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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
A Pleasant Evening
At Methodist Oh urch

"a Peoples Pleasant Evening"
that's the name of the series of
entertainments, the first of which
was given Thursday evening at
the Methodist church.
The early part of the evening
was taken up with choice program
of home talent work
Miss Rubye Trelease played the
opening piano selections, which
were well appreciated. Little Bet
ty Lamb exhibited study beyond
her few years in the giving of sew
eral choice readings. The pieces
wers very appropriate, one telling
of the experiences of minister
trying to make the care of baby
automatic. Another referred to
travel in foreign lands. Another
was a cunning little sweetheart
sketch. The little lady was nice,
ly received
Miss Leona Stephens plays nice
ly, displaying considerable talent
and was recalled by sincere ap-
plause for "a selection.
Mrs. Martin, who has taught
elocution, gave several readings in
quite professional and pleasing
way.
Then followed the views of
Paris and Versailles, particularly
interesting at this time. These
views were selected from among
thousands, and the fact that Rev.
erend Martin has been to all the
places shown in the pictures makes
his talks preceding and accom-,
panying welcome addition to the
entertainment. 1t is the plan of
Reverend and Mrs. Martin that
these evenings shall give an oppor-
tunity to become acquainted With
the folks at home who are able to
do entertaining things So if you
know of someone who does some
thing in this line particularly well
they would like to know about it.
Then, you know. attending these
affairs for which small admission
is charged, is one way for the
community to show its apprecia-
tion Of what Reverend Martin
meant to us during the influenza
epidemic, when there we're many
calls for a resident minister.
Something like twenty dollars
was realized by the Ladies of the
Aid society, at last Thursday eve-
ing's entertainment.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
NOT A SINGLE DOCTOR IN TOWN.

That is, If reports are true, it won't
be long until they are all married
ones. Rumor has it that no mere man
ever planned all the nice repairs and
alterations that are being made on the
nice bungalow of-but that would be
telling. Our informant used to say
that the doctor went to Cheyenne, but
we knew that couldn't be true. Now
comes a tale that he went only as
far as Fort Collins, and that the lady
is perfectly lovely. Well, our only
single doctor is real nice, too, and we
wish them much happiness. There
won't be single doctor in Idaho
Springs.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
Why Didn't Germany
Start a Private War?

Since the Germans have no one
else to fight they seem to revel in
fighting among themselves. Let
US hope that they get enough of
this poor idea of theirs that na-
ton is not in the limelight or pop
ular unless it has constantly be-
fore its face the sword of hatre |.
The only question that seems
reasonable is the one that asks why
they did not start private war in
the first place and leave the rest of
the world out of it. 1t would ha We
been better for all nations con-
cerned and for the reputation of
Germany-if she has such thing.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14

Our drivers are careful, our new
Bethlehem truck is equal to al
most any load, and you can feel
confident of good service if you
engage the Curnow Livery &
Transfer Company.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14

Besides our regular livery and
transfer service, our new Beth
lehem truck equips US for the
heaviest kind of work. Get our
terms. Curnow Livery & Transfer
Company.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
North American Accident
Insurance Co.

Of Chicago, Ill. issues contracts
of health and accident to men and
women of all occupations. The
l. A. Hafer Investment Co., No.
215 18th Ave, Phone Idaho 80 J.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
New Members Initiated;
New Officers Installed

Ceremonies of initiation and
installation took place Friday
night at the Women's Benefit
Association. Quite number of
new members were initiated, and
the following officers installed:
Commander r... adie Sutherland
Lieut.. Commander. Annie Burger
Past Commander w Winfred Lyon
Record Keeper Lillian Hanson
Finance Auditor Ida Hanning
Lady Arms. ..,.-....... Ella Roy
Chaplain ............ Augusta Smith
Sergeant Minnie Winkels
Seminal Ida Atkins
Picket et.............M Maggie Smythe
Captain. n............... Ellen White
Musician Lillian Bowden
Musical Direc Tor. Nettie Green
Colors Beacers :. Katherine Keast and
Augusta Nordstrom.
State Deputy Desy was expected
to be present.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
BACK AGAIN

Now you have a place to get
your moneys worth. Buy your
wood and mining timbers of the
G. L. Lamb Lumber company, at
our old stand, corner railroad and
Miner street.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14

Big reduction on price of 2x6s.
Best dry block wood in the city.
Idaho Springs Lumber Co.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14

The women of the British En-
pire were requested to make an
Offering Of pearls 10 the Red Cross.
The request was sent out last
March, with the expectation that a
necklace of valuable pearls might
possibly be obtained. Nearly four
thousand pearls are now on hand,
ready to be sold for the benefit of
the Red Cross. They aggregate
forty-one ropes, and each pearl
means an individual sacrifice and
an act of love.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
Seniors Win Game
By Score of AZ 10 "a

A large and fashionable aud
ience witnessed super exhibition
of the athletic art basket ball
Thursday night and contributed
SS.65 to the exchequer of the B. B.
Bs. or Basket Ball Bouncers.
Those who witnessed the exhi-
bition anxiously await an opportu-
nifty to see some more pill-pushing.
The Junior team wascompo sed
of:
Keith kimball
Marshall Hull
Edward Traylor
George Cruise
Ralph Hancock.
The Senior team was composed
Of:
Dewey Clarke
Oscar Anderson
LEROY Pascoe
WILDER Jaenson
Bill Traylor
Halpine Gleason as substitute.
The best team work for the SEN
iors was done by Dewey Clarke,
Leroy Pascoe and Oscar Anderson.
Dewey, We have heard. could not
shoot baskets, but actions speak
louder than words.
When the ball was handed to
Leroy it always meant basket
and it was handed to him a great
many times
Oscar stayed down at one end
OF the hall and broke up many a
score for the Juniors. When he
got the ball there wasn't any get
ting it away from him.
Bill was so small that he was
almost taken a few times for the
basketball itself, but he was al
ways on the job, even if Marshall
was six feet taller.
Halpine came in on the home
run-was last but not least.
Kieth Kimball seemed to pick
the ball out of the air as if he were
picking cherries.
The peacock of the school--Ed-
ward Traylor-appeared in full ar
ray, but did not take time to no.
tice his feet. Edward is small to
be sure but is not small to be
seen or heard. All he needed was
a pig and a clay pipe to spell
"Patrick."
Marshall was there from the top
of his head to the tips of his toes,
which is long way.
George Cruise and his red trou.
sers were seen shooting baskets.
The Juniors evidently selected
the colors of their suits with the
idea Of binding the Seniors so
that they would be unable to see
the ball. Sort of color camou-
flage you might say.
If Ralph keeps on he will be
",Jim mic the Sacond -
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14

Fred COLON has recovered from
his, recent severe illness and IS
ready to regain his former weight.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14

your suit cleaned ane
pressed by Dalton, the cleaner.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14

The price of butter and the price
of eggs are seeinS which can roll
down hill faster-and the spectat-
ors are applauding the stunt.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14

A gas mask is something that
we can gladly spare from the
worlds commodities. It is one
article that is neither beautiful nor
becoming.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1919-02-14
No Bonehead Plays Go

When Casey Jones drives the
ball over the right field fence for
that needed home run in the
ninth inning, does Casey throw
down his trusty bat, tip his cap to
the cheering crowd and ''beat it"
for thTsTressing room?
1t would be as big "bonehead"
for Uncle Sam to retire from the
game after his doughboys knocked
the germ out of the Germans as it
would be for Casey Jones not to
run out the homer" that won the
victory for his team.
And you can bank on it that
Uncle Sam isn't going to make a
bonehead play He is going to
garner that Victory and bring
home the boys who won it.
The Victory Liberty Loan is
going to do the work.
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
Problems Pitfalls the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

realize how simple the matter
really is. There's only one reason
that justifies two people in marry
Ing, namely. that they love each
other so much that they cannot be
happy apart.
Don't marry a man because YOU
have known him all your life or
because your family thinks we'll OF
him or because he has been kind
to you or because you think he is
in love with you. Don't marry to
be accommodating. Marry because
you've learned what love is and
because you have substantial rea-
son for believing that the man
you're in love with is worthy of
love.
Don't Marry In Haste.
It's the matter of all others
that your own heart and your
own conscience must decide. But
because you must decide it alone,
you must on that account be all
the more careful not to decide it
hastily. If you mustn't marry
just to be polite or obedient, you
must also certainly not marry
from willfulness or perversity.
Don't elope at seventeen with the
youth who made love to you so
charmingly last week, even though
he seems to you at present the di-
vinest creature on earth. Wait
and consider. Be very careful
not only that you love; but that
you love wisely.
And under those conditions, |
think constancy will take care of
itself.
If you make up your mind not
to become engaged to a man be-
cause he wants you to so much, or
because other people want you t..
you are not likely to find yourself
in that condition Of agonized un-
certainty where anxious onlookers
will threaten you with the club Of
constancy.
But if you have made the mis-
take which so many women make,
of drifting into a listless compact
of love with a man they are half
indifferent to, merely because at
the moment there's no other man
in sight, have the courage to re-
pair your mistake before it is too
late.
Constancy to a man you don't
love is a meaningless virtue.
Acknowledge your mistake. ac-
cept all the blame fo- it, and re-
serve the treasures e your heart
for the man whom you will some
day really love.
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
HEARD AND SEEN

/ was in the Police Court the other
day when JUDGE HARDIS0N made
decision that ranks with JUDGE
MULIIoWNY'S famous dictum thst .
wife had the right to go through her
husbands pockets.
A young woman was In court
charged with the theft Of a diamond
ring from her cousin, another young
woman. One Of the lawyers objected
to the complaining witness telling
how much the ring was worth
"She Is not an expert jeveler," !"
said the attorney.
"Any woman Is an expert when il
comes to telling how much her dis-
mond rings are worth" pronounced
Judge Hardison, and let II 20 at that
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
From The Public To The Editor

League, OF which have the honor
TO be chairman. has urged Congress
men Claypool and Lundeen to ask the
Rules Committee to act upon a reso-
luton asking Congress to set to work
many OF the large working commit
tees, such as Good Roads, Rivers and
Harbors, Yards and Docks, Public
Buildings and Grounds, etc, to ascer-
tain how much public Improvement
activities may be started, and take
up the surplus unemployed at good
wages, thus averting any possible
trouble and make the transition from
war to peace comparatively easy.
Thanking you for your splendid
work. I remain,
Very sincerely yours,
MATTHEW H RAMAGE
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
TODAY,S TOPIC
Loves Promises

This young girl has the SINGER
lty and clear-sightedness to per-
ceive that she is in a false posi-
tion. She has the sense to know
that she is headed in a fatally
wrong direction-wrong for her
self and for her lover. All she
lacks is the nerve, as she says,
to act on her knowledge.
1t is quite easy, of course, to see
what she is afraid of.
She is afraid of what people will
say. They will call her tickle or
cruel. And it will hurt. And
being only nineteen, she won't be
entirely sure that people aren't
partly right.
And she Is afraid of family
pressure. Families are pretty
formidable things when they're
all agreed upon some one point
that single unruly member dis
sents from. They have a way of
making it extremely unpleasant
for the unruly member. And the
publicity Of broken engagement,
especially an engagement with
good steady young man who has
been lover since childhood-is
something that most families
would be pretty certain to oppose.
And finally she is afraid. as
she says. Of breaking his heart"
Of course she is reluctant to
cause the pain that a complete
rupture with her faithful sweet
heart is certain to bring him.
The Washington times., 1919-01-08

1t isn't easy by any means to
watch an innocent person suffer
and to know one is solely respon-
sible. This is no doubt the hard
est part of all.
But while admitting the reality
Of the difficulties that are in her
way, want to encourage this
young girl in what is beyond any
doubt her duty to herself and to
her sweetheart.
To marry man whom she not
only doesn't love but Is wholly in
different to, would be. as she puts
1t, great wrong. Nothing JUS
tifies marriage but love. And this
does not sound like a case where
there is any chance of a tardy love
developing.
So what is there for her to do but
be sincere and courageous and tell
her lover the truth?
Her FAMILY VIII readluSt itself.
What friends and neighbors may
have to say is really beside the
point. And the lover himself,
however profoundly disappointed
he may be, won't die Of a broken
heart. The hearts OF normal.
wholesome, steady going young
men aren't nearly as brittle as that.
Ultimate recovery is pretty certain.
wish that all lovers would
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
What's Doing; Where; When
Tomorrow.

Tomorrow.
Meeung-Corporation of Prcsbyteriar
home: at the home. 1918 Newton street,
Party-Fifth annual apple cider and rin-
geroread party by West Virginia Society.
Pythian Temple, 10l2 Ninth street north
west, p. m.
pinner-Advertising Club of'wa shinCtop.
Rauschers; $40 p. m.
Meeting-Art section OF the TwentI,th
Century Club: residence of Mrs. Dayton
Ward, 1863 Columbia road northwest at 2
p. m
Meeting - Washington Academy Of
Sciences and Chemical Society of WASH
ington' Jointly; Carnegie Institution Build
ing, p. m.
Annual Session Grand Cha pter of tn,
Order OF the Eastern Star; In the House of
tho Temple, Third and streets, at 7:30
p.
Neeting--Civic section of Twentieth
Century Club: Sunday school room OF All
Souls Church. 18th and l. streets north
west. II a. m.
Meeting-W Washington Humane Society:
gold room OF Shoreham Hotel, I p. m
Convention--NationaI Popular Govern.
ment League; Auditorium OF Department
of Interior; p. m. and p IN.
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
Today.

To-day.
Dinner-Georgia Tech Alumni Club OF
Washington, Cushmans, COT Fourteenth
street northwest, Z p. m.
Lecture-The Rev. Walter Drum, S. J..
Of Woodstock College; Gonzaga College. s
p. m.
Meeting-Delta Delta Delta Fraternity,
College Women's Club. ls22 1 street north
west. p. m.
Address--Ars. Nanette B. Paul. before
National Woman's Suffrage Associs ton.
1885 Rhode Island avenue northwest. IL
q.
Address-Miss Alice Hutchins Drake; be-
fore Anthony League. 2o07 Columbia road
northwest, I p. m.
Meeting-Connecticut Avenue Citizens
Association. Army and Navy Preparatory
school, Connecticut avenue and Upton
street northwest, 8 p. m.
Dsnee-Gonzaga Hall; for twenty boys
from ''over there" Q p. M
Drill - National Capital Volunteer
Guards: AZ l. street northwest, p. m.
Lecture-G. A. Lyon. at Y. NJ. C. A.; on
the Polish situation, sp. m.
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
Once-Overs
Copyright. 1919 International Feature Service. Inc
A REAL ARGUMENT WITH THE WIFE

Do old might a lot from YOUR
would a
tout asuratyey peakng) jumping all her to
HASN'T wife much right she thinks
along line? -
Be good sport with her: with her fairly would
With consider equal ~
You bluff into silence; have think
ing TO meet their
Why follow wife
Nov, what do know it," N~'
And a a
thinks of something else besides twadG " ~
This advice does apply
just clothes.
shoulder
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
The Problem of Reconstruction

Ths Problem of Reconstruction.
Arthur Brisbane,
Z am very pleased, indeed, with
your many excellent editorials, and
especially 80 with your recent one In
reference to reconstruction. There
can be no greater danger confront
the nation than the releasing OF mil
hons OF men from the army and mu-
milton works land the latter were
paid the highest pay In the history
az the country at . time when foods
and necessities Of life are also the
highest In history: with little chance
70 come down, owing to the great
iemands Of Europa
TO the Congress falls the respos-
nbility. The Economic Liberty
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
Exciting Questions From a
Reader


reader has written letter containing five ques-
lions While waiting for other readers to write and
tighten him, shall publish few haphazard replies.
I-"What Is the difference between mind. spirit
and souI?''
: The spirit and the soul the Mind is the
IMPRESSION of the soul dealing with the problsms and
conditions here An souls are presumably alike like all
for It's quality upon the quality Of the BRAIN through which
the spirit works Our business is to develop fine brains
give our souls full expression.
2-:h mans IoUe stronger than Uoman's {?
And 10 hate, Lope reUersed !"
= Mans emotions are different from those of women.
His are SELFISH! Hers are UNSELFISH. We cannot
compare them. There all kinds Of hate, all kinds of
for hate. Generally it may be said that hate,
ayarice-a mental from perveron of some
noble instinct There is nothing naturally bad in human
nature; only peryersion makes it so.
s."Which develops man the better-sociefy or
As general rule, devote much time society
and little to solitude Both are necessary and useful
The society Of other human beings develops in kind
heartedness and sympathy It also brings out thought,
when Is PROFITABLE society intelligent conversation
is gymnastics for the brain.
Solitude Is necessary inrospection is necessary Our
real thinking must be done in solitude. Only solitary
rsecton can make Us realize how small are how little
Ne amount to- how important it is that should do the
best with our short lives.
E"What are true signs of q man 8 IoUe? ?"
It depends good deal upon the mans character If
he mser, ne may prove his affection by spending
money he is spendthrift he may prove it BY becom
.
speaking man proves the sincerity of his affection by do
ing something that he naturally does not want to do This
leaves out Of the and protesaions the
nne rolling eye, poor poetry, etc.
Scam u0e haue better men until ye haue better
tns must Ue haze better iaUs before lDe can haze
better mem"
The laws which govern express moral quality as
race. We are better than used to be when we
compelled innocent witnesses to testify by squeezing their
thumbs to pulp or burning their feet We better than
We when our laws used to hang little boys nine
We are better of than we were in the days when man
r1ch enough to own little land had the right to murder
anybody on it.
The laws Of nation are like the habits and CONVEX
sation Of an individual They tell what he is
Usually nation is little bit better than its laws The
laws are made slowly, and they changed slowly We
often outgrow law before get rid of it. England
had outgrown imprisonment for debt but it needed
Dickens to prove that fact to her.
II would take good many Dickenses to demolsh some
Of our laws that unworthy. It would take good many
much stronger than Dickens to enforce others of our laws
which ignored
MEN MAKE THE LAWS. LAWS NEVER MAKE
THE MAN
The Washington times., 1919-01-08

I wonder If
too much hasn't been said
~ about constancy," a Wash
ington girl wrote me the other
day.
Constancy to the person one
has promised to marry, for in
stance, is regarded not only as a
virtue but as really inseparable
from decency and honor. Breach
Of promise suits" are seriously con-
sidered in the courts and jilting is
pointed to as an abomination.
Changing ones mind-or one
heart-after one has promised to
marry and to love forever is held
to be simply one of the things that
can't be done.
This idea is so general, and so
many sharply vigilant eyes are
constantly on the lookout for vio-
lations Of the good old rule OF
constancy, that i suspect a good
many tender-hearted, self-distrust-
full young creatures are frightened
into marriages that If they felt
perfectly free they would unre-
gretfully escape from.
My own belief Is that constancy
as a virtue has had too much en-
phasis. And l feel a most genuine
sympathy with the entirely frank
young writer of such a letter on
this subject as recently came to
me.
An Engaged Girls Dilemma.
Il am nineteen" the letter reads,
"and am engaged to a man three
years my senior. have known
him all my life, and think / really
did love him at one time, but
know now that | do not love him.
/ have never let him see this
change, because l have been afraid
or breaking his heart, as I'm sure
he loves me very much. l take no
interest whatever in his letters, or
anything about him. l never even
think of him when he is not with
me.
"Now Miss Fairfax, think |
would be doing him a great wrong
we're ! to mary him VITA this feel
irp in my heart. Still have not
the nerve to tell him. l would be
SO grateful to you if you could ad-
wise me what to do"
Now this is as far, doubtless,
as Nineteen las the courage to
60.
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
HOW OLD Is ANN?

My request for the original text Of
the ancient problem concerning
AIMS age brought several answers,
three arriving simultaneously, so as
to split the prize.
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
These answers were {:

These answers were:
MRS. EMMA BOND SMITH, 1ol
Chestnut avenue, Takoma Park:
"The combined ages of Mary and
Ann are forty-four years, and Mary
is twice as old as Ann was when
Mary was one-half as old as Ann will
be when Ann is three times as old as
Mary was when Mary was three
times as old as Ann. How old is
Ann?"
HENRY c. THOMPSON, Munsey
Building:
Mary is twenty-four, years old;
Ann is twice as old as Mary was
when Mary was half as old as Ann
Is now. How old Is Ann?"
MRS. NJ. NJ. BERRY, the Farragut:
MARY is twice as old as Ann was
when Mary was as old as Ann is now.
How old is ANN"
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
sHN GTc
81
The Berwyn Line

ho<sea Service for Which the W. z Public Uttes
Commission Of the d. c. and Service
OF Maryland An Have . Share I'm the Diseredit
The Washington times., 1919-01-08
AMEN!


CONGRESSMAN EDWARD
kEATING sends me some interest-
ing street railway data, and in ad-
dition has this TO say:
The street railway system Of
Washington would be a disgrace ts
Podunk. The more / see Of il, TIE
more ] am amazed that IL In toIer-
ated in the Capital Of the Nation.
Personally, i believe that mu-
nicipsl ownership on the basis Of TIE
physical value Of the property is ths
only solution -
What's the matter with our local
Public Utilities Commission? Dc.
1t exist for the purpose OF protect
ing the street car companies or az
safeguarding the interests Of the
people?"
The Washington times., 1919-01-08

The Union Transfer Company
raises its rates again. The old 90
cent rate is now 80 cents, while tn
former 75-cent rate is ONE DOL
LAR. Trust the Public Utilities
Commission viii not let them ret
away with IL
The Washington times., 1919-01-08

A card from SARAH POOL ssks ~
! can't prevail on John Mccormack
to return here TO sing st popular
prices. certainly will do all / can
in that direction.