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The Washington times., 1925-03-24
Canal Body Identified

The body of the man found
floating in Rock Greek near the
C. and o. canal yesterday, has
been identified as William Hall,
colored, of address unknown. His
brother. Lum Hall, of 21O e street
southeast, made the Identification
to-day
The Washington times., 1925-03-24
BUSES MAY BE RUN ON
CHERRY BLOSSOM ROUTE

The Washington Rapid Transit
Company today applied to the Pub
lie Utilities Commissioners for
permission to run, during non-rush
hours, double-deck buses around
the Tibal Basin during the time
the cherry blossoms are in bloom.
Permission will likely be granted.
The busses will begin running
o hc,i1f rrii /
The Washington times., 1925-03-24
Why So Many
Mothers Like
Vicks So Well
An Outside" Treatment
1t Quickly Relieves Group
and Colds Without Dos
ing the Stomach.

In the homes where Vicks is
the family standby, Group at night
no longer causes alarm. One ap-
plication over throat and chest
usually brings relief within 15
minutes.
Made from good, old-fashioned
ingredients - Menthol, Camphor,
Eucalyptus, Thyme, Turpentine-
and combined in a salve form by
special scientific process, Vicks
furnishes the most convenient and
economical "vapor" treatment for
cold troubles it is possible to
secure.
When rubbed over throat and
chest for Group and colds Vicks
acts in two ways. Internally its
vapors released by the body heat,
are inhaled with every breath,
/ opening the air passages and loos-
ening the phlegm.
Externally, Vicks acts like a
poultice or plaster, taking out
tightness, soreness and pain.
Colds go overnight, Group IS
usually relieved within Is minutes:
Oven HMN1IoW LARS UsE0 NARLv
The Washington times., 1925-03-24

James Reece Post. are under the
ban Of the headquarters organiza-
fiOn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
RITES Planned
FOR MUNSEY
DORRIS BRIGGS
C In1ernatIonaI Sol servIee

k1y Al.4BtuAbAUNaAsA ~ ~ 2 & e1sSA NAst
NEW YORK. Dec. % The
funeral 81 the late Frank A. Nun
sey, newspaper and magazine pub
Usher. win be held tomorrow in the
Cathedral Of St John. 1t is ex-
pected that ishop William q Man.
ming, long q personal friend Of
Mr.. Munsey, viii officiate.
The honorary pallbearers, yet ~
be selected. will be chosen from
the host Of public men who knew
the dead publisher.
Estimates Of the value and prod
able disposition of the Munsey
estate and newspaper properties
were unavailable this morning. the
Munsey estate has been yaNpusly
estimated at from $4,000, QOO 70
S6O, 900 900.
His properties included, besides
the New York Sun and the New
York Telegram, the M0hican Com
pany chain Of retail grocery stores,
considerable realty holdings in New
York City, on Long Island and AZ
the Adirondacks; the Mohican Hotel
and the Plant Building ia New
London, Conn, the Munsey Ba1ild-
ing and the Munsey Trust Company
in washington.
Mr.. Munsey was & acheiOf. Ills
only close relative IS an elderly
sister. Executives OF Muneey s New
York publications were In ignorance
of any plans the publisher had TOR
flisuoSaf OF his estate.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
ROADS FARLEY
IS MAGNET

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. g.
Much activity is going forward here
at the permanent headquarters in
arranging for the fourteenth an
nual convention Of the United States
Good Roads Association. the tenth
annual convention Of the Bankhead
National Highway Association and
the United States Good Roads
Show, which will be held at Santa
Monica, Cal, June to IL, 1926.
Among the recent acceptance on
the program of these organizations
are Governor II. l.. Whitfield of
Mississippi, and Governor Nellie
TAYLOR Ross, of Wyoming. Both of
these governors have written to
Director General j. A. Rountree,
stating that they will attend the
annual meetings of these associa.
lions and deliver addresses. Twelve
governors now are listed to attend
this great good roads gathering.
Mr. Herman Michel president of
Santa Monica Chamber Of Com
merce, has written Mr.. Rountree
that the city commissioners of
Santa Monica will furnish the use
of the auditorium for the meetings
of the conventions and the plaza
for the United States Good Roads
Show, and also rendered the serv-
ices of the municipal band to fur
nish music during the entire week
of the convention. He also writes
that Western headquarters of the
association will be at the Mirimar
Hotel.
He adds that an able committee
of arrangements, composed of the
leading citizens of Santa Monica, has
been appointed to have charge OF
the local details of handling the
convention and that Mr.. George f.
Dickinson has been elected general
manager of the committee of ar
arrangements. He also writes that
Santa Monica is enthused over the
convention and that every courtesy
possible will be extended to the
members, delegates and Visitors.
Every indication points to the
greatest good roads meeting that
has ever been held in the West.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
H A S.
Bis YEAR

In the year soon to close the Oak.
land Motor Car Company will have
enjoyed the second greatest sales
year in its history, being exceeded
only by the boom year following
the late war.
The production and sales this
year are approximately 26 per cent
greater than during 1924. Sales of
the new Oakland six have broken
monthly records since the car was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
ROAD BUILDING
ON INCREASE

According Ito William M. Kinney.
general manager Of the Portland
Cement Association, permanent
highway construction has made en-
couraging progress in 1925.
Awards for concrete pavement
construction, said Kinney, passed
the 100000 900 square-yard mark
December IL, which covers the pc
Rod January ! to the date men,
toned. This compares with some
thing over so, 600, 900 square yards
in the twelve months of 1924.
While the increase over 1924 is
not so spectacular as were some
yearly increases several years ago,
nevertheless the figureN show that
the American public has Settled
down to consistent, progressive an.
=nual highway Improvement pro
grams.
"A considerable percentage OF
the total for 1925 is for concrete
street paving. This. to my mind,
indicates that traffic congestion in
our cities is bringing many of them
facee to face with the necessity Of
replacing earlier types of pavement
which were good enough in their
day, but which were never intend
ed to meet the demands made upon
city streets in this day of motor
transport"
Kinney also called attention to
the numerous highway 1 widening
plans under way or proposed in
and near various populous centers
such as Detroit, Seattle. Log An
geles and elsewhere. At the pres
emit time said Mr.. Kinney, con
crete pavement laid some years ago
between Detroit and Pontiac, on the
Boston Post Road in Connecticut,
on the Victory Highway near
Seattle and on various highways
i'm the vicinity of Washington,
d. c., is being widened to relieve
the bottleneck congestion which
every large city is now experienc.
ing.
I'm spite of the generous sup
port which the public is every
where giving TO sound proposals
for the relief of traffic congestion,
it seems almost impossible Mr..
Kinney continued, for highway
builders to keep pace with the
demands made upon them for in.
creased pavement mileage. For
this reason ] believe we can look
forward TO continued substantial
expansion in permanent highway
building"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23

The convention and exhibition
will be held under the auspices Of
the American Road Builders Assoc
citation in Chicago January II to
10 next inclusive
The matter Of constructing safer
highways is now engrOssing the
road builders industry. lately be-
coming the third largest industry
of the nation. and the discussion is
expected to develop more practical
methods by which, in so far as the
road itself is at fault, accidents on
the highways OF the country can
be reduced.
The convention will hold its SEES.
sions in two divisions meeting
simultaneously at Chicago hotels.
The exposition of road building
machinery, materials, methods and
equipment will be held at the Coli
scum, where 400 firms will exhibit
more than S2,OO0.0OO worth of ma
chinery and equipment in actual
operation.
Special reduced rates to and
from Chicago for the convention
have, been granted by the railroads
from all parts of the United States.
The program for the great con-
svention is being formulated under
the direction OF w. II. Connell,
chief engineering executive Of the
Pennsylvania, State highway de-
partment and president of the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton. assisted by q committee head
ed By Frank Sheets, OF the I1li-
nois State highway department.
representing the highway officials,
and Salnhel Williams, representing
the road contractors.
Among the other subjects that
will receive serious consideration,
also. are those of continuing Fed
raj aid funds for road building,
salvaging old roads, the gasoline
tax tests for bodybuilding mate
rails detours, traffic regulation,
highway finance and accounting,
research, and design.
Identification, patroling and po-
Icing. repair and maintenance. snow
removal and the latest methods
entering into ! the construction of
unsurfaced Portland cement con.
crete.
Brick, granite block, wood block,
sheet asphalt, sand asphalt, as
phaltic concrete. asphalt penetra-
ton, tar, macadan, waterbound
macadam, gravel. earth and sand
clay roads,
The program will cover every
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
PUT SPARE IRE
TO WORK

AKRON. Ohio. Dec. 16.-spare
tires Will give most seryic0 Il they
are placed into regular use whenever
4 blowout or punctur0 occur9, IN
stead of being used only durine
the emergency. tire engineers mere
claims
spare tire. an engineer Of
the Miller company said, Will give
more mileage IL II Is given sui
ficient exercise. Some motorists,
when puncture Of blowout occurs.
use the spare tire on the wheel
only until the damaged tire y re.
paired, when Il again Is euthrCneo
on the carrier, to Loaf Until nf0re
difficulties appear.
This practice IS wrong tire men
say. Rubber will last longer Il il
ii used occasionally, fact that IS
apparent when piece of rubber
tubing or quantity 81 rubber
bands are left for q long period o1
disuse.
4 motorists tires puncture the
spare should be put on, and the
tire which has been ct work should
III turn BE used as q spare until
I the condition Of the other tires de.
fnand that 1t be used Tire covers
also are far more Variable than
for their mere decorative qualities
and always should be used on the
spare.
Tires which are built To nex iIl
unison throughout, with no un.
equal strains or stresses upon any
particular part viii give longest
service. Care III building the tire
and in selecting the materials n g
are NECESSARY to accomplish this
sunif1ex result, 1t IS claimed.
Stiff, thick wallis 81 the tire,
which have been common in the
past. are giving way to lighter,
thinner, more flexible construction
which has longer life and which
gives greater c1Isiioning qualities
than ever was possible before.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
FASCIST threat
DE- MED Fri

Denial that the Mussolini COVE
eminent is intimidating Italians in
the United states from becoming
naturalized, as charged in circular
issued BY william Green, president
OF the American Federation ef La
Dor. at the direction Of the execu-
tive council of the Federation, WIS
made today BY the Italian embassy
.The circular. sent K, lilo national
and international bodies, 900 city
central bodies, AS State decorations
OF labor ard $4,000 local unions,
called attention to efforts being
made to organize the Fascist in
this country and branded Mussolini
and his Fascisno as q menace to
the peace OF the world equally az
great as Communism. Organiza-
tions are being formed in the United
States to discourage the naturaliza.
tion OF Italians, it declared.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
TRAFFIC CRI I IC
NEEDS CURB

Criticize the traffic regulations,
but be sure it Is helpful and not
destructive criticism.
Thus does the washington Auto
motive Trade Association appeal to
the motorists of washington to
show a sympathetic attitude to the
efforts to regulate traffic in the
National Capital
THE great trouble with the vast
majority OF persons who criticize
the regulations, statement from
the dealers organization declares.
is that they have given them little
consideration, and, most likely, have
not read them. The best set OF
regulations obtainable will not have
their desired effect In the face OF
fault-finding.
Motorists, particularly, must
look on the regulations which have
been laid down as positive effort
to improve conditions and make the
streets safer for all who use them.
Perhaps there are regulations
which are not as good as they
would be, but time alone viii DEM
onstrate their faults. When the
defects have been made clear is the
time to discard the undesirable pro.
visions.
"a case in point is the designa.
ton of one-way streets. They are
decided upon after q careful check
Of traffic has been made.
But. after the regulation IL in eff
feet. ii may be discovered that there
are points along this street where
cars are turning off into other
thorougl1fares in such great num-
bers that congestion on other
streets results.
Much criticism also is founded
on personal resentment. A man
who drives downtown at 80 miles
an hour without a mishap. is re-
sentful when he is stopped by q
policeman. and protests that he
hasu't struck anyone or interfered
with anyone while driving at that
speed.
THAT is fortunate for him, but
IL everyone were to drive at this
speed through the downtown streets,
it is easy to see what the result
would be.
1T must be remembered that the
traffic regulations are made for the
benfit OF the community as a whole,
and what MAY inconvenience one
person may be necessary to protect
a hundred others. 1t is only
through realization of this fact
and by complete cooperation that
the regulations can be effective.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
WILL TRY TAXI
MOTORCYCLES


Melville Stevenson, veteran Of
20 years, came to the conclusion
several months ago that IS per cent
of taxicab business was largely
made in carrying only one and
two passengers who were paying
for all the unused space. With this
thought in mind he decided to revo-
lutionize the business with cabs
built for two, He accordingly ap.
preached the Indian Motorcycle
Company and made arrangements
to have built ten motorcycle taxis
20 be known as dainty cabs" and
operated by himself In Baltimore
under the newly organized Dainty
Cab Company.
Two of the dainty cabs left the
manufacturers yesterday. for Bal
timore where they win be imnedi-
ately put to use-tlle eight others
to follow in a few days. Steven.
son has divided Baltimore into
zones with rates of so cents, IS
cents and 81. He feels that due
to the dainty cab travelling from.
So to so miles on a gallon of gaso-
line and its low initial cost with
only three wheels, his rates can
be considerably lower than those
OF regular cabs and vet yield
profits
The Dainty Cab as designed
and manufactured by the Indian
Motorcycle Company at Springfield,
Mass, for, Mr.. Stevenson, consists
Of q regular Indian Big Chief
model motorcycle equipped with en-
closed sidecar Of special design and
construction adequate to seat two
passengers It's weight is $50
pounds and it rests on stronger,
wider chassis than that used for
sidecars. It has a custom body and
Is upholstered like regular taxi
cab. There are two dash lights on
the cow1 and a dome light inside.
driver is set slightly forward and
the one next to the door is set
hack so as to facilitate passengers
entering the cab. The body is
Indian red with a yellow stripe on
the door.
Mr.. stevenson will experiment in
Baltimore and its suburbs and
should the trials be successful he
win enlarge the scope Of his conn
pany's activities to include greater
service in Baltimore and also SER
vice In other large cities. He feels
that the Dainty Cab will meet with
general public approval due to its
economy. convenience and extreme
flexfbility in contested traffic. The
age old taxi parking problem will
also be solved, according to Mr..
Stevenson, as the dainty cab with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23

phase Of activity in road con.
struction and maintenance.
From $4,000 to $4,000 delegates
from the United States, Canada
Alaska, Porto Rico, Cuba, Ha-
wall, Philippine Islands. Mexico,
Panama. Colombia, Haiti, San Do
mingo,s Uruguay. Paraguay, Bo-
livia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil Peru,
Japan, Great Britain and ether
countries will be in attendance.
The governor of each American
State and the mayor Of each
American city as well as the
county board Of every county in
the country, will appoint official
delegates to attend.
Several governors Of States, and
practically all u. S. Government
road officials, as well as Sen
ators and Representatives, will at
tend. The Dominion government
and the Canadian provinces also
will be represented officially.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
LoNAcoNINc POWER
PLANT. IS ABSORBED

CUMBERLAND, Dec. 2s.-The
last Independent electrical plant In
this section, the Home Electric
Light Company, Of Lonaconing, has
been purchased by the Potomac Edi.
son Company, which controls the
public service plants in this terri
tory and is subsidiary to the West
Penn system.
The sale of the Homecoming plant
was made by Benjamin II. Evans,
who had the controlling interest.
and the price is said to have been
IN the neighborhood of 100000.
This gives the West Penn inter
ests, which built the big hydro cleo
trio dam near Oakland Nd, a
complete system in the Georges
Creek region.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
SUICIDES ROOM EMPTY;
OWNER SUES ESTATE.

LANCASTER, Dec. p. Because
she is unable to rent the room tn
which q man killed himself Mrs.
Mary ID. Wiker entered suit to re-
cover ST, 400 damages from the IS.
tate Of Amos w. Shissler, the sui
eide
She bases this amount on damage
to her property and for deprecias
ton. declaring she has not been
able to remove blood stains. from
the floor. Shtssler was 8 roomer
at the Wilxer home and committed
suicide by shooting i'll June, 1924.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
BRIGHT BELT TOBACCO
GROWERS CUT MELON

The. :'bright-beit' tobacco growers
are well of. according to informa.
ton received today by the Depart.
;nent Of Agriculture. showing that
the Tobacco Growers cooperative
Association, Of Raleigh. n. C., would
distribute $1.5OO,OO0 among its men,
tiers in the old bright belt Of vir-
ginia and North Carolina on their
1924 crop.
This will be the final payment on
eighteen grades.
1t also was reported that So per
cent OF bankers valuation is being
advanced to growers on delivery
IF their 1925 tobacco.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
BILL PROPOSES LEVY
TO BUILD RECORDS Hall

Purchase Of a site and erection Of
hall OF records to protect the
records Of military and naval or.
ganizations and individuals was
proposed in 3 joint resolution by
Congressman Lampert R.l Of Wis
consfn. introduced IN the HOUSE.
TIe building would be erected BY
8 direct levy Of cents per capita
on the population Of each State, the
tax to be collected annually for
three years.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
0. S. 10 LOAN OFFICERS
TO AMERICAN REPuBL les

American army and naval officers
viii be loaned to the governments
Of Central and Soufln American re-
pub1ics, including Cuba, Haiti and
Eanto Domingo, under terms Of the
Wadsworth bill. passed BY the Sen
ats yesterday
The measure would giveethe Pres
ident authority to detail Officers To
aid the smaller republics
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
Big Road Contention
Plans Complete

Ways and of making American highways safer for
through the widening of payemen elimination Of
yrade crossings reduction Of roads, elevation of
curves removal Of highway signs elimination Of blowups
corrugaion road and provision for
in all directions road intersections will be
among the many subjects to discussed the Good Roads
Convention and ExDOSition .s S4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
Bars African Music

HAVANA. Dec. Displaying of
the tambor, or tom-tom, or other
musical instrument of African
character. with singing and con-
torted dancing, have been pro-
hibited by Presidential decree.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23
BOOTS ARE NOW GIVING
MILADY RUSSIAN PAINS,

LONDON. Dec. 23.--"Russian
pains" is the latest malady in fash
ionable Mayfair. Harley street
physicians say these muscular pains
in the ankles and knees are. due
to the vogue for Russian boots.
Women wear high boots during
the day time and slippers at night
and contract Russian pains"
form OF muscular rheumatism.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-12-23

Fat Stockings without thin
pOcketbOOks? That's eaSy-dO your
Christmas buying through the
ShOp-O-scOpe.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-26
FAN FORCES AIR
IN TH|ELE HEATER
Principle Of Warming Cold
Air Reasonable.

The very fact that Thiele Furnace
Company is equipping all the larger
homes and churches and large halls
with their forced air heating device
alone proves its qualities.
The secret of the forced air sys-
tenn is a small fan in the cold air
chamber which fairly blows the cold
air into heat and forces 1t into the
pipes and thence out into the rooms.
The force pushes the warm air clear
through the very longest pipes and
out into the far corners of the rooms.
The fan is operated automs tically by
clock wound every eight days. The
delicate mechanism of the automatic
regulator provides for a temperature
of so degrees at night and 20 de-
grees during the day. The fan, how
ever. does not work at all until the
heat In the hot air chamber is OF a
temperature of $50 degrees, thus
avoiding the possibility of blowing
cold air out into the rooms.
Installation Of this heater in an
old furnace increases it's efficiency
from IS to so per cent. 1t may be
attached to the old furnace very
easily. Thiele Company win install
the heater themselves in sealed.
riveted, air-proof furnaces.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-26


title. She Is no false alarm. When
she sings you hear a voice of such
dramatic power, charm and sweet
ness that generally is not heard cut
Of the sacred halls Of the best
grand opera. She is the best of the
many singers who have visited this
city since 1 have been telling you
about show. Irene Pavloska on
her return ~ Indianapolis will sell
the show, regardless to what she. is
in. E
The chorus does the nearly i'm
possible--sing and dance well. The
male chorus look like real human
beings. Thanks for that. The cast
is entirely satisfactory.
"Rose-Marie' is the Tiffany gem
of musical plays.
The greatest treat, Of the season
is at the Murat this week. If you
miss it, you will never forgive your
self ly
The Palace today has a complete
change of bill with Madelyn Young