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The Washington times., 1924-01-15
Egyptian Flag Flies
For The First
Time In u. S.

For the first time IN the his
tory of the United States has
the flag of Egypt ever been
officially flung to the breeze in
this country. .. :.
The colors of the ancient land
of the Pharaohs, three crescents
with as many inserted stars on
a red field, are displayed from
the Pennsylvania avenue bal
cony of the New Willard, the
temporary official residence of
the official representative of
King Fouad of Egypt, his min
lister plenipotentiary, his secre-
tary and attaches.
There is practically no diff
ference between the flag of
Egypt and the flag of Turkey,
both displaying the star and
crescent, which has more of a
religious than nationalistic sig
nifcance, such as the Stars and
Stripes. The Egyptian flag oc-.
cupies the center with an
American flag on each side.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
LECTURE ON REVELATIONS
BY CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

A lecture on Gods Allness as
Reyealed by Christian Science" will
be delivered Thursday and Friday
evenings at First Church Of Christ,
Scientist, Columbia Road and Eu.
clid street, by Miss Margaret M
Glenn, C%S. b.. Of Brookline, Mass.
The lecturer is a member of the
Board Of Lectureship of The Mother
Church, The First Church of Christ.
scientist, in Boston, Mass. She
will be introduced on Thursday eve.
ming by Elmer I. Baldwin, first
reader Of First Church and on Fri.
day evening by Mrs. Gertrude K.
F'ullaway, second reader of the
church. The lecture is free and
the public is cordially invited.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
AND
O.C.HEADS
BACKING
BILLS
Measure Prepared by Commis-
sioners, Being Lower, Is
Believed Favored.

Supporting the bill which It
prepared, and vigorously oppoS-
ing the teachers salary bill pre-
pared by the District Commis-
sioners, the Board of Education
today conferred at the Treasury
Department with Budget Bureau
officials and the Commissioners.
The conference, a lengthy one,
was somewhat tame. The ex-
pected row between the Commis-
sioners and school board men,
bers did not materialize.
Conducts Hearing.
Capt. r. D. Stephens of the budget
bureau conducted the hearing.
School officials presented facts
and figures supporting the measure
which it drew up and declared that;
in planning the increases they were
conservative in their estimates.
Likewise, District officials sup1
ported their measure with facts and
figures.
Practically every member Of the
school board attended the con-
ference.
Capt. Julins Peyser and Ernest
Greenwood, school board members.
who have vigorously opposed the
Commissioners bill, made their OBJ
Jections to budget officials.
No Action Taken.
Nothing definite was decided at
the hearing today.
1t is expected, however, that the
bureau will approve Of the Commits
sioners estimates rather than those
prepared by the school board. The
Commissioners estimates are thou
sands of dollars lower than those
perpared by school officials.
Ernest Greenwood, member of
the Board of Education, said that
when the Board Of Education went
into the conference there was only
one bill before the body, the one
prepared by the District Commits
sioners.
"The bill prepared by the Board
Of Education" he continued, was
in no wise official and, in fact, had
never been placed before the Bud
get Bureau. We were brought up
here to discuss a bill with the
Budget Bureau which we had never
seen before or heard anything
about"
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
FINED SIS FOR SHORT
MEASURES OF GASOLINE

William M. Fisher, manager Of an
oil and gas-filling station at Ninth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, was fined SIS today by
Judge Gus A. Schuldt. Fisher was
charged with giving short measures
on sales.
Inspectors Hickerson, Townsend
and Diller testified that on January
8 and 10 they bought three lots of
"gas" that measured over a half
gallon short to each five gallons.
They said that Fisher closed the
valve on the pump before it was
entirely drained.
Fisher offered as a defense the fact
that the pumps were new.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

only $92, $50, Inspector Shelby stated.
These figures do not take into ac-
count the extra compensation for
special work such as those allowed
precinct detectives, motor cycle po.
hcemen, and mounted officers.
The fire department basic salary,
plus the bonus, now totals ST.
319,040. The two bills provide an
increase Of $4,000.
Other Witnesses Heard.
Capt. Edward O'Connor, repre-
senting the Firemen's Association,
urged the adoption Of the Detroit
schedule, which Is slightly higher
than the schedule provided in the
new bill.
Harry Englehart, testified on be.
half of the private drivers. His
testimony is believed TO have been
instrumental IN securing adoption
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
POkES AND STROKES.

POkES AND STROKES.
We note that a valued contrib
stOr to the Goldman has Just been
made q Colonel in the Officers
Reserve Corps. Well, this sUriteT
still sticks to his commission in
the office Goats ReserVe Corps.
Speaking of District ''bGr
erGHss," most of as are more in
terested in District car e10nts.
Candidates, We hear, are 0iVen
additional credits on producing
certificates from sGrdime and PIE
fruit factories.
"The Mites of 1898" is the
name of ntuch-prGised revue.
The tired business man, though,
VouId quite likely prefer "The
NGWghttes of 1884,"
"West of the Water Tower," is
the name of a play. EAST of
the Voter Wagon" is also quite
popular. Those UhO can afford
It 90 to Europe.
FRED VETTER.
Ashes to ashes,
Dust to dust,
IL the tax man doesn't get you
The rent man must.
CHECKERS.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
ONE COMMUNITY WHERE THE
NEWS is ALWAYS LIVELY
(BiR BEND. Cor Rivarton RaruhJinor ~ ,


Major Young tore the entire base
ment out of his Sunday trousers ON
Q baFb-wire fence while trying to
run down ono Of Mrs. Hopkins hens
for his Sunday dinner. The Major
went homo In o barrel.
An Indian came into the office
last Friday and offered MS seven
ponies and q lot Of mOCcaSinO for
our lady cOmp0sitOP. We hadn't
tho nerve to cheat even an Indian,
consequently We spurned the offer.
Last Saturday night Skinny Me-
AllIster broke into the Baptist
Church and cut O slot in the church
organ bellows. putting It out Of
service, but Hank Evans saved the
day by accompanying the choir
with an accordion. The collection,
however, was damaged consider
ably. as almost everybody LEFT the
church after the first hymn was
sung.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
D. c. HEADS TO INSPECT
ALLEY HOMES OF ClTV

Washington's alleys will be in
spected this afternoon by Commits
siOners Cuno Fl. Rudolph and J
Franklin Bell. The city heads viii,
investigate charges that the ALLEYS
constitute a fire menace, and are
a detriment to health.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, who
sponsored the plan TO abolish alley
dwellings, win lead tho party thil
afternoon
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
YEGGS ROB SAFE OF $63e,
BUT MISS $500 BONDS

Working the combination on the
safe in the office Of the Standard
Coal Company, IL street southeast,
yeggmen early this morning stole
$63S. Liberty bonds worth $500 were
overlooked.
Detectives who investigated the
case found q rear window had been
.pried open.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
TAKoMA PARK CITIZENS
FAVOR PUBLIC COUNSEL

Members of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association went on record
last night at a meeting held at the
Takoma Park Library as heartily
in favor Of the enactment Of law
permitting employment Of public
counsel and technical experts to CO.
operate with the Public Utilities
Commission.
8. H. McCrory presented the reso-
luton which was passed unanimous
ly. 1t was pointed out such expert
assistance could be put to useful
service in the protection. Of the
rights OF the citizens Of Washington.
A committee will be appointed by
President Walter Trey to probe the
Juvenile Court. with the idea of
recommending Judge Sellers reap
kpointment,
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
A. n. Levy Dies on Street.

Abraham H. Levy, sixty, 606 Har-
ward street northwest, died before
medical aid could reach him this
morning, when he became Ill at
First and w streets northwest. He
was pronounced dead by DR.. French
of Emergency Hospital. Death. was
due to natural causes, It Is believed.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

Of the amendment which will place
these men on an equality with other
privates In the department. w. !.
Kearns and F. s. Torney appeared
on behalf Of the Policemen's Asso-
citation
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

DIR. Frank Crane, one Of Americas
foremost writers, Is . daily CON.
tributor to the. editorial page OF The
washington Times. There % inspi-
ration I'm his articles.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
BEFORE AND AFTER

Each evening ct he'd faithfully meat
her,
Call her "Sweet Mama," and with
kisses greet her.
Now, 30 they say, he oft tries to beat
her.
Let the wedding bells ring ont, what
could b gweeter?
WALLY GEE,
A contrib. hauls out an ad.
that appeared a long time ago in
a Washington paper: "For
Rent--One large room, fur.
nished; for two gentlemen or
bachelors"
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

We begin to suspect that the
mysterious parsonage Uho got
the $50, 700 Box berries for that
peace plan is none other than
Trade Smith, of Smith Brothers
fame, Who recently shaved off
has sDhiskers and has gone to
EMrope to escape American pho
to0TGphers.
O'SUILLEABHAIN.
.y SOLILOQ UIES.
There would be fewer ''neccessary
evils" II there were not SO many un-
necessary ones.
ElOquence covors . multitude Of
false philosophers.
A starving man Is quickly fed mp
on promises.
Misery loves company, but not any
moro than company hates misery.
Every man believes moro than he
knows and knows more than he 10
given credit for.
Growing suspicious should be up
rooted at once, thus ObViating tho
necessity Of q stump-puller later ON.
After . pointed saying has become
blunted by time, along COgnee some
body else and tries, usually without
much success, to re-pOint 1t.
The worst thing about many q
rapid-firo talker Is not that ne IL
such q poor shot, but that he ls darn
careless where he shoots.
r. j. SCHWAB.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15
A nan may sell you his
,Msed car but he neVef throws
in the stock of Gdjectipes he
used sVhile driVin0 it.
-. BTNGO BILL.
POOR COMPAN1ONS.

POOR COMPANIONS.
A little poem containing a ton
Of philosophy:
Mr.. Meant-TO has q cOmrndo,
And his name IN Dldn't-DO.
Have You ever chanced to meet them?
Did they ever call on you?
These two fellows live together
In q house Of Never-WIn,
And I'm told that it iS haunted
BY the ghost Of Might-Have-Been.
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

Ny sweet4e says that 7 an
q hypoer4te fer shaking hands
with th&t herrxd Mrs. Murphy
when ] nest her On the street
but d2dnst Dempsey and F1rpo
shake hande before che fazht
0taytOd3
The Washington times., 1924-01-15

FOlks used to 1Oorrv about
whGt hash is made out of, but
no1OGdGvs they'd give a good
deal to kn0pO SUhut their
bootleg 1ChiSkey &s made of,
OIDONO.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-13
y QILLAREC
10y aCCesOfiOsAJ
T'vLMENDOR -
TETUAN 9
San Juan, P. R. u
Sc VENDE GRAVA

Puesto en- cualquier sitio de San
Juan Santurce a tres dollars VEIN
ticinco centavos metro.
Dirijase Arturo Quintero Jr.
Bayam0n. Telefono 7-Apartado 27E
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Buena OpOrtunidad

Por tener que ausentarme sin item
pc flo para los Estados Undos a
atender otros asuntos, vendo mi acre
ditada y buena "FARMACIA MASSo
PORTILLA''. Buena cientela. Pun
to centrico, conocido y de porvenit.
Informare a quien guste:
FELIX MASso, (TeL 147D.
Gale San Jose %, San Juan.
Tambien por igual motive vendo .
alquilo una hermosa casa, calle Pom
care No. /. Parada 43 la. Santirce.
Sc vENDEN MUEBLES.
Informara: Tel $40 Rojo. Santurce.
a Advt.
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Ell Lcdo. Bolivar Pagan.
Continuation de la pagina p


Ia. qtien tiene I'M titulo cmanado dc la
Asamblea Municipal de Fajardo, que es
la autoridad competente de acuerdo
con leyee vigentes del pals, no sldo
forzado sin ningun frantic legal 2
aIandonar su cargo dc AIcalde de Fa-
jardo. bajo la amenaza de ma nuvla
implacahlc de ordenes de arresto.
Ha quedado complacido Ell ST. Bar
10. FL tirano ahora puede refocilarse a
sus anchas. Lo q. no consiglrio en- las ur-
mas, con la voluntad del pueblo Gle Ea-
jardo, 10 ma conseguido con Ia legal
dad Y la violencia. Aver apoyo unos
cuantos usurpadores para que durante
dos amos estuvieran burlando la volun-
tad popular contra rel fallo de las ur-
mas, Hoy no ces6 hasta conseguir, utl-
hzando todas sus malas practicas, que
las riendas del gobierno Sc lie arrebata-
ran 4 les hombres Ell quienes democra-
ticamente las puso el pueblo.
Pero, senor Director, 10 grave de es-
tos sucescs es que tambien parece que
de III gclpe Sc quiere anular cl poder
ql.e la Lev confiere la Asamblea Mu-
nicipal. La Asamblea Municipal de
Faiardo esta hoy compuesta de siete
miembros. Todos ellos pertenecen, CO.
mo es natural habiendo los Sociallstas
venciao Ell las urnas en- 1920, al Parti
do Socialista. De acuerdo con la Ley
Municipal VICENTE todos los nombra-
m1enSos del Alcalde 10 son validos has
ta que estos no sean confirmados por
la Asamblea Municipal. A la Asamblea
Municipal de Fajardo no Sc ha somet1-
do nombram.ento alguno de unos hom-
bres que Robles ha puesto desempe-
mar cargos executives municipales, des-
poIanGo a los actualcs funcionarios sin
siquiera formularle cargos. Yo creo que
la insolcrcia judicial no puede negar
al colmo dc proteger esos nuevos
usurpadores, nj que tampoco esos nue.
vos frrcionarios vayan q ser reconocl-
dos por los representatives del Presi
den;o de los Estados Unidos EN- las of
cinas de la Auditoria msular. va ello
seria 81 colmo las autoridades dc
Washington tondrian quo intervenir pa
ra detener esa anarquia y esa fagran
TO violaci6n las Leyes del pals y al
Acta Organic1 misma.
Yo, amigo Romanacce, seguire Ell
guardia, defendiendo los derechos de-
pueblo de Fajardo los de cualqldel
otyo pueblo atropellado. Pueden venir SC
bro mi todos los processes, todos 10;
atropellos, sobre todo levantare STEM
pre- mi protesta mi anatema. Yo s!
que cl camino hacia la cumbre donde
resplandece la verdadera Justicia nc
esta alfombrado tie rosas; pero, aunque
sea tarde los pueblos siempre donna
ran esa cumbre, y, algun dfa, pronto
habra iusticia para todos..
Sin otro particular por ahora, quedo
Suyo cordialmente,
BOLIVAR PAGAN.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-10-13

sLa PANACEA DE SWAIN es hecha
de la mejor selection de las mas fnas
hierbas y raices medicinales Es com
puesta en- jarabe y es agradable como miel
al paladar. Gusta 4 los ninos la toman
con afan. Aunque es agradablc para to-
mars es potente en- sus propiedades vivifi-
cantes y puri6cantes Los ni1os facos Y
d6biles, Q personals adultas debilitadas V
cualquiera sufriendo de Intermediates de
la sangre Sc desarroilan fuertas robustos
bajo su Influenza restaurativa sorpren-
dente. De venta en- las farmacias Y
droguerfas. "
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
GARRETT P. SERVISS on HOW
OYSTER is DOMESTICATED
Breed of Once Lowly Bivalve Being Improved
By Selection and Crossing.
By GARRETT P. SERVISS.

'CAontiIlc TOPICS OF Popular Interest
All the steps, from the fertili.
eaton OF the eggs to the develop.
ment OF the young oysters from
the larvae, are now performed
under artificial conditions and in.
spect1on, thus making this. one
OF the earth'S most ancient and
humble inhabitants, VIRTUALLY a
domesticated animal.
ana now we shall see how
much better we can manage for
the oyster than nature alone did
Tor 1t appears that nature has
never helped him a step I,nua ~
since he dwelt with the giant
reptiles OF Jurassic times. sonne
millions Of years before the uItj.
;n mate human ancestor quit swing.
Ferhaps the oyster wot,ld nnA
tnank us for applying eurenic
principles to him, IL he co,,IS
understand the purely selfish mo.
tives that govern our nnno LII
benevolent activity In his behalf:
Out tnen. II he has an ancestral
memory. he may reflect that
AFTER all; he was just al hadIv
OF among the giant.jawed TmraS.
SANS In the days when he himself
grew to a length of twantv
mcnes, with the result Of being
much the better fitted to the huge
mouths that devoured him.
The Washington times., 1924-03-12
washington Is the Wettest
City in the United States"
Bv BILL PRICE.


The with which any sort Of charge may be hurled
around these days is shown in the testimony Of Rear Admiral
ington the wettest city United States Conditions
here from the standpoint Of liquor consumption
Admiral Plunett has not been stationed in Washington
since 1913 six ago. He has made no personal nves
wholly cOnectura based hearay and gossip picked up
here and there.
Washington is not "dry" city by any means police
and authorities unit in saying that local
dons far better than those in most American cities
They would be much better many who voted in Con-
gress for the Volstead aCt and for the drying of the
country would and act they voted instead privately
deyng prohibition this city and going back their States
purpose being reelected There would be still greater inn
provement Governmental heads whose business is sup
port the laws Of the land would live up their obligations
not going be possible to enforce prohibition here
OF anywhere else so long as booteggrs ply their trade the
ridOrs Of Government buildings in private office buildings
and elsewhere and regarded necessary evils in
You can't enforce prohibition when in both official
and private life who successful leaders in all spheres
allow booggers to that their business has moral
All this is Of course to nobody grave situation
that has led to widespread disregard and defiance
Of awbreaers and the country ever knew or ever
will know unless anarchy and chaos should day prevail
Every big bootegger has array of little assisting
trailing him. In the offing the "hackers who rob
the bootleggers kill if necessary and defy all laws and all
All these elements armed ready to shoot officers of
Che law or anybody who nereres They empowered
machines winch are charged with poison gases to scatter
around in of pursuit. and when pursued fly through
streets OF this city as track endangerng lives and
property.
1t is in accordance with day developments however
Tor to make wild and uncorroborated statements
ngton not what Rear Admiral Punket make out
The police department of this city has honestly oooperated
with revenue officers in trying to enforce the Voead
The same thing is not true in most American Cities the
police are not in sympathy with enforcement of the and
hinder instead of help enforcement.
Every good citizen Of Washington should pause consider
the effects of such statements these by prominent
Officer Having gone the matter carefully in
with his own knowledge of conditions that do prevail may
determine that there duties devoling him up
holder OF law and order entirely aside from his personal
views
The Washington times., 1924-03-12

"TILL1AM FIRTH WELLS, Of
" the New York State Conser-
w walton Commission, il credit
ed with having not only saved
the oyster from approaching ex-
tinction, but also set 1t on the
high road Of eugenics, by bring.
ing it's propagation under human
control, or, as iS said, homestead
ing 1t. No creature domestlcated
under mans care, has ever failed
to improve bodily and tempera-
mentally, and therefore high
hopes are entertained for the
future Of the oyster.
It IL confidently predicted that
after a while we shall have se-
lected breeds of oysters, just as
we have of cattle, sheep and
fowls as also Of many fruits.
and considering the almost magi-
cal results that selection. cross.
ing, cultivation, and breeding
have heretofore achieved, 1t does
not seem impossible that In a
generation or 80 our appetites will
be RECALLED with oysters Of a deli
cacy Of flavor never yet savored.
It seems that the difficulty that
had to be overcome in the effort
to bring the propagations Of
oysters under artificial control was
due to the extreme minuteness
and delicacy Of the larvae Of the
oyster. These look like micro
scopic specks Of glass only the
northumberland fifteenth Of an
inch in length.
They are free swimming" and
sometimes wander far, even to
a distance of several miles from
the parent bed. Finally, they
sink to the bottom and attach
themselves as little disks, a
twentieth Of an inch or so, in d.
ameter, to stones or other fixed
objects. These disks grow into
little oysters.
Not being able to deal success
fully with the natural larvae, the
experimenters turned to the prob
lem of fertilizing the eggs arti-
fically, on a plan similar to that
which the late Jacques Loeb EN-.
ployed in fertili7ing the eggs of
sea urchins. This being effected,
they had the larvae under con.
troll from the start.
At an experimental oyster
hatchery at Bayville Bridge, on
Long Island, Mr.. Wells has sue
ceeded in concentrating the arti-
ficially propagated larvae, and
bringing them to the stage where
they set themselves upon fixed
objects to begin their final growth.
The Washington times., 1924-03-12

~ course boom has been started for yet. have
I not chosen campaign manager and neither Mr.
- Doheny Mr.. Sinclair has forward with suit
able funds. Still you TELL and crazy party
might take notion to nominate &c. in order to clear
the ground wish to right that do not to
be President
Being President might be all right for the first month or
While it is all of it would be grand, what
with the satisfaction of having beaten the other fellow
and having everybody toady to and favor with
you to get appointed Minister to Haiti Postmaster
Battle Greek something and seeing your the
front Of all the newspapers and observing the
But afterward2
When the novelty had off and you had settled down
to regular presdenting for living union hours which
twentyfour hours day for Presidents and the
thing had got SO wearing you and you wished you
back in Griggsby Station where there nothing
much to do and lot Of time in that's what
There are few Of course, to whom the pose is
than life itself They never get off the PEDESTAL They
prominent bankers and toastmaste and society leaders
and bishops and Fourth of July orators and and col
lege presidents and wild have met have really
joyed day off in while when they could just be
human beings and kinda rest up before they
perform again.
you take shoes off, Neither will they allow you to
your halo, if you dying Of pricky heat
M me you Po Oew your nose would be reported O
take chew of tobacco sit into game Of penny ante
take the pretty school teacher out to unch get mad
and cuss the janitor, anything, without having
whispered in capital letters all Washington d. c. and
parts of New Jersey.
Being President looks good deal like this life insurance
game-you've got to die to beat it. The only genuine
simonpure contented Presidents the dead ones-G
Washington A. Lincoln, U. S. Grant, and on They seem
enough and their statues in the park appear to
be enjoying themselves but the folks certainly showed the
CAD into them while they alive
1t probably the way with kings and queens In
Bernard Shaws Great Catherine the Empress of all the
Russias breaks out in the second follows:
what maddens about all this ceremony that am
the only in Russia who gets fun my being
Empress You all glory in you bask in my smiles you
get titles and hono and favors from you are dazed
by my and my robes you feel splendid when you
have been admitted to my presence; and when say
word to you, you talk about for week after
ward to everyone meet But what do get out of it?
Nothing l wear crown until my neck aches I stand
looking majestic until ready drop; have to smile
at ugly old ambassadors and turn my back young and
handsome When I only an archduchess the
English ambassador used to give me money whenever
wanted or rather whenever he wanted to get anything
out OF my second predecessor Elizabeth; but that
am an Empress he never gives kopek."
1t to that after had been President wear ar
SO could read GATHERINGS lines with feeling
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