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Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
Lodge Party
Is Held Up

Five prominent Ell Centrans on
their way to Calexico to attend an
Odd Fellows meeting were last night
the victims of a pair of bold high
waymen. Held up at the point of a
gun, the local men were searched
and relieved of $18 and a watch.
The robbery was staged at the ca
nal bridge, the highwaymen sudden
ly appearing from each side Of the
road. In the party were Undertaken
Lemon, Irwin Maupin, Wiley Null, A.
e. Dillon and Ed Royce.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
CHAMP WEDDER,
NAT GOODWIN
DIES IN n. Y.
(By Associated Press)

New York, Jan. 31.-Nat Goodwin
died today. His death was due TO
general breakdown following the
removal of his right eye several
months ago. He was 81 years Of
age at the time of his DEATH
After brief clerkship in Boston
store, Goodwin made his stage debut
as a newsboy in Law in New York"
in Boston in 1874. He had been mar
ried five times and would soon have,
taken sixth wife Miss Georgig
Gardner of Los Angeles. II
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31

"Goldie" Curtis, so named from the
sparkle in front tooth, was arrest
ed late yesterday by City Officers
Cleavel and Hill on a charge of il
legally disposing of whisky. The
arrest was made at Fourth and Com
mercial streets.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
CALL MEET FOR
STRIKE VOTE.

(Rv Associated Press'
San FranciscO-Five unions OF
the Maritime Bay District COun-
ell have called mass meeting
for Sunday to take a referendum
strike vote. A walkOut would in
volve shipyards from The Oregon
line to Santa Barbara. block
shipbuildinp and force 10000 men
out of employment. IL is feared
a strike might result in govern
ment cancellation of contracts.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
IY. BOARD IN
RATE RULING.

(Bv Associated Press'
San Francisco-The Railroad
Commission has authorized the
San Joaquin Power Company to
add Is per cent surcharge to all
bills i'm order to expend $3.OO0.-
O0O to meet a threatened power
shortage.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
w AR AGENCIES
DISCONTINUED.

(Rv Associated Press
San FranciscO-Three Califor-
MIA war agencies-the Food and
Fuel administrations and the
State Council of Defense-dis-
continued their activities today.
The dissOlving of the agencies
started with the signing of the
armistice.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
ENEDJCT NAMED
ON CONTROL BOARD.

acknowledgements Steph-
ems said today he would appoint
II. Stanley Benedict of Los An
geles to the State Board of Con-
troll to succeed Edward Dick
son, who has signified his inten-
tion of resigining to become ed
itor of the Los Angeles Express.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 31.-The House
Naval committee today approved
unanimously the administrations
three-year naval program with capi-
tai ships reduced from sixteen to
ten because of differences in the
views of experts over the value of
battle cruisers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Jan. 31.-The Peace Confer
ef,ce has so far received two replies
to it's invitation to the various Rus
sian governments for conference at
Princes Island. The government OF
North Russian formally refuses to
meet with the Bolsheviki. The Omsk
government expresses strong reserve
No official response has been re-
ceived from the Soviet government
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
BOILER WORK ERS
TO STRIKE.

(Rv Associated Press)
San FranciscO-A strike of
boilermakers in shops outside of
the shipyards will be called to-
morrow for extension of the
Macy wage award to nOn-ship-
building shops.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
j. s. MILITARY
PROGRAM IS
FORMIDABLE
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 31.-The House
Military committee may decide to
put the army on a half-million ba-
sis in determining the army's pay ap-
preparation for next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
SUPERVISOR
APPOINTED,

(By Associated Press)
acknowledgements Steph-
ems today appointed f. c. Loo
mis- of Arroyo Grande as super
visor of the Fourth district of
San Luis ObispO county.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
(By Associated Press)

Z Paris, Jan. 31.--It developed to-
dav that no American troops will be
included in the forces to be sent 70
Turkey for garrisoning purposes. =
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
MANY KILLED
IN RATTLE

(By Associated Press>
Lima. Peru-Several persons
were killed today in battle be-
tween government troops and
strikers at Laredo.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
(By Associated Press)


'-~W Washington. Jan. 31.-Senate Re-
publicans today attacked the plans
for dealing with Germanv's colonies,
occupied territoriesc and Turkey pro-
posed by President Wilson and ac-
cepted in principle by the Supreme
Council.
Senator Lodge said the proposal of
the committee that the United States
cooperate in maintaining order in
the occupied territories was "abso-
lutely unbelievable"
Senator Knox said the plan in
volved a "stupendous and prepos-
ferrous undertaking.
Senator Johnson of California de-
nounced the method and declared he
would never vote for a treaty uro-
viding for the sending of American
troops to Africa or Asia.
Senators Walsh and Lewis. Demo-
Gratis, expressed doubts regarding the
accuracy of the statements in the
ditspaches. and Senator Lewis de-
clared the plan violated fundamen-
tal principle of self-determination.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
BANK HEAD
MIL | B [:
FIRST PRES.
Of OFGERMANY
Resignation of Arthur Won
Gwinner Lends Color to
RumOr That He Has PO-
litical Aspirations.
lBy Associated Pressl

Berlin, Jan. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of
the retirement of Arthur Won Gwin-
ner as managing director of the
Deutche Bank lends color to the ru-
NOR that he is expected to be elected
president of the German republic.
Advices from the west Prussian
border, where German troops were
dispatched against the Poles, report
ed that the German force assigned to
occupy Kulmsee were forced to take
the place by storm. The Poles are
said to have suffered considerable
losses, while Germany had no casu-
alties. Martial law has been pro-
claimed as Kulmsee. The Germans
report that 300 rifles were distribu-
ted among the civilians by Polish
agitators.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-01-31
(By Associa led Pressl

(By Associated Pressl
Archangel, Jan. 31.-The Bolshe-
wiki, apparently with the object Of
surrounding the Allied column or cut
ting through to isolate the column
eastward of the Divine, are concen-
trating their forces between the Vol
ogda railway and the line of the Va
ga river.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Electric Light
By EARL GOODWIN.
Ten Cent. in Washington, D. CIV. Cent. !, P...Ae.. C.

Dy EARL GOD WIN.
we are paying ten cents klowatt for our electricity
out In fasadena the city electric light plant for
the benefit OF the entire community and the HIGHEST rate
nVe cents In Washington the electric light plant p>
Vatey owned Moreover it is owned In such that the
pupc Tor years has been forced to pay rata
Tor the benefit OF street railway company The street
railway company organized for the benefit of its PROF.
the public had not paid high rates for eec
rcty there could have been no dividends on the sree
railway stock.
Pasadena, California, selling electricity to its resident
did not raise its rates during the war That is remarkable
statement In of the in commodities of every
sort.
Pasadena, selling electricity its residents has saved
its citizens nearly two million dollars since started its
electric plant That has been kept in the pockets
of Its ctzensand represents the difference between the
owned companies In year the saving amounted to
nearly quarter of a million dollars.
We are paying in this city maximum rate Of ten cen
Of this sum, two cents is set aside by court direction
until such time the court shall decide the legality
of the Public Utility Commissions order that the Potomac
Electric Power Company shall charge eight cents
That two cents kilowatt will be distributed back to
electric light with interest if the court decides the
lower rate
1t will be kept by the PEPCo if the court decides in
favor of the corporation.
Two cents klowatt doesn't seem like much in these
days. but that fund which the PEPCO is png up near
ing million dollars.
What wonderful melon the fnancers of the w r.
and system would cut if they could ONLY get hold Of
that million dollars
That would be historic occasion
While contemplating upon that mingle your thoughts
with suggestion of the happiness of the people of Pasa
dena, Ca who their electric light plant and get
electricity for five cents and don have be keeping both
eyes on their money to that else doesn't get
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
What's Doing; Where; When

~ Aeetins-Boy Scout Troops SoT and sos
Sner normal Community Center, Miner
bo1ng-Under direction knights Of Co.
!umnsa X Of e. Hut, Walter Reed HosuI-
tai, y. m
paneins-War Camp Community Service
y. m
Aestins-Song Leaders and Accompan-
lists Tor Community Singing, sls Tenth
street northwest, 1870 .. m.
Tomorrow.
weekly Luncheon-City Club cIubbops.
FaraEut Square. l2:3o .. m. Address nv
the Rev. DR.. John Britton Clark pas,or
OF the First Presbyterian Church; on .Th.
City Club and What II Means to washing
ton"
Nseting-Junior class of Coium bian Col
ege, George Washington University, Chapel
and Arts and Sciences Building, Univer-
sity, $50 y. m.
Nssting-Illinois State Girls Tub. Blu.
Triangle Recreation Center Twentieth and
p streets northwest, y. m.
\ Orchestra Rehearssl-Blue Triangle Rs
creation Center, Twentieth and u streets
northwest. D. m
Dancins-war Camp Community Csaesg
ciab No. 8, ns Tenth street northvest. 7is
%. m.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Answers to Correspondents

am sure he does not keep steady
company with any other girl. / do
likewise and he knows it and has
never shown the least bit of
jealousy. nor have 1 toward him.
Although he seldom does. it nearly
kills me IL he mentions going out
with other girls. l am of q very
Independent disposition and would
not let him know / was Jealous
unless he showed jealousy toward
me. i am deeply in love with this
young man and what I want to
know Is, do you think he loves met
II i knew he did not love me I
would never see him again for IL
seems love him more every time he
calls. l have tried several times to
lead him out on the subject, but he
always turns il on some other way.
He has never even told me he likes
me and never talks the least bit
serious. 1t cannot be because he Is
bashful. The only reason I can
give is, he is a Catholic and / am
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
The Invisible War

The war was over a year ago to-
day and what am I still doing out
here IN Walter Reed Hospital? This
will give you an idea what a broken
jaw Is and how long 1t takes to get
fixed UP.
You see it was like this: / wa.
wounded in the last battle that ended
this bloody war; yes, on November
1, 1918. l was kept in France for
four months until / was At to be sent
across, because my diet consisted OF
milk and soup. When / got across I
was sent to Cape May General Hos
pital No. II. After my being there two
months a bone graft was made on my
jaw and I was then sent to Walter
Reed Hospital, where | still am and
shall be for another six months or
more. Just because the doctor that per-
formed the last bone graft on me
made a mistake by putting piece
Of round bone instead of straight
piece Of bone, and Of course we have
to stand for all mistakes, and after
a Ave months trial living on the same
diet because mashed potatoes is the
best thing / can bite on and now an
other bone graft Is needed. which
means milk and soup three times a
day for the next four or nve months,
To tell you Just how 1T feels is i'm
possible. but II you ever suffered from
neuralgia and toothache both at the
same time, we'll that's something like
1t, and I am not the worst there is.
among jaw cases. am considered
one Of tho slight cases.
Yes the war Is over for YOU that
were interested In 1t, financially, pa-
triotically, Just to see it over with.
but for us 1t will never he oyer 40
torture of the dentist and the knowl-
edge of beef steak and not being able
to eat, 1t 10 one endless pressure. =
It's an everlasting war for us that
Is not visible to you.
SERGT. /. A. FEATHERMAN
The Washington times., 1919-11-11

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The war is over. A year ago today
an armistice was signed. And ship
after ship came sailing in bringing
division after division of our victort-
Gus soldiers; some were given a pa
rade and discharged within few days
after, and this ended it all. The war
Is over.
But did you ever read the cargo
of our ships that brought home our
victorious soldiers? II you did, no
doubt you remember, 1t reads some
thing like this. For instance the ship
Hegimenen landed in Hoboken, n. j.,
bringing $50 officers and 500 enlisted
men, most OF them Of the Seventy
seventh division. and 600 casualties.
OF course you all know what became
of tho $50 officers and 500 enlisted
men, but very few of you know what
became of the 500 casualties.
Did you ever hear Of Fort McHenry,
Walter Reed, Fox Hill, st. Louis and
many other Government hospitals
That is where they were sent to and
most OF them are still there. Those
that were fixed up and sent out were
given disability such as 20 per cent
for camoufaged nose. 10 or 20 per
cent for broken jaw, which means
SO or s6 month
Where shrapnel took two inches or
more of the jaw bone out, it was
necessary to take about five inches
of the fifth rib or the shin bone to
replace 1t. 1t may sound impossible,
but that's how it's done. In the sur
gical world it's called a bone graft
bone taken from one place Of the tody
and grated onto another part of the
same body. Wonderful work. is II
not? I'll say IL is, but a broken jaw
Is broken jaw. One can never take
wa)lop on broken jaw where a bone
graft was made without going to the
hospital for another six months rest,
SO, you see, the war made heroes
out Of us Jaw cases.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11

Having read your advice you so
graciously give in The Washington
Times, ! am going to ask for lit
tie myself.
/ am a young man of very good
habits, not bad looking, and very
courteous. I admire good people
and nice girls. and consider foolish
girls very offensive. My age is
twenty-three.
I spent five years in the United
States navy, enlisting in 1914 as an
apprentice seaman, and was dis
charged this year lieutenant,
Junior grade. 1 have met lots of
people of every description, and i
think L am pretty good judge of
human nature, but there is one
thing 1 would like to know.
l have known quite a few girls
and it seems my lot to have them
think too much of me. Please do
not misconstrue my meaning l do
not like to make this statement. l
do not want to know any girl seri-
ously because of my circumstances.
/ have nothing / could offer. ! am
working for a small salary. but
hope to do better in the future. l
would welcome the chance of get
ting married were il possible, but
as you know we have "a consider
the real things in life first. and
that is what l am trying to do.
have tried to make one girl, in
particular, see the way | do. but
1t seems almost impossible and
the consequences are hard feelings.
something I would give anything
20 avert.
What l want is ? good pal
someone / can go cut with and
treat as good pal Where and
how can you find such pal?
LIEUTENANT. J. G.
l suppose there is nothing in the
world so scarce as a good pal.
There are girls who like YOU, do
not want TO marry, but want TO go
on with their work, who complain
to me that the men won't be lust
pals" but insist on getting sentl-
mental and spelling everything.
Personally | like TO see these PAL
types marry and continue to work.
Some of the happiest relationships
| have ever known have been OF
that sort. Most girls, however,
even in this enlightened age, are
simply playing or working until
the moment when they can annex a
man and "live happily ever after"
they think. If you could see the
letters girls write TO me telling
me they care enough for some man
to marry him even on small
salary" you might come to realize
that this "one girl in particular
prefers you with little to some
other man with much. Most girls
reason that if they spend their
younger years being a pal" TO
some man, they will lose their
chance to marry that's probably the
reason you have had such hard
luck.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11

To-day.
Meeting-Southeast women's Christian
temperance Union. Trinity N. Z. Church,
Third and c streets northwest. .. m.
Lecture-By Lieut.. comdr. Lewis p.
ClephAns. Potomac River Power Squadron.
Cortnthian Yacht clu uohouse, D. m.
DAnce-Theodors Roosevelt Post. AmerI
can Legion. EIks Han. sis II street north
vest. sac p. m
heetinx-Wsst Virginia State Society
Thomson School. Twelfth and l. streets
northwest. y. m.
Meetins-Men's Club OF 81. Lukss P. z.
Church. Parish Hall, p. m
Meetins-Uniyersity Of Pennsylyania
O1b. University Club, D. m.
Lecture-By James DouxiAa Friends
Church Thirteenth and Irving streets
northwest. s .. m
heeting-WAshingt gton Camp. No. sOs,
sons ot confederais Veterans Confederats
Asmortsl Hall. l3e2 vermoni avenue
northwest D. m
Reception and Dsnee-Thamsau school
Twelfth and l. streets northwest D m
Lecture-Dy Don Carlos Ellis. Bethel
Liesrary and Historical Association, 9 D IA
Grand Rsily-Yeterzn OF For sisn SHrs
oeosrsl Civic Center. Central High School
usysnfh and Clifton streets northwest.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

l am a girl of eighteen years,
married, and have a baby Of eight
months. Since / had the baby, my
husband sights me in every way,
but loves the baby and hardly ever
speaks kind to me any more. And
IL mention going to a show and
leave the baby in care of my sis
ter he gets mad and tells me IL I
go there will be trouble. al
ways ask him to take me out, but
he always refuses me with some
cross answer. Please advise me
what Is best. as 1t most breaks my
heart to stay in so closely and
never go out at my age. Do you
think he is right, or should / Just
go. anyway, no matter what he
says? l can't see any reason in
him this way. B. C.
Everyone needs change and rec
reation and if your husband
isn't reasonable, you must exercise
your own right to happiness.
Can't you make him see that you
and he ought to continue to be
chums even though the baby has
arrived and that you'll be just that
much better and more patient a
mother by being able to get out
and away from your baby occas-
ionally? Make sure however that
you are not just little sensitive
about the attention the baby gets.
One of the loveliest women / ever
knew said that her first jealous
pang came after her baby boy was
born. Like yourself, she was mar
ried at sixteen and a mother at
seventeen. Until the baby came
she was first. After that she
thought she was second, but after
awhile that little hurt passed and
everything was all right again.
| do wish girls wouldn't rush into
marriage at such an early age be-
cause they are always sure to re-
gret gay times when they are tied
down to domestic responsibilities
at too early an age. Try coaxing
your husband into taking you out
once or twice a week and if he
won't, just go anyway, otherwise
you will be i'll and your baby will
suffer as a result.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
The Young Man MAY Not
Know His Own Mind.
EAR MISS FAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAlRFAA:
have been a constant reader Of
your column for some time and
now turn to you for advice. / am
twenty years of age. considered
pretty and attractive. 1 have been
keeping company for the past ten
months with a very fine young man
five years my SENIOR, seeing HIM
three nights a week. He has al
ways shown me- the utmost respect
and he takes me around and gives
me fine times. We get along fine,
have never had a quarrel as long
As we have gone together. He goes
out with other girls in q crowd, but
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
HE ARD A ND SEEN

that two bids of fifty dollars .
month" had been received; and the
other one claimed that two bids
Of forty dollars a month" had been
received. Lack of teamwork there 7,
Evidently that single room apart
ment is attracting business.
FRANK FISHER and jim
FISHER were out cider hunting
Sunday.
So also Mr.. and Mrs. WILLIAM;
SR0UFE.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11

II you are one OF those FORUM
ate mortals who gets a new suit
every year, and are about Eve feet
two or three and weigh something
Ike ITO pounds. that old suit win
be a godsend to a fine young man
just out of the Navy. He has q
job but needs something beside
a dinky little cap and ocean
going trousers. Slip the good
word quickly to Mrs. Covell, at
Trinity House, Third and G
streets northwest She has the
young man In tow.
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Mr.. Stoddard Is An Observant
Young Man.

Sycamores in Lexington Place.
Funny how they invariably plant
big, ungainly trees in short, narrow
streets" There's a house with a
brass name-plate on the door. 0c-
cupants probably have their family
portraits hung in the parlor behind
gilt frames. Don't like gilt frames:
they seem to me TO detract from a
picture. Think some of the paint
ings in the Corcoran Art Gallery
would be set off TO better advantage
behind plain, dark walnut frames.
Presume it's a matter Of coloring
and tone, though, and my suggestion
is probably a crude one. Man paint
ing his porch roof with q two-inch
brush. Necktie hanging down in
paint. Wonder why they make
four-in-hand ties so long. Some
body playing "Tell Ne" in waltz
time. Snappy one-step when il is
played right. Keys of this par
ticular piano do not appear TO be on
intimate terms. Too bad circum-
stance, or is it fate, forces them TO
be so near one another when il is
obvious they have so little in COM
mon. Like that word "obvious;"
use it every chance / have. Indus
trious young woman washing the
front windows of her home. II it
were not for this round of necessary
things to do, life would not be liv-
able.
HAROLD p. STODDARD,
632 ( Street Northeast
'were they big when plantedf I'd note
Why go Hungry?
A card in the window of Four
.teenth street restaurant says:
The Washington times., 1919-11-11
Beatrice Fairfax Writes of the Problems and Pitfalls the War
Especially For Washington Women

more in detail how you are stu
ated, what education or training
you have had, / will write you a
personal letter giving you what
information | can.