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THE WASHINGTON TIMES; FRCDAX. NOVEMBER .23,' 19l7.
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ORaWDING OF CARS
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OFDEPT. CLERKS
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"are so widespread will be compara
tively few.
The carrytn Into effect of thli
.plan win require, of course, the co-
t operation- of the Government depart
' .znenta. which ere becoming deeply In
terested In the l tuition here. Al
thought I em surveying the field to
,see what can be done this looks to
be about the only remedy at this
tune.
-In all other cities of the country
the rush hours In the morning are
scattered from T o'clock In the mora
ine to 10 o'clock, working conditions
here undoubtedly put a great strain
on ta street car, unea.-
Oeseral Knight's Chair.
General Knight, Engineer Commis
sioner of the District, has not com
mitted himself, but is understood to
be In 'agreement with Commissioner
Ynwn l n w
"See' that chair there, he said,
pointing to a .chair beneath a large
may of the District of Columbia con
taining the railway lines here. Well,
X elt there many hours studying how
to relieve, the congestion on the car
lines of Washington and trying to
determine' wuat la best for the Dis
trict." -
Commissioner Gardiner is giving
eo.qua3q.ly careful study to the serious
conditions that are causing mo much
complaint throughout the city. He
has been -in office only a short .time,
however, and la reserving -his con
clusions. It is candidly admitted by all three
membersAof the Utilities Commission
that extensions of 'the car lines would
sot be effective to meet the existing
crisis because materials for such ex
alone could sot be'haq for more than
a year unless the Government took a
hand.
Kins; Is Agreement.
Without having discussed the sub
ject with the Utilities Commission,
President C..P. King, of the Washing
ton Railway and Klectrlo Company,
was "in agreement wlthrCommlssloner
BtowbIqw that the' peak hour for
Washington traffic, is. at the "bottom"
of all the trouble. -Ho admitted that
official -of Government departments
Sad been conferring with .him on the
. subject and that the Government is
now about as vitally Interested as the
people generally of the District.
There are three things that will
so- far toward making railway conoi-
Uons In Washington more satisfac
tory,- said Mr. King. "The first is
to relieve the Deak .load in this city.
whAb. can be done only by having the
Government departments begin work
a varying-Hours.
Kurt Get "Hustle On."
"The second thing Is that patrons
sf, the car lines will have to learn to
step more lively In getting on and
off cars. The good old Washington
pf leisurely cayn has gone, I am al-POTc?orry-to-say.
We have beta ao-
' customed' ta7EetUrr cWanC OTfcthe
cars In nwsf leisurely- style, bidding
our friends- good-by and "keeping the
conductor, waiting while we arranged
luncheon -eng&gexaents or told our
friends Just' when to" come over for
dinner. .
"I must. ay that, those were the
good old days; but they are gone.
People will nave to learn the pep'
ot large cities In getting: Quickly into
and out'of cars. Washington is going
to stay a big city from now on.
The third Is the ancient plan of
requiring cars, in this city to stop at
what ere called 'Ire .stops, points at
"which firs apparatus may pass. Care
'ful figures show that our cars made
ZtLsTZ fire stops everyday In this city.
This does not count the number made
by the Capital Traction lines. No
matter how crowded the cars are, how
far behind schedule they, may be, they
have to make these stops.
"No other city In the United States
reoulres this, and yet Washington has
the widest streets in the world, mak-
ing It easy for motor-men to see ap
proaching fire apparatus.
. Company Seeks Crews.
I want Washington people to
know that' our company is doing ev
erything possible to obtain crews to
operate our cars, and we are doing
better each day under adverse con
dltlona We have scouts throughout
Virginia, Maryland, and West Vir
ginia hunting for platform mmn. We
bring them here In large numbers
and spend much time .in training
them. We hardly get them broken in
before other concerns begin raiding
and grab off some of those brought
here. It is a constant struggle to
keep good men. although we are not
standing back on the question of
wages.
Tea. we have given thought to the
subject of employing women as con
ductors, rut uus u not unary unless
conditions grow much worse. The
eight-hour law here stansds In the
way of employing women and I do
not know whether the street railway
labor organizations would tand for
women.
May Change City Ufa.
The plans now being considered
have a serious aspect for Washington
housewives, boardlnghouse keepers,
and others housing Government
workers. The servant problem here
Is adjusted to a considerable degree
on the 0 o'clock basis. Servants fre
quently refuse to begin work before
7 o'clock, in the morning and earlier
hours than that for them would put
housewives against difficulties.
Boarding houses having young men
and women working in different de-
. partmenta would have to serve break
fast at various hours, but when some
of these facts are mentioned to of
ficials they say that these are war
times and people must adjust them
selves to new conditions.
Business men. who are confronted
by the eight-hour law for women
clerks, -would also find a serious prob.
Jem to work out, inasmuch as they
wouia nave to rearrange their store
hours to suit new'changea In the life
of the city.
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EDITOR'S BID OF $2
GETS $3,000 RANCH
RED CLIFF, CaL, Nov. 23 A. Jest
cost D. D. Dodson. editor of the Red
Bluff Sentinel here, $2. He protested
when called on to pay over the .cash,
but' today he .was startled to learn
that his Investment is really worth
tt.500.
Dodson was walking on the street
recently when he stopped to hear the
sheriff sell some property under exe
cution. Jokingly he bid 12 for'a par
cel of ground. It developed that the
parcel was a SOO-aere ranch, which Is
worth S3 an acre. .The original owner
has a year In which to redeem It.
LAW.
CANADIAN POLLS TO.
BE OPENED INU S.
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 23. For
the first time In history Canadian
polls will be established In the United
States, it la stated officially here to
day. Polls will be opened In one of
the Southern States for the benefit of
the royal flying corps, who will not
lie at home during the December
election.
Under the laws of Canada, once a
soldier is out of the country his
female relatives are entitled to vote.
Under the- new order, not only the
soldier hut his female relatives will
vote.
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RUTH LAW AWAITS
ARMYCOMMfSSION
AS WAR AVIATRIX
Ruth Law, avlatrlx extraordinary,
and holder of the world's non-stop
flight record, is in Washington today
awaiting the decision of the War De
partment as to whether she will be
the first woman in the world to fly an
aeroplane as an army pilot and the
first woman ever to be commissioned
in the United States army. She has
applied for a first lieutenancy in the
aviation section or the Signal -orps.
Miss Law. or Mrs. Charles Oliver as
she Is known in -private life, regis
tered at the Ebbltt House yesterday
with her husband andcalled on Gen.
George O. Squler. chief signal officer,
shortly afterward.- After receiving
her application. General Squler's of.
flea informed her uat she would hear
from It In a few days. .the will re
main In "Washington until then.
"In the event that I am successful
and am ordered to France." she said
today, "I -will take with me my hus
band, who is experienced In the con
struction and repair of aeroplanes,
and two expert aeroplane mechanics
employed by me, at "my hangar In Chi
cago. "I have been flying since 1013. so
there can be no doubt as to my ex
perience. I was In France'six months.
and during that time made numerous
flights over the trenches and observa
tion flights 'with French and cingllsh
aviators. '-
SAILOR WANTS GIRL
TO CORRESPOND WITH
WALLA WAIJ.A, WasK, Nov. 23.
A sailor at Mar.) Island, -CaL, who
wantes to correspond with a girl has
written the editor of a paper here
as follows:
"Hearing that ,tbere are lot of good
looking girls In your town, I am
writing to you in hopes ot getting
Into correspondence with some-of
your girls. I have no 'one to write
to and sure hope that you put a piece
in the paper about this. The letter
was signed "R. R. Shepard."
CAMHEJ1MGFINE.
. WILL BE 82 ON SUNDAY
NEW YORK, Not. Sir-Tm in the
best of health and feeling wonderful
ly fine."
This was the declaration over the
telephone here today of Andrew Car
negie, who will celebrate his eighty
second birthday anniversary next
Sunday.
Tn keeping In trim for the cele
bration," added' Mr. Carnegie, "by en
Joying daily horseback rides in Cen
tral Park." I
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Increased Speed in
Nation's Products -
New Speed Factor Enters Field of Transportation
You can sell your product but can you deliver 8f-
Give ui delivery that U the cry.
. Speed-peed speed wanted, demanded and Insisted upon
as never before.
And Aere U tht totwtton of thm prolUm efhtenrnttd speerfoi
frsdh efaCseriss.
Today it U an acknowledged tact that motor truck equipped with
our Cord Pneumatic Truck Tires can be operated at a greatly
increased speed with absolute safety and economy.
Increased speed means increased deliveries for long and short
hauls and also lower delivery cost
In every way the. new revolutionary United States Kobby Cord
Pneumatic Truck Tire goes to the heart oi the nation's vital trans
portation problem makes it easier, cheaper, quicker for you to
tolfll your transportation obligations.
Some trucks cant use pneumatic tires,
can yours?
Gyoun can, yon can sane money on
filurp, mxtd at thm tamm timm Incrtaf
See the nearest
Service Branch.
write us, sending
United
PNEUMATIC
BIG ARMY GRAFT
IN HORSE BUYING
NORTON DECLARES
BISMARCK, N. D-. Nov. 23-"Oov-ernment
officials have left the door
wide open for widespread and uncon
scionable graft In the handling of
the purchase of army horses in North
Dakota, and I will demand a Con
gressional Investigation when Con
gress opens."
Congressman P.- D. Norton, of the
Third Congressional district, made
this declaration here today,
Th hiirceit hold-up practiced
upon farmers of the northwest for a
long tlma has Been puueu on imm
here In our midst In connection wth
the buying of horses-for the Govern
ment by contractors and middlemen."
said Congressman Norton.
Make Big Xroats.
"Of horses purchased in the State,
private contractors and middlemen
having the inside track In the matter,
have taken a toll ot from 40 to $75
on horses sold to the Government.
This has been, made possible only by
the silence of officials who have fail
ed to make public the prices paid by
the Government and who have allow
ed these profiteers to reap enormous
profits without rendering any service
in proportion to, such profits, and fre
quently without incurring any finan
cial liability or obligating them
selves to deliver a single horse to the
Government."
Cavalry horses for which the Gov
ernment paid 160 per head have been
bought from the' farmers for 90 to
tilts. Heavy artillery horses for which
the Government paid 1103 to $210 per
head have been bought from the
farmers at from 1140 to $160. The
practice has been for Government in
spectors to go to a point where horses
are brought In for inspection; the.
contractor being on the ground and
doing all the direct dealing with the
farmers. I
Hew It's Dene. I
"The contractor," Congressman Nor-
ton said, "offers 'the farmer a price
conditional upon the horse passing
inspection, and If it passes gives the
farmer a check, immediately collect
ing' from the Government at a- price
which enables the contractor to
pocket the 'profits I "have mentioned
I am making an Investigation of this
matter through the Third district,
gathering evidence as to numerous
cases, and am going to Washington
to demand that this practice be stop
ped without delay, and to force a Con
gressional Investigation when Con
gress opens." I
HORSES NEEDED AS MUCH
IN FARM TRENCHES AS
AT FRONT, AVERS BAER
Congressman Baer of North Dakota
stated touar that he knew "nothing
bat eighty per cent can
gatoBnt. oil and rracn
year track tfflcUncy.
United States Track Tire Dealer or the nearest United Stales Tire
The truck tire expert will teU you. If there U no d'er " TJ"
makn of your truck and the capacity 1790 Broadway, Hew Torn.
State sTruck Tires
Arc Good Tires
about the "graft," but that he was
acquainted with the fact that dealers
were buying up many horses In the
Northwest.
Owing to the shortage of feed the
farmers are selling off their horses,
for they know they will be unable to
I keep them over winter unless the
railroads relieve the reed shortage.
He said that It la dangerous to have
these farmers sell off their horses, as
t will greatly decrease the amount
of production next year. Horses are
needed In the trenches on- the farm as
much as they are deeded in Europe.
"If there is a graft or a commission.
l believe it should be eliminated and
that Government agents should. buy
tnese horses direct," .said Mr. Baer.
SUFFRAGE FOR DISTRICT
FAVORED BY POMERENE
X have not changed my views
about giving the vote to the fltnnla
ot the District- I have long been la
favor, of it."
This was the expression today ot
Senator Pomerene "of Ohio, one of the
leadlnr members ot the Senate Dis
trict Committee, who has taken an
active Interest In bettering conditions
in Washington,
""If I bad my wty," said Senator
Pomerene, "I would gjve, the District
representation both In the House and
the Senate." -
Saturday is our greatest Coat Day on which we have.
planned io do par greatest coat business, and to this end we,
'.have provided unusually completestocks. HiereyouwMjind
Winter Coats
for street, day, business and general wear wool velours,
broadcloths, pompom, Australian twill, Botivid, sUv'ertqhe .
crystal sUH velour, Baffin seal and plush
At H 5, 49-50, 5P d m
Aiistralian Twill Coats WItk
Kerami Mole Collar, $29.50
Wool Khald Trench Coats, $25
Wool Veloor Coats, $25 t
Heavy Cheviot Coats at $25
Wool Velour Coats, all lineAS'
Kersey Coats, Fur Collar, $35
Transportation of
-Today's Problem
About sixty per. cent of commercial ears today use jraetrmaHe
tires of woven fabric construction and United States Woven Fab
ric Pneumatic Tires have made "a phenomenal record Just as
United States Solid Truck' Tires have mads such phenomenal
records on the other forty per cent of commercial cars.
Bwt thm next UfUal tttp in rmdk tfrs notation b oar 'Nobby'
Cord Pneumatic Tin, thm anmar in mconowty, tpmmd and
ruiCsney.
While the United States Nobby Cord Pneumatic Truck Tire Is
new on the market It has been tested for many years, and has been
Wed and proved under conditions far severer than those in practi
cal use with startlingly satisfying results.
Recently an Array transport expert put a set of these tires CSS x 7)
en a ton and a half motor trudcwlth an overload of a ton and a
quarter, making two and three-quarters tons in alL
He drove this truck under army conditions 4,288 miles over the
most difficult part of the American continent where there were
roads, and where there were no roads.
With this nnlthm amnafd am mtu par gaSon or gas
one; lAfrty-tAree muVs put aaart of oils
and at thm and of thm trip thm track (Ms srfl7 in practically
as good condition ma ohmn it ttartmd.
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FOR GREAT FALLS
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Senator Norris of Nebraska, who
has reached Washington for the ses
sion, said today he would preen the
proposition for the development of
the Great Falls power project at the
coming session if opportunity offer
ed, .
Senator Norris is as earnest as ever'
for the development of power at '
Great Falls. ' He is apprehensive,
however, that In view ot the stress
for war legislation it will sot be.
possibis to get the subject seriously
considered this session.
T will do what I can to secure
action on the Great Falls plan if there
is any opportunity," said Senator Nor
ris. "I resits that It wfll b diffi
cult to get action because ot pressure
of other matter."
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ELECTRIC PROJEC
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RELATEdERS
WORME
UDHAKER
Fearful lest. Herman. Ktbanaky,
murderer, who Is at lorge today after
escaping from the Dtstrtnt' refers
tory at Lorton. Va ' will come; to
Washington- and- carry out his) off
repeated-threat to- "finish up the rest:
of the IUboy family," Samuel I- ru
bor, living with his sister, Faani
Baser, formerly Mrs. Kabessky, at
1210 Fifth street northwest, has of
feree? through The- Timer n. reward: ofr
1108- tor information- leading, to. Um
man's capture.
"I'm not afraid of. Kabansky my
self." declared the courageous youth
today, "but mr sister lives' In drult
of Htm., an' I pTopoe to guard oor
homo In every .way Z can.' On the.
very morning .of the murder of my
mother, March; 23. 1314, Kabansky. la
the Eighth precinct station, declare
so 'only waafeeT tints chancer at,
the rest.- Doubtless, in prison he ha
nourished this hatred, and I fear his;
escape- may mean tarouhle for ,ua.
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