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The Washington times., 1920-09-07
A Voluntary Motor Corps AS a
Police Auxiliary
By BILL PRICE.

Efficiency of the Police Department will be increased
many fold by the reorganization of the voluntary police
motor corps of the Home Defense League. Establishment
of corps of 800 auomobilists is being vigorously
undertaken by the newly appointed commander W. PEARCE
RAYNER who also is chairman OF the public safety group
of the City Club.
The Police Department is sadly lacking in necessary
automobile equipment for the protection of lives and prop
ery and the speedy apprehension of criminals and alwa
undemanned because of the paltry salaries paid III thu
motor corps does nothing else of value it should Coz
gress realization of its duty in adequately safeguarding
the people of the National Capital
Members of the Motor Corps will pledge themselves t.
put their at the service of the police whenever and
wherever called upon to do Each will bear an IN
sigma, plainly visible and the presence of these insignia on
the streets should have wholesome effect in fostering obe
dicnce to the law
Police headquarters is equipped with only three
automobes-one a wreck years old and another
little better Several months ago, when the police received
a message that Baltimore diamond robbers head
led toward Washington in automobile, not single
available and detectives had to borrow private
automobile to give chase to the thieves.
During the riots little than year ago. the
police virtually at the mercy of rioters because of lack
of rapid transportation facilities During the serious in
luenza epidemic many lives lost because OF the abb
of adequate ambulance service When Jackson, the
socaled "Madman of the Northwest terrorzed the city,
entering three houses in the night and attacking
women the police had to rely upon few volunteer motor
lists for patrol duty.
No one can forete when serious emergency may
arse-a riot, great fire, devastating epidemicand resi-
dents should be able after the motor corps
is fully organized.
Members of the corps will pledge themselves to set
good example in careful driving and obedience to traffic
laws They will also assist the police in minimizing traffic
law violations by reporting such cases to the police
1t is estimated that in Of serious trouble here it
would take the cavalry Fort Myer hour to assemble
and reach the heart of the city. Mr.. Rayner contends he
could assemble his motor corps, drive to Fort Myer and
bring the cavalry to the city in less than that time
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
CERMANY's ATTITUDE TOWARD POLAND IN RUSSIA.

GERMANYs ATTITUDE TOWARD POLAND IN RUSSIA.
This picture is from the German comic paper Ulk print
ed in Berlin.
In the German newspaper the line under this picture
reads els the Swollen Polish Frog Doomed?"
The fight between Poland and Russia is simply amusing
to the London Star The English don't much what hap
pens, as long as it doesn't happen TO THEM
In Germany the view different hostile and bitter For
after the Allies had beaten Germany German soil given
to Poland the Poles admitted into the League of Ma
tons and the Germans kept out Naturally the German
newspaper inclined side with Russia The German idea
of the desperate effort Poland to conquer Bolshevsm is
illustrated in this picture
Cartoons of this kind printed not because they
press the right wrong sentiment in regard to Poland
Every right thinking man. of course hopes that the Poles
will be able maintain their government and that they will
do it without trampling on the rights of others.
Such pictures this printed to make clear the fact
that the socaed League of Nations in Europe is joke The
Allies hostile each other They all want to get the
United States that they may be able to demand men and
money from the United States to carry out their plans
Entering the League of Nations, Uncle Sam would be-
international waiter quarresome European dive
But Uncle Sam is NOT going to spend the rest of his
life calling "Who wants the handsome waiter?"
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
MEN PREFER MODEST GIRLS,
so SAY MOST WRITER'S.

The contribution of "MODESTY," in
which she seemed to think that men
prefer fashy girls to modest ones. has
brought many contributions from
men, most of them telling MOD
ESTY" that the over-dressed and over
painted girl may be amusing for
while, but that she does not last
Here are some of the comments:
From PENDENNIS-Mo girls win
in the long run. The manly man does
not take painted dolls seriously, be-
cause they do not prove interesting.
Cakies. lizzies and painted china are
in "A class to themselves.
c. j.. f. expresses the hope that
there are plenty more like "Modesty
in Washington.
From G.. wHIZz-Thc majority of
young mon have much more respect
for modest girls than for those who
ruin their appearances ana complex
ions with ridiculous dress and make
up. Strange things happen, though.
Just why girl will discard refined
young man, with a promising future,
and encourage n clown without honor
or sense, with no respect for her, |
can't tell.
From LITTLE WIDOW do not
think "Modcsty" is alone in her in
duiry. I see many instances of where
men seem to prefer jazz babies" and
other freaks to sensible girls.
From KN1CKERBOCKER - Tell
"Modesty" to stay as she Is. The
painted, fuzzy. dollcd up girls never
get anywhere, being mere toys for
amusement. When n man wants
real life partner he looks for n girl
OF the type "Modesty" appears to be.
From Il. n. S.-Modest girls appear
to think that because fellow pays
some attention to these nuffy-ruffles
his intentions arc serious. Most Of
the time they are not. man Is of
an inquisitive disposition and Is sim
ply seeking to get a line on the paint.
cd, over-drrssed maid. when he looks
for a wife he goes elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
New Women's Paper Out.

The Woman Republican made its
first appearance recently. 1t is
edited by the women members of
the Republican National Executive
Committee, and will be the official
campaign magazine of the Repub-
lican women. 1t will be published
weekly.
The first number contains several
articles and editorials by leading
Republicans dealing with the issues
OF the campaign. Among the con-
tributors "is VIII II. Hays. national
chairman, who writes about the at
titude of the Republican National
Committee toward women voters,
and Mrs. Arthur l.. Lvcrmore, "A
member OF the National Committee,
dealing with the Republican plat
form.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

is a tendency among certain scien-
lists to throw too much discredit
upon everything that has not been
observed and tested by themselves.
Globe lightning is described as taxi
ing the form of luminous balls that
float in the air, and appear to be
driven about by air currents, finally
exploding. There are reports of
their having entered a house by
way of the chimney, and passed out
through a door or window. But, as
already said, IL globe lightning ex-
lists, II occurs with extreme rarity.
On the other hand, a lightning
flash, though IL might enter a room
by way OF the chimney, would not
be carried by air currents--its mo-
ton is too nearly instantaneous.
II you are in the house during a
thunderstorm, and feel much afraid.
II is best to allay your fear by
taking precautions, which, perhaps
after all are not really necessary.
For instance, keep away from open
windows, from fireplaces, from me.
tallic fixtures connected with the
house pipes: stay near the middle
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
Once-Overs
BEING HAPPY WHERE YOU ARE.

Copyright 1920 International Feature Service.
the husbands who constantly
uncomfortable state dontented with the
doing and much quitting taking
line other city locality
plan ahead for anything?
This of talk probably the result
the place where employed the
ea surroundings and largely because
actively with affairs of civic social
You the attention
tired of constantly
Yo the attention
deserve and of wanting the
vanity aed make prove
your value the community
Why don't utry to show desirable citizen?
Why don't meet the advances of outsiders half
Why do give wife chance be happy by
happy yourself instead of hpng how quit
and leave town?
Do thing the other
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
MARY F's DEAD CAT.

MILO II. suggests to MARY T.. thai
the dead cat planted in the tree bo.
by her brother may 8malgamatc so
thoroughly with the tree as to cause
the tree to produce ghostly soundJ
by next year instead of n crop OF
pussy willows.
And "HARPERS FERRY" takes
part to the extent OF saying that ic
there are pussy willows next Spring
there may be Cat-fr tree, in which
event he advises her to chain any
dogwood trees that may happen to
be in the vicinity or they may give
chase land make the fir flea"
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
PAY OF PATTERN MAKERS.

CHARLES +. FOSTER, Secretary
O.. the Pattern Makers Association
of Washington and vicinity, COM
menting on a recent editorial in these
columns as to the pay of workers in
the Navy Yard, states that the pay OF
pattern makers is Sc cents an hour
instead of SO, IAN average of so cents
an hour less than paid in private
establishments"
Mr.. FOSTER believes that the an
nual leave was given Navy Yard en-
ployes as an attraction to the best
mechanics to work for the govern
menc and that it was never the inten-
ton of Congress that wages should
be held down below private employ
mcnt because of the leave.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
Is JAZZ MUSIC?

OF music the poets have sung for age;
OF praises they give II the least is
That played in a desert of cactus and sage
Twill soothc down the savagest beastics;
But now all harmony's gone from the scale,
And artists are scrapping and razzing.
Some ban syncopation from out of the scale,
While others are keenly for jazzing.
The Jazz is but harmony's spirit" says
one;
"If only you have true jazz soul"
While another declares he could cop OF
the bun
Much better by footing a hogs jowl
J. e g
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
Bugs" Baer
Article Xxx.

You could slap another Y on that
Article Y and it would mean the
same thing.
Foreign diplomats believe in
doublc-crossing their bridges before
the other sucker gets 10 EN-.
With Article Double Y in the
loose-leaf catalogue, Unk Sam
would have to feed and bed down
a committing army for the benefit
of the European diplomats in the
Bullshevik suburbs.
Suppose you had an Article NX
in your marriage contract Any
time your wife's -four robust broth
ers wanted TO knock some bozo off
the bough, they would polish up
Article XN and slap you for row
of Ford service stations.
If there happened to be one Of
those XN things in your lease. the
janitor could declare flst-fighting on
the ashman and you would have to
flap downstirs and help him to get
socked.
The world is getting all NN'd
up h'N dlh lIlS illu'h dNith-
tion to Article Y in the Ten Com
mandments, but they sure are
brushing up bright on Article Xxx
in the Home Bartender's Guide.
Which buzzes you how to make
almost-suds in the umbrella stand,
but doesn't instruct you what to do
until the doctor arrives. That's the
Xxx part of 1t.
Supposin' you grabbed off a nice
new washing machine for the wifi
on the installment plan. \ dollar
down and the other fifty strung out
on an almanac lavalliere. You sign
the contract without noting there
is an Article Xxx sunk in legal con-
crete, which permits tho wifi to
shanghai you for the job when
ever her elbows get dizzy. That
would take all the romance out of
washing machines.
Remember that the Peace Treaty
is no love letter and the League OF
Nations is'no Gate of Hope Society.
An Y at the end OF love letter
would mean a kiss. But an y in
the middle of the League document
means a cooperative war with
everybody getting their bumps div
idend when the European board of
directors cuts war melon and
gives America the rind, AND ALSO
THE CHECK.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
GEORGE CHANDLEE.s TROUBLES

Please tell me what to do. l
sent my perfectly good union suit
to the laundry. 1t came back in
three pieces. each folded and
ironcd like a pocket handkerchief,
and | was charged for laundering
three pocket handkerchiefs. What
redress have | other than to re-
dress without my union suit?
Yours in painful anticipation
of the chilly fall season,
GEO. II. CHANDLER.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
Garrett Serviss
ThunderStOrnlS

"'A claims that during a thun-
derstorm all windows and doors in
a house should be closed tight.
b claims that in a room having a
chimney at least one window, oppo-
site the chimney, should be left
open, on the ground that IL light
ming came in a closed room through
the chimney it would have no def
mite place to get out, and probably
would do considerable damage,
while IL a window were open, it
would follow the current of air and
go out through the open window.
We would be much obliged for your
opinion.-G. +. c., Norwalk, Conn
7 DOCBT if open windows and
doors serve as inducements to
L lightning either to enter or
leave a house. But lightning is so
erratic in many of it's performances
that / should not care to dogmatize
en- the subject. Two things may be
said which favor the closing OF
windows and doors during a violent
thunderstorm, the hrst being that
glass is a non-conductor, or an in
sulating material, and when inter-
posed in the path of an electric dis
charge may prevent its passage,
provided that it has an easy alter
native path open to it. The second
statement is that a closed house
NAV serve as a kind of fortress
against lightning. the outer walls
of which may be struck without
much or any penetration or the
electric flash inside.
Wood and the other materials OF
which buildings are constructed
(except iron and other metals) are
not good conductors of electricity,
and a charge accumulated upon
building by induction from thun-
derstorm would remain upon the
exterior so that when hash oc-
Cured between the cloud and the
house. whatever damage was done
would be confined to the outer
walls.
or course, however, the lightning
would tend to follow metallic pipes
in the walls, but If they afforded
a continuous path to the gr)un1
the electricity would take that way
rather than to break out in the
house. especially IL the pipes were
connected with metallic drains and
mains, or IL thsy penetrated deep
into the moist SOIL.
In the case of house struck by
lightning on some part OF the ek-
terror, an open window might af-
ford II a good path OF conduction.
A human body is a better conductor
than air or wood, or stone, so that
a person sitting near an open win
dow in a house thus struck would
be in more peril than IL the window
were closed. with the insulating
barrier OF glass interposed between
him and the fash passing outside.
With regard to the supposed i'm
portance OF keeping a door or win
dow open for the escape OF light
ming coming down a chimney ! do
not think that the precaution has
any value, except perhaps in the
exceedingly rare case OF the en-
trance OF globe lightning" into
house. But, Notwithstanding the
detailed accounts of globe, or globu-
lar, lightning that have from time
to time been given, some scientific
authorities refuse to believe in its
existence.
think they are wrong. There
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
1t seems the irony of fat,
that when the wind shows new
style in roll7tops ii also carries
dust into fellows eye.
BILLIE HAMILTON.
Ut may be retribution.)
TORACCO SMOKE

King Murad" didn't like his vii,
"Zira;" that's Natural" SO he seht
his son "Mogul" on a Camel" TO
Mecca" to capture "Fatima." Ry q
Lucky Strike" he got her. King
"Murad" changed his Tuxedo" to
prince Albert" and looked like
Lord Salisbury" on Pail Mall" His
wife "Zira' caught him Between the
Acts" with "Fatima." She got
sword from sweet Caporal" and
killed tho king. "Mogul." who had
little Admiration" for his mother
"Zirs." said, "O-mar, Hcl-mar."
II
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
a.; lss;n1EARlsn55EEr1sEA|1 -

EILEEN PHILLIPS, J who won
"SLIM'S" IS prize. is only thirteen
years old and had 200 other words
she wanted to add to the list but
didn't have time to do So She
writes thanking SLIM and Heard and
Seen.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

4 CHALLENGE TO CAKES.
N any Cake-eater can beat my
record let him declare himself at
once through II. and S. | have
many friends among the fair
sex. but have spent just II cents
in exactly L. months on the
girls. who can beat Vt?
d. j. T. HOMEMADE CAkER.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
A woo WAN"

She had a vacant stare
And short bObbed hair,
lust like they wear
In OcCoQuan
She wore gingham, too,
And when I'd coo
Bout all she knew
Was "Aw- go-wan.'
The Washington times., 1920-09-07
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Il Registered u. g. Patent ofneA
red u. 9. Patent OfnoA,
BY K. C.. B.

WILL H. AND THE rest Of them
REPUBLICAN AND GAVE the word
CHAIRMAN AND WE all marched
WHEREVER HE is WITH A band ahead
MY DEAR Will AND JOINED line.
BACK IN ys OF OTHER
IN MY youthful days WHO ALSO
WHEN THE first faint dawn AND IN hack
OF A soft moustaehe BEHIND THE band
WAS WORKING its way. SO was told
THRorGH THE omer hide BEN HARRISON rode
OF MY uppe. lip. AND 80 1t was.
, MIND me now JOINED the ranks
THAT ON nigh, THE 9 ?
IN THE Fall. AND MIX. Hays.
TWAS irduc:.d WHAT I'm writing about.
BY ANOTHER boy is THE guy ahead.
TO GO with him: WHO LET the aarippnss
TO A vacant lot FROM OFF his torch.
AND THEN and there DROP ON my coat
TO TAKE a torch. AND RUIN it
FROM OFF pile. AND IF you've the
AND STAND in line cox SAYS you have
WITH OTHER boys HAD ar
AND OTHER men YOU MIGHT want
TILL SOME one FOR WHAT it cos! me-
WITH A flaming light TO JOIN
AND TOUCHED the torch. AND KEEP
THAT there held THANK you
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

Sacks on the able.
Mail up to my knee.
Tho City Postoffice service
Has made wreck out of me.
p. o. LABORER.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

Speaking of old-fashioned boys.
where are those prehistoric girls
who stayed home long enough tD
make their own hats?
To TT
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

If there happened to be one of
those XIX things in your lease, the
janitor could declare flst-fighting on
the ashman and you would have To
flap downstirs and help him to get
sOcked.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

With Article Double Y in the
loose-leaf catalogue, Unk Sam
would have to feed and bed down
a committing army for the benefit
of the European diplomats in the
Bullshevik suburbs.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

Foreign diplomats believe in
double-crossing their bridges before
the other sucker gets to EN-.
The Washington times., 1920-09-07

You could slap another Y on that
Article X and it would mean the
same thing.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-30
ROYAL NEIoHRoRs

Mrs Edna Clark. state supervising deputy for the Royal Neighbors, gave us a very pleasant surprise by coming into our midst and visiting our camp last Wednesday evening. With the aid of District Deputy Mrs. Iillie Ellis. she expects to put on a biz mem bership drive in the near future. A great many of our members are still away on their vacation, but never theless. we had a very good attend ance and all were much pleased with our new state supervisor. In behalf of the camp, Neighbor Ellis in most pleasing manner, with words of well come, presented to Neighbor Clark a beautiful bouquet of flowers of the society'S colors.
 Both Neighbor Clark and Ellis spoke for the good of the order and told of some very funny incidents of their meeting at the hotel on Monday after noon. After the close of the meeting, ice cream and cake was served and a social hour enjoyed. There was a noticeable feeling of good will and peace and ali returned home looking forward to our next opportunity of having Mrs. Clark with us. Hereafter we meet every Wednesday evening Visitors are always welcome.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-30
OBITUARIES
Death of John M. FooIe

John NJ. Fogle, who for the past 12 years has been a resident of Phoenix, died late Sunday afternoon at his home, TOP East Willetta.
 Mr and Mrs. Fogle and two daugh ters. Elizabeth and Ethel, returned only Saturday morning from three months visit among friends and relatives in North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida It was hoped that the change in climate would help MT. Fogle. He was taker seriously i'll at New Orleans on the return tirp.
 Mir. FogIe was a member of the Ma sonic lodge of Gastonia, South Caro- lima. During his residence in Phoenix he has made many friends and has been active here Tn the real estate busi- ness.
 Funeral services will be announced following the arrival of Rev. C. M. Rock, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church of which MT. Fogle was a mem ber Rev. Rock is expected to arrive home either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-30
Little Stories
 Of The Town

chase of the house. She told him that she did not know that the former owner had contemplated selling the house. She added he and his family were visiting on the coast and she knew that when they left they had no idea of selling the place.
 The man said he did not know about that, but knew that the real estate agent had a key to the place and had it listed for sale. In fact, he said, he thought the house a bargain and very well preserved for a house that had been built three years. At this the lady next door said she know someone had made a mistake for this house had only been built last spring.
 ThiE made the customer think that perhaps some one had made ! mistake, and so he went down to the zeal estate cffiCe to see about it. The man looked up his records again and then llugned. II was the wrong house, for the house tho easterner was supposed to buy vas number r ir the next block west, in stead of number IT in that block. W ith many regrets he and his family gave up the house and moved out. The house he really bought did not suit him and so he began looking for suitable domicile. He shudders when he thinks of what might have taken place had the owner of the house returned from
 the coast while he and his family were
 still in the place.
Arizona republican., 1920-08-30
GLENDALE HIGH TO
 OPEN SEPTEMBER 13

GLENDALE, Aug. 2S.-With teaching staff composed only of in structors who have had at least four years work in college or university and all of whom have had previous ex perience in high school teaching, the Glendale district high school will open it's fall term Sept. 13 in better shape to care for the educational needs of the young people Of this section than ever before in it's existence.
 During the past summer the local high school, through the efforts of the Glendale district commercial club and the board of trustees, was admitted to membership in the North Central asso- citation, and is now fully accredited
Arizona republican., 1920-08-30
Hotel Arrivals
Adams

Adams
 w. M. Coberson. Prescott; James L.. Baird, Mesa: 4. l.. Phelps. Peoria; E. Ryhira, Kansas City; J. H. Moxey, Yuma: l.. F. Coughlin. Casa Grande; William Jabine, Chicago; Gladys Skill ing, Riverside; J. c. Baragarrawn, New York; J. M. Gier. Denver; J. D. Dodson. Santa Barbara; G. w. Bue, Chicopa Falls. Mass; Lillian NJ. Tinkham, Boston, Mrs. C. B. Palmer. San Francisco: F.. B. Ryburg. Kansas City; Mrs. J. H. Jaqus. Bowie.
 Commercial
 Stewart Hunt Douglas; William Me Dermitt Nogales; J. P. Zurita, Dale xise. Calf; B. A. Johnson, Tucson; s. s. Culver. Tucson; o. B. Barnes. O. Heodin. Globe; MT. and Mrs. B. J. Mckinney, Tucson; MT. and Mrs. Cliff w. Parsons. Chicago.
 Jefferson
 Mrs. L.. V. Phclan. New York: H. W. Heap, IT, Prescott: s. M Southern and family. Los Angeles; F. w. Block Alberquerque; C. F.. Heaton, Los Angeles; Albert Shapley. San Francis co; George L. Nee, Wilcox; H. NJ King, San Francisco; w B. Small. Ray Junction; Mrs. D. O. Martin. Florence Estela Grazo. Sonora; NJ. Robles Sonora; M. T. Carpenter, Casa Grande Robert MeCutcheon, Casa Grande; MT and Mrs. J. F.. Bush. Parker; $ sherman, Los Angeles; H. Powell, Los Angeles.