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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-03-15
unres, IN France

There Is very great unrest la France
many commodities are very scarce
Nearly every family has lost al least
oae relative, much property has been
destroyed. and the outlook for future
taxes is very gloomy Then too. there
IL growing belief In Germany's In.
sincerity aud some there who profess
to believe that renewal OF hostIlities
Is distant but few months Some Of
the newspapers aud "NOs Populi''
writer's have much to- say on that
score Butter costs nearly g. pound
Good COW meat costs nearly a dollar
d pound Have seen plenty Of horse
meat In the markets. but haven't haen
sufficiently interested to ask the price.
You might he Interested In knowing
about how | am writing this letter |
started II In the afternoon when the
sun was shining IN Al the window
thought that between the sun and the
toy radiator In my room | could keep
my hands warm enough TO write. but
had To give il up ! walked around a
while and got warm and am tackling
II again with candle to help out the
puny electric bulb Also am wearing
oycrcoat and muller.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-03-15
Hotels Not So

Soteis MOI So
From the French point OF view this
IS a fine hotel. yet tbs hotels In Gin.
ton. Jackson and Slaughter offer more
In the way of cemfort and for less
money This hotel. in pre- war times,
would have been classified along about
With our two-dollar a.day hotels, with
the advantage resting with the latter
on account of this ehaafage central
not working Ia the winter time The
meals are as good az enc could expect
N a aartorn country The Continen-
tai breakfast Is stereotyped coffee or
chocolate. butter aud rolls (liaye had
no biscuits since left home Lunch
and dinner are pretty good They are
served IN courses and take a long time
In the serving and consuming. Two
hours generally are allowed for lunch
Dinner lasts az long ne one cares To
buy wine
The French cannot understand Why
the Americans do not drink more wine.
After about the third time | had order,
ed water here at the hotel the waitress
brought il with a great flourish and
announced "Pinand Americana" and
nov the bringing of Monsieur's "Plnaud
Amerieaine" is one Of the ceremonies
~ nay lunches and dinners,
The Liquor Mems Mistake
Speaking OF wine causes me TO make
a fes observations In the matter Of
the liquor traffic which may interest
some since the topic is creating much
comment at home just now have
never been q champion of the saloon
aud have been fully eognlzant of many
Of the mistakes made BY the liquor
Interests Their reforms ~ called
have only been offered when conditions
surrounding the traffic had become In.
tolerahie and an outraged public was
about to lHflict more severe ones After
three months In France, | am of the
opinion that bad the liquor question
been handled at home at here there
would never have been an agitation
for dry America. In France 4, In con
tidered quite the proper thing 10 drink
the Hight wines and beers Of the eoun.
tr} aud II is eongldeged quite impro.
per to imbibe too freely. French cafes
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
An Avenue of Trees to Commem-
crate WaShingtOn'S Heroes
BY EARL GOODWIN. .

Being thorough tree worshiper, hereby give my
hand and heart to the project of planting Of
trees in commemoration of the soldiers and sailors from the
city of Washington who died for their country in the world
war
living breathing beautiful memorial this would be.
Each tree could represent individual hero 1t would be
monument lasting than bronze because the tree
died. loving hands could plant younger tree in place Of
the old one.
Whenever look upon a shaft of marble granite
commemorating event date a thing,
are filed with very proper feeling of guidebOOk
ence for whatever the shaft commentaries. Sometimes
when look upon bronze stone ees of heroes de-
parted statesmen have feelings mingled between
of for the dead past and Of horror
at the sight of the things arsts pepetrate to rep
resent the human form divine Fat and puffy statesmen
done In bronze should not perpetuate the memories Of
American ideals Anyone who has visited stauary hall In
the Capitol will bear out in this.
But who is there who has not felt the deepest
when standing before historic treef Who is not more
genuinely interested In the actual tree under which Wash
gon took command of the army than in the brass tablet
declaring that he slept In such and such housei tree
speaks and lives. 1t has spirit of its It MEANS
something greater than the finest writer tell
something greater than the finest metaworker fash
ion with his hands and brain.
Therefore, trust that day will plant In this
city along of its of sturdy trees each
tree commemorating the of of the men from
the National Capital.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
Today.

Today.
PIay-"My New Curate.' by GOnzaga
College Players. College Theater. NOrlh
Capitol and ] streets northwest, S:l5 p. m.
Play under direction Of Rev. J. Charles
Davey. :. J., for benefit Of wounded NaI'cT
Reed patients.
Meeting-WashinEton Chapter Of Ameri-
can Institute Of Architects. al George
Washington University, 2lOl @ street
northwest, TO discuss work OF ArchltecturA Al
Department Of University, p. IN.
IeetinR-The Vermont State Associa-
tion. College Women's Club. lb22 street
land will speak.
rector of finance, u. s. A. Willard Hotel
$50 D. m, for beneit Of wounded soldiers
at Walter Reed Hospital.
Discussion-"The American Indian" led
by Cen r. II. Pratt L. 3. A, founder OF
the Carlisle Indian ScioOl, in Symposium
at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church'
p. IN.
Addresses-Capt. T. f. Jones and Capt.
West Hamilton, before Mems Club OF ST.
Luke's p. f. Church. s p. m.
MeetinE-The Citizens Civic Association,
MusicianS' Hall. 1905 street northwest
heeting-CathedraI Heights Citizens
Association. 81. Adams Parish Hall, p.
m.
Conference-Conferees on retirement for
Civil Service, executive council room,
American Federation nf Labor building.
Ninth street and Massachusetts, avenue
northwest, p m.
MeetinE-wGshInEton state and AlGSks
Society, at Thomson School Twelfth and
L streets northwest. s .. m.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
What's Doing; Where; When

Entcrtainment-"Dad." by dramatic
club at Wilson Normal School. Eleventh
and Harvard streets northwest. y. m
Benefit ConCrrt-FOr destitute sisters Of
the Notre Dame Of Namur in Belgium, at
Trinity College. 4:30 y. m.
Meeting ng-GathOliC Womcn's War Relief.
at Catholic Womens Service Club, 24Os *
street northwest, p. IN.
Dinner-LOCal Alumni Association OF tn"
Union College, at Army and Navy Club.
80 y. IN.
Address ConErpssman G. G Dill. Of
Washington. in Liberty Hut lobby. p. IN.
Tomorrow.
Free address-Miss Hannah J. Patterson.
Of WOmen's National Defense Council, at
George Washington University chapel eN-
ercises, 2O23 q street northwest, 1915 D.
m Mrs Newton -. Baker, wife OF Secrs-
tary Of War, will sing. Public Is invited.
Debate-Ou retention Of control Of rail
roads by Federal Government, George
Washington University against Swarth-
more College, Y. VI. &. A. Assembly Hau,
sis d. m Public is invited
Lecture--Dr. Gertrude Schoepperle, at
Calvert Club. IL Dupont Circle. p. III.
Address-''Tho Secret Of Arnold Ben
nett's Success" by r. J. Gross. before
writers League, at Public Library. y. m.
AddresS-"Re Reclaiming the Deserts and
Providing Homes for Soldiers" by Dr.
Charles ]. blanchard, OF Reclamation Ser
Meeting-Geurgia State Society. Thomson
School. Twelfth and l. streets northwest, s
p. IN.
Meeting - "Appomattox- Burnside Post
night will be observed by William r.
Gushing Camp, No. 80, Sons Of Union Vet
Grams, In hall in Pythan Temple. Ninth
and l. streets northwest. p. m
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
WOMEN ARE ENTITLED TO WORK.

back to the drudgery of her five
room fiat, her husbands sulks
and niggardliness, and the dis
carded hats Of her nieces, her
heart and her spirit would un-
doubtedly perish.
For every human being is en-
titled to a few constitutional
rights. And work, and the fruits
thereof, are among them. But
why should a woman who has
been trained in a difficult and
honorable profession cast aside
the results of years Of study md
experience and do, instead, work
that is distinctly inferior and for
which neither thanks nor money
is given.
And the common-senSe answer
is, there is no reason at all. If there
were children and the mothers
presence were required in the home
that would be a different matter.
And if her husband were i'll, and
it became necessary for her to
nurse him, that, too, would be
something else.
But that a trained woman ca
pable of earning an excellent sal
ary should hide her talents in a
dishcloth and devote her gifts to
a surly partner who was not even
thankful at having his chops
broiled by a cook capable of earn
ing S125 A month is very poor
economy, to say the least.
Elevator Girl in Hours of Ease.
The present arrangement is
that the colored elevator girl, in
her hours of ease, Droils the
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
W0MAN writes

A WON A N writes me
n "Why should ] give up my
job, even though the war
is over? 1t has saved my self
respect, cured me Of a dozen
imaginary ailments and preserved
my sanity. l need the stablizing
influence of my job, even more
than do the money"
And she goes on through some
six typewriter pages, to tell me
the respectfully sordid details of
her pre-war existence. She was
married, had no children, and with
her husband lived in a five-room
fat of which, with the exception
of the washing, she did all the
work.
She had no allowance whatever,
and the money given her for
household expenses was so meager
that it required almost super
human arithmetic to make ends
meet. This work she did faith
fully, but it never interested her
particularly. Then along came the
war and a chance to go back and
do the work she had done before
marriage-stenography.
Her husband did not object and
she went back to her old firm at
hundred and twenty-five a month.
/ quote from her letter-"TO have
in nv own hands once more money
that | had earned, and that had
some Jurisdiction over-was thrill
ling. My first pay envelope knocked
about ten years off my age. l did
not souander it, but / did pay off
a few old debts that had been
haunting me night and day.
Mater DOlOrOsO In Gay Hat.
Then 1 bought a couple of
decent suits-the first new clothes
since my trousseau wore out,
eighteen years ago. My wardrobe
had Leen entirely furnished by the
cast-off garments of my two
sisters and their daughters, and
I've had to pin on their below
cred cartwheel hats the second
season and wear them, over a
face that bore the sorrows of the
Mater Doloroso-but never again"
My correspondent has renewed
her youth in congenial occupation.
And is terrified that industrial
conditions, changing with the con-
clusion Of the war, may again
drive her back to the status of an
unpaid servant, who could never
do anything quite satisfactorily
for the gentleman who got the
work of her hands gratis. Her
conscience is not quite secure
about her right to keep the job, in
as much as she would not actually
starve if she gave it up.
To which ] am going TO reply
with a quotation from the Old
Testament, "Man doth not live
by bread only" And while this
woman's body might not actu-
ally starve of hunger if she went
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems and Pitfalls of the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

her niche in life. after much blind
and fruitless cropping. will cling
to 1t as a limpet to a rock. It Is
even agreeable for an outsider to
dwell on all the rejuvenating little
enterprises that are open to her
the ticket for the concert or
theater, the new book, and a self
respecting hat, utterly unlike the
bef1owered cart wheels of the
young nieces.
COngenial Work and Self-Respeet.
However, l should not be sur
prised if she tried on one Of those
hats now, to find they were not
at all incOngruous. Congenial
work and self-respect have doubt
less worked their customary
miracle in her prematurely old face
Besides it's feeling you have to
wear some ones discarded hat,
years too young for you, that
makes the tragic misfit so appar-
ent. If you have the wherewith-
al to buy a suitable hat, doubt
less the unsuitable one will prove
becoming-and that's just how
contrary women are.
For any woman to imagine that
it is cup to her" to resign her job,
now that the war is over-because
she is not a mans pure Cuixoti-
cism. As a human being she is
entitled to her place in the sun,
the same as a man is entitled to
his. And nothing could be a more
mistaken policy than for a woman
to go about her work. with the
deprecating air of an interloper.
She is entitled to work, and draw
adequate wages for her service,
whether she happens to be married
or single.
The question is, not whether a
stenOgrapher, bookkeeper, typist
or street car conductor is a man or
Il woman, married or single, but
how capable and efficient an en-
ploye?
And if the women who entered
industry, as a war measure, are in
clined to feel they are unwelcome
guests at the party-here are a
few consOling things for them to
remember: Next year 1850, 900
women will cast votes for Presi-
dent-and their choice is more
than likely to land their candidate
in the White House.
The power of women in the 1920
Presidential election will be more
than twice as great as it was in
the election of 1916-since which
time eleven States have extended
Presidential suffrage to women
including New York.
So, really, aside from a desire
to personally abase oneself. there
is no reason at all why women
should not hold on to their jobs
and feel quite comfortably entitled
to them, thank you.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03

chops for both husband and wife.
She also does what sweeping and
dusting the fiat requires, and the
stenographer-wife pays her-by
the hour. And the gentleman
pays the butcher and calls on
high Heaven to regard his plight,
and the mad Bolshevism of his
wife, and the topsy-turvy cnndi-
ton of the world, generally
speaking!
Yet he was never happy when
his wife broilcd his chops, and
he seldom spoke to her, even to
say Good morning" And he
never offered to replace those
mocking fiowered hats Of the
debutante nieces by anything
suitable for a woman of forty.
No he took it ali as a matter OF
course, but now that these condi-
tions have passed, he groans and
sighs and talks about the Good
old days"
In the meantime, the woman
who describes herself as dead for
fifteen years" is very pleasantly
conscious of having had a resur-
rection. The people with whom
she works-old business assO-
ciates, some of them-are very
agreeable and good humored and
she enjoys immensely the atmOs-
phere Of the office. The firm is
we'll thought of and prosperous,
and very square with its employees.
The office is fairly alive with the
tingIe OF success" and yet the peO-
pie are all pleasant and courteous
and | love my work.
We hope this lady having found
The Washington times., 1919-04-03

Mike and Pat agreed to dig fifty
feet apiece in the ditch, for 81 q foot
apiece, and the fact that Pat agreed
to pay Mike 25 cents extra for every
foot Mike dug, did not alter the case
so far as the party that was having
1t dug was concerned, but Il did
alter the case so far as Pat and Nike
were concerned. IL each man had
dug fifty feet in the ditch, each man
would have received $50 from the
man that was having Il dug, but Pat
would have had to give Mike $3.50
Of his $50, and that would have left
Pat only $3.50, or Is cents q foot.
while Mike would have received
$3.50, or $1.25 a foot. But as Mike
was not allowed to earn more than
$50 according to the agreement be-
tween the two, he could not dig more
than forty feet because, forty feet at
S1.25 a foot, amounts Of $50: so Pat
had to dig three-fifths Of the ditch
while Mike dug two-fiths, In order TO
get $50, and that is what put q diff
ferent light on the subject.
Pat dug fifty feet and received $50,
while Mike was digging thirty-thres
and One-third feet. Mike received
1888 and Is cents from the boss
and $3.50 and Is cents from Pat, and
that gave each man S4I.66 and 2-3
cents. Pat dug ten more feet, for
which he received SO, Of which he
gave Mike 1856 and 2-3 cents, leaV-
ing Pat $50. his share. Mike dug
six and two-thirds more feet for
which he rereivad RS 66 and % can't,
from the boss and the $l.66 and 2-3
cents from Pat, and that gave Nike
$50 and his share.
JOHN ANSCHUTZ,
III Newton street ". ".
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
HEARD AND SEEN

solve the "stieker" for rs and give
rs poor second hand arithmetic
fellows" the benefit of his magnih-
cent knowledge? And while speak-
ing of knowledge, why doesn't our
learned friend learn TO use ratios BE-
fore handing out advice.
Also as to handing rs q second
hand arithmetic, If our dear adviser
wants to see a pretty fair bunch of
new mathematics, he can look back
in The Times Il suppose ho buys
The Times) and find my address.
III gladly let him see some good
books.
Respectfully,
A. G. MILLER.
What is that artistic (3) thing
behind the new Interior Department
Building?
HARRY WILKINS, the Hght-
ming barber, cut my hair and shaved
me in nine minutes which he says b
the worlds record. Nextl
Major Frank Leech, Medical Corps.
U. 8. Army, has been mustered out
at Fl Sill, Oklahoma. where he was
in charge Of the base hospital. at
Camp Doniphan.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
The First Movie.

THOMAS P. SHERIDAN, 516 18th
street. has made an interesting con-
tribution to the First Movie The
ater" controversy. Here's what he
has to say:
Twenty years ago this month
Will F. Thomas and 1 established
the first moving picture theater here
in the old granite building on Penna.
ave. between Third and Four-and-
a-haIf street, said building formerly
known as the Globe, in which was
published the Congressional Record
cit was called then Edison Hall, /"
and we used the second machine
made by Edison Company known as
I the "KinetoscOpe."
''The enterprise was losing one,
as people seemed superstitious OF
| the moving pictures.
| Mr. Thomas afterwards opened the
first vaudeville in Washington, on
| the roof OF the power house in
! Georgetown, and had such celebri-
ties as Jess Dandy, Truly Shattuck,
Nellie Nichols, James J. Morton and
others.
He was instrumental in bringing
Mr.. Chase, of Chase's Theater, to
Washington. and coined the word
"polite vaudeville"
! Finally before he died he estab-
lished one OF the largest apple orch
ards in Maryland, which is a monu-
ment to his memory.
Mr.. Sheridan sends me one Of the
old tickets showing his effort to edu-
cate the school children up to mo-
tfOu DictuPeS
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
Mr.. Miller OfFers a Challenge.

| wonder where this wise guy"
Bro. Mathematicus, got the brilliant
idea that ever multiplied 62l5 by
75 to get $4,000. If this chap is as
learned in mathematics as he would
have us believe, why doesn't he
The Washington times., 1919-04-03

for Washington poster in the lobby
of Keith's Theater. It is . peach.
make this q he-man's town" says
Roland.
Rev. COVE JOHNSON is the
wheel horse in q big drive coming
of pretty soon to build the Roger
Williams Memorial at 18th street
and Columbia Road. This memo
rial will rear its spire on the east
ern side Of Rock Creek and wiz
look across the broad valley to the
place where the Cathedral is being
slowly but surely brought to COM
pletion.
When finished the memorial viii
be one Of the great things OF the
country.
On the local committee in charge
are ]. J. DARLINGTON, W. w.
EVERETT, DR.. ". A. WILBUR, w.
HUNTER HAYC0CK and 7. II.
PATTERSON.
BOB ROSE dropped in to see
Bill Price and me the other day.
Come agin Bob. The Latch String
is always out.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
As no That MOON POOL.

DR.. William Joseph Showalter,
made a special trip to the Library
of Congress to see what he could
learn about the Moon Pool in the
Caroline Islands. He found nothing.
Some one in his office has a hazy
recollection that the Moon Pool Is
a figment of fiction which appeared
in a novel published some thirty or
forty years ago.
There is a theory that the moon
flew out Of a hole in the Pacific
Ocean. This is not scientific Ian
guage, know, but it is what The
Scientists mean when they clothe
their thoughts in technical verbiage.
The Navy Department did send a
eunboat to this part Of the world
some years ago to make observations
during a total eclipse Of the sun.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
AnsHer 10 the Stleker.

It's peculiar how many have
solved the impossible problem and
asked for something hard. AS sew
eral have said, the problem has been
misstated. As for those who ask
for a hard one, III say this: If they
can work that problem when It Is
correctly stated and give a line Of
reasoning for its solution other than
that of comparative analysis, I give
them lots of credit The problem 10
this: Pat and Mike dig q ditch 100
feet long for which they received
$50 each. Pat receives SIS more
per foot than does Nike. Exactly
how much does each receive per foot
and exactly how many feet does
each dig? It can be worked.
S.H, A.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03
JOHN ANSCHUTZ,
III Newton street Y. ".

VIC HEINTZ, who was so sassy
about Newt Bakers order regarding
the wearing of Sam Browne belts,
has got a Job on the Republican Ma
tional Committee. III bet he don't
dare sass Will Hayes
The Washington times., 1919-04-03

Mr.. Sheridan sends me one Of the
old tickets showing his effort to edu-
cate the school children up to mo-
ton pictures.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03

You can hear almost anything care to listen to In
Paris The latest talk is of Franco German Russian
alliance"
The theory is that France Germany Russia think that
England backed by America, is going to get much more
than her share out of the peace league.
The Washington times., 1919-04-03

What is that artistic (?) thing
behind the new Interior Department
Building?
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-13
HEATERS REDUCED

If you expect to buy heater at
any time this year, come in and let
us show you our line of heaters.
If you find something to suit you,
the price will be made absolutely
right. We are prepared to please you
both in price and style.
And we are not going to carry
these goods over until next season.
We are going to give you the chance
to save money on our goods. For
there will be no reduction on heaters
in the next year, as this years stock
is already out of the manufacturers
hands. Prices will be higher next
fall. Hence we say that we can save
you money on your heaters this
month-FEBRUARY ONLY.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-13
Over The Top With Sam

Only BEST strongest heahest stand
arss the and the strongest made
to think that those
sturdy when they return wreqre the most durable underwear
will be capable of doing and heavier work
than ever they Munsing Wear No
strong Msing All weights and shapes for all
Modestv priced at from -. % the
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1919-02-13
MALLORY HATS

for the man who wants to dress up
feel that he is hated with the dress
lest hat to be found. You will find
a nice assortment of shapes and
shades and will have little trouble
in getting a fit.
Priced at $780, $3.50, $500 and
$500.