davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
Plan
F0RFR|DAI
Meeting
Washington Night" Meeting
TO BE Held by Board With
interesting Program.

The Washington Real Estate
Board announces an interesting
program for its meeting at Ward
man Park Hotel Friday night, jan
uary 26, according to H. G.. Ken
nedy, chairman Of the entertain
ment committee. This meeting.
which IL being arranged as q social
gathering, will be considered q
"WashinRto1 Night" mee'in's AMI
win be the first meeting Of the sn-
tire board since this city was Sc
lected to entertain the convention
Of the National Association. next
June.
The speakers on the program are
Mai. J. Franklin Bell, Engineer
C Commissioner; e. r. COlladay,
president Of the Board Of Trade;
II. r. Ennis. Of Kansas City, No..
president Of the National Aesocia-
ton. and Herbert U. Nelson, Of
Chicago. executive secretary Of the
National Association. Part Of the
program will be devoted to talks
on Washington and its advantages
as q convention city. It IL expected
that Mr.. Ennis, president of the
National Association, will indicate
to the local realtors something OF
the program for the coming con.
vention and outline the work Of the
National Association.
Special musical selections will be
rendered by the Capital Male Quar-.
tet. and Immediately after the
meeting an informal buffet supper
will be served. The committee In
charge Of arrangements for this
meeting consists Of III. g. Kennedy
chairman, A. A. King, r. T. Mes.
bit, Eugene A. Barry, l.. C. Leigh,
Leo A. Walshe, r. r. MahornSy,
]. Arthur Lewis, Fred H. Ugast, l..
T. Gravatte. and Otho c. Barlley.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

G r E A 7 HARRINGTON,
Mass. Jan. IA winter rec
ord for this town, il not for
New England, was established
when Michael Casey, janitor Of
the Town Hall and custodian
Of its grounds, got out his
lawn mower and moved the
lawn around the building.
The trimming was limited TO
the south or sunny side OF the
building, but the oldest inhabi-
tants recall nothing OF the
kind in any January before.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
Y. s. PURCHASE OF FARM
SURPLUS Is ADVOCATED

Stahilization of the price of farm
products through Government pur-
chase and marketing Of surplus
products at prices above cost of
production was advocated before
the House Agriculture Committee
yesterday by Arthur ]. Lowell, repre-
eenting the Brotherhood of Locomo-
hive Firemen and American Fedora.
tion Of Labor.
Lowell said the Government sta.
btlized money values by fixing the
price Of gold and in making its
purchase OF silver and arguments
JuAtifytng such action applied with
equal force and logic to fixation Of
prices of farm products,
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
KING PREDICTS
SOUTHEAST
TO GROW
Recent Congressional Action
Encourages Building in
That Section Of City.

II. r. King. northeast builder, said
yesterday that Northeast and South.
east Washington has just begun to
crow. He bases his statement on
recent congressional action pertain.
Ing to the improving and beautify-
Ing that section east of Fifteenth
street northeast and the proposed
extension Of the speedway drive
along the water front. Mr.. King fur
ther states that "this section is about
the only location where a builder
can put up an absolutely modern
Mx-roOm home within the price and
terms required to fit the pocketbook
ct the average clerk or working
man.
Mr. King has Just completed a
row OF eleven modern homes on A
street between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets southeast. "The
1Act that five of the homes were
sold before being completed is proof
that the public supports my con-
tention that this section must
grow," said Mr.. King
These homes are Of the tapestry
brick colonial type, containing six
spacious rooms and bath, electricity,
gas and hot.water heat, One I'M.
usual feature of these homes is that
the smallest or back bedroom can be
changed into kitchenette at a very
small cost. The water and gas
pipes and sink drain pipe already
are installed in each home, but are
hidden In the wall and completely
covered 80 as not to interfere with
the use Of this room as a bedroom,
This makes the home easily ar.
ranged for two families.
Mr.. King said that the plans are
ready and that work will be started
shortly on an operation of twentyN
three houses at Nineteenth and B
streets southeast. each containing
six rooms and bath and all modern
improvements. including hot-water
heat. Still another operation Of six
homes will be started Immediately on
A street between Fifteenth and Six.
teenth streets. There will be three
houses on each side of A street and
and will face each other.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
HEAT
FRANKLIN 5
PROBLEM
Invention Of His Met Needs OF
Day, But Electricity Proves
Better Now.


Benjamin Franklin during his ac-
tive years as Philadelphia printer
and newspaper proprietor was indeed
busy man. During this time he
gave considerable attention TO civic
affairs, wrote each year his famous
Poor Richards Almanac and still
had time to spare. This. he states
in his autobiography, included many
experiments with electricity culmIn.
ating in his demonstration by
means Of q kite and q key that
lightning was a manifestation Of
electricity.
But. electricity was not the only
thing with which Franklin. the man
of science-natural philosopher, they
called Il in his day--cOncerned him
self. In 1742, when he was but
thIrty-six years old. he invented
what he called the Philadelphia
Fireplace
The steady increase Of the cost of
the fuel Of the day-wood- the
unevenness Of heating Of the best Of
homes with open dreplaces gave him
food for thought. The outcome was
this Pennsylvania fireplace-a con-
trivance, boxlilke In shape, made OF
cast iron. BY this means a room
could be kept at an even temperature
and, what was more to the practical.
minded Franklin, reduce the fuel
bill at the same time. BY his inven.
ton families no longer needed to
huddle around an open fire during
cold weather.
The Philadelphia fireplace was a
distinct advance in domestic comfort
and Franklin felt himself amply re-
warded by the thought that he was
making life pleasanter thing Tor
his fellows.
Since 1742 the movement for pro.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
REAL ESTATE BOARDS
MAKE MANY APPRAISAL s

Furnishing Of authoritative ap-
praisals by real estate boards is
notably increasing. The 1O1 boards
90 far reporting appraisal activi-
ties have made a total of 6.1O2
appraisals Of property valued at a
total nf $246,573 .6N5. SO; of these
0ppraisals $15,O92, ,5O2 was of prop
erty appraised for the Federal
Government or other governmental
agency. !.
The total fees earned during the
year from these appraisals were
1881 ,O64,74 while the. nevepue to
the boards making the appraisals
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

yiding better ana better means for
overcoming the cold Of winter has
been steady. From the point of
view of convenience its culrnination
is found In the portable electric air
heater. This may be plugged into
any convenience outlet and at once
it commences to radiate a consoling
warmth that Is unequalied.
: From the time the family starts
bathing ana dressing in the morn
ing until the last member has hop
ped into bed at night the electric
air heater IL always ready to de-
liver warmth just where It Is desired.
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

desire to prevaricate. results in many
instances in witnesses In court vary
ing from the truth, according to DR..
Martin Remp. professor Of history.
Wooster College
"The average person sees about
40 per cent of what is in q picture" "
said Prof. Remp. Under careful
questioning many Of them are able
to recall much more. Adroit ques.
tioning in many cases causes them
to describe many things not in the
picture, just as Court witness will.
unintentionally. depart from the
truth under a certain kind Of direct
or cross-examination."
The Washington times., 1924-01-19
FIVE SOUTHEAST
HOMES ARE
SOLD
Arnold & Co. Find Buying Ac-
tive on a Street
Development.

Arnold g Co. reports the sale Of
five Of the eleven houses being built
by Hofferberth, Burklin & Fred
on A street southeast, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
These houses are one Of the attrac.
tive groups Of houses that are add
ing to the marvellous growth Of
East Washington.
East Washington can now lay
claim tp having in this section one
of the best equipped high schools
in the nation. The new Eastern
High School, a magnificent struc-
ture, has been the magnet for at
tracing hundreds of home owners
to this section of the city.
From time to time there are be-
fore Congress different plans to
make Washington the most beauti-
full city in the world. These plans
always contemplate a park system
that will connect Rock Creek
Park with the Speedway, Lincoln
Memorial and Arlington, and on the
eastern end of the city there IL
contemplated a system that includes
many beautiful parks parallel with
the Eastern branch. 1t is probable
that the Botanical Gardens will be
placed in this section.
These homes are attracting pur-
chasers rapidly because they con-
tain every convenience, the ex-
teriors are Of tapestry brick, there
are colonial porches, the interiors
are large and light with exception
ally attractive decorations, hard
wood floors. slatest sanitary plumb
lhg fixtures, sleeping porches. up
'to-date lxitchens equipment. light cel'
lars and all the conVeniences that a
few years ago were to be had only
in the homes Of the wealthy.
Arnold & Co., 1416 Eye street.
are the agents. Arnold 4 Co. also
announce the sale Of row Of new
houses on Adams street northeast.
between Third and Fourth streets.
built by Clarke and johnson. These
homes contained all the features de-
sired by those anxious to establish
an ideal home. In a good environ
ment. They were sold to Lester
Barrett, Riebald C. Carter, Mrs.
Mary O'DonnelI, ]. Scott Miller,
Ralph Brearey, Robert B. Heenan.
SAWS WITNESSES DON'T
The Washington times., 1924-01-19

QUINCY, ILL.,, Jan. 10
The Mississippi river here is
frozen over from shore to
shore, for the first time in
twenty-five years, due to low
water stage and the tempera-
ture last night Of 5 degrees
below zero.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
A TRIPLE SYSTEM

In condemning and advising the re- peal of the enactment which allows ar resting officers to collect three dollars for each conviction in prohibition eases in the police court, the city at torney strengthens his recent position for better law enforcement when he advocated wiping from heavily-con- gested docket such cases as offer no possibility of conviction. The fee sys- 4enn has been demonstrated as fail nre in law enforcement wherever it has been tried. It is subversive of police Amno1.ale, and unsound in principle.
 There are three important aspects of law enforcement-detection and ap- prehension of violators of law, prompt trials of the accused under efficient court procedure, and treatment of eonvicted prisoners. Where fees are offered in arrests for particular of lenses, there are sure to be special efforts on the part of enforcement of ficers in this field to the neglect of other or more important service. Pro- yiding special privileges or emolu- ments for those who are paid to per form their public duties is demoraliz- ing in it's effects and can lead nowhere hut to further inefficiency in law en- forcement.
 sThere is another important aspect of
 W enforcement. It is the administra-
 .an of prison and jails. The com Bmissioner of public safety declares that thk Ensley jail is "hog-pen, wholly unfit for human habitation." Such 5sonditions make prisoners worse, men tally and physically. Inhuman treat rnent of prisoners defeats the very purpose of law enforcement, because after serving their terms under ab- torrent conditions they become re- ssntful, reckless of the future, and hardened criminals, while perhaps scattering more widely the diseases with which they may have become in- fected during imprisonment. Thus the proper detection and apprehension of crime, its prompt and effective treatment by the courts and the ap- plication of punishment under modern and humane methods, comprise a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
THIS YEAR FULL OF PROMISE

Whether engaged in mining opera banking, realty development, 1nercGn- tile activities or transportation sef%Ine, men of constructive purpose and busi- ness forethought, who are accustomed to weigh their words, without gNuHp tion predict substantial expansion and development in this industrial fisld during 1924. These men study GBn- ditions and opportunities, berRuHe their profits depend upon the arcrr- acy of their judgment. They RnRlyze facts and draw their conclusions hrBm experience and the logic of ewHrts. Comparisons are carefully made, GnH prospects are considered jn the light of probabilities.
 According to the views of several of the most thoughtful business unsn of this community, who have rerHritty expressed themselves, there IS every indication of progress and prDspHrfty for the year. Money is plentiful At reasonable rates. Labor IS employed and contented. Products of the dis trict are steadily increasing in euHn- tity, improving in quality and exten1- ing their markets. Distribution fAriE- ties are better than ever bEfUre, with promise of further improved Berwine. Birmingham products are becoming better known and are enIisting mure patronage far afield
 Aside from these and other EHwur- able conditions and elements that might be mentioned, and of the most encouraging indications of prugrHBs, is a steadily increasing tendency among the various interests, RE we'll as among individuals, towards rD-Dp- erative effort and team work flor com munity benefits. This is B force Df inestimable value. It indicates faith of the people in the opportunities fur development and enrichment which their community offers. Looking UWgr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
DUTCH IN AMERICA
(salt Lake Tribune)

Not long ago Queen Wilhelmina of Holland was presented with a memorial volume containing an account of the progress of her country and the settlements made by Netherlanders in other parts of the world A description of the Dutch in North America was con tributed by Dr. Henry Beets on behalf of the Hollanders in the Middle West. which contains many facts of interest regarding the early Dutch settlements in the United States.
 The Dutch in North America are . widely scattered host, ranging from Nederland in Texas to Neer- l2nd1a in Alberta. Canada. a dis tanes of about 2,0oo miles. Meas urtng from east to west, habita- tions of Hollanders are found all the way from Long Island on the Atlantic Coast to Whitby Island on the Pacific, a distance of more than 5000 miles. The. census of 1920 recorded 131,262 residents in the United States born in Holland, and their second generation born In this country was computed-at zZS.SSs. Among the most impor- tant Dutch centers in the United States, Grand Rapids holds first place. having 50.o00 inhabitants of Dutch stock. Other large settle ments are in Kalamazoo, Holland, Muskegon. Chicago, PelIa. Orange City. Harrison. Yyndon. Cleveland, Rochester and Paterson.
 Two presidents of the United States. Van Buren and Roosevelt, were of Dutch descent. and many Americans of the present genera tion are proud of the fact that their forefathers were among the early settlers of New Amsterdam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
OUR INEQUALITIES
Nebraska State Journal)


 This is not a land of equal op- portunity to be president. In the. 134 years of our existence as a nation we have had thirty presi- dents and only ten states have fur nished them. If you lived west of the Mississippi river and south of Tennessee, you had no chance. to be president. You might have been the greatest man on earth and if you had lived in North Dakota, some smaller man from Ohio would have beaten you to the presidency. Senator Underwood is reminding us of this fact to enforce his plea for a gulf state president. But 1t isn't a matter of sectional dis crimination that has given the Three of these states have fur nisher eighteen of the thirty presidents. Little Rhode Island has no more show for a presidency than South Carolina or Idaho. It Is political arithmetic, not sec- tional preference, that does it. Under the electoral college system 8 candidate must get a majority of the votes of 8 state or he gets none. This gives magnified im- portance to the most populous states. It makes the political bal ance of power lie usually with one or two states. Virginia balanced North and South in the early days and Virginia furnished six of the first ten presidents. Since then the balance, has been with New York and Ohio, and they two have furnished twelve of the last twenty presidents. To secure any approach to equality or opportu- nifty to be president would necessi- tate abolishipg the electoral cof- lege and electing presidents by direct popular vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
PERSONAL LIBERTY
(Memphis Commercial Appeal)

(MemphiS Commerclal Appeaij
 The clamor for personal freedom reached it's climax a couple of years ago when the constitutional amendment forbidding the manu- facture and sale of intoxicating beverages was adopted. Previous ly the right of men to kill each other, to take from others any thing they could by force, to ap- propriate women much as they would a skin of fur and other supreme masculine rights had been denied to masculinity. All of these and more were invasions of personal liberty, and doubtless they created more or less resent ment as the cave-man age passed away.
 But the deprivation of alcoholic beverages seemed to hit hard, be- cause men had enjoyed so long the right to kill themselves, as we'll as to deprive their families of their necessary sustenance, that it had seemed to them inalien- able. It was the biggest step in the invasion of personal liberty, say the enthusiasts, and look at what follows. Human beings are not allowed to expectQrate in pub- lie places or upon the streets and spread germs by so doing. In some places they have been for bidden to injure their health by the use of cigarettes. Of late days also it is being made somewhat embarrassing and inconvenient for drivers of automobiles to run ruth lessly over hapless pedestrians. A few of them are being punished for their ruthlessness.
 All these and more are invasions of personal liberty. But they are arrested in 8 New York restaurant charged with disorderly conduct because he was loud and bois- terous" in eating his soup. Now we will be told this is the limit. If . man is not entitled to gargle his soup. in flats, sharps and minors, or in any other way, then he is not entitled to balance beans upon his knife or pick his teeth with his fork. We may even reach the period soon when it will be forbidden for any one to use his lungs as g bellows to cool his cof- fee or to drink it from the saucer.
 We are treading upon thin ice in everything that we do. The ladies have not been exempt from efforts to regulate their moss in- innate affairs of clothing and such like. but they have exempted themselves from observance of the decrees entered a gHinst them. Our personal liberty friends undoubt- edly will take up the case of the New York soup gargler and make much of 1t in their denunciation of the efforts afoot to make mere automatons of men.
 whither are we drifting and how far will the drift go?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
WHERE AGRICULTURE LEADS

In welcoming the annual convention pf the Association of Southern Agrl- cultural Workers, industrial Birmlng- ham acknowledges the close relation ship that exists between producers of food products and the producers or industrial products. These two groups are mutually dependent, each looking to the other group in large measure for the purchase of it's products, while the industrial centers further grate- fully admit their dependence upon farmers for their most intimate neces- sity-food.
 Nor can this district regard agri- culture as lesser industry. Although steel, iron and coal are regarded as among the states most important products, it should not be forgotten that Alabama's annual output of pig :. iron is less than it's annual output of poultry, nor that the total value of dairy products for this state is much in excess of the total value of years output of pig-iron. Of the total value of investments in Alabama in 1920, estimated at $500, 100000, it is en. Tightening to be informed that $7O0,- 100000 of this total is in the farms of the state. The ratio of agriculture fin Alabama to all other industries IS as seven to two. In Mississippi that Fl flo is far greater, and for no other Sohthern state is it less.
 Therefore, those who gather in Birmingham this week in behalf of agriculture represent an industry that is greater than all other industries of the South put together, and their de- Alterations, their efforts to solve the problems of agriculture, ranging all the way from the production of the greatest yields per acre at 6 minimum of expense to the marketing of the crops most efficiently and at the safest margin of profit to the pro- ducer, deserve the most respectful consideration and cooperation wher- ever possible.
 If the special problem of the day Is boil weevil control, let the people remember that of all the South's crops cotton is the most important, and that its relative importance during the next few years is bound to increase. 1t is imperative that the South retain its leadership in cotton production, and control of the boil weevil is one obstacle that must be removed from -the path of the industry. Diversifi- cation of crops, rotation, cultural methods, varieties, reliable seed, re- liable fertilizer, all these things enter into the problem. They will be solved; they are being solved. It is in such gatherings as this, where the leaders and those best trained in the various phases of the industry meet and de- liberate together, that the stimulus to further effort and the solutions of many vexing questions are developed lAnd elaborated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
THE POINT OF VIEW
By Thosans l.. nGaason

A neighbor of mfne-not . near neighbor. but near enough to be called one-went abroad one sum- mer and coming home on the steamer got acquainted with an English lord; in fact. got so chummy with him that he invited the lord out for . weekend. The lord accepted. It happened that they had no mon servants, pre- ferring maids. We'll. early in the morning my friend happened to be going about in the hall and was mortified to discover that the lord had left his boots out in front of his door to be polished. What would you have done?
 My friend went back and broke the fatal news to his wife. His first impulse was to let the shoes stay there. but after all. upon re- flection, 1t seemed the bigger and manlier thing to do to polish those boots. He did so. at considerable inconvenience. Was he right?
 You would say right Soff with out ref1ecting. being an American with red blood and all that sort of eAAA8s AAAS% Ao W81 NIOuS. some time later, however. when he got to know the lord very much bet ter ,and that gentleman realized what had happened-for he couldn't help but eventually know it-he said to my friend:
 T was fearfully humiliated, you know. but you did quite the proper thing. I was the bally ass."
 Then my friend said to him. But suppose you had been in my place. would you have shined my bootsr
 The lord eroan.d. -on. say, old chap" he replied. don't ask me such a question"
 It seems to me that this illus trates perfectly the difference be- tween the British and the Ameri- can temperament. The English man. no matter how good a fellow he may be. cannot do certain things His conservatism Is too basic The American looks ahead at the result, and accomplishes it with the least fuss. and without feeling that it has been particu- larly derogatory to his dignity.