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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-11-27

Earl II Emmons, who during the
past summer aud fall has been stationed
as lookout on Harney Peak, was in the
city this afternoon. Mr. Emmons and
lis wife are now in Deadwood where
they will remain for several weeks
while the former gathers data for book
which he proposes to publish on the
Black Hills The season on the park is
over and he viii have time TO give to
this work. -Pioneer-Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-11-27

There is from more than one source a
request for the privilege of entering
pupils in the first grade for the second
semester. It is the wish in view OF those
requests, by the Board Of Education
that the members of such children be
made known as soon as possible. Unless
there is a sufficient number to make up
"a class worth while there would be
little use to undertake the added work.
The first grade is already crowded, and
under tue present system the grade
could not be completed in the half year
remaining. Also it would place an ad-
ded burden to the already hard working
teacher to take on pupils at this period
of the term. However, the teachers Of
our school are more than ready TO co
operate and 1t Is requested that all who
have prospective pupils for this grade
who wish them to begin after holidays,
should notify the clerk or board that it
might be ascertained if a sufficient num-
Der to make up class is to be enrolled.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1920-11-27

Joseph McNaster departed on the
Burlington Saturday evening to spend
Jhe winter with relatives and old time
friends lie viii FIRST go 10 Mexico, d
town in Kentucky where lie nui WISH
for a couple OF months With his brother
Hugh, veteran of the ciyil war, and
The only one living Of iAe i've brothers
who served through the civil war
These two brothers, Hugh and Joe,
naye not met for titty-sgyeu years, what
stories each VIII have to Tell the other,
one, OF the dangers, puyatjJus and
horrors of the civil war and the other.
IF all the dangers, priyauous and the
exciting life Of the frontier, when the
Indians were on the warpath in this
wild and unsettled country From
Kentucky Joe, accompanied 10y his
brother Hugh, will 90 to Point Pleasant
in West Virginia, back where the cot
ton, corn aud sweet potatoes grow,
where they will visit with other rela-
tiyes for few weeks, and from there
they will 20 TO FairvieW, Oklahoma
where still more relatives live. Joe
says he will be back by April lst and
will 20 strictly into the gold digging
business, His many friends here think
that it is perfectly great for him to have
this visit viii lis feog'a back in the
old home land but they will al be glad
to welcome Joe back to the home he
has always loved so well 10 the shadow
Of the pines in the Old Black Hills.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
Surely, Congress Does Not Mean
To Do This Stunt!
By BILL PRICE.

After painsakng investigation by proper committees
Of Congress- that body months ago passed legislation
making deserved increases in tie pay Of policemen and
fremen Of the District This step taken prccauton
against the disruption of the police and fire departments
then threatened because of the inability Of municipal Off
Gals employ suitable in these important departments
on the salaries offered.
The action of Congress approved by all Washing
ton and at had good effect in stopping the discomfort
prevailing among those departments Of the municipality
upon which the District much dependent for the pres
ervation of life property, law, and order
Now the House Committee Appropriations, in
the legislative, executive and judicial BILL with PROPOSE
ton that the $40 bonus which the committee to have
agreed upon next years sole of relief to Govern
ment employees, shall not apply to Washington policemen
and fremen In other words Congress is about to take
away what it only few months ago unanimously agreed
fair and right 1t is not conceivable that the plans of
the committee will prevail that Congress will withdraw
what conferred after long consideration That would be
chid's play.
In passing the bill increasing the salaries of policemen,
for instance, attempt made to deny them the
bonus that all other employees getting The salary of
Class policeman today 81 AGO. with $40 bonus; total
100 Before the increase became law, Class 1
ceved ST. 08O and $780, total 1920 This that if
the bonus denied next year the pay of Class policemen
will be only AGO year. against 81 800 before the raise
leaving only $40 increase salary Congress
unanimous in declaring entirely too small
There nothing to be gained by this sort Of thing and
the chances that if the proposed restriction does 20
through the House it will not be accepted in the Senate
which went into the fire and police situation in this city with
the greatest and showed thoughtful consideration Of
the underpaid status of the men in each force
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
Ninety-nine Per Cent of the Farm
Boys Have Come to the Cities
Who Is Going to Raise the Countrv,s Food,
Who Is Going to Raise the Countr

Professor T. 9. Atkeson, of the National Grange is
authority for the statement that only about per of
the boys that left the farms to join in its service
returned to take up again production from the soil.
Out Of hundred of these men, ninety nine have pre-
ied to stay in the cities and reap there higher for
their labor.
Hall tho men and boys who answered the call to the
eoors came from country communities They avail
able at planting time and harvest 1t upon them that
the farmer depended for the planting and the gathering
hs cropA
no seed is planted there cannot be resulting food
You cannot make bricks without straw without brick
makers and cannot reap crops without farmers and
workmen.
there the least truth In the statement that the rsa
vy Of supply and demand determine price, and If there is
plan which shall result in attracting back the farm
the workmen who In the cities, then may look
for famine prices wheat and and potatoes and all
other staples Of life that the farm will fail to yield
What is to be done? is question fundamental in its
simplicity, but astoundingly difficult to answer.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
Fairfax Writes of the Problems and Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

Times and my attention has been
drawn particularly to a letter In
today's issue signed ''Stenographer."
1 believe this young lady's COM
plant a good and q just one and
your answer ! believe Is especially
clever and covers the subject en-
tirely without hedging.
From the tone of her letter. I be-
lieve I would like to meet the young
lady. ! am quite In sympathy with
most of her remarks and although
not very deeply interested In litera,
ture read quite . good deal and
enjoy II to quite an extent
This young lady. II she Is what
she represents herself. and I have
no reason to believe otherwise. 10
the type have been looking for in
this city since my arrival One to
whom I could be q pal and should
this afterwards develop into love
must take its course.
do not dance, but do appreciate
a good time. especially ! believe
with a girl of the type mentioned.
am twenty-three years of age
and hail from Goods country
northern New York. and would ask
that II possible you place me in .
position to meet this wonderful
girl
Anything that you may do TO af-
feet q meeting II satisfactory to the
other party will be greatly appre-
A NORTHERN NEW YORKER
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Today.
A. Lyon. Young women's
,uon, 1a31 " street north

Lscture-By c, A. Lyon. Young women's
west, y. m.
BENEFIT Dance-Community Service Club,
No. g. s1s Tenth street northwest, y. m.
Dance-Under direction Of Community
Service, Marine Barracks, ouantioo, Va, y
y. IN. -,.
Service, barracks, East Potomac PARK
~ m -
Decentralization OF Community Ser
vice. Fort MyerL Va. D. m
Twentieth and u streets northwest, p m
Leoture-By Capt o. s. B-ycr, jr., Trade
Union College. 1919 New York avenue
northwest .. m
Addres---By Miss Alice o, Beall, Busi-
ness women's Council, Church Of the Cow
Meetins-csrpet Mechanics Union. No.
ss, typographical Temple, q street porth-
west, between Fourth and Firth strsstA. .
". M
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
From The Public To The Editor

only served for two years SIX months
half Of which. time was served on
board . sub-chsser In the war zone,
the North sea sim. I am glad to
have been able to serve tho country
love. am only sorry that this
country has such money srabbers and
money savers In the houses of Con-
grssa, who would stop at nothing to
gain their end The talk Of a bonus
Of dollar . day for every day in
the service seems too much. but
would any member OF Congress risk
his life for the sum Of 5000 or a little
moref think this country's duty IL
to give at least $500 to each and
every one OF the honorsbly dis
charged soldiers, sailors. and marines.
AN HONORABI.Y DISCHARGED
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

coming q confirmed ~man-hater."
She should take care that this does
not como about ~ II II . most un-
happy and unfortunate state. 1t
Is indeed unfortunate that this
young lady has no brother. Then
she would hold An entirely DIFF
ferent viewpoint Of such thingA
Can she not take her father a. an
examplef
OF course men IKE to be nattered
to q certain extent So do women
But flatter . man very much and
he will soon become sick OF It. If
no boy has shown her "the slightest
attentions" how In tho world does
she know % much about thsmf 1t
appears to me a. II she has secured
her information from someone else
who has had some bitter experiences
with men. ''Curiosity" declares
that the average boy appears to
her either utterly foolish or stuck
on himself" She has evidently
been observing boys who she
thinks arc average but who are far
below the average. / hope that
some day she win have her eyes
opened when the right one comes
along.
OF course. nsither boys nor men
stay long where they Az unoom-
Portable. criticised, o. riAicalsd
Do gtrls or Womenr
~Brownis's~ Letter - you alss
moves me to the defense Of my sax
Boys who make love- TO her soon
er or later aro either cut for
good time or are overcome by her
beauty. But this " not the true
class Of boys. BY "trus class" !
mean the best boys who have been
brought up correctly, boys OF high
character. There are boys who
could be "true pals" to her. In fact
boys Of highest character are be-
coming disguised with the senti-
mentality exhibited by most girls
and would be refreshed by the COM
panionship OF such ~ ~Brownie'
q. VA STUDENT.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am . constant reader Of your
columns In The Tfmsa am In
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

~ ths DAitss 81 The TIMES;
We all kaow that the only friend
Ne fellows have IN Congress Ia the
Hoo. r. W. Mosdeil Of Wyoming.
The gentlsman. n ! may call him
eueA, VIE made ths statement that
the sx-ssrvies men AID not want any
moro upooey than they have received
ala not know what he vas talking
about ] think ] may state and be
SaaixsA b. eli men In the service that
the som Of go ava net buy . suit Of
sivisa I think the membsrs Of Con-
Gress. who Avew their money monthly,
should hook out Tor the men who
eavsd their positions for them- Had
the Omitted States lost, their Jobs
vvould have been at an snd-then
they weulA have knsvn What the
citing Of hunGsy n
"a esr nyssif. I 49, . rse -
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What's Doing; Where; When

MeetinG-Paintcrr Union, No. 1ss. fos
John Marshall place northwest, p. m.
Meeting-waiters' Union, No. 7sl, Tis
Sixth street northwest, . n. m.
MeetinG-Grnded Teachers Union Central
High School. Eleventh and Clifton streets
northwest, p m
smoker-Phi Delta Theta Alumni club.
University Club, p. m
"Father and Son" Banauet-Certrnl
Young Mems Christian Association. 1Tfs q
street northwest, $40 y. m
Meetin9-seo1sty Tor Philosophical IN
auiry, Public Library auditorium, tiso ,.
P.rty-Hiddis Western States. Young
women's Christian Association, 1sti v
street northwest p. m
Dsnce-Blue Triangle Recreation Center.
Twontieth and n streets northwest, ., m.
Dance-Undcr suspioes Of Navy Yard
Recreation League. Ned Cree recrns . D.
m
psncs-Community ssrvscs uuN Ne. Z.
~ HssAA strssA nssthDDA - -
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

Against . "Bess ~ " a.
Dear Bin:
Notice that ~ sssn - s1vN
cate = ~BeaA-Bn Up cut. -
work on mashsrs Who make trsO,
BILE for innocent girls In WASH
sington. rain't Tight. Bill: IN
wrong. Recall your susSsstjsa
and them hasty wordA two
wrongs do not make . right I'm
agin Lynch law In all its phases.
This beat 'sm up" idea u the
sure nun little acorn to which
can be traced the limb supporting
the death moose Of many mobs.
I'm no windy-corneT Charlie;
not that I'm too decent; but the
cut Of mo jib puts the kibosh ON
any such aspiratSona Can't yoa
dope out some better scheme for
safeguarding our sisters? It's .
problem. know 1t. have .
deuced pretty wife. Seldom . day
passes that do not listen to her
stories Of 'hill-billy" heroes VIE
try to make = hit with her.
saw some interesting ine3-
dents in Chicago In connection
with drastic measures taken to
prevent 'mashing" in that city.
but I do not think their repeu-
ton would help matters in Wash
ington.
Your column IL certainly unique:
your field Nmitless: use your own
noodle and allow your readers to
do tho same and see II some more
worthy suggestion can be offered
toward the solution Of this prob
lem, jake
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

am very much In love with .
girl I am nvs years her senior.
Ny younger brother u also in love
with her. I think. Now this certain
young lady has been very nice and
friendly to both Of us. and don't
know which she likes best
I didn't want to 60 ahead and try
to take her away from my brother
because he would always appear
Jealous whenever I took her out or
paid much attention to her, 30
enlisted in the army 30 as to get
away from II all. as ! wouldn't
want to hurt my brother for any
thing in tho world. But / could
never get her out Of my mind;
have been thinking about her every
day since I left About month
after 1 left I received q nice letter
from her and we have been corr
spending since.
Now I want to know II IL would
be wrong for me to try to win her
despite my brothers feeling.
w. C
In the game Of love, as In the
game of life, it must always be
rule of "thc best man wins" IL
the girl wants your brother, she
will probably pay little attention
TO your efforts. II she wants you,
she will soon indicate the fact.
Use only the most honorable
methods. Let 1t be a fair, open
contest. That's what life Is, after
all. We are always involved in
competition and only a sorehead
would want the field left entirely
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
Takes Issue With
Miss Curiosity.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX;
A letter In your columa signed
Curiosity asks for the answer
from -soms boy or boys" concern
ing certain subjects ~Curiosity
asks why do boys take girls out
and pay attentions to them~ Tho
answer Is simple-because they like
them. 1t is nothing more than hu-
man nature.
Curiosity also states that no
boy ever paid her the slightest at
tention. This leads me to believe
that she Ia either too young to 60
with boys or that her manner 10
such that boys arc frozen" before
making any advances. Curiosity
seems to be in a fair way of be-
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
nEZ Is RIGHT.

Little drops Of drollerH
Little grains of chA6.
Help 70 keep ~ jolly
NAks ~ grin and laugh
0its q ioeal Interest,
Picked up. whers you vm.
Hslp - booOe the CoiunA-
Bsod them In, to BILL
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
THE CABLING MOVIE FAN.

went to q theater the other night.
An old bird, with one Of the fair
sex, was seated in next to the last
row center. He certainly did have
a gift of CAB. 1t was awful on other
patrons who paid their money to en-
Joy the pictures. He ought to buy
stock in q casket company, for,
judging by his talk, he was dead
'i''' ''' D JACK oBR1EN.
You CAN'T STOP TM
ON THIS SUBJECT.
I agree with .Brunstte~ that the
cop around the Mt Vernon Station,
at Ninth street Is good looking and
obliginE. He has = smile and Q
kindly word for ALL BRUNETTE
dcust know anything about he
dark aired hevamp In the south
east movie, but do know . nne-look-
ing chap In Kings drug store, Thomas
circle FRITZ NICHOISoN.
Those obliging motormen and con-
ductoys in Washington have nothing
on our boys on the Washington-Vir-
gtntA railway. we nave gOOu scTNiSo,
pleasant and efficient motormen, and
onductors including HUNT, LEE,
VIETCH. ROwELL. LOVELESS, ma
tive r. r. VS., and some Il. v. DIS.
d. X. SNYDER
Fairfax. Va
what's the matter with the hustling
bell-hops at the big hotelsf There's
HERMAN STEINER, OF FRANK
NIGHTS famous hostelry. He's a
hustling luggage-carrier and an
artist In many sports.
GoLDsTEIN.
There are three very polite. good
looking chaps In . movie on Eighth
street southeast GLADfS IL
Regarding courtesies extended by
street car conductors, please let me
commend No. 371, NJ Y. avenue line,
for special courtesies shown to
women riders Of that line.
A. s. F.
must say a good word for Motor
| nan $40. of the Mt Pleasant line. II
we only had him back on the Brook
land linei He was 80 courteous and
Jolly that Brookland people called
him Happy" BRookLAND.
| J. a. n. notes In . n.v,paper Clipping
about What happened In Cuba in q fev
| abort years. Then he Asks what ysars
s~~ sAsrt ena~.s th~~ are nod Lap rsassf~
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
FOR LONESOME KEYSTONE"

FOR LONESOME KEY6TONA
The Pennsylvania Society 10 ono Of
the veterans" In the list Of STATE %
cieties Of the Capital City. g. R
STRATTON 10 president; r. A NEISS,
secretary. Meetings at Thomson Com
munity School Center. Twelfth and
l. streetA W. G
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

Does anyone know the where
abouts Of Capt. FRANK A. DUFFY.
now running for sheriff Of Brook
land? Last seen at Tobin's store. ON
a bicycle, with q basketball. Brook
land, D. c., papers please copy.
THOMAS J. DONOVAN.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

What a Great Scientist Thought
OF Reading Good Books

vi xNSOOIAk. oVOO TWINS
reader of The Washington Times, who evidently live
up to his signature sends communication which we AZ
glad to print. He says
Editor Washington Times:
think you will like to pass on to your readers the
following paragraph by Sir John Herschel the famous
scientist and astronomer 1t speaks for itself
A READER.
Accompanying this note is the following
TASTE FOR READING
fIwere to pray for a taste which should stand
in stead under every variety of circumstances and be
of happiness and cheerfuness to through e
and shield against its ills however things might
amss and the world frown upon me- it would be taste
for reading speak of it, of course, only as worldly
advantage and not in the slightest degree suppressed
ing derogatng from the higher Office, and surer and
stronger panopy of religious principles, but as taste,
instrument and mode of pleasurable qualification.
Give man this taste and the means OF gratifying
it, and you can hardly fail Of making happy man,
unless indeed you put into his hands most perverse
selection of books You place him in contact with the
best society in every period of hstorywth the wises
the wttest-wth the tenderest, the bravest and the
purest characters that have adorned humanity You
make him denzen Of all nations-a contemporary of all
ages. The world has been created for him.
It is hardly possible but the character should take
higher and better tone from the constant habit Of
associatng in thought with class of thinkers to say
the least of it, above the average of humanity
It is morally impossible but that the manners
should take tinge of good breeding and civilization
from having constantly before ones eyes the way in
which the besbred and best informed have talked and
conducted themselves in their Intercourse with each
other.
There is gentle but perfectly irresistible coercion in
habit Of reading well directed, the whole term of
mans character and conduct which is not the less
eectua because it works insensiby, and because it is
really the last thing he dreams Of It cannot in short
be better summed up than in the words of the Latin
poet: "Emollis mores, snit esse feros" 1t civil
ICES the conduct of men, and suffers them not to remain
barbarous
splendid sentiment from truly great man.
Sir John Herschel the Of Sir William Herschel
and his of those instances in which
he outdoes the father in the line of endeavor
Added to his eminence astronomer, he grea
chemist One Of his discoveries makes modern photography
possible He lawyer Of high talent and writer o.
along other than scientific lines
His advice about reading and what to read, which ou
SENDS based experience and that is thu
most practical foundation for opinion.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
HEARD ND EN-

Capital Traction Conductor NJ
s67. 18th and Pa Ave-. g. 4, b nom
mated a. very courteous and atten-
tive to duties BY A READER.
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IN GOOD OLD NEW YOK.
oefty and Doity stro1sA ASvs fAaosy-SAraa
rhsa at, Tor . Wills. - ~ saA = ~
hold,
sta s c.'sys !: 81: s,., - - ~
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

This practice Of both husbands and
wives retaining positions in the Gov
eminent service, to the detriment OF
former service men and others, 10
largely one of avsrice. There are
hundreds OF cases where. these couples
go to their work in automobiles, have
every available part OF their homes
rented at big prices, while many IN
need OF employment are out In the
cold. Some couples go ." far as to
employ housekeepers to look after
their children In their absence.
REGULAR READER
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
DRESS OF HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

While waiting In a thcater lobby I
noticed a Central High School girl
also waiting. picked her to
pieces" She wore jazz pumps that
cost s14 a pair; italian silk stockings
worth at least -; a gold and blue
hat. worth from $40, to as; tricotine
costing e175. Is IL fair to feed n high
school kid Of sixteen meat like thatf
e. D.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

To Alice and all others, Please
leave US poor husband helpers aloha
MARRIED WORKERS.
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX,

For the past six months + have
been reading with . great deal Of
tnHsrssA yoMw aAvtas n IL daily
The Washington times., 1920-02-20

/: I wonder II the bubbles |:
: Of members Of the Womens !:
: City Club have begun to get |:
: messages that their wives |:
/: will stay at the club over |:
/: night? A E. N. !:
The Washington times., 1920-02-20
HOW DOES CLEVELAND DO TT

President Ham, OF the w. r. a n.
In his testimony before a House COM
mittee, declared that mo street rail-
way company can today do business
on q 8 cents fare
Tho Cleveland. Ohio, railway COM
pany was making so much money In
December. 1919. on IL tickets for Is
cents and I cent for transfers that. in
accordance with It's franchise, II was
obliged to reduce the price of tickets
to for % cents. This ought to ba
pretty convincing that there are COM
panies that can and do give nne serv-
ice on cents or less.
ALICE y. SMITH 4.