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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26

enc of the most useful. He operates
the telephone switchboard using the
one hand which he can still move
slightly.
He Is one Of the most cheerful of
all the patients in the home and
gladly tells about the other pa
tents and how long they have
been there.
Down stairs in the basement,
working away as though he were
perfectly normal is Philip McGrath.
who has been in. the home for
thirty one long years. Phil is like
Willie, useful and cheerful. He
spends much of his time caneing
the chairs and fixing the furniture
And although he can not move
from his wheel chair he manages
to get around rather quickly and
runs many of the errands around
the home.
Three Women Paralyzed.
Going upstairs again, into the
sunny library-hall are three WON.
en-, all victims of paralysis. They
are unusually cheerful. One of
them refuses to have her picture
taken though. She says she will
wait until she has her hair bobbed.
The other two consent to have
their chairs rolled together, how
ever, and joke with each other as
the photographer works. These
two, the nurse says, spend most or
their time reading love stories.
And here on the Saoe floor Is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
DUEL IS NEAR IN
MAYFLOWER
HOTEL
Capt. Rene Fonck, French
Ace, Makes Up With zoe"
When Mistake Is Explained

This Capital City, where duels be-
tween Commodores Stephen Deca-
tur and James Barron, and many
another notables were fought a
century ago, just narrowly escaped
having a modern affair Of honor,
which might have been loaded with
international consequences.
Captain REM Fonck. French ace
Of the World War, officially credit
ed with downing seventy.five enemy
airplanes. was ascending to his suite
in the Mayflower Hotel, when an
American, Lester Stancill, of Wash
ington, entered the same elevator
and accidentally trod upon the
Frenchman's boot.
Promptly the American begged
pardon of the ace.
He also presented his card, offer
ing to aid the visitor during his
stay . as French observer here.
Captain Fonck, who neither
speaks nor understands English
misinterpreted the gesture.
Drawing forth his calling card
he Jabbed it into Stencils hand
Next morning the American was
advised that his seconds were ex
pected to arrange for a duel.
Speedy explanation by the hotel
Interpreter. however, caused a
handshake to substitute for ex
change Of pistol shots.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
BUILDING PLANS
UNCHANGED BY
MOVE
Transfer Of Labor Department
to Interior Not to Affect
$50,ooo,o 900 Program

The Administration public build
ing program for the District OF Co
Iumbia will not be affected by the
removal of the Labor Department to
the Interior Department building,
which will soon be ordered by the
Public Buildings Commission.
The Administration measure will
call for the construction Of buildings
for the Departments of Justice and
Agriculture. the Bureau of Internal
Revenue and a Federal archives or
records building directly after the
bill is passed. with other needed
structures to follow in succeeding
wears under the $50, 900, 900 program.
Further consultations of office
space will be ordered by the Public
Buildings Commission in the near
future. The crowdinR of the Labor
Department into the Interior Build
ing may continue for four or five
years. according to the calculations
OF the commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
TO REPEAT FESTIVAL

At the Thanksgiving Harvest
Festival at Central High School last
night which was given with un-
usual success, the new cyclorama
curtain was not dedicated as ex-
pected.
United States Marshal Edgar C.
Snyder, chairman Of the community
council Of the Community Center
Department, under which auspices
the fete will be given again tonight
at Eastern High School, announced
that the curtain could not be gotten
in place in time before the enter.
tainment and would have to be dedi.
Gated at q, future date.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
COOL IDGES
HEAR Bis
CHOIR
Pan-American Mass at st.
Patrick's Attended by For-
eign Dignitaries

Three hundred years ago. Cap
tain Fortitude Bradford, ef the
Massachusetts Pilgrims, and his
family, were gathered around
table in their wooden hut. On the
table steamed fragrant turkey
and various comestibles.
"Duck, papa!' cried little PEREZ
CRIME Bradford, as a tonahaWk
sailed through the window and did
shameful things to the turkey.
ct amt duck, it's turkey re-
piled Papa Bradford, ancestor Of
our modern vaudeville comedians.
And then, surveying the wreckage
and the general alarm, he COM
mented, philosophically, "Ah, well,
we have much to be thankful for!"
Much to Be Thankful For
Today, in the great city Of Wash
ington, where reside many descend
ants of old Cap Fortitude and bis
shardy brethren. John Public
looks at the $3.50 turkey. smiles at
his family. thinks of his ovsrdraft
at the bank and comments, phiio
sophicalIy, ''Ah, well, We have Inuch
to be thankful for!'
Such is the American spirit, un-
changing through the changes of
centuries-cheerful in the face Of
danger, downright jocular when worr
ried TO death, grateful to his
Creator for what he has and un-
disturbed about what he hasn't got.
This spirit prevails in Washington
today, where most of the members
Of the family are paying homage to
the occasion by offering oblatiOns
in the form of audible SHORES. OF
course. they'll have to get up soon
er or later and work up an appetite
for dinner. And there are many
other things to do.
The day began quietly enough
cool. clear dawn, with few on the
streets and only fair business for the
various transportation mediums Of
the citv.
The first sounds of activity came
from the kitchens of Washington
homes. Turkeys by the tens Of
thousands, as well as other large
/
big meal; housewives examined the
cranberry jelly, which had been
resting in the cool pantry through
the night, and found its dark-red
consistency just right. Pies were
baked-mince and pumpkin-and
were set out to cool.
COOlidges at Services
Then the occupants OF the houses
began stirring in earnest. Thous-
ands arose. to attend the attractive
| Thanksgiving services arranged by
churches throughout the city.
Among those who thus bestirred
themselves were the President and
Mrs. Coolidge, who as a fitting
prelude to the festivities OF the day,
attended services at the First Con-
gregational Church. where the Rev
erend Jason Noble Pierce preached
special sermon, and a choir of
sixty voices sang.
The most impressive religious
service of the day was the annual
Pan-American mass at st. Patrick's
church, attended by the ambassa-
doris and ministers of the Latin
American countries, representatives
of other nations. Government Off
Gals, Army and navy officers and
Continued on Page 15.l
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lTIMEs sTa1T phoTo

Miss Bessie Dinowitz, the youngest
patient in the home. She is only
twenty two, but is paralyzed from
the waist down, the victim of In
fantile paralysis. She spends much
of her time beading bags.
And now the cancer ward. Most
of these are nearly at the end OF
their roads. One of them is. up and
walking around, however. and the
nurse asks if she wants her picture
taken. She of course refuses. Her
face. is half eaten away by the ter
iible disease. But she adds cheer
fully. 81 would have been glad to
five wears ago"
Downstairs again. into the smok-
ing room. where five or six men are
sitting around in their wheel chairs
smoking and talking. Two of them
iokingly refuse to sit together for
the picture because when the nurse
comes to play cards with them they
areopponents. But actually they are
the best of friends. One OF them
used to be Judge; the other was a
business man.
Home Needs Money
And so it goes throughout the
hospital. There are nearly hun
ired patients in all. And all of
them incurable.
But 1t takes money to support q
home of this kind. Last year it
took 100000 to run the institution.
Right now the home is SAT 1000 in the
hole.
And so the board of lady mana
gers. of which Mrs. Archibald Hop
kins is the president has announced
it's annual Thanksgiving campaign
for funds to take care OF current
expenses. The home does not solicit
funds. but relies on responses to its
appeals through the newspapers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
DELEGATE TO DISCUSS
THE AMERICAN THEATER

The. American University is send
ing Will Hutchins. professor OF fine
arts, as it's representative at the
national conference on the American
Theater at the Carnegie Institute of
Technology, Pittsburgh. tomorrow.
The conference win be divided in
to three sessions. the first to discuss
a general survey Of the American
theater. the second to study the ex-
tent OF dramatic training in colleges
and universities, and the third to
consider the little theater and com
munIty playhouse movement
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
1000 ENJOYED BALL
GIVEN BY D. C. ELKS

Officers of Washington Lodge,
No. Is, Benevolent and Protective
Order OF Elks. report unusual sue
cess for their sixth annual charity
ball, held last evening in the bail
room of the Mayflower Hotel.
Guests, according to the officers,
numbered over 1000.
Arrangements for the event were
under the direction of Past Exalted
Ruler Richards. Lodge Officers
were out in full regalia and two
Orchestras supplied music for
continuous dancing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26

the labor of remaking his bed, an
apparatus which lifts him up off
the mattress.
Carefully Attended
The mans name is William B.
Jones, OF Fairfax county, Virginia.
Although he has suffered for twenty
three years, he was only brought
to the home last year. Now he is
much more carefully attended than
he could ever be in home and
his family is relieved OF the con-
slant strain of caring for him.
And here in the first floor lobby
is William Clark, one Of the oldest
inhabitants of the home and still
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
ELKS PLAN YEARLY
MEMORIAL SERVICE

The annual memorial services Of
the Washington Lodge Of Elks will
be held in the Central High School
auditorium at p. M, Sunday, De.
cember 6.
The memorial address will be
made by the Reverend Ignatius
Smith. Music will be provided ny
an orchestra composed of members
of the United States Marine Band.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26

He is an old man, at least he looks
old, but the nurse says he is only
forty.five. He has been stretched
out stiff on a bed for nearly a
quarter century, victim of arthritis
and blindness. But he isn't un-
happy With one hand he manages
to work a radio set which is kept
constantly in his room, and he
never misses a thing on the air
With the same hand he scribbles
notes to his friends. stretching a
rubber band across the page on
which he is writing so that he can
write in straight line. And he
has even invented a device which
will relieve the nurse OF much Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
500, 900 IS LOWEST
POLICE STATION BID

The lowest of ten bids for the
construction of the new Thirteenth
precinct police station on Nicholson
street between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets northwest, is
$50, 800. The bid was made by A.
H. Rogers, local contractor.
Although the bid is slightly in
excess of the appropriation It is
understood that with the proper
reductions. and Examinations plans
for the building are to be made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
Are Happy
in NeuU Home

Badly deformed bodies faces wasted from
cancer bedrdden entirely ened and Strengthened
from paralysis, but through all cheerful and happy.
That word picture of the inside Of the beautiful new
home of the Washington for 1ncurabes ignoring the
many carefully watching the needs of
their natientS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26

Once, when you'd kiss q girl trying
to make an impression,
As she closely chung closed her eyes
and softly sighed
And hid her face In her hands and
very softly cried.
Those were the days when girls were
modest and kiss shy
And generally resisted IL to hug them
you would try,
And II Won stole one kiss you seldom
took another
Fearing they would tell their father
or their brother,
hut now. when you approach q saga
Won have to be EDUCATED and know
how to intelligentIy kiss,
Or You will be branded with rouge
from cheeks and lip stick
And maybe get painters collie and
next day be quite sick.
And while you are kissing you must
omen your eyes,
For experts ii kissing eften spring a
Unless you have safety pinned pOeketS'
when You awake
You'll find some girls OF To-Day DOtn
give and take. ...s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
A QUESTION OF KISSING.

met an OId-timer the other evening
Who criticized the young Of today.
He thought boys and girls lacked
control
And had too much Of their own way.
81 can remember" he said, and then
He pulled at his coat Of fur,
SWheD q fellow didn't think he should
Kiss a girl the first time he went
with her."
I don't want to get into an argument
About what IL best for young man
kind,
But I'll bet the fellows didn't wait
Long after calling the first time.
ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
Sag; Bin, If acorkers IN. a
sugar refinery should strike
aOouLdn't that be a genuine
sugar loaf? GENEVIEVE.

The mosquito IL not musical
But he sings q song OF glee
just before he puts his bill
To work upon You and me-
He buzxes busily around,
A Juicy spot I'm you to assess.
Then IL you try to swat him
He goes to another address.
SIMPLE SAM.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26

A Los Angeles girl has
been adjudged insane because
she didn't sUGnt to gOeGr
clothes. That girl is simply
ten years ahead of the times.
That's all. GENEVIEVE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
DON'T SEND YOUR UNCLE
ANY TIES FOR CHRISTM As

cit might also be added tina. he
doesn't need any neck scarfs,
razors, razor straps or shaving
cream Send him some literature
about Noah or Methuselah and the
Whiskers' fashions of those daysD
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
"GoNE ARE THE DAYS"


Lets 60 back q few years
To old bar-room days and free eats
when with q glass of beer you'd get
Sandwiches, onions and beets.
DO you remember the old German
places
Where your appetite they'd tickle
With various kinds of free grub,
Including pumpernickel?
We now have cheap bootleg whiskey.
And with it not a pickle,
And that's why some Of MS are pining
For q piece of pumpernickel.
STEAMBOAT STEVE.
Before it is too late, zoe must
add to our hall of famous names
Peter J. Beers, of East st.
Louis, and o. Blessuns, of Los
Angeles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26

"WhGt is the difference bettceen
q hungry man and 0lMtt0n9''
asks riddle making contrib.
He GnSperS: "One longs to eat
and the other eats too long,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26

''Say, Sam, what kinda liquor is
70 lrinI1in' these days? / saw
you laying i'm de back yard"
dat IS called chicken liquor.
Two drinks NV it and yO' don't
care wllar yer lays" g. E. ID.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-26
PLAYING SAFE.

met q bum on the street
the other night. He asked me
for little change to get a
"fIop" aCith. Told him l had
only 90 cents eOith me and he
sOGs 1UeIcone to that; that I
didn't carry much money 10ith
me at night on account of the
many HOLIDAYS. He admitted
that he did not carry much
sOith him at any time. Come to
think of 1t, / guess he t0Gs
right. DRUMMER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-01-13
We have made a start!

a
the part o thet aska Del
make
amou tbe ased. 80
Fortunately all
who are not connected with With the Party branches will many
The minS OF the working class their shock
tant
been reached THE DAILY WORKER mads - go 80
Hundreds and thousands have heard the
andh m
WE'VE COT WE'LL KEEP
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Large Bell ef Ha/a' :

they really are. Yokohama. Kyoto,
Osaka, Tokyo, Kobe, kamakura
and Nikko are ON the glittering
itinerary. =.
So curiously mingled are the old
and the new, things Of the East and
things Of the West. that landing at
your first Japanese port is like
entering another world. place OF
man.pulled vehicles and motors
side by side, Of every combination
of native and foreign dress. If IN
Japan you would do as the Japan
ese do, you will take of your shoes
at the door; when you think, II
you're a man, you should take on
your hat, and the women will wear
mo hats at all. But, being for
eigner, if you neglect to do. the
proper Japanese thing. you will
note not a sign Of irritation or
amusement on the faces OF your
understanding hosts.
Whether you approach Japan
from across the broad Pacific, or
over the China Sea, or rom-korea
across. the Tsushima Strait, she
will welcome you with one OF the
outstanding features of her proverD.
ial beauty. From Tokyo Bay and
the port OF Yokohama, II the
weather man is in friendly mood.
vou will see the matchless peak OF
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08

sometimes called the pittsburgh
of Japan" and again the Venice
of the East" By virtue Of its smok-
ing chimneys and network Of
canals. 1t is able to establish its
claim to either appellation.
To get a quick view Of the real
Japan there is no better way than
the daylight trip from the ofd capt.
tai to the new-the 10 or 12-hour
run from Kyoto to Tokyo. This is
the most important line Of Japan's
railway system, with fast, extra
fare expresses such modern trade
and travel make necessary both in
West and East.
AS you speed along, it occurs to
you that Japan has had to pay an
enormous price for her proverbial
beauty. About $50 of the whole
area Of the islands exists for orna-
ment only. 1t would be hard-if
net impossible-to find spot where
you would stand and not see mouns
tains in one or more directions.
The mountains are a beautiful
green, their slopes appearing in the
distance like great expanses of cut
silk velvet. And everywhere the
sea cuts into the land to meet the
mountains. Only little patches and
narrow strips of land are left for
the thrifty Japanese farmers. Per-
haps that's the reason they are so
thrifty. for in order to get the nee
essary ground they have to lay out
terraced paddy-felds far up on the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Mild Interest in
Proposed Dempsey
Wills Match i'm 1926

New York, Aug. 7-(AP)-An-
nouncement of the signing of Jack
Dempsey by Promoter Floyd Fitz-
simmons of Michigan City. Ind, to
fight Harry Wills, colored challenge,
sometime next year., aroused only
mild interest here.
Dempsey's previous statements in
dicating that he expected the fight
to be promoted by Tex Rickard and
the silence of Jack Kearns, coupled
with the champions desire to re-
main inactive this fall, turned the
attention of Metropolitan boxing en-
thusiasts to the boom for a fight be.
tween Gene Tunney and Wills next
month.
Two promoters are in the fold for
this fight. Rickard was at Saratoga
Springs, n. Y, today comforting
with Gene Tunney.
Polo Grounds A. c. officials also
opened negotiations with Wills and
Tunney. Paddy Mullins, Wills
manager, announced he was salts
fed with the offer of the club, But
that the consent of Wills, now in
Europe, would be necessary.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Rickard Expresses
Doubt Dempsey Has
Signed with Fitz

Saratoga Springs, n. Y, Aug. T.
(AP)-Doubt that Jack Dempsey
has signed with Promoter Fitzsinl-
mons to meet Harry Wills was ex-
pressed here today by Tex Rickard
who came to town to interview Gene
Tunney regarding bout with Harry
Wills at the Yankee Stadium next
month.
Rickard said he had the assurance
of Dempsey given many times that
when he decided to return to the
ring he would first consult Rickard
Rickard said he was confident
Tunney would agree to terms to
meet Wills. Tunney is at Luthers
training camp at Saratoga Lake
where he prepared for his fight with
Gibbons.
Reported aspirations Of "Btg
Mum" the wrestler, to begin q pug
ilistic career and meet Dempsey re-
ceived scant encouragement from
Rickard who said wrestlers seldom
maze good in the boxing ring.
Frank Gotch often told me-"
said Rickard, that he never could
make a boxer of himself because
wrestlers are trained to pull toward
them, not to strike away"
The conferees over the Tunney-
Wills bout will be joined today by
Billy Gibson, Tunney's manager.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08

hilIsides ana make the most OF the
little that nature >has allotted to
them. In a very literal way they
are between the devil Of the noun
tains and the deep blue sea.
Charming and considerate Hosts
Japanese consideration OF the
stranger in a strange land is eve-y-
where apparent. The names Of the
railway stations are displayed in
English along with the Japanese,
and each signboard also shows the
name of the station next in either
direction, together with the dis
tance. A separate board conven-
iently erected by the Japanese
Tourist Bureau lists. also in Eng
lish, the principal points of inter-
est in the neighborhood.
In the region Of the great earth
quake you will still see many evil
dences OF that appalling disaster,
though the wreekage has been
mostly removed and Yokohama
and the devastated parts Of Tokyo
largely rebuilt. These two cities
are only about 20 miles apart, and
fast electric trains, running every
10 or Is minutes, make the journey
in a little more than half an hour.
II you are a tourist on the Reso-
lutte you can conveniently return
to your luxurious steamer-home for
the night, or at the beautiful new
Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, happily
unharmed by the earthquake, you
may get excellent accommodations
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
Building Huge
Airplane Motor

Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 7.-(AP)-The
Dayton News says today that an air.
plane motor. capable of furnishing
power for the Barling bomber. world s
largest airplane, is being built for
McCooll Field. 1t will be the most
powerful gasoline engine ever con-
Structed.
The motor, according to the specif-
cations. is to be 2400 horsepower, with
four banks of cylinders.
How huge and powerful the propos-
ed motor will be is shown by compare
son with the Liberty motor, reputed
as among the most powerful, rated at
400 horsepower The Barling bomber
is equipped with six Liberty motors.
Details of the motor have been guard
ed with secrecy by McCook Field Off
cials.
Comparing 1t with Liberty motors
the gasoline consumption of the new
power plant would be approximately
120 gallons an hour.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
SOMERVILI.E

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Haley of North Whitehead
congratulate them on the birth Of
twins which occurred July 81. the
combined weight being Is lbs, a girl
and a boy. Mrs. Haley was formerly
OF this place, being Daisy Glidden
before her marriage. Both mother
and babies are doing fine. DR.
Pierpont Of Washington attended the
case. .'-N
Miss Ruby French is in SIDNEY
with Mrs. Fred Thompson.
Charles Crummett, Jr., is makine
over his barn enlarging it and rails
ing the roof.
Roscoe Orcutt is harvesting A. J
Dodge's hay.
Mrs. Mary e. French and Ernest
Fuller OF Windsor We're callers in
this place, Tuesday.
s. Lewis of Massachusetts, was q
Sunday caller in this place, and
Liberty.
Mrs. L. A. Soule, Mrs. Lizzie
Knowlton. MIR. and Mrs. Percy
Knowlton, all motored to Gardiner
Sunday, to call on Mrs. Maria Saw.
age.
Basil Newell and mother. AIRS
Clay of Belfast, are stopping in this
| place for a few days.