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FEDERAL AID ' BOOSTS ROADS Government Funds Elmployed to Build Highways In Every State. (By I nivrraal SenrW.) The stimulus given highway construction since the federal government entered its policy of aiding road improvement, is shown by the fact that road operations under the federal aid road act aggregate nine times the distance from New York . to San Francisco, according to Thomas H. MacDonald, Chief of the Bureau of Public Roads. The federal government's share in this stupendous undertaking is greater than the cost of the Panama Canal. It operates with the States on a fifty-fifty basis. In all, federal funds to the amount of $266,750,000 have been apportioned among forty-eight Stat?s. One of the most far-reaching results attributable to the federal aid program was the creation of adequate State highway departments In seventeen States. The appropriation made available for rural post roads is $20,000,000 for 1920, and $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June, 1921. Up to June 30, 1920. 2.9S5 project# involving a total of 29,319 miles of road had been approved by the Secretary of Agriculture. The estimated cost of these projects is $3S4,900.000. On the same date 2,116 projects, representing approximately 15,944 miles, had either been completed or were under construction. The estimated total cost of these projects Is $2,000,000,000. SUB TO PREVENT" BUILDING OF FENCE Charles H. Steinbraker, who claims ownership of a piece of property on the Conduit road near the reservoir, filed suit yesterday in the District Supreme Court to prevent George T. and Alice Lineker owners of property adjoining his, from fencing in their land to the alleged detriment of his. Steinbraker claims his deed gives him a right of way over the Lineker property, and if the fence is built it will deprive him of the use of the roadway leading to his property. YANKS HELD HOSTAGE FOR RED RECOGNITION Every possible means is being 1 taken by this government to rescue j thirty American citizens held in Moscow by the Soviet regime, it was announced at the State Department yesterday. Soviet authorities have demanded that the United States negotiate directly with Moscow for the release of the Americans, but this government has refused to do this to avoid any impression of American recognition of the Bolshevik!. WAITRESSES' STRIKE CALLED IN ENGLAND 0\anhins;ton Hernld-C'roi** Atlantic Senlre, Special Cable Dispatch.) London. Aug. 18.?The Daily Mail says that the waitresses in Lyons* cafes here will go on strike tomorrow in protest at the discharge of a waitress wearing a union badge. Thousands of women will be affected. as Lyons* cafes correspond ; to Childs in the United States. (Copyright. Croes-Atlantic Newspaper! Service. Inc.) Full Pay for Saturdays Given by Health Service Per diem employes of the United States Public Health Service yesterday were awarded back pay to Jane 15 for all half holidays which j they have had this summer. The workers have lost half a day's pay for every half holiday taken during the summer, and fol-l lowing the complaint of Luther C.I Steward, president of the National ' Federation of Federal Employes, re- J eently. public health service offl-l rials reconsidered the matter and| found a way by which to award the pay for the half holidays. A Few Men Cai What One Coul No man in Washington modations of any kind for production cost. Yet this is doing under the perfected V apartment ownership. It i under this plan. The WALKER PLA Makes It Possible ?for a number of men, tei to jointly purchase and man2 pay only a trifle more tha build the apartment buildinj ment for a reasonable dep low, in many instances les& in far less desirable apartn YOU, TOO, CAN BUY UNDER THE WALKER PL terms. Call at our office today of the WALKER PLAN, or lei tion on your part, our booklet < Allan E. Walki Southern ] 813 15th Sfc "SCHOOL DAYS" CH CAfttoe.- o.s*>fc c ?WST IH T,*& 115 SAWeKly LlSTert - VU. Tsu. *? * ^ctuao-1. ukc^t? r^si k Flftsr..Voo-SQOCt?t,s< 'WH Poo*,I* A TKS?.estoo BRITAIN STOPS COAL EXPORTS Nationalization Campaigi Of Miners Reacts to Benefit of U. S. 4 W n*h inprton Herald-Cro** Atlanti SprT|ce?Special t able Dlapatefc.) London. Aug. 18.?The arrival o the first cargo of American coal a Bristol en route to Rotterdam em phasizes Britain's reduced outpu since the miners started their na tionahzation campaign. There li almost a stagnation of coal exporta tion from Bristol, even bunker coa being difficult to obtain from Car diff and Swansea, where formerly i large proportion of the South Walei coal was exported. Thousands of seamen and docker: have been unemployed for weeks. I is estimated that since the miner: started the coal war more -than 70. 000.000 tons are stacked up on th< railroads throughout Britain to keel the industries going in the event o a strike. This me?ns that the normal an nual export will be kept at home And as practically every Europeai country is dependent on British an( American coal, it means that then is now practically a limitless mar ket for American coal. Meanwhile there is undoubtedly a coal strikt approaching here. A new deraani for an additional 53 a week wag' has been made by the men as tht first step in their direct action t< nationalize the mines or secuie then for the miners themselves. (Copyright, 1920. Croo Atlantic Newip?p? Serrice, Inc.) n Do Id Not today can buy housing accomSDCTY PER CENT of the reexactly what a few buyers are fALKER PLAN of co-operative is exactly what YOU can do K nants in an apartment building, tge that building. These tenants >n half what it would cost to 5. They buy their own apartosit and monthly payments- as , than they have paid in rent icnts. . YOUR OWN APARTMENT AN on the same reasonable and let us explain the details t us mail you, with no obligaiescribing the plan. ;r & Co., Inc. Boildiaf. reet N. W. i t * If ' ' u' V in. Tb fAAfcSHAU.'. . we ftoos eo^'s LIFE.. 3W to lT So ^elUes' UK? L monao&?.v **6 UEMOW ^ice ltiTO * ; , T*e* W P"T in W*?5 SOD^ , STiR lT oP *N0 | ? 'i Six-year-old's Wits t When Judge Asfe b ) Ears After They Robert Winters. 6-year-old son ? of Mrs. Agnes Winters, of <519 Second street northeast, matched his wits with those of Judge Aukam in Police Court yesterday and came out best in the verbal scrimmage. The boy was the complaining witness against Joe Fusco, an Italian, who was charged with an assault. e "He smacked me on the ear so hara that it got real red and I didn't f know where 1 wis for a minute." the boy complained. t "How do you know your ear got - red?" asked Judge Aukam. "You ^ can't see your own ear." ; STORK PROMISE ; AIDS PRISONER s | Sentence Made Lighter for s Husband Expecting Family Increase. Because the stork is due to visit i his home very soon. John Fisher 1 was able to persuade Judge Aukam b in Police Court yesterday to give him a light sentence in an assault b case. b Fisher broke a glass pitcher over 1 the head of Grace Washington, who b essayed the role of peacemaker in b a dispute between the accused and > his wife. Catherine Fisher, l A piece of the broken pitcher bounced off the woman's head and x severely cut Milton Jones, a threeyear-old boy, who had scampered off to get the Washington woman " to help Mrs. Fisher. Aft^r hearing the injured woman's story about Fisher holding her head under his arm and shattering the pitcher on it and listening to . Mrs. Fisher's expected troubles. Judge Aukam sent the husband to jail for thirty days. BOOTLEGGERGETS_ SIX MONTH TERM A few minutes after Grant O. Russell, colored, had bought a halfpint of whisky from a "bootlegger" for $2 on K street northwest, he was approached by a stranger much thirstier than he. who was willing to pay any price for the half pint. The stranger was Policeman Reynolds. of the Sixth precinct, and he was sufficiently camouflaged to deceive Russell. The latter sold the half-pint to the policeman for $4? in marked money. Policeman Guy Rhone stepped up and placed Russell under arrest. Judge Aukam, in Police Court, yesterday, sent the offender to jail for I six months and fined him $50 also. "This is my first ofTensc," pleaded Russell. "It will be your last for six months or so," said the court. Attempt to Lick Police Gets Him 90 Days in Jail James Pinkney. colored, who attempted to thrash Policeman Julius Fleischour at Fifth and K streets northwest when the latter stopped to examine a long knife Pinkney was carrying, was sentenced to serve ninety days in jail yesterday by Judge Aukam in Police Court. After striking the policeman Pinkney tried to run. but Fleischour was too quick for him. WANTED ? Hoate* to Sen! We Need Them Immediately There Is a big demand. We are equipped to sell quickly. Call [ our office. Main 646*. Our representative will call at once. I The F. H. Smith Company, SIS 15th St. W.W. Mala G4S4 1 J By DWIG I?! | \tfcU- H0V4, EVA, TrtAT /] ' TwvthR. Tnee* i \u iw *r?f fercrt M? iMSfcO* *n0 a U*O?. M(|!((f|L'.^e5,ME^sso5 Jj ullililiPMH twsr^uHT ? esT^rV^n y | ' ?E. AfteHAissei in Verbal Duel low HeSawHisOwn Had Been Smacked J "Oh, yes. I can see my ear." he answered. "I looked right at it." How, how?" a^ked Judge Aukam. leaning over and looking real hard at the juvenile witness. I just looked in the mirror," replied the boy with a grin from ear to ear. "Oh. I see," said the court with a smile. The court took Fusco's personal bonds not to smack any more children^ The affair happened in front of Fusco's house, where the boy was playing in the sand. GUARDS PLAY ! IN RARE LUCK ? Sweltering Day Relieved by Downpour of Rain, With All Safe. ' Human thermometers filled with mercurial imagination registered "3.000 in the shade" at the cm amp. ment of the Fifth Infantry, District National Guard, at Camp Lee, Va., yesterday. But if the men had high powered imaginations on the heat score of the day. they similarly enjoyed high powered luck when early in (the evening a downpour drenched j the outfit. Regular barracks are considerably more comfortable than tents when it rains. Plenty of variety in their program jesterdav gave no opportunity for dullness to creep into the day's work-out. From platoon drill in the morning the outfit ran through a long list of stunts that included repair and adjustment of individual equipment, bayonet drill, shelter tent pitching, signal work, mechanics, and nomenclature a nit repair of automatic rifles, ending up with co-ordination exercises and army games. formal guard mount preceded e\ening mess. Twenty per rent of the men are given passes each night to visit Petersburg, the nearest town to the camp. COAL SURVEY HERE AT ONCE Committee to Prevent Winter Shortage Makes Plans To Find Supply. Washington's coal committee, appointed yesterday bv District Commissioners to investigate the pro?*or a proper supply of coal for this winter, will start * w >rk on * survey of local coal conditions Immediately, it was announced by members of the committee iaet night. The committee was appointed by! r e Commissioners to make sure that w i*. Were prepared whereby* ashington will be supplied with Tk unt ?oal for the winter, ai-j tnough no danger of a coal shortage I is seen at this time. The members of the committee include E. C. Graham, chairman; M. l>. Rosenberg, Arthur J. May, W. W. Griffith and Samuel J. Prescott. They were ordered by the Commissioners to prepare a brief of the local coal situation, and present it to the In- | terstate Commerce Commission with recommendations. Davit En Route Home. London. Aug. 18.?John W. Davis. American ambassador to Great Britain, left for the United States with his family on the Leviathan today on a leave of absence. ! Drought at I act 1 'T, V..TZZ MILITARY HISTORIAN i&T.T-tSrM L/lOUyni al LaSl bootleg cheer. Prices have been _A v r* A \ 7C CCDX/irT wverely wounded in the battle of TJ., ^ ? V from &0 to 75 cent. "per copy." but IP LbAVCt XKVRXt|ll?lwni H ?-.**. *"'-*** Hits Gay Gotham; c?, ... STSUSSToST " ^ Bootleg Goes Up ?.??< St EST hlbttTnn CommU.ion^r Kramer in the United MM Army." who hu:H( edited (By tfc. l?lT??al Service.) boTtTd "Stou". 'mil'"irV Ve**b??an ? , HUt?te?J BeftaUr^' Kaw York, Aug 18?The lid of , ? b(> harder than ever to 1*5?. when he entered the Fourth 1 Continental Army: War of theRe drought wa. fastened pretty t.ght ^raw whUtor from bond, he United state. Ar,^^ ? ^ in New York today. i asserted. ____ "'? I Established 1861 j \ W^?5ttoses*Sons. . j Carpets If an6 "Eleventh Sts, upMstay / I Cold Storage for Rog?, Dniperiet, Lace Curtains, Etc. > ' i i * 1 Sale of Odds And Broken Lots of . j Rugs, Lace Curtains, Draperies, Linens and Furniture Va to Vi Reductions & Rugs 1} Odd lot of Axminster Rugs Two late shipments of Imported Grass Rugs Wide range of styles and colors. Two sizes? A variety of designs, all the wanted Size 9x12 ft. Price. $42.75. colors. r c , T . D No- 1 9x12. $! 2.25 Second qual.ty, 9x12. ?75 ! / s7zSr?'S?r U8S 8ii? Drapery Dept. Marquisette Curtains, 2/i yards Voile Curtains. 2% and 2Vi yards Novelty Net Curtains, 2J4 and , -11 r l j ling, white, cream and ecru; plain with e . I long, wi.h heavy applique borders. hemstitched edges, some with lace in- 2/2 yards long, white, all of imIvory color, regularly $5.00 and sertions. and others with hand-drawn and ported English net, double hems, ' . 7^ tl ? embroidered designs. ^ ' * and trimmed with lace edge. C,]r:S?Sy$6 00*"d SSIJjf $3.75. Special, $2.95 Kory color. rogul.rly $7.50. Spo- $ >Q *??] ?95 $, 2, ^ ^ , ' Special $3.65 Novelty Marquisette Curtains, 2% Novelty Net Curtains, 2/i yads long, I yards long, ivory color, double edges, all-over design in small neat pattern. Regularly $4.75 and $5.00. hemstitched. Regularly $3.00. Special, double edges; regularly $6.50. Special, | $2.25. $4.75. Special $3.95 I OTHER SPECIAL ITEMS IN THE DRAPERY DEPARTMENT Remnant! of Net, Voile, Etc. Cretonne Tar Paper * I Usable lengths up to 10 yards; 36-in'ch Cretonne, light and dark col- Rolls of Tar Paper, each containing white, ivory and ecru; sold regularly orings, in various designs tuitable for '2 sheets. 40x48 inches. from 40c up to $2.00 yard. For quick a|| purpose5 Full pieces taken from Regularly 85c. Special, 50c rolL clearance priced in two lots at 19c and regular stock. 39c yard. Regularly 75c. Special, 49c per Slip Cover Damask 24-inch Squares of Tapestry, yard. 28-inch wide woven stripes, in se*Damask, Brocade, Velvet, etc., for ? . . era] attractive designs. t odd chair seats or for making fancy ? .\nd<7 Curtains with valance, Regu,ar,y 75c SpedjJ 49c ^ ! pillows, now specially marked to ^2 inches!by 2\4 >,ards. Regularly yard , fc $5.00. Cho.ce, $1.50 each. ^ ??- SPeciaK $3-75 P31'" C f ? M J ^ I _____ Couch Covers. 58 inches by V\ . * Scotch Madras yards. Regularly $6.75. Special, 32 inches wide, green, brown, rose 95 - and mulberry; usable lengths up to 15 H Genuine Scotch Madras, multi-col- *, yards. ? _ I ored, in floral and cathedra! designs. Table Covers, 38x38 in. Rezu- d 1 1 e l l z. J C fl Regularly fl.00 and $1.25. Special. |?|y $2.00. SpociJ, ?1.25. R^ularlv $1.15 per y?i Spo65c per yard. " clal- b9c Per >ard Stenciled Couch and Table Cov- R T.ab!e ^6"'ncJl Rubb^nz?J Cre,onne- I ers and Curtains at Special Prices. Regularly $2.00. Special. $1.25. porch turn,ture and other purposes, some | r, ? -i i i T Li r ic i i designs have plain cretonne with rubber Hi Beautifully stenciled in colors. lable Lovers, 25 inches round. back, others have rubber surface on Portieres. 38 inches by 2Y4 R^*Ay $LQ0- Spccial' 59c" prin,ed fidf' yards. Regularly $9.00. Special. Pillow Slips, 18x23 inches round. Regularly $1.75. Special, 75c $5.50 pair. Regularly $4.00. ^pecial, 65c. yard. - ' j | The Linen Shop / I Remnant-Clearance Sale ^en 5 Hemstitched Pure Linen Hand- Art Needlework Salon f JK kerchiefs, odd hand blocked colored (Tliird Floor) . "* ~ Including white dress fabrics, -pure , . # , , borders; $I.IMJ and $1.25 regularly? linen, union and all cotton table damask, ..... , , ill , Remnants of stamped articles of tne I bordered table cloths, odd dozens and half dozens napkins, \ladeira fancy dec- 65c "cL *?ual,,,es' made-up coro- I" orative tea cloths, scarfs, napkins and , binations, also odd scarfs, centerpiece*. V Women s Hemstitched Pure Linen , . tea sets. etc.?for quick clearance. t Handkerchiefs, odd initials, sheer linen. !/4 Off Regular Price. Special, 25c each. v2 RcJuUlT Pricc. JjT Seasonable Furniture at a Saving From 25 to 33 1-3 Per Cent While the Stock Lasts Fine Porch Rocker. Regularly $15.00. Special.. $8.75 Double-Size Lawn Swing. Regularly $13.00 Old Hickory Side Chair. Regularly $5.50. SP?cial 4 $8 50 Special $2.75 Red and White Lawn Bench. Regularly $4.00. Porch Sewing Rocker. Regularly $5.50. Specia.. $2.90 Special $3.#i n 1 C I r-L r> . . ?. Fine High Back Fiber Rocker. Regularly Porch Side Chair. Regularly $10.00. Special.... $6.00 $14 00 Special $9.75 Porch Rocker. Regularly $6.00. Special $3.75 Old Hickory Porch Rocker. Regularly $7.50. Porch Rocker. Regularly $8.50. Special $5.75 Special ? $4.5G j, Canvas Armchair. Regularly $5.75. Special ... .$4.00 $50.00 Refrigerator. Special $37.50 ij Single or Cdttage Size Sleeping Porch Bed, Ideal Fireless Cooker. Regularly $44.00 j! Spring Mattress. Regularly $32.00. Special. .$24.00 Special $31.50 II i. ' ? - Uj