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The Washington times., 1919-11-24
q. Feels Lack of Education
Is a Gulf Between Them.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FA1RFAN:
am a young girl OF eighteen.
and considered to be very pretty,
but / have only a fair education.
where my sweetheart has gone
through college. i am engaged to
him and am to be married real
soSn. Do you think should break
off the engagement on account of
my education?
study real hard at home. but AZ
times l get so discouraged and give
up. ! have often wanted TO tell
him but / haven't the courage.
Please advise me what TO do.
Don't be faint-hearted. Keep on
with your studies and have him
help you. A loving heart and a
sweet disposition may mean a great
deal more to this young man in
his life work than mere clever
ness and education. Association
with him will broaden your inter
ests and increase your culture.
If you will send me a stamped,
self-addressed envelope, | may be
able to suggest some things you
might do.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
He Will Bite
If You Give Him Time.
DEAR MISS EAJpEAN


Having read your good advice in
the paper every evening. / ask you
to advise me on a little matter.
About three weeks ago i met a
young man in my office Of my own
age. We chat together while at
work and at the end of the day he
walks to the car with me. He does
not speak of any girls in my pres
ence. therefore, think he does not
go with any one girl in particular
He Is very nice and am very
fond OF him, but he has never
once asked IL he could spend
the evening with me. Is it my
place to ask him, or IL he thinks
enough of me will he ask me to let
him come?
Suppose. like myself. he wants to
come. but does not know whether
he should ask or not? M. NJ H.
1t is all right to ask him to call,
if you wish, but, of course, you
risk his having another engage
ment or saying that he has. You
might find yourself in a most un-
comfortable position. The man is
rare who doesn't sooner or later
ask for anything he wants. III
were you, would let him issue
the first invitation.
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told me he was married, but that
his wife had deserted him for an
other man while he was in France.
He seems very lonely and has asked
me to go out with him. While /
feel that 1 could trust him and
would like to be a companion to
him. fear that public opinion
would differ.
What would you advise me to
DC! PUZZLED.
You certainly run the risk Of
public criticism. 1t is up to a girl
to decide whether she wants to
defy convention and endure the
criticism attendant on such
course or whether she prefers to
steer clear of any such condemna-
ton l think men are oftentimes
very selfish in a case of this sort.
Their domestic affairs are in a
chaotic condition; they are lonely;
they want pleasant companionship
and seek it. They overlook thu
fact that girl is making a tre-
mendous sacrifice in order thai
their lonely hours may be compan-
ioned. 1t always seems to be as
though it is up to the man to
put his house in order" and then
when he is free from previous
mortgages and other entangle-
ments, it is time enough for him to
offer his attentions to another
girl. The wife, on hearing of MS
interest in you, might make things
very unpleasant for you. He him
self might become reconciled with
her. Then how would you feel?
Tell MIN to break his chains firsc.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
Praises Newman Article

To the Editor of THE TINES:
Please accept the heartiest con.
gratuiations OF the American Foresty
Association on the article you had bv
Mr. Newman IN regard to QUICKLY
getting park space in this city. The
subject is very important one and
ihoeed you are to be congratulated
on giving it such fine space. The
time TO buy parks Of course Is when
the land 10 available.
There fs q wonderful opportunitv
IN Washington for making Of these
parks doubly valuable and doubly
dear to the city by allowing the citi.
sens to plant in them memorial trees
In honor of the men who offered
their lives to their country in the
world war. This is being done I'm
hundreds of cities throughout the
country. and the trees are ali bein~
registered in our national honor roll
Of the American Forestry Associa-
ton.
The world knows of Rock Creek
park. Why not have another one?
1t can easily be brought about II the
people have an active. intimate in
terest in such \ park.
CHARLES LATHROP PACK.
President America Forestry Assn.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
On Limitation Of Space.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Light 10 not creative force. there
fore IL Ia substance (mAtter) or in
deep scientific enthusiastically.
Lines OF matter sent forth in q
field where bodies of matter abound
will be compelled to contact and con-
sequently be DETECTED
As a test and proof take a current
OF electricity and try to force IL
through q sheet of rubber. You viii
lind that IL will be DETECTED. This
zs the basis OF the Einstein theory
that space L. limited and in time the
lines will meet.
On the other hand. We will test and
explode his theory and establish
stronger than ever the Eucfidian
straight lines by the simple test and
proof. Take the same sheet of rub
per and put iron filings on tcp
and Q magnet below and we viii see
that no substance stops these mag
netic lines. nor has any substance
power to alter their course.
These simple tests and proofs above
quoted extend TO the utmost. and that
IS not conceivable by the present
human mind.
Electricity tmatter) has length,
breadth. and thickness and can be
isolated and weighed.
Magnetism has neither length,
breadth. nor thickness. nor can IL he
isolated nor weighed. and still II Is
the controlling factor
The only thing that Prof. Einstsin
proves. Is the law of .sRevulsfon OF
enc nature upon another and that Is
r
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
The Bonus and Paper Margins

We read a good deal in the papers
concerning the bonus for service men,
and you voiced the opinion of the ma
jority of them when you carried on
the campaign for the bonus by car
toons and write-ups.
There is no doubt but that there are
two sides to the question. But. to
any one familiar with the Federal
Government in Washington. II seems
strange that they (the powers that
bel can afford to print and publish
large volumes Of some of the queer
est and most useless pifne imagin-
able. leaving wide margins, on one
side of the paper, and yet cannot af-
ford to assist the service men who
lost during the war the opportunity
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
Answers to Correspondents

it is not the girls place to write
to find out what the trouble is. He
may be troubled about something
and, as most of US feel at times,
wants to get of by himself. In
this instance, should wait until
he seeks you out, either to ex-
cuse himself for the broken en-
gagement or to make another. If
the latter happens, let him under
stand that it will be the last en-
gagement you will give him the op-
portunity to break. Ofttimes pride
and a high-spirited attitude will
make a man sit up and take notice
when he's come to the belief that
a girl cannot live without him..
The Washington times., 1919-11-24

that all the stay-at-homes enjoyed to
acquire the necessary long green
The writer spent eleven montbs
chasing the German feet around the
North Sea and have Inquired the time
spent In the service just netted me
about-minux 100000. But though
the bonus were TO fall through,
guess, with the rest of the boys. we
would all be there TO do IL over
again II the need should arise.
When you get q letter from an
Eek" who does not want the bonus,
put him down as one who does not
need 1t. but watch what place in lire
he will be should Uncle Sam starr
passing IL around.
AN OLD TIMER
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
Make Him Eat
Humble Pie!

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been keeping company
with a young man for over two
years and have learned to love him
very much, and 1 am almost sure
that my love Is returned, for he
has even asked me to marry him.
Not very long ago he broke an
important engagement with me.
overlooked this and wrote to him,
saying SO. But last Saturday he
did the same thing over again. I
love this young man and would
like to overlook his error again,
but as he had poor reasons for
breaking the engagement last time
would you write to him again? The
last time he said he was sorry he
could not come. but that he felt as
IL he could not see anyone that
evening. Would you give him one
more chance, or do you think that
his love for me 10 falling?
s. TROUBLED.
If it is, the worst thing you can
do, Is to seem TO be seeking him.
If a man breaks an engagement
with girl, it is up to him to offer
an apology of excuse. Certainly
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
Tomorrow,

Meetins--Takoma Park Citizens As,o-
citation. public library. 8 D. m.
Benuefit-Alumni Association wsxbirc
ton College of Law. Shubert -Gsrrick
Theatcr, $40 p. m.
THANKSGIVING Ball--kallpolis Grotto
Band and Drill Corps. New Willard Hotel
8 p. m.
Meeting-North Capitol and Eekinrton
Citisens' Association, Emery School, 8 D.
m.
Aeeting-Bryn Mawr Club. 1855 Belmont
street northwest, p. m
Meeting-chenical Society of Washing
ton, Cosmos Club, p. m
Meeting--Kentucky State Society, Thom-
son School. Twelfth and L streets north
west. p. m.
Meeting-Robert E. Lee Chapter. United
Confederate Veterans, Confederate Memor-
ial Home 1872. Vermont avenue northwest,
8 y. m
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
What's Doing; Where; When
TelAy.

T0aAy.
Card Party-Entertainment committee,
EiEhth Street Temple Sisterhood, EIks;
Hall. p. m.
Concentrated States Marine Band Or
chrstra; Marine Barracks. $3.50 D. m
THANKSGIVING Dance-PoWel Community
Center Powell School, 8 p. M
Meeting-Criterion Club. Thomson Com
munity Center. Twelfth and L streets
northwest, p. m.
Thanksgiving Party-Ohio Girls Club,
wilson Normal Community Center, Eiev-
enth and Harvard streets northwest. 3 p.
Aeeting--West End Citisens' Association,
Concordia Church, Twentieth and G streets
northwest, . p. M
Mseting-District of Columbia Federation
OF Womens Clubs, 2oo7 Columbia road
northwest. p. m.
Danee-Blue Triangle Recreation Center,
TNentisth and b streets northwest. 3 p. m.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
/ EAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Am a young girl Z

Am young girl twenty
- years Of age and about one
month ago I met lovely young man
just Q few years older. He is from
Georgia and appears to be we'll fixed.
His parents are also here in Wash
ington. Every since I met him he
has been to see me At least twice q
wee: :s..d we always 90 out riding in
his machine, sometimes by ourselves
and also with friends. What puzzles
me Is that he never takes me to thea
ters, dances or any kind of amuse-
ment. 1 feel almost sure that he can
AFFORD to take me some place outside
Of Just riding around through the
different parks. Can 1t be possible
that he does not care enough for
me to spend a little money. or just
what is your opinion?
care a great deal for this young
man and am not a girl that is very
fond Of running around and as 1
enjoy his company a great deal,
do not care whether / go to any
amusement places or not, but what 1
am afraid Of is that he may be TAX
ing me for one Of those side issues"
and has another girl that he takes
around. He has never expressed his
love for me and surely has me
guessing. PUZZLED.
In this kind Of weather, riding
in the park must be q real hard
ship for either q man or woman.
You can easily have the excuse
that it is altogether too cold and
then see what other form Of
amusement he offers. l under
stand how you feel and think you
are quite justified. A girl has a
right to doubt a man who doesn't
appear to care to be seen in pub
lie with her.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
HEARD AND SEEN

ELISHA HANSON has made the
important discovery that people
who travel on the Congressional
Limited do not chew gum. Coming
back from the great city Of New
York he asked the man in little buf-
fet of the smoking car for a packet
of gum to offset the effects Of the
pipe that Elisha smokes:
Don't keep gum" said the man:
There is a mistake somewhere,
replied 'Lish, "for there must be q
great and pressing demand for
gum"
"You are the first man to ask for
a package in this train in three
years." said the man.
Chewing gum men have missed a
great opportunity. Either that-or
if you want to find an asylum CT rest
from the gum chewers, live On the
Congressional Limited
Speaking of New York, get the
following message from EARL
GADDIS:
"You ask about New York-huh,
how glad / was to get back here.
Every time ! want to make myself
love Washington just little more
| take a jaunt to some other city
hereabouts and am sure to return
with my regard for the Capital re-
adorned and revived. New York is
all right in some ways but BOND
GEDDES, JIM NOURSE, CAR
TER FIELD and a few others Of
us would stand a fine chance Of
driving our cars any closer to the
heart of the city than 5sth street,
The Washington times., 1919-11-24

50 as not to injure the merits of
your own case against your hus-
band, i should advise being most
discreet until you get your di-
vOrce.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
1e1e
Stealing Coal From Washington
Terminal Company
Dent Try It, The Law VIII Cs< Qsite DiGsaea TAsug
when the wasatngtsa Terminal c. Gsts Away wtA Y0UR
Prspsry and Rsfus Pay TaxsA
By EARL GOODWIN

Here is item from the Washington Post, whose emi-
nence and excellence in news and editorial writing %
unquestioned:
Preparedness plans of Robert s. Briscoe colored
2o bladensburg road northeast upset yesterday
when Detective Sergeant Stnngfellow arrested him on
charge of petit larceny.
Brscoe the police declare requisitioned two tons
OF coal from the Washington Terminal, without first
putting up few dollars for its possession In fact the
negro is alleged to have driven off at night with large
load of anthracite
"Brscoe was given the alternative of putting up
tenspot or being locked up. He paid"
Fast work the part of the Government Had the
Terminal Company stolen two tons of coal from Robert
Bscoe however there might not have been any speed
And | speak with authority. Let man get away with
something belonging to corporation in Washington and
he will be nabbed before he gets around the block Put the
oher around and the gigantic machinery obtain
able will be turned justify the action to stave oil
the day of reckoning
A dozen years or ago this Government turned over
TO group of smart gentlemen large plot of ground
ndng part of the public Streets with permission to build
he beautiful Union Station The city needed it worse than
baby needs its mother The old rckrack railroad sta
ions we suffering with at that time about az t
sr National Capital the present refuse disposal plant
fit companion to Mt. Oivet Cemetery AS soon as the
onion Station site chosen Congress began to tell the
street railroads what to do about running their lines the
otoeiOA
there was battle royal on that
Later, when the station all built and the public e
streets being used by the Washington Terminal
Company, the government of the District of Columbia
lowing Congressional instructions, presented bill the
Washington Terminal Company for taxes on YOUR
STREETS which the Terminal Company is now using
Space formerly used for public streets used rail
road sdngs freight yards and station-a perfectly
aduncs to the railroad facilities of the town.
owned by PRIVATE corporation. 1t would seem that
the private corporation charging money for the of this
land, would be willing to pay taxes However is
willing to pay taxes and HAS NOT PAID ANY TAXES
ON THIS FORMER PUBLIC LAND-the amount now due
the city being than hundred thousand dollars
The Terminal Company has the benefit of the snartest
lawyers obtainabe and will probably off payment Of
this tax for long time However if it continues in its
present attitude much longer would not be amis if Con-
should look into the matter with view of turning the
public streets back to the people The Union Station could
we'll be public property, anyhow.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
This Sort of Thing
Never Pays.

Never Pays.
DEAR MISS FAINFAX:
Having read many of your re-
plies / know you are capable of
giving me advice, IL you will be so
kind.
am a young woman twenty
years old, married, and the mother
OF fine ten-month-old boy. But
my husband and I do not live to-
gether. In fact, / am getting a d.
vorce.
Since our separation, I have met
young man to whom I have he
come deeply attached. He seems to
care a great deal for me. too.
should 1 receive calls and other at
tentions from this or any man when
J am not divorced? Please consider
my letter and help me to solve a
problem that means q rrest deaJ
TO me. A CONSTANT READER
If your divorce is pending, I
should say you are taking a
chance Of losing your case and
possibly being sued in retLrn if il
is known that some man is having
attention to you. As a matte Of
precaution, if for no other reason
The Washington times., 1919-11-24

wouldn't We? Here the only plaos
shy at is the Senate karage. jim
PRESTON knows that"
The Police Pay bill is practically
. law, say the news columns. THIS
in spite of the opposition OF Blestins
Blanton.
Now that il is a Law, policemen
should remember that il takes two
moves to get the money. One move
is about completed-in the passing
of Law AUTHORIZING a raise in
pay. The next move is q Law AP-
PROPRIATING the money. In other
words, the pay raises will not be-
come effective until the next an
preparation bill-unless some unfor-
seen and extraordinary action is
taken by Congress.
There's a good idea in the pro-
posal TO create q permanent wage
commission for the study OF the pay
OF L. S. Employees. IL is q subject
needing study. as MORE inequalitie.
and injustices can creep into the
Government pay rolls than anything
else.
Pay for Government employees
should depend on WORTH-not poll
tics. Fire the shirkers and PAY the
workers-that's my slogan.
On Fourteenth street between r
and Z, pancake flour is IA cents q
pound; on U street between Foar-
teenth and Fifteenth streets il 10 II
cents a pound.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

as old as the first act of the Creator
when matter was formed into being.
Nothing proved by DETECTION OF
Light in the solar eclipse.
MICHAEL j. FITZGERALD.
222 Third street N. w.
Washington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1919-11-24
Another Sample of the
Selfishness of the Sex.
DEAR MISS FAJPEAY.

Several weeks ago, / met a youpg
man who has recently returned
from France. He called on me and
The Washington times., 1919-11-24

wouldn't we? Here the only plaop
! shy at is the Senate garage. jim
PRESTON knows that"
The sun., 1919-04-04
RICH WOMAN HERE
AIDS MILL STRIKERS
Laurence Children to Be Sent
to NetD York.

LAWRENCE, Mass, April "A. j.
Music of Boston, n textile strike leader,
who returned to-day from New York, an
nounced he had obtained in that city
sufficient funds to put the work of the
strike committee on its feet"
Mrs. Glendower Evans, wealthy
Brookline resident interested in the
cause Of the strikers. also reported after
visit to New York that further fnan-
cial support for the strikers was in sight,
through espousal of their cause by q
New York woman "of wealth and fash
ion."
Transfers of children OF strikers from
their homes here to New York and Bos-
ton will be made in a day or two, ac-
cording to Music and Mrs. Evans, who
said the arrangements for the reception
of the children in homes there were vir-
tua)ly completed.
A convention OF textile workers to be
held at New York on April 10 and ! for
the purpose Of organizing the Anal
gamated Textile Workers of America
was announced by Music. The strikers
here are being organized into a local
branch of the new body, which leaders
mill centres.
A telegram was sent by the general
strike committee to William d. Hay
wood OF Chicago. who was the Industrial
Workers OF the World leader here dur
ing the textile strike OF 1912, congratu-
lating him and the other men released
yesterday from Jail, where they were
serving sentences for seditious acts.
The sun., 1919-04-04
ASK PHONE CASE REVIEW.
Petition Seeks Examination Of
New England Rates.

WASHINGTON, April 3.-Petitions ask
ing review of Massachusetts, Supreme
Court decisions Diminishing proceedings
brought by the State Public Service
Commission to compel the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company to
cancel toll rates ordered by Postmaster
General Burleson and placed in effect
on January FL last were fled in the Su-
preme Court to-day. The lower court
held that the United States was involved
as a party in the suit but under the law
could not be sued.
THE schedule Of telephone rates in
question has been put in force by the
direction of the. Postma ster General
throughout the country" the petition
said. MANY claims as to its illegality
have been asserted and suits have been
brought In State and Federal courts in
many States, at least in twenty Ave
States, as the petitioners are informed.
seeking to restrain the enforcement of
these rates. II the contentious OF the
petitioners are sound, the telephone users
Of Massachusetts, and OF the country as
a whole are being required to pay for
intrastate telephone service at rates in
excess of the legal rates. which have
been put in force in violation Of the joint
resolution of Congress"
Court officials said that should the
petition be granted II would be practi-
cally impossible for the case to be argued
before next fall, as only three weeks
more of arguments remained for this
term.
The sun., 1919-04-04
TRIAL OF HOBOKEN
QUARTET NEARS END
Connecticut Jury May Get
Death Case To-day. r.

HARTFORD, Conn. April S.--Closing
arguments by the State and the defenoe
were concluded to-day In Superior
Court in the trial of william S. Miller
of West Haven, John Neuss. william
Pessler, Fred Klein and Michael Nc
Donnell of Hoboken, n. j., charged with
the murder of William +. Madden in
Manchester, January 80.
The jury will inspect tomorrow the
automobile used by the alleged gunner
on the night OF the murder. Then Judge
Warner will deliver his charge and the
case will 60 to the jury.
In the final argument States Attor-
ney Alcorn arraigned the Ave defend
ants as robbers and murderers, and de-
clared that as dead men tell no tales"
they attempted to kill Clifton p. Mac
omber, .Maddens assistant guard at the
Cheney silk mills. before they fed from
the scene of the shooting. He said the
accused left New Jersey prepared to
shoot or kill and invaded a quiet New
England town."
Counsel for the defense attacked the
testimony of the State in regard to the
firearms used and the number of per-
sons in the automobile. Vigorous pleas
on behalf of Neuss and Miller were
made, the attorneys claiming that they
had no part in the crime.
The sun., 1919-04-04
ENDS TAX SALE SCANDAL.
Assembly Passes Mcwhinncy Bill
Extending Redemption Period.


ALBANY, April 3.--Under an emergency
message from Gov. Smith the Assembly
passed the McWhinney bill. inserting a.
new article for the collection of taxes
and assessments by sale in the town
ships and tax districts of Nassau county.
1t is designed to prevent the recent tax
sale scandals by giving owners four
years to redeem their property.
Assemblyman Clarence F. Welsh Of
Albany introduced a bill to provide that
three instead OF 1--WE years must pass
after a decree OF divorce is granted be-
fore the court may modify judgment SO
the defendant may remarry.
Assemblyman Frank Dobson of Monroe
offered a bill to create a State commits
sion consisting of the Highway Commits
sioner. State Engineer and State Super
intendent of Public Works to prepare
plans for a trunk road across the State
to be known as the Roosevelt road. The
sum of $4,000 is provided for expenses.