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The Washington times., 1919-03-27
Beatrice Fairfax Writes of the Problems and Pitfalls of the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

be able to exert some degree Of
influence over her and the friends
she is making. But If through in
difference, or for any other
cause, she is permitted to become
acquainted with Tom, Dick or
Harry and continue the acquaint-
ance away from home for weeks
at a time, it will be too late to
influence her when she finally de-
cides to present the young man TO-
the home circle.
Next to the background of a
home-"be it ever so humble
is the obligation of permitting
your daughter to make an agree
able appearance. 1t is not neces-
sary to dress like a fashion plate,
nor a dreSsmaker's model. but q
good appearance is a distinctly
valuable asset.
Among well-to-do Americans,
the mistake is to err on the other
side, and the daughters are apt
to dress too extravagantly, while
the girl who works for her living
is apt not to give her appearance
sufficient consideration. AS old
John Lyly puts it: "Let thy
attyre bee comely, but not costly"
And if your daughter is in the
habit of turning over her entire
pay envelope to the family treas
ury, a sensible mother will see
that no matter who "goes with
out" sufficient money is returned
to the girl regularly to enable her
to buy the wherewithal for max
ing creditable appearance.
appreciate fully the difficulties
of an overworked. overtired mother
with younger children to provide
for, and that the temptation to do
for them at the expense of those
who are earning must be great at
times. But the wise mother will
remember that the fast fleeting
youth of her older girl is the sea-
son of opportunity. given to in
sure her future. and that her
daughters springtime must not be
wholly sacrificed to others.
In the meantime the pay en-
velope will be found to 60 much
farther if self-supporting
daughter will join a class in mil
linery or dressmaking in one Of
the various community centers and
learn to make over her hats and
remodel her dresses.
One or two evenings a week
passed in this way will be found
not only profitable but will also
make an agreeable change Of at
mosphere. The girl will meet
other girls confronted bv the same
economical problems a. hei'elf.
and some Of the friends thus made
NAV prove 10 be highly valuable
Beside, every womhh should
have some knoN ledge ~ ewing.
nol only ioF her uWR ale hul
against the A.. sher hsr meihrr
hFohlrmr si.l have dr ssnird -
hsL
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
Answer to the Stiekr.


FIXED HEFELFINGER, of 12f2r
o St NV, offers a solution Of the
Mike and Pat sticker which I en-
not reproduce in full because # Is
brlstlng with square root signs and
the like, Of which we have none at
all IN our composing room. His
conclusion, however, is:
Pat dug 61.S feet at 500 cents
per foot
Mike dug ss.2 feet at s1sos per
foot.
You viii observe" says J. z.
REHLANDER, Of 14O5 Rhode Island
avenue, "that Pat and Mike are to
dig ditch 1t doesn't say Pat and
Mike DID dig one. You can't fool me,
for l know 'em. When Mike said 4
can't make any headwaY and III quit
he QUIT; and when he and Pat GOT
through chewing the rag it was time
for both Of them to cult. II Mike
couldn't make any headway at a
dollar a foot, how could he improve
on his efforts at SIPS per foot? The
- III VI InC ulaIJeE Is LneY DOLn
WENT OVER THE top. You know
'-Baltimore-and after they had set
Ireland free, they dug a ditch a mile
long.
THAT other ditch they did not dig
at all, at all"
For the benefit Of MISSOURI
and others, allow me 10 submit the
ONLY correct solution to the famous
Mike and Pat" contract.
The contractor pays 500 for 100
feet, or 81 per foot. Since Nike 10
TO receive 81 per foot from the con
tractor plus 25c per foot from Pat
(for each foot that Mike digal Il h
evident that he will dix a. many feet
as tl.2h is contained IN e5o.00, or t0
a.. Therefore. Miks receives go
from the contractor ard aBr usr foot
Tor 90 a., oF so from PAT.
Pet digs 100 feet minus 20 feet. or
20 feet, and receives 90 naF faoi. or
800 from the contractor, hut asraaa
- give Mike asr nsr faoi lfar tie e.
ieri Nikr duel ~ 40. leaving hm
$50 AZ 7. nAWkiNe.
uoALaaE1nco alN
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
How Our lOc Electric Rate Com
pareS With a Few Other Cities
By EARL GOODWIN

While we are talking about 1O-cent rate or an g.
cent rate for household electricity Washington it may
be Of interest to learn what such rates in other cities
Citizens associations have committees appointed to
follow the Public Utilities Commission electric light mat
ters perhaps the members of these committees will be
glad to cut this out and file it away for reference.
have received from several cities statements show
ing the electric light rates In force.
One Of these is Rochester N Y, rates approved by
the State public service commission:
Guarantees Consumer shall pay the following
minimum monthly bill, determined by the maximum
demand he shall have previously made the com
panys system, or, at the option of the company, by
his connected load.
Minimum
Demand Monthly Bill
Up to and including 2K 6loWatts. ......... $1O0
Over 213 hlowatts up to and including
kloWatts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200
Over klOWatts up to and including ~
knoWatts 800
Rates cents per hlOwatthour.
For small stores and for RESIDENCES where con-
siderable electricity used such for ironing there is
rate of cents
The residence rate in Worcester Mass is easily stated
by the electric light company.
A price Of cents ($09) per kilowatt hour will
be charged for all electricity furnished under this
schedule subject to discount of 1 cent ($01) per
hlowatt hour if bills paid within fifteen days from
the date rendered
A minimum charge viii be made of $500 per wear
per meter payable monthly and adjusted yearly.
The city Of Worcester enjoys also extremely low rates
for electricity for power.
New Haven, where the United Illuminating COMPANY
holds sway, used to pay cents per howatt for its eIec
eity for ordinary house use and pays cents with
discounts running from per cent for 600 K W. hours to
80 per cent for 1000 E. W. hours
Kansas City, Mo-, offers cooking rate as well as
lighting rate Both rates at present subject to 10
per cent surcharge the following schedule:
Residence lighting rate:
For the first three kowatt hours per per month
SC per hlowat hour and for all electricity additional in the
month, sc per hlowatt hour
Combined residence lighting and cooking rate.
Eight cents per hIowatt hour for the first klovatt
hour per
Five cents per hlowatt hour for thenexf our ovatt
hours per
Two and half cents per kiowatt hour for all IN ex
cess of seven hours.
P. 81 might add Rochester also has a es... o.. ante
sliding scale of reductions for gas used - 7n So '
The Washington times., 1919-03-27

RAY BAKER has made a profit
OF twenty million dollars for the
Government this past year. Being
Director Of the Mint he is making
money IN more than one sense, enc
might say.
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
"The Chicken Was Sick, or the
Farmer Was Sick"

That Is What They USED to Say When the Farmer
Ate Chicken, Now the Farmer Eats Chickens
That Are Not Sick He Also Owns Automobiles,
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
Has az Dope on SkiIIy.

If the man had followed instruc-
tons and sold 80 apples at 3 for a
cent and 80 at for a cent the aver
age cost of each 2 apples would have
been 1-3 Of q cent plus = cent, or
5-6 of a cent. The average cost Of
each apple therefore would have
been 5-l2 Of q cent.
What he did instead was to sell
the apples 3 for 2 cents, or 2-5 Of
a cent for each apple.
The difference between 5-l2 and
2-5 (or $3.50 - 24-6O) is $50 Of .
cent, the amount lost on each apple.
So il 10 plain that the man lost one
cent BY not obsying instructions. He
was lucky. They % not get OF a.
easily as that IN the army.
am z great admirer Of you and
your column. and have often wished
10 write YOU before. u YOU print
this I shall write oftan.
ONE or YOUR GOOD FRIENDS
tAFsaf ~ . pFsHiss aaitef
The Washington times., 1919-03-27
HEARD AND SEEN

The busiest man In Washington
Yesterday was H. E. DAMERON,
superintendent Of the Arlington
Building. The War Risk folks were
moving in with a full cargo Of fur
niture.
What is that artistic C?0 thing
behind the new Interior Department
Building?
LAWRENCE WILSON, 2S0s
Wyoming ave. has library of books
he has asked me to distribute to the
proper charity. That's the thought
full way to do things. Some people
would burn 'em up.
HARRY CHANDLER wants to
know If A. RICHARD PINCI is
really in the banking business and
if so why not.
To BILL Nc ALLY, care Of the
Remingto Typewriter Co: Dear
BILL have a Remi gto Mo arch
o. 8. There is a importa t letter
missi z. If you ca tell from this
what the letter is will you please
Sc d a ma to my office, 1857
Mu sew Bldg, TO fix it
The Washington times., 1919-03-27

CHARLIE GRFFN. doWn south
set. speRda = great deal ~ he
time loak iRg svsr he numbera 90 ne
intaminr ~ billie vlh h vau mrk
ChaFlle
fRnM A zKiNAY TRiENn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24
Old Favorite For the
Opening at the Isis

In the vitagraph picture, 1.-THE Third
Degree" at the Isis tomorrow. Tuesday
ard Wednesday the hero is Howard
Jefreries Ir, son of milliona'r.
Howard Jefferies. Sr.. marries again
and we are told that the new Mrs.
.Iefferies and Robert Underwood, the
rather fast roommate at college OF
Howard, Jr.. had once been something
more than friends. Howard. Jr., mar
ries Annie Sands. a beautiful girl who
had been waitress in the college
town played by Alice Joyce.
When the father hears who his sons
wife Is. there is fare up, and the
scung couple leave the house. Under
wood has opened curio store, and
lost money that didn't belong to him.
He writes to Mrs. Jefferies. ST.. telling
her that unless she comes to him, he
will shoot himself
Howard. Jr.. remembers that Under
wood owes him money. and goes to coli
l.ct it. He is drunk. drinks more and
falls asleep ON the sofa Underwood
hides him Mrs. Jefferies comes. re-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24
Colonial's Bill Is
"The Love Cheat"

Making Love under false rretcnses /
- = rt-i with millions. winning her
heart only TO realize what contempt
b,e trick has been played: confession
md Disgrace. TO say nothing OF IN"
sorrcv Of lost affections
These are the cclorfui threads run
nsnx through the fabric OF The Love
Cnaa4.- which comes 70 the COLONIAL
tomorrow and Tuesday A single ere
mAnt lacking one would say. In reading
this synopsis OF the story. hut the
screen provides that--the happy 'erm'-
radon. By his manly confession the
noeey3ees hero wins the moneyed
harcsnA-.het II By his confession. plus
: revelation of his traits OF honesty
ma ability In his special profession
IA eets the girl and with the fathers
AlAeetnx. which is some achievement.
when Won know what a hard boiled old
Susiness man father was
Creighton Hale and June caprice
~sax the lovers On the same bill liz
! K1nogrAm News
The Uplnter," the Metro comedy
arnma stArrtng May Allison which
comes to thu Colonial Wednesday and
I FhnSpday - . mfrth- provoking ano de-
urhtful story full of unusual and COM
nitfateA situations that created endless
susanam emit
x ~. niay was adopted from the story
- the 01Nn& nAtGc ~ItttVh w " -
Irwin and published In the saturday
~ Dv~uang Post 1t tells OF the adven-
II go q Hortense Trout, dissatis-
N~A xtenogrApher, who wanders into
the YUalms Of Bohemia where she be-
eOrnes -comrade- In name and "serv'
MT" IN reality to a Clique Of long
haired men and short haired wonaer
Who Deem themselves the -unshacklef
ereA."
II you nave enjoyed seeing Alher'
ray and Elinor Fair in the previous
Excel pictures IN which William Fe'
Ase presented these two clever come
y mans, you will be even more pleased
with their latest photoplay entitled
Love is IIcve"--ec runs the promise
These bright young co-stars WIN
have won % many admirers in thf
sity by their merrymakinE comedies
wfll appear At the Colonial Theate
naxt Friday and Saturday In this pic
ture which - strikingly new and DIFF
farent. aocol cling to advance reports
yet g3ves ample scope for the agti
ability Of young Ray and the emo
tfonal powerp OF pretty. dark-eye
Effnor Fair-bcth of whom have In
Aacatsd. IN the past that they are abb
Is handle IN convincing manner tn
emgagfnE starry presented in Love
LovA"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

fuses to have more to do with Under
wood and leaves. Underwood shoots
and kills himself. The sound wakes
the young man who is trying to get
out, is captured by the police. Under
the hypnotic strain OF third degree, he
cunfesses TO murder.
H. b. Warner In The Pagan God
ia the Isis attraction Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. 1t Is dramatic story
OF the orient with all OF the scenes
and action played in China. This pro-
duction ia not a spectacle but portrays
celestial intrigue baked by American
diplomacy. On the program for the
entire week is "A Merry Jatlbird" =
rollicking Fox Sunshine comedy.
Charles Compton, the juvenile lead
ing man, wants honest advertising.
especially in theatrical advertisements.
He declares musical comedy ad-
vertised a chorus OF twenty and he
found them all thirty and some forty.
Ethel Clifton, a well-known native
PLAYWRIGHT, actress and stage pro-
Queer. Just back from France, where
she wrote, staged and acted her plays
for the soldiers, Is completing q new
social drama for production.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

Nobody Home" Comes
to Bijou for Run

Nobody Home is the title OF Doro-
thy Gtsh's newest comedy-dramatic
success which Is the Bijou attraction
tomorrow and Tuesday. Those who
re,nenber the former success OF this
comedienne will enjoy this creation
even more than any of her previous
rfctures Nobody Home" Miss Gish
has unique role that IL emincntly
suited for her versatile talents
Mary Jane Irving and Ben Afexan-
der. those child wonders of the screen.
furnish a delightful bit of comedy in
Tangled Threads. Bessie Barriscales
production which is at the RiJou We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mary Jane tries to vamp Little Ben.
but Ben, manlike. is bored by the baby
siren, and plainly shows II.
This scene gives Little Ben's mother
Ian idea Her husband has been neg
Iecting her for psu edo Bohemian
enchnnr.css. and she comes to the con-
clusion that the more attention wife
pays to her husband. the less he APP
preciates her. Therefore she resolves
10 make him Jealous by pretending to
be much Interested In a bachelor
| friend OF the family. All OF which
leads to a complicated domestic sHua-
| ton IN Tangled Threads"
| Friday and saturday Lila Lec VIII be
! presented in the first number OF q
| splen did double bill when she appears
! In 1.-The Heart Of Youth her newest
! production 1t Is an appealing ro-
| nance of unusual beauty. On thu
| same program Smiling Bill" Parsons
will be shown in Close to Nature" In
4 which his collection of peach bios
L SONS" take prominent part
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

The Theater Parisien will start its
season in New York early in October
at it's new playhouse on Forty eighth
street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24
florpnccReed
The Love That Dares
This Week at Odeon
in "The Woman Under Oath. !"
Oicon-Wcdnesday Only.

Madame Traverse wfrr 90 seen
again at the Odeon theater tommorrow
in THE Love That Dares." William
FOX production. This. It Ia said. again
gives Miss Traverse an opportunity to,
register on the screen her great dra-
matte power "The Love That Dares"
deals with the wealthy class. Its char
acters include an idle millionaire who
has everything in the world but tho
woman he loves-and despite the fact
that she marries another man he con-
tinues his pursuit. He attempts to
trap his old sweetheart but she 10
saved through the bitterness of girl
whom the millionaire has cast on.
AS an added attraction tomorrow
and Tuesday the Odeon offers Harold
Lloyd in Chop Suey and Company.
Tuesday only Viola Dana will be pre-
scented in The Partisan Tigress
snappy story of French life. We'd
nesday only brings Florence Reed in
"The Woman Under Oath" in which
lone girl, serving for the first time
on jury, holds out against eleven men
in a case in which circumstantial evil
dence is brought and finally wins them
A Fox Sunshine comedy is added.
Thursday Mabel Norman will be shown
in Upstairs" the greatest COMEDY
this talented star has made in years.
IT tells of hotel slavey who added
QdSn OF llIS TO a STdHu pAli III ti'o AeNAaA
above her basement haunts.
Beautiful Norma Talmadge further
. substantiates the statement that she
| Is the best dressed woman In her latest
select picture. THE Way of a Woman
! which comes next Friday and Saturday
| to the Odeon Theater.
| Never has Miss Talmadge been at
! forded an opportunity to wear so many
| beautiful gowns. hats and wraps-all
! ~ IT she fS In thtE
| latest picture an adaptation OF the
! famous Eugene Walter play. Nancy
Lee" Bearing herself with her custo-
mary queenly grace, wearing hel
clothes like few women know how &c
wear them, Miss Tatmadge presents q
picture that would enchant the mos
hlase person In the world.
! The Theater Parisien will start II:
season in New York early in October
at it's new playhouse on Forty -eightt
street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

Justina Wayne. an actress who ap~
pears to be AZ successful in moving
pictures as when acting dramas and
comedies. is one OF the very few ac-
tresses OF scandinavian birth on the
American stage. That country has
produced many remarkable plays. but
l. Is given us few OF her great players
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24
Oriental Love Story
Seen at the Victor

Among the many splendid Norma
Tainad9e productions shown in Rich-
rnond none was more enjoyable than
The Forbidden City" an oriental
story, In which the star plays dual
role a unusual interest This feature
Il tts attract:cn At tho Victor tomor-
row, Tuesday and Wednesday AMI MS
return will doubtless be the occasion
for large outpourinE OF this faro.
rites admirers.
Ups and downs are the chief ingredi-
ents Of the pie of life. But some lives
have more ups and downs than others.
Lem Hardy started as Kentucky
lumherman and an honest lover. Next
he found himself 4 jailbird, and after
that he became preacher. And when
he was a preacher he found that
words were not enough, 80 he began
to use his fists. Then he found him
self fighter and ended
But you can find out all about this
Interesting personality yourself. Will
liam Farnum. the famous William Fox
star. Is playing the part Of Lem Hardy
IN Fighting Blood which win be
shown at the Victor Thursday. Friday
and Saturday.
In order to be supremacy happy one
must have something to do. some
thing to love, and something to hope
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-24

In order to be supremacy happy one
must have som ething to do. some
thing to love, and something to hope
for.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-20
MILLS ARE
INCREASING
PRODUCTION
Steel Operations IN Gary are
Speeding Up In Many De
partments.

A the big Observation-Disclosures battle
Sid into its NTH week ia Sary This
morninz the big mills were found TO
he operating at 81 nifty ger cent capacity
and with the national industrial COM
ference committee i'm d deadlock at
Washington no hopes were extended for
an early settlement.
Reports from The mills -hls mornins
Indicate an increase i'm production. where
q week ago they were Struggling along
Tying 10 turn out fifteen 90 twenty
boats a day The are now tapping ava
average of thirty 70 th&rty-hve heats
RI the twenty-four hours In normal
tlmes the open hearts average h little
better than Eighty heats a day, SO at the
present rate they ara now operating
nearly hfty per cent capacity and ac-
cording TO officials they VIII surpass
hat figure before the end Of he week
NEW MILLS OPERATING
While all the departments ara not
operating. the steel industry in Gary
Is slowly but surely speeding up. THE
plate mills. the merchant mil and the
blooming mail are among those chat are
operating. There is great activity in
these departments. Although NOT au-
thentic. 1t IS said that officials -of the
steel company have given aa the idea
In attempting TO keep an the depart
lnents operating on a small scale. that
; for the present time. and are lending
sl their efforts to speed UP the work
in certain mills. They Viii be opened
FUN force one by one. It is learned that
there are now SIX blast furnaces in
operation. making q total of SIX our Of
twelva
REPORTER GETS JOB.
According To the description Of the
condition inside nj mills given by a
-cporter who secured employment as an
Ter. "the laborers handle the raw ore.
tne molten pig iron. the scrap iron. the
ngots. or rough unfinished steel. and
5he finished products in various forms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02
LID, OFF FOR
THREE WEEKS.
PUT ON AGAIN
Appeal AT Louisville Re
suits in Reversal of
Liquor Ruling.

Louisville. KY, Dec. 2. = After
selling liquor for three weeks, un-
molested by federal authorities who
had been restrained from interfer-
ence with these sales. distillers
here closed sales today following
issuance Of an order yesterday in
the federal court Of appeals, Gin
cinnati, forbidding sale of liquor
In this city.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. Fed
eral Judge A. S. Van valkenburgh
yesterday denied the application Of
the Muehlebach Brewing company
and the Kansas City Food Pro-
ducts company for a temporary in
junction restraining the district at
torney and the collector of internal
revenue from interfering with the
sale Of 2.75 per cent beer.
Chicago, Dec. lin anticipation
Of early removal of the wartime
prohibition an, additional 1900 900
salons Of whisky has been shipped
from Kentucky to three bonded
warehouses here, it became known
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02
HOSPITAL BURNS
AND 3 PATIENTS
ARE AMONG DEAD

Big Rapids, Mich. Dec. "A
search Of the ruins OF Mercy hos
pital was under way early today
In an effort to determine If more
than three patients known to have
lost their lives. were trapped in the
building which was burned to the
ground late last night. One man,
It was said, was still unaccounted
for.
The flames spread so rapidly that
the main exit was cut OF before 40
Of the patients could be removed
and they were taken out through
second story windows. Several OF
these, seriously i'll. were in q criti-
cal condition today, from exposure.
The property loss was about
100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02
MONEY m USE
is MORE THAN
FIVE BILLIONS
increase in u. s. Receipts
Last Year About Half
q Billion.

Washington, Dec. 2.-Increase Of
nearly half q billion dollars In rs-
ceipts over 1918 was noted In the
report today Of the treasurer Of
the United States for the fiscal
year 1919. The ordinary receipts
were $4.e47, COS. .s52.4s. and the or
dinary disbursements $l5.3s5.3s1.-
741.76, an increase Of 81. .30S. $780,
475.73, % compared with those Of
the year previous.
Gold In the treasury ut the begin
ming Of the year amounted to ST.
as, 1854, ,967. 90, the treasurer said.
There was . noticeable increase
monthly thereafter until May IL,
when the holdings attained . max
imum Of $2,5e9, ,059. .633.4S.
Vast Sun Circulating.
The general stock Of money In
the United States at the close Of
the fiscal year was $7,518,769, 900,
IN increase OF $777.716.7U6. The
money in circulation Increased vol
ume BY 43S6. Coz. .549, and amounted
to 4 grand total Of tb,766. .o2s, ,s73.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-02
STOCK YARDS
WORKERS NOT
ALL PLEASED
Increase Of 171k Per Cent IN Wages
Given By Arbitrater May
Net be Accepted.

Chicago. Dec. 2.-Refusal to take
responsibility Of accepting the in
creased wage award announced
yesterday by Federal Judge SAM
mel Alschuler, arbitrator, and q
call for . mass meeting Sunday
was promulgated today by the
stockyards' labor council. The de-
cision By Judge Alschuler granted
wage increases aggregatinx ap-
pr0ximately $4,000. 900 . year, and
affected 5000 stockyards' work
ers in Chicago. Kansas City, Omas
ha, Lincolp. Fort Worth. st. Paul
East St Louis, and Sioux City.
The union men assert the In
crease. which approximated LIN
par cent, should have been from q
70 80 pr cant, instead.