Crime Rise Cites DC Population and Police Court Data
Representative Tinkham cites a DC population growth from 331,069 in 1910 to 437,571 in 1920 and an estimated drop of 40,000 by 1922. Police court records show 22,779 cases in 1910 rising to 42,308 in 1920, a 85.7 percent increase, with 47,736 cases in 1921, up 12.4 percent from 1920. The trend outpaced population growth and suggests rising crime.
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Police Court of
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Police Court of the
Police ‘Court of the District’ of
Colombia
Work Stopped on Building Battleships
President directs immediate halt to all ongoing ship construction facing scrapping under the armament treaty. Navy estimates save about 5 million dollars monthly, though builders’ claims may offset part of the gains. Savings across United States Britain and Japan, with France and Italy not planning naval increases.
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Denby
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Engand
Japan
France
Italy
Definite Moves Toward World Peace Conference Outcomes
A Washington conference produced concrete steps toward global peace. It includes a ten year quadruple pact among the United States Great Britain France and Japan to respect Pacific territory and convene if security is threatened, a fifteen year five power naval limitation treaty, a three power status quo agreement in Pacific defenses, a Shantung settlement between Japan and China, and a revived open door policy under a nine power framework. An international commission will meet within three months to advance these aims.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
Pacific
China
Shantung
Roosevelt Sequoia Park Bill Amended For Conservation
Barbour pushed an amended Roosevelt Sequoia National Park bill in California. The measure closes the park to water power projects, wins broad support from Sierra Club and national groups, and faces minor opposition from Rep Addison Smith over irrigation concerns. National Park Service Director Stephen Mather helped win backing from local power interests and conservation groups.
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Roosevelt-Sequoia National Park
Sierras
California
Wiliam F. Bade
Sierra Club
Stephen T. Mather
National Park Service
Kings River
Parkthood
Sierra Club of
Mr. Bar- Dour
Congress
National Parks Associa
Yellowstone National Park
Operating Home Heating Plant to Conserve Fuel
United States Department of Agriculture outlines efficient home heating practices for rural furnaces. It stresses proper chimney size and placement, correct installation, and thorough plant operation to maximize heat and maintain healthful indoor air. Recommendations cover dampers, ash management, sealing cracks, humidity via a water pan, and consulting experienced furnace owners. Copies available from USDA in Washington DC.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of ‘Agriculture
Department
Washington, D. C
Calorimeter Shows Hardest Home Work
A U S Department of Agriculture study used a respiration calorimeter to measure energy expended in 53 household tasks. Light tasks like sewing increased calories by about nine per hour over rest, while washing and scrubbing added around fifty calories per hour, ironing and dishwashing about twenty four. Adjusting dishwashing table height changed energy use from 21 to 30 calories per hour depending on posture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Increase Seating Capacity With Table Extension
An ordinary kitchen table can gain extra seating by adding removable extensions. Cut extensions from the same board and two four inch wide strips to fit under the table. Screw strips beneath and cut slots in the table sides so the extensions slide in to secure.
The Housewife Interest Guide Insights
An odd mix of domestic tips and warnings. It notes fine sandpaper as a sink eraser for grease and links grease to disease, suggests planting salad plants in relays to ensure abundance, and advises boiling new potatoes in their skins to retain flavor.
Ralpha and the Stop Sign at Brenton Crossing
Ralpha Thomas a Brenton girl ignites a railroad crossing plan hoping to prove herself and earn a living by holding the Stop sign for the Eastern Branch line. A staged accident and a moving picture scheme unfold as father Norton and Henry Jones collide with the plan and a hopeful romance.
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Eastern Branch Railroad
Ralpha
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Henry Jones
Squire Thomas
Jones
Thomas
Norton
Express
Squire
Main Street
New Corporation
Nature Kind to Old Mammy Tessie the Fashionable Washer
The New York Sun describes Tessie as a stylish washerwoman who wears many hats, claiming nature gives her the gifts. She jokes that her hats come from nature, not purchases, and recounts how a red and orange turban with an emerald hatpin was blown to her from a Riverside drive fire escape.
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Tessie
Natchur
Third Avenue
Riverside Drive
New York Sun
Auto wheelbarrows assembled as miniature dumping trucks
A contracting firm designs auto wheelbarrows as compact dumping trucks. The unit uses a light truck chassis with the driver behind the rear wheels, an engine between axles, and a hopper over the front wheels operated by a lever for damping. The design yields higher capacity and fuel efficiency than ordinary wheelbarrows.
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
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