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tranHers and ct the same time trying to pre-
vent those on the rear platSorm from falling
this. II you wtH. and you can almost see : hOb-
tailed car. or some sinaflar type, shinrnyin8
along over the crooked and uneven tracks Of
the carly Washington railroads. And still the
jhslsg oi the old street or beu, Like the tingIe
q W ioe IN the glass. has 1narvelous attrac-
day he loves to recall
Railroadtng has changed since the day when
the pioneers estimated that IS cars would an
swer their purposes, costing about $500 apiece.
Today there are approximately $50 cars being
operated BY the Capital Transit Co, which does
not include its army Of buses.
r7.~sYfFf . aeftslfNi iN'lSl
<nNANY years ago the car companies sold
&F1fu six tickets for IS cents, and one could
NV ride about six miles Tor one ticket.
Today four tokens are sold for 30 cents. which
makes a token cost 7h cents, for which one
might ride honestly for 10 miles more. and
dishonesty untn he got tired Of riding. In
the good old days, too, according to the writer's
best recollection, when Henry Gladmon went
with the Washington base ball team, he was
getting SIPS q day as driver on the Metro
politan line, and Mr.. Scanlon raised this
amount to 500 q month.
In 1894 when. in December, the drivers and
conductors Of this same company struck be-
cause their wages had been reduced 1712 per
cent 1t was shown that in order to receive
the maximum amount paid-$203 a day-the
crew had to work from IL to 13 hours. They
were then getting 20 cents trip-Ninth and
Florida avenue to the river front, and the same
amount from Florida avenue Con the Connecti-
cut avenue hne) to the east front Of the Capt.
tol. Georgetown to Lincoln Park paid "A cents
q trip and 1t was said that under the cut
made the regular men would make but $l.6s
for q full day. compromise was effected.
Today we know the men are decidedly much
better paid and their comforts much better,
too, as everybody would have them be.
Naturally the cost Of transportation has In
creased; the $500 car Of 1862 is replaced BY
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fine home; the Light rails Of our early days
would never do for the heavy cars now m use.
and . hundred and one other things enter into
the transporting Of passengers b. the transit
company.
company are old Washingtouians. Mr.. Hanna
came here many years ago q . civil engineer
and. like that other stalwart railroad MAN.
Henry Hurt, president for years OF the WASH
ington b Georgetown Raflroad-started at tho
Bottom and worked his way up. Only recently
the writer noted the death Of prominent man
Of this city whom he once knew as q driver
Of the scent car that ran from Florida avenue
to Mount Pleasant. and nsany other successful
men obtained their start in lie In this w.
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miles. for the small sum Of 12k cents. when
We have hithszto been paying from 3S 70 So.
up and pGtting down passengers on the way.
But vhy not give II q better naune9 There,
certainly think, It will admit Of reform
"s.Aoccmnnodation.' That is such . common
name Everything h called the acconnmotia-
Hon. We have too many accommodations al
ready We have got them al over the country,
and there Is no such thing as telling one from
the other. We have got accommodation lines
without number; steamboats,. too. I'll answer
for II; wagons, millions Of them: vehicles OF
every description by that name.
The stages that run up and down Broadway
are called accommodation know. but there
the contrary. Now let us see II no better
name can be found for this newly established
and certainly highly useful concern. If the
rest OF the country is flooded with acconamo-
dations, at amy rate let the seat of govern
ment be free from them. Suppose we call It
The Omnibus There's name for you'll
There would be some meaning in that and some
sense. too. Besides. there would be something
republican In it. For the use Of all men or,
as we used to say when We were at scn0o, ITO
bono publico etc"
The writer did not sign his name to this
communication and so that much has been
lost to history But the line continued to
operate, and in a few years the fare was cut
h half by one Of the competing companies.
nBERr VAN DERwERKEN. one of the
O9 most successful omnibus operators in
Washington before the days of the street
car, came here In 1850, and by 1854. together
with John E. Reside was operating what was
known Is the 'union Line" and. together with
the "Citizens' Line" controlled about all the
passenger service in the city.
Mr.. Van Derwerken was progressive in his
business methods, and at the time the charter
for the Washington & Georgetown Railroad
Co. was granted by Congress. only missed by
two votes in obtaining it for himself. How
ever, it is said he did the next best thing by
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metal brought to the minds of the members
ct the time. re- -
Tomorrow we shah celebrate Christmas, and
with many 1t win be happy one, but to those
who have lived here for many years and who
have weathered the storms that have come
and gone during that time, 1t viii not be quite
so enjoyable as the Christmas days of their
youth when on the day before that great holi-
day they waited at the end of the car line.
or at some place along the route, to meet
mother and help carry home the turkey, the
celery the cranberries and the other market
ing, brought from the Northern Liberty. the
Center or the o street market To them the
"Chimes of Normandy" the "Blue Bells Of
Scotland" and the .Bells Of ST. Mary" never
sounded 80 sweet as the Jingle Of that street
car bell.
When the sky was overcast. the temperature
low and snow was In the air and on the
ground the sound of the car bells could be
heard for many blocks as they kept time with
the rhythm Of the half loping half trotting
horses-ting- -a-ling ting -a-ling ting-a-ling. No
music today sounds half so sweet!
It was many years before the drivers Of
these cars were given any protection from the
cold, the sleet and the ice. The horses were
shod to keep them from slipping, and when
they arrived at the end of the route they were
either changed for other horses and led into
the barn or covered with blankets by the hos
tiers. But the drivers and conductors were
left to take care Of themselves.
I'm BYGONE days nearly all the merchants
kept open shop until 10 O'Clock at night
~ during the month Of December, and the
day before Christmas until IL midnight. Few
stores delivered goods beyond Florida avenue.
and nearly everybody went to market and car
ried home q basketful Of supplies Imagine.
then. II you win, little one-horse car. or
two-horse car crowded almost to suffocation:
mothers with babies in their arms: everybody
with . basket or . bundle or two-some with
both-on their way home on Christmas eve:
maybe half the men filed with so-called
Christmas cheer: straw on the floor to keep
the feet warm: . kerosene lamp at either
end--which did not hesitate to smoke when
in the mood and the chimney Of which often
tilted and sometimes fell OF: one long bench
like seat on either side; . driver ON the front
dash with . cap that almost covered his en-
tire head, gloves perhaps made out Of an old
WOODEN overcoat, his legs wrapped with buriap
and about as much clothing on as he could
possibly wear. The conductor on the rear end
(when they had one) smothered with passen-
gers and Christmas trees, dancing first on one
foot and then ON the other, warming himself
(when there was room) By vigorously wrap
ping his arms around his body-hrst one On
top and then the other, collecting fares. giving
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~HE Metropolitan Railroad Co., the sec
OI ond company to be formed In WASH
ington. was chartered BY act Of Congress
approved July 1, 1864 This company operated
from the first what was known rs the
street and Ninth street lines and the route
then used Is about the same as that used today,
with notifications and extensions.
No old-timer will ever forget the tingling OF
the bells on the horses Of the early street cars,
particularly On the lines mentioned, and the
Columbia and the North Capitol and O street.
or Belt lines.
There are many things that the early resi-
dent may have forgotten, but as long as mem-
ory lasts there are certain things he viii never
forget, and one OF these IS the early horse car.
When the horses were done away with. and
electric cars took their places, the bell at
tached to the collar of the last horse to draw
. car on the F-street line was preserved by
the then president OF the road, George H
Harries, and later, through his brother, Fred
L. HarTies, It was presented to the Association
Of Oldest Inhabitants Today It Is regarded
Is one Of its priced relics, and It Is surprising
what thoughts this little inantmate piece Of
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10 Warrington City to take personal control
Of his line Of omnibusses In this city. On the
appearance Of the street system he came
within two votes in the United States Senate
Of getting the franchise, afterward obtained
by the Washington g. Georgetown Railroad
Co. His omnibusses ran from Georgetown
along Bridge street from High, where his ware
house was, thence along Pennsylvania avenue
to the Capitol and Navy Yard; also on Sew
enth and Fourteenth streets In 1862 he re-
tired from the omnibus business and confined
his interest to the street car lines referred TO-"
His old home, known as Falls Grove, in Van
Derwerken, Arlington County, Va, IS still pre-
served by his daughter, who resides there with
her husband, Rev. George e. Truett and their
recollections Of old Georgetown, where she was
raised, and where her father lived on M street,
between Thirtieth and Thirty first streets, be-
fore he moved to Virginia his address in 1860
being 10 Bridge street. It was red brick
building. with dormer windows, and is still
standing near the building once known as the
Union Hotel at the northeast corner of Thir-
tieth and M streets. The Abbotts lived across
the street from Mr. Van Derwerken and Mrs.
borS Of Ci9il War times, as well as the Crop
leys who had a drug store on the northeast
corner of Thirty-first and M streets, and w. H.
Tenney, who kept grocery store opposite the
fire department on M street, the business being
later conducted by william A. Offutt & Bro.
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FOR RENT
ROOMS AND APARTMENTs

For RENT-2-room bungalow with oil
heat, unfinished 3-room apartment
With free hot water and light: fur
nished and unfurnished one and two
keeping privileges, free heat. hot
water. laundry room and light Rents
reasonable. Mrs. j. Dawson, 1928
23rd Ave. Phone Prospect 3147. 1-19
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Seattle Urban League
Holds Annual Meeting

Dr.. f. B. Cooper and Mr.. Orvile
S. Robertson spoke before the An
nual meeting of the Seattle Urban
Leagne, an agency of the Commun-
ity Fund. held Monday night at the
Mt Zion Baptist Church j. S. Jack
son, executive secretary of the or
ganization. read the annual report
for the year 1892.
The following new members were
elected to the Board of Directors:
for the three year terms: Mrs. Can
daee Black. c. A. Mccarthy. Fred
II. Parks and Rev. Fred w. Shorter.
For two year terms: Mrs Clarence
l.. Mccullough and f. l. Robinson.
To succeed themselves for a term
of three years; Clarence r. Ander-
son. DIR. F.. B. Cooper. VIM. f. Tai
bert and w. H. Wilson. TO the Ad-
visory Council were added the names
of DR.. j r. Steiner and Carl Strout.
Mrs. Candace Black was major
in the recent Community Fund cam
paign; prominent civic worker and
club woman. an officer in the Wo-
mems Auxiliary of the Urban League
c. A. Mccarthy is assistant to the
General Manager of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Company;
formerly director of publicity for
the Seattle Community Fund. Fred
Fl. Parks, representative of the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Company;
President, Board of Directors, Rep
ertory Playhouse. Rev. Fred w
Shorter is pastor. of Pilgrim Con-
gregational Church. Mrs. Clarence
L, Mccullough is national CORE
spending secretary of the Daughter
Elks: formerly member of Women's
Auxiliary of Phyllis Wheatley House
in Minneapolis with long record
of constructive community activity.
e. |. Robinson is president of the
South End Civic and Progressive
Club. and owner of the Robinson
Drug Store. Mr. Carl Strout, for
mer member of the Board, and an
officer in the Pacific Steamship
Company. DR.. j. F. Steiner of the
University of Washington, Dept. of
Sociology. Student of race problems
at University of North Carolina.
Tulane University at New Orleans,
and University of Chicago.
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CLARENCE II. ANDERSON
Attorney
5aI NefnaMa1I IytvlJtIiur

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
state of Washington in and for King
County. No. 53442.
In the Matter of the Estate of Inez
Donnegan, Deceased Notice OF Sale
Notice is hereby given under and
pursuant to order given by the above
entitled Court, made herein on the
10Th day of January. 1898. upon the
petition of Clarence r. Anderson, En-
ecutor of the above entitled estate
filed i'm said Court on the 26th day of
January. 1888, praying for an Order
authorizing and directing the Execu-
tor. Clarence X. Anderson. to sell GER
tain property of the estate at private
sale. and shortening the time of notice
to one week, and permitting the sale
to be made at any time after eight
days from date of first publication
of notice of said sale, sealed bids for
said property. and the purchase price
thereof will be received by the under
signed Executor of the said estate at
sol McDowall Building. Seattle. Wash
ington, at any time up to 1000 a. M,
on the 9Th day of February. 1888, at
which time the Undersigned will sell
said property to the highest bidder.
Ten percent of the offer must accom-
pany all bids. Said property is de-
scribed as:
East half of Lot Six 90. Block
Seventy (74), Riley's Addition
to Riley's Addition to South Sc
attic, w. T., according to plat
thereof recorded in volume II of
plats page IL, records of King
County.
Dated at Seattle. Washington this
26th day of January, 1888:
CLARENCE II. ANDERSON Attorney
for Executor, sol McDowall Build
ing, Seattle, Washington -
CLARENCE r. ANDERSON,
Executor.
Date of publication, January 26,
1888
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an Abraham's Bosom"
Exposes Dixie Peonage
Just as Uncle Toms Cabin
Exposed Slavery

In Abraham's Bosom. now play
ing every Wednesday and Friday
nights for an indefinite engagement
at the Seattle Repertory Theatre. is
a true expose of conditions faced by
Negroes in many parts of the South
land. The story is ruthless ex-
pose Of life in the average turpen-
tine camp in Dixie. It goes deeper.
It shows the hardships confronting
Negro tenants on Dixie plantations.
As play, Tn Ahraham's Bosom
will never be seen in the South
Like Uncle Toms Cabin it is too
daring an expose of peonage, bru-
tality and lust. Here is remark
able play. 4 play sure to displease
many eolored folk but telling
story all of them know we'll to be
stark naked truth. To many white
people it will be an education. Il
reveals much that has been hidden
from them of the Negroes life in
the South. The play is admirably
presented by Seattle cast all of
whom are eolored. with the excep-
ton of two white players. None of
these players had previous stage ex-
perience. Perhaps this accounts for
the perfect portrayal of their parts
Their acting is as near perfect as
could be imagined. They live the
parts. They grip you and hold you
with realism.
Joseph Jackson, Alberta Walker
Annie Oliver, Cal Russell. Al Hall
have leading roles and they are all
excellent. A fine chorus of Negro
singers is directed by Julia Clayton.
In Abraham's Bosom" is one Of
the outstanding plays of the CEN
fury
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3-RooM APARTMENT
FOR Rents room modern duplex
partly furnished Mt 1909 Il. james
st. Reasonable rent. Phone Main
0G7i. lie
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Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. T.
NJ Davis, pastor.-Mt. Zion was the
Mecca for hundreds of worshipers
last Sunday. At | a. m. the pastor
delivered an inspiring sermon; two
united with the church. Many at
tended the p. m. services, at which
time the evangelist. Rev. j. w.
Wright, spoke eloquently from the
subject 1.-THE Handwriting On the
WALL The evening services marked
the conclusion of the union revival
services, which during the last three
weeks have proved blessing to the
community as well as the churches.
Responding to the invitation extend
ed in his farewell sermon, six united
with the church, which swelled the
total number of persons uniting with
local churches to As.
The executive board of North
western States Baptist Convention
convened at the church at 10 a. m.
Wednesday. Rev h. b. Reed, pastor
of Calvary Baptist Church, Spokane,
and president of the convention, was
speaker at the Wednesday night
prayer service.
The missionary society will meet
at the home of Mrs. Clara j. Bon
ner this Friday afternoon, when off
GERS for the ensuing year will be
installed.
Next Sunday will be Missionary
Day. At IL a. m. a missionary from
China will be the principal speaker
during the first hour of the service.
At 8 o'clock program is being ar
ranged under direction of Mrs. Lii
liam Jeter Davis. Come up to Mt.
Zion-a welcome awaits YOU.
Phyllis WheatIey Y. w. c. A..
Branch.-High school girls will have
charge of vespers Sunday and will
present recognition ceremonial
Dorothy Alexander and Mary New
ton leave Friday for the midwinter
conference, which is to be held Jan
uary 27, 20 and 20 in Tacoma
Yvonne Chatters, newly elected pres
ident of the senior group, will be
member of the guard of honor to
meet Amelia Earhart February 8.
Miss Earhart will lecture to the
young people Friday, February 3, at
the Civic Auditorium. Admission fer
school children will be 25 cents
The committee of management is very,
grateful to the public for the SPLEEN
did cooperation given Mrs. Pearl
Miller and MRS lie Eta King. The
shower was a success. The kitchen
now is well equipped with cooking
utensils.-The annual banquet will
be held Thursday at 7 p. M, with
Mrs. l.. b. Young as toastmstress
Mrs. Grace Leftridge and Mrs.
Blanche Tolles will furnish music
for the evening. "The Y. w. c. \. In
the Community" will be discussed
by representatives Of the three
groups, Alice Lewis. Mrs. Bernice
Clark and Miss Margaret Peoples.
Mrs. G. r. Harvey will be chairman,
assisted by Mrs. L. B. Young.
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Save rs cents on each hair cut
at Bogle's Barber Shop. Hair cut,
Is cents. Shave, l S cents.
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Mixed Quartette Feature
For Achievement PROGRAM

A mixed quartet directed by Mrs.
Estelle. Slater Jackson will be the
feature of the Negro Achievement
program over Station KOL at AS
p. m. Sunday. The discussion will
present. "The Negro In the Profess
sions." Last Sunday the program
featured two solos by Donald Gate
wood, with Joseph Station joining
him for a duet. They were accom-
panied by Miss Luella Anderson.
Messages on the Negro in life in
surance, banking and the C. NJ. A.
were read by j. S. Jackson.
. FIRST A. M. E. Church, Rev. G.
F.. Martin, pastor.-The pastor de-
livered- spiritual sermon Sunday
morning from the text of Phil. 3:13-
Ia: This one thing do, forgetting
those things which are behind; |
reach forth to the prize" His sub
ject was "The Blessed Art of For
getting" We are much strengthened
spiritually by the evangelistic serv-
ices and know that it will be the
means. of aiding us in pressing on
ward and upward.
The A. C. E. League is planning
a birth celebration for everyone Feb
ruary 10-Richard Aliens anniver-
sary. A trip to the Sunday school
conference will be given to the
young person selling the. most tick
cts. A church conference was called
Tuesday night. The missionary so
ciety will meet at 2 p. m. Friday,
January 81, at the parsonage. All
members are urged to attend.
Herman Moore led the A. C. +.
lesson Sunday night and presented
in connection as his speaker Joseph
Jackson, who reviewed the play I'm
Abraham's Bosom" now playing at
the Seattle Repertory Theatre.
Quarterly meeting will be held
February 5, first Sunday in the
month. The presiding elder will be
present The pastor urges all mem
bers to pay their quarterly dues.
The pastor will preach at both
services next Sunday.
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lay nights at Masonic
Hall, 21st ave. and JEFF
ferson street. Visiting
Knights are cordially
welcome. F. l.. Marshall,
G.. c.. 304 23rd Ave. NJ,
phone East $3.50. f., e.
Spearman, X r. s., 1884
18th Ave N. W.. phone
SUnset 2363.
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HERCULES LODGE No. II. a A. VI.
meets LIST and 3rd Wednesdays at Ma
sonic Hall. 21s and jefferson St N J.
Graffell, w. NJ, 1916 Sth Ave Phone
Elliot 1868; II. Hood, see'y, $50 24th
Ave, N. Phone East 3443. r-I-38
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meets every first and third Tuesday
nights, = O'Clock. at Masonic Han 21st
Ave. and g. jefferson st Mrs. Leona
King, w. NJ. 610 22nd Ave: Mrs r.
NeVels,r sec'y. 2S17 West Nevada st,
phone WEST 6315 7-1-31
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LODGE DIRECTORY

HARMONY LODGE No. ?. r. q A. W..
Seattle, Wash. - Meets md and fth
Monday nights at Masonic Hall 2lst
and Jefferson st. J. H. Lee. w NJ
|516 2lSt Ave. Phone East 6141: F. s
Sanders, secretary, 309 18th Ave, n.
phone EAST 1913. LIZ
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yEPHfHAH CHAPTER NO. D, q. r. s..
meets every first and third Tuesday
nights, 8 o'clock, at Masonic Hall, 21st
Ave. and +. jefferson st. Mrs. NJ T..
Smith, w. NJ. 226 26th Ave. N, phone
East zoos; Mrs. +. Nevels sec'y, 3S17
West Nevada St, phone West 6315.
7-1-31
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FOR RENT-Unrurnlshed house, four
rooms and bath at 500 26th Ave. N.
Inquire next doory basement apart
ment. 1878
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-04
REPEAL
SESSION URGED
Wet Convention Candidate
Proposes Service With
out Pay.

Public notice as a delegate cam
didate to the state dry law repeal
convention has been given by D. J.
Lyman, 6128 Rosslyn street, vice
president of Lyman Brothers, in a
letter to The Times.
Lyman says he favors repeal.
MY opinion is that the mem
bers should serve without pay and
that the convention should last one
day. This would be enough time to
organize its business, vote and adj
journ, he says.
The legislative act. providing for
the election call to name delegates
to the repeal convention. is ready for
signature of Governor Paul V. Nc
Mutt.
Under its provisions the Cover
nor will be required to call an cleo
ton to be held prior to May 20.
John F. Ryan of Terre Haute,
state representative, author of the
beer control bill and the Wright law
repeater" announced to the gen.
eral assembly, Friday, his candidacy
as chairman of the Indiana repeal
convention.
Martin J. Downey of Hammond
said he would act as Ryans cam
paign manager and would bid for
the secretaryShip Of the convention.
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C, 0. P. LEGISLATORS
MOCK DEMOCRATS
Poke Fun at MCNutt With
Economy Bill.

Republican members of the state
senate today proposed a novel plan
to help Governor Paul V. NIcNutt in
his economy plan.
During consideration of house
bill they offered an amendment to
dispense with the 1885 general as
sembly and thereby save $150,000
All appropriations for the years
1896 and for 1867 shall be the
same as for 1884 and 1934-35,
and the session Of the legislature
for the year 1885 shall be dispensed
with" read the amendment.
Senator L. Floyd Carrot (Rep.,
Battle Ground, the author, had
bit of fun at the expense of the
majority senators before his pro-
posed amendment was voted down
under an avalanche of noes"
This amendment simply makes
it possible for the Governor to keep
on running the state" Carrot said.
Let's adopt it and save the tax
payers the expense of another leg
islature."