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The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-29
PRISONER IS SHOT
 DURING JAIL BREAK

PUEBLO, Col, Dec 29 (by Asso- ciated Press) Shots fired by guards, fatally wounding an inmate named Green, frustrated an attempt at jail break at the county jail today. A turnkey was badly beaten.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-29
P0INDEXTER TO MAKE
 CAMPAIGN IN SOUTH

SPOKANE, Dec 29 (by Associated Press) Senator Poindexter left to- day for tour of the Southern states in the interest of his candidacy for the presidency. Later he may make tour of the West.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-29
FISH QUOTATIONS

KETCHIkAN, Dec. 29 (by Associ- ated Press) Saturdays fish prices were: Halibut, firsts, Sc; seconds, 6c; sable, 4e; red rock, 2c
The Cordova daily times., 1919-12-29

E. A. Graham left on today's boat on a business trip to the states.
 Attorney B. o. Graham returned yesterday from a business trip toI Valdez.
 Tom McKinnon, of Nenana, came to Cordova on yesterdays train, en route to the states.
 The youngest son of MT. and Mrs. H. I. ONein is seriously ill at the general hospital. sI
 But two days remain in which toI select your costume for the NeWl Years masquerade.
 Louise Dejonge has purchased the Manhattan hotel and bath house from Mrs. Frances Terrell. H. D. Thompson has excepted a position in the hardware department of the Blum, O'Neill Co. store. The Admiral Watson sailed from Seattle at 10 o'clock Saturday morn ing for Southeastern Alaska ports.
 Rev A. G. Shriver left on this morn ings train for Chitina, Mccarthy and Kennecott. He will return on Friday. Many Cordovans are expected to re- turn home on the steamer North western sailing from Seattle to- morrow. The freighter Ketchikan will sail tonight for the Tacoma smelter with cooper ore from Ellamar, Latouche l and Cordova.
 w. w. Elmer, the Slate creek min ing operator, arrived from the inter- for yesterday and left for Juneau on today's boat E. J. Cornwall and s. w. Wier, of the navy wireless station, left on thaI Alaska today for the states, accompan- led by thelr WfNeS. The new1y-elected officers of Mt. Mckinley lodge, Mo- 1S3, F. & A. N. and the order of Eastern Star will be installed tomorrow night. It is reported that passage on prac- sically all of the boats leaving Seattle for Alaska has been sold for sailings for the next three months.
 Wallace Cathcart and John Barrack were among the Fairbanksans who ar rived on yesterdays train and left for the states on the steamer North western.
 The many Cordova friends of MT. and Mrs. E. T. Stannard, of Kennecott, [ extend congratulations to this popular young couple upon the arrival of a baby girl at their home.
 Gordon Robinson won two out of three games from P. M. McCafferty in the pool tournament at the Club. The scores were 50 to 45, 49 to 50 and 50 to 38.
 R. o. Reed, of the Central Alaska Fisheries Company, who are building a new cannery to the westward, was in town yesterday. He reports new dock has been erected and some of the buildings completed.
 Miss Emma Keever, principal of the | local schools, left on todays boat for Juneau, where she will confer with committee appointed by Superinten- dent Henderson, to select text books for the territorial schools.
 In the billiard tournament at the Horseshoe on Saturday night Derry defeated Clayson, the score being S8 to S1. Last night Scarborough won over McFall S7 to 91 and Murphy de- feated Game 104 to 136.
 MT and Mrs. F. A. Jones are the i happy recipients of a beautiful cleo tric perculator, the gift of the en- ployes of the Modern laundry in recog- ton and appreciation of kindness shown them during the past year.
 Louis Better is in receipt of postal l from Captain C. T. Rude of Washing ton, D. C., formerly in charge of the geodetic survey work on Prince Will 1 liam sound with headquarters here, in which he sends the seasons greet ings to all of his Cordova friends.
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
HEARD AND SEEN

! notice by the morning papers tnat
al the Chamber of Commerce meeting
last evening reference was made to
the origin of the full page appeal to
the governors and mayors in behalf
of the District OF Columbia carried
by the four papers of the city
1t is regretted that any mention was
made as to the origin Of this effort, as
II was agreed that any individual pub
Iicity was to be eliminated How
ever, inasmuch as this was done. IL is
only fair to state whO was behind me
move and were responsible for put
ting it through.
NV connection with il consisted
only in originating the idea and pre-
parinC the copy or argument. The
men responsible for the financing
were Karl Corby, George P. Saks,
Phillip Hermann, ]. H. Ontrieh, anG
d. J. Kaufman.
No doubt hundreds Of other men
would have gladly supported tha
move. but the time was limited 10
prepare and reduce the matter to &C
ton. Again 1 say for the men con-
nected with il that we regret that am
mention was made as to its origin.
JOSEPH d. KAUFMAN.
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
Public Utility Rates in
Certain Other Cities
By EARL GOODWIN.
Reader Asks That This Matter Be Presel
Presented Again.

''It would be good time writes a reader, ''to repro
duce your editorial of January g. in which you pointed out
the Low public utilities charges in other cities 1t will sure
to remind Washington that NOT paying low
carfare and electric light rates -
In answer, here is part of the editorial:
In Toronto for instance the companies privately
owned operate under utilities commission and sell SIX
tickets for quarter weeks days. for quarter on
Sundays and have rate for Industrial
workers School children get ten tickets for quarter The
electric power is furnished by the Ontario hydroeeetc
commission at cost The commission supplies power
to IT'S cities at cost and where the cities their own
distributing system the get the electricity at
cost also.
1.-The average rate to the household is two and onehaf
cents per kilowatt hour. Where YOU pay TEN DOLLARS
for electricity the people of Ontario paying TWO DOL
LARS AND A HALF.
GIN Boston, where the street lines, under govern
ment control are charging eight cents fare the utilities
operation is failure The high has completely dis
organized the patronage of the lines The short haul
patron walks instead of paying eight cents and IN Boston
the long haul passenger to be taking to the steam
cars on the suburban lines The eightcentfare openly
acknowledged to be failure.
''In Cleveland, street privately owned but under
strict commission control running to the complete salts
faction of the public The water has been squeezed from
the stock to considerable extent the capitalization having
been reduced 55 per cent of its former inflated proper
TONS The stock and bond holders guaranteed per
cent return while the Cleveland public gets the service
the cost of operation increases the fare increases
and as the cost decreases the fare decreases.
''While Secretary of War Baker was mayor of Ceye
land he began effort to establish municipal lighting plant;
1t was established and the publicly owned plant Is now
competing with the privately owned The publicly
owned plant has always been taxed to its capacity and
supplies about 20 per cent of the current and used
in the city 1t has expanded from time to time and when
normal conditions are restored further additions viii
undoubtedly be made
1.-THE municipal electric plant charges cents per hos
watt hour for light and power while the privately owned
plant charges cents per kiowatt hour for lighting and
I331O cents per- kowatt hour for power.
''The Cleveland municipal plant has been able to fur
nish current at cents during time. 1t is plant
cperated by and they have managed to operate
1.-The last year on an average of 1870 per for coa
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
THE ARID YEARS

legacy or will they relapse into the
aimless old life? Shopping when
they do not intend to buy, COM
planning when nothing is the mat
ter, enjoying poor health" for the
purpose of discussing their symp-
toms. These are the women whose
husbands are an easy prey to the
ever present "vamp."
The vampire who is seldom the
snaky, sinuous creature in black
velvet and plumes that we meet on
the movie screen oftener than in
real life. On her native heath the
"vamp" is frequently the embOdi-
ment of wholesomeness good cheer
and high spirits-all are such a
welcome change after the dismal
recitative at home.
The cold one has, or the infiu-
enza one has just missed, or Aunt
James cold if one can't lay claim
to an original afflictiOn. The high
cost of everything, the trouble one
has finding suitable companions
for the children, the iniquities of
the laundress and the other sorry
grievances that beset every wom-
an-but that the clever woman
does not hang on.
Don't Demand Sympathy.
Don't demand sympathy, no
other influence has been so potent
in making weaklings, winners and
failures as this craving for the
deadly and insiduous anodine.
You may not be cruel to a poor
thing" but there is nothing in
spring or compelling about the
creature who expects eternally to
be pelted with sympathy. Live
The Washington times., 1919-03-07

they thoroughly enjoyed her
sprightly comments on current
events. She read the papers, and
she met them on their ground
whether it was politics or baseball.
She never let these boys feel that
she was something midway be-
tween an idiot and an angel, they
appreciated her for what she was.
an intelligent, interesting human
being And when the oldest was
in college he wrote to her every
day or two, not duty letters, but
letters full of amusing college Cos
sip, because he was eager for the
bright replies, she was sure to
send.
Cannot Forgive Crime of Being
Bored.
The one crime a man cannot
forgive is that of being bored.
He will forgive the breaking of
all the commandments, he will
forgive extravaganza, he will
forgive neglect, bad hOusekeep-
ing, even untidiness, but when a
woman begins to make him tired
all the kings horses and all the
kings men cannot keep him
home.
The war salvaged thousands of
deadly women-women who never
read, never thought, never felt.
They were dead souls who lived IN
a twilight world Of self. But the
war gave them occupation and
purpose, you were amazed at the
change in their appearance VIXEN
you saw them, vital heart warming
interest had made them look ten
years younger.
Will they keep this precious
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
From The Public To The Editor

vote OF the people. This was sug-
gested to me by the news OF Feb
ruary % 10 the effect that certain
organizations had voted favOrably TO
strike in protest against the pro-
hibition amendment. Il is revolving
to the law abiding that threats Of
force. by rebellion or other democrat
izins action. should be voiced or con
sidered against the operation Of any
enactment cOnstitutionally accom-
plished. and provision should be made
to silence assertions that the pOpu-
lar viii does not support amend
ments to our fundamental law
Through the direct ballot the people
speak authoritatively
State legislators may not always
reflect the popular will upon national
issues which are not before the peo-
pie at the time OF their election, and
this was recognized by the Seven
teenth Amendment. requiring the cleo
tion OF United States Senators by di-
rect vote.
Whatever wisdom may have die
tated the alternative provision Of ar
ticle ., IL was then recognized that
popular vote on occasions might be
expedient. But Congress may fail 10
regard as eXpedient that which the
people deem essential, and, as this
is a government Of the people, OPP
portunity should be given for &C
cUrate expression.
Very truly yours,
COLLEY W. BELL
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
Writes the Problems Pitfalls of the War Workers
for Washington Women

your own life, have your own in
terests, do not be one Of those
parasitical women who live on the
bounty of someone else's sympa-
thy, pity or consideration.
1t is the daughter Of the woman
who taught her not to cry when
she got hurt as a baby; who held
to her eyes an ideal of stoicism;
who trained her not to be a "quit-
ter" when the task was hard; that
makes the best type OF wife. She
may not start out on the matri-
mOnial voyage prepared to steer
clear Of "mid-channel," because
she is too inexperienced, but she
learns the trick as she goes along.
The rock that spells shipwreck
for other families has no terrors
for this wise little skipper.
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
Wants the Peoples Verdict on
Constitutional Amendments.
Editor of TIE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Citizens Of Washington arc without
a forum Other than the public press,
but the newspapers here, during the
session Of Congress. have the Tecu-
!!ar advantage Of being able to bring
matters instantly to the attention Of
the Senate and House Of Representa-
tives.
propose TO your consideration an
amendment to the Constitution Of the
United States which shall change the
manner OF ratifying amendments to
that instrument.
The method now provided by ar
ticle 5 is in the alternative, and rat
ffication may be had ''by the legisla-
lures of three-fourths of the several
States. or by conventions in three
fourths thereof" So far as 1 am
advised, ratification by State con-
vertions has never been proposed
by Congress, though conventions Of a
number OF the States. at the time OF
the adoption Of the Constitution, EEK
messed a desire that further
deelAratOfy and restrictive clauses
should be added" ten of which are
the ten hrst Amendments.
Ratification OF proposed amend
ments should be obtained by direct
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
n ERHAPS you recall a Plnero
play in which Ethel Barry
4 more appeared about seven

play IN which EJnel Dairy
4 more appeared about seven
years ago called: "Mid-Channel.
It's theme was the dangerous
years of married life, the dull
monotonous period that sets IN
with late youth and early middle
age. The stale, flat, Improbable
time that succeeds the first fine
rapture of youth and springtime.
The playwright took his title,
from a rock, real or ipaginery,
situated in the English Channel,
midway between France and Eng
land, and avoided by skilled navi-
gators, as a menace. The PinerO
couple, like thousands of people in
real life, foundered in mid-channel
on the rock, the wife to die by
suicide and the husband to realize,
when too late, what would have
saved the situation.
Young people like the ill-starred
couple in the play, start out on
life's journey divinely happy-the
trouble begins when they fail to
renew their travellers equipment.
They expect to live on the honey
moon and are amazed, when they
crave a change of diet. They are
like the vaudeville artist that
keeps on with the same old songs,
dances and tricks, the public drifts
away in search of newer attrac-
tions. And frequently the public
is no more tickle, than ones life
partner.
Indeed a successful marriage
might be likened to that old con-
jurer's trick, where a couple of
sleight-of-hand partners will keep
half a dozen oranges, a lighted
lamp, a banjo tossing back and
forth in the air due wholly to bal
ance and a nice sense Of poise.
Marriage is likely either to go
on the rocks, or to drift until it
is "becalmed," when the partners
are too indolent or too Indifferent
to inject new interests into the
old partnership.
1T is in looking for a new audi
ence for old jokes, that half the
trouble begins" a wise woman
once confided to me and she con-
tinued: 81 see a good play every
week, and regard the money spent,
as a part Of the necessary house
hold expenditure-it is as essential
as soap for Mondays laundry work,
or the roast for Sunday dinner"
This same woman, by the way,
regarded a good many other things
as essential family expenditure"
Among them was money for decent
not to say attractiVe-hOuse
dresses. She never wore at home
clothes that had grown too shabby
and slatterly for wear outside. She
was not rich only conscientiously
economical, but there were some
things she wouldn't take chances
on, and among them was a trump
ish appearance at home, and the
other was becoming dull, heavy
and unenlightened.
This lady had three sons and
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
What's Doing; Where; When

Medical Museum, Army Medical Museum
and Library. ,. m
Address-H. Il Learned, Federal Secret
Service During the War" before AssoCi1-
ton OF Collegiate Alumnae, 25O6 X street
mort Invest, p. IN.
Address-Rabbi AbTam Simon. why !
Am Not n Zionist" before congregation of
Eighth Street Synagogue, y. III.
Concerto. $. Soldiers Band. Stanley
Hall, 6:l5 ,. m. Public invited.
Dancc-AuspiCes Of Western Community
Center. Western High School, Thirty-ffth
an DIR streets northwest. p. IN.
Tomorrow.
Consumers meeting Question OF redmc-
ing food cost will be discussed, Public Lii
brary, p. m.
Annual Observation-Disclosures Alumni Club
Of Massa chusetts Agricultural College
Cushman's Cafe, GIT Fourteenth street
northwest. go p. m.
Annual dinner-AIumni OF LehiRh Uni
versity, Cushman's Cafe, $50 D. IN. Dr.
II S. Drinker, president OF Lehigh, will
be honor guest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Society OF Washing
ton. new assembly hall OF the Cosmos Club
1880 p. m.
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
Questions and Answers.
Promised to Marry When He Came
Home.

Home.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am a young war worker and
have read 4 great many of yOUr
letters, and would like a little ad-
vice. Last May ] met a young SOL
der whom / love with all my heart.
/ promised to marry him when he
returned from France.
His people live in Indiana. and l
correspond with them, but have
never met them. The boy is TWEEN
ty-twO and was in France six
menths. Now he is in New Jersey
being mustered out of the service.
] don't want to marry him yet, be-
cause l think I am too young.
though | did promise to marry him
on his return from France, but did
not expect he would be back so
soon. Please write as I have no
people of my own to consult.
a. T. L.
| would be as frank with the
young soldier boy as you have
been with me. Tell him when you
promised to marry him on his re-
turn to this country that you eX-
pected the war would last longer.
And that you feel you are too
young to marry at present and
would like a little more time, but
that you expect to marry him
eventually.
Hears Her Sweetheart Is A FIirt.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am writing to ask your advice.
My lovers reputation worries me
very much. Everybody says he is
noted for his fiCkleness and that
he hands every girl the same line
of talk. l am not the kind of girl
who likes TO belieevv the worst of
people and he told me with his
own lips that he loves me and
am the only girl he ever loved. !
love this young man, now should
| believe aim or the talk about
him? w. l. n.
If the young man has a general
reputation for fickleness it would
be well, until he has proved the
sincerity of his feeling for you
in some more substantial way than
telling you he never loved any
other girl, to keep your head as
much as possible. Don't let your
heart run away with your head.
Wait-and see if he is honestly
in love with you or only flirting.
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
Today.

Today.
Meeting-The Georgia State Society
Thomson School, Twelfth and l. streets
northwest p. m.
Dance - Washington Camp, Modern
Woodmen OF America, Old Masonic Tenn
pie, Ninth and F streets northwest, p IA
Address-Senator Hitchcock, League OF
Nations" before Political Study Club, lDZt
Rhode Island avenue northwest, p. IN.
Bible class-FOr adults at St Johns
Parish Hall. Sixteenth street near II street
northwest. p. m.
Lecture-Before Story Tellors' League by
Stephan Schutze, small ballroom Of VIII
lard Hotel, S:l5 p. m.
Address-Capt. J. n. Cru. OF the French
High Commission, before United Service
Club. No. !, Dupont Circle, Sis y. m.
Organization meeting-WOrld War Vet
Grams, lecture hall OF Cosmos Club. p III.
Every officer and enlisted man honOrably
discharged eligible for membership
Concert and dance-Bureau of EngraS-
ing and Printing. Pythian Temple, D. NJ.
Music by the Bureau Band.
Presentation ceremony-Presentation Of
bust OF Maj. Gen W. c. GOrEas to Army
The Washington times., 1919-03-07

Dink Bolts is first cousin to POD
DISMUKE.
Received some cigar store certif.
Gates from c. W. HAUF, to be turned
in for redemption to benefit
wounded soldiers. Thanks, old man.
JOE HURLEY, President Of the
City Employees Association, SAYS
that his organization is anxious that
the world should know that it is
thankful to Senator HardWick for
the part the Senator played in in
Guiding District employees in the
terms of the Federal Employees
Compensation Act. The United
States has generously and wisely
taken care Of its employees disabled
in the line of duty, but. the District
employees were left out. A District
employee could go to the Navy Yard
and work alongside a Federal en-
ploye and both be hurt in the same
accident, but ONLY the Federal en-
plOye would have been pensioned.
Senator Hardwick did a good job.
In re; JOHN AUSCHUTZ'S Hush
little residence" ETC., why not say
Hush little cocktail" don't you cry
You'll be saltwater" first o July.
Sgt KAY,
A. S. Al
The Washington times., 1919-03-07

Tonight at the Cosmos Club
there will be a meeting Of men
who have fought in the world
war, to form the FIRST organi-
cation Of veterans. Every
Washington man who was in the
army before November II IS en-
titled to Join the organization.
The Washington times., 1919-03-07

How does it happen that such a
noted writer and traveller as you
should be uniformed as to where
Clarendon is located. | would sug-
pest that YOU take the matter up
with MERRITT o. CHANCE, as he
is our Post Master and he ought to
know. ~
Clarendon is a two "jit" ride from
YOUR voteless Washington. The W.
r. & E. line runs through the town.
several times a day. Why not get
the Washington Times Spendthrift,
GEORGE HARRIS DONOHUE, to
finance the trip, hire a guide and
bring you over to look around and
nav the town a visit. Why not move
over with the F. F. VS., get vote,
turn in a fire alarm or two and
watch the fire ladies" play the hose
and climb ladders.
In conclusion, Washington is the
same to Clarendon as Pasadena is
to Los Angeles.
J. E. RICHARDSON.
Ed. Note-Wonder If he means
this just as he spelled 1T.
Just back from the Army. Note
that A Friend in your column has
a. -
The Washington times., 1919-03-07
ONE IN BONE DRY WAsHNGTON

Dear Earl-Please tip the bootleg
gers and our nice chief Of police
about this. Doesn't 1t to you seem
improbable that any one in the Dis
trict Of Columbia, who is so forum
ate as to have a half-pint stored In
his (or her) pocket would b
such a jackass Tor jackasserine?
as to offer to sell it, even to save the
life Of the preacher.
Here's Looking,
DINK Bolts,
Georgia.
The Washington times., 1919-03-07

Just back from the Army. Note
that A Friend in your column has
noticed for the last three weeks
The Washington times., 1919-03-07

that the clocks on the Postofhce
Bldg. seem TO disagree"
A Friend has evidently only been
in Washington three weeks.
WAYNE G. MARTIN.
81 say won't you help a fellow out?
1 want to know the "REAL" name
of the good-looking Jane who does
all sorts of good things for US Guys
on Saturdays, they call her White
Hope" but say she is some ''Peach,"
won't you help me find out who she
is?
A WALTER REED OCCUPANT.
"P. S. Nope she don't belong to the
Hospital Corp, is a stranger"
OMAR IN BONE DRY WASHINGTON
Il sometimes wonder what the Vint-
ners buy
"one-half so precious as the stun
they sell"
Omar Khayyam.
The Washington times., 1919-03-07

ed. Note-WOnder If he means
this just as he spelled 1t.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1919-07-18
DAYTON CORNERS

Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Hungerford
motored from South Bend for a few
days visit with relatives.
Miss Neva Graves is in very poor
health. Her parents may take her
West for a change Of climate.
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Bradley and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bradley
Mr.. and Mrs. George Robinson and
son, all of Cedar Springs, were week
end visitors at the George Davis and
Harry Snowman homes.
Mrs. Arthur Warner has two young
ladies of Chicago stopping with her
on the farm. They are here on a
several weeks vacation.
LaVere Davis and wife were visit
ors at the home of his parents on
the 4th.