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The Washington times., 1920-01-26

kitchen is made modern FIRST, and
but for those who rent II Is different.
Many women who do their own work
have their health more impaired from
trying to keep walls clean and scrub
hing painted woodwork and floors
after cleaning ashes from latrobes
In rooms that should be installed in
cellars, than they do at the work
done at low sinks, at short intervals.
three times n day.
There are rooms throughout this
city with the same wall paper on the
walls In houses where the epidemic
OF "hu" caused death sometimes to
more than one member of the house,
hold. Tenants would have had these
rooms papered at their own expense.
but were facing an Increase in rent
or an order to vacate because the
property was to be sold, conseuuently
the conditions have grown worse. As
II is nearly time to paint up, clean
up" why not give the landlords a
chance to start the health crusade
and renovate every piece OF their
property where the rent has been in
creased. An inspector from the rent
commission can submit n report as to
what In needed in each case, give six
ty days to have II complied with or
put the rent to Its original price. The
war is over. mechanics of all kinds
have returned, and this would give
many employment, thereby being n
lource of satisfaction TO all concerned
"A TIMES READER
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Beatrice Problems Pitfalls Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

temperamcnts are, or whether or
not we have any.
I never see him now, and whilo
he is flying around the country, I
am living with a crowd of memories
that / can't get away from. / want
to forget him, because I know II
Is all / can do, but how can ! go
about 1t? With every passing lieu
tenant giving me palpitation Of the
heart and certain very popular
songs making me recall what I
want to forget, l am having an ex-
citing time HOPELESS.
Like most of us, you are making
the greater portion of your own
misery. Consider the situation for
a moment You say you went out
with this young man twice and you
describe a statement on his part
which would have piqued the pride
Of almost anyone. Now, both you
and I know that you can't get q
hopeless" crush on anyone In two
meetings, especially When that one
had so uneQuivocally voiced his
lack Of interest in you. Get in
terested in some other lieutenant
who will appreciate you and then
your "palpitations" will be worth
while.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
ro the Editor Of THE TINES:

, After reading your editorial In
last nights issue of The Times, in ref
erence to raising the height of sinks
would say that the approximate
cost of material and labor would aver
age about fifteen dollars per sink.
You evidently have been misinformed
AZ to the time involved.
g. Have had thirty years experience
at the plumbing business, and would
suggest that no one but licensed
plumber do this work, as leaky joints
and sewer gas are liable to result
from an amateur plumber, and are n
menace to health.
The standard height of a sink has
Scen thirty inches from the floor to
the top of the rim, and understood by
all plumbers; however, at the sug-
eestion of owners and all people, the
plumber can rough in work to finish
thirty four inches In height.
Trust this will be of some beneflt
70 your readers S. SIMMONS.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Answers to Correspondents

French heels are not necessary to
stylishness, and they are not an
asset to good health. They sway
the body forward on the toes which
results in an incorrect standing
posture. Extremely low heels need
not be worn as the Cuban heel Is
not so low as to be uncomfortable,
nor SO high as to produce that pc
culiar slouching position and In ad-
dition they are very stylish. Thin
georgette waists are entirely unsp-
propriate for school and are det-:-
mental to health during these cold
days. / would be very glad tf
ban was put on these things as 1
think 1t would be more likely that
the majority OF girls would favor
1t. In my opinion girls are some-
what like sheep. They huddle tc-
gether and walt for someone else TO
take the lead. No girl likes to dress
simply and sensibly while all fer
friends are dressed in the height OF
sN!on. / do not mean that girl
should be dowdy to be sensibly
dressed. But IL all the girls MAKE
up their minds to alter their form
of dress at school, there would be
better grades made and what is
far better tho future womanhood
of the nation would be sweeter anu
simpler and approaching more or
the modest character OF our grand
EASTERNITE
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Is This the Iowa Georgetown
Wanted to Meet Again7

DEAR MISS FAlRtAh:
A few days ago-I left n pair OF
shoes at a small shoe maker shop
to be mended. Yesterday l went
after them and the shoemaker gave
them to me wrapped in an old
newspaper which turned out to be
the part OF The Times In whish
your columns are printed. Glancing
at the paper I saw a heading which
has interested and which I believe
might concern me. 1t read George
town Wants To Meet Iowa Again
There was nothing but the heading
left, the rest of the column was
torn off. Now l have been an oil.
most constant reader OF your col
umns and | don't know how ever
missed seeing Georgetown's letter.
so Being an Iowain I'm terribly
anxious to sec what followed the
heading already mentioned. and n II
Is possible 1 hope to see George
towns letter printed In your col
umns again. INTERESTED.
The letter under that heading
vas very brief. II told of q young
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

Snow, Ice and Lush
To Remain on
Streets
By BILL PRICE.

HUGH BAILLIE, manager Of the
Washington office of the United
Press, and others who are compars-
lively new residents Of Washington,
have expressed to The Times great
surprise that snow, ice and slush
are not cleaned from the streets of
this city. In New York and other
cities they have lived in no such con-
dition as prevails here is allowed
to continue.
Washington is governed by a
Congress which is more concerned
about national than local affairs.
That body makes appropriation for
cleaning our streets covering q
whole year, and the sum is cut 10
the lowest possible point IL this
appropriation were drawn upon for
cleaning the present accumulation
of ice from the streets Of Washing
ton 1t would be exhausted before the
work could be finished and there
would be no money for street clean
ing until Congress got ready to au-
thorize it. The situation more than
a year ago is not yet forgotten. The
appropriation became practically
exhausted and for two or three
months the streets Of Washington
were in a deplorable condition. in
sanitary and dangerous to the health
of the community.
The best that the street cleaning
department can do here now Is to
spend reasonable sums of money in
removinss the ice from portions Of
streets and permit drainage. Con-
gress sees the condition here and
could provide money for betterment
if it desired.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

terchangeable sinks-no expense
or muss of plumbing service
no more trouble in adjusting and
changing than lifting one dish from
another-of course she should choose
the lightest to be found; should one
be not quite high enough, she could
have three adjustments by buying
two sinks. These would not cost
more than half, rather than having
the low one raised, with it's conse-
quent muss and liability of soon be-
ing out Of order. and only n stat on
ary Improvement with no change
from one to another. All work over
n sink Is not alike. nor are we all
the same height. The one addit 'onal
sink could be made higher with two
Pinch cross. pieces over top OF bot
tom sink; lots OF ways OF making II
even better.
oPHELIA NJ. CowPBR,
1o16 Sth St. N. w.
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This is
Hard Luck!
/ MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
You must think ] am a very un-
grateful girl for not writing before
this and letting you know now
everything turned out on that GER
tain Monday morning-nearly two
weeks ago now. l do not believe
I would have had courage enough
to write you this, only / thought
really should after seeing your lit
tie article concerning me in your
columns this evening. As you
know 1 am Leap Year Girlie.
It's good to think that you and
others (readers of your columnsl
are Interested in my case explained
in The Times, short while ago.
No, Miss Fairfax. all did not turn
out we'll that Monday morning.
First of all, / was Ave minutes late
at arriving at the designated COZ
ner; but l did wear the black has
and bluebird pin. II the young man
who wrote in to you and signed ms
name "A Blonde" was the right
one-well, l am afraid that he fall
ed to show up all three mornings
Monday. Tuesday and wednesday.
or course IT may be that he Is not
the right one.
/ am as anxious as ever to still
meet THE Right One MISS fair
fax, and 1 really wish you would
continue to help me to do 50. II
only "The Right One' would read
this letter land then IL he Is sure
he would care to know mel. would
earnestly write in to you. 1t woul1
be lovely, / think l hate to think
that perhaps he Is not reader OF
your columns, and in this case
would most likely never know about
1t at all. Here's hoping he Is.
Permit me to thank you again,
Dear Miss Fairfax. for your gener-
Gus efforts in my behalf. and as5rr-
ing you that I will certainly apprH
ciate your further efforts to bring
about my becoming acquainted w'th
"The Right One." l will now close
and remain, as ever,
LEAP YEAR GIRLIE.
THE blond young man, slightly
lame, who has attracted
i Leap Year Girlie's attention
for over year needs to be PACED
somewhere in the northeast. Is he
among our readers? Does he want
to follow up this very interesting
little romance?
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Eastern High Entertains
Different Views.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
"Centralite" has opened the inevi-
table discussion on the ban placed
on cosmetics. silk stockings j hon
estly do not agree with her, on
hardly any of her points. First.
there is a time and place for every
thing One would not wear an
evening gown to n football game
nor a sporting outfit to a dance.
though either is perfectly proper In
its own place. We do not go to
school for the purpose of attract
ing the attentions of the opposite
sex and our time Is supposed to be
occupied by study and learning. A
girl cannot properly fix her mind
on her studies in some Of the "out-
fits" prevalent in our present day
schools, AS to the opinion of the
boys. I do not thing that boy
would think any less of a girl who
Is simply and neatly dressed. al
least the right kind wouldn't AZ
ter all II isn't the clothes that
count but the lovable character and
charm of the person In them. Boys
are generally frightened and slip
away from the camp" and seek the
dressed girl. / do think loud gum
chewing girl with an unnaturslly
painted and powdered face Is a
most disgusting sight and she gen
Srally lowers herself In the estima-
ton OF her friends. do not think
that MILDLY blouses are ugly. In
fact think them very stylish and
entirely suitable for school. or
course In the case OF a stout girl
they are not so suitable as they
only emphasize the stoutness. Hign
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

man meeting a young woman some
where out in the country, on
house boat, l think il was. She was
from Iowa. They made an en-
gagement to meet later in the week
but because of a hard rain storm
the young man failed to keep the
engagement He had neglected to
get her address or more particu-
lars about her. Finally 1t occurred
to him that he might trace her
through these columns. II you are
the girl and want to renew the ac-
quaintance let me know.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

To-day.
Meeting-College women's Club. 1874 I
street northwest, Q .. m.
Dinner--Michigsn stats Society. Hsr-
vcy's, 6:3o p. m.
Lecture--Mrs Charles Wood. Peck Mem
orial Chapel, p. m.
Mseting-Psstors' Federation, New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, IL a. m.
Moeting-Midcity Citizens' Association,
Thompson School. Twelfth and l. streets
northwest, q p. m.
ems Clubs, 2oo7 Columbia road northwest,
4 n. IN.
Observation-Disclosures State Association,
Harvey's Restaurant, Eleventh and Penn
sylvanla avenue northwest, Q .. m.
Lecture-By Richard e. Craven, Ingram
Memorial Church, Tenth and Msssaohu-
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAS:
am a most unfortunate person
in my affairs" II n man happens
to care for me. I am absolutely sure
to care nothing about him. Like
wise, 1 do not seem to appeal TO
the sort of fellow I admire.
This was particularly true In an
AFFAIR I had with an aviation lieu
tenant Everything. seemingly,
started we'll We were both inter-
ested and admired each other
sense of humor. Physically ana
mentally we were we'll matched
one thing only lacked. and that
was the kind OF experience he had
had. After going out with him
twice, he told me We had both ex-
pected too much of the other, ana
that because of the difference In
our temperaments II would be Just
as well IL we didn't meet again.
And, Beatrice Fairfax. l love him
I don't care how much different our
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
What's Doing; Where; When

Anniversary ceIebrstion--Church Of Life
and Joy Raleigh Hotel. Twelfth and
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, p. m.
Dance-Blue Triangle Recreation Cen
ter, Twentleth and II streets northwest
s.1b y. m
MeetinE-Randie Highlands Citirens' As
sociation, Randls Highlands Church, . p.
Dance-rort Myer Va. p. m.
Meeting--Hiram Chapter No. 10, Royal
Arch Masonb~'
Meeting-Anacostia Chapter, No IL. r.
Moetins-Mirism Chapter. No. ~, order
OF the Eastern star
Mseting-Calhnthe Lodge No. IL,
Knights Of pythiaa
MeetIng-Chicago Club, n. r. q. Elks
Dsnce--war Department employees Com
nunity Service Club No 4 ps Tenth
ssrssf northvcst- .. m
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
LLOYD GEORGE SAID TO PREDICT
y. HIS FALL WITHIN SIX MONTHS.

RI PARIS, Jan. 24.--In conversation with mem:
Der of the Chamber of Deputies, Premier Lloyd
George Is said, In q newspaper article published
here, to have expressed an opinion that the "Peace
Treaty hard luck for any one having had q
hand in it,"
"Yes," the deputy is quoted as replying, "Pre-
naier Orlando is out of office, Premier Clenen-
eeau is again in private life, and President Will
sen has met with reverses in Washington. Only
you have been spared"
- "Yes, and in less than six months 1t will be
ny turn" is the reply, attributed to the British
bcsder.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

have been going with ono girl
for nearly two years. During this
time I have given up all invitations
to dances and parties where she
wasn't invited. Now, when ask
her not to go to a dance, that I will
take her out. she makes the excuse
that she has already made the en-
gagement, and keeps It. But here
Is what can't decide: She claims
she thinks OF me all the time while
at the dances. and wishes l was
there instead Of the other fellows,
but II she don't keep the engage
ment she will make them sore.
There are fellows at these dances
that are not her sort, as she Is very
refined and I know the fellows
from travelling around with them at
one time. have told her about
these fellows, but she doesn't seem
to care. Do you truly think that
she could really love me, as she
claims she does, and still go places
/ ask her not TOT
PUZZLED.
I wouldn't start being a house
hold tyrant so early in the game,
and my belief Is that neither a
man nor woman should bring
pressure to bear upon the other as
to where they shall go, whom
they shall see, and so forth and so
on However, while ! do not be-
lieve in one person interfering
with the actions Of the other, still
feel that one cannot help but in
terpret those actions. and my
translation OF wha, you tell me
would be that she isn't as keen
about you as you are about her.
II you were the one and only, she
wouldn't care whether the boys
were cross with her or not-un-
less. Of course, she is doing this to
make you Jealous, to see how much
you care and TO force your matri-
monial hand. You'll have to fig
Ire the answer out for yourself
from your most intimate knovl-
eAre Of the girl and the factA
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

It is customary for people to apply the
term "hard luck" to the misfortunes which
occur as the result of their unwise actions or
bad judgment. ..................
There is no LUCK about the disastrous
occurrences which have befallen Premier Or
lando, Premier Clemenceau and the Wilson
Administration, and which Premier Lloyd
George is reported to have said will soon
pvertake him.
These political disasters are not "hard
luck" They are the natural and inevitable
consequences of the connection of these lead
ers of nations with the formation of treaty
which violated every pledge that these lead
ers had made to their peoples, and which
outraged every ideal that these nations
believed they were fighting for in the late
great war.
.: President Wilson, Premier Orlando,
Premier Clemenceau, and Premier Lloyd
George all preached to their peoples that the
war was crusade for democracy, for lib
erty, for the self determination of nations
and the independence of peoples; that it was
q crusade against imperialism and mill
tarism.
The people believed these preachments
consecrated themselves to these ideals
spent their blood in rivers and laid down
their lives to make these ideals realities, to
destroy the Imperialism that makes for con-
quest, to wipe out once and for all the mill
tarism which breaks the backs of a bur
dened people with heavy taxation and bares
their breasts to the bloody sword Of war.
The nations which had the inspiration OF
these high ideals won the war.
Then the various leaders of these nations,
who had preached democracy and liberty
and the independence of peoples and the self
determination of nations, who had de-
nounced imperialism and militarism, and the
greed of conquest, and the injustice of DOM
ination by force of arms, assembled at Paris
and devised a treaty and covenant of
nations which repudiated every pledge they
had made, and violated every preachment
they had uttered.
They created covenant which trans
ferred militarism and imperialism from the
people they had fought to the people they
had led;
Which forgot liberty, denied democracy,
refused self-determination to peoples, and
proceeded to parcel out the world and domi-
nate the world by the very force of arms
which they had hypocritically decried;
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Clean the Wall Paper.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor OF THE TIMES.
In reply to your article on low
kitchen sinks: That appeal Is only
to husbands who own their own
homes, so why not make the same APP
peal to our honorable landlords, and
ask them to remove back breaking
sinks with no drain boards and old
fashioned plumbing from the houses
under rent. As n general rule when
pSopls own or bog property the
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
The Kitchen Sink.
Itor of THE TIMES:

80 the Editor OF THE TINES:
Regarding the "too-low sink" OF
Mrs. M. G. B. wonder how she and
others 50 situated would like the SIM
pie resource of getting another sink
with bottom Just the size OF the In
ner top Of one now in use IL would
set In snugly and be a raise OF SIX
~ seven inches. according to height
a go SASoso-SAa win hays two In
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

Saturday afternoon the newspapers gen
srally printed the following dispatch, and
the New York Times emphasized its impor-
tance by putting it in a box at top Of col
umn on its first page Sunday morning. The
dispatch reads: .a
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Boiling Field Athletic Club.

MAE V. PETTY, who has been
working indefatigably for funds to
pay off the indebtedness of the Boil
ing Field Athletic Club, inquiries if
there are not hundreds Of Washing
ton men who are willing to become
members of the club at 5000 per
year.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

LITTLE NELL desires to have
one Of her male friends in the Con-
struction Division, Seventh and B
streets, put into the late Hall of
Beauty once SO popular in these
columns. Besides his beauty, and
she gives his name, she says he Is
greatly gifted in the gentle art Of
jazzing a shimmy.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

While we're arguin' an carryin'
on about good-looking bulls. let's
open nominations for good-na-
tured street car conductors. I'll
start it off with No. OIL. who
collects the hard-earned rs from
the patrons of the 18th and Pa
ave. line Of the c. T. Co. He's
the best natured street car con-
ductor I've seen and at the same
time attends to his business.
LII SPEED.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

Napoleon was right about men
fighting for medals. This thing
promises to eclipse in brilliancy the
barn-storm at the battle of Sixth
and B and is equally as hazardous
as doing the chicken walk in F
street.
GEORGE PIERCE TORBETT.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
Why Is Il sVr for 3Uf-

V Is the old English form used in
writing inscriptions on Union Station,
Postoffice building. Public Library
and other buildings.
STUDENT
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
HEARD AND
SEEN

Who is the good-looking @. M. c.
Sergeant who hangs out on Ninth
street SO much? II. N. M.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
STUDENT.

never could understand myself
why V is stuck in for u in these days
Of common sense. am told that
former President Eliot. OF Harvard.
and Colonel Roosevelt, wrote some of
the inscriptions on public buildings
here in which v plays an awkward
part In words containing ".
ORDINARY MAN.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
He Wishes SpiritedIy.

He Wishes Spiritediy.
Sign on secondhand furniture
store: "We move everything and
everywhere" l wish they would
move a certain barrel / have in Bal
timore to my home here.
E. D. K.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
SOLOMON'S WIVES?

{: SOLOMON'S WIVES?
/: Will your readers tell me :
/: what were the names of King :
/: Solomon's wives?
(: JOHN R. BROWN.
: If any Of orr readers haps
"a city directory of Jerusalem
about Solonon's time, please
send 1t in.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26
A VERY PERTINENT INQUIRY.
WILLIAM SANDERSON. 71O

Seventh street southeast, writes
this: Having received my $50 bonus,
l bought an overcoat from SIDNEY
WEST for $58, and it's not ultra
fashionable. How was / to get the
rest of my outft-suit, hat, shoes,
etc.-Vn the remaining 81.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

There are Washingtonians pho
,oiH remember the authors of in
scriptions referred TO and who may
wish TO comment briefly.
The Washington times., 1920-01-26

ID. S. M. has It right-partly.
Those of US who are not cnreiul do,
through faulty articulation, pro-
nounce work as "woiK," etc, but
never have we been guilty of refer
ring TO our village as "New Yoik.'
HEN. JODzIES
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-11-17

desire to erect a social structure upon
the principals OF license and anarchy.
And the first bulwark against THIS
tide, once it commences It's onward
aWeep-Hod grant it never may-Tlll
be made up OF lit,le. hInd-uIs OF
men and boys, sucA d cur company,
aimed, organized, and equipped, ulu
sworn 70 protect the honor Of our
SJa,e and thc integrity OF the Con-
sItution Of the United States viii
tlc,4 lives i necessary.
his was the lesson which we CO.
operated with the Legion to bring
home 10 the people, and unless mr.
Everyday Citizen saw something u2-
dclneath the report Of burning pow
der besides the noisy eHuberencc Of
Younr America, the hours OF plan
mng ard the cost Of ammunition
might better have been given toWW /
cutting fire wood aoainst the coming
winter; but if, thanks 10 your hint,
Nj. Everyday Citizen realizes little
moIe clearly the potential power for
law and ordcr stored in the men who
have worn and are low wearing the
uniform of the one nation whose sol
Gicrs have never been pJld bravo and
aNassins to prev upon the weak, bu,
{ mighty ann to uphold the weak,
then tn etimc was well spent
Capt. Stewart. Cheney.