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The Washington times., 1919-05-16
WHAT'S Doing; Where; When

Meeting-East Washington Community
Association, Eastern High School, s p. III.
Election of officers
Banquet-Colgate Alumni Association,
New Ebbitt Hotel. s p. IN.
MeetinG-Real Estate Brokers Associl-
ton, Board Of Trade rooms. Star Building,
y. m.
Tomorrow.
Dance-Ransas State Society. Wilson
Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard
streets northwest, $3.50 p. m.
Dance--FOr benefit of Academy Of Sacred
Heart OF Mary, 81. Dominics Hall, Sixth
and + streets southwest. $3.50 r. m.
Festival--'The NOrSke Selskap," Wash
InStnR Club. 1910 Seventeenth street north
west, p. m Supper and dancing.
Dance-By Minnesota girls employed IN
departments for Minnesota men in uni
form. Park School, Warder street and New
ton place, $3.50 p. m.
Meeting Mississippi: State Society. hail
of Washington Chapter OF the America n
Institute OF Banking. 1914 street north
west, p. m. Election OF officers.
MeetipK-WintErop College Club OF South
Carolina, home Of Mrs. Dodgers, 47l0
Georgia avenue northwest, .. m
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Pitfalls War
Especially for Washington Women

, both comfortable and attractive. \
man mot a beau will recognize
that q girl thus dressed represent
a desirable type of woman. lie. one
who thinks for herself Girls who
merely follow the styles that 9TH
ers think out for them are not
women but dolls, and may look
for doll-baby beaus.
1 happen to be strongly attract
ed to a girl of "Mary's" type, but
1 regret to say she does not al
ways allow "Mary's" principles to
guide her in social questions. In
most matters her brain rules, but
in the matter OF styles and senti-
ment she is too strongly influ
enced by the movies. If another
subject comes up for discussion
there are a number of us who
would like to express ourselves on
styles for men. YOCNGSTER.
Ought Not to Miss High School.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been wondering if it
would be to my advantage to give
up my position and go to high
school, and should like to have
your advice. am a stenographer
employed in thu War Department
under the civil service. ] have
been working since 1 was fifteen
years of age; am now twenty years
old. 1 went through the eight
grades of public school. and about
a year and a half ago took a course
in stenography and typewriting;
having been unable to attend high
school on account of financial con-
ditions at home.
l have always wanted to go to
high school. and feel that 1 have
missed a great deal in not being
able to attend. Do you think il
would be now-"after all these
years"-worth my while to give up
my position and return to high
school? 1 would appreciate your
advice greatly. C. S.
1t is such a pleasure to get a
nice sensible letter from a girl
who has such ambitions as YOU,
my dear c. S., and if it is possible
for you to afford giving up your
position and returning to high
school l almost feel like advising
you to do so. What would you
LiilIh VI Illc pldH OF continuing III
office and studying at night at the
George Washington University? A
great many of my correspondents
are. doing this with excellent re-
suits. You have my best wishes.
She Won't Make a 'EDate'' With Him.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
1 am in love with a girl who is
very we'll thought OF and is of the
same denomination as I am. have
sent her many trifles which she
has acknowledged, but she will
never make a date" with me. Now,
Miss Fairfax. il this girl likes me,
don't you think she would make a
"datc?" h. II. nc.
AS you do not state your age, nor
the young lady's, perhaps her peo-
pie regard her az too young for
dates Why do you not try to
get up a little party to so to the
movies, perhaps, and ask her
mother or some older member OF
the family to go with you, tan,
perhaps, you may have better luck.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Who'll Match This ssO9

Enclosed you will find the sum
of Thirty Dollars (SS0.00) which
was collected by myself for
smokes for the boys at St. Eliza
beth's. Naval. and Walter Reed
Hospitals from the motormen,
conductors. and other employees
at the Fourteenth and East Cap
itol street car barn of the Wash
,gton Railway and Electric
Company.
Kindly make mention of this in
The Times as soon as possible,
as ! desire to get same matched
at the other car barns.
J. c. WALSH.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
FLYING

The sirshps that trying to the ocean on
peaceful errand built during the to go across
and kill There also built aerial "torpedoplanes''
that would go eighty miles hour across the ocean and
explode dynamite bombs as desired.
This shows that hurried the development of the
flying machine as nothing else would do.
Il shows also that the maintaining Of great feet in
the air may be important for countries that want to be SAFE
Owners of large buildings on Manhattan Island may
need new kind Of insurance ''torpedopane'
dispatched from the be arranged to land and
explode the Of Broad and Wall streets in New
York OF sail farther on to explode in great inland city
A. BRISBANE.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Army Officers Who Ape English Custom

II certain officers who may be
seen daily in the Hobbies OF Capital
hotels persist in the pernicious habi.
OF "aping' tho bally Briton, the
trimness that once characterized the
army uniform bids fair to become a
thing OF tho past. The frankest
cooperating of the English uni
form is in the matter OF the army
cap.
]: seems 10 be customary for n
British officer who has seen actual
service in the theater OF war TO re-
move the wiring from his cap, Civ
ing il sloppy weather" appear
ance, n sort OF a cross between
last seasons yachting cap, and \
wilted headpiece that mas been left
overnight in the rain. A number OF
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Once-Overs
Copyrs.'. 1919. by International Feature Service
INVESTIGATE; INVEST.

Service, Inc
INVESTIGATE; INVEST.
Whenever anyone you, hold
hands deprecatngfly and them of sight
Every failure, Will
all the class and have up saving by
self -denials.
Perhaps middle dollars ahead and
thoughts OF the possible of the last OF your life make
shudder anticipation.
Well attitude all wrong the first place Fear won't
anywhere and fear will the initiative and
getting energy still possess
investments
based result of study OF conditions part
recommended else dong 1t, LED
put your and tm and failure actually invited
by your unthnking foolishness
use your help you the legitimate
offspring of has to mans stature
Get the thinkers before late
The hundred thousand for
sayfgure yourself
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

American officers are t7llaw.ug this
slouchy custom.
1t is the higher ranking officers
who seen to be giving the imitation
a sort OF official OIeh, and many %
them are West Pointers AZ that.
recently published photograph
O returned brigadier general
vs Kim violating uniform -egu-
i -o0S in two distinct Instances.
. hard private in the rear
2" - wears a pair TO leather puttces,
he - very likely to peel potatoes
for several successive sundays. Yet
ranking officers wantUnIy violate tas
once sacred uniform regulations.
Wonder why our officers cannot as
least he original If they want -
start custom?
c ARCHER
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
BOOKS

The book publishers gathered in Boston decided that
prohibition would be good thing for books because after
July 1citizens being lonesome would read more books
The individual who turns to books as an alternative
20 whskey y not apt to read much that is worth while
You observe with interest perhaps that the gathering
If the couns booksellers attracted much less attention
Than the gathering Of two prize fighters and the thugs
-Ounding them, preparing for fist fight Civilization is
atin some distance of.
On the other hand, Mr. and Mrs. George BlumenthaI
saving lost promising spend $4,000 in his memory
increasing the facilities Of great hospital in which the
treated Now intelligent people do good on earth
memory of those that gone. few years ago man
oud spend his money trying to buy future happiness for
himself We at least nearer to civilization than we
Gsed to be-
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
HEARD AND SEEN

PAUL F. GROVES, Jr., the
eighteen-year-old son of his we'll
known father, has gone to Montana.
He was formerly in the disbursing
office Of the Department of Justice
but resigned to take up this new
job with the Land Office survey.
He's found more thrills in his
new job than you can find in ten
dollars worth of movie films at ten
cents a show. One of the first
things he had to do was to change
his clothes in a thunderstorm and
climb upon a truck to hold the top
down.
Also he was snow bound in a
storm where the snow flakes were as
large as marbles. A coyote crossed
his path-which made Paul feel a
bit creepy. In the storm the young
man strayed two miles on his path,
but boy scout experience no doubt
helped him regain his line Of march.
He writes of trade rat" which
is a peculiar native of the Far West.
This rat steals things, but always
leaves something in the place Of the
object stolen. He will drop tooth
pick or a piece of leather in the
place of a stolen piece of cheese, or
something.
A friend of mine says the entire
Alexander Shepherd statue is fun
nier than the mere whiskers on the
Dupont Comedy.
And in the meantime, aren't we
overlooking those wonderful tresseS
on General Rawlins? They look
like a waterfall in bronze.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
No Work, Much Thinking
Hard Thinking Higher Wages. Some Other Things

Employers are worrying about the exodus Of foreign
labor. Worimen Of Italian and other nationaites are
leaving in great numbers taking their savings with them
And the country has law to prevent other workers
coming IN to take the places of the departed
At the time there is bread line in the city Of
New York. hundred thousand men idle and the number
Increasing constantly.
There is strike Of the garment makers. They ask for
week of forfour hours eight hours for FIVE days and
four hours Saturday, and minimum pay Of $50 week
This to be satisfactory rewriting of the old "song
Of the Shirt " hundred thousand idle men in NEW
YORK: No labor to be had nearby.
The cloak makers striking for $50 week minimum,
demanding what they have NOT had eight months work
per year This that they idle for at least four
out Of twelve months nethird of all their time.
It would seem that something in the way of organizing
and systematzng labor might be done by the employer
would be worth while to study the New Zealand methods
That great body of workers should have nothing to
do Tor three whole months of the year amazing It is
perhaps as bad might be for this reason In the
three months of ideness these workers probably DO
GREAT DEAL OF THINKING; organizing and planning.
The result puts wages higher, and when their wages
60 up that helps others.
It is curious that employers have not thought about
shat and arranged to give all year around work. which to
KEEP MEN IDLE AND THEY WILL KEEP YOU WoR- !
RIED Keep them busy and contented and you may sleep
ike Fafner
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

Any of the soldiers you sec
from overseas will tell you there
was but one place TO get dough-.
nut and cup o. coffee wite5t you
needed It and had no money.
That was from the SALVATION
ARMY, and it was nc cafeteria
affair, either. They brought it
right up to the front line
trenches. where il was needed be-
tween shots. IF yOu ever con-
tributed TO anything WORTHY,
don't let this get by VOC.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
Bank Clerks, Notice:

Bank Clerks, Notice:
After reading YOUR editorial con-
tanning Mr.. Hardy's letter on the
telephone service. l want to tell you
Of my experience one day last week.
1t does not have to do with the tele-
phone company but with bank.
At the noon hour / told the clerk
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

1.-THE other half of the army has re-
turned to America" says CHARLIE
DARR, meaning that his son Gene
is back.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

in the Blank National Bank that I
wished to buy two thrift stamps. AZ
ter going to the box in which they
are kept, he returned to the window
to inform me that the box was locked
and the clerk who usually had charge
Of the thrift stamps was out to
lunch. / wanted to buy thrift stamps
on that particular day, and, Of
course, went somewhere else where
they do not lock the thrift stamp box
at the noon hour.
Business men and banks in WASH
ington have made and are making
lots Of money, but they could make
lots more with added efficiency and
more businesslike methods.
A READER.
"You looked real nice in your good
clothes Monday night. My wife OBJ
served that he doesn't look like a
newspaper man. did not probe the
meaning Of this remark any further"
This from friend. Boost or knock
There was a time when smokers
blocked the rear platform Of street
cars. But now that there are TO
smokers the companies Just stick the
conductor and his little fare kox ous
there to prevent too rapid getting on
and off. Can you beat 'em?
OLD CROUCH.
The Pepco has been authorized TO
issue another let Of bonds for better
ments. Fire, h:e. Hope we get 'em
quicker THAI We got those new cars.
The ssrgNcn: from the Eowery
was instructinG 2 SQUAD about to re-
lieve sentries around a munition
Plant As his parting injunction he
added: "And, fellers, when youse
see a fire anywhere5 around these
here works, why. outen it; outen It"
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

CAPTAIN THOMAS BUTLER,
y. S. a, is back of a plan To change
the name OF the Panama Canal to
the Roosevelt Canal aid me=.o-ias.
ize a great President
The Washington times., 1919-05-16
STEEL

The United States Government found that there was
close agreement between all the makers of steel when
bids were asked Now the navy acquisitions fourteen thou
sand tons in order to go ahead with its work.
That is very well for the United States navy. But
what about the United States PEOPLE? They cannot
requisition steel
They learn from their Government that there trust
close arrangement, in other words CONSPIRACY to
prevent competition and continue in peace times the
profteering Of war times
The people lack houses and apartments. New build
gs needed Steel is necessary to construction It
ought to be somebody's business to give the people the
benefit of competition in steel making and in other drec
SONS Or the people should be informed that the proteer
ing of days to be continued by ignoring laws against
conspiracies in restraint of trade.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

HAROLD KNUTSCN, che Of osr
handsome young members of Con
Grc5s, says that if the District re-
liuqVishes the half-and-half plan
Congress will favor representation
in Congress from the District. Hall
our expenses are brought about be-
cause OF the National Government
plant here.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

A friend of mine says the entire
Alexander Shepherd statue is fun
nier than the mere whiskers on the
Dupont Comedy.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

And in the meantime, aren't we
overlooking those wonderful tresseS
on General Rawlins? They look
like a waterfall in bronze.
The Washington times., 1919-05-16

The Pepco has been authorized TO
issue another let Of bonds for better
ments. Fire, me. Hope we get 'em
quicker THAI we got those new cars.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06
World Red Cross =
= Plans Started.

Washington, D. c. Feb. 26-The
War CoxGcil of the American Red
Crosa authorized the following:
AT the request of President
Wilson, who is also president of
the American Red Cross, Henry
P. Davidson has agreed to rep
resent the American Red Cross
in a plan to cooperate with Red
Cross societies in the World in de-
veloping an extended program
of Red Cross activities.
By virtue of the fact that the
A. r. c., War Council ceases to
exist March /, Mr.. DavIdson's
work as chairman terminates that
day but he has agreed to remain
in Europe and devote his ehtire
time to the new project until the
world conference of Red Cross
societies shall have completed its
deliberations in conference which
| has been called to meet in Geneva
thirty days after the declaration
of peace.
In order to make as complete as
possible the cooperation OF the
American Red Cross in the de-
velopment of a new field for Rec
Cross interests, the War Council
has created an International Com
mission with Mr.. Davidson as
chairman.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06

There are still some people who
pile up and burn the cotton or
corn stalks. This is absolutely
inexcusable, as the soil badly
needs the humus and the stalks
can easily be cut into small pieces
and turned under. Of course, the
stalks should be cut and plowed
under in the winter so that they
will decay before planting time;
however, if it is impossible to
plow the land before early spring
the stalks should be cut into shor,
peices with a good stalk cutter a'
soon after the cropsis gathered az
possible. Cut up in this way
they will rot more quickly anl
can be turned under to furnish
Ihumus, the thing most needed OF
the average soil.--The Progress
Live Farmer,
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06
At School Auditorium,
FranklintOn, La,
Monday Night,
March 10th,
What The Parish
Agents Are Doing,

J. Y. Rabb, Washington Par
ish--I have impressed upon the
parish officials the necessity of
buying the agent a spraying outfit
for spraying the young orchards
Of this parish in demonstration
work. The bodies very kindly
consented. and in II short time we
hope to have the outfit and to use
it so that all who are interested
may be able to see the work and
Ito start young orchards. Since I
have been in the parish several
thousand dollars have been spent
in purchasing fruit trees which
the San Jose scale and the fruit
tree borers have Destroyed
l.. S. u. Bulletin.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06
Peace Congress Nears Agree.
ment On Big Question.

Paris, Feb. 26.-(Havas) THE
peace conference plans to reach
agreements on the more import
ant questions between March s
and March 10, Captain Andre
Tardieu, one of the French DEL
egates, told the foreign news
paper correspondents last night.
He said the conference had four
vital problems to solve-the
Franco-Oerman frontier; the
Adriatic situation; the Russian
frontier and the question of free
dom of the seas. All these
questions probably will be COM
pleted in a fortnight.
Captain Tardieu declared
France does not desire to annex
the left bank of the Rhine, but
only wants guarantees which will
prevent Germany from using it as
a base for attacking France.
The Russian question, he added,
will he considered late next
week.
The conference commission
which is inquiring into Czecho-
slovok questions today considered
the question of the frontiers of
Slovakia, according to an official
announcement.
The commission for the study
of Rumanian territorial questions
met this morning under the presi-
! dency of Andre Tardieu, chair.
man. The official announcement
saws the commission resumed the
examination of the claims of Ru-
mania and Serbia.
The financial commission OF
the conference today unaeimonsly
adopted the proposition of Louis
Klotz, the French minister o1
finance, for the formation OF 9
financial section of the League OF
Nations.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06
General News items IN Brief

The government will retain con.
troll OF the railroads until Congress
can consider a permanent pro-
gram, according to announce
ment
DR.. Lowell, head of Harvard
University, declared the recon.
mendations of the League of
| Fations, would not be binding on
member nations until formally
adopted.
President Wilson interviewed to
save from execution three soldiers
sentenced by court martial.
Congress struck illegitimate
trading and contract ecotton hard
by the adoption of the amend.
ment Of Senator Smith Of South
Carolina.
A returning traveller called
Bolshevism a starvation con-
spiracy" and said Lcnine and
rro,zky know "the game is up"
The peace conference fixed
conditions under which Belgian
claims and kindred problems will
be considered.
! President Wilson exp.aines the
proposed constitution OF the
League Of Nations to members OF
the House and Senate foreign re,
lations committees who were his
gaests at dinner.
Homer s. Cummings of Con-
necticut was elected chairman OF
the National Democratic commit.
tee.
Four of the seventeen receiving
executive clemency were asrvinl
life terms in the Louisiana stat'
penitentiary for murder.
The Southern Pine Association
formed two export organization
and elected A. L. Clark of Dallas
Tex. president.
President Wilson visited th
capitolbuilding, and his conference
with tho leaders expedited i'm
portant legislation.
A. Mitchell Palmer, alien prop
erty Custodian, was nominatet
.iisr attorEy, general to succeed
Mr., Gregory, resigned.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06
Foil,Scott Nuptials.

Vending, Ore, Feb. H.
Henry E. Foil and Hattie N.
Scott were married in Eugene on
Friday, February IA, 1919. Mr..
and Mrs. Foil came for a short
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Peterson before leaving for their
future home in Aberdeen, WASH,
where Mr.. Foil will be employed.
Mr.. Foil was stationed in Wend-
ling last fall with the 99th
squadron.
The groom in the above record.
ed marriage is the youngest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Foil o1
Richardson aud left here in July
1918 for service in the spruce
squadron. He belongs to one o.
the fine old pioneer families O
Washington Parish which has
representatives in all Of the in
dustries and trades Of this section
all making good and the whole o
Them, with numerous friends be-
ssdes, join in hearty congratula'
tons and good wishes for th'
young people, hoping the new
partnership will thrive in the ia
west but that it may never los
connection with the old home il
the sunny south.
A Family Friend.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06
NUMBER ~.

Police graft and brutality were
scored in trial report Of the Or
leans parish grand jury.
The British industrial con-
ference gave stern warning to the
government that its demands
must be needed.
The new state of Jugoslava was
said to have mobilized its forces
in readiness for war with Italy.
Louisiana's quota for levee i'm
provements on the Mississippi
river have been completed and
with an increased labor supply
rapid progress in predicted for
this year.
The peace conference took up
the question of disarmament Of
Germany, baolng its proceedings
upon reports by military experts.
By depriving Germany of her
great coal and iron fields, the
world map-makers will deprive
her of power to renew the war, it
was reported.
| A Republican filibuster killed
the chances Of passage of many
important bills in both houses of
Congress.
4, Russian patriots warned Wash
ington that if their country were
cast adrift the action might mean
German domination of the world.
Official announcement was re-
ceived here that men leaving the
military or naval service will get
a $50 bonus.
The council Of the great powers
began consideration of financial
and economic problems.
The general commanding the
troops guarding the German
Assembly at Weimar was beaten
and robbed by a mob.
The Victory Loan bill and
other measures caused the Senate
, to continue in session we'll into
Sunday with partisan feeling
running high.
L. E Thomas and T. H. Mill.
: ing CT the State Board Of Affairs
! will begin a tour to explain the
new taxation systems, it was
announced.
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06
THE ST. CLAIRE SISTERS.

The st. Claire Sisters, ladies' quar-.
tet, give a varied program, which
combines orchestral, vocal and special
novelty features. Audiences which
have heard the Military Girls or the
American Girls will find the same
brightness and sparkle which makes
these two companies so we'll remem-
bered. The st. Claire Sisters have al
ready appeared On one of the Redpath
Chautauqua circuits with decided sue
cess. The personnel of this company
is as follows: Ella st. Claire, soprano,
The Era-leader., 1919-03-06
Better Vaccinate Now
IfCharbOn Troubles

Where charbon has once existed
among animals, the owner should
not allow the first of March to pass
without having the animals given
the first dose of a double dose
vaccine, advises DR. W. H.
Dalrymple of the Louisiana State
University. 1t requires about
one month from the first objection
for the animals to become pro-
tected. Charbon rarely breaks
out previously to April |.