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The Washington times., 1919-03-18
The TadpOle in the Aquarium
We Think More About Goldfish Than We Do About
Ourselves.

In the old days. when a small boy arranged an aqua
rum his pleasure did not last very long He got his glass
BOWL filed it with water put in his goldshes and then
watched them day by day get bochy and rise the
face dead.
Water is the shs atmosphere, and the fishes pershed
because the of the aquarium did not know how to
keep the atmosphere in proper condition.
Today, when you look at the modern aquarium, you
nd the fishes prosperous and happy in spite of the fact
that the water is very rarely changed It is pos
sible to the water almost indefinitely.
You will notice in each aquarium or two tadpoles
baby frogs with the future frog legs just peepng out
either side of the tail These tadpoles give to the
water the quality which the fish require Just how they
do it. we do not know Perhaps they breathe in fresh
air at the surface and take it down into the with
them Anyhow has learned with the aid of tadpoles
pebbles sand moss and certain aquatic plants to keep
the water atmosphere of his goldfish pure and wholesome
Is it not about time for man to think about himself
and take of himself he takes of the goldfish
in his aquarium?
Every day and night in the great cities tens of thou
sands of human being work in improperly ventilated rooms
or sit in abominaby close theaers and lecture halls and
churches poisoning their blood with foul air. breath
ing the gases discharged from the lungs.
Millions of human beings killed by human stu
uidity.
Not one man in ten thousand knows enough to give
himself the that he gives to his horse With all of
Of combined wisdom condemn ourselves to live in
polluted atmosphere. We have learned to keep our
goldfish from dying We have not learned to stop poison
ing ourselves
Certainly it might be found possible to revive the air
in workshops and auditorums by introducing the quality
lacking or in some scientific way without causing
drafts Illness arrange for constant change in the
atmosphere through artifcialy added oxygen other
wise
Here we live in beautiful of air several miles
deep moved constantly by the nvgoratng which
we call winds and yet in little stagnant we dwin
die and suffer for lack Of that which supplied so bount
fully by nature
We call upon the geniuses Of the world to be kind
enough to supply at the right kind of tadpOle for
the human
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
Just One More Burden
By EARL GOODWIN.
Illustrating the Biblical Saying That From Him WI,
Shall Be Taken Away.

Now that you have paid your income tax let me can
attention to another tax about which not at all
enthusiastic In the matter of the Federal income tax every
good American put his hands In his pockets and cheeru
helped to pay the bill charged against part Of the
job of licking the Kaiser but every time voteess resi-
dents OF Washington pay intangible tax handing
over to the Government money that it does not need.
This thought arises from the receipt of letter from
reader of column who makes the very good point that
intangible tax be under certain circumstances moth
ing more or less than another income tax and big income
tax at that.
Ny reader explains very clearly in his letter which
follows:
GA widow is left $1,000 by the death of her husband
She invests IN mortgage which returns her $3.50 year.
per cent The intangible tax law requires threeenths
of per all trusts and mortgages Threeenths
of per cent of 5000 SIS. Her income is $3.50 Fifteen
dollars is per cent of $780, IF that is not per cent
I'd like to know what Is The Federal income
tax law exempts dollars in the Of persons with
out dependents but there exemption In M stax When
Congress inflicted this upon the District it ntmated
that the money would be needed because of the deficit
ated by the of the liquor revenue although that time
there 100000 collected In local taxes than
being expended under the hafand-haf law"
There was never any real need for the intangible tax
which is unjustly part of the burdens which the
voteess residents of the National Capital carry.
designed always believed to make political showing,
and to put enough money in the Treasury from the Dis
trct of Columbia to enable the opponents of the and
half plan to claim that the District did not require Federal
support.
One of the greatest advocates of this unjust tax
Representative Prouy of Iowa who had the wsest look
and the most foolish ideas of almost any
Der in Congress in twenty years. remember that IN
of his oraocal spasm In favor of this tax he made the
statement that In leaving theater In Washington his eyes
had been blinded by the flash of untaxed diamonds Rather
than oculist, my old friend Prouty helped to sad
die upon the voteess Capital of the o. s. law which da
mond wearers easily avoid and which ike the
widow in my readers letter have to bear extra bur
den under Government which seems unfnendly to the
poor.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
What's Doing; Where; When

Address-senator Lenrsst-''Leagus of
Nations" at dinner given by Commercial
Club. 1880 p. m.
Meeting-EGcelsisF Literary Club, 1874
Rhode Island avenue northwest, : p, m.
Neeting--Camp Ill, United Confederate
Veterans, at their home, 1313 Vermont
avenue northwest, y. m. Sens and
daughters ef the camp invited.
Tomorrow.
Try -euts-FQ select cast of players Ter
les Femmes 2aVaRtes" for George Wash
ington University Dramatic Club, se33 q
street northwest, p. IN.
IectuTs-EiTteenth lecture OF extension
course, auspices of the GonSaga College
eveni1 gciasses, by ths Rev: James 4.
CahiIi, g. j., GonzaEa College, 9 p. IA.
Subject; The Teacher, the AeuldeF sf
Character"
Address-ArE. GssE6S Barnett, uifs Of
commandant of marine corps, George
washington University chapel exercises,
1875 p. M. arts and sciences department
2023 G street northwest.
Address-CharIeS II. Paul, assistant
chief engineer OF the Miami conservatory,
before Washington Society OF Engineers,
Cosmos Club, s:l5 p. IN.
Address-Col. r. ". Coleman. before
Columbian Women, College WOmen'S Club,
1g13 1 street noEth~eSt, ? -
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

Today.
Irish dFams-"My NeW EuFats," ny
GOnssga College players, College Theater,
North Capitol and / streets northwest d.
rection Of Rev, J, Charles Davey, s. J., at
p, m
AddTess-CaBts:H Faussig, BafsTe Busi-
ness WOmeR'H Council Wesley Chapel,
fifth and r streets northwest, p. IN.
AsstinH-NeisOR 4. Niles Camp No. ],
United Spanish War Veterans. Eleventh
and b streets northwest, p. m.
HestihE-WashingtsR Chapter Of Hadss-
sab, Hotel Lafayette, Sixteenth and I
streets northwest, p. m. Miss Eva Leon
will speak.
Asstiag-District ef Columbia Congress
OF Mothers and ParsRt Tea chers' Associa-
tisn, Teachers Club, sea Eleventh street
northwest.
pInRsr-Tha TyPothstas of Washington.
WSrdmoaa Park Innl I;3e p. m. Arthur
speak
Lsoturs-'What Becomes Of the Con-
gumar'B DoliRr?" Room 80, old museum
building, Ninth aRd p streets southwest.
with diBouSsloR by food and economic eX-
perts from Department Of Agriculture, 2:31
y. m
LeatSa Sernen-RsE: Edward }:
Sweeney. 3 L, at st. PauIS Church, {
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems Pitfalls of the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

very angry with me, but when I
apologiZed she forgaye me.
This should have been a lesson to
me, but IL wasn't and q week after
this 1 followed her again. Her
father, hearing OF this, was so
angry that when saw her in
school she told me he had forbid
den me to visit her house or see
her in any way. The girl herself
was not angry, but felt bound to
obey her father. I have not seen
her since, but have called on the
phone and asked her pardon and
also his, but she tells me he will not
listen.
1 feel that ! have been punished
enough, and as / have apolOgized
and done everything in my power
to show my sorrow for this mis-
take, 1 see no reason for her
fathers continued anger. Mean
while, the other boys have an ad-
vantage over me in that they are
able TO see her. K.
You do seem to have got your
self in very unfortunate predica-
ment, and do not see any short
cut out Of it, unless it would be a
letter Of apology to the young
lady's father saying that you real
lied fully your mistake and hope
he will not find it too hard to for
give you. If this has not the de-
sired effect. there Is really moth
ing to do but to wait until time
has worked its customary magic.
Has Given Her No Encouragement
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
VIII you please give me advice
on the following questions:
met a young man last Summer
while he was in camp. and went
with him regularly, also have cor
responded with him since his ar
rival in France. am expecting
him home tho last of next month
and would like to know how I can
find out II he cares for me. He
has never mentioned a word OF en-
couraEement to me. but told a
friend OF mine. why did he not tell
me7 He told mo or a friend In his
homo town, and she knows OF our
friendship, but DO not know IL
they are engaged.
have tried to forget him while
he Is In France, but it seems that
] can not, and l miss him 50 much.
My parents are very fond OF him,
but will not give me any advice
as 10 what to do, as they think
that he is to old for me, I am a
young girl OF nineteen and he is
thirty, Dc you think that age
amounts to much, where there is
love? And I love him dearly.
BLUE EYES.
de net think you have much
encouragement to go on, nay dear
Blue Eyes, and there really seems
nothing to do but to wait until
the soldier comes back fFem
France and see If his interest in
you has become deeper than when
he left. He may be engaged to
the girl in his home town, and
merely regarded his Friendship
with you in the light of a pleas
ant acquaintance. Try not to let
your affection fer him get the up
per hand, as it will not tend to i'm
prove matters
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

Lying awake all night (or part Of
the night) unarmed with q lone and
still figure of a burglar in his room
is the thrilling experience Of
THEODORE TILLER, well known
Washington correspondent for
southern newspapers.
Mr.. Tiller was awakened by the
consciousness that he was not alone
When he opened his eyes his room
was black, but soon he made out the
form of the intruder.
He determined to play the part OF
a watchful waiter, rather than to
commit any overt act.
The burglar did not move.
Neither did Mr.. Tiller.
Soon it became a game Of who
could watch and wait the longest
After a while the first pale rays
of the coming morn Frightened the
gloom considerably, and Mr.. Tiller
could make out the burglar a little
more clearly.
He found it was Mrs. Tiller's-dress
form-one of those imitation figures,
YOU know, on which dressmakers
model dresses.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
SHE DOES NOT DANCE, EITHER

thing she does. After reading the
above statement, one would nat
urally suggest / should forget her
and let her go her own way. But
as ] really love her. and would do
anything to help her, | am writing
TO you for advice. E. T.
Nothing could be more unfortu-
nate for a girl than the conduct
you describe. and l am afraid she
will not realize her folly until too
late. AS you seem to be the only
one with sufficient interest in her
welfare to save her from these
dangerous and reckless friends, I
should leave no stone unturned to
this end. 1t might even be we'll to
talk the matter over with her
grandmother.
Jealousy Leads to Imprudence.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am a boy eighteen years OF
age. met a charming girl at
school and was in the habit OF
going to see her every week.
met her parents and found the en-
tire family much in favor OF dane
ing. AS l do not know how to
dance this put me- at a disadvan-
taEe.
In all this time took the girl
out only once. as her mother did
not approve OF her going down
town with boy AT night; she al
lowed her to go TO shows, however.
near her home, and that is how
happened to take her at all. Two
weeks ago I did a very foolish
thing. 1 called the girl UP on the
phone and asked II / could see her,
but she said she was going shop
ping with soma OF her girl friends.
on hearing this ! decided to follow
them, which I did. The girl was
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

] have been a silent watch
- er of your column for
long time, but about a week ago
! saw something there that prompts
me to write to you. 1t is from a
Walter Reed boy and he wants to
say that he does not attract any
girl because ne doesn't know how
to dance. / sympathize with him
thoroughly, for | am in the same
boat. l don't dance, for in the
community from which I came no
nice girls indulge in this amuse-
ment. OF course, I find IL quite
different here. so l am completely
out OF the game.
1 would take dancing lessons,
but l dare not depart from the
teachings OF my mother. But
want TO say to our Walter Reed
friend that there must be quite
few girls here who DO not dance,
and il is unfortunate that he has
not met some. or, at least, one or
them. am sure he will some
time. M. L. n
This is the second letter l have
had in answer to the one from the
young soldier in Walter Reed Hos
pital who complains that all girls
are dancing mad" and have no
interest in anyone who IS not.
From the tone and general char
acter OF the letters, both girls an-
pear to be not only conscientious
but charming, so let not the young
man who complained OF having
two left feet when he got up TO
dance" despair.
Spoke to Soldier in Show.
DEAR MISS FAIXFAX:
VIII you please answer the fol-
lowing question for me and tell rae
II my conduct was correct? l went
alone to one of our best theaters
and, Just before the performance
started, a soldier about twenty-slx
years Of age, took the seat oeslde
me. As he passed. he accidentally
strucIs me and apoIogized. He
asked how long the performance
would last and ] told him. He then
said he had been in the United
States only for q month. and had
lust reached Washington the day
before. He seemed eager to talk,
and / couldn't snub him, but
acted I'm a very dignified manner.
and he then told me OF his expert
ences overseas. He said II was SO
nice to be back here, and to talk to
an intelligent American girl (though
! had spoken very littls), When
he first spoke. i was much en-
barrassed, because 1 didn't want to
be horrld to one OF cur brave boys,
and yet didn't want to be toe
friendly,
He was a gentleman and talked
fIuentiy, and in such an interesting
way that ] wasn't sorry l hadn't
snubbed him, He is a college
graduate and seemed to be very
refined. At the cad OF the play, l
left and hurried away because
was afraid ne might want te aG-
company me, and didn't want
that to happen: So / saw ne more
OF my theateF soldier man.
Now, Miss Fairfax, was esF-
rect in talking ta this lonesome
boy, since ! let IL go no farther
than just listening tn his expert
snces aRd talking absut the plaY9
He did net speak te M &RSt -
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
College Park, Md.
An.uer to the Sheker.

Mike and Pat were no doubt very
soon TO reach an agreement, as Mike
noIIered before he had completed
one foot. They also must have
finished at the same time, since Pat
no doubt wanted to expose himself
as much as possible to the income
tax:
Pat dug. ,r,-.
dug. -.J
equals $4,000. ant,
125 G0O-x) equals amount Mike
received equals $4,000.
75x EQUALS 125 (100-D.
x equals 621s. 6215 K rs equals
Goo-s2H equals s71s, 371s K 1.25
I hate to see dear old Math. 30
distorted as In the solutions up to
date. Why don't YOU revive some
thing hard. Say, "Hew old Is Ann?'
ANONYMOUS.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

cause I happened to be alone, it
was because l was the person next
to him. NORTHERN GIRL.
l think almost every American
girl would have acted as you did,
and certainly there was nothing
wrong in answering the question
Of the young soldier who sat next
to you in the theaier. But you
were quite right to end the ac-
quaintance there, even though you
are conscious OF a little regret
that it had to be so. We have
threshed it all out in this column,
the question Of making acquaint-
ances without proper introduc-
ton, and We have decided that
while the unconventional way may
have little more spirit of ad-
venture and fun in it, the old-fash-
Toned way Of introducing Miss
Jones to Mr.. Smith is the safest
and best in the long run.
Has Undesirable Friends.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
About ten months ago met a
young girl eighteen years OF age.
And as time progressed. we natural
Iy became very fond OF each other.
until about two weeks ago. I
learned, much TO my dismay, that
she went around with a crowd os
young men and girls who drink 1
told her that I thought II was quite
disgrace for her to drink, AMI
she very promptly got sore and
gave me back my ring. Consequent
ly, we drifted apart.
Now this young lRdy's father and
mother are both dead, and her only
guardian is her grandmother, who
Is getting on in years. and, con-
seauently, does not know every
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
AnsMar b fhe Shcker.

Try this on your sticker Of March
12: Mike digs 1 #. for $1.25, there
fore he digs 9 inches for $1.OO. Pat
digs #. for S.75, therefore he digs
Is inches for $1.0O.
$50 inches Mike digs for $50. 10
inches $50 equal $50 inches Pat
digs for $50. 450 inches and $50
inches giyes 1900 inches or 100 feet.
A. G. MILLER
College Park, Md.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

REV. C. 7. WARREN, Of st.
Adams, is talking to classes ON the
subject Of Prayer during this
Lent We used to hear considerable
about prayer during actual hostih-
ties. Why don't folks think Of
prayer now that the war Is won?
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
Saws the stIeksr Ia Impossible.

l read with interest d. P, O.'s lit
tie puzzle in this evenings Fl, & S.
column and think that YOU will agree
with me that the problem Is either
mis-stated or impossible,
To answer the question, ''Hsw far
must each man dig to earn S5o?" Is
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

FRED FENNING is looking over
his civilian clothes to see If they
fit after the war.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

BILL BRIGHAM'S little white
poodle (or whatever it is) has had
her hair clipped.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

NICK LONGWORTH is finding
out how to get in the papers.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

IKE HIT, the ". 4. o. S. Com
missioner, has opened his summer
residence over in Va
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

T. C. DULN bought himself q
new house.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

MARSH A. BODENHAMER and
JOHN R. PURVIS, Of the G. P. o.
proofroom, who were detailed at the
Capitol for a spell, are back on the
old job.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

Wouldn't you thiak that peopb
tChO arrange musical concerts here
ICoUId see that there are enough
music LoUers IN Washington to IT.
sure ttUo concerts rather than try =
crotCd everyone into one.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

JOE DANIELS has gone 10 Paris.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

JUDGE GOULD could get the
moving mans vote if he wanted It.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

GEORGE EDMUNDs is about 10
go to Serbia for Gordon-GordOn
Smith, the W. k. Balkan highlands.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

In Our Village.
JOHN BAIRD, Of the Fuller Con-
struction Company, is back from
France. How do / know it? Because
I saw young CHARLIE BAIRD
wearing an Italian helmet and car
Fymg an enormous sabeP.
The Washington times., 1919-03-18
HEARD AND SEEN

easy. Pat would have b dig IS %
# at rs and Mike 40 # at $1.25 b
earn $50 each, but this would be
log 2-3 #, which is, Of course, in
possible. Next as their amount per
# is different it follows that they
dig different distances; Pat digging
farthest So if he (Pat) gives Nike
Is cents for each # he, (Pat) digs
Mike receives more than $1-25 per
#. Or if he gives Mike 25 cents
for each #. Mike digs he (Pat) still
has more than % cents per f. re-
naming.
Hence the problem is Inconsistent
Am right? Ask d. p. G. IL he can
do IT. Mp,
The Washington times., 1919-03-18

When A FeIleF Needs A Friend.
see by The Times they renew the
egg-rollinG at the White House this
year. With prices the way they ara,
how 60 we Kids get the eggs?
R T. z.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
SWIMMING POOLS REMAIN OPEN

Because Of the heavy attendance at
the thirty municipal swimming pools
during the last week it has been de-
cided to keep the pools open another
week with the possibility of their be-
ing kept open for the remainder Of the
month should the attendance warrant
it. The attendance for last week is as
follows: 12,301 men. 46. $40 boys, 5247
women and 14,S2O girls.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
CANDIDATES PLEDGE
AID TO CITY CHARITY
Moore and Patterson Say They
Will Appoint Capable Man to
Head Welfare Department

Congressman Moore and Judge Pat
terson, rival candidates for the mayor
atty nomination tomorrow, have both
pledged themselves. if elected Mayor,
to appoint an executive Of the highest
qualifications to the directorate of the
Department of Public Welfare under
the now charter.
the Public Charities Association of
Pennsylvania. acting for the committee
of charity workers, addressed a letter
of inquiry to both candidates.
Mr.. Moore, after acknowledging the
receipt of the SETTER, advised the com
mittee:
81 have carefully read the Depart
mcnt Of Welfare provision and see in
1t a splendid opportunity for real pub
lie service with respect to the com =
fort and happiness of the people. 1t
co -ordinates certain existing functions
of government and adds thereto new
powers which, properly exercised
would contribute to the solution o.
many of our social problems"
Judge Paterson's answer emphasized
that las you suggest no one recognizes
more clearly than / that the welfare
department of the city government car
be, under right direction, of inestim
able value to Philadelphia.
81 am glad to- give emphatic assur
ance that under my direction it viii
receive constant and sympathetic sup.
port. I shall appoint as its directo,
q man or woman of tef
executive ability who is qualified fol
the position by training and expert,
ence."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
.ROTAN SETS HIGH GOAL
FOR DETECTIVE FORCE
Wants His Men to Be Feared as
Is Canadian Crack Mounted
Force

District Attorney Rotan has declared
his intention of making his new force
Of detectives under Chief James 4. Cor
telyou ms much feared by %wrongdoers
as are the Canadian Northwest Mount
ed Police.
Geographical boundaries drawn by
state legislatures will no longer count.
Once a man is wanted" by the Phila e
! delphia authorities he will be gone
after. The search for him will be re-
~lentlpss and untiring, it is declared.
eve are going to keep on n Grim -
inal's trail" said Mr.. Rotan, until
wet get him, and while it will take time
to do it and actual demonstration to
prove that this policy really is in prac-
tice. we intend to give this Office n rep
utation among crooks similar to that
which the Canadian police now have.
We intend to make it known through
out the country that Philadelphia has
n force of experienced district attor
ney's detectives who are as ~tireless and
persistent Us the Northwest Police of
Canada
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-15
RECALL SMITH PLEDGES
Moore Committee Says Patterson
Also Promise Maker

evil Judge Patterson, if elected
Mayor, make n better official than
Mayor Smith, who ran or the plat
for that failed? is the question put
before voters by the Moore Republican
campaign committee.
The committee said today that six oil
the pledges made by Judge Patterson
were also in the platform of Mayor
Smith four years ago, when he "con-
Quoted one Of the greatest promise
making campaigns in the history of the
Republican party in Philadelphia
Promises made by Judge Patterson,
which Mayor Smith also made, and
which, according to the Moore commit
tee, were not redeemed, are as follows:
To construct a sewage disposal plant,
To provide rapid transit to all points
of the city.
To complete Frankford elevated and
Byberry line.
To free the administration from fac
tional politics.
To provide a greater water supply.
Ro~ govern the city without consult
Ing the Ware brothers.