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The Washington times., 1920-10-12
TALK UP, BOYS.
RAH FOR LINCOLN.

Dear II and S:-Even after reading
about the girls in other exchanges,
I'm stili 100 per cent for the Lincoln
operators. They're the best in looks,
dress. dancing, skating and every
thing; God bless them. BERNARD.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

Bill Price. kipa OF good hu-
mer, hp- Rope ON n welf-~nrncd
vn~stiop. V~ hns forbidden ms
20 say nry cf the nice tkirGs we
intended rbous hint h"t he rs~it
mursIe his contributors. Let's
have -omethirp nice about RiIl
every dny while he's gone. The
sct,ra editor VIII prcu'se Z"
paste the~ all "p toseth~r and
have thew on his d~sk when he
g~ts back. Mennwh,Iie, we seed
your h~ir to keep the best r"'-
WIN 4. th~ q. =. frors 'agsiua.
Cosse ew. ~. and =. Fans.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
LONG NAY THEY WAVE.

Dear Bill: The Cinnamon Club" OF
Washington. ID. c.. sure has swell
bunch of fellows in 1t. They are
doing good work and you will hear
more about them in the near future.
r. M r.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
We. TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered U. g. Patent Office
By X. c. B.

K B. q attractive a
is
is
admire to to
wife
What shan I do? QUANDARY.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

LEAH G. asks: IF picture were
shown at the Virginia Theater for
enc reel would it be a Virginny
ReelT'
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

THAT THEY answer it
AND STRANGE it is.
BUT THE whole blamed crowd.
GOT OUT their hammers.
AND PANIED your wife.
AND ONE of them said.
THAT A lot of men.
USED BETTER Judgment
In PICKING stenograhers.
THAN In picking wives.
WHICH MAY be true.
BUT ANYWAY.
THE TROUBLES yours.
AND 1T isn't mine.
AND j should worry.
AND If it happens.
YOU FIRE your girl,
PLEASE LET me know.
1 LIKE EN- pretty.
AND MY wife don't care.
SHE'S A trustful soul.
1 THANK you.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
THOSE NAVY YARD BEAUTIES.

find the little column very inter
esting, and especially the Navy Yard
beauty contest. I'll root for Cartridge
Case Shop. BEE.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

A, b. HAMILTON thinks now we
are back from our vacations we can
pay less attention to low necks, roll
top socks. short skirts. James. etc.
and get down to some mathematical
problems. We aren't ALI. back. BILL
PRICE has Just started his. Wait
till he gets back, but send in the
mathematics, too.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

/ think the little girl in the Sight
Shop is the prettiest of them all
c, C.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
Marriage for many men Is
merely q move from the restau-
rant to the delicatessen.
LENAH J.
NUMBER, PLEASE!

Speaking of good looking Hello
Girls" suppose we look 'em over at
the Cleveland Exchange.
The bewitching girls of Cleveland inspire
ono with poem and verse.
I'm sure there's no others like them In
this whole universe.
Sadie she is lovely. her voice IL charming.
while Madse IL small and dainty shes
there I'm telling you
'ris q treat to talk to Susie ~ one happens
Troubles are forgotten by the tim. that
So let's not forget them, fellows, I'm sure
you'll agree I'm right
IL you'li take a trip out and view them az
'"'' ~ 1850
MRS. ]. n. agrees with MRS. FAR
LEY, policewoman, that washington
men and women could do without
f,irting, but she asks why there should
be any discrimination between mice
men" and "the ice man, the furnace
man. the chauffeur. the carpenter,
etc" She insists II isn't democratic.
CAN DANCE, ANY WAY.
But you have to hand II to the
cake-eaters, Bill. for dancing all the
latest steps Jimmy NJ. OF Thomas
Circle Ia my favorite, also II. A.
The Times. October ., spoke OF
Mars. Venus and Mercury being east"
Of the sun in certain circumstances,
and w. q. s. asks whaddatheym
esst7" Can some astronomer tell
"A"N
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

Dear Bill You can't lose me. I've
withdrawn my pulchritudinous per
sonality from the ID. c. boulevards'
but with pardonable pride i point TO
the illumination of the Boston horizon
by my scintillatine presence. took
good care to have Heard and Seen fol-
low me when left. Accept best
wishes. a. II. MCCARTHY.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

MY DEAR Quandary.
LOOKING FOR something.
TO WRITE about.
I SAT me down.
AND FILLED my lap.
WITH A stack of letters.
THAT HAVE come to me.
IN MY daily mail.
AND GOT to yours.
AND READ it through.
AND THEN arose.
FROM WHERE work.
AND TOOK it out.
TO THE living room:
WHERE SITS my wife.
L
WITH FOUR old friends
ALL CONE to sew.
AND l read to them.
YOUR TALE Of woe.
AND ASKED of them.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
s5nEARls nSEElfaE'A
THEIRS ARE FANS AND FANS.

THEIRS ARE FANS AND FANS.
Dear BILL
Just back from the first three games
in Brooklyn. II there's a fourth game
there. we're all going back. Who
wants to join us?
ALVIN NEWMYER
HIS DAD.
GOLDSMITH SIGMUND.
NATHAN FRANK.
EDGAR KAUFMAN.
ED. NEUMEYER.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

First Convict-Bet I have q hot
time when / get out Of here.
Second Do.-How long are you In
for?
Life" H. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12

II Union Station Plaza nag
poles are unsightly. what does
the arriving guest think OF the
adjoining weed patches?
NJ. L. w.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
MODERN MERCURIES.

MODERN MERCURIES.
Dear Bill:
The Postal Telegraph has the only
twentieth century messenger boy in
captivity, he delivers and collects tele-
grams In q flivver.
They also have two of the 1890
model. one of them was present at
Abraham Lincoln's funeral.
H & G.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
NOT QUITE gATIsFIED,


T. S. s. sends this answer to H b
ROSSELL'S cryptograph. published
last week;
"If in excellency you excel
And any envy you,
Be easy and essay to be
Benign and ABOVE A STEW.
o essay to extenuate.
o essay to excuse.
o pause before you deviate:
o naught but kindness uset
He isn't quite satisfied with that
part of the fourth line which 'we have
put in capitals. Who has another
translation?
He sends this: man haas seven
pieces of chain of Ave links each. How
many links must he cut TO weld all
into one chain of thirty-hve links?
TALK UP, BOYS.
What is the matter with the, Jewish
young men in Washington Why
don't they ever take a girl out some-
times? We're from Missouri
JEWISH TWINS.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
SAND.


It appears that locomotives cannot always
On their slender iron pave<nents. cause the
wheels are apt to slip.
And when they reach the slippery spot.
their tactics they command,
And to get grip upon the rail they
sprinkle 1t with sand.
You can get to any station that is on iifes
schedule seen,
II there's FIRE beneath the boiler of ambi-
tion's strong machine;
And you'll reach the place called Richtown
at rate Of speed that's grand.
If for 1t,s all the 81 slippery places you've good
CHAs. A. l.
OBSERVER, who is here from.
Tennessee, criticizes the custom Of
policemen in uniform sitting down
Thinks others at the table would feel
as il under custody, He also notices
that men with their wives gulp their
food and dash for the cashiers desk,
leaving their wives to scald their
throats trying to catch them. This
last is serious IL true. But II seems
as IL policemen had right to eat.
CIGAR JAZZ.
BOBERT BURNS met HENRIETTA
at An entertainment given by FEIF.
ER'S UNION at FLOR DE MOSS
grove, CHESTERFIELD county
HENRIETTA. who was HALLS
STAR, made an ENGAGEMENT
FORTY-FOUR days elapsed. when
they eloped to STRATFORD. where
LITTLE BOBBIE and WHITE OWL
stood UP with them. Ell VERSO
furnished them with enough NEW
CURRENCY to see their way clear,
They lived for EIGHTY-FOUR years
in MONTGOMERY village.
r. w. w.
The Washington times., 1920-10-12
"yOU TELL EMS

"You tell 'em. Judge, I'm courtin,-
"You tell 'em. Corby. I'm caks
eater"
"You tell EN- Lirhburger, you've got
the Instinct"
'eYou tell 'em, chair, you can
rock (h)er. EDGAR COMBS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19
Richmond Automobile News

Men and concerns such as these do
not make predictions just because
they like to make predictions. but
talking about.
bile business for a moment. Produce
ton has been curtaiied for several
months. Every day of lesscncd pro-
duction. or production that merely
Keeps pace with present sales. means
4 scarcity Of automobiles when the
demand revivcs, which 1 feel sure II
VIII do in the spring and perhaps
sooner: 1 feel sure that the autOmo-
bile shows will strike an emphatic
note or better business and Ii should
from Office boy UP TO get such an
outpouring Of people to the shows
this winter as we have never seen
neiore. Just as the reserve stock Of
automobiles is being wiped out by
under-production. the same is true
In many other lines of manufacture
All VIII Bcncnt.
When conditions get just a little
DIT better and the climb towards
normal begins. manufacturers In air
lines VIII have to supply merchnn-
disers not only with Immediate re-
auirenen,s but build up surplus
stocks for the future.
improved conditions are here. HctI
Ter times are Very near. AS business
picks up there will be more sales for
merchants and more work for work
inEmcn. And when business gets bnck
TO nearly normal there will be plenty
OF sales and plenty of work. but
there viii be no room for shirkers for
long time To come. Next ycar. will
be a truly happy one for all OF us. .
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19
USE EXCESS LABOR ON
ROADS, SAYS A. A. A. HEAD
David jameson Suggests Increased
Activity on Highways If Unem-
plOymcnt Becomes Acute.
ADVOCATES FEDERAL BODY
Declares Congress Should Pass
Townsend ELL to Lay Out Great
System OF Interstate Roadways to
BE Built In Hard Times.

WASHINGTON, -. g.. Dec. lS.-"If
unemployment assumes widespread
proportions. the most logical answer
TO the situation would lie the promp,
utilizing OF this excess labor in the
building OF highways possessing an
Interstate Significance comments
David Jameson. president OF the
American Automobile Association
which organization has been promi-
ncntly identified with roads better
mcnt since its formation ut Chicago
in March, 1902.
1t VIII be remembered that whcn
Congress was approached some two
ytars ago for 5000. 100000 additional
under the provisions Of the Federal
aid road act" continues MIR. jaime
son. lit wCs set forth that this
money. which called for an equal
amount from the several States.
would serve to carry on road building
and absorb the surplus labor which
II was anticipated would result from
the abrupt conclusion of, the big
struggle.
Besides this total Of 100000. 900
from the national treasury and the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19

reserye system. For month after
month II had to grapplc with tn.
problem OF continued note expansion
only recently came the first break.
with reduction In demand for new
loans or the continuation of old cnes.
Now for the first time the system
shows progressive reduction in out
standing loans.
The New York clearing house has
shown the sixth successive decrease
In loans since October 10. total con
traction since that date aggregating
s2S3.Oo0.0 600. y slow upbuildinx OF
the reserve system strength is noted
throughout the country.
Credit Peak Passed
practically all the great banks in
the country are agreed that the peak
nj the credit situation has passed.
ono OF The foremost economists three
weeks ago fcrecastcd that 1921 would
1s 4 year OF easy money. His pre-
ulctIon ~ making good The great =
est bank in the country has Issued :.
statement saying that better business
is on the way.
4 great Chicago banker looks for
business boom in the early spring.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19

the cost of transportation and faciii-
tate the exchange OF farm and manu-
facturcd products between the coun-
try districts and the centers OF popu-
lation.
Congress could not act more
wisely than to pass ut this short
session the Townsend bill calling for
the creation of n Federal commission
10 lay out great system of inter
state highways and arrange with the
several states for the prosecution Of
this national undertaking ut the
very earliest moment. The build ing
of roads is one thing which will UNI
queStionably improve conditions. and
we are all now well aware Of tho
fact that public sentiment is over
whelmingly in favor of maximum ac-
tivities In this regard from nation.
State and county"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19
bought by "Kolbc" from A. Meyers Sous Co.

greater the buying reaction when It
Demands Slow Vow.
Just now demand is slow III all
lines: Home building has fallen of
people are doing without shoes. coats.
mats. gloves and many other things
Just az long az possible.
been what?" asked Sir Mctzger.
Liquidation cverywh/e and in al
most everything" to answer my own
question.
On. every stock market We have
seen impressive fan in the prices Of
shares. but without the panic that
usually comes with such condi-
ton.
Wheat. corn. oats and other era ms.
cattle. hogs. live stock. ali have fallen
in price. Cotton is at the lowest fig
what happened to sugar Copper IL
down 10 record low prices. The wool
market took severe tumble. Silk
tumbled. Leather and hides are way
down
Coal. clothing and food arc on the
;oboggan. You can go through the
smallest towns in the country today
and find the merchants there advcr-
Bread and milk are going down.
Liquidation is the order OF the day.
but the very best judges OF the situa-
ton are agreed that In many essen
t!ai commodities it has about run it's
course.
IIuninrs. Outlook bright.
Il cite these facts because IL is
just from such conditions ~ we are
now experiencing that n boom in
business springs Keep that state
ncnt in mind. The world must buy.
when II has made up ITS mini that
IL must have things and that the
prices at which IL can get them are
right, 1t will buy again and more
than ever before"
In the opinion ri Mr.. Mctzgcr. the
next two or three Nonths WILDE n
breathing spell following the period
Of liquidation which is now about
over. in those two or three months
confidence in the future viii be re-
born. And when confidence is once
more restored. the revival OF bust :
ncss follows naturally.
AS ] said before. signs are now at
hand that the turn has come for the
better" continued Mr.. Mctzgcr. we
have passed through Il period OF high
money rates and have just witnessed
the FIRST material break In call and
time money In New York. Call money
has fallen from about to per cent
and time from about Sl-2 To and
7l-2. II will not be long before low
| or money in New York will bc reflect
| ed in lower rates all over the coun-
try.
Another very favorable sign Is
that which GENES from our Federal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19

scvcsal States. the sum of $4,000. 900
was added to the sl0.0O0.OOO previous
~ appropriated for the construction
of roads In Federal forest reserves
But tho period OF non-employ-
mept did not arrive. besides which
there was difficulty in obtaining ma
terthls and thoir shipment and the
abnormal prices cut down vcrS sub
stahtiaiiy new road mileage. Pres
ent Indications. however, are that the
supply OF labor in the near, future
may considerably exceed the demand.
and hence recourse TO important
public improvements would be Il di-
lions.
surely there can be no greoter
benefit conferred upon the entire
country than by the building OF high
ways which VIII materially reduce
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19
BUSINESS REVIVAL SEEN
BY AUTO MANUFACTURER
William II. Mctzgcr, Column b II
President, Says business Has Con-
fidonco That Prccedcs Revival.
BASED ON LONG EXPERIENCE
Declares All Countries Arc Paying
for War, and Some Recover
Quicker Than Others, Just as
Sick People DO.

DETROIT. Dec. ls.-That we shall
witness revival OF business and
enpioymcnt generally in 1921 is the
prediction Of William II. Metzger.
one OF the pioneers OF the automotive
Industry n director OF the National
Automobile Chamber OF Commerce.
vicc-pres!dent OF the Columbia Mo-
tors Company. and an official In va
r!ous capacitics In many other con
Germs.
Mr.. Metzgcr'B cheerful prediction
is said to be based on HIS long cx-
rcr!cnce In many lines OF business.
of the greatest and far-seeing bank
crs and manufacturers. and on u
summary OF fundamental conditions
Just completed by the Columbia Com
pany. He expects 1921 TO be a year
OF sure. steady growth In business
ana period in which It firm founda-
ton Will BIO laid for years OF pros
pcr!ty.
There are two things for every
business man TO do now" says Mr..
Mctzger. one is To employ every
iair method to keep his wares NOV
Ing for the next two or three months.
the other Is to lay plans now for flu
lure business. that is business three
urally comes with the change Of sea
sons In the spring. This applies 10
All lines or business. including re-
failing OF automobiles
y There Is nothing mysterious or
alarming about the presen. situation
We and all other countries are nav
ing for the world war. IL caused n
tremendous wastage OF men, money.
cHort and resources and all that
waste must be paid for. just az IL
taxes II man who has been III almost
10 the point OF death Il long time 10
recover. so 1t viii take the world
time to recover.
s"m- R~cupcratc Quicker.
some countries Will recuperatc
more quickly than others because
ana because they have the treincnd
GUS natural resources for the crea-
non OF new agricultural and manu-
ihciured wealth that will make their
quick. such one is our country.
For that reason we should all be-
Eiah that We live In the United
States.
Ihere are many signs now APP
paF.mi that recovery in our country
observe conditions abroad know tina;
reaction OF Il more favorable charac-
yer IS prevalent in England, France
Holland. Belgium, the Scandinavian
ana other countries.
Just because the demand for nu-
aonobiies. II select a specific article
~ an example, has fallen on" con
.tnned MI Metzser. does not a; all
siIr!fy that IL viii not revive and
soon. This is the fas,est-t thinking.
nation n he @orEa ,o ,hs ana L
IN a. e E"s iasii1y La win result,
shortest possible time s"'
.; That is the fundamental reason
w me dcsire 20 own motor car
can. ana that desire has nor been
hhHtch one jnt by present conditions
I-nc longer demand liz rGprcssed the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19
THREE
Motor Cur smurt Ales...

Ever have ono of these smart
alecks pass you and jeerinsly advise
you to Watch my smoker asks
American Motorist. Smoke observa-
tons requiring oitactory as we'll an
optical observations are not condu
GIVE OF the comfort or the good tenn
per of tho observer. The only way
TO teach the motorized polecat that
he is not needed anywhere Is 10 sec
that he is made to pay in fines
enough to educate him to the point
polevat. II Is useless to try TO cdu-
cate him further than this, because
nature has given him only the brain
power OF the animal whose stencil
tate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
REV. BIRKHEAD SPEAKS HERE.
Religious Ideas of Hundred Years Ago
Are Popular, He Says.

1.-THE radical religious ideas of one
hundred years ago are the conserva-
tive ideas of today" said Rev. L. NJ.
Birkhead of Kansas City, Mo, in his
address Sunday night at the First
Unitarian church.
Religion smothered beneath creeds
and dogmas and cramped in the
midst of ecclesiastical machinery
breaks away, gets out into the open,
and forms new organizations" Rev.
Mr.. Birkhead declared.
THE popular religion of the coun-
try has now become liberal in it's the
ology, non-sectarian in spirit, and ex-
presses itself in character and conduct
rather than in ecclesiastical institu-
tons or creeds.
People have become, generally,
more rational in their religious be-
liefs. They believe in salvation by ed
tucation and service rather than by any
sudden change. They do not think of
man as having fallen from high es-
tate, but think of him as struggling
upward.
Religion as expressed in life, piety
that is of some use in the world. as
piration that expresses itself in serv-
ice, loyalty to worth while human
causes-these are the religious ideas
that appeal to the common people"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
Y. M. C. A. DOES BIG WORK.
Backed by Business Men and Educa.
tors Program Becomes valuable.

The men employed on the state Y.
NJ. c. A. staff with headquarters in
the New England building mean much
to the progress of the association work
in the state. Backed by business men
and educators in all parts of Kansas,
the work has become invaluable. The
five men are Charles A. Caster. sec
rotary for county and rural work i;
Charles A. Hall, educational adviser;
Floyd Hawkins. district secretary;
Morton H. Mexican, college secretary;
Grover ]. Little, boys work secretary.
and A. A. Remington, state secretary.
ganization are w. w. Bowman, chair
man: V. M. Wiley, Hutchinson, vice
chairman; D. f. Shirk, Topeka, re-
cording secretary; S. E. Cobb, Topeka,
treasurer.
A part of the service rendered by
the state Y. NJ. c. A. in Kansas has
been the helping of 1886 young men
in the state to better education in col
lege, commercial and trade schools.
The men helped to further education
are eX-service men, many of them
from rural communities. The high
school Y. M c. A. OIL
organizations, are reaching boys at an
important age to trae.n 49,. 4
living, clean speech and right ideals.
Kansas stands high above other states
in number of employed secretaries, in
number of associations, and minor Or
CARNATIONS, in attendance, and in
value of it's annual state camp for
boys at Elmdale, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13
SHAWNEE CHIEF is SOLD.
Harry Wright and Elmer e. Wagner
Are New Owners.

Harry Wright, secretary Of the Kan
sas Good Roads association and of the
Topeka Typothetae, has resigned from
both positions, and in company with
Elmer E. Wagner. a former employe
of the Capper publications, has pur-
chased the plant of the Shawnee Chief,
in North Topeka. from John NJ. Best,
who became owner of the plant last
summer. W. H. Stanley, who has been
associated with Best in the plant. will
retain his connection with the new
firm. The purchase price of the plant
has been given as $4,000.
Wright szys that he will retain his
interest in the work of the Good Roads
association, and will assist that or
ganization thru the coming legislative
session.
The purchase of the Shawnee Chief
includes the purchase of two other
papers, both published at the North
Topeka PLAINTIFF Della News and the
the contract for printing the Meriden
Ledger, the Paul Jones monthly Mag
azine, the Topeka Branch Herald, the
Topeka District News. and the Quincy
Gazette. A job-printing plant is main
tanned in connection with the publica-
ton end of the business.
Best has been compelled to leave
the work on account of his health,
which has been bad for months. He
will return to his home in Manhattan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-13

Louge and Mr.. Dickson are fine arts
students at K. U.
Mrs. Leslie Edmonds will go to We'll
lington, Kan, this week to spend the
holidays with her parents.
Mr.. George Davis of Manhattan
spent the week end with Mrs. w. R.
Smith and family and with Mrs. w L.
Higgins and family.
Art Lamp Shop. SILK Shade makers.
New location 823 Kansas Ave, over
Jones & Bireh.-Adv.
Mrs. L. H. Mum has returned from
trip to New York City, Panama and
Cuba.
Miss Josephine johnson, who is at
tending National Park seminary al
Forest Glen, Md, will spend the
Christmas holidays with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. M. johnson.
MIR. and Mrs. John Mcintyre of
Kansas City, Mo, spent the weekend
here with relatives.
Mr.. an6 Mrs. George Griffith. 4O4
Woodlawn avenue. will leave soon to
spend the winter in Arizona.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sears and fam
lily left Saturday for Salt Lake City
to visit Mrs. Sears's brother, Mr.. Tom
Eouser, this winter. In the spring
they will SO to Canada to spend the
summer With Mr.. Sears's parents.