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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-23
TODAY'S TOPIC
Showing That 1t Is Not Altogether A "Man's
World" After All

vancing my attentions with ma
PERPLEXED.
cannot advise you too strong
ly to give ear to the objections OF
the mother Of the young lady and
desist from further pressing your
suit for the hand of her eighteen
year-old daughter. The "Decem-
Der and May" unions are never
successful unless one OF the con-
tracing parties develops psychic
powers Of understanding the point
Of view of the other partner at
the opposite end of life's span, or
is prepared to become a canoniz-
ed saint in approving everything
with which age naturally gives
him no sympathetic understand
ing. Such marriages are against
nature and nature develops under
the circumstances all sorts OF I'M
forseen means of revenging this
sort of offense. When one has had
ones full youth one may still find
much happiness with a partner OF
an age approaching the same ma
turity, but there is nothing but a
false hope of happiness in a mar
riage of siXty-five and eighteen.
Moreover, may not the young girls
''infatuation" for the young soldier
have another name such as Loves
Young Dream" and If so that is a
demonstration of Old Mother Ma
lures way with young hearts,
which to say the least, Is better
for being dealt with tenderly than
abruptly to deny 1t right OF way.
Why not let the two young people
make the most of their first love?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ won the love of a girl whom /
soon promised to marry have
since grown to dislike her for va
rious reasons. However. / with
held this from her and we continue
to embrace and kiss each other
every time we meet, and ] do not
fall to telephone her three times a
week. as usual. would never mar
~ this girl, and there Is no one
who knows OF my promise to her.
VIII you please advise me how I
might break our relationship with
as little pain and chagrIn 20 her as
possible7 l would not want her to
know that have been. lately,
camouflagins my love for hc-.
WORRIED.
To be frank with you, "Wor-
riod," | think the flrst step out
into the sunshine and clear skies
Of happier days for both you and
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TOWN GOSSIP.

W. GIBBS McADOo. for several
years connected with the Treasury
Department and other things, has re-
signed TO return to his old home IN
y. Y. City
7. WOODROW WILSON, former
~ of Princeton University, is visit
ing friends in France.
CARTER GLASS is one of the
few Government employees success
full in getting an increase in salary,
having been jumped from $500 to
$12 900 q year.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. GREGORY, u.
s. Atty. Gen., will have visitors dur-
ing the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK B. KEEL
LOGG will return to Washington
from N. Y. Wednesday.
Mrs. WIN. S. CORBY. wife of cur
popular baker, has returned from a
visit in New York.
HERBERT KAUFMAN is also
visiting in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. P. MARSHALL
have gone away
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DNAHN MOO 4 A4hT IA
After reading some of your let
tiers feel that can confide in you.
/ am a man twenty-seven years of
age. and have been engaged for the
past eighteen months to q young
LADY whom love very dearly.
Five months after our engage
ment 1 enlisted in the United States
marines, and was sent to France.
After several months of active serv-
ice 1 lost my arm as a result of a
shell explosion. During my absence
my flancee became a war worker
and made the acquaintance of an
officer. one of those desk vamps."
/ knew nothing OF this until I was
brought to the hospital and she
came to see me.
She broke our engagement, say
ing she could not marry a cripple.
1 gave my arm for my country. and
as a result lost my love Please
advise me, Miss Fairfax, IL she is
right Respectfully hoping I will
be favored with a reply, I remain,
DICK.
Here is a letter from the bravest
of the brave. And / am not a
little awed, Dick, by the quiet
courage with which you are meet
ing this second staggering blow Of
your life. You went out to the
front with your mind trying 10
reconcile itself to a separation
from your sweetheart by thinking,
at will all be over in three
months" and to the separation
from your home by the cheering
thought, 81 ought to be back in six
months anyway" but in your
heart you must have felt at times,
This is going to be a long time
and / shall come back wounded
if / come at ALL" But never in
any corner of your mind or heart
lurked the fear that you would not
find a welcome home from your
sweetheart And now she has
broken her engagement with you
and, on the cruel grounds that she
gives, / do not see how she could
do 1t.
When this war swept over this
country it did things to all of us;
either lifted US up onto a higher
plane than our old characters. or
brought out the worst selfshness
of cowardice in us. No one stood
still after that shock and marvel
Gus things happened to the souls
of those like you who felt that
their country called on them for
the sacrifice of their lives and
who answered the call at once.
The sacrifice of YOUR arm has
made a wonderful man. whereas
there are others whom the war
has left whole as physical beings.
but has warped and disfigured
mentally and morally because they
had not the manhood 10 show
themselves In that hour. Your
sweetheart's love for yeu shoald
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Here are two good chaps not
afraid to let their names be
known as they walk down town
with me to save money for Xmas
gifts for the wounded boys at
Walter Reed Hospital.
RUSS EDWARDS has donned
a pair of rubber heels and is
walking down and back every
day Che claims) and OLIVER
H. SCHUNK, of Cleveland Park,
sends two dollars; and / hope he
intends to walk for twenty days
and at a dime a day.
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What's Doing; Where; When

December meetinE-Roeert Z. Lee ca.p-
ter, U. D. C., Confederate Memorial H0sA
p. m.
Singing-Community singing and . 80
cial hour, Powell Community Center, sac
.. m.
vtted. auspices Criterion Club, Thomson
Community Center. $3.50 D. m
Dance-Soeial Club OF the Wilson Nor
invited.
Lecture-Max Rhoads, former vice prrG.-
dent Of the Intercollegiate Ziouistst will
speak on The Jewish question In Poland.
Y. II. H. A. Eleventh street and PsnnnyI-
vania avenue northwest. .. m.
TOMORROW.
Danee-MtnuesotA war worLars and r,.a
In uniform. Northeast Masonic Temple, S2l
Eighth street northeast, 8 .. m.
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TODAY.

TO-DAY.
Dance-By Army Medical School Dyer's
Ballroom, 1919 street northwest.
Neeting-District Of Columbia Fedora
tion OF women's Clubs. Board Room, Dis
trict Building, p. m.
Music-Union Station Hut" Of 7. 81.
C. A, p. m, by music department Of
colored public schools and community CEN
ter departments Of the public schools AMI
municipal Fairgrounds
War workers reception - Republican
women's National Executive Committee.
1923 II street northwest, to O'Clock
All war workers invited.
Concert-StanIey Hall, U. s. Soldiers
Home Band. Sis .. m
MeetIng-Mid-Cit Citizens Association.
1909 Seventh street northwest. p. m.
SocIal-Christian Endeavor Society. Lin
coin Temple Congregational Church, s
n
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Beatrice
Especially for Washington Women

the girl will only come when you
have made a clean break. For 1t
SENS hardly possible that the CIR!
who has known your caresses
when true love inspired them
should not have penetrated your
own sincere loathing OF keeping
up uninspired deceptive emotion
for her sake And think the pain
Of being made to realize that it is
indeed true that all true love has
gone out Of your feeling for her
will be made at least a self-re-
specting pain by the candid assur-
ance that there is no one else whom
you intend to marry; there is al
ways a little balm for man or
woman in the thought that we
have not been crowded out of a
heart by the image Of another.
At best, it is a trying ordeal that
your earlier mistake has brought
on you, Worried" but at least you
have not been SO thoroughly a be-
lever in this being a Mans World
that you would weakly and selfish
ly be willing to drift from deceit
OF assumed ardor in courtship into
the worst mistake for the girl of
a loveless married life.
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have made her realize this, and
that for some reason she has
failed to measure up to your own
example Of sustained devotion,
should make US sorry for her.
She has missed her chance of
sharing a brave mans sacrifice as
well as his love.
There may be another point of
view Of her action; there may have
been an understanding of her own
temperament and character that
convinced her she could not get
down to an appreciation of the
real man beneath the handicap of
your injury and that only unhap-
piness could result to both of you
in a little while. She may have
thought you lost and never ex-
pected to see you again, and have
come to love the other chap. and
while she may have wished, as
never before in her life had she
wished for anything, that her love
for you might return and turn out
the newer love, but even at sight
of you it wouldn't. And so she
gave the injury to your arm as an
excuse. But, it seems to me. that
even in that case there would be
no excuse, for you deserved the
truth.
/ have answered this letter from
"Dick" at some length because
every mail brings me several pleas
for advice from these boys return
ing from the front after having
paid q big price and cQunted it
small as a personal tribdhe to our
victory until they find 1t has over
whelmed the love which should
have sustained their splendid
Sense of real achievement. II
there are other interpretations to
be put on these love disappoint-
ments of our returning heroicallv
wounded men, l would like to hear
from the readers Of this depart
ment.
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NOT A MAN IN THE u. S. SENATE CAN PUT HIS
TOE IN HIS MOUTH

CONTINUED First Coumn)
needs caution in his life so THE HUMAN RACE MUST
HAVE CAUTION IN ITS ORGANIZATION. But eau
TON does not mean oFFHAND REJECTION
We shall not be discouraged by objection to Government
ownership Much Of that objection it will be useless to
seek to overcome. But little by little the wisdom the de-
STABILITY, the necessity Of Government ownership win be-
apparent that objection will fade away The
evils of private contra will live long enough to sec the
universal realization Of its wrongs and wonder that it was
ever allowed to exist.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am twenty years of age and 1
am very anxious to know il you
will give me a little advice.
have been going with a girl for
several weeks. and she never cares
to stay in at all. She thinks of moth
ing but having a gay time. l met
this young lady where | was en-
ployed and ] think a lot OF her.
am a war worker and do not
make a lot OF money; ! have not
saved any money since l have been
out withJthis young lady. Will you
advise me to break my friendship
or not? Sincerely.
w. NJ. d. NJ.
I do not see why you should alb
ruptly drop your friend whose gay
companionship is a pleasure when
the exercise of a little control over
your money matters would make
an occasional outing with her a
jolly occasion for you both. II she
is working with you and cares for
you she will understand that your
working and playing balance
sheets must not borrow from each
other and that the working side
must always have a little extra
weight if you are to succeed
enough to be able to take a life
paztner by and by. But don't cut
out tie girl who likes to be happy
nor condemn a young girl for not
always counting the cost of her
pleasure to her escort. Keep your
own accounts and when you have
a hard time because Of indulgence
in the frivolous game, call q halt
on yourself and don't blame the
little Kuy girl for II all
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

am a gentleman of sIxty-hve
years OF age. ! have been keeping
company with a young lady OF
eighteen, whom I love dearly. We
both have had matrimonial InelI-
nations, but there has been objec-
ton on the part OF the young
Iady'E mother. owing 20 tho dif.
ference In age. The young lady Is
also somewhat infatuated with an
enlisted man twenty years OF age.
Do you think am justified In sd-
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ROYAL JOHNSON, the first mem.
Der OF Congress to enlist in the army
is back from Europe with a San
Browne belt, first lieutenant's bars
and a wound.
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1 often hear people in q con-
versation on a street car COM
plain about the scent car fare.
They say that II Is more trouble
than enough when you get in q
crowded street car and have to
dig down in your pocket to take
the scent piece out, and some
times you have to get change,
and you drop your money all
over the car. War workers and
business men complain and say
being that they have raised the
price to 5 cents, why not have
car fares that sell i've for %
cents, and then people will Just
have to tear on q car ticket and
give it to the conductor. This
will save the people the trouble
OF digging in their pockets to
get their money.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
MADE PRESENT OF
$50, GOT BACK S65

Nicholas Hanowiski, of 244 Hallett
street, when brought into court today
on the complaint of his wife who
charges him with non-support, told
Judge Bartlett the reason he has not
been working is his wife refuses to
give him money to defray expenses
while searching for employment.
According to Mrs. Hanowisky,
Nicholas took her as his wife II years
ago and is the father of their five
children. Up to 10 years ago he was
a model husband, but since then he
has steadily fallen from grace. She
said he had given her $50 Christmas
as present, but had taken back $65
before New Years came around.
Things went from bad to worse until
she finally lost patience and had him
arrested for non-support.
Judge Bartlett continued the case
for one month and turned Nicholas
over to a probation officer to make
one last effort to reform his ways.
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LOCAL AMBULAN
CORPS IN FRONT
Line TRENCHES
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feeling when the old Boche shells
fall around you. Some very inter-
esting things that I could pick up
but am. not allowed to touch any
thing.
Am going up again tonight and will
tell you all about it. I have plenty
to eat and am feeling fine.
The village I am in was brought
to sand by the French themselves
when they retook the position and if
Unble Bud wifi send me the camera
1 will bring home some photos but
be sure and tell him to send plenty
of films as I cannot get any here.
Am allowed to take pictures. You
would laugh to see the Boche duck
the anti-aircraft guns and then turn
around and come right back. Some
boys.
1 have even dug graves as we have
to keep ten graves open all the tune.
The American boys are up here IN the
trenches with the French.
The American Artillery is right IN
back of me on the hill and every now
and then you hear Bang! Bang! and
the answer Sizz! and cloud of smoke
and all the F'roggies run for dug
out There is on here-(deleted)
Here am in dogout, just shaving
finished supper. Saw a wonderful air
battle this afternoon and the planes
were right over my head.
When a Boche goes up the anti-sIr-
craft guns fire barrage around him
but he is a pretty wise bird and
usually gets away. They got one this
afternoon. Air raids are common
thing and I can plainly see why and
how this war has lasted so long. This
dugout is Is feet deep and was made
by the Germans.
Tell everyone not to worry as I am
10. K, and am going through this
thing all right. Am going to bed very
soon and here's hoping I don't get a
call
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
TWO ARE KILLED
And IS INJURED
IN train WRECK
Continued from Page ~

Sergeant Ralph Knoe, 45th Infantry,
who was with the soldiers, said the
shock threw men in the first cars out
of their seats. The work of the SOL
dfers was highly praised by the pas
sengers.
The passengers that escaped injury
were sent west on trains made up
here.
Railroad officials say that steel cars
prevented heavy loss of life. 1t is es-
timated that one of the rocks weigh
ed at least 20 tons, and it will have
to be dynamited to remove it from
the rails Two sleeping cars were
thrown across four tracks and if they
had been of the old wooden type they
would have been broken to pieces.
General superintendent r. V. Mas
sey, who had passed through the cut
going east a short time before the &C
cident, was informed of the wreck in
Lancaster and Immediately went to
the scene on an engine. He directed
the rescue work and track clearing.
Practically all of the injured who
required hospital attention were in
the wrecked sleeping cars.
One of the victims was identified
this morning as Miss Palmer of Nor
gantown, W v, whose father, Charles
Palmer, is one of the injured list and
in the Harrisburg hospital
The railroad company announced
that in addition to those already given
the following named had been in
jured:
E. H. Rowley. Pittsburgh, hand in
jured; F. R. Forker, Oil City, Pa
hand and foot hurt; H. M. Wilson,
Pittsburgh, bruised; A. Kaplon, New
York; A. A. Richardson, Pullman
porter, New York; J. R. Kemp, por.
ter, New York; and Mrs. Mary Pix
ulsky Harmonic, Pa, minor injur-
| les.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
"PEEPING TOM"
HAD A REVOLVER

John O'Connor, of 906 Hallett
street, the alleged "peeping tom" who
was arrested last night upon the COM
plant of several young women, and
who was found to be carrying a rs
calibre Colts automatic pistol by the
police when taken into custody, was
arraigned before Judge Bartlett, in
the city court today and his case was
ordered continued until tomorrow.
According to the police O'Connor
has been in the habit of molesting
unescorted women in the neighbor-
hood of Hallett street, and has even
gone to the extent of climbing fire
escapes in order to peep under cur
tains of windows.
The actions of the alleged "peeping
Tom became so bold and annoying
that Detective Lieutenant Ramsey,
Detective Sergeant Wheeler and De-
tective Derrick, took the case in hand.
Last night they lay in wait for the
man and after he had been identified
as being the offender they pounced
upon him. O'Connor, apparently tried
to reach the gun which was in his
hip pocket, and it was then that the
officers attention was attracted to the
artillery which O'Connor toted.
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MUST PREVENT
GERMANY FROM
TAKING SIBERIA
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l.
cess and to know clearly how much
OF old Russia, if any, ought to cease
to form a part of new Russia, and
how new Russia will be constituted.
1t is a very difficult process in time
of peace and prosperity, but how
can you carry it on in time of war
with remorseless, persevering and
quite INSCRIPTIONS enemy at the gate.
There will be classes, some from
patriotic, others from selfish motives,
Scady to welcome anything promising
= semblance of stability and order in
The government. When that times
comes 1 can imagine Germany trying
TO re-establish possibly the old form
OF autocratic government We
should then have Russia snorn of
some of it's fairest provinces and
with a kind of autocracy far worse
than the old autocracy, because it
would lean upon a foreign power for
continued existence. If that came to
/ pass all our dreams of Russian devel-
opment and Russian liberty would be
gone and Russia would become a
mere outpost of the Central powers
r"This is the real difficulty of dealing
with the problems raised in this de-
bate. Mr.. Gees-Smith's speech is a
presentation of what he conceives is
the governments policy with regard
to Japan and Siberia. 1t is entirely
oblivious of the facts I have just
brought before the house and is based
on a profound understanding of what
any human being had ever thought
contrived or desired with regard to
Allied intervention, Japanese or 9TH
serwise, in Russian affairs"
u III. b. Lees Smith, a Liberal, in
questioning Mr.. Balfour as to the
British attitude, had declared that if
Japan entered Russian territory and
occupied it at the mandate of the aIli-
ance, it followed with almost abso-
lutte certainty that this territory would
not be returned.
IT cannot let this debate end,'' said
Mr.. Ba.Ifour in conclusion, without
repudiating to the full Mr.. Lees
Smiths suggestion that Japan would
be moved by selfish and dishonorable
motives in any course which may be
discussed in Japan, either among her
statesmen or with the Allies
Japan has behaved with perfect
loyalty and if she gives promises with
regard to Russian integrity or on any
question connected with Russia, she
would keep them as she has kept all
promises she has made in connection
with this war in any great public
transactions with the United States
and the Allies. I draw MO distinction
in this matter between Japan and the
Allies who make up the great body
iof the beTligerents on the Entente
side
1.-THE decisions the Allies may have
to take will not be without difficulty,
but the principle on which those de-
cisions may be arrived at will be
neither unfair nor hostile to Russia
and the Russian revolution. Our OBJ
'ject is to see Russia strong, intact,
secure and free, and if these objects
can be obtained, then and then only,
will the Russian revolution bring forth
all the fruits it's best friends desire to
see
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
BIG RALLY FOR
MINUTE WOMEN

Sergeant Gibbons, one of. the best
war speakers at the service of the
State Council of Defence, is to be the
principal speaker at the big rally for
the Minute Women to be held in the
High School Auditorium tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 O'clock. Sergeant
Gibbons was secured only through
great effort on the part of the local
War Bureau as the wound which
made it necessary to invalid him home
has not yet healed. He has suffered
two or three setbacks because he has
overtaxed his strength while speak
ing.
Mrs. Marie Coverdale will also
speak and she can tell some very in
teresting experiences as well as depic:
the great need that exists on the 9TH
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
MICHAEL DALTON.

The funeral of Michael Dalton was
largely attended this morning from
the family home, GO, Lesbia street. A
high mass of requiem was sung at 9
o'clock at St. Peters R. c. church
by Rev Michael Lynch. The singing
of the mass was by the church choir.
There was a wealth of floral tributes.
A delegation from Park City council,
Foresters of America was present.
The pail bearers were. Harold Nc
earthly, Clifford Berber, Charles Dali
ton, Andres Londer, Frederick Bald
win and Walter Hartnett. Burial was
in st. MichaeIs cemetery.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-03-15
WILLIAM e. CAyANAUGH

Following an illness of two weeks,
William Edward Cavanaugh, aged 80
years, died yesterday at the home of
his sister, Mrs. Thomas Scully. 40
Radell street. Mr.. Cavanaugh was a
boatmaker by trade. Three sisters,
Miss Susan Cavanaugh, Miss Veronica
Cavanaugh and Mrs. Thomas Scully,
survive. Funeral services will be
held Saturday morning at the Church
of the Blessed Sacrament. The body
will be taken to Kingston, N. Y, for
burial.