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poor creature across bridges and
over ravines and around awful
corners, and up fiendish noun
tains.
Why didn't he 60 himself, and
have the fun of it, and leave her
In peace-at home?
l rather like Thomas for want
ing her to go, don't you? He's
been married to Susan for over
twenty years and he must have
known just exactly what kind of
time he was going to have. Isn't
he marvellous to you?
He is to me, and yet, somehow,
wonder about him.
You know the way it is with
actors-when an actor is a little
man ne always engages little peo-
pie to play in the company with
him, for if he doesn't the villain or
the comedian would be taller than
he is, even the heroine might look
taller from the front of the house,
and that would never, never do.
Courage by Comparison.
wonder if Thomas is just the
least little bit timid himself and
likes to have some one with him
who makes him feel brave-and
fine-and noble-and superior?
know two women who are
great friends; one of them tall
and stunning, and the other is
little and appealing.
There isn't a thing in common
between them, and they're both
rather self-conscious, knowing
persons. I've often noticed that
the tall woman seems to feel par
ticularly vigorous and athletic and
stunning when she has her little,
delicate friend along. And as for
the little woman, every step she
takes when she's with the big
woman, she gets littler and more
clinging and more timid and more
appealing.
And have sometimes caught
myself wondering further
When / was a girl l was very
much afraid Of thunder and every
time the lightning flashed l ran
into my room, pulled down all the
curtains, jumped into bed and COW
cred up my head until the storm
was over.
One day 1 was alone IN the house
with two perfect idiots who
screamed at the top of their
voices at the very mention Of a
thunderstorm-and it hghtninged
and it thundered terribly-and |
made those two idiots stay out on
the front porch all through the
storm and l stayed with them Just
to show how superior / was to
them.
Every time / am caught in
thunderstorm, to this day, catch
myself looking around for some
one who is more cowardly than /
am, because l know the sight Of
them will make me ashamed of
myself, or proud Of myself
don't quite know which.
l do wish / knew if that's the
way Thomas feels about it, don't
you?
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cars thereon as often as the public
convenience may require"
This is the single provision OF the
charter covering eleven printed pages
designed to secure the protection anG
enforcement OF the peoples rights
under the charter. This stipulates
that the people shall be furnished
ample street car travelling facilities
in exchange for the franchise they
confer upon this company. The
language of this section cannot be
misunderstood. The intention OF
Congress Is unmistakable. But II IL
not self-enforcing. The intention OF
the people to secure travelling facili-
ties has been thwarted. and their
rights under the charter nullified by
the refusal of the company to carry
out its agreement This company
boldly, deliberately, and wantonly
violates the law OF its existence dur
ing every hour Il is in operation. Its
brazen exhibition OF contempt for the
law and for the rights OF the people
should be dealt with by the repeal OF
it's charter. No other course OF ae-
tion will protect the rights OF the
people or secure for them proper
transportation facilities. The COM
pany has forfeited all OF its rightA
under the charter and Congress
should declare that instrument null
and void.
Very respectfully.
s. NJ GAINES
The Washington times., 1919-08-01
PHILOSOPHY OF WHITE WEAR
ING APPAREL EXPLAINED
By Garrett P. Serviss.

Benjamin Franklin obtained a
part of the enormous reputation
that made him one Of the most in
fluential men of his generation,
living anywhere in the world, by a
very striking experiment on the
absorbing power Of cloth of vari-L
Gus colors. He laid equal-sized
pieces varying in tone from black
to white side by side on a field of
snow in the sunshine and meas
ured the depth to which they sank
as they melted the snow beneath
them.
Scientific Test.
He found that the black sank
most and the white least, while the
pieces of other colors sank deeper
roughly in proportion to the dark
ness of their hues. The inference,
Of course, was that the black COL
lected the most heat and the white
the least, from which it was easy
to draw the conclusion that white
clothes in summer and black in
winter would afford the greatest
degree Of comfort to their wear
ers.
Afterward this conclusion,
though correct in principle, was
pushed too far, because it was not
limited, as it should be, to the eff
fects of radiation coming only
from the sun. 1t does not apply
to what is called obscure heat
radiations, which are analogous to
light except that their wave
length and frequency are longer
and less rapid than those of light,
so that they do not impress the
sense of vision.
The heat from a stove or fur
mace, for instance, is absorbed
just IS readily by a white as by a
black surface, and experiment has
shown that similar results may
be obtained by exposure to a
source of heat which also gives
forth a certain degree of light,
such as a gas flame.
But this is all in accord with
what has already been said about
the origin of the greater quantity
of heat gathered by a black than
by a white surface exposed to the
sun, for where there are no in
tense light rays accompanying the
obscure heat rays there is nothing
that can be transformed 20 make
additional heat.
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"whiIe at high school learned
that white clothes keep warmer
than black clothes. Now my elder
brother says that it is the oppo-
site, or that black clothes are
warmer because black absorbs the
heat. Which is right? L. G. p"
YOUR brothers statement is
nearly right. 1t would have
= been entirely so if he had
said that a black surface absorbs
light (not heat), and that the
energy of the light thus absorbed
is transformed into heat. This is
not a mere pedantical correction
as you will see in a moment.
Light and heat are both vibra-
tory phenomena which may pass
into one another. Thus, when the
vibrations of the molecules of a
body reach a certain degree of in
tensity it becomes perceptibly
warm.
AS the heat grows a part Of it is
given off from the body in the
form of radiations, i. E., Of vibra-
tions set up in the surrounding
ether. When the body becomes
hot enough its radiations become
visible, or take the form of light,
and we say that the body is red
hot. If the heat rises still higher
in temperature the brightness Of
the body increases until it becomes
white hot"
Explaining Subject.
Now, let the same body cool off
and the radiations and vibrations
will run down the scale, the body
first sinking to red heat" again,
and then ceasing to shine, al
though it will still give off inVisi-
BILE radiations of heat.
Keep what has just been said in
mind and go back to the white
and black clothes. A white sur
face is white because it reflects all
the sunlight that falls upon it (or
virtually alb, and absorbs none
sunlight being composed Of rays
of various colors which are sepa-
rable under certain circumstances,
but which when mingled together
produce white light.
A black surface, on the contrary,
reflects none of the sunlight fall
ing upon it, but absorbs all. The
question is then: What becomes
of the energy thus absorbed? The
reply is simply that it is degraded
from light into heat, i.e., the vi
brations which were Of such a
quality before they struck the sur
face as to produce in the ether the
phenomenon which the eye recog-
nizes as light are now used up in
setting the molecules Of the alb
sorbing substance into the invisible
agitation which the sense OF touch
recognizes as heat.
In this way only do black
clothes become warmer than white
ones. They do not absorb more
heat than the others, but they abb
sorb light and slow down its vi
brations into heat, thus gaining in
temperature over white clothes
which have not this power of
Transforming the radiant energy
that falls upon them, but instead
reflect nearly all Of it away in
the unchanged form Of light.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01
What's Doing; Where; When

To-day.
Picnic-Colorado State Society. Rock
Creek Park, 5 p. m
Baseball-CleveIand vs. Washington,
American League Park, Seventh and Flor
ida avenue northwest, 3:30 p. m.
Meeting-Police Union. Gayety TheAter,
8 p. m.
Meeting-AlI States Club. Church Of the
Covenant, Eighteenth and N streets north
west. s:l5 p. m.
Meeting-Social Club, Birney School.
Anacostia, p. m.
Dance-NationaI Guard Armory, Fifth
and I. streets northwest, D m.
Post Dance-Knights OF Columbus, Fort
Myer, Va, 2. m.
Meeting-William B. Cushing Camp No.
30 Sons Of Veterans Pythian Temple,
Ninth and l. streets northwest, at p. m.
Neutrality-suspicious. League, Public LII
brary Seventh and Massachusetts, avenue
Northwest, Gt 8 p. NJ
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Rehearsal-WashinEto Bagpipe Band,
at Central High School, Eleventh and
Clifton streets northwest, at 1880 p. m
Concert-U. 8. Soldiers Home Band, Sol
diers' Home at p m.
T0maProW
Old-time Box Supper-Honor Miss Mar
garet Wilson, Central High School, Elev-
enth and Clifton streets northwest.
Ptcnic-MRine Association, Sixteenth
street reservoir picnic grove, at 5 D. m.
Dance-Camp Humphreys, at 8 Q. m.
Dance-Central High School Community
Center, Thirteenth and Florida avenue
northwest, at $3.50 .. m.
Dance Thomson Community Center.
Twelfth and L streets northwest, at $50
.. m.
Dance-Margaret Wilson Community
Center. Eighth and T streets northwest. at
p. m.
Dance-Red Cross Club, Corcoran Court,
New York avenue northwest, between sew
enteenth and Etghtsanth StrOOtSs- At Pm
The Washington times., 1919-08-01
HEARD AND SEEN

There were fourteen soldiers and
sailors who went to war from the L.
C. MAY HARDWARE CO., 469 G
street n. W., and now that they're
all home again the company gave
them a big party the other night.
They had songs and ice cream and
everything, judging by the menu
card. which was simply labeled
"Eats." They had some remarkable
dishes, for instance, Potomac
Smooth Surfaced Crabs" and "Cold
Punched Nuts"
They had one Of those pepper pot
orchestras on hand to furnish the
iazz. and they sang q lot Of popular
songs with local hits, names Of the
fellows who work at Mays store. In
addition there was a vaudeville
show. Some evening!
The guests Of honor, the young
men who served their country in the
war. were William T. Adreon, Law
renee /. Burley, F. Tracy Campbell,
George p. Culver, Leo R King,
Cleota Langdon, Edward E. Risdon,
Carroll G. Stack, Thomas N. Tay-
lor, Harney P. Turner, Clarence G.
White, James Wilker, James z.
Witherite, Harry E. Young.
Returning soldiers viii know what
to do when the Pepco asks them a
favor.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT ICE.

A lady writes to me asking that
I advocate saving ice by putting
water in the bottles and laying the
bottles on the ice in the ice box:
That will obviate the necessity OF
chipping ice to make ice water. Lots
of us have followed that plan for
long time.
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Once-Overs
Copyright 1919 International Feature Service Inc.
By ]. J. MUNDY.
GET YOUR IDEAS RIGHT AROUND YOU.

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you thought original get the idea that you
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Given the amount Of technical skill is the
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So familiarity knowledge close observation important
The Washington times., 1919-08-01

Entries for the Liars Contest
Interest in the Mt Rainier Liars
Contest is spreading. JAMES
DORRITEE says all Mt. Rainier is
eligible if it thinks Mt. Rainier is
better than Clarendon.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01

OLD BILL HENSHAW says that
q sheet Of paper laid over the Ice
will preserve it.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01
How Do You Listen?

Shakespeare Was Good Listener, and Lost Nothing
By It.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01

J. L. GREEN asks why the house
holders were denied ice while soft
drink parlors have an abundant
supply" The truth is the soft drink
folks had to cut down very eOnsid-
erably.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01

"A Subscriber" who could ct
only a ten cent piece is wrathy b.
cause he saw a downtown business
man allow an enormous hunk Of ieo
to stand in the sun on the sidewalk
and melt. That's waste for you.
Don't make the householders do al
the saving.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01

RUTH E. CREWLING, 1852 Tai
bert Street S. e. says: mo delivery
of ice in this section practically fog
three weeks and yet We see truck
load after truck load Of ice cream
packed in ice. How about mothers
with babies living on bottled milk -
The Washington times., 1919-08-01

'Who is responsible for the
famine-he ought to 60 to jail" says
another writer. Shows how people
are thinking these days.
H. J. STAHL advocates the com
plete cessation Of the sale Of soda
water and soft drinks during the
famine. That would make . dry.
city, wouldn't it? The sight Of
wagon loads Of shaved ice 70 b
given to soft drink and ice cream
dealers makes folks sore-especially
when the householder can't get any.
The Washington times., 1919-08-01

"While at high school I learned
that white clothes keep warmer
than black clothes. Now my elder
brother says that it is the oppo-
site, or that black clothes are
warmer because black absorbs the
heat. Which is right? L. G. F"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
IOWA DEMOCRATS MEET.
Conference at Des Moines Friday TO
Prepare For Campaign.

prepare For Campaign.
Des Moines, July 24-Virtually every
democratic leader OF Importance in the
state il expected here tomorrow when
Iowa democrats will hold the first
meeting of Importance by either party
In preparation for the 1920 campaign.
The conference will not only take up
plans for the state campaigns but will
discuss the national democratic affairs
as they pertain to Iowa and IL Is ex-
pected that definite policy will be ad-
opted TO swing Iowa from the repuo-
hcan ranks.
As one means to this end a strong
bid will be made for the support OF
Iowa women? They will be given a
prominent part in tomorrow's con-
conference and the democrats present
will induce not only women leaders
from around the state, but several
women nationally active in the dem
ocratic party.
The conference tomorrow will In
clude special session for women. a
general session for democrats, q meet
ing OF the democratic press and pri-
vate conferences between national
organizations and Iowa leaders.
Homes s. Cummfns, chairman Of the
democratic national committee, who
now is touring the west. is expected
TO arrive at IL o'clock from Omaha
Neb. Other prominent democrats ex-
pected TO attend include W. r. Hollis
ter. executive secretary OF the dem
ocratic national committee: Mrs. Geo.
rye Bass, chairman OF the women's
democratic national committee; w. D.
Jameson. finance director of the COM
mlttee. and William Cochran, In charge
Of publicity.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24

NEXT Two wesas . an ~ dwsea Tor
Minnesota, 1SCsoh and 0ouoh Uaaeta,
said George Il Weav0s. supartntsad-
emit for the United States depasensns
Of labor In the northwest.
Farm hands ase being sent trom
Minneapolis at the rate Of ffty . day.
Mr.. Weaver said. and placements for
unskilled labor range On hish a. ITO
daily. The demand for farm hands
has been steady since April !. ana "
expected to reach its crest In the next
two weeks. when rye and barley
threshing reaches it, heighth The
labor supply is believed to be ade-
quate.
Place st% In Week.
Last weeks placements totaled sl+
for SCI positions open, records show.
There were $50 men listed by the office
and 675 returns were made by en-
ployers. constituting one OF the high
records for placements in week from
Minneapolis.
Wages have been unusually high
this year, Mr.. Weaver said, and this
has. attracted many men to the north
west from all parts OF the country.
SOS to $50 a month and board. Harvest
hands are being paid $3.50 to IS day
with board.
During June the placements from
Minneapolis for all kinds Of labor
totaied i,3i7. They were distributed
as follows: Unskiiied labor. f.i3e:
skilled. lls; farm. $50; railroad. sss;
woods, 81. and women. 1.32s. Many OF
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
Removes Wrinkles and
Refreshes Tired Eacss

As the skin tends to expand In warm
weather. causing wrinkles to form. .
good astringent-tonic lotion should DO
used these days. Dissolve an ounce OF
pure powdered saxolite in a half pint Of
witch hazel. Battle the face in this and
see how quickly the wrinkles and FUR
rows will disappear-and how mueA
younger you win look! There's no.
thing better for sagging checks or dou-
BILE chin, or for enlarged pores.
Use this simple lotion during the
heat Of the day and you win ind It
wonderfully refreshing. You will lose
that witty. tired look The ingredients
of course are perfectly harmless. Be
sure to ask the druggist for powdered
saxolitA
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24

sss ana uaskst systsa which viii -.
soss tn sn,ali pa<ker Or ethas Anlss
In food products 90 compete with tAs
branch houses operated by the packers
Control Thru License eysssm.
Control II TO be accomplished thru a
license system with the secretary OF
agriculture issuing the permits. Those
20 be licensed include: -
Persons or corporations or associa-
tons engaged In the siaughtering or
meat packing business; persons con-
Quoting and operating stockyards;
commission merchants operating on
stockyards; persons collecting or dis
trioutins in connection with stockyards
market quotations and live stock
market news; persons buying. selling,
or shipping dairy products. poultry or
poultry products in commerce, except
as 10 the last subdivision. persons
whose gross business Is less than
100000 per annum."
Enforcement of the law is to be by
commissioner OF foodstuffs, an Of
fee created by the act.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
NEW BUILDING At IOWA.
Large Sums to Be Spent Next Year
New Teachers Manned.

Large Sums to Be Spent Next Year
New Teachers Named.
Special to Times-Republican.
Iowa City, July A-Totaling 100000
or more in value, three splendid new
buildings are planned for the west
side of Iowa river on the university's
newest campus.
The state board Of education today
authorized the architect to draw plans
and specifications therefor, and the
building committee to secure bids on
the following structures:
Phycopathic hosp.ta!-To cost slse. :
900.
Nurses dormitory-Valued at $l2o,-
900.
Armory-Estimated cost S125.ooo.
The board approved the appoint
Of four important heads Of depart
ments as follows:
Dr.. L. B. Ullman, university OF Pitts
burg, Latin; DR.. Hardin Craig, UniVer-
sity of Minnesota, English; DR.. ROBERT
3. Wylie, Iowa university, botany
DR.. Philip G. Clapp, Dartmouth Col
Ilege music.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
School Board Rejects Bids.

Storm Lake, July 24.-Last evening
the school board decided to reject an
bids made for the two new Waro
schools in Storm Lake. The lowest
bid was fully $4,000 higher than the
architects estimates. None OF the
bidding firms could promise to finish
the work before Sept. !, 1920. Under
these conditions the board decided to
wait until January to let the contract.
The buildings will cost over $soo'oo'
each, and will take care OF the graoe
school proposition for some time,
On Saturday afternoon an aeroplane
landed in a field northeast OF Storm
Lake and remained until Monday tax
ing up passengers. The pilot was
Lieutenant May, and the plane was
Canadian Curtis belonging to the Mil
ford Aerial company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
MILLION DOLLAR STRUCTURE.
Davenport to Have Ten Story Office
Building and Movie Thsates.

davenport 70 nave ZEN StoFy OniSe
Building and Movie Theates.
Davenport, July 2+Plans were COM
pleted yesterday for the erection at
the northeast corner Of Third and Rip
ley steets, Of a handsome modern ten
story office building and the largest
movie theater in Iowa to cost about
s., 900, 900. n. c. Kahl who recently
acquired this property from c. A
F1cke for 322S. 900 will erect the build
ing and work Of razing the present
structures will start within ten days.
It is expected that is will be completed
May I, 1920.
The building viii have frontage OF
IAN feet on Third and $50 an Ripley.
This is more than twice the size OF
the Putnam building and will be three
stories higher. There will be 234 Of
| fee suites and twelve store suites.
This will relieve the congestion in
the business district for office room.
which has been responsible for many
firms being unable to expand or secure
suitable locations during the past year.
It is because Of this demand from so
many prospective tenants that MI
Kahl decided to assume this vast en-
terprise and give Davenport its frst
really big office building.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
Aid People of SchIeswis.

Cedar Falls, July 24.-Promtnenc
Danish citizens of Cedar Falls Will call
a meeting soon to perfect an organi-
zation to raise funds for the assist
ance of people of Schleswig. This IS
in accordance with claims now being
promoted by a national organization
in this country. The Danish people
feel 1t very worthy cause ana De-
!ieye ii,-y VIZ. h.:a""e l.ttle difficulty IN
getting large subscription from TINS
community. Whether they Will send
the cash or buy things which would
be Of great benefit to Schleswig resi-
dents is yet to be determined.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
Big Deals at Iowa City.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Iowa City, July 24,-Two big real
estate deals have been consumated
here, Grover Krouth, a banker estab-
lished a new record for Kalona road
property by paying $4,000 for the
Peter Dalton farm OF 500 acres, David
Kirkpatrick sold TO his son, John w.
Kirkpatrick. SEQ acres near Lone Tree
for s6i 900.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-24
FIFTY THOUSAND ON WAY TO
HELP HARVEST GREAT
GRAIN CROP.
ADDITIONAL 10000
PROMISED NEXT WEEK
Large Labor Force TO Be Sent to Min
nesota and Dakotas--Labor Supply
Believed Adequate - Farm Hands
Sent From Minneapolis A. Rate Of
Fifty q pay-Stsady Demand.

Minneapolis, July 24.-More than
5000 harvest hands are on their way
to grain fields OF the northwest to
help harvest this years crop. An ad-
dftional 10000 men will be sent the