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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-19

W l. Bulkloy Of the Kerr Dry Goods
company has returned from = buainsse
trip 10 New yOrk Mrs. Buckley Ac-
companisd him
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lng every word fellow lei ont of his
mouth But that's impossible, OF
course.
as for tic other scheme Of going
10 that principals for dinner and
meeting some OF Rayylews leading
citizen, altcrward' Police I'd soon
cr be IN the eternal oven with a irac-
,ured Spine-plcase rive me credit
ior clothing my idea with lnocnous
language boxed 10 me mocknSly
and ,ha,s final
But what shall | wire to Mrs.
S,ockbridgc, Dicky,' asked.
That, your funeral" he rctorted
bru,quely. Tell EN- anything YOU
please. that I'm she'll shocked. and
can't speak three consecutive words
straight. or ,ha, | haven't eaten at a
civilized table in so long that the
sight Of an oyster fork sends me into
spasms--you have an inventive mnd,
my dear. exercise it
He retired behind his newspaper.
leaving me furious with anger a
wrath ! was wise enough not to show.
| know my husband well enough to
know tina, his decisions were not al
WAYS irrevocable hat also knew thai,
ANYTHING like nagging would crystal
ite hS dislike OF the project INTO
muli'h obstinacy,
Opportunity Made to Order.
Therefore was careful no, TO men
ton the affair again. and when Dicky,
after finishing bis paper. began a con-
yersa,ion which had no relation TO The
former topic, kept up my end OF IT
with no intination that anything had
occurred to disturb me. But sat ms
mental teeth baleiully as | chat'ed
and bided my time, which ielt sure
would come
/, came sooner than ] expected, al
though not in time to save me iror
the embarrassment OF declining III,
invitation OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stock
bridge. didn', make the decllnatloI
final. however, explaining TO MI
Stockbridge tina. Dicky', time was S,
filled with professional engagement,
and meetings with his old friends tina
it would be some time before he coulC
consider anything else. ! held out th'
dis,inc, hope-both in my intesviev
with my principal and the cordial'uo''
| sent to his wiic-,ha, later we woulC
be glad TO accept the fla,,ering invi
tation they had extended to us. anc
| resolved grlmly that in some manne,
! would make my promise good.
Ny opportunity. when It came, wa
like a situation, made to order.
couldn't possibly have devised one bet
! ter suited to my purpose Dicky. man
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-19

say. Tnns,ali Morris and {, T. ReSss11
make up tho team Of which Klein.
schmidt In captain.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-19
CYBriefs


.'''ofy uhTrty loan. viii leave for Tulsa
tonight whore hg VIII Hirui Ehstcr day.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-19

Henry Wilm.rlng, head ot tho secut-
tiles department NJ the Oklahoma Gas
A Electric company left Yesterday for
Enid ON "a business trip.
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twelve ROUND BOUT
WON BY ERTLE

BALTIMORE, April 10, - Johnny
Ertle Of St. Paul was given the deci-
sion las, night in II round bou,
here with Frank Balev Of Staten
Island.
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Don't put off getting reservations
Tor the May trade excursion of the
Chamber OF Commerce until all the
space is gone,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-19
FIRST MAJOR
LEAGUE CAME
PLAYED TODAY
Soldiers Attend Brooklyn
Boston Opener as Guests,

BOSTON, April - - National.
morning game
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
To-day.

Today.
Meeting-Men's Bible class Of Mount
Pleasant N. z. Church, study room OF
church, $50 2. m.
MeetinE-wemen's Allisrce 90 All Souls
Church. Fourteenth and L streets north
west, IL a. m.
MeetIng-Emery School Alumni Assceia-
tion Emery scnoo, euildins. .. m.
Neeting-Br:ghtvood Citizens Associs-
tion. Brightwood School. p. m.
Motion pietures-"Tne woman With tine
Hoe" before delegates to Popular Gey-
ernment League auditorium, Interior De-
partment building, p. m
Meeting-Credit section OF Merchants
and Manufacturers Association. conference
room OF association headquarters. Star
building. p. m.
Meeting-WashiRgton Camp, Modern
wcodmen Of America. old Masonic Temple
Ninth and streets northwest, : p. m.
Offcers will be installed.
Meeting-BaracA-Ph -Philathea Uhien Met
ropolitan Baptist Church. y. m. Con.
Ereesman Han.lin will spexk.
Reading-Iieut Leo sirnsn will read let.
ter frora father, DR. Abram Simoh. now ~
oversees duty. TO congregation OF wsshinG
ton Hebrew Temple, ,. m.
Ade.ess-Dr. Gsorss q. HsyHes bsfsn,
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
You Live in a Big City
By EARL GOODWIN.
TO Grow. Business VIII Be Good and b
Be Happy IL We Keep Our Heads.

By EARL GOODWIN
Washingtons population will remain at $4,000 for q
million. "
Secretary Baker, speaking to the House Committee
on Public Buildings and Grounds Wednesday effective
lald the ghost of pessimism concerning Washington
d. C when he begged for better housing facilities for Gov
eminent employees, and said that ONE THOUSAND AD-
OPTIONAL EMPLOYEES win be taken on by the War De
partment Immediately.
furthermore, the most competent authority Wash
ington housing conditions recently told member of The
Times family that only 1000 war workers" had left Wash
ington.
These facts indicate several things but we are chiefly
concerned right now with two of the things One is that
provision for better housing facilities must be
made and the other BIG fact is that Washington the
half class and must recognize it. make provision
for it. build for it. finance for it. advertise with that figure
in mind, talk it, live it. boost it
The Washington merchant who fails to realize the big
opportunities that from stepping out of the $4,000
class into the hafmilon class will see some outoftown
merchant come here and take his trade
The bank that believes In tightening mn the locks on
the vaults and will not lend money for the proper develop
ment will be detrment to the community; lust as much
so as ii 1t lent money crazy wildcat boom scheme
that along The attitude for merchants bankers and
home to is that they live in half million
city, that going to grow.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
What's Doing; Where; When

members OF Mu-so-LIt Club. Twelfth street
branch OF Y. M. c. A. Q .. m
Dsnee-cornell women Of washins,o,-
stoo sixteenth street northwest a N m
In celeorstion Of Founders' Day.
Address-LieutenRnt Crot-. of IN.
French High Commission, before rnemhSrs
D. m. on "Rseonst,uc,SS oSS Dupont Circle.
Meeting-oklshorna State Club. vu,o,
Normal school, Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest p. m. DANCING.
Meeting-DeIta Rho Tau Fr,,.r,,,, -
CeorFeto~n University. lie7 o street no1tS.
west, y. m.
fomorrou,
heeting-TriangIe Club Of Nsrt.r n.
sons. Department Of Agriculture, Pythis,
DLnee-Nebrsska women's wasbl,r..a
Club, western hisa school. S:ao o. m'
Address-Mtss Ruth Putnam 49,.
washington ClGssicni CIuh. GLn,t.,n Tisr
school 1905 FloriIS avenue rerth~,x,' 4
r. n y
Meeting Ass'aT Clut Ne- N,,o-,-
TensIic, ThirteSnTh and ~ .tne~s. ner,h
vesI. y. n, With adsire<sss NV 49,
Gensral liesdasra, british army, "a cen
grsssnas Crsmresa
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
From The Public To The Editor

for the crews on the City and Subur-
ban division to stop at every we'll
along that line in the State Of NARY
land for water with which to ex-
tInguish fires created by hot boxes.
The company's supply Of grease has
evidently become depleted, and IL
apparently Is making no effort to
remedy the situation. Seventy-fiye
per cent Of the cars operated in
Maryland should have been CON
agned to the scrap pile months ago,
yet the company is preposterous
enough to send the smallest wrecks
it has to Beltsville and call them
express cars. II takes anywhere
from one to two hours to make the
trip from Washington to Berwvn in
the evening, and the same is tr,e
with respect to the morning service
AT the hearing held in Washing
ton on November 90 by the Inter
state Commerce Commission in con.
nection with the increased commu-
tation rates in Maryland. Mr.. Ham
the president of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, in
formed those present that the com
pany was operating at a distinct
loss. This Is not at all surpris.
ing when It 10 taken into consider
alton that neople whose misfortun.
II 10 to be Obliged to patronizs that
company are compiled to lose al,
most so per cent Of their time an
account Of the service.
T. EARnNEP.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10

going agreeable little adventures
In order to keep such happiness?
A certain type of man and
woman may "get away" with these
venturesome acQuaintances with
out incurring any real damage.
But such people must have a great
deal Of worldly experience, an in
finite variety Of interests, and
lastly, they must understand the
technique of this sort of hazard.
Now these things are not within
the grasp of the average tax
payer" which a friend of mine de-
fines as people who ride in Ford
cars and read the Saturday Even
ing Post" The Arabian Nights
sort of dalliance Is like mushroom
gathering for the uninitiated-it
Is better left alone.
Too Young For Romance.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Some time ago I donated some
books to the American Library
Association for soldiers and sail
ors. And In one OF them my
name and address happened to be
written. So later I received a
letter from a sailor who had read
the book. He answered, and, as
] know how much our men in
uniform appreciate mail.
Now I have heard from him
again, and, from his letters. he
seems to be very nice. But now
that the war Is over i don't know
whether l ought to write him
again or not, as he may be COM
ing home any time. i am only
fourteen. but want to DO what
can TO keep our boys cheerful.
and I feel letters are one way OF
doing so. viii you kindly advise
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
TODAY'S TOPIC
CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE

me whether I should write to him
again or not. WAITING.
Fourteen is certainly very young
to begin a romantic correspond
ence and l shouldn't think of
starting such a thing for several
years to come.
Consult your mother. father, or
some one in whom you have con-
fidence about this and If they see
no objection to your answering
the young sailors letter 1t will be
proper to write. But you ought
to make it plain in writing that
you are only child and that you
are answering the letter az such.
A Dragon Landlord.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Perhaps the following problem
is out of place in your column.
but / could think of nowhere else
TO secure the advice am seeking.
Ny pal and I met two very nice,
companionable young ladies', and
have since been favored with
their company a number Of times.
They are war workers, away from
nome, anu TooHl lOSStheI. As we
are two soldiers who have re-
Gently been assigned to this city
for duty, the friendship which
has sprung up between the four
Of US Is very welcome.
Here is our problem: The man
in whose home the young war
workers board is a typical crouch.
He will not let the girls have any
company in the house at all.
Now. Miss Fairfax. the house is
not a regular boarding house. but
a private home. II II were of the
former type. we should not care
to see the young ladies there, as
II seems to be customary for an
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Chance Aequaintanees.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am a married man thirty-tVo
years OF age: have a charming
wife and darling baby five years
old. Our domestic life Is practical
ly as perfect as anyone would
wish. My official position keeps
me ''on the road about six
months OF and on each year. so
that being alone In strange places
il naturally follows that at times
l get lonesome and would welcome
company OF the proper kind.
On Christmas day I was unable
to get home, so l made my way to
one Of the large New York res
taurants. and while eating my noon
day dinner, the waiter placed a
most charming young lady at the
same table opposite me. or course,
II was only natural, under the cir
cumstances, we looked at each
other and finally got into an
agreeable conversation on miscel-
laneous topics.
An Officers Daughter.
From our conversation I learned
that the young lady was alone in
New York for a week, awaiting the
who Is an officer in our army.
and l acted accordingly. But to
come to the point. would it have
been proper for me to have in
vited her to 90 to the theater that
evening? Would 1t have been
proper for her. after my telling her
that was a married man, to have
accepted the Invitation?
Both Of Us were alone, far away
from home, and am sure the
pleasure OF each others company
would have been mutual
r. RS.
Doubtless 1t will seem to many
Of my readers extremely rigid and
narrow minded for me TO say that
1t seems just as we'll you did not
ask the charming young lady to
20 to the theater. And l am not
denying that many delightful
friendships. and even successful
marriages, have been made without
the benefit Of conventional intro
ductions.
Still there Is always an element
of risk In these haphazard &C.
quaintances. Suppose. for In
stance, you and the officer 8
daughter had had such a wonder
ful evening together that you de-
cided to repeat 1t and continued
to repeat these evenings till you
discovered that you had become
deeply attached to each other
Here would be a triangular trag-
edy, consisting OF POUR wife and
baby, the girl. and you.
Why Risk Spelling Happinessi
You have said In your letter
"our domestic life is practically aa
perfect as any one would wish. /"
Don't you think 1t is worth fere-
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
Once-Overs
Copyright. 1910 International Feature Service, Inc
CHEER UP! YOU'RE NOT DEAD YET!

Feature
YOU'RE NOT DEAD YET!
when get home from
employment imagine few will
down
You soloquy that yourself the
nothing sick wife and INDECENT children
Now that to accomplish the
You timd and earfu! to branch for
business either for employer yourself
Afraid a job for fear cannot hold it.
Nonsense-stuf and nonsense,
who himself body and SOUL to accomplishment
bound to gst tired-beastly tired at that
Those who home tired have positions either not
munerative work to keep the job.
You don't really do things and somewhere
Get plenty for COOL ha eat wholesome food
at the times, have confidence in yourself
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
What Would a One Cent Increase
i'm Car Fare Mean?
To Pay Dividends For WaterLogged Corporation Is NO
Reason For Higher Price For Rotten Service

Have you figured out what increase Of one cent In
car fare would mean families of the wage earners and
salasd employees who make up the bulk of Washington
population?
Take for instance, family of five people father,
mother grown and younger children The head
Of the family would spend two extra cents day or S15O
q year If the street fare was raised one cent.
The grown up would also on his ride to and from
work add another $3.50 the annual family tax for the
benefit Of a street company. That makes s14eo.
To this may properly be added the cost of at
least four extra trips week taken by husband, wife or
adult child for necessary shopping amusement and social
intercourse.
That would be $416 year paid to the street
company top of the present fare total Of $1876
Then the desirable Sunday trips Of the whole family to
the parks in time not be forgotten Suppose
such trips taken twice month from June to October by
family four of whose members five years of age
An extra cent added to the car fare would mean 80
cents for these trips which would bring the grand
total Of the special tax paid by the average workers family
to the street company up to $685. nearly s2o for
the year.
tidy sum- for which that family could buy ITO quarts
Of milk 200 pounds of sugar, five pairs of shoes
seventy pairs Of stockings and which it could
put IN the savings bank.
Such increase would fall most heavily the wage
earning and small saared classas whole the large fam
lily casswhich is the least able to afford nroad its
income and is the backbone Of the citys prosperity
Think Of the immense that would be raised by a
$40 tax the thousands Of families of this class alone
Then add the fare that would be contributed by
the other citizens Of Washington and to appreciate what
the grand total realized from onecent increase would
mean what it would mean through the curament of buy
ing power to the being of the citizenship in general
and Of the merchants in particular.
And the request for this increase of fares is for the pur
pose Of maintaining dividends stock that represents
nothing.
The fyecent fare charged is gross robbery, con-
zderng the service rendered. service not matched for
efficiency discomfort and danger in any other city the
country.
Can the city afford to have its purchasing power re-
duced and its volume of business impaired that public
utility using its streets may enjoy the privilege paying
dividends on water logged capitalization?
The city cannot afford it and its voeless people will
not tolerate it.
Government ownership, through purchase at actual
value will present conditions and long stand
ing abuses
The street disease has reached crisis that demands
heroic treatment and powerful remedies Congress is the
doctor and this is hurry call.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
W. L. MURPHY,
528 Bond Building.
eeor Services For Suburbanites

eoor Service For Suburbanites.
To the Dditsr Of THE TIMES:
Service On the entire system Of
the Washington Railway and Elee-
tic Company 10 in . state Of prac-
tieal collapse. Changing ears at
Eckinxton during the rush hours is
Q DAILY occurrence In both diree-
tiens on the City and Suburban line,
white ears on the Washington Inter
urban road are operated when the
cemosny feels like sending them out.
u 10 slmsst . daily necessity now
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
Beatrice Fairfax Workers
Especially y for Washington Women

audience to assemble in such
places and pass Judgment on the
merits and dement's Of the
'beaux." Each night when we get
home We go as far as the front
porch-and no farther.
AS you know, during Washing
tons rainy season a porch is not
the pleasantest place to linger.
IT has been movies. movies,
movies ever since we have been
going out together on account OF
friend crouch. Could you suggest
some means or perhaps place in
which we could enjoy a nice,
home-like, sociable evening?
Perhaps you will say, Talk to
this man. to which say "it
can't be did" because he is past
redemption. We do not care to
suggest anything out of form and
thought maybe you could help US.
TWO SOLDIERS.
The simplest plan it would seem
to me would be to move to an
other house where the landlord
or lady has heart. Not so diff
cult an operation now as it would
have been a few weeks ago when
there were so many more war
workers.
If there is some unstated reason
why this cannot be done, my ad-
vice would be to join some or
ganization like the Park View
Community Center. And while
enjoying the society of the girls
take up something interesting. I
have the word of their most hu-
name secretary that even a rea-
sonable amount of spooning is not
discouraged.
Who Can Help This Boy!
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l am a boy nfteen years OF age
attending school in Washington.
And | have two little sisters, one
eight and the other four, and I
am living with my father.
Last summer we were living In
Willow Grove, Pa, when INV
mother became suddenly deranged
in her mind and went away. We
do not know why she went away.
My father was distracted; he is a
good father to us and he never
treated my mother badly. We do
not know where my mother went,
but for some reason I think she
went to California. I would like
to know IL you could locate her
through some OF the California
newspapers.
II you cannot find her, could you
tive me some advice as to where
could go to get help in Wash
inc on? I am hoping very much
that you can help me because the
children are always crying for
her, and 1T doesn't seem, like home
when there is no mother there.
V. 4.
Any practical suggestions in re-
gard TO tracing this boys mother
will be gratefully received in this
column.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
This Line Takes the Cake.

To ths Editor Of THE TINES:
i wish to express my. appreciation
for your attack on the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, and
hope you continue to keep 1t up.
II you need any more data for
your articles, take a ride to Hyatts-
vile, Riverdale, or Berwyn, and !
am sure that you viii agree with me
that this line, above all, takes the
cake. It appears to me that the
road ignores and disregards the
public that live in the towns on this
lire, and the car service that is
furnished these people 10 intolarable.
You are in . position TO be OF
great assistance to thA victims Of
the line. 30 keep up the good work
and ] am sure you will have great
support
W. L. MURPHY.
The Washington times., 1919-01-10
HEARD AND SEEN

Il claim there is more splitting on
the sidewalk between E and G
streets on Ninth than on any other
two blocks in the city. Who viii
name a competitor?
"of course there are a lot Of auto
mobile accidents. The police don I
enforce the laws. There are more
mean regulations here and less re-
spect for them than any other place
north Of the Potomac River. That
accounts for the splitting, too. And
for the conditions on the cars-the
public service rules are not enforced.
And so II goes. IL ! could get two
bits for every time I see a man run
the risk Of IS fine, could live bet
ter than a Senator" H.w.C.
JUDSON KING, who is the chief
yeoman, or boss or something down
at the Battleship Dinner tomorrow
night, says that everything will be
in navy style, even including dash
of hard-boiled-egg discipline for the
guests. II you want to get a taste
OF sea life, be down at the dinner.
FRANK J. F. THIEL, our popular
assistant deputy treasurer of the
United States, is nursing q bruised
! leg because of the homing instinct
! Of his auto. The bus was standing
In an alley and started on by itself:
Frank tried to stop IL, failed, and got
the aforesaid bruise. Then the ma
chine kept on down the alley, turned
into a garage, broke through the
door and stopped.
H. c. HALLAM has bought himself
house on Capitol Hill.
'LIJE HANSON says that the last
car to Forest Glen Saturday night
had 1S1 passengers when il reached
Sixth and B streets northwest. May
be Lie didn't count right, but, any
how, he says it was crowded beyond
description.
THEODORE JoSLIN reports a trip
on a car from the Treasury to the
Capitol wherein one lone conductor
knocked down 25 cents in three
stops.
]. f. NOURSE wears a wonderful
smile. Why not? There's a fine new
girl at his house.
A PETITION.
We. the undersigned citizens of
the United States, domiciled in the
District of Columbia, earnestt- re-
quest that Clarence King be recalled
to resume his work as president OF
the HAM road. as under his direction
transportation conditions were not
quite as rotten as at present.
! M. A. PERRY.
FRED s. WALKER.
! H. A. GOODMAN.
That First Movie House.
/ have been awaiting to see an ex.
tract Of my letter to you in which
reference was made abort the first