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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11

eve hear quite often In these
days the assertion that the
radio activities are to eome ex-
tent responsible for the cool.
ness OF the summers during the
last several years. Could 1t be
that the electric energies roam.
ing at large all around our
earth would interfere with the
natural earth magnetism, which
might have some influence upon
the normal activity Of the air
In regard to heat radiation
. from the earth, or perhaps,
make the air less penetrable
for the heat from the sum-.
s. J. S., Schnectady."
TNIIE public mind Is full of
i such specuiations. and no
wonder, in view Of the fact that
so scientific" q person as Paul
Painleve, known az a mathema-
tician and less confidently as a
statesman, has lately been giving
uterances in France to similar
suspicious directed against the
world conquering radio. Such
suggestions are most likely the
product Of the general bewilder-
ment caused by the unprecedented
achievements Of wireless teleph-
ony combined with fragmentary
and undigested knowledge OF cleo
trical science. Figure a person
of more Imagination than knowl'
edge or discretion. sitting down to
think over the possible coIlse.
quences OF filling the earth's at
mosphere with mysterious waves
vibrating through the included
ether, penetrating even solid
matter and capable OF being at
any point instantly transformed
into soft or swelling, gentle or
laundering sounds, that seem born
out Of nothing. And these waves
pass through and among one an
other in all directions, some with
no interference, but some appar'
emily conflicting and uttering the
shrieks, groans, whistles ana
screams of maddened demons
racing invisibly through the air,
or getting caught and tortured
in the radio boxes.
Probability Slight
Let him think Of the fact that
hundreds of thousands of sets or
systems Of these electric vibra-
tons are passing around. or even
through him as he sits meditat'
ing in his chair, each carrying its
message and each being per.
ceived and translated or trans
formed into speech or music
somewhere by somebody-by him
self. II he will but turn button
and might he not wonder that his
nervous system and his brain are
not thrown into disorder and utter
confusion by such a muitlplex
torrent pouring through. or rag
ing about them? But IL his brain
is not affected by the unperceive'i
tumult. what greater probability
is there that all nature will surfer
from 1t, or that 1t will create
thunderstorms and floods. or turn
a promising summer cold?
For every phenomenon there
must be not only a cause, but
sufficient cause. Before anyone
could affirm with reason that the
activities of radio have tended to
produce the relative GOODNESS OF
recent summers, he would have
to show a demonstrable connec-
ton. But those who now make
such affirmation are merely guess.
ng. They have not even q good
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11

sphere. there to be let loose again
to wreak destruction according
to its nature?
Power transmission
do not question that immense
energy win eventually be trans
lrlitted electrically, without wire
connection, from one part Of the
earth to another, passing I'M
seen, unfelt, over and ali around
US, but even when that Is done ]
should not epect TO find the sea-
sons altered by any other than
the regular causes that have gov
erned them since the earth has.
been habitable to man. We may
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11
ONCE-OVERS
ARE YOU ASHAMED OF YOUR PARENTs7.

Sons and daughters don't be afraid to take young
friends just fear they be unfaVoraby
impressed by your parents
You should be proud of the parents who you birth
They may be shabby in appearance-they have come
from the old country and find It hard to learn English
especially to speak it before strangers.
You have learned faster at school and among your
associates
You are irving to be American possible and you
are of the fact that father and mother do not
speak English fuently5
: It is not American to be ashamed of one's parents
American children bright enough usually to distin
gush between the sham and the real thing
It is not of nationality knowing difference
between what things and what they really are.
Any who is worthwhile does not judge by the sur
face indications by a broken tongue.
Your father your mother would better and have
more if it not for doing for YOU Do feel
ashamed of them at any time place.
(Copyrig ernatona Featur Service, Inc)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11

case OF coincidence to show. They
have not the slightest evidence OF
sufficiency In the cause that they
suggest.
Let them compare the total
energy In the transmission OF
radio messages with that ex-
pended by nature in q summers
tl1understorms. Do the ripples
playing over the surface OF he
sea affect the great storm waves
and surges? Could the vibrant
energy that responds to the In.
pulses of a : singers tones in7-
prison the forces of tornado and
transport them into another hsmi.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11
The TAX Exempt" Curse
It Breeds Reckless Spending

The Administration is worried about national reckless
spending Of money by States, cities and counties
In four years. for instance the State Of New York has in
its debt from States and
cities all the country competing with each other in
reckless borrowing and spending
Mr. Mellon cuts billion off the national debt and the States
and cities add three billions to the general national indebted
The could be stopped States and cities borrow
reckessy because their bonds free Of all income tax and
dodgers will lend unlimited amounts at low rates Of in
terest escape taxation Reckless SPENDING is encouraged
The ping Of billions Of State and local debt could be
stopped quite promptly If the 'tax exempt evil were
abolished
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11
LISTEN, WORLD!

HIEIE subject Of
il this article is
YOU MUSTN'T
HURT LITTLE
s / S T e r BE.
CAUSE SHE'S
A GIRL. And
it will be dedi.
Gated to all the
Mad Little Boys
in the world.
Miss Evelyn
Genevieve Bax-
ter inspired 1t.
Miss Baxter Is
6 years old, red
headed, husky
and a terror.
Her brother
Raymond, aged
7, is merely an
"also ran" He's
a nice little boy
but he hasn't
as much pep in
his whole body
aR EvaIvn has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11

continue to listen to the worlds
best music produced In the
worlds best music centers AM
transmitted to the remotest COR
ners of all the continents and to
the Pacific isles without the
slightest fear that the power that
scatters the blessing viii turn
June into December, or. in any
way, disrupt the kindly atmOs-
phere.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-11

thing. And keep
her In a job
w h en- nanna's
lap and papa 3
roof have ceased
to protect her.
But instead OF
profiting by this
wholesome les.
son, Evelyn is
going to grow
up with the
mistaken notion
that she's ex-
empt from pun
ishment because
she's a little
girl and little
b VS. mustn't
hurt little girls
whatever h .
provocation.
This goes for
more than little
girls of 8 and
boys Of Z. It
goes for great
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and readeth the newspaper
ALOUD to the family.
From the insomnia, who
prowleth around the house all
night. like unto a lost soul.
From the human fire alarm.
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the critic.on.tEe hearth, the deaf
mute, and the radio fiend, On.
heaven, defend thee!
For kleptomania may be cured
and bigamy punished but Seven
teen Deadly Sins we have Will
US always!
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-03-05
Ouch! Lulnbago
Pain! Rub Back
ache Away
Instant Relief With q Small Trial
Bottle Of Old est.
Jacobs OH"
4sasury Mellon.

Kidneys cause Backache7 Mol
They have no nerves, therefore can
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or strain, and the quickest relief is
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Rub it right on your painful back.
and Instantly the soreness, stiffnass
and lameness disappears. Don't stay
crippled Get a small trial bottle Of
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and timber up. A moment after it is
applied you'll wonder what became Of
the backache or lumbago pain.
Rub old, honest "St. Jacobs Oil"
whenever you have sciatica, neuralgia,
rheumatism or sprains, as it is abso-
lutely harmless and doesn't burn the
skin.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-03-05

German Reichstag passes amend
ment to decree for unemployment re-
lief, under the provisions Of which in
surance against unemployment Is ex-
panded to include higherspaid class
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-03-05

tendent the firm began the building
Of irvine BINDERS. IL the year 1880.
they built 1000 Irvine binders. Then
after licensing almost Fl Of tie larger
manufacturers. AppIeby sold his twine
binder patents for szz5 900
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-03-05

In q little glass case IN the east
wing 81 the Wisconsin State Historl.
cal Museum ct Madison rests the orig
inal Of one Of the greatest Of modern
inventions. TIE Appleby knotter j.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-03-05

Senator Walsh Of Montana, in Sem
ate speech, urges broader investiga-
ton Of Aluminium Company Of Amer
lea; declares his. charges are, IN ef-
feet. directed against .c~ss.st..a e
- ! .sasury Mellon.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-03-05

A. J.. WeddeFburn He worked ut me
idea for three years, and when he was
IL he invented the now famous Ap-
pleby knotter
Appleby was employed IS a farm
hand in Wisconsin. Farmer Hatch, his
employer, was enterprising enough to
buy a reaping machine, as reaping ma
chimes were in 1857. Hatch was very
pleased with the machine and re-
marked to Appleby that it was per-
feet The beg said that he did not
think so-that it ought to bind the
bundles and that he believed that he
could make. one which would. Mr.
Hatch turned to him and said: "Why,
y0n little fool; you cant build .
binder"
Appleby set to work and before the
end Of te year had produced model
Of a Irvine knotter, essentially the
same as the lknotter IN use today on
all binders. Appleby and his friends.
the local schoolmaster and the local
0unsBith. worked toaetnvr oir-ss.-
vention. The ganhnaith worked y IN
in iron and the scheesss.master paid him
for the work. When the lxnotter was
complete they tried It with poor re-
suits.
They had not foreseen all the diff
eulties. The knotter would tie the
knots but no provision was made to
hold the free end Of the Irvine after
the cut was made. Another problem
presented itself the punching Of the
bundle whether the straw was thin or
rank. It was plainly necessary to de-
wise means by which the size OF the
bundle should be determined. Apple
by's friends lost interest The Civil
War came on and Appleby enlisted.
AS soon as he was mustered out in
July, 1866, be went back to Wis
| cousin and started to lose what little
money he had on knptter experiments
/ There was q prejudice against tEine
1 for binding grain, and for some years
i Appleby was unable to make Roadway
against it. People feared that erickets
would eat the Irvine. Wire was
LnOuK0t 10 DC bnG OhaAJ ~ 0~&-~e-~ NA-A--~~
for grain. Appleby was forced to turn
to manufacturing (for others) reapers
which had wire-binding attachments,
Here was the ridiculous case OF an
inventor of the Irvine binder working
at $3.50 a day on the manufacture Of
wire binder.
| His employers themselves were 9
good deal impressed with the Objec-
tions raised by the farmers to Their
wire binder. Appleby offered to build
q Irvine binder. His employers tool
him up, and in the year 1877 this firm
made lis Irvine binders under JohT
I Appleby's supervision. This firm
Parker s. Stone Of Beloit, Wisconsin
had in interest in Appleby's patent.
By the year 1877 it was plain thai
the Irvine binder was to be a success
Appleby took his ideas to the firm o.
Cannon and Deering. Under hcens'
from him, and. with him as superin
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1926-03-05

only 9 little thing,
hardly : handful,
yet it made pes
aible the great
Western wheat
fields and leader
ship as a grain
country. John
ppleby conceiv-
Cd the idea Of
binding IN
With twine when
only IS years old
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
COOL DG[ REST
DATE UNSE |

The President and Mrs. Coolidge
win not set = date for leaving
washington until Congress adjourhs.
This was indicated today at the
White House by spokesman who
said that the President has not vet.
decided whether he viii leave Wash
inston Immediately after the meet
ing Of the business organization 81
the Government June I'll, or will
wait until he goes 20 Philadelphtas
July 4, to fill g speaking engage
m6nt.
The spokesman also made it clear
that the President ID not leaving
Washington to avoid the hot
weather but merely because he be-
ieves change Of scenes and at
mosphere is good for every one.
The President, 1t was indicated,
Is very comfortable in the White
House even when the weather here
Is very hot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18

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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
ELDR|DGE WARS.
On COWBOYS

Extinction oe the asphalt &
who cause traffic congestion and
use up all the parking spaces on r
Street, win be sought BY, Traffic
Director M. @. Eldrfdge.
The director and his assistant,
Col. I. G. MOIler, sid today that
by actual count SO disreputabl
looking 'sflivvers" had been seen
hogging parking spaces on the Dis
trict's main promenade between
Ninth and Fourteenth Streets.
mot only do they stay indef-
/ initely in spaces which should be
allotted shoppers, but In their
search for chance acquaintance
they drive along r Street at slow
rate Of speed, materially holding
up traffic." declared Eldridge.
BIames Rich Youths
.Arraigning the asphalt shieixs. Z
who, on their steel steeds, make f
Street miserable for other motor
lists, Eldridge intimated that Il
was not only the college youth IT
his tttin-can" who Is to blame. but
also the scions Of wealthy District
families.
II uGLVG u E0A4SAOAk AQA IAAAS $500
tfon IL I can get cooperation,
asserted Eldridge. IL the local
newspapers win assign photo
graphers to take pictures Of the
tag numbers and occupants OF the
machines I am sure that the pFac-
tice will soon be broken up.
1t was admitted that many Of
the 'asphalt-shielks. waited until
nightfall before beginning their
campaigns thereby adding to the
difficulties IN handling the situation.
Recalls Van Winlkle Drive
Eldridge's criticism recalls Lieut..
Nina Van Wrinkles campaign
against the ''cake-eaters" and
"cowboys' some time ago during
which she attempted to rid r
Street Of the male flirts and corner
loafers. Due to lack Of sympathy
in the courts the success Of the
war was practically negligible, it
Is said.
I 1t is pointed out, however. that
the efforts OF the Woman's Bureau
have resulted in the purchase Of
great numbers Of small automobiles
in which the seeker after feminine
avoids the policewoman
but adds to the troubles OF the
Director OF Traffic.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
THE LIGHTNING BUG

4 litening bugE is = littui AMI
nul that carries lamp Whair
his sffngur otto be. He lives uli-
dur ground in the wintur and
comes fotk when the wethur gets
warm and flies around among
the trees ana make q feilur swair
when he iikes up close to Whair
he IL hugging his CURL in the
hammock. and the fellur thinks
IL il hur littul brother with q
match and he says something
about littuI devuls undur his
breth and the gurl says. 20 Char
rula whot did you say" and he
she win let him hug hur some
Mistnr Muggins, our nabur. was
out late one mite last summer,
and he was coming hoam and his
cigarret went out, and he thot
he seen anothur fellur with q
ciyarrst going fine and he
and It went rite strate up. and
Mistur Muggins came hoam and
got IN bed and sent for the doc
tur. He said he was not taking
no chances when he 90 w things
like that and that mite he saw
them all ovuf his room. and lie
sined the pIsge. and has nevur
1ninistuf II he didn't think II.
you'd be 3 good thing to catch
sum litening bugs and frame
them 70 ekatr stnnurs 90 they
wood Be SAWED. but. he iaffed and
said. ~No WilIium. I am afrade il
wood not work. They wood get
aftur the church memburs too.
and wood have to get an0tlaur
place 20 preech.' And him ana
my father LATED fit 70 kill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
COAL PROFIT IS
PUT At | Pc.

The profits OF the average retail
coal dealers are only l per cent
Of his annual gross sales and are
decreasing from several causes,
Harold AlInert, OF Chicago, told the
National Retail Coal Dealers, meet
ing here today.
sThe coal industry is greatly
overdeveloped and the number Of
dealers is decreasing more rapidly
than the number required Tor the
increase in population, Almert
said.
Dealers, he said. are losing bust
ness because many Industries are
shutting down their own power
plants and are utilizing central
station power. threads of coal sub
stitutes such as oil and gas are also
decreasing retail dealers yearly
tonnage.
The above causes, plus the
livery and office labor are reducing
profits 30 far below a fair and ade-
Quate return that many dealers
must either quit or increase prices. !"
he said. Increasing prices will be
only q temporary relief because any
material increase win convert a lot
more customers to substitutes and
again reduce the tonnage and in
crease overhead costs"
Jesse C. Suter, Of this city, was
elected last night to head the Ma
tional Association of Retail Coal
Secretaries, which was organized
at the secretaries dinner.
The other officers elected were
q. w. r. Woodside, Of Albany,
N. Y, vice president, and #. c.
Conkey, OF Elizabeth, N. J., secre.
tary.treasurer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
I RAFFI C RULES
ARE MODIFIED

Changes in the traffic regulations
recommended by Traffic Director n
o.. Eldridge and Police Chief Edwin
b. Hesse to reduce the number OF
arrests, We're atced on today by the
District Commissioners.
Many changes were effected I'm the
parking regulations and one-way
street spIan in the congested area az
Hesse's suggestion. Park Road
Northwest, was made two-Way
thoroughfare between Sixteenth and
Eighteenth Streets Northwest, with
parking prohibited on the north
side between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth Streets.
Park Road remains one way for
west bound traffic between Four
teenth and Sixteenth Streets.
In accordance with a. petition
from the firm of Barber and Ross.
and other business firms OF north
east, the Commissioners lifted the
ban on solid tired trucks and horse
drawn vehicles on Rhode Island
Avenue between North Capitol
Street and Iowa Circle Northwest.
The Commissioners also Inserted
in the regulations the following
new paragraphs:
preaching any street car going in
the same direction, which has
stopped or is about to stop for the
purpose of receiving or discharging
passengers, and the driver OF
vehicle when approaching any strees
car going in either direction on
tracks which are located on side
Of highway and not in the center
thereof, shall bring such vehicle TO
a full stop not closer than 8 feet
from the nearest exist Of such
street car.
The driver shall keep such vehicle
standing until passengers have
boarded such car, or have reached
the adjacent sidewalks.
Where a safety zone has been
established, the driver may, with
due. caution for the safety Of
passengers. drive the vehicle past
such street car.
The Commissioners. also adopted
the recommendation that the weight
restriction of 10000 pounds instead
of $4,000 would be observed on the
following bridges: Pennsylvania
Avenue, Benning, South Dakota
Avenue, Wharf No. 6 on Water
Street, between M and N Streets
Southwest, and the District fish
Wharves.
Trucks weighing $4,000 pounds
will be permitted to continue using
the Highway Bridge and the Navy
Yard, Anacostia bridge, providing
they cross within the lines of the
outer street car tracks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
WAR VETERANS CLUB
PLANS OUTING BY AUTO

Elaborate preparations are being
made for the first automobile out
ing OF the American War Veterans
Club to Frederick, Nd, Sunday.
Starting from Thirteenth Street
and New York Avenue at II o'clock
In the morning, the party will dine
in Frederick at lis o'clock, re-
turning to the District at o'clock
in the afternoon. David C. Wine
brenner Sd, secretary of State OF
Maryland. will be initiated into the
organization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
OUR OWN SIUssOLNI

Bul: That NesC Jersey Htho0rdph-
tH1 concern tChSch sOas the Lowest
bidder on the Babe Ruth pictures
Is putting on SOC Metc men. One
picture may be required bI IGto to
be placed IN each American home,
and no person tOiH be GIIotUed to
speak dtsrespectfuIly of the great,
est man In the United States. HIS
name must be spoken only IN. req
ereHce. People must stand with
bored and uncovered heads GUheM
he passes.
Babe Is about to 4oTite letters,
'tis said, to oil European nations
making II plain that he does not
4Otsh to be looked upon as god,
nor crotcned emperor of the SCorld
Uatess his coronation means peace
preserved oRd ciptItzatioR saved
WADE WELLER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
What's Doing Today
and Tomorrow
TO-DAY

TODAY
Concert-TArmy Band, Walter Reed
Hospital, ESQ p. m.
Concert-Soldiers Home Band. stan
Concert-M airline Band Orchestra,
band hall. Marine Barracks, 1880 p. m.
Dance = National Fellowship Club.
Dance-Air Service. wardman Park
Dance !. Membership drive. Jewish
Streets Northwest p. m.
Meeting - Washington Chamber OF
Commerce. Willard Hotel. p. IN.
Dinner-Georgetown Clinical Society.
Dinner-Nationai Retail Coal Dealers
Association, willard Hotel, p. m.
Recital-Evelyn Gibbin Radall. May
flower Hotel, $40 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures r W. c. A., Mt.
Pleasant Branch Public Library six
teenth and Lannon'S Streets Northwest.
Tea-District Branch, L. A. p. W.,
clubhouse, 4:S0 p. m.
Meeting-Lebanon Lodge. No. 4,
e OPEN MeeGtins-rakoma Lodge. No. "a.
Masons. 1880 p. m. Illustrated Iecture.
Australia" BY Elmer G; PauIy;
puresu crsftsmans cIuS rd~sTa
Everett Hale memorial Hall. sixteenth
and Harvard Streets Northwest. D. nn
:, oncert.Unitsd states Navy Band.
Theater party-U. s. s. Jacob Jones
Post, No. 2, American Legion, b. F.
Keith's Theater, S:15 o'clock.
TOMORROW
Dance-KnightS OF Columbus, X. OF
c. Hail., $40 Tenth st. N. W., p. m,
cscncert-Army Band. sylvan Theater,
Monument Grounds. 1880 p. m.
Meeting--ContinentaI Chapter. D. A.
r., Washington Hotel, p. m.
Dinner--Calvary Baptist Church
trustees, City club, $3.50 p. m,
Lun C h Q o n--zNational Retail Coal
Merchants Association, Willard Hotel,
1880 p. m.
Iun c h . on--Metro- Goldwyn Picture
Corporation, Mayflower Hotel, 1880
d. m.
lard Hotel, 9:3O p. m.
Spring dance festival - Smithson
Hodgson Dancing School, Belasco
Theater. 8 p. "a.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-18
BILL FOR BRIDGE TAX
REPEAL IS APPROVED

A favorable report was sent by
the District Commissioners today to
Senator Arthur capper. chairman
of the Senate District COMMITTEES, on
a. bill to repeal the portion Of the
existing law which provides for a
charge of V cent for each passen-
ger carried by street railways across
Aqueduct Bridge and Key Bridge.