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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-09-25
TALES OF TOWN
FORBIDDEN FRUIT

For mans fool;
He'll stake his purse, his honor
And his reputation, his binding ties,
His very hope Of Immortality
Upon the outside chance
That he may realize an hour
OF that which stands for pleasure
And Stake the thirst Of discontent
Upon the brackish, sweetened juices
OF forbidden fruit.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
Did It Ever Occur to You That We
Could Unmake a Few Useless or
Bmdensome Lawn?
By EARL GOODWIN.

1t isn't necessary for Congress to 90 on making lav
after law for the District of Columbia
1t would be gracious act the part Of our genial
lawmakers they would UNMAKE few of the monstrosi
ties which have been inflicted upon the National Capital
from time to time
For instance the Borland law which saddles an enor-
nous burden the class of home tho
suburban This law made for the benefit q
politicians out of Washington makes property owner pay
paving part of the street in front of his property The
older and RICHER part of Washington had paving done
long before this law went into effect The young man ju
starting out trying ito establish home in the newer SEC
tions of the city, NOW pay an added special tar
which should be distributed all the District of Coum
ba instead of being dumped the shoulders of ONE ma
That law could be unmade.
The law which permits the Washington Baltimore and
York avenue might be modified. presume there MUST
be such law, because Commissioners police axu
very strict about the utilization of public space They ars
even driving off the streets who stand still while
pedding CHEAP food to underpaid Government worker
However highprced restaurant and cafeteria men may
not agree that the cheap lunch box wagon blessing Il
intereres with the business of getting high prices food
Congress should revise the old laws imposing censsa
on business There is in the old habit of
taking mans money from him Just because he going into
business. This is specially true of food venders The
PUBLIC In the end pays ALL In the of farmers who
might otherwise be induced to bring MORE produce into
the city, the public does not pay it. because the farmer
WILL NOT pay the license fee required by Law
simply to sell vegetables at retail.
Let's have spell Of unmaking laws for while We
have too many that good.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
Not Hell, But Duty

=. th- yditsr sf rHs TIMES:
7 have read Mr.. ssxon's letter to
Fss Times. and there are a few
thinxs ! believe could be said In re-
ssrs % additional bonus when "
csmss 10 the he'll part Of the army
~s esn ~sli say that sh.rmsn did not
rnis- ~
sut ssa't think ws should look
"a a. he'll" but a. cur auts. \
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fsi sIutppes for civilian NE sna
snss net have % issh forwsrs for
aens hsip eat 80 80. act al an
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stssa Z silntsa q psfi III ~ paf aas
ttFn ranf ttF fHsufanrr rauis
go - Eaa fsH ffanfH HHrFan. tut
HW $40 Ell rfHr nHfH sees fhr
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tiiI saff 80 A. 80 49, HsFhFf sns
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80 80 sss sees 80 aess hfats
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The Washington times., 1919-10-29
The Poison Letter

1t was the letter cleverly word
ed to excite and incite that
changed that husbands attitude
from calm resignation to bitter re-
venge. 1t was the knowledge
that other people knew that he
had been Supplanted in his wife's
affections; that they were talking
about it, probably plying him,
talking Of him with contempt.
Suddenly he felt doubly injured,
and with that sense OF personal
affront came fury, rage, the lust
to kill.
or course, not every anonymous
letter causes a crime, but every
anonymous letter causes trouble
and misery. You know no one
ever really tells US anything un-
pleasant for our Gown good" No
one ever told q husband anony-
mously that his wife was deceiv-
ing him-or a wife that her hus-
band was untrue-with any good
motive. If a person means well
they act in open they come face
to face, as a friend. They say
what they have to say in an open
and above board fashion.
Cowards Use the Mail
Anonymously.
The unsigned letter, the mys-
terious telephone call, the tele-
The Washington times., 1919-10-29

outgrown the old clothes left at home.
OIL the good Jobs taken up by thos.
men who were more fortunate. and
worst Of all. engaged to the littl.
girl that waited To greet us on our
return. Now. there are a hundred
things ! could tell you that seem TO
hold Ne hack and III reason for nj,
10 no money. Perhaps things will be
er'shter . little later. but what about
now
And : sm not the least afraid tha,
TIE Eoos-hssrtsd American p.opI.
would hesitate a moment 10 pay a
httis more Saf tss g. hslp ~. bo,s
VA -srNss and fspres~ntsd Amsfira
~ ths NFsat Naf fof there ts one
ihins sufs. ~. " a. 90 q. is s.ttin.
snFssf Aha ta thass ~ 700 thst
q ani nssa sss'iiianai uunus tau
shaula ~ thankfui $40 not spsna
fnaf fifnf tfflns o. makF a hafs
IHf So 80 ehn is 30 asa HsI "a
a. nnt frfi 49, : taaus ts a.
inf thf snlf silsa 'usii ~ ths sfuf
tai 49, "a ts . fsaafiaa a. bsl. sst
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a. soLniEn
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
Once-Overs
Copyright 1919 International Feature Service, Inc
TAKING PRECAUTIONS WHEN TRAVELLING.
By J. J. MUNDY.

When into large railroad ticket Office purchase
transportation do look ticket be
the place where wish and the
want to travel?
Isn't fact that take from agent scarcely glance
at it, place of safety it is
right?
You afraid that questions will ignorant
that from small town.
the risk of making serious mistakes
You founder about big city, blocks blocks
rather than ask officer the
destination
he unwise to ask the chance paerby
yourseh IN" of
for the of getting wallet
vsushss but policeman, hotel information
bureau and full particular,
Don't h .'i, Seu ysiashs hs,
real R~st~n when you trying svsa skst ven shas
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
Beatrice Fairfax Writes of the Problems
Especially For Washington Women

The other day a man shot a
woman at the Union Station
plaza-shot her down in cold
blood-and then turned the wea-
pom on himself. When the police
searched his dead body they
found the cause of the dual crime
found the incentive that caused
murder and suicide-found the
thing that had ended two young
lives.
1t was little scrap of paper.
1t was an anonymous letter.
Just little bit of paper and a
little bit of ink-but in it were
spite and envy, jealousy and NAL
ice. Enough to cause a tragedy
and end two lives.
1t was signed-like these con-
temptible efforts usually are
From a Friend" and it told the
recipient that his wife was receiv-
ing attentions from another man
1T told of them going here and
being there-and all in the guise
of friendship, and for the hus-
bands "own good"
Oh, what a travesty of friend
ship that letter was-what a das-
tardly, cowardly thing to do.
For, of course, the sender Of an
anonymous message of any kind
is coward, a cravenyhearted
creature who hasn't the courage
to do openly what a spiteful and
malicious spirit prompts them to
do under cover.
He or she land unfortunately
it is often she) wouldn't dare to
say in person what they write
and plan in secret under-handed,
guarded secrecy.
1t is so easy for them to sit by
themselves and pen the words
that are going to cause rage, or
jealousy or heartache in some
other persons soul. 1t is so easy
they think-to disguise the
handwriting (or resort to a type
writer). They take these methods
only because they haven't the
temerity TO face the person they
want to inform or 10 admit au-
thorship Of the calumny they
want to circulate.
The Letter.Writc-
The Real Crimin.I D.
Did anyone ever hear Of an
anonymous message ever being
sent for any good purpose, for
any praiseworthy cause. To say
anything Kind or pleasant To or
al,oui anyone Oh No, when p.o.
pie have anything plesssht or
kiud 10 say thsy ar right an the
spo, takinr all ths credit ani ail
ths than Sess On'i When they
have ssms'hins mean 10 ssy
ssms ,snemsas pssrss. to o.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
l. 49, rdttor ~ THE TIMES

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
In answer TO the inquiry OF one o'
your readers. signing himself an r
c.. o. Clerk'-as to whether hor
than two members Of a family MAJ
be employed by the Federal Govern.
ment. wish to say that TINS ia ahoN
able provided all over that numof
live under a separate rsof or roofs
that h. N FIVE are employed by IN
Govern nent three of them must TAX
up abodes elsewhere.
1 understand. h~~ ever. that durinr g
the war. owing to the scarcity OF a. Z
the commission d.
not enforce this. II. prior to the Wa
and after. there were any fsmiiie
with more than two members smrlr' ID
in tn. Government scfNic. and All
them uvtns undsr the same ro.L
was without the kno~leass of ~
com mission
whsr. 1 refsr 90 family . u,sf .
'tmmssiats tamil, Faf tnstAnss q
q man and he Usis ssrs employed ~
ihs oe,s~s.sbf A.s ~ifs's sssssf. o
siss OmDievs< ~ tks ossefs@sst
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
By T. E. POWERS

gram without an author-one and
all are the products of poisoned
mind-a mind that wants to spread
its venom and its spite. They are
always the brain children of the
low-minded, common sort of per-
son who wants to wound and hurt
but hasn't resourcefulness enough
to think Of any other method.
They are the weapons Of the weak
who have neither the power or the
position to avail themselves of
other ways to gain their ends. AL
ways they have some personal
axe to grind-something they're
ashamed of-something they'd un-
doubtedly deny if they were dis
covered and confronted.
Think what sort of a person
the author of any anonymous mes
sage must really be! Think how
base and low the workings Of their
mind, Often they attempt to
camouflage a communication so
1t will appear to have come from
some definite source other than
themselves. They palm their little
meannesses off on other shoulders.
They care nothing for the possible
complications, the friendships
broken, the misunderstandings that
can never be cleared away. They
steal some ones stationery. They
use another persons typewriter,
anything and everything to cover
their own Shiny tracks. And al
ways-like any other kind of a
criminal-they think they cannot
be discovered or apprehended.
But always-like almost every
other kind of criminal-they are
caught and get in return the dis
gust and loathing they so richly
merit.
Tear Them Up
and Forget Them
With the sending of an anony-
nous communication the writer
stamps himself as something be-
meath consideration. No stretch
Of the imagination can picture such
a person as having any sense of
self-respect, any finer sensibili-
ties, any delicacy of makeup, anv
lofty type Of mind. Cowardly,
contemplate, their real nature un-
folds in the dishonorable mes
sages they create.
Take them whence they come
these messengers Of evil and NAL
,eo. Know that the sender isnt
worth second thought. Don't
I~' them accomplish their pur.
p"se ~ did that uWhapp. man who
seut hss wife 10 k~s death hecsuss
- Ne west sf . ss-ssils4 fsseeA.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
ARMY VS.. AIR SERVICE.
By CAPTAIN JACQUES M. SWAAB,
United States Air Service.


When the war ended and the
flyers came hon1e, most of the re-
se-ve men let the service with a
Thank God, hats over"
Why? Bscau 5e the army officer
does not understand, never did un-
derstand,- and has made up his
mind that he never will UNDER
stand, the flyer. On general prin-
ciples, the pilot and observers
wings are an eye-sore because
they are new, they have made
good, and, according to Field Mar
shals Haig and Foch, are indis-
pensable IN war.
The extra pay for flying duty is
regarded jealously by the army
man, but of course he overlooks
the fact that in peace time ma
neuvers, the only way an infantry
man can die is by natural death,
while, with the pilots, in every ma
neuver-men are killed regularly
in the performance of their dam
gerous duty.
America has permitted the army
to squander millions on the Air
Service, and it was squandered be-
cause the army knows nothing of
either aviation or aviators.
The constant friction must stop
before the Air Service is entirely
disrupted, and there is only one
solution, that recommended by As
sistant Secretary Of War Crowell.
The Congress must establish an
Aviation Department, headed by
Minister of Aviation, who must be
a member of the Cabinets sep
arate from the army as is the navy.
The commander in chief of the
Air Service MUST be an active
aviator, one who can fly, one who
knows fliers, one who knows what
to expect a flyer to do, and one
who can get the flyer to do his
duty plus.
To have an artillery or infan-
try officer as major General, chief
Of air service, is a joke-but it is
too serious to laugh about, because
that man can destroy the morale
Of his department, permit the
wrong equipment to be purchased
for his department, and will fol-
low the dictates of the army gen
eral staff, which knows absolutely
nothing concerning the science
which they today miscontrol
Their lack Of knowledge could
not be more apparent than in the
present equipment Of the air serv-
ice.
According to Brigadier General
Mitchell, one of the few men
higher up in the air service who is
himself birdman, in his report to
a Congressional committee, said
we haven't enough pursuit planes
1.-THE single-seated type used by
Rickenbacker, Luke, Fonck, GUY
nemeyer, Richtofen, Boelke and
others) in the entire United
States to equip a single pursuit
squadron in case of war.
Such is the result of incompe-
tent management - perhaps we
should say army General Staff
management, because the phrases
are synonymous.
Are we going to permit the army
to use the air service as a pawn.
or are We going to form an air
service as distinct department,
under q Minister Of Aviation?
The Washington times., 1919-10-29

II takes but a moments thought
for one TO come to the realization
that, given one more year in con-
troll of the Air Service, the army,
with its general staff, viii totally
destroy its remaining few frag-
ments.
In 1917, when war was declared,
volunteer pilots were requested
for the aviation section of the
Signal Corps. Applications were
fled by the hundreds-in such
large numbers that the tiny staff
Of the Signal Corps was swamped,
% that months elapsed before re-
plies were sent by the department.
The day after war was declared,
fled my application, following it
with several more within a month.
Totally disgusted with those who
did not reply, / finally appealed
to Senator Penrose and the Hon.
j. Hampton Moore, Congressman
from Philadelphia, requesting that
they intercede for me.
And l feel sure that / would
still be awaiting replies to my let
ters had / not gone through unmil-
itary channels to accomplish my
aim.
Applications rolled IN, and in
spite Of the War Department, the
aviation section Of the Signal
Corps grew until the Air Service
was formed and q separate War
Department chief had to be ap-
pointed.
Second heutenants and first lieu
tenants Of artillery, infantry, cav
airy and other branches of service
many of whom were immature
boys, were dubbed ~major" over
night and given charge of depart
ments which they knew nothing
about, and as they were too ego
tistic and 'small-minded to learn,
the student-pilot was the sufferer.
One Of the few things these men
were able to learn rapidly was
how to ride in q Cadillac at Gov
eminent expense.
When we reached France we
were sent to the town of st. Maix-
ent, where, awaiting training, we
drilled once a day-two hundred
Of US, all first heutenants who had
already been drilled to death in
the States.
A lieutenant colonel and q major,
recently promoted from captain
and lieutenant, were the drill mas
tiers; but they soon became the
laughing stock of the town, be-
cause they didn't know drill as
well as those upon whom they
were inflicted.
And this self-same major, at the
lssoudon Flying Field, two months
later, had the impudence to tell a
group of reserve officers:
"Just because the Government
made the mistake Of pinning bars
on your shoulders, don't get it into
your head that you are officers"
And il was of this man it was
said. "An officer-and a gentle
man, by act Of Congress"
Yet, the reserve pilots played
the game and made good, while
the regular army men in all but a
few cases were so overbearing as
to break the spirit Of those under
them.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
What Did He Want?
\. v1,,o. :, THE TIMES

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Through your paper. l wish "
thank the ordnance sergeant for h0
answer To private ftrst class. Ne
tf"usht he wss making q hit In say
he lived On hell fOf ssyen losG
months. Did he think OF hts Totn~s
or sisters while be wsr " bell. Ss
he calls o.. with the Y. AZ. &. A., i.sd
Gross. and others aoina eNerythsrG
hat they could do 10 nsai.s him hap
- what did he sxrsstf sslct.
servants snd hlg tourtrk cas 20
dflli withs Hs kao~s y was real
men THAT Won ths We, aua not tse-t(
9Th uota hcadsd Cancs. Ati si"sss
~ gsang thinrs iiile Ne have hi fespe.
lioflnE that erdusn,r rffssasi Ntu
- '''' :. /. ''... a.',.'... .|T.s:;-
The Washington times., 1919-10-29

persistent travellers that ever darh~
ened the door Of an editorial room.
This "lmmortals" itinerary wss q
vast scope which seemed 20 him Z
pleasure TO take advantage OF. He
Vas frecuenter OF almost ever
once IN the country not exceptinG
washington as you evidently vel
know. ] would like TO learn so0e~
thing OF the eccentrictties OF THE
fellow. The information sourht
probably, may Interest others, wh3
like myself, remember him - the In,
mortal j. N. only. OF course be bse
gone TO his reward dating hack somo
thirty or more years.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
sImmOrtaI j. n"

HORACE 4. HOPKINS, 4S5 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest wants TO
know Who was the Immortal J.
NJ" Does anyone recall him
Says Bro. Hopkins:
In his day he was known among
newspapermen as one of the most
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
What Does the Army Know
About Flying?
This Filler Says 1t Knows NOTHING

Nothing is more important in future they must
in the future civilization that is surely coming
than full development of the flying machine.
The development of civilization requires the protection
of strength And the flying machine is the main element Of
strength in every army in the world today
We publish here for the benefit of those interested and
they include the entire nation and ciay the Govern
ment letter from former American er, captain in
the United States Air Service he talks plainly and signs
his And what he has to deserves careful attention
Certainly in charge of this countrys flying service
should know something about flying and the fact that
has been made army officer by the lapse Of time
by the grace Of good health should necessarily put
him in charge of the country's flying service.
ARMY VS.. AIR SERVICE.
BY CAPTAIN JACQUES M. SWAAB,
United Air Service.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
HE ARD A Nd SEEN

Some time back one Of the Her
AIDS bright young men wrote a
piece telling how BARRY BULK
LEY was going to give a party to
some actor folks, and intimated that
there would be entertainment for the
inner man well worth considering in
these arid days.
BARRY says he never heard Of
the plan, but that he was highly
complimented to think that any Of
our bright young journalists should
think of such thing in connection
with him. / was reminded of this
yesterday when ! went around to see
my old-time friend in his really
beautiful office right over HARRY
CRANDALL'S also beautiful Office.
Barryis one of the few men in Wash
ington who has picture of man
fishing and wearing high hat.
That alone is enough to make him
famous.
At the Optimist Club meeting in
the Ebbitt yesterday DR.. ATKIN-
SON brought up the live subject Of
the jail full of untried prisoners.
We have a community of men in
that Jail that compares favorably
with Gideon's army in size. Some
of them have been there 80 long that
scarcely any of US remember WHY
they went there.
And they haze neper been tried.
A shameful state of affairs.
Either our present judges ought to
get buster or Congress ought to add
to the number of judges and assist
ants to the District attorney. Some
thing is wrong.
BY the way, the Optimist Club
yesterday subscribed 500 to Trinity
Community House.
PAUL GROVE, the Optimists' presi-
dent is smiling all over himself these
days because his son Paul junior is
back again after six months open
air life .in Montana or Wyoming or
something forget which. Anyhow
the young man has been surveying,
working in deep snow in May and
June and looking the picture OF rug
sed health. s
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
Can Whole Families Work For u. S.?

would not be affected. although 9
child OF the couple would.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
Informer Usually Actuated
BY Base Personal Motive.

In the same pocket with the
scurrilous missive were papers
that prove that the husband and
wife had come to an understand
ing-that they were contemplat-
ing divorce. Without that letter,
they would undoubtedly have gone
their two separate ways, without
any particular hate-without any
special revenge.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
Now Come!

The admiral graduated from the
Naval Academy In 1865 AMI served
throughout the civil war"
The Times.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29

ALICE BRADY. star of -For-
ever After" has taken q box for
the Trinity Community Hallow-
cen ball at the New Willard TO-
morrow night, and will have sev-
erai convalescent soldiers a.
guests.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29

complish do they work nameless-
ly and in the dark.
wonder how the writer of this
particular anonymous letter felt
when the news came of the double
killing! I wonder if they consider
ed their letter a success-if they
were satisfied with the work they
had done. l wonder If they wake
up in the dark and think of what
their little letter did! l wonder
if they realize that they are
branded with the mark of Cain
that before every higher and bet
ter power that controls us they,
and not the poor, tortured, over
wrought, husband, are the crimi-
nal,
The Washington times., 1919-10-29
Travelling Va. Travelling.

Regarding the statement the othsif
day Of onq Of your correspondents
TO the effect that in certain In
scription chiseled in the stone of one
Of the prominent buildings here Ia
Washington, the spelling travel
ling" instead of travelling" In used,
and inquiring as to where the author
of this inscription got his knoviedee
of spelling, ] desire TO say that a.
though he very probably did not live
in the day of the modern dictionary
he was, nevertheless, correct, for n
our friend will refer to page 2lse Of
Webster's international Dictionary
for 1917 he will discover that either
spelling is correct, although one ~"
is evidently preferred. Al the tipss
the author lived two "1's" was very
likely common usage. CHG.
The Washington times., 1919-10-29

Yes, by jumping jimmy this coun-
y is dry, and from accounts In the
daily prints II is going to STAY
dry.
Just about this season three years
ago you could hear 'em saying:
NO. this country siut ever gois'
Dry. There amt nobody that can
make this country 20 dry unless il
wants to-"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-28
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received by
the Council of the City of Perth Am
boy. N. j., at a regular meeting to be
held In the Council Chamber, City
Hail.. Perth Amboy. N. J., at S:30 p.
M. June and. 1919. and then publicly
opened and read. for furnishing one
thousand (1oO.ooo) gallons Of
tank car lots fob. Municipal Light
Ing, Plant Siding. Perth Amboy, N. j..
deliveries to be made during a period
OF n year from June 16, 1918, when
and as required by the purchaser.
All proposals must be enclosed In a
sealed envelope directed to John Han.
son. Jr, City Clerk. Perth Amboy. N
y, and must be endorsed on the out
side with the name OF the bidder and
must be handed to him on or before
$50 p. M. June End, 1919.
The Council reserves the right to
award the contract to the Iovest rss
sponsible bidder or to reject ali M.
Dated May q. 1915. o
JOHN HANSON. JR..
zsoLs-zszz4-zs-zs-u-s-z CLERK