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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14
"13" FEATURES EVERY
STEP IN THIS MARRIAGE

The Friday the Thirteenth" bug.
aboo holds no terrors for Walter A.
Cranch, who appeared Friday thir'
teen minutes after II o'clock before
Colonel William A. Knoll. marriage
license clerk, at the District Supreme
Court and got a permit to marry
Verna Cleare, Of 1914 Ingleside Ter
race northwest.
Mr.. Cranch, who resides in PhiIEs,
celphia, said his full name contained
thirteen letters; that there were thir.
teen at dinner last night to celebrate
the event and that the engagement
ring was bought No. 10 North Thlr-
tenth street. Philadelphia, Pa.
The full name of Colonel Knoll.
including baptismal name, contains
thirteen letters, and thirteen quee.
lions were. asked Mr.. Cranch in
filling out the application for the
marriage license.
The marriage took place yester.
day thirteen minutes after
o'clock at the residence Of the Rev.
erend Paul Sperry at 1887 Q street
northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14

Many Capitol Brand Mattresses are
also shipped to outside retail cen
ters.
The Capitol Bedding Company WINS
organized in 1915 and a ready mar
ket for it's standard grades Of mat
tresses was found here and in the
nearby States. Thousands Of bales
Of cotton are used here In the manu-.
facture Of mattresses. Pulled apart
and busted by machinery. the cot
ton il blown through pipes and then
forced down between rollers where
It 10 spread out into layers piled one
upon another. These layers Of felt
are then placed in a huge box and
pressed into mattresS-shape, follow.
ing which the compact mass lie
showed into q waiting bag or "ticlS,'
which IL later shaped and stitched Oy
machinery,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14

1t is the Capitol Bedding Com
pany's factory where one product,
mattresses Of high quality, is pro.
duced day in and day out without
smoke or steam and with very little
noise.
The Capitol Bedding Company, Of
which Charles Stein 10 the head,
manufactures on an average Of 200
mattresses a day. Although the
plant might appear to a visitor to
be small, If pushed to capacity pro.
duction 1t could turn out a com.
Portable and sanitary mattress for
every man, woman and child in the
National Capital within a few
months.
"Capitolize Your Sleep" 10 one Of
the best known slogans In Wash
ington. That 1t has been needed by
thousands of Washingtonians is at.
tested by the fact that q large num-
Der OF the biggest department and
furniture stores in the National
Capital handle the Capitol Brand
and sell them in goodly numbers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14
d. @. Manufacturing Co.
Ranks Nth World S Best
In Producing Fine Paper

ting papers and paper speciaIties,
including fancy candy boxes, etc.
Six or eight different kinds Of
cover papers are produced IN this
mill, where the company makes
its own rag pulp, as well as pro-
ducing it's own chemical wood
pulp, which gives 1t complete con-
troll over these raw materials. The
wood for paper making is delivered
at the factory's door on its own
railroad siding in X street.
The standard established for this
company's lines Of paper were set
as result of long experience and
daily tests in its chemical lAbora-
tory of incoming and outgoing
material assure very complete
technical control over all manufac-
turing processes and consequently
close adherence to the established
specifications.
The District Of Columbia Paper
Manufacturing Company recently
sent to its distributing dealers
throughout the world a handsome
book Of Designs and Topography
for Cover Paper" which, in an at
tractive end striking way. tells the
story OF this company's realization
of the importance Of cover paper
from an, aesthetic as well as from
an advertising point of view, and
how it has successfully met the
most rigid exactions Of the most
discriminating judges Of quality
paper and artistic effect.
The book contains impressive
suggestions for covers for women's
wear books, pottery books, hotel
prospectuse 9, school prospectuses.
furriers' books, children's wear
books, travel books, automobile
catalogs, Christmas cards etc. Some
Of the best known printing houses in
America co-operated in producing
this book and the colored ink print.
ing on various hues Of paper make
this book nothing short Of q work
Of art.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14

OF floor inpace to the manufacture
of ice, the greater part of the space
being used In ice plateing and Stor.
age. One hundred and twenty-five
employees are employed in the Heus
rich plant and they produce between
81, 900 and 10000 tons Of ice o
year. This is not the capacity Of
the plant, as 1t was planned with
an idea of meeting a constantly
increasing business and If neceg.
sary the production can be speoded
up to about 100000 tons year.
Judging by the popularity Of Heu.
rich ice 1t will not be long before
maximum production will be neces'
sary to meet the demand.
The daily distribution Of Heurichs
made ice varies from 100 to 500
tons a day, according to weather
conditions. The average distribu.
ton is about $50 tons. Heurich.
made ice is distributed to dealerA
wholesalers and other customers b.
a fleet of twelve automobile Ice
wagons which are a familiar sight
upon the streets Of the National
Capital. Although the Heurich
Company does not distribute ice to
individual retail customers, thou.
sands OF tnem ask for and insist
upon getting this product from
those who serve them.
The officers Of the Heurich Com.
pany are Christian Heurich. presi.
dent; Copies. vice-president; An.
gust Daetz, treasurer, and William
F. Dismer, secretary and r. II.
Gangwisch. general manager.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14

One Of the largest and most.
interesting manufacturing plants
in Washington Is the District Of
Columbia Paper Manufacturing
Company's model factory at 1855
K street northwest.
Covering an entire city block,
or more than an acre of ground,
this gigantic plant on the south
bank of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal at Potomac street manufac-
lures approximr teIy thousands Of
tons Of paper of various kinds, parti.
cularly the higher grades, every
month.
Its paper products are shipped
to all sections of the world. The
District Of Columbia Paper Manu-
featuring Company employs 200
men skilled in the papermaking art
and operates three shifts. The
biggest steam whistle in Washing
ton, which notifies everybody that
s o'clock has struck, In the morn
ing; Is on this company'S factory.
The great quantity Of intricate
machinery used in the manufacture
OF paper Is operated by waterpower
furnished by the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal, supplemented by steam
and electricity. Many thousand
horsepower Is needed to keep the
plant In operation.
The District , of Columbia Paper
Manufacturing Company was or
ganized more than twenty-five
years ago and, because Of the con-
gtantly increasing demands for its
products from all sections of the
globe, the factory has been en-.
larged several times. Today it is
one OF the most complete estab-
lishments Of its kind in America
and the quality Of its products is
acknowledgedly superior to that
Of most Of it's competitors.
This company Is best known for
It's cover papers for books, pam.
phlets, catalogs. periodicals and pros.
pectuses; its printing papers, blot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14
STAYS LANDLADY, THEN
ENDS LIFE BY HANGING

BUFFALO, N. Y. June 14.-After
Staying Mrs. Helen Stachura, TWEEN
ty-seven, by cutting her throat in
her home, Michael Barnack. thirty.
two, Of Toledo, Ohio, boarder in
the house, ended his life by hanging
from a rafter in the attic.
The double tragedy occurred
while the woman's three small chill.
dren were at school. Police said
today Mrs. Stachura gave her life
to save her honor,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14
Heurich Ice Co. Noted For
Dependable Delivery
Former Brewing Plant Employs 125 Men Engage
In Producing 10000 Tons Of Pure Quality
Ice Every Year.
Ice Every Year.

streets northwest. There the com.
pany made beer which was so
superior in quality that it won gold
medals at international expositions
in Paris, Berlin and other European
capitals.
An ice-making plant was oper-
ated in conjunction with the brew
cry and about $4,000 tons of ice
were manufactured each year with
which to supply the Heurich Gus.
toners.
When prohibition became effec-
tive in 1917 the Heurich Company
renovated and remodelled its plant
tor ice making purposes. The most
modern and up-to-date ice-making
machinery was purchased and in
stalled and the, entire plant was
electrified.
Today the Heurich Company de.
votes more than 10000 square feet
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14

eve have been manufacturing
ice for twenty-eight years and none
of our customers has ever been
without ice during that period"
This is the proud boast of the
Heurich Brewing Company's ice
factory Of Washington.
Although the Heurich compa ny
has been devoting its plant ex-
clusively to ice manufacture for a
comparatively short time, it is well
established in the National Capital
because Of the reliability and de-
pendability of service and the purity
of it's product. It's business is
steadily growing and more and more
Washingtonians are using Heurich.
made ice.
Practically r. half a century ago.
Christian Heurich established his
large brewery on the shore Of the
Potomac near Twenty-s1xth and D
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14
MAKES
EQUIPMENT
F0RSTORES
Tnn
MKA -
4
aa5
sg&
Washington Firm Has Plant
Manufacturing Complete
Line of Fixtures.

It's business growing by leaps
ana bounds, the Stern Company,
manufacturing hotel and store fix.
lures and equipment, has just ap-
proved plans for q 100000 factory
Of its own, to occupy an entire
city block at South Capitol, N and
Van streets.
When completed, this will be one
Of the largest plants Of its kind
n the United States. At present
the Stern Company is practically
dominant in its field because, while
other fixture and equipment COM
panies specialize on one or two off.
eerent articles, this Washington
company has men, materials and
facilities for complete installation,
embracing every article that may
be needed to convert an empty
building into neutrality-suspicious.
business establishment.
The Stern Company was organ.
lied ten years ago, and was re.
Gently Incorporated. The officers
today are Hymen Stern and Abram
p. Stern. Almost 100 men are
employed in the company's plant
at No. 318 Maine avenue south.
west, where fixtures and store
equipment Of wood, glass and sheet
ssaotal are manufactured. In adj
dition to its store fixture and
equipment products, the company
also manufacturers AUTOMOBILES
windshields which are sold IN
Washington and nearby States.
Tho cOrnpany'S retail establishment
ID located at Nos. U27.631 Louis.
lana avenue northwest. The sew.
eral floors, OF these three stores
are completely stocked with all
the requisites for almost every kind
Of commercial and mercantile es-
adjustment.
This company's products include
Everything, for the store. but the
merchandise; store fixtures. hotel
equipment. refrigerators, bakers and
ccDfectioners' supplies, butchers
supplies, soda fountains and sup
plies, show cases, counters, scales
cutlery, kitchen equipment, cash
registers, and electric grinders. Its
plant is said to be the largest in
the South. The slogan of the coll.-
pany Is "Stern Service Satisfies, -
and this seems to be borne out by
the fact that some Of the leading
hotels in Washington have been
equipped by this company.
In addition to installing kitchen
fixtures and equipment in Wardman
Park Hotel, the Powhatan Hotel,
Willard Hotel and cooperating OF.
the work at the recently opcr.ed
Congressional Country Club, tine
Stern Company has made satisfac-
tory installations in many Govern.
ment institutions in the National
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14
.ashingtonians Drink
1000 Gallons q
Dikeman's a Day

One thousand gallons Of DiIrs.
mans Orange Drink are made ana
consumed in Washington every day.
Organized In 1915, the Dikeuan
plant has for nine years been =
model OF sanitation and efficlenc1.
The big factory at 115-117 Third
street northwest is equipped with
the most modern and up.to.date
beverage.making machinery and,
while the plant Is often operated
at top speed to keep the nine Dike-
man drink stands in Washington
supplied with this popular beverage,
cleanliness and purity are always
uppermost in the minds Of the
fifteen employees engaged in tts
manufacture.
C. III. Dikeman. owner and opera,
tor OF this plant and the nine &c.
tractive stands throughout the Ma.
tional Capital, has studied beverage
manufacture for years and lays
claim to producing a 100 per cent
pure product. Persons who have
Travelled from coast to coast and
inspected other orange drink plants
say the Washington plant Is unez.
celled for cleanliness and purity oe
product. N
Large. ripe. Juicy and flavcry
California oranges only are used 81
the manufacture of Dikeman'o
orange drink. The oranges are dc.
livered in ,two-carload lots. ~.
though a freight car will hold q lot
Of oranges, 1t does not take long
for this plant to convert the sue.
culent fruit into $4,000 gallons oe
beverage each year.
Thes manufacturing plant covers
1900 feet Of floor space, bright,
airy and well ventilated. A cold
storage plant, kept cold by a spe-
cial refrigeration system, is operax.
ed in connection with the plant and
81, 900 gallons of this refreshing
beverage can be stored at all timas
to meet demand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14
NEW PICKS THREE TO GO
TO SWEDEN CONVENTION

Postmaster General New las
named Joseph Stewart, his execu.
tive assistant: e. r. White, special
assistant to the Second Postmaster
General, and Edwin Sands, superin.
tendent CT foreign mails, as dale
gates to the fiftieth anniversary. of
the Universal Postal Union SON
vention, to be neld at Stockholm,
Sweden. july 4.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14
zoo MATRESSES
MADE BY D. c.
FIRM DAILY
Capitol Bedding Co. Maintains
Quantity and Quality Produo-
ton Near Pension Office.

In the shadow Of the United
States Pension Office, just across
the street, at No. All G street north.
west. to be exact. there Is an ex.
tensive and flourishing manufactur-
ing plant.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-14

Capital. Besides installations, the
company maintains large force Of
experts who keep kitchen equipment.
show cases, ETC.. in repair.
During the world war the Stern
Company manufactured 100 large
re[rigerators for the U. s. Govern
n1cnt in thirty days and at the sane
time carried on its regular bGsIn sss
which expanded rapidly during tnat
period.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-09
mo me arredran los prOtervos, nj
sus maquinaciOnes tenebrOsas, pOr-
que cuentO con Ell apoyO de los
buenss, que son los mas" djo ell
Presidente en- su mensaje

Ell Presidente de la Republica We
~nezolana ha leido su m~ensaje ante
ell Congreso Nacional. Numeroso pu-
blico asistio a dicho acto, revistien-
do ell mensaje extraordinaria i'm
p~ortancia, por las sensacionales de-
claraciones que en- el hiciera ell ge-
neral Juan Vicente Gomez.
Todos nuestros lectores conocen
los detalles del horrible asesinato de
Miraflores, en- ell cual perdio su vida
una de las fguras mas preeminentes
dentro de la actual politica enezo
lana, ell Vice-Presidente de la Repu-
blica, senior Gomez. Recordaran nues-
tros lectores que ell Vice-Presidente,
Sc acosto tranquilo Y confado en- u
habitaclOnes del Palacio de Miraho-
res, y la manana siguiente fue ha-
llado muerto, con ell cuerpo horri-
blemente mutilado. I'm crimen de
esa naturaleza hubo de nmove
hondamente a toda la nacion n
zolana, tanto por su magnitud, como
por la posicion que ocupaba en- ell
pals la vfctima.
Ell P~residente de la Republica,
dando n gran prucba de valor,
asistio al entierro de su hermano, v
hondamentey emocionado declare que
TODD ell peso de la ley caeria sobre
los autores de un hecho tan brutal.
Numerosas pesquisas siguieron al
asesinato sin resultado practice al
guno. La nebulosa rodeaba ell origen
del tragico acontecimiento. Tai pa
recia como 81 la terra hubiera ocul-
tado en- su seno a los autores del
crimen para burlar la accion de Ia
justicia.
Pasaron meses Y ell asunto queda-
ba en- ell misterio. Fue por ESQ, que
ante la noticia de la captura de los
a%sesinos, ell pueblo esperara con an
sledad que ell Presidente revelara
en- SUI mensaje ante ell C~ongreso, los
nombres de los autores del hecho.
(Contin1a en- la pagina g.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-09
Ell NUMERo DE HOY DE "PUER
TO RICO ILUSTRADo".

Entire los nfmeros mas interesantes
publicados hasta la fecha por La popu-
lar y selecta revista puerto Rico uus-
trado'', ell de esta semana es sin duda
alguna uno de los mas interesantes.
La information graica de la impor-
tante asamblea republican, de Maya
giiez, lie presto a sus paginas de foto-
grabados I'm gran interes; adem&s de
otras informaciones de rigurosa actua-
lidad, entire elias: los dos tragicos y
dolorosos academies automovilistas ocu.
rridos en- San Juan dltimamente; bri.
llante parada de la Policia Insular; ia
exposition de p~inturas del notable pro.
fesor senior Palacios; etc.
En- la parte l~iteraria aparecen selec
tisimos trabajos en- prosa y verso, de
los conocidos intelectuales puertorrique
nos y e~xtranjeros, L. Coballes Gan
dia, M. Melendez Munoz; Jose Yumet
Mendez; E. Ribera Chevremont; An
dres Gonzalez Blanco Jacinto Terry. y
otros.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-09
Ell NUEvo EDIFICIo DE LA PLA
IA PROVISION COMPANY

En- ell dfa de aver fue invitada la
prensa de San Juan para girar una vi
sta al nuevo edificio donde Sc ha ms
talado definitivamente. la Plaza Pro-
vision Company, una de las irmas CO.
merciales QUE mas simpatias cuenta en-
nuestra localidad.
Ell ed1t1c1o donde estaba 1nstaIaaa
anteriormente la Escuela Lincoln. ha
sldo reparado, pasando a convertirse en-
n de los edifcios mas elegantes de
nuestra ciudad. Sin alterarse en- naaa
la architecture espanola, Sc lie ha her
moseado de tai manera, que ha queda-
do completamente cambiado. Ell patio
es n de los mas bonitos de esta ca
pital, y SUI aspecto en- general es verda-
deramente encantador.
Una de las mejores mas importantes
que Sc han introducido en- Ell servicio.
es ell nuevo refrigerator que Sc ha trai-
do de los Estados Unidos. Dicho refri-
gerador es la Ultima, palabra en- neve-
ras, 10 mas acabado y mejor construi-
do en- SUI clase. Esta graduado de tai
modo que los articulos entran por cla-
siicaciones que oscilan entire 1s y 35
grades F. Ash la temperature para la
carne es:- 16 grades, para los vegeta-
les 35 grades, mantequilla y queso %
grades y para frutas 35. Ademas tiene
IN sistema de doble puertas que no per-
miten que salga Ell frio nj que salga el
calor. Sobre ell piso hay una capa de
corcho de seis pulgadas de eSpesor y 10
mismo en- ell plafon. En- una palabra,
es una especialidad.
Todos los departamentos han sido
reorganizados y al frente de clos hay
I'm personal de 65 puertorriqueios que
hacen honor al establecimiento. AIDE
mas I'm servicio excelente de tel6fonos,
y una salida a la Gale Tetuan. por don
de han de entrar los trucks al estable-
miento.
En- la parte alta estan instaladas las
~oicinas Y abajo los almacenes y des-
pacho en- general.
Nuestra ciudad Sc honra con contar
con I'M establecimiento de tai indole.
la Ultima palabra en- colmado, Y donde
tan bien Sc atiende al publico.
Nos completeness en- felicitar a Mr..
Holmes, Manager de la corporation per
las grandes mejoras que ha ~introducido
en- su establecimiento Y al mismo item
pc lie deseamos ~prosperos negocios en-
SUI nuevo local.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-09
REAPARICION DE AMPARITO
GUILLOT, EN- Ell OLIMPO

Ell proximo sabado hara su reapari-
cion en- ell Teatro Olimpo de Santurce,
la simpatica Y bella artista Amparito
Guillot, n de las favoritas de nues-
tro publico. La Guillot, con la gracia
Y Ell donaire de sus bales, y con Ell sa-
lero de sus cuples Sc conquista al sobe-
rano desde Ell primer momento. Estan
pues de placemes los innumerables adj
miradores de Amparito, quien Sc pro-
pone hacer delirar de entusiasmo a los
espectadores, en- su reaparici6n.
acknowledgements que ell Olimpo Sc We
ra rebosante de publico mafiana, tai y
como sucede siempre que trabaja Ia
simpatica Amparito.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-09
MACDONALD DE ACUERDO CON
POINCARE

PARIS, mayo 8. Omitted Press).-
Sc tiene entendido que Macdonald, Pri-
mer Ministro de Inglaterra, lie ha es-
critic una carta al Jefe del gobierno
frances, la cual versa alredor de la con
versacion sostenida con Hyman y
Theunis, representatives del gobierno
belga en- ell asunto de las indemniza-
clones. Macdonald, expresa SUI algeria
por ell hecho de que los varios gobier-
nos aliados han llegado por fin a un
acuerdo definitivo en- cuanto a la reali-
zacion del plan de los expertos. Agrega
ademas, que el espera que Sc empiece
a poner N practica, 10 mas pronto po-
sible. ell plan de Dawes, para terminar
de una vez con ell asunto de las indem-
nizaciones.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-09
'Bandera, insignia, per-
sonalidad e ideal Sc
mantienen o~rgullosos y
yivos en- ell seno de Ia
grande maIianza"
"Hoy nos niegan los rebeldes ante
la sOberana vOz de lie asamblea.
Mahana Ell abandOnO que de nos
otrOs hacen, sera motive de ARE
%pentimiento," dice Ell prestgoso T.
der de la alianza, Lcdo. Arizona Siaca

Yo tambien estoy angustiado, como
Ell senior Martinez Nadal; pero no como
este por la ruina del ideal ~republica-
no pues que csc ideal es ahora, mas
que nunca, ell ideal de las multitudes
puertorriquenas, sine por yer como mu-
chos de los hombres que debieron per-
manecer feles siempre a la bandera del
Partido, desertan de su augusta SOM
bra y levantan, frente a ella, la BAN
dera del otro nucleo de que hablo Todd
en- nuestra immortal Constituyente de
Mayagiiez.
La bandera g~loriosa del Partido Re-
publicano, 'sigue en- Ell seno del verda-
dero Partido Republican,. Los consti-
tuyentes de Mayagiiez, g~lorifcandola
aun mas, e~xtendieron sus pliegues So
bre todos los puertorriquenos y hoy es
la bandera de TODD un pueblo en- vez
de la bandera de un Partido solo. 81
hubo rendicion alguna no pudo ser ORA
(Continua en- la pagina g.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-05-09
Ell Presidente del Ban
co de San Juan fue
agredido cuando Sc d.
riga a SUI reSidencia
de "MeiIla"
Ell agresOr lie asesto varios
golpes con una varilla
de hero

Segun nos informaron aver, ell senior
Bartolo Paniagua, Presidente del Ban
co de San Juan, fue victima una noche
de la semana pasada de una fuerte agre
sion por parte de un sujeto llamado
Victor Fernandez, quien, en- m~onlentos
en- que Paniagua Sc 'dirigia a su residen
cha de la fnca ''Melilla'', lie asalto en-
la Gale propinandole varios golpes con
una varilla de hero, a c-onsecuencia de
los cuales resulto ell Presidente del Ban
&C con una fuerte herida en- la lcabeza
y otra en la mufeca de la mano IL
quierda.
Ell senior Paniagua, segun informes,
lego a agarrarse con SUI agresor, y con
mil trabajos pudo sacar SUI pistola y
hacer un disparo sin lograr hacer blan
CO.
ALI escandalo, Sc persona I'm guardia
en- Ell lugar de la ocurrencia, procedien
do a tomar las correspondence medi-
das del case.
Segun parece, esta aggression tiene su
origen en- cierto agrio incidente que
hace algunos dias Sc dijo habia surgido
entire ell senior Paniagua y una sobrina
del anciano Sabalier, de la cual So
brina parece que es pariente ell pre-
sunto agresor del primero.