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The Washington times., 1919-11-23
Discrimination or Lack of Ambition?

Much has been written and more
said relative to the alleged dis
elimination against women who are
working in offices, especially those
employed in the Government depart
ments. The agitation in this respect
has greatly increased since the de-
mobilization of most OF the young men
who left their position in civil life to
respond to their country's call.
Disregarding the fact that these
young men certainly are entitled to
their former positions, a careful inves-
tigation of the facts will, in nearly
every instance, show that there is no
discrimination against women, but
that the so-called preference given to
men is merely the survival OF the 1T
test.
A typical case is tnat of a young
man who has been working in a Gov
ernment department for about Eve
years. who is nov supervising the
work of a number OF women who have
been working in the same department
for a much longer period. A few Of
the women are high school graduates
and the rest have not even high school
educations. They have been working
in the same office for many years
During that time they have never
thought of attending a night school or
studying to improve themselves, but
have been satisfied merely 10 draw
their salaries. The executive positions
in the particular bureau where tbase
women are employed require . kpcvi-
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

ing information from the outside world into the brain are
highly developed in your finger tips
When you put small, round object against the spot
where the first two fingers crossed the middle finger
sends word to the BRAIN II feel something round the
first finger sends the message If the eyes are kept
closed the brain believes what it hears and thinks has
two round objects at the ends of its fingers when really
has only one
If the eyes open the optic says to the BRAIN
Don't believe those two fngerthey only feel they
can't see tell you they both feeling the same object
and telling you about it as though it were two"
What the eyes teachers of the brain pure science
is as the teacher of For long time on this earth
animal life existed without sight dep ding upon of
feeling exclusively With all his power Darwin could
explain satisfactorily to himself how the eye and sight
first acquired.
Human beings lived for of thousands of years
earth without the light of science Even now the light
binding many turn away from it, preferring the ancient
darkness of superstition and lf-deceit
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

edge of a certain branch OF the Law.
yet II never occurred TO them to study
that law. On the other hand the
young man Immediately upon taking
his position, that OF a stenosrapher.
TOOK every opportunity TO study the
laws pertaining to his work. He at
tended law school al night When
war was declared he entered tAs
army, obtained a commission as an
onicer, and served for about s.xtees
months. six months of which was in
foreign service. This, OF course. WAS
an education in itself. Upon being
discharged he returned 10 his former
position at low salary. He immeoi-
ately commenced a course in English
and rhetoric which he completed and
he Is now in his senior year at law.
There is great outcry from the
women in the office where this young
man is working. claiming that they
are being Disseminated against in al
lowing this young man 90 superviss
their work. This is not an unusual
case. II Is suggested. therefore. THAI
women in offices or departments whs
believe that they are not receiving
fair treatment look squsrely at the
situation and endesvor TO see just why
they are losing out IL is believed
that IL they will show the same inis-
tive, the same ambition. and the same
amount OF energy as the young m-n
about them they will find that they
Will receive the same consioersttNA-
EUGENE c. ROwLEY, JR
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

alone authorized to speak for Him and make promises
in His behalf
The high priest of Mumbo Jumbo will tell you Mum
boJumbo will do anything say. Pay reasonable fee
and will prove it to you
He is completely wrong although proftaby safe The
other says as he whrls through space glued down by
gravity There is no God nothing above me- He also is
wrong and fooshy wrong for he doesn't make profit
out of his error
Man who trusts to his intellect decide questions
cernng the infinite deceived even by his own senses his
own nerve, for instance BY THE TIPS OF THE FIRST
TWO FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND. Try this expert
ment Cross the fingers your right hand the middle
finger over the back of the first finger Take little ball
made Of soft bread or the round head of hapn Put the
object gently against the spot where your
cross on the finger tips, and roll it around With your
closed you would testify that there were two round OBJ
jects, when there is only one.
The explanation is simple The "afferent' nerves TAX
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

We MUST have houses.

Wo MC6l u1VV uOuo0&-
That's plain to be seen. We must
have them in Washington and that
is as Tar ~ my interest soes-but
the Washington problem Is multiplied
by q number equal TO the number Of
cities and towns which have suffered
the war time boom, coincident with
the war time slscKening IN house
building.
The United States helps farmers
buy farms. City folks are Just be-
ginning to awaken to the fact that
the house problem is bigger than
they can handle without gigantic
help; and TO that end many deep
thinking men and women are work
ing out solutions whereby the entire
nation can aid the man who MUST
have a house to live In.
GEORGE HOLDEN TINKHAM,
member Of Congress from Boston.
is one of the men interested, and
has introduced q bill to create a
housing bureau. The bill stand. n
chance OF becoming q law. Tha;
means that someday there will be
q Federal Housing Bureau to finance
the owning OF American homes by
American families. II Is something
new; and Of course for that reason
many people oppose it-but that's
always the way with new ideals.
Congressman Tinkham has given
me an interview on his bill; and II
is well worth reading. II will pre-
sent to you an insight into the enor-
nous depth and breadth of the prob
lem-greater than anyone knows who
has not studied the thing.
Says Congressman Tinkham:
ARevolutionists and Bolshevih
who desire and intend the destruc-
ton Of modern society do not own
homes. They have no fixed interest
IN the social order and nothing to
protect from destruction.
"The relation between labor and
housing is vital. Good living condi-
tions and good housing conditions
specially promote better citizenshib.
increase productive capacity and re-
duce labor turnover. The desire for
q home next to the desire for food
is one of the deepest of human In
stincts. The National Government
should interest itself particularly at
this time in this great social and in
dustrial problem.
Under the terms of my bill the
proposed bureau will be charxed
with investigating the housing and
living conditions Of the industrial
population of the United States. The
bill provides for research and ex-
perimentation by the bureau with
view to the provision and pub
ication of information to make
economically practicable the elm
ination of slums, the improve
ment ot living conditions, the re-
duction of the cost of construc-
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

There is up and down in the universe no ton or
bottom, no beginning and end-there cannot be- We
might travel at the rate of hundred million or six
hundred billion miles year and at the end of million
years we should be to the end space than
are now There IS no end
And there will be end of time and never could have
been any beginning of time Scientists tell you that time
is only figure of speech idea invented by man to
measure the rate at which events progress We get our
year by dividing into twelve months the period that the
earth uses In going around the We divide those months
into days the days into hours minutes and seconds But
we minded people the learned scientists
choose to call time and space do go on forever And
man. believing in his immortality having scientifically
demonstrated the immortality of force and matter he
heves that he will go on forever, never ending What
long journey!
Philosophers and poets have talked about ''the musc
of the spheres suggesting that the great suns and planets
as they roll In majestic order express universal harmony
cosmic music, above the hearing of us mortas
At this suggestion little man laughs saying No none
Of that nonsense for play my fiddle or wind nv talk
ing machine, and that is music because hear it,"
An amusing creature is convinced that nothing
can exist beyond his understanding
Amusing Is the atheist, who says, There is NO God
for he has never shown Himself to to be measured
weighed and tested
Equally amusing the other man, who says There Is
God; have His exact measure; know all about Him;
The Washington times., 1919-11-23
HEARD AND SEEN
By EARL GOODWIN

tiou of dwellings and the g.
nancing Of extended home buiIdiar
operations without Federal xupro-
pristiona. II will furthermore -
Sist communities IN making svnn-
able TO the utmost extent all sxiUtr
ing housing facilities and ssrvs q
q clearing house Of information -
Aousing and living conditions.
"The FEDERAL Government a .
result of its war housing proKraR,
in which was expended approximsto-
w $l10, ,000, 900 to build homes for
industrial workers, has accumulstsd
q vast fund Of information and exr
perience in this connection which
should Be made available to every
community In the United Ststex. A
the present time no Government boz
reau has power TO make this mate
RAJ available. My bill, IL enacted
into law, Offers the Federal Govern
ment the greatest possible opportp-
nity to make practical use of infer
nation gathered ut a tremendous
pr1ce IN war times. The probiem h
national problem and an. urbaa
one, due to the rapid expsnsiou of
the urban population in the whoas
United States, which Is Increasing
at rate three timss Rreeter thsS
that Of the rural population, IS ~
cent Of the whole populatien being
urban in 1910 and there beinS ~
little doubt that the 1920 census vi1]
show more than 80 per cent of our
population living in cities. Befnes
the war, due to this rapid expardou,
there was . shertaee of honNs which
was greatly augmented By Sae sud
den cessation Of building during tse
war.
The normal peace time expendi-
ture in the United States for worn
mems houses has been estimated at
ii 900 ,000, 900 a year. In 1917 the
expenditures for this purpose wsrs
only 10 per cent Of this amount
This deficit is further being rapidly
Increased at present by the vevy
high cost of labor and material a.
well as the difficulty of obtaining
mortgage loans. II was estimated
some time ago that there was q
shortage Of more than one miIliop
homes In the United States. Every
community is seeking the best poo-
sible means to relieve a situstioa
more acute today than ever. Tne
National Government has Distributed
land TO homesteaders In the rurI
districts and has established Fsderal
Land Banks for the financing Of the
farmer. Many Departments Of the
Government have bureaus who stuly
and publish information regardins
> multiplicity of subjects mpch lee
important than the subject Of hons
Ing and living conditions.
The United States ID thus far
practically the only country ensaSsd
IN the war which has not. takes
definite steps to relieve the vital
housing problem and to study livinr
conditions in urban communities"
The Washington times., 1919-11-23
HERE AND THERE

Trousers containing $40 and other
articles of wearing apparel we're
taken from Gil o street northwest,
according to the complaint of George
Morgan"
WASHINGTON POST.
George should not carry his over
coat, hat, shoes, etc around in his
trousers.
TIP"
Magic Number.
Congress convened on the nine
tenth Of May, adjourned on the nine
teenth Of November, IN the year nine
teen-nineteen.
Among the brilliant examples Of
journalistic worth that came in the
mail today was one called business
Chronicle"
1t is published in Seattle.
On the front page is an article by
.dwin Selvin.
1t starts out: What we Ameri-
cans need just now is plain talk,
clear thinking and decisive action. !"
Here is a sample of the plain"
talk in the next few lines:
THE crack of doom is even now
reverberating across the valleys of
our fatuousness and reechoing from
the hills of our tsncied security"
Sign seen l.. shoe-shining parlor:
Shoes Shinsd inside Today"
And they fuss about the price OF
polish. PAT"
Can you tell me why the numbers
from 1917 to 1925 inclusive are
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

You do not hang to tree in just this way as the
earth turns around. But you would hang in EXACT
LY this fashion if for the power of gravita
ton.
Mr. McCay ingenously creates this cartoon to
illustrate the fact that there is "up and no down.
in the Universe through which we roll. Down" is
always under feet and "up as we call it. is always
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

This preposterous picture 1t shows the earth
with houses and it, upside down" and "below
The earth you the moon shape because of the
earths shadow
The striking feature is man hanging to the limbs of
trees head toward the earth struggling to prevent falling
of into endless space.
The idea of this pct1e is to make realize how Won
derfuy live and develop this EARTH how little our
minds grasp the real conditions under which travel on
through endless space
it not for the power of gravtation which holds
US to the earth it around every of us would
be obliged to hang onto something this hangs to
the tree top to avoid falling off.
We all know that human beings on the other side of
the earth directly under feet have soes of their
feet pointing upward and their heads hanging down
We know that twelve hours from now they will be ION
top, call it, where we are now and we shall be
around underneath
If 1t were not for the law of gravitation that holds
everything tight against the earth including the air we
breathe the earth turning around than one thousand
miles every hour would create for few minutes terrific
wind that would sweep everything away and roll the waters
OF the ocean onto the earth After few minutes the
atmosphere would be left behind swept back into
houses men, and trees would be swept away the earth
with it, and the earth would roll on alone
But the power of gravitaon which men can calculate
In its place Our atmosphere is to our earth re-
mains quietly except for little local winds like the air inside
OF railroad train The train may run sixty miles an
hour, the air in the stays still
The sum- In its turn, travels forever we know not
whittier dragging with it in the direction of the blue
star Vega above heads As the goes travel with
1t In spiral like corkscrew the sun going ahead and we
crcilng around it. you might mother hen walking
across field, the young chickens running around the
mother in circles
You who read this great traveller in infinite space
although limited tells that we and our earth
are standing still
Every twenty hours the earth on its axis
you and the house in which you sleep and live travel
thousand miles, the distance around the earth
Every year the earth goes around the SUM- you travel
nearly SIX hundred million miles boy ten wears old has
travelled already SIX BILLION MILES THROUGH SPACE
AROUND THE SUN, AND THE LORD ONLY KNOWS
HOW MANY OTHER BILLIONS OF MILES THROUGH
SPACE, DRAGGED ONWARD BY THE SUN BOUND ON
SOME ERRAND OF ITS OWN
There is no up and no down in the universe no top or
bottom, no beginning and end-there cannot be- We
NIGHT avail o% fbo oro,u
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

The above from the London Times.
/ do not know that there are any
out-of-town members: or any Wash
Ingtonians among the msmberxhip
Of the club, but II seems eminently
fitting that Washingtonians should
belong. / know of no commruity
where the General Public beaooes %
the Goat Class a. We do IN XasA-
ington. Among those Who hsvx be-
come goats recently are:
Street Car Riders paying z cent
fare and getting no service.
Residents of Trinidad Who had no
chance to lay befcre the Gown
ment their protest against the rsfuae
disposal plant which nov rrsess tAe
scenery next 10 Mt Olivet Gene
terry.
Water users who pay for two gal
Ions and get one
In the "Star1 the following STATE
ment appears in N article On the
work Of the reclaslhcat5on eonmis-
sion IN Government salaries:
"Of 5000 appoibtnennts made
during the frst two months Of 1919.
4,6sS were women and 3,z7e men. -
What about the other ferty-one
The Washington times., 1919-11-23
Thousand Miles An Hour

Man Stands Still and Travels Faster Than He Can
Imagine.
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

above our head although the earth turns around at
speed of thousand miles hour that twelve hours
from your feet will be pointing just where your
head is pointing at this minute.
Compared with you the men in China are hanging
head downward and their houses all have the roofs
hanging down. To the Chinese it is YOU that hang
head downward. Try experiment with your little
finger
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

Tdk GOAT CLUB-win nemSsrv pless.
note the club win be CIOeRp frn~
NOVEMBER 1fth 60 a4th inclursvs fsr r.
decoration.
BY order Of the Committee
h c SMITH. Hon. secr~tssy
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

duplicated On Seventh street ,orts
west!
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

J, Water users who pay for two gal
Ions and get one.
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

Can you tell me why the numbers
from 1917 TO 1925 inclusive are
The Washington times., 1919-11-23

What about the other ferty-one !
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
Patriotic Story At Dixie.
AZ the nivia NAV ha econ tnda1, :

Patriotic Story At Dixie.
At the Dixie may be seen today an
other Of those patriotic productions,
this one being entitled "The Road to
France. J" E. N. Hurley once declared
that the road to France was bridge
of ships. hence it is not surprising
that the ship building activities Of the
United States should stand prominent
in the environment Of the love story
which adds SO much interest to the
production
"a q fitting foreword to the picture
Mr.. Hurley appears in the introduc-
tory scenes and explains the impor-
lance OF ships and shipbuilding to the
glorious future Of our country. The
launching Of a large number Of ships
on July Fourth are shown, together
with views Of notables who were pres
ent, these including Judge E. II. Gary
and Mrs. Gary. The latter Is seen
christening the ship Liberty, !" as she
slides from the ways.
The scenic environment Of this film
embodies the most interesting section
of the nations activities leading to a
successful termination of the world
war. It shows the evolution Of steel
cargo carrier from the laying Of the
keel plate to the christening OF the
ship assit takes to the water. Inter-
woven in the perturbation of the fabri-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
EDGH|l|l|''
IMPROVEMENT FACTS
Marine Crigler WIN AID.
dress Next Meeting
Soon to Be Held

The Edgemont Improvement soc;e,
II held its third meeting lost nieht
IN the asement Of the Fleming Chap.
.el. Considering the very disaerne.
able weather. fair sized number Wa
present. The president, Howard
Wordsworth, presided and subiacts
relative to the civil and moral unfit
OF Edgemont and vicinity were dis.
cussed at length R. E. Davis ave !
brief but very pointed tax On the
necessity Of all the people IN the
community pulling together. He EN-.
.phasized the fact that Edgemont had
great possibilities but that the real.
lsation Of these possibilities depend.
ed to large extent upon the initia-
tive shown by the residents
A motion was made to the effect
that electric lights be placed Il
the various stops on the street car
line passing through Edgemont The
following committee was, appointed
BY the president to make the arrange
ment with the traction company:
Arch Fleming, chairman. Saul Hunt,
Frank Nicely and r. 3. Davis
Tho next meeting Of the society
will be held some time during the
first week in March. At this meeting
Guy Criegler will probably address
the Society, relating some Of his ex.
.periences on the Western Front. Re
ireshments will also be served.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26

Our chef Is the best IN town. When
you eat here you know you are get
ting the best. Boyer's Restaurant
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
Politics user
Trick IN Chicago

CHICAGO, FEB. y. Mayor william
Hale Thompspn Republican. todaS
was noIninated tor reelsction II the
municipal primary By an indicated
plurality o. 1900 over CHIEF Justice
Harry Olson, Of the municipal court
With Charles E. Merriam running I
poor third.
Robert n. swettzer, whom Thomp
son defeated for mayor four years aEr
by Z record plurality won the Demo
cratic nomination from Thomas Carey
By from $1,000 to 10000.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26

cation Of a snip is a romance breath
ling patriotic fevor which will strike q
responsive chord in the heart OF every
American.
Carlyle Blackwell appears as the
hero. Tom Whitney, assisted by Eve
Ign Greedy as the girl, Helen Bemis.
The story opens with Tom on the
Bowery. out Of q Job and a practical
derelict. 1t develops that he is the son
OF wealthy man who had cast him
off because he was dissipated and had
been lured into marriage while in 4
state Of iiitoxication.
The youth sees a sign before an EN-.
ployment agency which says men are
needed at tie government shipyards.
He goes to the Bemis yards, owned by
the girls father. and gets q job as
common la5orer. Here he comes In
contact with some German-paid agita-
tors, and the usual love story Is work.
ed in.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26

ROW
IN Winners TONIGHT.

Deama.
I'D Come out Of the Kitchen
Musical Comedy.
rome woolfolk's Musical star
Photop,ays
fSs ........ Private Peat
Ell - : \ Y . !. The Road to France
fIfYe q y. ...... Satan's Pawns
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
Ihe vlcAR,s RREAk

A vicar was invited to dinner ct the
house Of one Of the leading men In
tie town. At the dinner table he was
placed opposite goose.
The lady Of the house was seated
on the Wears left. Seeing the gose,
he remarked:
Shall ! sit 50 close to the goose?
Finding his words BIT equivo.
cal. he turned round to the lady and
said, In . most inotfensiya tone.
excuse, Mrs. BlankI mea8t the
roast one. ~ London Hit-Bits I
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26

Dale, the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Flrman Ffeeland, WIN underwent N
operation on Saturday at Cook ho
pitaI following an attack Of appendict.
tbs. remains IN Z serious condition.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-02-26
4eavy. pran,a 81 PrInee,. ser.an.

Bessie Barriscale, the pretty star
BON Calitoinia is seen at the Princess
today u "Satan,s Pawn /" The title de.
notes drama Of intensity, big scenes
being presentcd all through the play.
Ties. 3. Ince is the producer, and
besides Miss Barriscale, the cast in
eiudes Edward Connolly, Clara vii
ltams and ]. Barney Sherry.