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Does Not Like Two-Cent Transfers
"a N. Editor Of TIE TINES

To The Editor Of THE TINES:
Rather than pay cents for =
transfer prefer 10 walk four or five
blocks after leaving the car. ] pre-
sumo there are many others who will
reach the same conclusion.
Ultimately the solution OF the
street railway trouble is consolida-
ton OF the two lines. Meanwhile to
help bring this about il would be a
good thing TO have Congress au-
thorize an assessment Of the capital
stock Cboth preferred and common)
Of the Washington Electric. said
amount to be applied in repair OF
lines and for many new cars. Admit
ting that the former nickel is now
about 3 cents let Congress authorize
at the same time four tickets sold for
9 quarter.
AZ the bonded Indebtedness Of the
Washington Electric is over $4,000
900 more than the road Is worth Il
Is difficult TO see wherein the stock
ever contributed q dollar toward the
welfare OF the road. AS Joe Cannon
puts it. In the last analysis. the strap
hanger IL the one who has impaired
any real value to the stock.
II IL . waste OF time 70 discuss the.
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merits OF the preferred and common
stocks Of the street railways OF this
country, fifty OF which are now in
the hands of receivers. Every finan-
cier knows that the stock is New Jer-
sey money used to secure control Of
underlying lines. fee lawyers and
promoters and TO help sell the bonds.
Let those fellows, preferred and
common stock put up money other
business men do when they inaugu-
rate enterprises.
In conclusion let me say there Is a
vast amount Of repair Of old lines,
construction OF new lines and new
equipment to be secured, all Of which
Is being skillfully lodged.
The 2-cent transfer Is absurd and
on a par with the act OF taking away
the lights from the dark places Of
country roads after they had been
extensively established so that Six
teenth street extended might have
lights. and hoId-up men get in their
work on the market gardeners who
come early to town.
J. JOHNSON,
L-..-a SrOoklan6 d c.
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TODAY'S TOPIC
THE SILENT PROPOSAL.

riage, especially, he had rather
strong convictions. He felt that
to actually say, "Lucy, will you
marry me?" was a trifle crude, un-
romantic, "too much like every
one else" He infinitely preferred
what might be called, "the silent
proposal" Every one knew he
and Lucy were going to be mar
ried some day, that was finer and
better than going about tagged
as an engaged couple, the possible
target of well-meant pleasantries
on the part of their friends.
The ImpetuOus Westerner.
And Lucy, very probably, would
have let herself be won that way,
if it had not been for the intro
duction of the impetuous wild
Westerner into their circle.
He was magnificent looking in
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Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems and Pitfalls the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

THIS is a true story with a
moral which concerns two
suitors and a girl. The girl
was the usual nice little thing,
pretty, young and with a real
feminine gift for making every
thing she touched, attractive
her surroundings, her clothes, the
very room she entered.
One young man was a demon
strative Western youth, possessed
of a single idea, i. e., to marry
that particular girl. He did not
have anything to offer her but
a love as boundless as his native
prairie. He had no money, no
valuable social connections to lend
him hand, he was not even we'll
educated. His sole advantage
if one could call it that-was his
utter madness about the girl. He
realized all his deficiencies, handi-
caps and the strong opposition he
would have to meet on the part of
the girls family.
He admitted these hindrances
to his suit and he determined to
crush them. He did not dissipate
this resolution in vague plans for
betterment, he went straight to
the root of things with tangible
''first aids"
One of his chief obstacles was,
that he spoke rather poor grade
of English, not illiterate at all,
but the English of one who has
not had many advantages. This
he determined to improve, and as
he had no time or money for
teachers, he bought one of those
little manuals that help to correct
faulty speech, and studied it on
street cars, where his business
compelled him to spend much
time.
Silver Spoon in His Mouth.
ne SCCOiu yOullS man "oo a
very different sort of product. He
was the kind that is sometimes
described as having been born
with a silver spoon in his mouth.
He came of a family of traditions,
he was college bred and his future
prospects were of the best.
He had known the girl all his
life and there was one of those
implied understandings between
the two families that some day
Lucy and Robert would marry.
Now it may have been pure
cheek, rank egotism, or a certain
callousness of temperament, but
the case of Robert and Lucy made
no impression at all on the young
man who once punched cows in
Montana. Neither was he affect
ed by Robert, nor Roberts pros
poets. When he first met Lucy he
asked, referring to Robert, "Are
they engaged?" And some one
answered '&e. not really en-
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What's Doing; Where; When

1912 Pennsylvania avenue northwest p. m
heeting-Washington Alpha Dephian
Society, Public Library, 8 p. m.
ReceptiOn-For new Representatives from
Nebraska by Nebraska State Society, VIII
son Normal School. Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest p.
Meeting-Catholic Women's Service Club
SOL street northwest. s p. m. Election Of
officers
Play-"By Courier" Camp Humphreys
Red Cross House, auspices War Camp Com
munity Service. p. m.
PIay-'Tci On PErle Francais" walter
Reed Hospital, auspices War Camp Com
munity Service, D. n.
Meeting -Winthrop College Club. home
OF Mrs. Rodger. 47l0 Georgia avenue, 9
p. m.
Tomorrow.
Transmission Observation-Disclosures Library,
Georgetown University, p. m. Open only
to juniors. seniors. and alumni OF the col
lege.
Meeting-Brightwoo Citizens Associa-
tion, Brightwood School Building p. m.
Moeting-west Virginia State Society
Thomson School. Twelfth and L streets
northwest y. m.
Address-FrAnklin D. Roosevelt, Assist
ant Secretary OF the Navy. ORicers' Club
OF Washington. 1900 Twentieth street, S:3e
,. m
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gagged, but there is a sort of I'M
Outstanding that some day"
Indeed! Then l haven't any
time to lose"
This was regarded as an at
tempt at POPULARITY, Western
cheek" or something of that sort.
No one smiled more pleasantly
than Robert when he heard about
it.
The fault with Robert, if such a
worthy young man could be said
to have a fault, was that he took
too much for granted. He had a
temperamental aversion to COM
ing to the point, or committing
himself in black and white to any
thing. He liked things to be I'M
derstood-and let them go at
that.
In regard to a proposal of mar
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a bronzed, bred-to-the-saddle sort
of way and he had a very taking
trick of letting Lucy see she
could turn him round her little
finger, if she cared to, and then
again he would insist on having
his own way about other things.
Sometimes he displayed a good
many "cave-man" characteristics.
To Lucy, who had been wander
ing hand in hand through the
temperate zone of the affections,
with a nice young man who had
an aversion to taking a positive
stand about anything, this alter
nate humility and arrogance, that
kept her continually guessing,
was tremendously thrilling. She
had thought that all young men
were more or less like Robert, but
here was one that compelled you
to think of him every hour Of the
day. He made her angry, he
made her glad, his humility and
devotion touched her heart, his
love-making swept her off her
feet He dominated the fore
ground of the picture more and
more. Robert began to dwindle, a
pale figure, into the background.
Her Mother Steps In.
Her mother thought it was time
to interfere. which she did in that
most fatal manner known to
mothers from the beginning-she
began to heap abuse upon the
Western young man-and that
made her daughter his most ar
dent champion.
The rest Of this story with
moral is quickly told. A good
many of Lucy's friends very plain
ly showed her that if she married
the Western young man she would
be throwing herself away.
Now. deeply planted in every
woman's heart there is something
that Yields to the thought Of mar
tyrdom and when these friends
pointed out how hard living con-
ditions would be. if she did not
marry Robert-she straightway
decided not to marry him. The
Western Young man needed her.
she could help him; Robert had so
much he didn't need her.
So everv one sent useful we'd
ding presents, the kind people
send when girls do not make bril-
liant matches. and Robert looks a
little thinner and a little paler,
but he has never committed him
self to anv one on how he felt
about his "silent proposal" that
ended 80 disaSt1ously fsr>himL
The Washington times., 1919-06-12
Today

Today
Commencement exercises - CoIuro nj, -
Conservatory OF Music. New Bethel Ran
fist Church, Ninth and s streets north
Wost, 40 p. m.
Addresses-Congressma Royal @ John
son OF South Dakota. and A F. NJ Greir
secretary Of the British embassy. before
French Club Of the Washington Salon I5I7
n street northwest. $50 p. m. Business
meeting preceding addresses
Dinner-DeltA Tau Delta Fraternity
washington Delta Club. 1922 Massachu-
setts avenue northwest, ?. m
Meeting-California State Association
Thomson School, Twelfth ana L streets
northwest 8 D. m
heeting-Wsshington section. Society OF
American Foresters. Wilson Normal School
Eleventh and Harvard streets orthwest
s:lb p. m. Subject for discussion: What
can be done by the society TO stimulate the
practice OF forestry"
Dance-Compliments TO the Calvert
Club. Officers Club Of Washington, 1900
Twentieth street northwest. $50 y. m
Mass MestinE-Women reservists Of the
marine corps. drill hall Of the Marine Bar
racks, Eighth end I streets southeast s
p. m. Discussion OF plans to form a post
Of marinettes to become part Of American
Legion.
Concert-U. s. Marine Band. Iowa Circle.
XSst1aE-Kn cazsos Pea N&aa.AA
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Among the many injustiees
imposed upon Government en-
ployes in Washington is the I'M
explainable situation in the office
Of the Alien Property Custodian.
The employees there average high
in intelligence and low in pay;
and yet by a mere legislative
bubble they are NOT allowed to
receive the annual bonus which
Congress granted other Govern
ment employees to help meet the
war time increase in living
costs. The situation is intoler-
able and without a scintilla Of
justice.
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Once-Overs
Copyright. 1919, International Feature Service
YOU'RE JUST AS GOOD AS THE OTHER FELLOW

YOU'RE JUST AS GOOD AS THE OTHER FELLOW.
Why should be afraid anything within
pishmen lies along the line of experience kind?
The first thing rid of the doubt have of ability.
How proficiency
distressing yourself getting
other fellow
educational advantages
them.
That does not that have than made for
since and practical that really
trained
auy trying 10 solve what have had made plain through books
observation method
you along where the careless student walks into pitfalls
1t Is sign Of weakness therefore, resign yourself life
hclent youth when
1t
vance so he booster for stock by attempt
part to do big things
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known advertising expert and foot
race record-buster, has my undytng
thanks for q trip downtown in a
Pullman Palace Ford this O. m
Here's about as Joyful q letter as
I ever received. 1t comes from q
good bunch, and only wish the
writer had signed his or her name,
instead merely the initials c. D. P:
THE boys and girls at the city post
office, who have had quite q busy
time since the war started, and who
are still very, very busy distribut-
! ing Congressional Records, allot-
ment checks, etc, have raised q sum
of money to entertain some of those
heroes who are getting fixed up out
at Walter Reed, on an excursion
to Marshall Hall on June q. The
girls will bake the cakes, while the
boys will furnish the lunch, ice
cream, cigarettes, etc. Full particu-
lars of this affair are forthcoming,
but let me say this much, if those
boys don't have q good time that
day, it won't be the fault Of the
committee in charge"
Noticed that five house owners
on Sixteenth street paid no attention
to the notice to conserve water this
morning and had front lawns. steps,
approaches and sidewalks sprinkled
as well as the street in front"
writes l. G. s.. who says he flivvers
down to work that way.
DEACON WEEKS says coffee
has gone up, car fares have gone up,
and butter has gone up, but wages
have merely gone on.
In the midst of prohibition the cry
is, Save the water"
If Congress had been less penuri-
Gus there would be less noise about
inadequate equipment at the bathing
beach.
Poor old Congress got so excited
about the clerks trying TO make the
famous ends meet by holding two or
three jobs that they almost ordered
an extra edition of the Congress
sional Record. Meanwhile, the
clerks will wait for relief until we
have a few questionnaires and
cross-questionnaires.
STEPHEN F. TILLMAN has
the right idea about the American
flag. Hear what he has TO say:
When the flag of our country is
carried through the streets of the
city, uncased, it should be saluted.
There was q parade on 10th street
N. W. the other night, and when the
flag came along, nobody noticed il,
until three men standing at diff
ferent points, saluted the grandest
old banner in the world. myself
gave the military salute, two other
men took their hats off to show that
they were real Americans.
Village Items.
The Droop Bros, Carl and Ed.
have returned to Wash, D. c., after
a few days away.
Fred C. Kelly is in N. Y.
L. Stoddard Taylor, the popular
theater manager has a pair of two
colored shoes.
Frank NJ. Low was recently re-
ported in Gotham.
Z. Cowing, the ". k human dy-
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Oysters in Indiana.

Oysters in Indiana.
Hoosiers Note! Jerry Matthews
the Incompatible will have an I'm
portant article on whether oysters
grow in Indiana or not. Now being
set in type. Watch this column To-
morrow
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Harry King has also returned TO
Wash, D. C., and hopes to be al
lowed to do something for Harry
King.
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HEARD AND SEEN

namo is with Us once again after q
week in the Emerson Hotel, BALTIC.
He intends to do q little work for
Jonathan Browne, for q change
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The ". r. and E. intends to appeal
for Federal aid. Whv not hold q
tag day for them and get some real
money.
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Anent the oft repeated query,
why the Boots and Spurs" to these
dashing officers? The reason was
discovered at Glen Echo. when three
Of the dashing soldiers were en-
gagged in riding the Msrry-Go-
Round logging in with their spurs,
too. C. ". s
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SHERWOOD STOKELY, the we'll
known advertising expert and foot
race record-buster, has my undying
thanks for q trip downtown in a
Pullman Palace Ford this O. m
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ALI Early, the original diamond
in the rough, is busy at the Capitol
these days.
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Petworth Notes.

PetWorth Notes.
JESSE C. SUTER is chairman of
the general committee in charge Of
the Petworth Fourth Of july cele-
bration.
The feature Of the parade is to
further the work for a District bal
lot. The parade will carry this ap-
peal on all floats. Now that the
world is safe for democracy. the Dis
trict is safe enough for democrats.
After the parade in the morning
a picnic and athletic events will be
held in Libby park. and in the even
ing a fireworks display will conclude
the celebration. When it comes to
celebrations Petworth Yields the
palm to no other community. and
everyone there contributes his bit
Ito defray the expenses
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Fred C. Kelly is in N. Y.

L. Stoddard Taylor, the popular
theater manager has q pair of two
colored shoes.
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Let There Be Justice

The Bruce Charges Should Be Met at Once for the Good
of the Schools
The Washington times., 1919-06-12

Why all this fuss about re-
pealinR the dry Law when you
can get p Der cent alcohol In
beef. wine and iron sold at
certain Florida avenue drug
store?
Big Boom ~ Potent MedieiRs
after June 50.
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Frank NJ. Low was recently re-
ported in Gotham.
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K. COwinE, the ~. k. hunmsdy-
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Village lLemSs
The Droop Bros, Carl and Ed.
have returned to Wash, D. c., after
a few days away.
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Noticed that five house owners
on Sixteenth street paid no attention
to the notice to conserve water this
morning and had front lawns. steps
approaches and sidewalks sprinkled
as well as the street in front,
writes l. G. s.. who says he fivvers
down to work that way.
The Washington times., 1919-06-12

Poor old Congress got so excited
about the clerks trying to make the
famous ends meet by holding two or
three jobs that they almost ordered
an extra edition of the Congress
sional Record. Meanwhile, the
clerks will wait for relief until we
have a few questionnaires and
nss-nl1esfinnnaires
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-10
CAPT. D. N. M'MILLIN
ON EXECUTIVE BOARD
IMPORTANT POSITION IN
AMERICAN LEGION.
Brig. Gen. L. D. Tyson and
Frank L. West, of Knox
Vile Other Members.

Together with Brig Gen. l.. d. Ty-
son, of Knoxville, and Frank l.. West,
also Of that city, Capt. Douglas y.
McMillin, who commanded company
B, Hath machine gun battalion, dur
ing it's service in France, has been
named as q member Of the state eX-
ecutive committee of the American
Legion, the organization of veterans
of the world war. William l.. Bacon,
of Memphis, has been selected sec
rotary Of the state organization. Of
fees have been opened in Nashville
by him and he is sending out litera-
ture to arouse interest in local posts
in the many towns and cities
throughout the state.
Capt. McMillin stated Thursday
that he would call a meeting of all
veterans in Hamilton county within
the next ten days tor the purpose of
organizing a local post.
Membership in this post will be
open to all persons who were in the
army, navy or marines, between the
date war was declared and the sign
ing of the armistice, on Nov. II. Each
post will be allowed one delegate and
one alternate to the state convention
and an additional delegate and al
ternate for each 100 members And
fifteen veterans may organize a post
and apply for a charter to the ma
tional organization.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-10
BRADLEY INCREASES
TAX LEVY FOR 1890
GOOD ROADS DISCUSSED
BY COURT.
Question of Eligibility of Dan
@. Trewhitt as Member
Questioned.

Cleveland. July 10.-(Special)- 1.-The
Bradley county court took up the
question of good roads Monday at
its regular quarterly session and
after a thorough discussion, decided
to send a committee to Nashville to
confer with the state highway COM
mission concerning federal and state
aid. The committee consists Of Hon.
Jacob Smith. Esquire J. r. Davis and
Charles S. Mayfield.
1t is hoped that aid will he fur
nished in building up the main pike
roads connecting Cleveland with the
surrounding counties. The members
OF the court all realized the great
need of improved roads in this county
and expressed themselves as ready to
do all that is necessary to get the
state and federal aid
An increase OF 20 cents on the
hundred was made in the tax levy,
1t is $3.50 this year, as against $1.55
last year. To this will be added 70
cents state tax, making a total of
$3.50. The city levy has not yet been
made, but 1t has been the same as the
county except the s cents general
road fund, and IL 1T is the same this
year Cleveland taxpayers will have
to pay $495 on 800.
The levy for the county Is as fol-
lows:
For county purposes, soc; school,
soc; bonds, 40; high school, 15c;
bridges. 10; pike roads, 90 general
road fund, sc; making a total OF
$3.50.
The court named the same commit
tee to attend the meeting in Nashville
on the 10th in the interests of the
constitutional convention as it had to
consult the state highway commits
sion in regard to getting federal and
state aid in road building. and the
committee can kill two birds with one
stone by attending to the road bust
ness while attending the other meet
ing.
The court appropriated 5000 TO
finish paying for the new band stand
erected on the courthouse lawn, $500
was the original appropriation, and
the county members Of the court were
loath to give more, as they were to
give the original $500, but were out
voted by the city members and the
Charleston member. They also voted
to stop the erection of soft drink and
lunch stands on the courthouse lawn.
Dan c. Trewhitt, who was elected
on May 10 to succeed j. H. Still, who
had removed to Louisiana, has so far
failed to qualify. His commission Is
on file in the chairman's office but
he has not appeared to take the oath.
Esquire Still, who retained his home
place here, maintais that this is still
his home and that he is still a men,
Der of the court. but the election
commission, or at least the two
democratic members of it, thought
differently, and called an election to
| fill his place when he removed to his
Louisiana farm, Mr.. Still is re-
| ported to have sold his farm in that
| state and will probably return here.
| Nothing is known for sure in regard
| to his stand on the question, but 1t
is thought that he will make a fight
| to remain in the court. Mr.. Still and
Mr.. Trewhitt are both republicans.
The court adjourned until July 10
| when it will reassemble to hear the
| report Of the road committee.
The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-10
GRIFFITH REUNION
Family All Together First Time In
Twelve Years.

Family All Together First Time In
Twelve Years.
Sequatchie, July 10.-(Specisl)-A
marked event in the lives OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Griffith. of near Whitwell.
occurred last week in the home coming
of all the children, namely: Byron d.
Griffith and bride, of Chicago who are
now making their home in Salina, Kan:
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Griffith and two
sons, from Chattanooga; Mr.. and Mrs
]. Oscar Griffith and daughter, of Nash
vile; Mr.. and Mrs Robert White and
four children. of Dunlap, and Sam Grit
fifth, who has just returned from over
seas, this being the first time the chill
dren were all home together in twelve
years.
The week was spent in visiting rela-
tives, a trip TO Whitwell mines swim
ming in Sequatchie river, a dance at
Pat Morrison's home and an all-day
home picnic held July 4. Thirty two
relatives gathered at noon In the front
yard where a delicious dinner was
served on the greensward. Later they
went to the woods, and in the neigh
borhood of cooling springs they spent
the remainder of the day drinking lem
onade and eating ice cream to their
hearts content.
after mary happy hours spent to-
gether Mr.. and Mrs. j. Oscar Griffith
left in the evening for Whitwell, where
they were the guests OF Mrs. Griffith S
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Grant
before returning to their home in Nash
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Griffith re-
turned to Chattanooga the day following
the Fourth, and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
White left the same day for their home
in Dunlap Mr. and Mrs. Byron Grit
fifth left Monday on a business trip and
will return to their home in Kansas
from that point.
The occasion was a very happy one
for all, and the farewells were said with
deep regret, and all with one voice hope
tn occasion may repeat itself many
times in the future.