to IL o'clock In
the evening, made the flowers and
grass in the Henderson dollhouse
work overtime, and shortened, by
several weeks, the time of growth.
Easter lilies and hyacinths can nod
their heads contemptuously at the
sun. They have no need for 1t
any more.
architect, was more impressed by
what the experiment meant to the
laying out of golf courses. than
what it might mean to growers OF
Easter f.oWer2
Creeping bent Is a very hard
grass to grow" Mr.. Wilkinson said.
"It Is also very expensive. 1t Is
en- imported seed, and a great deal
Of 1t is needed for a putting green.
AS its name indicates, 1t Is a creep.
ing grass that gradually drives out
all other kinds and takes complete
possession of the field. That Is its
tremendous value to the golf course.
Usually, however, it is too expen-
sive to use alone. Heretofore OF
the seed that was usually planted,
only sixty per cent was creeping
bent. The planter then waited for
time and the growth Of thu bent
to drive out the alien forty per
cent.
This is a slow and long drawn
ont process. Growing plants by
electric light would facilitate things
a great deal, as well as lessen the
cost.
Another Method.
AHOllcT way VI SLO"lH6 CACCpAIl6
bent, the Vegetative method, Is to
grow a small plot and break it
up over the field to be grown, using
the grass itself instead of seed. This
is a saving Of money since a plot
four feet square would be enough
to plant putting green 100 by 100
feet.
1.-The only trouble with this
method up to now was the difficulty
and expense Of growing the grass in
a conservatory. The use of electric
lamps would make the growing Of
creeping bent an automatic thing,
independent of the weather condi.
lions. 1t cannot be grown in the
summer time, since the summer sun
Is too hot and there is not hui
mildly. But with the lamps easily
regulated, it should now be pos
sible to grow it at any time and
any place.
"At present there is not enough
creeping bent grown to supply the
demand. With the possibility Of
forced growing, the work Of months
can be done in weeks. Creeping
bent grows very slowly. This plot
OF the grass was grown in twenty
days. 1t has been cut twice and
very soon it will be at the creep
ing stage when 1t is ready to be
broken up on a course"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
Peking to Have Cars.

If all goes well. by spring. 1925.
many Of PeI1ing's (China) fleet-footed
rtckshaw-men-some 10000 in mum.
ber-will be driving electric trolley
cars down her narrow streets and
ringing up fares, for the Forbidden
City has raised, by popular subscrip.
ton, capital to finance a tramway
system,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-17
SOUNDED
BELL ON EXHIBITION

The first belI,- sounded FROM,
distance by electric current through
Joseph Henry, at that tinoo
teacher in Albany Academy
The original is now in the Nav,
York State Museum at Alhanv
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-02-21
Birthday Party.


The public is most cordially invited
to happy birthday party to be held
at the High School gymnasium, Friday
evening at eight O'Clock. George
Washington will be the honor quest
and win be there in spirit if not in
Aerscn. But in all probability the
4o'nger spirits will remind us of the
st men and women who are in the
making.
Among the many good things to be
enjoyed win be a program of unusual
interest. Miss Albright, Mrs. Nor
bert Medved and the Terry ladies will
appear in song. Marjorie Miller will
give one of her charming readings and
the grade pupils win be there with
wonderful drills and exercises.
This is only hint of the many good
things in store for you. If you would
know it all you must attend.
An appropriate lunch will be served
by the hostesses that win pleasantly
remind one of the summer days back
on the farm. Admission, Is cents;
grade pupils, 10 cents; lunch, Is cents.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-02-21
SCHOOL NEWS.

Fred Gertie returned to school Mon
dav after two-week's absence De-
cause of the measles.
Marjorie Miller and Lillian Brascn
have lately joined the army of the
nBobs."
The last basket ball game Of the
season for the boys will be with Cot
tonwood on the home floor 1t will
be called at 500 o'clock this, Thurs
day, evening. Both the boys and the
girls teams were defeated by their
opponents last week.
Several plays are being considered
by the faculty for the all high school
play, to be given sometime in March
Don't forget that today, Thursday,
Feb. 2lst, is ssAnnual Tag Day." The
Syringa is record of the school life
for this year. No school is Hstan-
dard SCHOOL, without an annual, and
no annual can be published without
the help of everyone. Bring your dol
lar and become an annual subscriber
This sale Of tags viii continue for
time, so do not think that you viii
have chance to be missed by the
statesmen
Let's all get in and put it over
with a shout
A few of the mothers of the high
school students are giving program
at the gym the 22nd of February.
Don't overlook this in making out
your schedule for Washington's Birth
day.
Several high school girls were out
buttercup hunting The returned la
den with flowers, and few dement's
were added to their spoils.