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The Washington times., 1919-04-16
Give the Returning Soldier
a Job
a Job
BY EARL GOODWIN.

reader of this column writes letter full of ndg
nation because he feels that little nothing is being done
to give jobs to the soldiers who returning to civil life
He cites instance of soldier, married and with three
children selling buttons the street to create fund for
unemployed soldiers and then asks why do not the
poyers bend every effort to giving places to these who
went into the army.
think that rule the employers of the city of Wash
ngon doing their share toward giving the jobs to the
returning soldiers There has been rather criticism
in the past of two Government offices where there
shortsghted policy in vogue which forced men
turning from the to take lower positions than those they
left-but believe the worst of THAT is Certainly
the Government doesn't back up that sort of thing; it is
merely the smasoued policy Of small people in charge of
divisions offices.
The majority of men in the army were taken by the
draft and had choice Also the majority Of employers
with whom have talked have held places for the who
left their work. either voluntarily under the draft It
also true that hundreds of soldiers in Washington today
seeking jobs ostensiby seeking jobs although Washing
ton is NOT their home town.
One of the most foolish things Congress ever did
fail to provide fund for the continuance Of the
Government Employment Bureau The men who fell down
that little job in Congress will have all the voters Of
the American army reckon with in two years. else my
guess is wrong. When the employment service in
full blast there direct contact between the returning
soldier and the vacant job Also the Employment Service
Bureau able to induce the soldiers to return to their
home town, where they were known and needed.
Without the Government employment service, il be-
hooves private employers to be vgan than ever to
to it that soldiers get square deal the job question
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
What's Doing; Where; When

band, Stanley Hall bandstand. with John
$. VI. Zimmerman. director. s p. m.
Mass meeting-Under auspices OF the
Poale-Zion organization, Pythian Temple,
s p. IN. I. Chagi will make address.
Meeting-Gen. NJ. Emmet UrelI Camp
No. 9. United Spanish War Veterans,
Pythian Temple, Ninth street above
Massachusetts avenue northwest, p. m.
Tomorrow.
MeetInE-GeorEe Washington Post,
Veterans of Foreign Wars OF the United
States, PythlAn Temple, y. m.
Dance-Frse to men In Uniform. by Pro-
gressiVe Council No. 3. Daughters OF
America. Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth street
and PennsyIvania avenue southeast, p. m.
Lecture-Ths Rev. Or. Henry Allen Tup-
per "A Material Miracle for the Masses,
First BaputiBt Church, Sixteenth and .
streets nnrthweHt, .. m,
MeatinE-Tha Illinois ulriH state Club,
Red Cross room Of tho Navy League, New
York avenue, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth Btrests northwest, T:30 y. m.
RaIly-PrssidentG Own Garrison, Army
and Navy Union, Grand Army Hall, l4l2
PennsylvaniA avenue northwest. p. M.
Col. r Lester dohes will make an address.
I.octUTe-MiBs Chinn, Department OF Ag-
Ficulture, domestic expert, Food for the
Family at 81 Per Day" room 80. Arts
and Sciences building, old Museum, Ninth
and d streets southwest 2:So .p-m-
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
"GIRLs WHO DO NOT ATTRACT MEN'

Memphis, Tenn; another at Lees
burg, Fla, and still another in the
broad and open country of Texas.
Ny experience does not carry out
his theory of "a small-town heart
breaker" Whether or not the hearts
of these damseGs were broken
can't say. / can truthfully state
that mine was not hurt.
Town. city. country, people. place
and authority have no influence on
a freakish woman when once she
has made up her mind. The wom-
anly woman is Gods handiwork.
The opposite is the handiwork OF
the other fellow!
She Will Not Play Second Fiddle.
A womanly woman does not de-
sire or inspire a man to go
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

To-day.
Free Rddrsss-By Manuel Quezon, heen
Of Philippines Mission, George Washington
University, chapel exercises. 2O23 u street
nOFthweEt I2:lB Public invited.
MeetInR-Ths Board of Education
franklin School, 4:5O p. m.
Address-Dudley Field Malone, amnesty
mass meeting New Masonic Temple, Thir-
teenth street and New York avenue
northwest, p. m. an,
Iecturs-Misa Julia IT. Hoffman. Ell
psrisncsa al the international Esperanto
Congress held in Antwerp Puoho
MSstinE-DIstrict Of Columbia Society
Of the Sons Of the American Revolution.
RRuschsr's p, IN,
Address-SanatoP Charles II, Hender- =
son, Of Nevada, Miss Mary Van Kleeck, OF
the Department Of Labor, and John =
Beach. Of ths war Risk Bureau, before
meatiHE st Federal employees auditorium,
Interior Department building. 18th and +
streets northwest, p. m.
AddFesR-RsAF Admiral @. p, Piuhkett'
u s. N, This 1l-inch Naval Battery IN
France" before Washington Society OF
Engineers, Cosmos Club, 6:IB p. m
MsstiRG-Ail Methodist Episcopal con
gFsgRti0RH will hold union meeting In
Foundry Church, . p m, Bishop w. +:
McDovsIi GRd Dr.. II. d. Mitchell will
speak.
SGaA ssaesEt-U x ,sOIdisrT Home
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
From The Public To The Editor

Remember that after one or two
years service in the army at &33 per
month, with large deductions for in
sUrance, ines for 1nfractions Of mill
tary laws, the soldier is quite likely
10 be in BtrGitened circumstances,
until he gets back TO work.
Then, again, when IL is possible to
get back your old Job you find that
the salary you drew before the war
iE not sufficient 20 permit you 20
live q respectable existence. The old
employer does not feel that the army
has enlightened the soldiers intellI-
genes 70 any Appreciabie degree that
would entitis him 20 an iaoFaass over
his old salary. What burdens this at
utuda Of the employer, and the
United States Government Is included,
places upon the returned soldier. espe-
ciaIly q man with dependentG, 70
quite apparent 20 the fair-minded oiti-
zen. We ask fair play from all.
Very truly yours.
MARVIN GATES SPBRRY,
FTosidsAt
JOHN WESLE SANDERS,
BecTetaFY, .
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
n HE peaceful inquiry regard
ing girls who slip through
life ISrnvant unhonored and

ing girls VINO sip IhrVUsh
life "unwept, unhonored and
unsung," that began in this col
umn some weeks ago, has taken
on a distinctly belligerent note.
The girls who do, and the girls
who do not, attract have apparent
J.. stepped aside and left the arena
to the men who are fiercely back
ing their favorite '1osers." And
giving the reason why they failed
to bring them to the point and the
altar, which one is ungallant
enough to remind me means
"place Of sacrifice"
In the scrimmage many valua-
BILE tips have fallen, and there is
no further excuse for any girl be-
ing unattractive through ig-
norance, considering all the mas
culine oratory, wit, humor, and
plain old-fashioned dullness-nOt
to mention ink-that has been
shed on the subject.
Regarding "the mill" occupying
the arena at the moment, the par
ties of the first. second and third
parts are as follows: First
man signing himself Bachelor"
and giving the reason for his SIN
gle blessedness that "girls showed
too plainly that they cared" This
offended the gentleman's esthetic
sense and like Narcissus he
took to his heels, not even stop
ping to admire his manly beauty
in the stream. And with such
might and main did he "sprint"
that he succeeded in evading them.
Then along comes a doughty
champion of the fair, hailing from
Walter Reed, and saying: "I'm
not surprised that small-town
heart breaker is obliged to sign
himself a bachelor" And despite
whatever had put him in hospital,
the soldier boy mussed up the
Bachelor as if the poor single
footer had been a member Of the
Prussian Guard. The soldier boy
signed himself AN. C. O." and all
the girls loved his letter and
thought it was clever and witty,
but feared he Was not a bachelor,
as that sort did not remain
bachelors long, alasl
Now another bachelor has flung
his hat into the ring and he takes
a shy at the skull Of an. c. o."
AS hostess of this Donnybrook
fair It is up TO me 70 welcome all,
and to remember that the rule
was for every one who owned a
EhIlalah to crack the first skull
that came handy.
A Recipient Of Many Proposals.,
MY DEAR MISS FAIRFAX
Please allow yours truly q word
with a certain IN. c. o." Not Car
ried over, suppose. AS his Pc
DANTE efsrVsEesnes soaked u On
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
Beatrice Fairfax the Problems Pitfalls of the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

through hell for her." neither
will she play second fiddle to any
man. ain the appurtenances that
60 with the ideal picture Of con-
nubial bliss" until after the matri-
monlal knot Is tied. The nabbing
sort. may do 80. I have never
dealt in hearts. If I did I would
Just as lief smash 'em up in a
small town." as a city, for I have
had experiences in towns even
larger than Washington, yes, some
where my fiery friend. the pen
pusher seems to be domiciled. 1
hope he is young for he has many
things to learn yet.
have girl friends. scores OF
them, but they are not the sill
houeted. serpinetine seducers of
morals bedecked and bedizened in
furs, feathers and rag flowers.
They are wholesome, loyal hearted
women that inspire the manhood
in a man IL he is capable Of in
spiration. They are not men hunt
ers nor concocters OF witches stews
wherein to broil and bubble in a
hell-broth of mighty trouble.
Did you read about the human tri-
angle in Miss FAirfax's column re-
Gently? Also the plaint OF a pining
heart over a masher that was kiss
ing another girl at the gate after
avowing his affection for her. And
haven't you read scores OF letters in
these same columns saying, Dear
Miss Fairfax: l am deeply in love
with so and so, and no docs not
appear to return my love. WHAT
MUST I DO?" My advice to all
such would be for their kith and
kin to muzEle them.
Where Hearts are Trumps Go slow.
In all the wide world ! have loved
one woman so hard that Il made my
heart ache with the pure Joy Of
loving. That woman is my mother.
To mo she is tho ono woman. l
I have never found another like
her: until I do single bliss is my
lot. My mother is a queen among
women. She is thu ideal woman.
Through my love and admiration for
her I would scorn to trife with
any woman. good or bad
Since early childhood my trophies
have been placed at her feet. She
is my partner. adviser. and sweet
heart. She Is a connolsseur in liter
ature, art. and music, at the same
time she is capable OF getting right
down beside a fellows heart in his
love for bIooded dogs and horses.
Ride horseback? Yes. Not only
along well-graded pixies. but over
ravtnes. up rocky cliffs. through
dense woods on the chase. or wing
ing Bob-white with gun and dog.
I am sure Miss Fairfax will par
don me II I lapse into one little
verse in conclusion as a tribute to
my mother:
when God made the earth in its wonder
He created woman the fair queen Of
hearts,
The Dswn'S rosy fingers wovs a bsauti-
From the rarest and fsIrsst that could
ever he found,
All garlanded with flowers bejeWeled
with dew.
And the angels, my mother. have placed
u onTCu. BACHDL0R-
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
When viii the Son Be As Old As
the Mother?

This is easy. Strictly speaking it
will be in infnity, but no one would
like to live that long to find out
what is an every day occurrence
easily solved by algebra. which will
prove anything that anybody wants
to prove. After 40 the ladies are
subject to spells of aphasia occasion
ally when birthdays are due. As .
woman is as old as she looks some
camouhage is called into action. OK
sometimes has two values both cor
rect. One says at so years the other
says at go years. To get the beneft
Of the doubt we add both Of them
and divide by two which gives %
years as the answer. If you do not
believe me get your life insured and
then ask all the ladies how old they
are. When they tell YOU ask them 70
prove it by the family bible II you
dare.
FRED T. HAFELEnSGER
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company win raise
its rates. / wish to remind
the Telephone Company, the
PostOffice and the general
Public that the Bureau of Stand
ards has gone on record a. favor
ing up to date. automatic tele-
phones which would greatly re-
duce the cost Of operation. An
official of the Bureau Of Stand
ards told me the present equip
ment of the c. and P. Co. II an
tiquated; and that the company
has fought every attempt Of up
to date automatic telephone
companies to get q head above
water. If this is true 1t appears
that we will be made to bear the
burden, not only of the depart
mental telephone bills but of an
out of date system.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
Once-Overs
Copyright, 1919. International Feature Service Inc
READ-AND REMEMBER.

debate of the big
Of day you consider waste of time
that do not want to think hard
the arguments of Others that you fear the e
of ignorance?
of your reading done in thoughess way and is it not
which remember!
How often do YOU dig subject for the of gaining
Harder and harder grows to do sensible hard
thinking.
And granting not gradually slipping
backward?
What you depend get to the high places it
is not your mind?
Money NAV buy position you think but it cannot keep it.
harder for influence
the ladder because to keep It, not to get IT, most
important A..
It is not too late if you build foundation Of
knowledge.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

Justice To Soldier To Give
Him $500.
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS.
PRIVATE SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
LEGION OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA,
Suite 4s-4e. S02-s10 r 81. N. W.
Washington, D. c.
re the EdItoF Of THE TINES:
We desire to thank you heartily
for your very friendly and helpful
Ertiele on Private Soldiers and Sail
bra Legion.
let % assure you that all the sol.
hiefs want g. justice. fair play. and
A opportunity to earn q decent liV-
Xxx By honest work without being
used TO crowd any other worker out
" his or her sob. RsalIEinE that Il
viii take some weeks. perhaps
months, 20 get things entirely read
listed from q war basis back 20 q
psacO footing. We feel that IL Is no
sore than Boant Justice for the Gov
tFnmsat % pay each soldier $500 70
hsip tide him over the period Of re-
tdiuBtment.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
Ansner To the Sfieker.

J. L. NJ says that the Mike and
Pat Sucker was an easy one, and 'if
anyone thinks it is a hard one there
must be a bunch Of soft mathema-
ticians in this vicinity" ]. L. NJ. is a
lieutenant in the United States navy.
He uses algebra to show that Pat
dug 1886 feet. and Mike dug 56 IA
feet.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

L. GRANDIN GRossMAN Of the
Victor Building is interested in q
change in the present unbearabls
tax law which allows real estate 70
be "sold" for unpaid taxes in such
manner that it falls in the hands Of
tax sharks who prey upon the
owner-the poorer the better-to
gouge him out Of a usurious rate Of
interest in order TO get property
back.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
The Battle Of LexInrton.

On Monday the patriots OF this
country will celebrate the annlver-
sary of the battle OF Lexington. Par
ticularly will Massachusetts, cele
brate 1t. and in this city the Massa-
chusetts Society will have q big
party-as usual.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
Indian Problem.

There were two Indians walk
ing down Pennsylvania avenue
In full regalia- One was q Great
Big Indian, and the other was q
Little Bit Of an Indian. The
Little Indian was the Great Big
Indians son, but the Big Indian
was NOT the Little Indians
father.
What's the answer?
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

CLINT JARBoE. OF Takoma Park.
D. c., says Pat dug As feet at 81
and 4 feet at $1.25. while Mike dus
the rest.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

I was in the Riggs Bank at 9
o'clock one morning this week and
that whole gang, including CHARLIE
GLOVER and MILF AILES, and all
of them were at work.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

1 have written considerable about
It If poor woman fails to pay her
taxes, which may be ten dollars, let
Us say. a tax shark can ''buy" the
property for the amount Of the tax
and will not let the poor woman
have It back again for fifty or a hun
dred dollars.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

Folks that get there" don't have
hours.
Bv the way, Milton Allies told me
an interesting thing. His bank sub
scribed to ten million dollars Of the
latest Philippine bond issue, and was
beaten out only by small fraction.
Some New York outfit underbid them
by a hair.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

I have no wife to bother my life.
No lover to prove untrue.
With laugh and a song,
And the whole day long
1 paddle my own canoe.
have never requested any wom-
an to be my wife, but have had
few to ask me to be their husband,
and it was not leap year, either.
Now get the smelling salts, N. c. o.,
so you will not swOon over this
startling announcement.
sustained one proposal OF mat
rimony in Cincinnati. Ohio: another
in Louisville, Ky; a brilliant one In
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

Talk about Bankers hours." !
went down G. street one night last
week and there In his Office was
BOB HARPER plugging away, and 1t
was going on 10 o'clock.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16
HEARD AND SEEN

But this time the Massachusetts,
Society will spread itself and let
some OF the soldiers Of THIS war
share In the good time on account
OF the victory We achieved in our
FIRST, war.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

The machine bears a windshield
sign by which it can be identified.
More power to the inspectors. My
hats off to that bunch.
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

Mr.. Grossman tells me he has pre-
pared legislation to cover the situa-
don and cure the evil The Com
missioners have also a bill to present
to Congress. suggest to all con-
cerned that they get together and
make a united front before Congress
to GET THE JOB DONE. The shark
must be killed, no matter where he
lives in the ocean or on the land
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

The society intends 20 give a
Shower" in the K Of c. tsnt at wal
ter Reed Monday night Ths pubic
Is invited. so W. H. LOWDER chair
man Of the COMMITTEES, tells me, and
everyone il expected 70 taxa out
something useful for . soldier. NJ
tunk-something . real NAN can
use.
Strikes Ne that e q fas Scav 70
celebrate The battle Of LeziagtOa
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

me I silently. but firmly, held to my
chair post while 1 tried to make
head and tail of his passionate pen
picture about women, the sort he
Graves. 1 am glad to note right
here that
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

Here's the way to tackle the prob
lem of carrying the wounded soldiers
to the theaters.
R: R. ASHWORTH, chief food m
spector Of the Health Department
Of the District Government, sends
me one Of the pleasantest notes !
EVER received.
an response to your appeal for
Transportation for the wounded
boys at Walter Reed Hospital" he
writes, sand not to be outdOne by
HARRY CRANDALL'S offer Of free
admission to his various theaters,
the inspectors Of the food inspection
service, Health Department, have
volunteered to furnish one automo-
bile each night this week to take and
return from theaters as many
soldiers as can be conveniently car
RED"
The Washington times., 1919-04-16

Just like Captain Kidd and the
James Brothers, you know.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-25
Cotton In the Far North.

Flowers grow profuseIE III many
unrts Of the arctic regions. one OF th'
most frequently met with Is the coltoi
nlunt. Northern miners have Il saNin!
that wherever cotton blooms, lee is mo-
far below. one may walk for miles
between the months of june and An
gust, through fields Of cotton plants
in flower, the white, silky tops sway
ing In the arctic breeze. At present
little use is made Of II, from an m
dustrial point Of view, except "her'
the down is gathered for fillIng pill
lows. The flowers bloom luNuriantlN
MS IS natural where the sun Shine'
continuously during the summer
months. Among others, the flower
hunter may gather purple ln'kNpur
hnehellS. monks hood, prmr"s"s
nstcrs lilies f-the-vaIley and even 8
kind Of arctic gernnium, pink or Whi''
In color,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-25
SOL DIERS NAMED TO
CENSUS POSITIONS

Washington, Oct % -- Sixty v"
former soldiers and sailors have been
appointed supervisors for the tour
teenth decennial census. according 20
an announcement isnued today by tn"
bureau. of the census.
The census bureau was parucU-
)arly glad whenever it found former
service man for the job of supervisor,
announced Director OF the census
Samuel t. Rogers Most of the APP
plicants who qualified, however, Wef"
men OF more mature age ana o.
broader experience than the majority
of soldiers and sailors.
Three women appear on the list o.
supervisors. one having been appoln''
ed TO serve in the State OF New YORK,
one in Texas and one in Nevada. rms
Is the first time in the history OF Tue
census bureau tht women nave oeeh
selected to I'LL these position.
OF the 372 supervisors chosen ap
proximately 100 are lawyers. EX-ser;
ice men come next in numbers ana
editors rank third. with more thar
forty appointments. Farmers are rep
resented with about twenty-five, Will
educators, numbering about twenty
run the farmers close race.
Several physicians have undertaken
the task of collecting Uncle Sans sta
tistics and likewise great man
business men.
Each supervisor appointed had e
undergo rigid tests as TO his hthes
for the position, especial stress nav
ing been laid on character and eS
perience.
NO man was appointed super
visor for the fourteenth census, sal'
Mr.. Rogers, until every possible guar
antee was given as to his ability an
honesty. Character was at all time
the leading and predominating cor
sideration with the census bureau /
every appointment made
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-25
DRAINAGE BOARD TO
ELIMINATE PART OF
STENCIL SENT T0C|TY
SANITARY DISTRICT DECIDES TO
ERECT DISPOSAL PLANTS AT
UNION STOCK YARDS IN ca.
CAGO.

The Chicago sanitary district has
finally voted TO proceed with the cree
ton of "A sewage disposal system 10
reduce the trade waste Of the stock
yards to condition where the Illinois
River can dispose OF It
The expenditure OF s. 600, 600, which
will be necessary to build the thirty
two stations and interceptAng sewers,
will be borne 60 per cent by the PACK
vrs and 40 per cent by the district.
Wallace G Clark, chairman Of the
engineering committee, which pre-
scented the resolution on when IN"
trustees acted. said the trst OF th'
stations should be in operation Ill two
years,
President Charles II Sergel was the
only member OF the board VINO voted
against the proposition.
In explanation, he gave out the lol
lowing statement;
Il cannot vote for the policy on 'he
sanitary boards paying either the
whole or a part OF the cost OF treat
ing trade wastes. for that means 'h'
misapplcation of public funds. the
statutes declare it is not laWl0s lo'
any person to discharge trade waste
into any of the streams OF ms state
II the board has power to colnpel al
iudust RES to take care OF trade waste
at their own expense then that poWe
should be exercised. and millions O
the peoples money should not be pre-
scented TO big business, as 1t VIII u
by the proposed plan. II The ooar'
has not the power the state depart
ment OF public works and building
ought to have such authority, ana n
doubt would act is request be MAD
by the sanitary board.
Mr. Clark said two statutes Such a
Mr. Sergel described We're on IN
books, one federal, the other stat'
But the state statute" he declared
"speciticallv excerpts the sanita'
board-as the president very We
KNOWS. II he yetoes the resolution
the other trustees Will repass II.
Detailing the board $ reason 10
adopting a spirit of compromise, NJ
Clark said that the septic condition :
the river made it imperative and VIII
ont such action litigation might tore
the iunking Of equipment which eos
$3.50, 900 goo,
In addition. the steps taken by IN
board today may lead to the set'l
ment OF the lake level dispute VII
the government, he SAID,