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The Washington times., 1919-07-08
Beatrice Fairfax Writes Problems and Pitfalls the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women
TODAY'S TOPIC
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

September. was in my first year
when l stopped school, and it has
been about two years ago. Is it
possible for me to go to high school
at night, and IL so. which one?
AN AMBITIOUS GIRL
No, indeed, you are not too old
to go to high school, and would
not be if you were several years
older than seventeen. Many of the
high schools have evening classes,
Business, Technical, and several
of the others. 1 investigated
these last September for a
young correspondent, and found
them quite satisfactory. You will
be able TO get exact information at
the Franklin School, Thirteenth,
between l and K streets. Please
let me congratulate you on your
most sensible and praiseworthy de-
sire to finish your education
He Helped Her With Homework.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
A few weeks ago took a trip to
a certain town and stayed at the
home of one OF my mothers old
friends. Most Of the time / was in
the company Of a girl whose father
and mother were away from home
nearly all day. So we were together
most of the time. helped her
around the house, as all of the work
depended on her. and she acted very
nicely toward me.
She had a young man at the time
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RICHMOND C. SNOW, secretary
Of membership, receives the reports
Of the team captains, adds up and
ports to WHITFIELD.
Everybody takes his hat on 70
GEORGE PLITT, captain q Team
No. Is, which some days ago had OBJ
tanned 10S new members.
Next to him was EUGEN
YOUNGS team, with eighty mem
berS-
H. s. WALCoTT started as . team
captain some time after the others,
and himself and associates soon en-
rolled seventy-one and were stf1 go
ing strong at last accounts.
There has been hot rivalry be-
tween HOLCOMB JOHNSTONES
team and WALCoTT'S JOHN
STONES workers enrolled seventy.
No less active and earnest as tsam
captains are these: SIDNEY WEST,
]. H. KEANE, o. J. DeMoLLs J. P.
WILCOX, CHARLES T. CLAGGETT,
H. K CORNWELL, ]. HARRY Gun
.NINGHAM, JOHN DOLPH, o. +
EVANS, C. A HAAnGETT, J. CUR
tbs WALKER, R JOSE, LEO G.
MAY, r. ]. MURPHY, A. r. MARSH,
l. H. SKINNER and A J. CUM
MINGS.
Important work Is devolving on
the site committee, headed by our
steamboat president, D. ]. GALA
HAN, with such able aides as WILL
LIAM G. CARTER, Of Golden &
CO., JOHN L WEAVER, CHARLES
L CoRBY, and EDGAR D. SHAW.
CARTER has always bean . reti1-
ing sort Of business chap, who hated
to see his name In the newspapers
and was terribly shocked when
WHITFIELD directed him 70 have
a photograph taken for the papers.
"And then there is real class IN
having the president Of the National
Real Estate Brokers Association
looking around for Q site" said Mr..
WHITFIELD about Weaver.
~But they all fan for the City
Club" was the smiling remark Of
the president
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FRANK J. HOGAN, as clever Of
words as he is profound in law, the
other day said that latter the dy-
manic determination Of J. A. WHIT
FIELD, president Of the club, COM
bined with the explosive enthusiasm
of CHARLES W. SEMMES, chair
man of the membership committee,
there was bound to develop the maxi
mum horsepower Of success"
Mr.. WHITFIELD has shown re-
markable knowledge Of the abilities
of local men IN outlining programs
of action, promoting harmony, and
inspiring the workers with conf
dence and enthusiasm.
To SEMMES is given credit for
unparalleled success IN attaining
the desired membership. He, too,
picked men Of right caliber as asso-
ciates.
SEMMES wanted to go on . three
weeks trip to Salt Lake to attend
the national convention Of the Rotary
Clubs, but when Whitfield told him
he would be missed here he gave it
all up, rolled up his sleeves high and
set sail for the haven Of success.
MILTON E. ALLIES, with all his
worries as banker and street railway
man, never hesitated q minute when
called into harness. He believes the
club is possibly planned on too small
a scale, for he has q vision Of is
rapid development into a giant
brotherhood that win dissolve all
class lines and bring capital and Ia
Dor into amicable relations. he
thinks it typifes the ideals Of q new
democracy.
CHARLES F. NESBTT, vice chair
man Of the membership committee,
boosts the club in and out Of Wash
ington, as applying the doctrine Of
brotherhood and cooperation.
AS pinch hitter for CHARLIE
SEAIMES is E. L. STOCK, vice chair
man of membership. And he bats
"well," is the unanimous opinion.
]. ARTHUR FTNIGAN, the mimeo-
graph man, prepares the little Leaf
let entitled Results" which has
been daily telling the story Of prog
ress.
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By T. E. Powers

let her feel too sure Of you, as it's
only human to disregard our as
sured blessings. Wait for a few
weeks, and write her an interest
ing letter. and YOU might help
along the affair by the addition
of box of candy or a book. Girls
appreciate these things very
much.
She Has Left Her Husband
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been married eight months
and my husband and made our
home with his people, and they did
not treat me right asked him to
move, but this he declined to do, so
left him, as I was too unhappy to
stand it any longer. love him and
want him back very much Please
advise me what to do. as 1 am
heartbroken and cannot stand being
separated from him any longer.
AN UNHAPPY WIFE.
Before you return to your hus-
bands family, you must consider
the circumstances that drove you
away and make up your mind if it
will be possible for you to stand
them again. AS 1 suppose, from
the text of your letter that your
husband will not consider making
a separate home for you, and that
a reconciliation must mean that
you will return to his people. In
such case as yours, there is only
one thing to do, to make up your
mind which you can stand, your
husband with his family, or your
loneliness without him. And hav-
ing arrived at a decision, try to
stick to it. lacking about be-
tween reconciiations and separa-
tons is impossible.
What Would You De.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Where 1 go with my friends.
am welcome, and go ont with
them about twice a week. But when
we go to a dance, and 1 am .
dancer. they never introduce me to
the girls they know. Although 1
introduce them to the girls 1 know.
1 have no bad habits. l ask your
advice. DISAPPOINTED.
Perhaps these friends are jeal-
Gus of your skill as a dancer and
afraid if they introduce you to
their young women friends that
they will have no further chance
with them. Or again, the solution
of this enigma may be less fatter-
ing. In anv case. l should not
allow it to worry me, and l
should try to establish relations
with friends who treated me more
normally. :
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To-day.

Today.
Observation-Disclosures members OF the
Knights OF Columbus, to Chesapeake
Beach.
Concert-U. S. Marine Band, Logan
Park, AnacoBtia. Fourteenth street between
and w streets. 1880 TO 9 .. m
All States evening-AudItOrium of gen
eral civic center. Central High School,
Eleventh and Clifton streets northwest
Address by Senator Watson Of Indiana
Ice cream festiyRl-Trinity Parish Hall
Third and streets northwest, at 1880
p. m.
Dance-Eastern High School, Eighth
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, at
80 p. m.
Dance-ThOmson School. Twelfth and L
streets northwest, at p. m
Social dance-Central High School, EleV-
enth and Clifton streets northwest
Supper-Nordica Mandolin and Guitar
Club, Central Y. II. c. A. 1895 g street
northwest.
Picnic-First Reformed Church Sunday
School, to Great Falls.
Address-By the Rev. DR. Clovis G.
ChRppell. pastor Mt. Vernon Place M z.
Church South, before Mems Club OF that
church tonight at $3.50.
Tomorrow.
All States EYeniug-Auditorium OF
general civic center. Central High School
Eleventh and Clifton streets northwest.
Address BY Senator Hitchcock Of
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What's Doing; Where; When

Characterization Athletic Association.
Clarendon. Va.
Meeting--Committee on budget, Cham
Der of Commerce, Chamber rooms, at 4:3o
p. m.
Meeting-Membership committee, Board
Of Trade, Board Of Trade rooms, p. m.
welcome Night"-Sodiers from over
seas, Jewish Welfare rooms Eleventh and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
EntertaInment-Epiph Church. G.
street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets northwest.
Social evening-War Camp Community
Service Club. 14Os Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
Social Club Dance-WiIson Normal
School Eleventh and Harvard streets
northwest, 1880 p. m.
Dance-Trinity Parish Hall, Third and
c streets northwest, at 1880 p. m.
Dance-Park View School, corner New
ton and WGrder streets northwest, p. m.
Entertainment-Lobby of Y. NJ. c. A.
hut (opposite Union StatiOn) at p. m.
Post Dance-Knights OF Columbus hut,
walter Reed Hospital, at p. m.
Community Orchestra-Eastern High
School, Eighth and Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, at 1880 p. m.
Dance--War Camp Community Service
and Government Recreation League,
Armory, Fifth and streets northwest, at
1880 .. N
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who was paying her attention, and
he came to see her while I was there,
and grew jealous of me, so she got
mad with him, sent him home, and
told him never to come to Sc her
any more. This fuss was all over
me- Now, Miss Fairfax. love this
girl, and yet 1 am several hundred
miles away from her. When 1 left,
she asked me to send her my photo
graph, with a promise that she
would send hers. 1 have written to
her several times, and she has only
answered one letter.
Do you think she will forget me
now. 1 really love her, but it is
impossible for me to go to her now.
I am not quite twenty yet, and
would feel awful il that other young
man were to cut me out. Do you
think she will be true to me?
J. NJ. B.
Iwish it were possible for me to
prophesy your fate in regard to
the young lady you became &C
quainted with under such delight
full and romantic circumstances.
But alas, haven't any Seventh
daughter" gifts worth mentioning,
and can only apply what is known
as "horse sense" to a given situa-
ton. 1t is just possible, consider
ing the young lady has written to
YOU only once since your return,
that she may have made up with
the "other young man." Don't
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The Triumph of an Idea and of
Dynamic Personalities
By BILL PRICE.

The City Club has become pronounced success because
the real leaders of Washington recognized in it just the
medium to unite and transmit the coordnated thought and
impulses of this community.
Sometimes, though, magnificent ideas lag when the
force of personalities is not behind them And this case
there happy combination of dynamic perseverance
and determination in the who promoted the movement
that refused to even think Of obstacles
How splenddly unsefsh the work, too No striving fOg
the meight; chickering's, little jealousies every man
and every thought concentrated converting idea nto
reality. The spirit continued throughout the future
years of this institution when will be waiting for long
good for Washington unlimited pleasure and satisfaction to
those in authority those who pvates stand behind the
civic guns
Just eight weeks ago the decision was reached to
organize this club and build splendid home for it. Start
ing with the old Commercial Clubs membership of 2S as
nucleus the limit of 15O0 is almost reached; but this
relatively unmportant compared to the inspiration that will
propel for the general good of this city
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HEARD AND SEEN

Two stanch friends Of Heard
and Seen send in postal cards.
]. RAY ADAMS went out to
Toledo to see the big fight He was
entertained by Mayor Schrieber's
secretary, Dewitt FISHER, who
"automobiled" him to all points and
introduced him to the fighters.
HAROLD P. STODDARD writes
a card from ANTRIM, N. h, and
the waters from Lake Gregg Ger
tainly look inviting.
MAJOR PULLMAN, seeing q com
plant in these columns that men are
being turned down as applicants for
policemen because they are a few
pounds below weight requirements,
remarked: Nothing in these re-
ports. Come with me and I'll show
you men 1 am now taking on who
are below weight" and he presented
some fine looking fellows he is add
ing to the force, ranging in size
from chaps as big as Jack Dempsey
to men below the usual requirements
of height and weight
"But / do insist on seeing each
man we take on and looking him
over carefully" the chief added Il
want to see a good face as well as
sufficient bulk, and l want tntelli-
genCe"
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Hawaiian Prince As Golfer.

BILL BRIGHAM, Of the Boston
Transcript, framed up a golf four
some Sunday morning which in
cIuded, besides himself, the Ha-
waiian delegate for many years in
Congress and ED. STEWART, Chief
Clerk of the Department OF Justice.
This statesman of Hawaii is J.
KUHIO KALANIANAOLE, better
known as PRINCE CUPID" a real
democrat He was a cousin Of the
late Queen Lilioukalani.
After the game they all weighed In,
much after the fashion of pugilists.
About BILL and ED. there is not
much to say that is unusual. Prince
Cupid stood feet s inches in his
shoes and weighed 21S pounds, in
Guiding a very beautiful silk shirt
with attractive lavender stripes
CORPLL NEWELL B. DAVIS, of
Walter Reed General Hospital, is the
author of a pretty poem on Mother,
whose heroism in the war should be
carved on tablets of fame along with
the sons she sent away and cheered
by letters while they suffered hard
ships and perrin
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HOT After the W. K ana =
This street car situation IN Wash
ingtOn viii not down and is Sp-
Parsntly giving more concern 10 the
people than any other local subject,
Judging by communications to this
column.
Here's PETER L. WHITING, who
calls the ". R and E. the Original
GIMME GANG" who he svows
never give anything in service" BE
declares that the public would Be
willing to listen to the appeals Of
the company If it IN turn would "do
q little something" for the public.
JOHN ANSCHUTZ writes that It
formerly cost three people travelling
from his neighborhood, III Newton
street, to Glen Echo, 55 cents. "NOW
It costs 78 cents, an increase Of near
ly AZ per cent. Yet the company Is
hollering again" he says.
ABSOLUTE estimates that q man
who pays 5 cents fare and 2 cents
transfer is now paying the company
90 per cent more than he did when
tickets were six-for-a-quarter.
J. c. G. writes that Saturday last
q friend and himself returning from
Cabin John Bridge had to pay Is
cents each to get to Lincoln Park.
R L WALTERS, Of Congress
Heights, has had unsatisfactory ex-
penences in paying two transfers 10
get to his destination because start
ers changed the destination Of cars.
IF we had the vote in the District,
as The Times states" writes Mr..
WALTERS, I'VE believe we could
bring about better car service"
A clever paragraph writer who
never misses Heard and Seen con-
tributes these few:
Every day is Driday from now on.
Congress Is pledged to economy
but refused to save daylight and
booze.
The District Government is to re-
move ashes hereafter. Same old
game. Private enterprise sells thO
coal and gets the gravy. The munie-
ipality cleans up the litter.
CHARLES F. LENNON, Of Chevy
Chase, Nd, thinks that if Booze
hounds" Of the police force are to
continue seizure and search they
ought to be equipped with stomach
pumps as part OF their parapher-
MALTA. "From him that hath not shall
be taken even that which he SEEM
eth to have, the writer regards IS .
new injunetioR
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08

Montgomery. November 7-(SpeciaL)-
The Dunning -Holcombe custer proceed
ings got into the Alabama supreme
court on Thursday when Godfrey B.
Dunning of Mobile filed an appeal from
the decision of the probate judge OF
Mobile county, claiming that the Judge
erred in disregarding evidence present.
ed at the hearing several months ago.
Mr.. Dunning is seeking to Gust Sheriff
w. H. Holcombe, Jr., from his office,
alleging that he spent more than the
amount allowed under state law, that
he did not file a statement of his ex-
pense account within the time speci-
fled and that names of persons asso-
ciated with him in soliciting campaign
funds were not placed on file.
At the first hearing the probate
Judge found for the sheriff, and ruled
that the contestant was not a quail
fled elector, and therefore could not
bring the custer proceedings. From
the probate judges decision Mr.. Dun
ming appeals. He sets up the claim
that he is a qualified elector and that
such is shown on the poll list of his
ward.
The original petition, which asks that
the Mobile sheriff be declared dis
qualified, contains nine counts setting
out allegations that Sheriff Holcombe
spent more than s1120, as specified by
state law, that he failed to file proper
information with the probate judge
etc. 1t is probable the case will be de-
cided next week when first division
cases are taken up.
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INDUSTRIES CLOSED

MONTGOMERY, November 7.-(Special.)-
Cotton gins and other industries at
Falkville. 20 miles north of Birming-
ham, have been forced to close down
because of having no coal. according
to long distance message to Atticus
Mullen, secretary of the Alabama pub
lie service commission, on Thursday
The town is without domestic and
steam coal. due to the strike of union
coal miners in Alabama The indus
tries closed late Wednesday and until
relief comes will be unable to oper-
ate.
Falkville is the third city in the
state to report to the commission
either a shortage of fuel or a small
supply. Florence will be without coal
this week and Albertville has been
without the fuel two days, the water
and light plant having suspended OPP
eraticn.
Efforts are being made to have the
railroads ship coal to the three cities.
Reports from dozens of towns are ex-
pected to show scarcity of coal If the
strike continues the rest of the week
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08
NEW FIRMS FORMED

Montgomery. November 7.-(Special)-
More than $500 of new capital came
into the state when two concerns filed
incorporation papers with the secre-
tary of state on Thursday. Another
concern. the Cedar Point Sea Food
company of Mobile. increased capital
stock from $4,000 70 $4,000.
The Motor Supply company of Alex
ander City, with authorized stock of
$3.50 of which $3.50 is paid in, filed
papers, The incorporators are T. C.
Russell N. S. Walker. W. F. Walker
and others. The company will deal in
all kinds of real and personal prop
erty. including automobiles
Another concern to file papers was
the White Mercantile company of
Northport. Tuscaloosa county. 1t has
authorized stock of s13,500. with $500
paid in. W. W. White. Minnie Lee
White. l. A. White and Mabel White
are the incorporators. The company
will engage in the general mercantile
business.
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HARTSELLE WOMAN
INSTANTLY KILLED
BY ACCIDENTAL SHOT

Hartselle, November 7-(Special)
Mrs. D. w. Ward. wife of Rev. D. w.
Ward, was shot and almost instantly
killed at GAS Friday morning when
small rifle she was carrying in her
hand was accidentally fired by the
hammer catching on door through
which she was passing. No one was
in the room at the time and Coroner
Walter Chenault of Decatur arrived
at IL o'clock and impaneled a jury
which gave a verdict of accidental
death.
The entire town was plunged into
gloom when the news of the tragedy
was flashed from house to house, and
1T became the sad duty of friends to
convey the news to the aged husband,
who was in attendance at the session
of the north Alabama conference now
in Birmingham.
at the conference, and M. Patillo of
Hartselle, accompanied him home Fri
day afternoon.
1t seems that Seth and Sydney Ward,
twin sons of Rev. Ward, who are about
10 years OF age, had been target shoot
ing with the gun earlier in the morn
ing and Mrs. Ward, who is their step
mother, but who had reared the little
fellows from early childhood feared
they would come to grief with the gun
ana had begged them to put it up. Seth
mad placed the rifle on a small wash
stand and leaned it against the door
racing and in passing by on her way to
a rar room, Mrs. Ward took it in her
right hand. The door through which
she mad to pass had a dresser lust
oehind 1t which would not admit Of
opening more than Is inches. and
caused her passage through it to be
pl, and the gun was fired, the
pie. The funeral will be heId Sat,'r
Jay at p M. at the Methodist church.
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CULLMAN

Cullman, November 7.-(Sneci.I, r,.
probate clerk has issued s55 ,utor,ob;,o
LICENSEES for the people of the county.
rom the amount paid for these licenses
the state will get the approximate SIM,
OF 1882, which will be used in highway
Improvement 1t is not known how
inucn the towns of Cullman, Hanceville
and Holly Pond will derive from these
licenses.
Robert Elrod, one of the countv,s I..d-
ing citizens from Baileytown- was brriaa
there today. Mr.. Elrod was found dead
IN bed here early Wednesday morning.
at the home Of his brother-in-law. Mil
lard Ford. Mr.. Elrod and his little son
had Just returned from Birmingham
where he had been to purchase some
machinery, when he returned to Gull
man late Tuesday afternoon and find
ing MS car out of order, remained in
town for the night. The little Elrod boy
came down to breakfast early Wednes-
Gay, but his father did not appear Mr..
roru went up to see about him and
found that he had just died, his body
oelng still warm. physician was called
and stated that he had died of conges-
| NAS biaiiis NIL F4lTOQ is survived
| by his wife and several children. He
was one of the best known planters in
the county.
The women of the First Christian
church here have begun work in earnest
| on their pledge of $1,000 for the new
church building soon to be erected
Last week they raised the sum of sl72
on bazaar and will later give a fish
dinner The church will be one of the
| handsomest in the state and will be
erected on Third street across from the
| residence of ]. r. Griffin.
Henry Fortner, son of Mrs. M. E.
fortner, returned home Tuesday after
battles and won the Croix de Guerre and
| a number of other honers. He was
wounded once. He will spend one month
at home before going to Camp Taylor
where he will be honorably discharged
| in February.
Jim Entrekin, a we'll known citizen
\ or the Berlin neighborhood, came near
\ losing his life in an accident, which oc-
Cured in gin near his home Friday
Mr.. EntreSin walked too near the ma
chinery and his clothing was caught by
a shaft hook. He was whirled around
with great velocity, his head striking a
Sill ana 1racturlng his skull clear across
| the base of the brain. He was ter
ribly bruised and had many minor hurts
| Drs. Hays and Herrin were called and
| they found the man in most dam
gerous condition. Word has been re-
ceived from the injured man, who still
| lives considerable amount of blood
was drawn from the spinal column He
seems to possess "a wonderful vitality
which will tend to save him from death.
although hopes for his recovery are
rather slim.
| L. w. johnson, county demonstration
agent, is interesting the farmers of the
county in carload shipments Of hogs
Many of them have hogs for sale and
a car will be made up soon here for
shipment.