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The Washington times., 1920-05-04
Why Not Give Larger Tokens
On Street Railway Lines?
By BILL PRIC II.

The Public Utilities Commission should promptly inves
gate the latest street railway nusancehe petty metal
tokento settle whether it could have been avoided by the
substitution OF larger coin easily handled by the Pub
hc and as useful to the railway companies.
There may be mechanical connected with the
fare boxes that call for these trng little tokens but if
there not and if the boxes would handle and account
for larger tokens then the Commission should compel
change
These tokens have already caused confusion the
lines much loss OF valuable time in schedules, and the
dematon of the public which feels that its convenience is
consulted when there advantages be gained by
the companies.
1t is absolute certainty that the companies
not lose by the circulation of these very small tokens but
the patrons and will lose The service cannot be bet
tered for the simple that at every stop where
crowds waiting to get there will be loss of time
through delays OF passengers fishing into pockets and
handbags for something it is almost impossible to visualize
when it is in your hands The who carries hand
bag filled with gloves cosmetics hair pins stamps door
keys and general junk mysterious to must fish among
all this to dig out something it would take ferret to find
While she stands doing this the conductor and the crowd
become angry the loses tme and there is dsarange
ment of schedules.
Accustomed for years to paper tickets, Washington
people naturally do not take kindly to the change parcu
ary when they know that whatever benefits there go
wholly to the railway companies They hope that the time
will when something will be done for their
modaton
Tie one possible benefit the public may derive is that
all fares collected through fare boxes will be accounted for
increasing railway and possibly preventing another
appeal for higher fares If there has been loss from dis
honesty much Of it ought to be eliminated The railways
save money in not having to buy larger coins
If the latest nuisance will keep street railway condi
tions stable for WHILE it may be tolerated. The whole
'.i -" c."to' ,:owever of railway neglect to con-
i ,.. ,-. and means addition to existing irrita-
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
Writes the Problems and Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

your column. I am anxious to join
the Y. w. c. A. Can l make friends
there? JOAN.
Here is another example of a cor
respondent who wants a particular
service and does not enclose her
name and address. Later, she will
write explaining she is Joan, and
then l will have TO rack my brain
and sort dozen letters to see which
Joan she is, since many persons hap
pen to use the same pen name. A
dozen, for instance, have used X. Y.
z. in the past month. Not even n
Philadelphia lawyer could tell which
was which.
In the first place, you should make
an effort to have your husband spend
some of his evenings with you. He
is, or should be, your real chum.
You will make a great mistake II
you let him drift away from you,
il you 90 one way while he goes the
other. Read my answer to Sunny Sue
about the Washington Salon. BY all
means join the Y. w. c. A, also the
Women's City Club if you can spare
SIS. Join the community center
nearest your home. Miss Cecile
Norton is the director. There you
will find other wives and mothers
and much of common interest.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

You have helped so many others,
and in many ways I've profited by
the advice you gave them, but even
this does not bring friends or solve
my own problem.
I'm not an old-fashioned girl,
neither am l one of those painted,
powdered, overdressed vamps that
saunters forth with vanity case in
one hand, lip stick, powder pun.
or rouge In another, putting her
"make-up' on regardless of the
time or place. I'm only like count
less other girls who come to you
detly for advice, lonesome.
Unfortunately, I've met very rev
congenial young men. but because
of this I'm not going to be dis
gusted and say there amt no
such animal for / feel sure there
are many men here who are long
ing to meet a real, true. congenial
girl, who could be a pal without
falling in love (until the proper
time), and one who could ENJOY a
walk in the great outdoors as well
as an evening in the dance hall'
ono who can enter into and ENJOY
games as we'll as going to the
theater: one who can listen as well
as talk, and last, but by no means
least. one who understands and
Judges people for their worth, not
by their college degree, touring
car, beautiful clothes. or hatterlng
tongue. These are not tests or real
friendship.
Ii is my disposition to want
friends, some one who is real pal,
and for the first time In my life
I'm without one, not because Ive
won and lost, but because I've not
had the opportunity here to meet
people, and cultivate friendship.
Many lonely hours have / spent
in my room when 1 would rather
have been out for a walk, playing
some outdoor game, or my favorite
indoor game, bowling, but what fun
Is there to walk or to play alone7
Here's hoping that some day In
the near future I may meet some
one who will prove genuine COM
rade and friend SUNNY SUE.
have previously mentioned the
Washington Salon, Of which Mr..
Rudolph de Zapp is director as a
place of recreational, cultural and
artistic development. A letter ad-
dressed to him in my care will be
passed along to him. For out of
door things there the wander
luster group whose activities arc
regularly announced in the column,
Whats Doing, When and Where"
You, Sunny Sue, and others who
write in the same vein, must
realize that very little comes to
US in this life without effort. You
must get out and go after what
you want. Friendship, companion
ship, recreation will never come TO
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you as you sit, more or less mop
ing, / suppose, in your own room.
Friendship, like flowers must be
cultivated. l know many, many
girls who are more or less friend
less because they do not make the
effort to be otherwise. They are
different, expect others to do all
the seeking and do not often exert
themselves to please and enter
tain others. At the risk of SEEM
ing unsympathetic, when, as a
matter of fact, there is no appeal
that arouses more sincere sympa-
thy in me than one like yours, |
must tell you that you must look in
side as we'll as outside yourself, for
the cause. There is usually some
thing wrong with the person who
does not make friends. Some girls
are born with winning ways;
others have to cultivate them. You
are apparently one of the latter.
Join the Y. w. c. A. Your objec-
ton will be that you will only
meet girls there, but the first
thing to accomplish is to widen
your acquaintance in any way you
can. 1t is through knowing a few
people that you meet others. Other
girls are often the indirect avenue
to meetings with boys.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
Bv WILLIAM v. v. STEPHENS.

Idltn IN MS luiucuihte bupcIiois-
He learns, after a while, that effi-
cheney In the army means Never
to miss formation and never tell
an officer to go TO hell" This. OF
course, is perfectly proper II a sol
der had nothing to do except drill
and fight, but modern warfare
means not only fighting efficiency.
but also working efficiency. and
this latter cannot be obtained un.
less men are prompted by the high
est ideals Of cooperation and labor
we'll done.
The germ of soldering, which Is
another word for utter laziness,
will soon creep into any man In
the army unless there is some mo-
tive to stir him into action. Our
young army found this motive in
the thought that II every one
worked hard the war could be won
quickly, and, as events proved,
they were entirely right. After the
armistice they felt that their work
was done, and various methods
were adopted to keep the men
amused. Courses of education and
different sports served to relieve
the monotony OF what was to all
intents and purposes the daily ex-
istence of professional soldier.
But with all such earnest endeay-
ors, it cannot be said that a civil
ian soldier could ever be satisfied
with that sort Of life, and 1t would
seem that II universal training Is
to be made attractive, some high
incentive must be offered to the
prospective soldier. In addition to
his military training, the opportu-
nifty should be given to educate
himself along lines of his own Sc
lection. The men in charge of his
training should be men not only Of
the highest technical ability, but
also men possessing the highest
ideals of probity and honor. 1t is
not too much to say that the pres
ent teachings of the army are not
particularly honorable. as the
average person understands it. AS
a matter Of fact, almost anything
goes, as long as one Is not caught
The fact of being caught is what
constitutes the crime, not the act
itself.
And this is wrong-very wrong.
1t reduces the army to a lower
plane than the business world,
whereas the army and all it stands
for should be above reproach. The
verb "to soldier" is a misnomer,
the relic of military caste having
no higher ideals than achieving
the greatest glory and gain with
the least possible effort.
"To soldier" has no place in
modern warfare. There is too
much work to be done, and it is
out of date.
1t would not be too much to say
that perhaps the dash and speed
which our boys showed in France
were due to the fact that they had
not had time to learn how "to
soldier"
So when the question of mill
tary training comes up before the
country it is to be hoped that what
ever system is adopted it will be
organized along the lines which
big business is using today-those
of cooperation, efficiency and
honor, and that to have served in
the army, either in peace or in
war, will always be regarded as a
privilege and a distinction by
those accepted in the ranks.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
HIGH SCHOOL CADETS AND
THE USE OF STREETS

Correspondents assert that some
thing must be done by the police to
stop the conflict between high school
cadets and chauffcurs over the use or
Rhode Island avenue. from First to
Ninth streets. for drilling purposes
Recently chauffeur made COM
plaint here as to the blocking OF traf-
fic bv cadets on this avenue. Very
strong letters received in reply state
that provision should be made for the
cadets on other streets or the avenue
roped so the cadets may drill in
peace without danger of injury from
hot-headcd automobile drivers.
l.. S. G. declares that cadets have
several times been injured by drivers
who seemed to feel that they owned
the highways" He suggests that as
soon as Camp Meigs is dismantled the
school authorities might get the
grounds there for drill purposes.
A. G.. l.. has seen aut tomobiles go
ing at high speed barely miss com
panies OF cadets by a few inches.
NJ. G.. NJ. is likewise indignant.
As the drilling of the cadets is a
necessity II does seem that they
should have protection from ir-
responsible chauffeurs.
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III would seem tnat tne Woru oi
the soldier should carry some
weight in an army of democracy.
For the very reason that there are
more plain soldiers than anything
else and in order that we may be
consistent with our theory of gov
ernment by majority, it would be
manifestly unfair not to at least
listen to what the soldier has to
say.
Ask a discharged soldier what he
thinks about the military game,
and I'll venture to say that his
answer invariably is NEVER
AGAINp
You ask him why, and the
chances are that he cannot give
you a definite reason; but the
reason is there just the same. 1t
is intangible, difficult to grasp,
but none the less sickening and
apparent.
Ask him "Was it the hard
ships?" He will tell you ''No; we
expected plenty Of hardship when
We enlisted.
swer, "No; the grub was pretty
good"
Was it the fighting?" He may
laugh and assert that the flight
ing was the smallest part of game.
You persist, "What was it,
then? Why would you object 70
becoming a soldier again." knd
the chances are he will reply, 81
don't know"
But he does know in. his heart,
and in his unexplained objections
he voices true sentiments which he
feels.
Soldiers may be divided into
two schools-the professional and
the civilian-and in these modern
days of warfare, where every man
and industry must be marshaled
into the ranks in order to gain "a
victory, it is to the civilian soldier
and workman we must look to fur
nish the bulk of an army. There
fore it would seem that the civil
ian school is of paramount impor-
tance, and it should be fostered
and nournished to the best of our
ability. And right here is where
it becomes a question of ideals.
The ideals of the professional and
civilian soldier are vastly differ
ent. Understand, it is not ques-
ton of loyalty, devotion or pa
triotism which l have in mind. All
American soldiers, professional or
civilian, always have and always
will show their unparalleled brav-
cry and spirit of self-sacrifce when
the occasion demands it, because
they are Americans and know no
such thing as defeat.
The ideals which have in mind
are those of efficiency and econ
omy. I think that 1t is the count
less examples of waste of time,
money and energy, wholly mex
cusable, which turns the stomach
of the civilian soldier against the
army. A professional soldier would
not question the eXpediency OF
sending a six-ton truck ten miles
for a monkey wrench which was
not there, from the mere fact that
he was a soldier and for that rea-
son must concern himself with no
bodys' business but his own. The
civilian soldier, who. perhaps, is
paying taxes at home. instantly
questions such an act and loses
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
y What's Doing; Where; When

Annual Dinner-Yalc Alumni Society OF
washington Metropolitan Club, 7:lb y. m
BENEFIT Motion PiCtures- Mount Holyokr
1890 y. IN, -
Dnnce-Trinity Community House, Third
a nd g streets northwest, S:i5 y. m.
Noctinr-Gcorgc Washington Post, No
I American Legion, Carroll Institute, DIS
Tcnth street northwest, .. IN.
Tomorrow.
psnd Conccrt--Unlted states Marine
pand band stand, West Potomac Park
from b tu G. 10 3 IN
I",turr uarun Eugene T-rr~n. The
pIe,huusr. isli y ~r"ct nuthv est. s.is
u.sehaU Washington - Philadslphis.
A,,,rI..n Isarna baseball PARK. Seventh
ana Tlorid. -ycnue northwest. 3;ao o. IN.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
Rambler Expostulates
At Criticism of His Letter.
r MISS FAIRFAX:

I was indeed glad to see that I
have had so many sympathetic re-
niles TO my first letter. 1 never
dreamed that 1t would bring forth
auch sarcastic criticism as the let
ter signed Candid"
"F. "" and Candid" are I should
Judge. two cynics of about the
same type.
probably overstep a little by
calling myself an artist" possibly
I am not more than an artisan. /
merely wished to express a state
OF mind, and art Is mostly a state
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
Today.

Today.
assachuHetts Society OF wash
lnEton. Thomson school. Twelfth and 1,
streets northwest, s:i5 o. m
MeetinE-Columbia Heights CitIzens, Az.
sooiatlon, St stephens Hall, SOi7 Four-
toenth street, i:3O y. m.
Concert-United states SoldIcrs' uons
Rand, bandstand, Soldiers Home, ESQ N
IN.
Lecture-Newton n. Baker, Conmr.r..
League OF the District. aoi7 n street north
west, p. IN.
Masquerade Dance-May ynower cou,c,i
No. ~. Daughters OF America NasoniI
Temple Etghth and Y streets northeast, Z
H w.
MooiiHg aN,ucoat u Costello Post n,
rs. American LsHton. ffN2 rourt. .,,h
street northwest. y m.
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INTRODUCING MISS IDA n

For her rd leave Virginia
I'd leave my Mary Land,
I'd part with Mrs Sippi.
The widow fair and bland
I'd bid farewell to Georgia
Though she would be true.
I'd part with Minnie Sofa.
I'D part with Della waro.
I'd leave brunette Miss Souri,.
Or the Carolina pair,
Tho women are all lovely,
True hearted girls I know.
But ID give them all tho 20 by,
And cicavc 10 Ida Ho.
like her breezy manners,
] like her honest ways:
I liko her IN the moonlight,
I like her sunny days,
Goodbye, my own Virginia.
And other girls I know:
I'm hanging round tho Eatepost
DEWEY r. SUIT.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

pine Islands, Alaska, and
Porto Rico are accorded the
voting right" Representative
Sam r. Sells of Tennessee,
chairman of the House Com
mittee on Pensions, said. "The
people of the District of Co.
lumbia are clearly entitled to
suffrage. If they seek repre-
sentation in the House and
Senate, it should be accorded
them, and they also are en-
titled to a vote for President
and Vice President.
"If the ballot can be trusted
in the hands of the inhabitants
of the Philippines and Porto
Rico, we surely can trust it to
the highly intellectual popu-
lation of Washington.
the citizens Of the District ask
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
Here's a Very Good Letter
From a Soldier
1t Will Help TO Explain Why Enlisments Are Not as
Numerous as They Might Be-

This country will need soldiers for years to come and
have them We do not nationally mind our business
as we should with our excursions into Russia and else
where Other nations may not mind THEIR business and
may make it necessary for us to be active.
The men responsible for the country's welfare know
that in the end when comes the important thing is
understanding the that fight for you and keeping them
contented Here's from civilian discharged after
two years service In France.
Citizens generally WILL be interested in what he says,
and men in public Office OUGHT to be interested
MILITARY TRAINING
"
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

I walk twenty-four squares to my
office every day, taking a different
route for the spice OF IL. Far better
than a stuffy street car.
Heard and Seen is as good as the
movies and costs less. IL is like a
good ending TO a perfect day.
MAX NJ. BERNSTEIN
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
ALAS. ALACK. IT'S NO MORE.

FRED VETTER recalls what
passing wag did for a Baltimore sa-
loonkeeper in the old days. The bar
tender hung out sign Of ice cold
beer and hot beef stew. The wag
wiped the slate and substituted this:
Hot BEER.
Ice Cold BEEF STEW.
Phone for a Doctor
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am a young married girl (twen-
ty-one) and want to make new
friends. have two children and
for the past four years / have been
unable to visit or 20 out with my
friends and have almost lost them,
so I am going to ask II you don't
know some nice young girl who
would be n pal, for am lonely
My husband goes out mostly every
night, so I must have girl friends
or 1 believe ] shall do something
desperate, as life does look SO Slue.
Won't you please try to help,
Dear Miss Fairfax. to find a chum?
will send my address to you as
soon as l hear from you through
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THOSE TOKENS.

The token" part comes In when
you are not careful and drop In
dime by mistake-all for the
Service" you get on the w. X
and T.. hope Hams ear rings.
+. GEILINGER.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

The low in LOWDEN ought to
mean reduction of living if the Iui-
nosian is elected President
A. J. X.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

Here is some word for you:
Tetramethyldiamid dodiphenylmethane
Ga dye intermediary.
EMILY MAY CALFEE,
1103 Park road.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

The annual dinner Of the III Dorado
Club. a noted organization ~ Central
High school graduates, vii be hold
~ tho Monmouth CAT" Thursdap even
inr. tYnc dinner. pruniinrrt sp' aber-,
special preparations
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
Votes For Washington

cit is hard to understand why the residents Of our
National Capital have long been deprived of the boon
suffrage when that the people of Hawaii the Philip
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

For full particulars as to the Ben
ning's Bittcrs Club, see J. Il. HhRDE-
STY. LOUIS GRAY or TOM LYNN.
Bcats cake eaters all hollow.
MEMBER.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

JONES PRUNO says tho lizard crew
at Twcnty-nith street and pcnnsyl-
vania avenue has duly constituted
grand officers. headed by n grand
lizard"
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

citizens ~ Seat Pleasant, Ma, write
the column protesting against the
overall movement az pure propaganda
that will help few and hurt the men
who must wear ovcralls at work.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

Equality Post v. f. w. is orga -
izing a team of A. L. f. marksuen
and sharpshooters for the national en-
campment of that organization, to be
held in this city, In September. Sec
retary STEECE invites all rifemen to
attend the meeting of the post Thurs
day night.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

II would go further than the citizens Of the District ask
by giving them not only representation in Congress- but city
officials we'll to be selected by convention and elected by
popular vote"
The Washington times., 1920-05-04
HEARD ND SEEN

Please add my name to the list OF
those who ask whether it is the plan
of the District Commissioners to have
part Of Connecticut avenue set aside
as n national park to preserve its
system of mountains. canyons and au-
tomohile wrecking gorges?
CLARENCE w. GROSNER.
Raleigh Haberdasher.
As the circus is coming, please
have your experts tell me how to
get down off an elephant?
V. dep. D.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

MAY BE WISE ADVICE
Carry your car tokens on a safe
ty pin. String 'em like beads.
II. G. G.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

IL
but ourselves that we are under
Engs." There is a. certain type of
person who never had enough char
acter or ambition to rise above the
mediocre. and would like to see ev-
cryone on his own level.
1t makes no difference whether
we are artists or blacksmiths; we
are all human beings.
RAMBLER.
am young girl OF eighteen, en-
gagged to three young men and have
promised to marry each by the
first of June. Now these young
men are not from the District of
Columbia. One is a Westerner, one
from New York, and the third
Southerncr.
Now 1t seems quite impossible
for me to make up my mind which
| care for most as think OF them
all alike. But I haven't very long
to decide, now, and am sure they all
love me very much. So in despair
turn TO you for advice.
YvoNNE.
You are very silly girl and, al
though you tslk much OF love, you
know nothing whatever about II.
Stop playing cat and mouse game
with these young men and try to
cultivate honest motives and sin
cere thoughts. Your vanity has
you by the nose just at present and
it is a toss up whether you turn
right about face and become real
woman or whether lou continue
on your futile, egotistical search
for conquests. 1t Is girls like you
who spoil nice young men for other
girls who are much more worth
while. Your insatiate love for at
tention prompts you to be like the
dog in the manger. You don't want
all these young men yourself and
still you want to keep them tied up
so some other girl can't have them.
Sit down and write all OF them a
decent letter and then wait until
you can really care for some one
before you consider marrying.
Let me tell you something. will
wager perfectly good cookie
against one reasonably good dough-
nut that each and everyone Of these
men are also interested in some
other girl. have never known it to
fail that when a girl is dangling
several men on a string, they, In
turn. are dangling several girls,
including herself. They are all
out Of town, you say? How inter-
esting, suppose you think they
do nothing OF an evening but write
To you or sit alone and think Of
you. Think II over, my deas and
wax up!
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

1.-TWO AIuudss' back three bru-
.r'fta' foe ,twuIIu. rur tNc sirs-
trurr....'n a.. " Gvues Es." graiuS
tn. ,.ass.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

If the Boy Scouts Band should
play on W. r. and E. street cars
could we properly class them car
tune-ists? f. S. CORNELL
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

IL placing chairs on j street will
stop the lizards standing around
would the sidewalk? j. 2. W.
The Washington times., 1920-05-04

v. F. w. drive for membership
begins tonight at Carroll Hall. Big
drive! Great times!