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The Washington times., 1919-12-19
These Young Men Took
Tie Girls at Their Word.
DEAR MISS E,AIprAX.

We are two girls eighteen years
old and considered very attractive.
We are quite popular and we had
been keeping steady company with
two young fellows. We are deep
ly In love with them. One is TWEEN
ty-seven and the other twenty-three
years old, One night we told them
X they ever broke an engagement
with us. they need not come to see
US again. So one night they were
supposed to come to our home and
1t rained very hard and they did
not come We work near them and
see them every day. They always
speak to US, but from that day they
never did ask II they could come to
see us. Would you please give US
two girls some advice? L &L.
1t appears that you got exactly
what you asked for and then are
very dissatisfied with the bargain,
which of course is a very human
failing. Their not coming may
have been masculine diplomacy for
letting you know taey did not want
to come any more or they may be
trying to discipline you both for
your highty-mighty attitude. It's
question for you yourselves to
decide whether you want them
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
i am a young girl of 20 years
and have many friends, cheerful
and as whole a fairly entertain
ing person. This seems to be
serious matter with me and / do
wish that you would give me some
real good advice in regard to my
situation.
This friend that / am going t.
speak to you about i met here in
Washington last January. 1 must
have had love at first sight because
/ fell for him right away. He is In
the merchant marine, an officer,
and when he comes in port any
where near here he tries to get
furlough to slip up to see me. With
his correspondence he is very neg
lectful; now I hardly think that he
means to be this way. but unfortu-
nately 1t happens so. At times I
hear real often from him, then
there are intervals that seem years
with me, that pass without a word
from him. He is always in my
thoughts, no matter how many
other boys that i meet I always
think that I like him best. His
character is superior and his educa-
tion will get him where his am
bitions desire because he is a post
graduate Of college. His letters to
me are always very interesting and
always glory when I receive them.
He never shows any affection either
in the letters or in person and il
makes me feel that he doesn't care
anything about me.
1 wonder IL you could help me
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
fOaay.

Today.
Aeeting-Womans National Press A.
ISOLATION, At homo Of Mrs. Grace p. Hop
kins, 1875 Biltmore street northwest, . p
m
Party-Wisconstn Association, Wilson
Normal school. Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest, . p. m.
Address-By DR.. John Van Schaick, tr.
before hidcity Citixens' Association. Thorn
son School. Twelfth and l. streets north
west, p. m.
:, organ Recitsl-By Edgar Priest, Mount
vernon Place Methodist Church, . p. m.
Meetins-Celumbian Federation Of Bap-
tst Young Peoples Unions. Second Baptist
Church, Fourth street and Virginia avenue
southwest, p. m.
Aeettng-W Arlington Rotary Club, VII.
lard Hotel, Fourteenth and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, p. m
Entertainment-By Belleau Wood ORA
matic Club, Community Service Theatef
'ls Tenth street northwest, 8 p. m.
Eet Ioeether Party and shower
League Of American Penwomen, clubhouse
az d strest nerthvest & = n.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
Sandbagging the Senate on
The Half-and-Half
By BILL PRICE.

There signs that the District Of Columbia may aa
become the goat of playful Congressional leglato this
struggle abolition of the half andhAH principle of
appropriations for maintenance Of the District government
house leaders have become serious about the whole
thing that they have served notice that there win be no
District appropriation bill until the Senate swallows hook
smke and ne the legislation which the House intends 70
put through wiping the half andha Chairman Coed
OF the House Appropriations Committee himself gives no
ce that the venerable Senate be coered into accept
ance OF the proposed House legislation by Withholding
appropriation bill altogether.
1t not conceivable that Mr. Good and his colleagues
will stand pat in their attitude At the expense Of denying
the District necessary appropriations should the good old
Senate decline to be sandbaSged That historca inst
ton periodically declares its independence Of the Whit
House and all other agencies, when doing just Whist
the White House wants. and may not up House
position.
House opponents of the organic act recognising the
njustices to the District of delaying passage Of the locs
appropriation bill because of the fight that aways oae n
that bill the retention of the half hsf princpa
properly decided to transfer the contest to separate I'LL
which would not endanger District appropriations Other
wise there was no to depart from precedent "
ting tie clash come in the appropriation bill
The issue of the half half however it is finally set
tied belongs in bill separate and distinct from the annual
appropriation The Senate and House ouxht TO
thresh it out that way Every time District appropriation
bill fails Of passage until long after the beginning Of nev
fiscal year the executive machinery of the local
is thrown out OF gear to the great dement of the city, rot
speak OF injustice thousands of employees who suffer in
delays Public works checked and unwse
expediences resoed to that the municipal
may continue operations.
The Senate suffers inconveniences if District an
preparation bill goes by the board 1t rocks along with
traditional deberativeness There legislative speed
hends in that body The Senate conferees in the last Ds
tnct appropriation bill did agree take up half and
half question separate legislative matter and that BODY
will respect the promise Of its conferees
But the Senate is not being forced keep prom
Use, hodup of the District appropriation measure unt
the Senate votes on the House proposition probably
an almost indefinite delay.
The House legislation will inevitably produce long
debate in the Senate which has ideas of its to what
is fair for the District and if there no District approp
alton bill until Senate vote taken the prospects
good Then again. what may happen in the the Sen
ate rejects the House position has done SO frequently
in the past and votes for legislation the House will not
accept? Another deadlock
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
From The Public To The Editor

% esnts then he Is entitled to ,S
cents moro on each dollar rental
Mr.. Fairfax Apparently nerIact. .,.
fact that the Government emn,o.s
70 not receiving any such fncres.s
based On the diminished value OF ths
ooilaf. and under these circumstanc ncea
- u entirely reasonable that the
owner should be allowed the extr.
rental when the Government empIov.
who represents . larHe number Of the
residsnts of the city At the present
ume. does net receive an apprecia BILE
DDeAAo1 u. - Il DOXnNR
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
DEAR MISS FAIRFAx:

DEAR MISS FA1RFAx:
Have been reading your letters
and answers every day. I now ind
that I have something to ask you
myself.
am . girl Of eighteen: stay at
homo and help my parents In the
store and the books.
Naturally In that way I get to
converse with rather elderly women.
The nrst thing they ask me is:
Are you married? And when I say
why no. I'm only eighteen and I am
not thinking Of such . thing. they
seem to be puzzled, and tell me that
they got married at fifteen. Is this
really the way of the world, or
what Is It? They almost make me
think that I have to get married
right away.
really don't even know what
marriage means-only what I SEQ
in the movies, that . woman sells
herself to . man and that man
thinks he deserves everything he
gets, and not even satisfied at that
The older I get the more I think
Of studying. I really am devoting
my time to An education. take
music lessons and go to . college
1t night
Am wrong IN not wanting to
listen to any Of that talk OF getting
married young7 Tho way see
things now. l don't ever want to be
married, and II do get married l
don't intend to do 1t until l am
twenty-six or twenty-seven.
believe girls of my ago do not
know . thing about love and when
they do fall in love with q man
they arc only infatuated with the
romance. CURLEE HAIR.
You seem to have a wise head on
your young shoulders. OF course,
everything In life is more or less
a matter of opinion. but mine is
that you are quite right and the
older women quite wrong. They
married at fifteen. to be sure, but
how many Of them are happy and
we'll mated? The reason you see
so many things about you that
make you steer clear of marriage
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
Answers to Correspondents

is just such a boy and girl mar
risges as these. Just let what they
say 90 in one ear and out the
other. The only reason for mar
mage, as / say over and over
again, is because you find some
one you love devotedly. Wait un-
til that time comes-even though
1t is ten years and I'm sure you
will never be sorry.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

Will Worried whose letter was
printed Monday, please send me q
self-addressed envelope because l
have several pleasant surprises for
her. She may be quite sure her
address will be kept strictly conf
Dental. l hope she will answer.
this ;t once, otherwise Beatrice
Fairfax cannot spend q happy
ChristmaS.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX

am a sincere reader of your
column and I now come to you for
aio, as your kind heart has helped
SO many.
am a young girl deeply in love
win young man, that I met over
q year ago. Please don't think for
one moment that it is merely
passing fancy for this young man,
out this is a real, sacred love.
met him last year while he was
In the service and he was stationed
In Washington. He was a perfect
gentleman in every respect and by
his actions he showed that he cared
ior me. although at the time / was
indifferent to him. After he left
Tor home I realized that cared for
MIN although he had never de-
clared his love for me.
since his return home he has
written to me once in a friendly
tone and asked me to write to him,
which he would appreciate. / an
swered him, but have not heard
from him since, which has been
over a month ago. My reply was
very friendly, and I did not let him
know my feeling for him, although
1 often am tempted to write and
confess my love for him, but do not
know whether 1t would be right to
do that Now, what shall ! do, as
l am exceedingly anxious to hear
from him. DESPONDENT.
Patience Is necessary II you are
to have any luck. Wait as long
as you can for a reply from him
and then, II you care to, write
him again, only do not say too
much because those things must
come gradually. II you pour out
all your feelings. you may sur
prise or embarass him too much.
1t Is a pity you did not realize how
you felt before he went away. Most
men are very poor letter writer's.
You might send an attractive card
at Christmas, which NAV elicit
fenlk
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
Here's . Pal for very, Very
L0ne4NRe Number Two.

II the young lady who signed
herself Lonesome, Number Two,
will send me q self-addressed en-
velope, I will send her the address
Of a young lady who would like
q nice girl friend. She lives at
home, works every day, but would
like to have a girl pal for evenings
and Sundays.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

badly enough to make new ad-
yances and risk being turned
down. Men are usually pretty per-
sistent when they are seriously in
terested, 50 you can draw your
own conclusions.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

solve a way to find out IL he does
or not and as to how ! should
feel toward him? SLIM.
Has 1t ever occurred to you to
Judge people not 80 much by what
they say as by what they do? The
most ardent talker may care the
least, but the man who makes a
real enort to see a girl must be
really interested. His coming to
you On his furloughs ought to in
dicate a genuine attachment on
his part because, IL my informa-
ton Is correct, a sea-faring man
values his time ashore more than
he does his eyetooth or his right
hand. l wouldn't worry much
about the letters because men
usually ind it very difficult to ex-
press themselves on paper. When
a girl cares as much as you do.
there's nothing to do but wait un-
til the man declares himself or
shows definitely that he is not
serious.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

FRANK LANE ia thinking Of
looking for q new job.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

JOSH ALEXANDER has a new
job up in the Dept. of Commerce.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

A lot of our best people were look.
ing for the end Of the world thin
week and were disappointed.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

HUB SHANNON and MORTON
LUCHS had lunch over TO Mrs. vii
lard's the other day.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

GEORGE r. COOKSEY, assistant
y the Secretary Of the Treasury
has asked us to look for q house for
him. Inquiry reveals that in ad-
dition to all the real estate agents OF
the city the following persons are
also looking for houses for him:
CARTER GLASS, Secretary Of the
Treasury;
JUDGE MOYLE, Assistant Seere-
tary:
SURGEON GENERAL BI.gE, o.
the Public Health Service;
PAUL F. MYERS, chief clerk OF
the Treasury:
JAMES LENINE MOONEY,
JOHN KELLEY,
All Treasury Department Clerks
except two,
The clerks Of the War Risk Bureau,
The clerks of the Public HEALTH
Service,
The clerks Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
CTo Be Continued)
A Mother Urges Severe Sentences
For kDeed fiesds.
The death OF ny own little girl,
suddenly killed b. an ayfpmohile
about . maalA a. psomgd ns e
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

rxy hasass Skss3 Kssp Fses
VIII Rank,
- a. DGe0 - fAH nNHst
NJ b>ts4 n laat 6af1rAay svsaiaGs
49, q fAs WssAiagtsa Times an
sxo6o ~ CAsSiss ~. rsirfax, In
vAtaA = - ststsA that the owner Of
IN aoettzlseA hs0ss II satitled to
Aavs his tneoms from the building
DoReAesS the Ssms number Of thinGs
- bsfees The vas. L e. X the dollar
- loo4 - KWeAassag vslus e
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
Village Items.

A large number of hats have beer
hurled into the W. X. Political Arens
hereabouts lately.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
HE ARD AND SEEN

write and urge that the traffic lsvs
be enforced more sterniy in the fu-
ture- IL seems to be that example,
should be made Of careless, reckless
drivers 90 that they may know how
To value human life. ! am compelled
to think that too much ieniency a.
shown toward drivers and too lite
consideration given pedestrians.
For the sake OF other moths;
whose children are az dear to therI
as my dear little girl WAS 10 me. 4
trust that this will be printed.
Mrs. WILLIAM T. MAGUIRT
1114 X street, southeast
OTTAMAR HAMELE. OF the l..
terror Department, severely crit.
cises what he terms the recent a.
tempt ~to wrest from record o~n.
ers large tracts of most valuable resl
estate through the application Of >
forgotten law"
Nobody in Washington ought ss
get excited about q thing of this kind
although many men and women
owning little homes were for a tim.
frightened about it. That was q bsd
feature Of it.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

MARX GooDwINA being fe.
licitated these days n being elected
ueaDt ot tha PTOas n1A
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

Old DOC BEELER, who was call! =
ed here TO operate on q street cU
corpse, is now doing the same stunt
in Kansas City, Mo.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

DICK PRoBERT went to the Sen
ate gallery the other day and a RAJ
ran up his leg.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

see by the papers that Clevelano
is about TO LOWER its car fare Ia
a six-for-a-quarter basis. While W
have to pay four-for-a-Quarter, ana
the W. X. and Y. will undoubtedi,
ask for more.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
Schoharie ID Rejoiclne.

Schoharie county, n. Y. papers arc
rejoicing In the nomination OF Rev.
DR.. John Van Schaick to be District
Commissioner.
]. R. HILDEBRAND sends In one
Of the clippings and asks for the
pronunciation Of the county and
touI DR.. N=a Schaick caulc from.
OLLIE NEWMAN says DR.. Van
Schaick was born and reared In Cob
bleskill (Koble-skill, long o), and
the county is pronounced Skoe-har-
~, with the accent on the harry.
The Monday Evening Club, which
1t was necessary for DR. Van Schaick
to affiliate with before he oould
become L district Commissioner, ac-
cording TO widespread report is pro-
nounced in the usual way. with the
emphasis and accent dependent upon
the views of the talker.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19
Riverdale Eaters CsmpefitIon.

We OF Riverdale would IKE to sug-
gest one of our prominent young
men in the competition for good
looking bank clerks. ED. SMITH,
Of the Washington Loan aid Trust
Company, in the lumber and coal
business in our town, is the man
Riverdale in all matters is forging
ahead of Clarendon, Ballston and
all these little towns south of us.
III. c. w. and p.
The Washington times., 1919-12-19

The death OF ny own little girl,
suddenly KILLED by an ayfpmooile
about . maalA a. pfompd ms 70
Evening star., 1919-04-04
AMERICANS EXEMPTED
FROM SEQUESTRATl0N
Dednits Assurance Given at Buda.
pest That Hungary's Order Does
Not Apply to Them.

PARIS. April (by the Associated
Press).-The peace conference dele
gates at Budapest have received def
mite assurance that the new Hunga-
rian government does not intend to
apply to Americans the order for the
lseQuestration Of the property Of for
eigners.
Reports from the delegates indicate
mat the new government is consoli-
dating its position and that order pre-
walls. The Authorities are endeavor-
ing to impress upon the foreign rep
Iresentatives that the government will
not adopt the methods OF terrorism of
the bolsheviki.
The govsrnment appears more con-
cerned with freedom Of intercourse than
the question Of boundaries.
BERN. April 3 (by the Associated
Press) The Rumanian armies. in CO.
operation with the French forces at
Arad Hungary. 145 miles southeast
OF Budapes). have received orders to
occupy the new line Of demarcation
as fixed by the Paris conference. ac
cording to announcement issued by
the Rumanian Press Bureau.
The allied armies have been received
enthusiastically by the various popu-
lations who are living in constant
fear Of a bolshevik invasion.
BUDAPEST via Vienna, Tuesday,
April l (by the Associated Press).-
1t seems apparent that an effort Is to
be made not to follow the mistakes
made by the Moscow soviet govern
ment. When Bella Kun. the foreign
minister. insisted on entering into
cordial relations with Lenin, the Rus
sian bolshevik premier. he was warn
ed IN an open cabinet session by MIN
lister of Education Kiunf that Kiunfi
still had enough power to hang him,
1t has been insisted that the com
munism in Hungary is aimed only at
the aristocrats and capitalism and
not at the middle classes, as in Russia.
Evening star., 1919-04-04
AMERICAN PAJAMAS
AS OUTER GARMENTS

BELGRADE, March II Correspond
ence Of the Associated Press).-Amer.
tcan pajamas are now being worn as
outer garments by tens Of thousands
OF destitute men and boys in the Bal
kans. The American Red Cross has
sent over a million suits to Serbia.
Montenegro and Greece. The short
age OF clothing throughout this region
Is 30 great that the poor are glad to
get any form of covering. Bath
robes are being worn by the women.
who find II impossible to get cloaks'
Women's coats are being worn by
men and boys. for whom It is fmpos-
sible to get male attire.
Discarded dress suits, old silk
gowns. dilapidated ballroom slippers.
out-of-date robes, all gathered by the
American Red Cross from America.s
generous families and valued liphfIv
at home. are seized eagerly by the
poor of Serbia and Montenegro Al
tired in these unusual, garments. the
peasants present a grotesque apnear
ance. but their only thought is to keen
clad and avoid the rags they were az
customed to previous to the advent NJ
the American Red Cross.
Evening star., 1919-04-04
Further Advances by Rails.
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

The Wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
EGGS-Strictly fresh, II; average re-.
ceipts. 40: southern. 3e
CHEESE-New York state factory
whole milk. 80.
ssk. eS ''a
LIVE pouLrRY-Rooster, ver H.
%: turkeys. per h.. 40a42: chickens
spring. per lb., 65a70: hens, per h., 40:
keats. young. each, 75aS0
DRESSED POULTRY - Fresh killed
spring chickens. per h.. 75aS0; hens,
per ib., 90; ROSTERS. per h.. Is: turkeys,
per h.. 40a4s.
PORK-small and neat, %; medium.
23; heavy. 18a20.
VEGETABLES-Pota No. 1, 25oa
800 per STANDARD barrel: No. 2, LOCAL rs:
western. 3:25a3:4o per sack: string beans.
per basket, 2O0a7 90: peppers, per crate
00as. 90: okra, per quart, 20a25: rad.
ishes. per 100. 2.5oa5. 90; cucumbers. per
basket. G.00aS.0o; eggplant. 3.50a6. 90 Der
crate; cabbage, 375a40o per basket:
beets. 2.50a3.00 crate; lettuce, 1.00a6 90
per basket; Florida celery. 5O0a6. so
per crate: celery. per dozen. 125al. so:
romaine lettuce. 1.00a3.00: squash, 3.0Oa
500 per crate: spring onions, 1.5Oa2. so
per 100 lunches; onions, per 100-lb.
sack. 3.50a3.75; spinach, 3.75a4. 90 per
bbL: kale. 1.50a2.00; tomatoes, Florida
3 3.5oa5. SO per box; peas. 2.0Oa5 90 per
basket.
LIVE STOCK-Sheep. per lb., Cat:
lambs. spring. per lb.. Is: calves, per
pound. 17h.
Evening star., 1919-04-04
REPUBLICS GROW IN NUMBER.

PARIS. March 27 Correspondents
of the Associated Press).-The world
is fast becoming republican. Before
the war monarchies and republics
were about equally balanced Now
there are twenty-nine republics. as
against twenty-one monarchies: !:
counting Germany, Austria and Rus
sia as one republic each. The num-
Der of republics will still'be augment
ed by several new states that are now
in course of formation.
The largest republic is China. with
40o,0oo.0o0 Inhabitants: the smallest
San Marino. which has only 1900
citizens.
Evening star., 1919-04-04
Keen Demand for Fine Woods.

BOSTON, April 4.-The Commercial
Bulletin tomorrow will say:
Interest has been keen in the open-
ing of the sales at London this week
Prices there have been strong, show
ing the need Of spot woods for imme-
diate consumption. The demand has
been keenest for the finer woods. The
market here has been without any
the drst April series. FOREIGN nri-
mary markets are steady. The manu-
featuring situation IL still frreruisr
and more or less unsettled. althom0h
some mills have sold very we'll. Lit
iie mas been done In the west, except
upon consignment"
Evening star., 1919-04-04
Offers More Than Contract Prices.

Even II there are some DELAYS the
United states doubtless will profit on
many Of its sales. No agreement could
be reached with the firm which held a
contract to deliver to the American n
Army about 200 huge gasoline tanks
for use in France. Delivery is con-
tinuing. but it is not worrying the
quartermaster officers. .as the Army
aLready has been offered more than
the contract price for the lot. with
some other material the same situa-
tion obtains
The work OF settling unfinished con.
tracts is progressing. but British Of
hcials are unwilling for huge
amount of material to be suddenly
dumped on the market, notwithstand-
ing there Is an insistent demand for
some of 1t at inflated prices British
officials say there is mo desire what
ever to deprive Americans of an ad.
vantageous market, but they argue
that they also must consider the dis
posa1 of the enormous amount NJ
British army supplies stored in Eng.
land
The American Red Cross had M
agreement with the British govern.
ment and recently disposed Of a lot
Of motor transport equipment for an
$27,550, The purchase
price was $24.500 and the equipment
hdu Deen IN use a year. ANY kind Of
a motor is in great demand in Eng
land.
No record has been kept of the to.
tai amount of contracts allotted for
the American Army insGreat Britain
but. like everything in the war. IT
was measured in huge figures II II
however, that the ordna nc.
alone amounted to ahowt
$500. 100000. Much Of this. Of course
will not bring as good returns Ar ths
materials coming under jurisdiction
II the Quartermaster's department