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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-21
To
Be CROSSED
by R. 4.
Vanderbilt and Collier Will
Construct Road From
Miami to Fl. Myers
By international News Service.

NAHNAA~-A+
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.--One OF
the last remaining strongholds Of
jungle wilderness in the United
$'tates--that Of the great Ever.
glade swamp in Florida-soon will
succumb to engineering science
with the throwing Of a, railway
across the swamp from Miami, on
the east coast to Fort Myers on
the west, it became known here
today.
In spite OF the fact that the feat
has been termed practically i'm.
possible because OF the huge ex.
rense involved, it was learned that
Cornelius Vanderbilt, jr., son OF a
family Of famous railway pioneers,
and Barron g. Collier, advertising
expert have laid plans to start
soon the building Of the road.
At the offices Of Collier here IL
was stated that he now is enroute
to the region and probably will re.
main there two weeks, going over
plans for the road with engineers,
with view to starting operations
as soon as possible.
Collier now is the largest indf.
vidual land holder in the Southern
State, having become so through
the recent purchase of 500, 900
acres in Lee county, near Fort
Myers. A desire to develop this
section is one Of the prime rea-
sons for the railway project. Trans.
portation from coast to coast in
Florida, a distance in the Ever
glades of about $50 miles, is poor.
In addition to the railroad, /.
was said here. the Florida Railroad
and Navigation Company, which
has been formed, viii operate
fleet of boats from Miami and Tam.
pa to Nassau and New Orleans.
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FIRE DESTROYS LAST
OF GRAVESENp TRACK

NEW york. Oct. 21.-Fire re.
moved the last Of the old Gravesend
race track when a disused stable
at Avenue V and Village road,
Brooklyn. was destroyed. The Sec
ton is now built up with frame
homes. and although the nearest
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SILK GARMENT
WAGES ARE
!. ASKED
Railway Clerks Ask increase
So That Wives May
Dress Well

i CHICAGO. Oct. 81. High wages
which would allow silk garments
for their wives and white collars for
themselves are asked In brief on
file today with the United States
Railroad Labor Board by the Broth
erhood Of Railway and Steamship
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was across the street from the
stable. Battalion Chief Langdon
sounded an additional alarm Al 4
precautionary measure. The fire
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was soon under control. !.
The stable, which was one Of
those which housed many famous
mounts in the days Of the Graves.
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end racing season. was owned b
Frank Farrell Of Neck road and
Gravesend avenue. It had been dis.
used for two years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-25

caused her arrest on a charge OF
using profane language and en-
gaging in disorderly conduct. Plain.
tiff declares that the case was heard
at the Police Court but that. the de-
PENDANT failed to prosecute the case,
abandoning his charge, and that her
good name and reputation has been
injured by defendants action.
Plaintiff. who resides at 1918
Thirty-third street northwest, also
filed suit against defendant, who
occupies the old Waggaman man.
sion at Thirty-third and o strests,
northwest, Georgetown. to require
him to show cause why he should
not be restrained from depriving
her Of the use Of an easement Of
nine feet OF property, by erecting
thereon a fence and covering the
space with trash and parts Of old
vehicles. Plaintiff declares that
when she purchased from defendant
a lot adjoining his property she was
to have the use OF an easement OF
nine feet between their respective
properties.
She says he has failed to observe
the conditions Of sale and put up a
fence and Uttered up the place with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-25
HAD.
COMFORTS
OF LIFE
Revolutionary Housewives
Took Pride In Homes and
All Their Equipment

Those who are under the impress
sion that our Revolutionary an.
cestors spent their daily lives with
out the comfort which helps to
make life more worth while, are in
error. The articles OF household
ware, for instance, used by them
were abundant, various and Serv-
iceable.
The bed and all that appertained
to 1t were the pride Of the mistress
OF the house. 1t was almost In
variably Of sweet, soft and downy
feathers; its sheets were Of fine
"homespun" or Five or six hundred
linen; the bed spreads were mainly
OF calico. chintZ and "blue-and-white
STUFF; the quilts Of calico, Gala.
nance, black and blue durant,
green and blue persian" and Lutte
string; the blankets and rugs Of
spotted wooden" and flannel; and
the towering posts at either corner
Of the bed were garnished with
snowy curtains Of dimity. or with
warmer .colored ones Of damask, cal
leo, chintz, diaper. "blue-and.white
stuff" homespun striped and wove
with damask flowers" and silk.
For table use they had napkins Of
linens and tablecloths Of diaper,
''diaper-wove huckaback," kersey
and "damask plain and lowered"
The household goods and furni.
ture Of those simple times were in
strong contrast with those now in
|. use. China was as rare as gold
and as highly priced, most common.
ly three china cups and saucers
comprising the entire outfit of
respectable family, though the num-
bers rose sometimes to six, but sell
dom to dozen. Cups and saucers
| and bowls were usually of delft or
queen 's-ware." Plates were equal
ly seldom Of china, but together with
servers, dishes, platters, spoons, tea
and coffee pots and tankards were
of pewter brilliantly polished, and
rivaling the richest silver in luster
Pewter and copper were the orna.
mental, and iron, then as now, the
serviceabIe metal. OF the two for.
mer were made basins, ewers. mugs,
porringers. ladies and tea and COT
fee kettles.
There was little glassware in use
and the few Jelly. glasses" "half
pint and gill glasses" salt cellars.
punch goblets and tumblers of glass
were considered unusual elegancies.
Clocks and looking glasses en-
bellished the houses Of the wealthy
| and genteel, and the size of the lat
ter correspondent with the degree
! OF its owners social standing
Stoves were not in general use, and
coal was unknown except for black.
smithing purposes; wood, charcoal
and turf were the only fuel. Wood
was just beginning to be burned in
''franklins," but generally was used
| in fireplaces. which were provided
with dogs and andirons, and in
kitchens were huge caverns gar.
nished with a forest of chains, pot.
hooks and trammels, swinging en-
iron cranes or smoke jacks over
fires that were fed by great logs.
THE CONNOISSEJJR.
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ChantilIy Allover Lace and
Flouncing, 81 and SO inches
wide, in a variety Of beautiful
patterns; deeply scalloped; III
black and white; regu- CD 90
lar $3.50 grade, at -. V~
ChantiIly Lace, to Z inches
wide; in Paris, white, black and
ecru; large and small pat 10C
terms: regular zee grade. at kew
Georgette Crepe, a superior
close woven quality; 40 inches
wide; in a large assortment of
new shades, such as pink, mar.
cissus, orchid, champagne, tur.
Quoise, springtime, lakewood,
honeybird, crabapple, navy, EN-.
pire blue, Ching red. autumn,
sand, black, etc. Reg CT 90
ular $1.69 grade, at :. VA'O"
Metaline Cloth, for foundations
and trimmings; in silver, gold,
steel. orange, cerise, old gold,
electric, jade, pink, tangerine,
orchid, nile, black and turquoise:
Sc inches wide; regular 0Oo
$1.25 grade. at ......... Wv
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-25
WIFE WEARS BED TICKING
TO END SPoUsE's PlNcHES

CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-The thumb
and finger used for corrective pinch
ing by the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT hus.
band of Mrs. Regina Cherneski,
seventy-six, were stayed by court
decree. He accused her OF running
with other men. He pinched her to
make her stop it.
We've been married forty-six
years and he's been jealous Of me
all the time" Mrs. ChernesIi told
Judge Trude. 81 have to wear a
piece Of bed ticking under my
clothes so 1t won't hurt SO much
when he pinches me-" Judge Trude
fined the husband $50 and placed
him on probation.
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Csc Dress GinghGn1s,

Mill ends of 32-inch Dress
Ginghams, in lengths from Q to
10 yards; pretty checks and
plaids; all fast colors.
GOldenberg's-First Floor.
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NeW Fall LUces

Chantilly Lace F1ouncing, 1S
and Is inches wide; effective pat.
terms, in white and black; regu-
lar $1.98 and $2.25 @1 10
grade, at ..........., WEE"
AIlover Lace, choice Of Calais,
Duchesse and Valenciennes, in
ecru, white, cream. ochre and
Paris; 36 inches wide; for yokes.
etc.; regular $3.50 C1 90
grade, at .............. OA'CC
Point Venice Picot Edging: in
Paris, white and cream; narrow
widths; regular Csc grade, 1En
at ................. ~
Venice and Duchesse Laces:
edging and insertions, 3 to 5
inches wide; in Paris, white,
ecru and ochre; effective pat
terms; regular zee grade 48c
at .......,.........
Trimming Laces, crochet, tor.
chon and Val laces; in various
widths and patterns; white,
cream and ecru; edgings and
insertions; regular sc and SO
! 1Oc grade, at .......... ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-25
$4,000 ASKED
FOR FALSE
ARREST
Gustave ]. Van Lennep Is Sued
BY Leila L. Dennis on
This Charge

Alleging false arrest. Lula L.
Dennis today filed suit in the Dis.
trict Supreme Court against Gus.
tave J. Van Lennep for $25, 900 dam
ages. Plaintiff. represented by At
torney Alfred D. Smith, alleges that
on August 16, last, defendant
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Csc Indian Head, I6c

36.inch Unbleached Indian
Head, extra heavy round-threal1
quality Q to 10 yard lengths.
Goldcnberg's-First' Floor.
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trash. She further alleges that de.
PENDANT has entered her premises,
creating scenes, disturbing and an.
noying her." She asks that he be
enjoined from interfering with her
peaceful enjoyment Of her property.
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36.inch Shifting Madras, white
grounds with colored woven
stripes; close woven, soft finish
quality for mems and boys
shirts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-25

36.inch Glow Sheen Crepe. a
close.woven fiber silk (glos) quail
ity that has the appearance OF
the most expensive silk crepe;
also self-colored jacquard effects.
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$3.50 GirdIes, S1.25

L. G. c. Girdles or Wrap.
around Corsets. pink, light
weight, silk striped material and
elastic side; fourteen inch
length flat back; models for the
slender and average figures;
sizes rs to "a.
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Timely
TOWeL Sale
SOC Turkish TOWeLs,

S0c
(150 doz) Fine Grade Turkish
Towels; fancy Jacquard weave,
also colored borders; assorted
colors.
Csc HUck TOUeLs, I8c
GOO doz.) Soft Finish Double
Thread Huck Towels, very alb.
sorbent for hand or face use;
all white, also blue borders.
Csc Cotton TOLOeLS, ICE
200 doz.) Absorbent Cotton
Towels. heavy quick drying
weave. for hand or kitchen use:
fast color; red border.
ISc Dish TOUeLS, I21sc
600 doz) Part Linen Dish
Towels. neatly hemmed, with
tape hangers; very absorbent.
GOldenbeFg'S-First Floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-25
GREAT LAKES FISHERMEN
MEET TO SETTLE STRIKE

The interests involved in the
labor dispute OF Great Lakes fisher.
men will meet tonight in Erie, Pa,
in an attempt to bring about an
anicable settlement of their differ.
ences, the Department of Labor was
advised today.
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WOOLen Fabrics

44.inch Atwood Crepe, one Of
the most popular fabrics for fall
and winter wear. in black, navy,
brown, gray and tan. C1 Ok
Regular price, $1.75. At WA"@O
54-inch Atwood POiret Twill,
a fine close twill quality fo-
suits, dresses and capes, In
black, navy, brown, gray and
tan. Regular price, @O 90
$3.50. At ............ WASOO
54-inch Atwood French Serge,
a fine close twill in black. navy,
brown and burgundy. @7 co
Regular price, $500. At VAsVO
54-inch Tubular Jersey, a close
knit quality for street and sport
dresses and bathing suits: all
wanted shades. Regular @1 40
price, $500. At 49,. VA"1V
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79c e 81 Fiber SILK
(GLOs) e Sunf0st
DrGperieS. SIC

Beautiful window and door
draperies for all year around
use, in figured allover and Dor.
der designs. Choice of rose.
blue, green, gold. mulberry and
brown colorings, all Of which
blend with any color scheme.
Oldenberg's--FOurth Floor
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-05
FUNDS 4 NECESSITY

Judge Hull in the Wordsworth
Men sometimes waste their
money and let their families suf-
fer, or. on the other hand, stint
the home while investing their
money. Here and there a man
stints the home in order to keep
up appearance for business req
sons; the husband in one of my
cases drove his automobile and
was member of two leading
CLUBS. while his wife and three
children were dependent for cloth
ing on the charity Of friends.
Many couples marry before the
man Is capable of making a living:
when he can no longer borrow or
get credit, he disappears. Di-
vorce cannot be reduced very
much until the state prevents the
marriage OF people who are unable
to maintain home. | would re-
quire all couples TO publish their
intentions for a week or two be-
core obtaining a license. That
would compel them to think the
matter over seriously and give in
terested parties an opportunity to
protest
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=: The TQnqle =:

Priscilla offered to make some Boston
baked beans and brown bread, which
have not had since l came to be
with you, your cook got very angry.
She said she was not going to have
anyone poking around her kitchen.
Priscilla said she thought it was a
good thing the cook left, as she new
er had seen such disorder and extra
vagance in her life. Why, she said
you had three different packages of
sugar in your store closet. She
spoke Of this to the cook, and she
was very impudent to dear Priscilla
told her that she had no business
to come poking around your place.
She hurt Priscilla's feelings to
such an extent that the brown bread
was not success. We could not eat
il, and the beans were burned. Pris.
ella said it was all on account of the
cook making her SO unhappy that
she could not think of anything ex.
cept the servants impudence.
When all this happened I called
up John at his office, and he told me
he would not return to the apart
ment until Priscilla had left. OF
course this put me in a terrible posi-
ton, as l could not pointedly ask her
to go, and she had said nothing about
it.
Miss Anderson, too, has been act.
ing very strangely Lately. She is not
her sunny self at all. In fact, she
told me yesterday that she was worn
out, and would probably have to take
a vacation as soon as you return.
You can see you are needed here
much more than in your fathers
house, where you have probably every
luxury.
Your loving mother,
MARY ALDEN PRESCOTT
Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, 1nc.)
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PERPETUAL MOTION
Kansas City Times }

Perpetual motion. in its usual
significance, is not simply the ac-
ton of machine which will go on
moving forever, but rather the ac-
ton OF a machine which. once set
in motion. will go on doing useful
work without drawing on any ex-
ternal source of energy, or ma
chine which in every complete
cycle Of its operation will give
forth more energy than it has az.
sorbed.
One of the most common ma
chimes to be experimental with is
in the shape Of a wheel with three
or more spokes. On each spoke Is
a sliding weight, and the idea i,
that the weights will. on the
whole, so comport themselves that
the moment about the center of
those on the descending side ex-
ceeds the moment of those on the
ascending side. Endless devices,
such as curved spOkes, levers with
elbow Joints, eccentrics and so on,
have been proposed for effecting
this impossiDllity The student Of
dynamics at once convinces HIM
self that no machinery can effect
any such results; because if We
give the wheel complete turn, so
that each weight returns to its
original position, the whole work
done by the weight, will at the
most, equal that done on it.
There was time when wise
men believed that spirit, whose
maintenance would cost nothing,
could by magic art be summoned
from the deep to do his masters
work; and it was just as reason
able to suppose that structure of
wood. brass and iron could be
found to work under like condi-
tions. But no such spirit has ever
existed, save in the imagination OF
his describer, and no such machine
has ever been known to act, save
in the fancy of its inventor.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-05
SHADOWS OF THE PAST >.
BY Albert Apple


Radical changes in airplane designs expected to
result from the experiments of Professor Bjerknes the
Norwegian Before the meeting of the British Association
for of Science he demonstrates his style
of airpane
1t has whirling cylinders instead of wings.
These cylinders shaped like tin revolve swiftly
The technical explanation of how they work is complicated
Man gets his new ideas by studying and adapting things
that already exist in nature When wanted to fly he
naturally started out with the idea that his apane must
have wings like bird insect The plane you
ing overhead looks if huge dragon fly hawk
Similarly the first railroad passenger looked like
stagecoaches The first autos looked like bug
even to black and white keys in
It's hard to shake off the precedent of the past Old ideas
cling and modify ideas. It is if venturing into
the fears totally to discard the DID, he cngs the old
as life preserver.
the ideas develop especially inventions.
the old gradually shaken off The time may be for the
the final perfection of the aplane may look like SPIDER
a rat or q rubber ball.
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ADVENTURE OF
THE TWINS
BIT OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON

After Mrs. Bunny and her daugh-
ter Belinda had left the little shop
Of Nancy, Nick & Company, Nancy
showed Mister Snip Snap, the fairy
man, the measurements she had
taken of the bunny girl.
Mister Snip Snap put on his glass
es and looked them over. because
Nancy was just learning dress-mak-
ing and Nick was just learning tail
oring, and in spite Of magic needles.
they were likely to make mistakes.
"My goodness alivc!" said Mister
Snip Snap. "How could one side of
her skirt be five inches long and
the other side six inches long. and
how could one sleeve be three inch
es long and one four inches long,
and how could her collar be six inch
cs around and her waist only three
inches around. and how could"
"Why, it's just exactly what the
tape measure said" said Nancy. 81
sort Of thought it was queer but
that's exactly the way she meas
urcd Maybe the tape measure isn't
right"
II should say it is!' cried Mister
Snip Snap. "Why, it's the best
magic tape measure in Fairyland
and it never makes mistakes"
well. then that's the way Be-
linda Bunny measures" insisted
Nancy. land if she is crooked,
can't help it,"
ats very queer, for she looks all
right" said Mister Snap Snap.
"Well, here is the goods Mrs. Bunny
picked out. 1t is orange with red
and purple stripes, and it's to be
trimmed with this polkadot trim
ming with chiffon ruffles. Here is
my best magic needle, and here is
the thread"
How shall cut it," asked Nancy.
Like this pattern" said the fairy
man. "It's the very latest bunny
style | have. Lay the pattern on
the goods like this, for Mrs. Bunny
wants it to run bias like a stick of
peppermint candy or a barber pole.
Now do the best you can if you want
to please Mrs. Bunny, for she will
be good customer. She stays here
all winter long and the family will
need winter clothes. They don't 60
off to Florida for the winter like
the birds, or off to Dreamland like
the groundhogs and squirrels and
jumping mouses-I mean jumping
mice. If I'm not more careful Of
the way I talk, ri have to 60 to
the Meadow-Gro School, too"
Well, sir! Nancy cut the dress
out, snip, snip, snip.
Then she sewed it together, stitch,
stitch, stitch.
And then she folded it up and put
it into box and Nick delivered it
at Mrs. Bunny's house under the
oak tree.
And then Mrs. Bunny called Be-
linda in from the weed-patch, where
she was playing, and tried it on.
Mercy, goodness. mel" shEiaked
the Bunny Lady. %.."Never didsSes
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than half an hour, they demonstrate
every normal-and many abnormal
conditions met by motorists.
To do the same thing in other
cities, the demonstration must drive
many miles to the outskirts of the
city to find adaptable conditions.
The demonstration track in New
York is in the heart Of the city.
went on an automobile shopping
tour with young man the other
afternoon. He purchased an auto
mobile he never before had heard
Of, because he liked the style Of
body, the way it performed in
demonstration, and because he found
that the brother-in-law of a friend
of his owned one and was satisfied
with it.
Samuel P. Fishman was fined
500 and given six months in Jail
for hiring one-armed boy to sell
nail files in street cars.
New York business ingenuity.
Stephen flanagan.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-09-05
FABLES ON HEALTH
AVOIDING COLDS

"Obey the ordinary rules Of n.y.
giene if you would avoid a cold" re-
commended the Jones family doctor.
Except where nasal defects exist
there should be no trouble with re-
curing colds if person is living
hygienically."
Here are few points that might
be written down and remembered in
this connections:
Most people realize that exposure
and chilling are likely to produce
colds. This is due to a disturbance
of circulation brought about through
the nerve centers controlling skin
circulation which are over-sensitive
and feel an immediate reaction.
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New York, Sept. 5.-Demonstrat-
ing an automobile to prospective
purchaser in New York is far sim
pier than in the majority of smaller
cities.
Automobile row is strung out on
upper Broadway, just above and be-
low Columbus Circle. The sales
rooms are not as pretentious as
they were in former days, but sales
tactics are more efficient.
People shop for an automobile
much as they would suit of clothes,
a dress or a new hat.
From each showroom they receive
a demonstration, made over the same
route, handy one for the demon
strators.
They drive the prospect over the
rough spots of Eleventh avenue,
then up steep incline. through
Broadway traffic and then around
the beautiful drives Of Central Park
and back to the salesroom.
In the ride, which requires less