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MAINS FATHER AND BROTHER
Furnace-CIaims Self Defense.

Burlington, Ia.-Enraged when her father and brothers engaged in an ar gument over a furnace about to be in stalled In their home at Dallas City, H. Miss Otalia Barr drew a pistol.
 She shot her father, George Barr, in the neck, and her brother, Robert Barr, in the chin. Both men have been brought to hospital in Burlington and Miss Barr is held in the town jail at Dallas City.
 Hospital authorities say both men will probably recover.
 A special dispatch says that Miss Barr declares that she fired in self defense. charging that her father at tempted to choke her. While the fur mace dispute was the immediate cause of the shooting. disagreement over the estate left by her mother Is the real cause. she says.
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FIXES WORKING AGE AT Is
Bureau Urges Physical Examination for All Children Entering
 Industry.

washington.-Rec that 6 minimum age of sixteen years be set for the entrance of children into indus try is made in report by the per manent committee on standards of physical fitness for children entering employment.
 The committee conducted an inves- tigatlon under the childrens bureau of the derartment of labor, headed by Dr. George P. Earth of the Milwau- kee city health department
 No child. according to the recom- mendations. should be permitted to work uutil he has been declared phys icaIly it for the particular occupation he is about to take up. Periodical ex' aminations are considered necessary
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\. C.L. IS NOT
 NEW PROBLEM
1,600 Years Ago Citizens of Rome Were Tormented by
 Same Plague.
DIPPED THEIR MIGHTY RULER
Oiocletian's EdcEs Have Famiiiar Fsing-nis Edicts and Curses Do Inu No Good, He Advised
 Resort to Boycott

Rome.-Let those who can draw comfort from the fact know that Fl. c. L., is no newer than many other plaques which poor humanity suffers from. In fact, the citizens of Rome. now tormented with further leaps and bounds in prices. are trying to console themselves with the discovery, made by those who read ancient books. that this city was bothered with the prof iteer 1,600 years ago.
 Ruler Fixed Prices.
 In the reign of Diocletian, who fourlshed in 300 A. D., the emperor was so disturbed by his subjects. who suffered from the H. c. L.. that he fixed the prices of foodstuffs and drew a schedule for workmen's wages. To read his proclamation is to read the many long-wlnded documents which food controllers mayors and other public functionaries have perpetrated condemning of the proiteer "moyed by greed for profit which is out of all proportion to the real value of the goods he sells" and the imperial wish that his fixed prices should be re- spected throughout the empire" have familiar ring which makes glad the lhearts of historians who want to F make history popular.
 But relief, comfort and joy do stop there. For 1t is enough to read lit tie further to discover that the good emperOr's laws and curses against newly rich and proiiteers were as use less l8 centuries ago as they are to- day. And. In despair, the good old Roman tyrant implores his honest and patriotic subjects" to resort to the one and only remedy, boycott of high-priced goods.
 5 With this rulers history fresh In their miads. the modern citizens of an- -cient Rome are now being informed that the following goods are to go up: Aluminium goBds. 800 Der centi nickel, copper goods and utensils, 800 per cent; goods for household use, syA as kaIves forks and spoons. 800 per cent; iron goods of all kinds. 600 per cent locks and bolts, TOO per cent; earthenware and china, from 400 to 600 per cent. All these increases are on present prices. which are from 300 to 1000 per cent above pre-war prices.
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Dr. BGtes Endorses
 Nash's C. X ?. SalUe
Says Medical Profession Should
 Know About it.

'I feel like I ought to write you so that you can let the medical pro- fession and the general public know that you have a preparation on the market that eXcels anything of its kind I have ever heard of.
 "I have used Nash's Group and Pneumonia Salve and have also used similar preparations and l want to let you know that nothing that I have been able to figure out myself or buy under any other brand is half way equal to yours.
 'I feel like this preparation has saved thousands of lives in and around Lake City this past fall and winter. I have kept flannel on my chest saturated with it and have treated several hundred cases of influenza and Pneumonia and l am glad to say that I believe this prep aration has prevented from catch ing any of these dreadful diseases
 'I want people to know that Doc tors will admit and recognize a med icine of this kind if it is a good one:' besides that I want suffering humanity to be helped when it car
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kilied Rattiesnake Family.

Poncopog, Mass.-A family of IS amall rattiers and their mother was slain by visitor to the Blue Hills reservation near here. The mother snake fought for her young to the last. After she was killed 1t was an easy matter to dispose of the little ones. This is considered an unusual ly large rattlesnake family.
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pream Showed 4usband as Father.

Baltimore. Seeking annulment Of her marriage to William M. Jones his wife. Anna Belle Jones of Baltimore Md. asserted that in dream tt was revealed to her that he was her father Prior to her dream she said. she hac enpposaa heF husbnd- ne father ot her two children-~was her stepiathef
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 With the shortening of women's skirts the hem is getting to be- a-hem.
 Tn handling campaign funds it seems to be the rule not to let the left know what the right hand doeth.
 Yes, it is permissible for wo- man voter to scratch candidate even though he is not her husband. r Senator Harding is said to be worki gnvery hard. Perhaps he is trying to interpret his own speeches.
 It's the Front Page versus the Front Porch, says the Louisville Coruier-Journal, and that's very good way of putting 1t.
 Cox's speeches are beginning to blister the paint on the front porch.
 Now that they have got the vote, 1t does seem as if the ladies ought to make an effort not to run away from a mouse unless 1t is an unusu- ally large one.
 A statesman rounds up the voters l by a square deal If there were mere money for ] lady teachers there'd be less matri- mony in them.
 4 man can get plenty of help sowing wild oats but has to harvest i hIs crop himself. Work is a specific for many things but, like all other medicine folks 6o n-. ..ke
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Harding has taken the stand that Germany wants him to take against the League. If Germany can keep us from joining the League, she wi llbe able to get off with light indemnity. Do you want to stand
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OLD HICKORY CHIPS

Ponzi, the Boston financial wizard, believes in taking things easy.
 John Barleycorn is dead and buried, but his ghost goes marching on.
 Every dog has his day" but the rum hound prefers his night.
 Did Harding leave the front porch because it got too hot or too cold?
 Harding favors "a campaign of construction" with emphasis on the "con"
 The say Harding never gets ex- cited. Neither will he ever get ex- presidented.
 Boxing is an Anglo-Saxon sport which explains why the Irish excel in it.
 Some women now have two votes who only had one before the 18th was ratified.
 The republican boys out to "get the money" showed they knew whc had it if, as charged, they assessed the coal man.
 Joe Bailey was sent way bacl to sit down by the Texas voters, anc may now initiate the silence of Bry i an, House, Hoover and the eX | kaiser.
 Editor Harding has decided tC abandon the old front porch anC to increase his circulation.
 Admiral Grayson reports that tho presidents weight is ''back to norm | al" Wouldn't "back to normaley' be more sprightly and up-to-date? 
 Any trouble getting a drink il your town2" asked the farmer.
 "Why. the bootleggers are s' thick they have to wear badges t' keep from selling booze to one an other"
 Chairman Hays keeps on denying ! Cox's poodle charge but denia without proof ls use ess.
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Though every man has been a fool at some time in his life, that fact does not make him, sympathize with those. who are fools all the time.
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"Yours respectfully,
 c. A. BATES, M. D.,
 "J,aka City. Ark.

Nash's Salve is not patent med ieine or secret nostrum. That's why doctors use and recommend 1t for colds, cough, catarrh, sore throat, asthma. bronchitis, tonsilitis, influ- enza. pneumonia, etc. Applied eX- ernally Full directions with each bottle. Sold by P R. Turner Drug 5ompany, Marianna, Ark.
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The Democratic Roosevelt says, "a chill has been thrown into the G. o. P. campaign" The effect of contact with cold cash.
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There are nearly 8,OOO,OOsO Ctstss' s,Sss' vehicles in use in the United o'sso ssvs Ohio and Pennsylvania eacu - more than 50O,O0O machines
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with Harding, Germany and the Kaiser or do you want to s'saa .sa with Cox, Wilson, France ana N'' Allies for universal peace.
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If the boss has always IO tsII nH you what to do, some day ns you to go.
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Mexico has behaved herself since Inc threat of annexation. She does not want any Eighteenth Amend- ment wished on her.-New York World.
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Lots of people got "brOke 0s' fore Rrices did.
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It's hard to realize it but it won't be long before you're getting out that overcoat.
 The way Cox is throwing stones is the best proof that he doesn't live in a glass house.
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"He knows all the best people in town"
 Then, why doesn't he assiciate with them?"
 "They know him."
 He-My dear, I have warned you before and now I must insist that we try to live within our income.
 She-O, very well, if you want to be considered eccentric by ev- erybody in our set.
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Chairman Hays keeps on denying Cox's poodle charge but denial without proof ls usg sss.
The Washington times., 1920-07-13
Cox Sympathizes With Districts
Demand for Suffrage.
By BILL PRICE.

1t is genuinely gratifying to the District OF Columbia
that Governor Cox does not dodge the issue OF suffrage Tor
the people of the Federal Capital In frank sympathetic
he declares that the plight of District people looks
to him "Gke taxation without representation.
He is not familiar enough with the local situation TO
express himself in detail remarkng that he does not know
what argument may be brought against suffrage here unless
is that the of the Federal Government should be free
from political contests but adding That does not seem
sufficient to to disranchise the people OF
Washington"
Governor Cox shows that his bright mind works wisely
fundamental matters if he is long ways from
Washington There sound arguments against suffrage
for the disfranchsed people of the District No man
find fair argument for injustice which, in free country
like America advocates keeping residents here in cond-
ton wholly un- American, undemocratic
The greatest bugaboo to political freedom in Washing
the presence of large numbers of coored voters
That is the objection of Southern statesmen in Congress-
is badly grounded Less than onethrd the local popua
ton is coored and of this third the majority the
best class of coored citizens in the United Staesnte
gent thrifty honest. Thousands of them their
homes bought Government bonds and walk upright clean
lives.
They assets in this community and not Liabilities.
There are bad here there bad white and
The majority of colored citizens cannot be
rupted if the ballot is allowed Washington and will stand
for whatever is good in citizenship.
No form of suffrage has been asked for the District
which will interfere with Federal control The people
simply want the right express themselves and to
themselves up whatever limit does not conflict with Fed
era powers and rights in this Federal reservation.
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Beatrice Fairfax Problems Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially for Washington Women

toward that type of girl long on
looks and style and short on gray
matter and originality. / had sup
posed 1t was merely a lazy follow
ing of the lines of least resistance,
and felt rather ashamed OF it, but
now 1 realize that mighty rivers in
their course to the sea may wear
down rocks, but they. too, follow
the lines of least resistance.
After weekend holiday with
one OF my intellectual self-suffi-
cient equal suffrage. I-don't-care-
how Il look it's-personality-t that
counts friends, l shall endeavor to
put down a few scores in favor Of
the despised baby-doll, more power
to her eyes.
She may powder her nose every
ten minutes, but she Is listening TO
what you say to her while she Is do
ing it, and may probably answer
you. She Is not thinking up her
own thoughts and merely waiting
for you to cease your chatter till
she can impose her own ideas upon
you. She may not be an intellectual
stimulant, but she is easy on the
eyes. If you give her the courtesy
of choosing, and she gays, 81 do
not care which," she means II, and
will not hate you for taking the in
itiative, nor blame you II your
choice was unfortunate. She is
cuddiy and clinging, and that is
comfortable. She conforms; her
mind goes along with yours when
she is with you. She will not break
away from you in the middle OF
dangerous street crossing and let
you nearly get killed in trying to
look out for her and yourself at
the same time. She will not insist
upon paying her own way, but let
you buy the tickets and count the
change before your eyes with
look that says you have held out
dime on her. She does not. ask
your simple opinion of mutual
friends, and then repeat it in such
manner as to east aspersions upon
them; her nina is too simple for
intrigue, bless her. She does not
annoy you with platitudes just to
make conversation, nor ask ques.
tions she already knows the an
swers to for the same reason. She
doesn't pretend to know a lot about
politics, or try to tell you how to
run your motor, nor tell you not to
iose your tCRet rs lnouRn you WeTe
six years old, or criticise your table
manners. She does not ask direc-
tions Of every stranger and engage
In extended conversation with every
local rough.neck when you are
travelling in strange parts, but puts
faith In your sense OF guidance.
She doesn't reliPiously hold back a
sight OF a decayed sign that says
mo Tresspassing," and sail past a
bright red one that says Danger
Ahead" Her sense OF proportion is
as good as her gift OF the same.
She marvels at the marvellous and
doesn't pretend that she is blase for
fear you will not ask her out again
She is genuine. I like her. Thank
you. Mr.. SOREHEAD.
You did have a miserable week
end, but now you've got 1t out OF
your system, | know you feel quite
at peace with the world again.
Everyone to his own taste, say l.,
even as said the woman who
kissed the COW.
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helped hundreds of other girls, /
hesitated a bit to worry you. / am
a young woman in my twenties;
they all say neat and attractive. l
have been going with young man
about my age for about twelve
months. During the time l learned
to love him dearly. And he also
loved me. Everything went along
smoothly with us up until about
month ago, when we were last out
together. l thoughtlessly spoke to
him in a manner l know made him
feel badly. Before / could see him
again and apologize to him for the
way I had treated him, he received
a telegram saying that his mother
was very i'll and for him to come
at once. He is a nice young man,
and cares lots for me, and I really
love him. Please tell me, Miss Fair
fax, IL I should write him an apol-
ogy. / am all upset.
WORRIED.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

bEAh AIM
l am a young girl who thinks q
great deal OF a certain young man,
but / do not wish to allow myself
to fall tooedeeply in love with him
unles ! know my love Is returned.
This young man has proposed to
me, but ] have not consented yet.
/ would like to test his love for
me in some way without him
knowing Of 1t. DO you think there
Is any way? II so, please tell me.
SINCERE.
/ suppose old Father Time is
the only real tester Of love. Love
tests are, of necessity, pretty
worthless and useless things. A
man might be willing to go
through fire and water for you
this week and yet be anxious to
get away from you a month later.
A rather good plan, in love as
well as in other things, is to judge
people not so much by what they
say as by what they do. When
a man cares more about girl
than he does about himself, he
may be said to be in love. See
whether he wants to please you or
himself, whether he wants to do
what you want to do or what he
wants to do, whether your comfort
or his comes first. Half the pro-
testations Of love in this world are
mere expressions Of selfish desire.
Genuine love is best expressed in
service and devotion, in the desire
to give much and take little. Find
out whether he desires to con-
tribute to your life or whether he
expects you to contribute to his.
But do all this in reason.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am a young married girl My
husband Is in the army and Is not
able to make a home for me, so /
have to stay with my mother. 1 am
not at all happy. I have two sis
ters at home who are always scold-
ing me for not going out every
night. love my husband, and
when he Is In camp I don't like to
be on the 60. My husband has
asked me not to go out every night.
Do you think a married girl should
20 to dances and stay out late at
night when her husband Is not with
her? My sisters want me to go to
dances when my husband Is not
with me. VIII you please give me
your good advice?
UNHAPPY.
It is evident that you are hap
pier at home with thoughts of
your young husband than you
would be elsewhere with other
young men. Therefore, leaving
out entirely the questions Of pro-
priety and loyalty, you should in
sist on taking your happiness
where and how you find 1t. One
of the most essential things in life
is to have the courage to life ones
own life and recognize what con-
stitutes ones own happiness re-
gardless Of what relatives and
friends say. You are entirely
right and your whole future mar
ried happiness probably rests on
your adhering to your own ideas.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX;
Although seeing where you have
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TEACHING ARITHMETIC.

A fourteen-year-o Alexandra,
Va, girl, II. II. Y, who says she Is an
ardent II and Site, contributes this:
lie started in to teach her arithmetic,
He said IL was his mission.
He kissed her once, he kissed her twicA.
And said 1t was addition"
And as he added smack by smack,
In silent satisfastion,
She timidly gave one back,
And said now that's "subtraction."
so she kissed him and he kissed her,
without an explanation,
And they both together said,
Now that's multiplication"
Then dad appeared upon the scene.
And snorted his decision,
lie kicked poor him" three blocks avay.
And said that's long division"
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THE NAKED TRUTH.

AS to the query. why is Truth
called naked?" 1 remember a unique
report by an entomologist connected
with the Department of Agriculture
1t was this:
Truth and Falsehood were two
nvmphs in bathing. Falsehood went
out of the water first and put on the
parb of Truth, which she still wears.
Truth. rather than wear the habili-
ments Of Falsehood, is still travelling
naked. HENRY \. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1920-07-13

Watch for the Sleepy Hollow SEQ
tons voting strong for Franklin De-
lano, and being sure they are giving
T. r. the lift.
The season for the Legionaires to
begin to interrupt 'em on the bonus
question Is in sight
The brotherhood of man evidently
doesn't work we'll with the women.
at least Emma Goldman doesn't think
SO.
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CLARENDON'S MAYOR.

WHO is the Mayor of Clarendon?
BRYAN MORSE insists it is FRED
BOOSTER KEEFER. Fred says he
| resigned in favor Of Capt TIM JOR-
DAN. Tim says he's new resident.
and referred me to E. l.. BENNETT.
Bennett says he slipped the keys Of
the city to REGINALD COLLEY.
Reggie says perhaps 1t is now EU-
GENE DOYLE, who is also Secretary
Of the Chamber of Commerce (his
Luchs gave him the job. Gene says
1t must be ARTHUR PORTER, who
entertained Lafayette on his first WIS.,
it to Clarendon. Porter says IT is
hard question, "ask DR.. FRANK
STONE, who won the office by virtue
Of being the handsomest pill-roller in
Washington. Doc says it is JACK
NEVIN, because he resembles william
Jennings Bryan. Nevin declares 1t is
HARRY HENDLEY, as he is the faith
er of ten children. Harry says no, 1t
is TOMMY MANNING. Manning was
too busy wheeling his new voter to
be interviewed. and sent me to AL
PHONSO PARKE PAYNE. Payne,
being both a coal baron and a barris-
ter, said he must weigh the matter
and look up the statutes. And there's
where the trail ends. l.. H. +.
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TIDAL BASIN PERSONALITIES.

There are no better swimmers than
the LEVI brothers; no better life
guard director than w. NJ. APPLE; no
better managers than the LEECH
brothers.: no better dancer than ED
PUGH, life guard: nobody better look
ing than DR.. c. II. SCHULTZ; no one
with broader shoulders than BUFF
LURNER; no better sport than PAT
WOOD. II. and S. FAN.
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81 FOR GINGER ALE.

CHARLES A. COPELAND
reports that at a road resort
just outside the District line
a motor party of six ordered
six bottles OF ginger ale. They
were informed it would be 81
per bottle. and could not be
served unless meals were also
ordered. Such highway rob-
berry as that should be broken
up. and the best way to do ii
is to refuse to pay exorbitant
prices for drinks or foods.
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FROM THE HEART.

An English tourist In Ireland, hav-
ing no small coin, gave beggar a
shilling and asked the woman to re-
turn the change the next time he saw
her.
81 will. sor." she said. "And may
yer honor live till ye get IT," c. c.
The Washington times., 1920-07-13

AS the Peerless Loser agrees to give
Gov. Cox the same support he gave
Judge Parker in 1904 a lot OF deserv-
Ing Democrats are apprehensively
wondering II that means to look out
for a side swlpe or a depth bomb.
The former Beau Brummel of Mex
leo City, Gen. Juan Barragan, after
giving 'em the slip in the little ley
fugea game, now appears in the
bush, and bids fair to become another
Capt links OF the Hoss Marines.
The Washington times., 1920-07-13

As France talks of creating a vice
presidency we wonder IL her nationals
will, like so many of our own. regard
themselves as sacrihcial lambs when
tagged with the post
while Senator Harding Is handing
IL to 'em from the front porch, we are
wondering II Inez McWhorter, that
dusky partisan OF the first kitchen
of Marion. will be content to stay on
the back porch.
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The CrOW's Nest

The Pc, rless Loser would rather be
right thFE President.
Co.. oliticia~s figure that u. 8
stands ror Us 9hckers.
Jo anus was evidently the his.
torian at Frisco.
Daredevil Stephens, British veteran
shot Niagara in a cask, which proved
his casket.
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STYLE.

The thing that always gets my goat,
Is a girl with fur round her throat,
with breast exposed and waist so thin
Yo see the freckles on her skin;
High heeled shoes that "kill' her feet
And make her bully Doctors meat.
guess they call that CLASS AND STYLE
wouldn't II make an Indian smile.
wM. b. SEVERE.
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SAYS POLICE ARE RIGHT.

IA Booster for order" writes that
park policemen and city policemen
are doing wisely in cleaning up" the
public Library Square. He claims
that there are rowdy young men who
frequent that place in the evening.
and address passing women in i'm
proper manner. "As good citizen /
am strong for the officer these rough
necks are after" the writer states.
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WHY THEY EAT CAKE.

There's a big bunch down
around North Capitol and II
streets (G. p. o. who have had
to turn to cake-eating and ice
cream goozling since prohibition
went into effect. II this thing
keeps up we may all be cake
eaters. j. A. +.