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The Washington times., 1925-06-08
WOMAN AND 8 CHILDREN
BITTEN BY DOGS IN DAY

Three children and one woman
were reported bitten by dogs since
yesterday. None is in a serious
condition.
They were Boyd Herneybaugh,
eleven, of 1000 II street northwest,
bitten on both lelfs while playing
near his home: Mildred l.. Priest,
four, of 3616 Newark street NORTH.
west, bitten by the dog belonging
to Richard Franchot, while walking
with her parents; James A. Duffen-
bach, four, of 4348 Elieott street
northwest, bitten - front of his
home, and Anna Frye, colored, OF
1918 New York avenue northwest.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
INIUSTN;
IS ENDED.
BOARD
AYERS
Circular Explaining Its New
System Is Sent to All De-
partment Heads

Preparatory to assuming new
responsibilities As . board Of ap-
pcals in cases involving the dis
charge and demotion Of Federal
employees, the Personnel Classifi-
cation Board will send out to de-
partment heads this week > cir
cuIar outlining = new system BY
which al appeals ought to be-
brought before It.
No great change from the
present procedure is involved, but
the modified plan will give the
board : more direct contact with
the rank and file Of civil service
workers who desire to have their
appeals heard.
Given Wider Authority.
Under the executive order issued
by President Coolidge last week, the
persDnnel board is given new au-
thority In all cases involving dis
charges and demotions.
1t can review the ae1lOM OA AM4
5departmenta1 officer and veto Il #
any empIoye has been done en- In
Justice, which is clearly shown by
the face of his efficiency record.
The board also can correct any
error or the discrimination and re-
store dismissed employees 70.
service.
The board does not anticipate.
however, that It will be forced to-
review or to correct many cases.
Even if department officers were,
inclined to discrimination and
favOritism they would be slow about.
INDUCING in such practices in view.
OF the power Of review that the
personnel board now has.
The board expects that its new
jurisdiction will not bring upon It
any large amount of extra work In
consideration Of appeals. but Il
does expecf that the enlargement
Of its jurisdiction win eliminate any
suggestions Of favoritism when
disnissals are made necessary by
reduction Of appropriations. or
curtailment Of departmental work.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
WOMAN SUES DENTIST
FOR $25, 900 DAMAGES

Alleging personal injuries. Marie
Sedwick sued Mark C.. Bulls, a
dentist, today for $25 900 damages.
The woman claims that August 1F
last she went to Bulls for treat
ment, and that he carelessly and neg
ligently injured her In operating on
her teeth.
Eugene Smith was sued today in
the District Supreme Court by
Archie Owens for $4,000 damages
for alleged personal injuries. Owens
says that February last he was
engaged to work for Smith. and
that when lowering a piece of iron
from building on which he was
working 1t struck another piece
which fell on him.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
FENNING WILL ATTEND
POLICEMEN'S MEETING

Commissioner Frederick A. Fen
ming will appear at a meeting of the
PoIiceman's Association, according
to Milton D. Smith. president OF
the association.
The meeting will be held Thurs
day night at 8 o'clock in the Pyth.
ian Temple.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08

EAR DIoS
NHNNal2RSs4@.9R N4@9 By RILL RRlcE 60.
CREDIT WHERE DUE.

why 0ive credit to the guy
Who leads the orchestral
WhY I0sEd Him to the stare on hs0h
with sentim eMtGl bEdhf
Why not giUe some attention to
The bird aCho toots the horn;
The flMtist tCith his tootIe-Oo;
The cornet fEII Of corHf
Why not the Usolinist cheer,
And exc the Ios0ly drums,
The troBt bone and the bGsSOOneef,
For these are far from buns!
The leader Is the Otory-Ottk
Who tCGVes the little pole,
But s0hy aDGste all the words and
ink
To satisfy his sottIR
He 70 the boss: he gets the dough
They hGUe to hdUe him there;
But, people, achen you start to
bI0tc.
Let's hare some pIduditS TGre,
For 'Scklttzenberg and Spirdlefrit=,
MGIdnHi and McGurk,
The lads tUithOut the ready Rite,
The guys Dho do the work!
GENE BLOSSOM.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
THE HEATED HERE AND
HENCE ~

"A 1E1NA6s $50
He woke early I'm the morning and
said to his good wife:
'sweetheart, had o dream last
thought that was dead, cold from
my head down to my fest
When suddenly was awakened ~
the excessive heat"
''Is It hSAc enough for you9" asked
one. friend Of another.
The other sAid, II love you almost
And / feel YOU vSouId not purpOsely
Of me an enemy make.
II You ask me that again iii kill
you IKE snake.
heat9" said . friend one day
To the minister. having returned from
He didn'f Know Know the minister's wiFe
The ministsr replied: "There Il NO
heat along the golden Shore"
sOme say that beer is cooliKg and
!. some Il WIN make yOu warm.
Some say it's beneficial and others
that e win surely harm.
trip some day
And fiji yourself with 4 per cent In
Detroit or Canada.
washington may be q summer resort,
but when Old Sol starts In
He makes the average citizen refrain
awhile from sihs
And consider present conditions and
the future Of the race,
And e this Il Q mild prepaFnfiOn for
that other place.
~
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
"RoAD HOG" FORCES MAN
TO WRECK HIS MACHINE

Forced off the highway by a
road hog" Fred w. Parker. Of 1S1
v street northeast. drove his auto
mobile into a fifteen-foot ditch,
wrecking the machine near Guam
tico. Va, yesterday.
Parker suffered a broken collar
bone. for which he is being treated
at the base hospital at Quantico.
where he was taken by a passing
motorist. The driver of the other
car did not ston. Parker said today
that his automobile turned over sew
eral times.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
First student-WhO discovered
America?
Bright One-YOu did; ! can tell
by the way you ask.
n. A. WISE.
CITIZENS WILL DISCUSS
CITY SCHOOLS BUDGET

The school budget for the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1927, will be
discussed at a conference of the
Citizens Advisory Council with
school officials at 4 o'clock today
at rankin School.
budgets and the estimates for the
budget In preparation will be
studied.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
FLAG DAY OBSERVANCE
PLANNED FOR SCHOOLS

Whether Flag Day will be observed
by the public schools on June 13
instead of June IA. which falls on
Saturday. will be decided at a meet
ing of Superintendent Frank W.
Ba!lou with all school officers this
afternoon at Thomson School,
Subjects to be included in the an
nual report will be determined.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
supt. BaIIou to Speak

superintendent Frank w. BalIou
viii deliver an address at the an
nual convention Of the National
Educational Association which vii!
be opened In indianapolis, Ind.
June %. it was announced today.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
civitan Club Dinner

A dinner meeting win be held
by the Ciyitan Club tomorrow
night lat $50 o'clock at the La
fayette Hotel. Luther C. Steward,
president of the club, will preside.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
IAFFIETS. T.

ETS.
Ringing Brothers claim to hare
the funniest cIotUms IN the lCorId
but some Of Hs tCho haze attended
a session of Congress are pery
much inclined to disagree NTH
thentl
A prominent RWssiGn Is Interested
In discovering netD tcGvs to up
Hft his people. MGy sOe suggest an
occasional bGthf
According to his Otom testimony
w. j. Bryan Is almost as far re
moved from monkey ancestry as he
has been from the presidency for
some years.
A tourist Is a person Uho spends
the summer IN se0rchin0 for the
sn0to, chich he goes South to GvOm
In the tcinteT!
A good fiVe-cent cigar has at
last been placed on the market,
but the trouble is that they're
charging 16 cents for it.
Many man goes through NTH
a June 1ceddin0 simply because he
decides that he might as t0ell listen
to Wite oil summer as StGttci
JOE II. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
Urked 90 Joln In Teat.

Postal employees throughout the
United States today were urged by
officials of the Postoffice Depart
ment tostake part in the second
defense test on July 4. Workers
were asked to join their home units
in statement on mustAE day In
the daily Postal Bulletins
The Washington times., 1925-06-08

Rusty Yunk 10 the proud father Of
kind Of tight and what's worrying
him now Il that he'll have to buy
two pairs Of shoes where he was
only fIGuRinG on one.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08

When Billy Deer sneezed In front
Of the drug store today it cost him
IS. His false teeth were Jared out
OF place and broke when they struck
the pavement and now he has to
D's heW ones p. DE ALPHEUs.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
This HncieNt Peach
Is Lettd Screeck
a Singer OF ReNOWN
IT'S a Funny hing
Wien I Hear Her Sing
WANT 70 Choke 'Er Down
THE EORCE on HABIT.

THE FORCE OF HABIT.
She-I was tempted to smack
you when you kept letting your
hand slide up and down my back
while we were dancing.
Him-SOrTy; just force OF habit.
She Indignantly = Force OF
habit?
Him-Yeh, I'm q brakeman on
. freight train.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
A SAD STORY, MATES.

With no Potomac river bathing
beaches this year
Many . thin, gaudy bathing suit IL
suFe to blush unseen.
And many q mothers darling dauEh-
ter isn't going
To get q chance to l0ll on the
beach In order to be seen.
GENEVIEVE.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08

Ashes to ashes,
And dust to dust;
Here lies the body
OF Bill Mootpe00er,
He put tt1o much trust
Without making fuss
In his bootIeg0er
And the do00one stuff
Well, this Is enough.
VIRGIE r.
The Washington times., 1925-06-08
JOTTSVTLLE JOTTINGS.

Mr. Reppe, who is near-sighted, had
when he re- socixed an eEg for golf
ball ON the links. He sure did get
messed mp.
Dusty Docks tried TO be funny
with 6llas ZOOke yesterday when he
asked him where did the wind so
when lf stopped blowing. S1las ups
and asks him where does HE 20 TN
payday with his money when he
should take it home TO his wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-05
PRONOUNCE IT
FIRST, THEN
STEP

The mazurka is the. new craze.
boys and girls. You must know
how TO negotiate the Russian
Eieppes If you want to be up to
date. de rigeur and all that sort
of thing.
And this is the reason why:
Rudolph Valentino dances the ma
zurka in 1.-THE Eagle" his new
Russian picture. And as Rudy
dances, so dances the world-at
least so says part of the world.
Here is the way the mazurka
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-05
AL JOLSON (Big Boy)
And His Orchestra

TdelIe Patterson, noted American lyric
sonrano. in a recital of Southern ballads.
An address by DIR. Henry Louis smith.
president of Washington and Lee UNI
Their services have been donated to
The stone Mountain Memorial Associa-
tion for the afternoon OF unrlvaIed
entertainment at
WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM
Sunday. December 6, at 3 O'clock
18th and e SITS. N. w.
Prices, SOC, 81, $50, Sc. $3.50
Tickets on sale at the willard and
other leading hotels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-05

is done-the counts are one two.
three-let's go:
The lady and gentleman face
each other, standing two feet
apart. The gentleman's left hand
holds the lady's right elbow,
while his right hand holds her left
wrist. The man starts with the
right foot. the girl with the left.
Then
/. Step.
2. Draw up the other foot.
8. Brig up first foot two inGhcs
off the floor, hopping with the
other foot. Repeat three times
and then stamp to counts and
hold the third.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-01
West GOuldSbOrO.

Mrs. A. W. Murch and Elsie Ashe,
of Bangor, were recent Weekend
guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Ashe.
Mrs. Charles Chester and two chill
dren, Charlene and Walter, of Water
Vile, are at F. r. Woods mill house
for the summer.
few days with her brother, Fred A.
Moves, in East Sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franz Lesshafft of
Philadelphia are at their cottage for
the summer.
Mrs. l.. M. circuit, who has been
in Bar Harbor, for treatment, has
returned home, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs Elmer Rolfe and Mrs c. c.
Morrison, who called on friends while
here.
Mrs Nathan c. Young is in the Bar
Harbor hospital Her many friends
hope for speedy recovery.
Mrs. Hattie Sargent of South
Gouldsboro is visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. j. Brien, Mrs.
Ida Buckley and two sons of Wal
than, Mass, have opened "Tuga-
waska Lodge" for the season.
MISS EllZd w HltteH Is NlSlliilS III
/ Sorrento.
| i Mrs. H. P. Ashe was in Bangor
to be present at the graduating of her
daughter Elsie, from the high school.
| Miss Ashe has a position in Orono for
the summer.
Mrs Fred H. Booth of Ottawa
Can, recently visited her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd B. Taylor at
"Shoreacres.
Miss Orice L. Bunker has employ
ment with Dr. c. c. Morrison in Bar
Harbor.
Arthur Torrey has purchased the
Simeon Hammond place, and will
move there as soon as Mr.. Hammond
gets his household goods out.
June %. l..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-01
Hancock Point.

Miss Elinor Ball, who is in Bar
Harbor for the summer, visited her
parents recently.
Hollis Reed and wife, of Boston,
are at C. A. Penney's.
Mrs. Rosa Penney is spending her
vacation with her sister, Mrs. Lucy
Ball
, Misses Minnie, Edith and Marcia
Ball have arrived home from Massa-
'chusetts, Miss Elisa is home from
Bangor and Miss Grace, who is en-
ployed as stenographer by Thorsen
Farms Products Co., Ellsworth, was
home for the weekend.
Dr. E. w. Young of Everett, Mass,
and Fred r. Young of Wilton, came
on June 1 8 to be with their mother,
Mrs. Augusta Young, on her nineti-
eth birthday, June Is. Mrs. Young
received many cards and letters of
congratulation, and also enjoyed sew
eral callers in the afternoon. f. X.
Young returned to Wilton Saturday,
DR.. Young remaining to attend the
medical meeting at Bar Harbor.
N Miss Ruth Gallison was graduated
from Bangor high school, with
honors. and is now at home with her
parents.
Kenneth Wallace, student of
Newton theological institute, is sup
plying the churches in Hancock this
summer
June %. M. X.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1925-07-01
Sar9entvilIc.

Mrs. Osward Hooper and children
are spending a few days at their
home in Sargentville.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold Dunn and Mr.
and Mrs. Linwood Coffin were week
end visitors here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Foster and
children have moved to Ellsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitney Grindle and
daughter have moved to Castine for
the summer
Brook Haven opened June %, for
the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gay, of Phila-
delphia, are at their summer home
here.
Walter Cousins is employed by
Henry Webb in his store.
Helen Sargent has gone to Camp
Magua, at Poland.
June 90 Maggie
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
Out struHed tie turkey
gentleman.

Obble. the turkey. And it would not
surprise me in the least to find out
that thc funny face IS tnat of a
Thanksgiving pumpkin Jack o Ian
ern', -
':That 5 what it is cried Mr..
Gobble Obble, and out from be-
hind the tree. strutted f'lc turkey
gentleHuan, carrying over his shoul-
der br6snt;] on the end. of which
was stuck the pumpkin false face.
TOnm;e. .lnF and kuttie kat-ask
ed me to make this jack .oaI.Gntcrn
for them said the gobblcr bird
land did
ats IA good thing il was only
YOU with a pumpkin face, and none
of the bad chaps, growlcd Mr.
Whitcwash. If il had been the
Fox or the Wolf-how ! could have
cawcd them, And he looked at his
long paw nails. ION, | would have
clawcd them. would have mauled
them. Yes. il 5 lucky that WASH t
their face, and he looked at the
grinning pumpkin.
i'Nti iHtuS Fd II'Ho Ip4 iA'
hest said Uncle Wiggily. This
seems to be my lucky day. and he
looked at Il four-lcaf clover in his
: button hole. "Will you gentlemen
come advcnturing with mo - he
asked politely
"Thank you, must be getting
back to my icy cave, growlcd the
bear.
And ! must take, this Jack o
lantern to the pussy children, - said
the turkey.
''Then ! II 90 advcnturing by my
self, - decided Uncle Wiggilv. And
if you will stop, on your way, Mr..
Whitewash, aud tell Johnnie and
Billie Bushytai to come here and
get the chestnuts | -ut on the flat
stump for them i will thank YOU
at shall be done," promised the
polar bear, whose ice cave WASH t
far from where the squirrel boys
lived
Uncle Wiggilv was hopping along
through the woods. wondering what
his next adventure would be when,
all of sudden, he felt few drops
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
UNCLE SAM BUYS
FLUFFO TO MAKE
SAILORS PASTRY

Six million pounds of Fiuffo
shortening and Fluffo salad oil
have been purchased by the | nitcd
states government within a year,
for use Ill the navv's S commissarics
i'll all part Of the nation. This pur-
chase has been made on a compcti-
tive basis, with quality of merchan-
disc as well as the price consid,
Grafton.
Anyonc who had had to do with
navy supplies knows that the gov
ernment sets up high standards
which the manufacturers must meet
and no matter how low the price
an article cannot be considered I'M,
less It meets with these government
specifications.
Aside from the compliment which
these awards are to the Fluffo
brand, they indicate the govern.
mcnt 5 acceptance Of refined cot
tomsecd oil as II proper base for a
hcalthtul, satisfactory and econom-
ical vegetable shortening.
In view of the interest which Cal
ifornia is now taking i'll the devel-
opment of tie cotton industry, il is
encouraging to note that the govern.
mcnt has put its approval upon re.
fined cottonsecd oil.
just in this connection it may be
said that the makers of Fluffo are
in position TO produce any other
kind of vegetable oil from either
or imported seeds or nuts,
but have found that cottonsccd oil
is by far the most satisfactory, and
are, therefore, devotlng all their
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October 81. 1910

Mr. and Mrs. ". W Jenkins Of
Minnesota were the guests of Mr..
jenkins brother. c. &. Jenkins.
W. \. Edgar was erecting resi-
dcnce in front of the house which
he had occupied for several years
in the southeastern part Of lmpc
rial.
Ira Aten $ olive trees, on his
ranch north Of FL Centre were
loaded with fine olives. These
olives had grown to enormous size
and were to be picked soon for
curing.
The Parent Teachers association
was formed at a meeting held last
Tuesday. Mrs. W. ". apple was
erected president and Mrs. Ilanhn
-.la,tpI secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
Is
Blamed for Split,
Cruelty Charged
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 81. - Too
much motherin-la constitutes
cruelty and a basis for divorce, ac-
cording to suit filed here today
by Roy A. Harlow against his wife,
Marie Mosquini, film acrtcss.
The young wife refused to leave
her mother, and they persisted in
talking French instead of English
although he objected, Harlow tes-
tilted. "Thcy may have been talk.
ing about me, and suspect they
Nere,' Harlow testified. ~ want
q divorce on grounds of cruelty
Besides n divorce, the complain
ing husband has filed $4,000
suit against the mother, Mrs. Mary
Mosquini, alleging alienation of
affections.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
GOLFERS SEE NO
REASON FOR TAX
ON THEIR CLUBS

NEW YORK, Oct. 81. - Support
OF the United States Golf associa-
tion was offered today to the move
ncnt started to abolish the federal
tax on club dues.
In telegram to the association
of American clubs, New York,
which is heading the movement,
Wyant y. Nanderpool, president of
the L. s. &. A., said i'll part:
"There seems to be no reason for
a tax upon the dues of clubs which
can in no way be classed as prof
it-making ventures or organizations,
but which, in fact, are organized
and conducted for purposes of SO
cial, educational, literary and ath-
lctic enjoyment and are in fact an
influential course TO the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WTGGILY AND THE
WATER GUN

" Don I be afraid, Uncle Wiggily,
Don I be at all afraid.' cried Mr..
Whitcwash, the polar bear gentle
man.
"I-In try not TO, thank you
kindly spoke the rabbit.
Mr., l.ongears and Mr.. Whitewash
were in the woods together when,
all of sudden, as the polar bear
gentleman was sitting on flat
stump covered with nricklv chest
nut burrs. a queer. grinning yellow
face was thrust out from behind a
tree.
If this is any of the bad chaps,
trying to play tricks. they II wish
they hadn 't!' growled the polar
bear as he got up off the chestnut
burrs He really liked to sit on
them, for his fur and hide were so
thick the hurrs felt like sofa cush-
ion, he said.
The funny face looked this way
and then. all of sudden, Il queer
laugh sounded in the forest.
'Oh, know who that isl. cried
Uncle Wiggily. 1T s Mr.. Gobble
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
October n 1907

New evidence of the peculiar
adaptability of Imperial Valley soil
and climate for the growing of
grapes .came.to light. On the May
el ranch, northeast of town, ten
pounds Of fine Malaga grapes were
taken from cuttings which were put
i'll the ground the -reviouS Fcbruary
The vines were in splendid condition
and showed promise of 4 heavy
yield next year. f
The tide Of visitors and settlers
was set strongly toward Imperial
Valley. y new mark was snt for
the number Of visitors. Every night
there had been SO many people at
imperial Junction that an extra ear
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
TEN YEARS AGO
October 81 1915

Mrs. Martha \. Nogcl and daugh
ter returned from summer 5 vaca-
tion at Salt Lake, Utah.
F.. q. Weir 'of the Variety store
transacted business i'll CaleXIco Fri
day.
The home Of Sheriff and Mrs. G..
NJ. Applestill was the scene of "A
delightful dinner in honor of Mr..
Applestill's S birthday. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs. b.
Salomon. John Burger, Mrs. l.. NJ.
Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs. :. W. Dun
away and DR.. Elliott.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
Speech to Emb0dy
Farm Legislation
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. Oct. 31.-Defin-
lite recommendations for farm lcgis-
lation will be included in the Pres
'dent s message to congress, it was
officially stated at the white house.
The President is now discussing
with Secretary of Agriculture Jar
dine and others the nature of poss-
ihle remedial legislation, but has
not yet reached final decision on
the form of recommendation, it was
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31

time and resources in the refining
Of cottonsced oil
The latest orders which the navy
has placed for these two products
includes 2,215.000 pounds of Fluffo
shortening, and l25.000 lgallon tins
of Fluffo oil. These deliveries are
TO be made at the Mare Island Navy
Yard, California; the Boston, Brook
lvn and Philadelphia navy yards;
and to the naval training stations
at Newport, Rhode Island; Hamp-
ton Roads, and the Great Lakes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-31
WIFE HALES
MATE FOR DISSECTION
By United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Oct. 3l.-Rev. George
Sturtevant, 81, itinerant evangelist,
today was brought into the domes-
tic relations court to tell why he
left his wife and kept company
with Miss Ethel Mckee. "a, a pret-
ty sawdust trail usher. The
evangelist and the girl were brought
back here from Lansing, Mich. Mrs.
Emma Sturtevant, the wife, charges
dcscrtion.