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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06
Ira Ue Iette

WHERE GRAY WROTE his ELEGT.
ENGLAND e sometimes described as
IL a land Of churchyards, and the
tourist usually feels that when
he has seen one collection OF medi-
evai gravestones he has seen them
all. There is one churchyard, how
ever that the traveller excerpts, and
that Is the one at Stoke Poges where
lies Gray OF Elegy fame.
Gray's "Elegy in a Country Church
yard" dimly recalls TO ex-students
unfortunate hours misspent in swal-
lowing the mournful verses whole
in an orgy OF memory work. or
else in picking the lines laborously to
pieces
Most travellers have got over the
effects OF these unpleasant expert
ences when they come 10 Stoke Poges-
The lines OF Gray drift up out Of the
limbo OF subcOnsciousness, as you &C
tually see and feel what the poet
described. That Is the charm Of the
old English churchyard-and Of
Gray's poem.
As you sit there listening to the
birds ana watching the wind play In
the ivy on the church walls you win
at least remember the first line Of
the old elogy--''The eurfew tolls the
hne-l OF parting day" and possibly
that famous one-''Far from the mad
dening crowds ignoble strife"
OF in a corner by a stone marked
with the name Dorothy Gray, the poet
and his mother Dorothy lie together
There Is a handsome monument to
the poet not far from the churchyard.
but the grave with its simple little
slab is the mecca which draws more
pilgrims than any other grave in
England. excepting Shakespeare's.
Cray. the guide says, wrote his
eloey here in the churchyard, be-
meath a yew tree. II was not all com
posed at once. but the deaths Of three
people inspired different parts Of the
lament
In this atmosphere Of peace and
gloomy beauty. the most prosafc soul
is stirred TO appreciation. As one
elderly lady looked out at the smooth
Fields and the ripping grass about
Gray's tomb, she turned and with real
emotion murmured. Amt II sad7
Hes been dead a hundred years, and
il just makes me feel like when our
goat Harriet died OF a fit"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06
Short SnatcheS
From EUe11wbere

An early spring Is an absolute ne
eessity. 10 the old suir-1nnneapOlis
Journal
Money talks AL languages. but has
almost quit speaking German
Greenriiie Piedmont
Johnson. We are told. e to stump
South Dakota II IS our hope that
South DAKOTA viii give tit for tat
ana stump Johls0n.-Pniladel
Record
The allies. no doubt, concluded that
10 was cheaper TO let the Turks keer
.Constantiu0ple than TO pay the cost
Of having Il sinfected.-Columbu
Dispatch
Elthu Root made the keynote Repub-
hcau speech last Saturday. there are
a number Of c. o. P. senator's singing
of kew ashington Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06
Two Eclipses of Sun Are
Scheduled This Year;
Also Two of Moon.

THE western half Of the evening
sky presents this month the most
beautiful constellatio in the
heavens, and IN the early evening Of
the first days OF the month, VIII be
found in the western field the elusive
sparkling planet Mercury, In an IN
usually good position for observation,
as il win be the horizon for fully an
hour and a half after sunset In the
eastern half Of the star field viii be
found the giant planets Jupiter and
Saturn, and the rudy Mars.
Andromeda IS dropping below the
northwestern horizon and soon viii be
followed by the winter consultations.
IN our zenith is Cancer with its Won
derful star cluster, the Bee Hive, a
beautiful telescope object in the
smallest telescope and interesting IN
a field or opera glass East Of this
is the constellation Leo in which we
find that well known formation OF
stars. The Sickle" The end star In
the handle Of which is the striking
first magnitude star Regulus, whose
briIliance is dimmed at this time BY
Saturn. a short distance east Of It
Virgo is creeping I'D the eastern sky
and an hour later than our map IS
arranged for. Spica. the sparkling
first MAGNITUDE star OF this coustella-
marks the wheat heads held in the
left hand OF Virgo Spica has a COM
panion star which Is immeasureably
distant from US. beyond the range Of
the most powerful telescope, and was
discovered only by means Of the spec
troscOpe. II was while HipparchuH
was plating the position OF the Wis
ible stars that he found a slight dis
crepancy between the places given 10
Spica by himself and another Greek
who had observed about
a hundred and fifty years earlier,
which led TO the discovery OF what Is
now known as Procession OF the Equi-
noXes-
A SKY Sea Serpent.
Hydra, the Sea Serpent. draws half
OF its great length across the sky this
month Its head being directly below
Cancer. This constellation IS about
one hundred degrees IN length and
viii not come fully into view In the
early evening until next month The
Egyptians are said 20 have found in
Il a celestial counter part o. the Nile.
It has only one conspicuous star
Alphard, which viii be found below
the head.
The Great DipDer Is now coming
finely into view swinging around from
the northeastern sky. To those hav-
ing small telescopes the second star
from the end OF the handle presents a
most interesting double. II can be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06
The BOlsheviki Scare.

co we had most of our bolshevik for uOthingl
y After million dollars worth Of advertising, parading
and pompous preparation the part Of attorney gen
eal who asres to be president the federal agents were
able round up Just 5000 honest to goodness reds
scarcely than the number federal agents took
to round them up. And here had been led to believe
that fully half of the people in the United States
paid agents Of Lenine We suspected every saw
the street who looked urvey about We thought for
certain he must be looking for bomb he had hidden for
further use, ike dog hides bone when IN reality the
poor fellow probably looking for place to deposit
gil or Of tobacco juice
There is doubt but what America has coolies Of
dsrables Scads of scsbby looking individuals who have
no love for this any other government be in
every city. But they not reds" At the very most
the intelligent Of them but ozonefageants and
the more ignorant only buns. little touch Of uni
versal industrial service plus little applied dentistry
little tonsoria touch-up and wen cooked victusls
would start them the high road toward AmercaniSm
Assuming that al Of the 5000 suspects actual reds
assuming they students Of Bakunn and henchmen
Lenne posted Proudhon and spending Slav money
effort make converts to bolsheTisrt thsre
100000 Of Us who not that way and won't get
that way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06
Ripping Rhymes
By WALT MASON.
Glad Things

NTH spoken suffering
~ bone Of broken weary
been nounsh s and hdeous stuff;
houshed, spring calling that
suggesting rose; journey durnal
ding heat The robin reliable pnge
the lawn the backbone Of winter is broken the Billiards
then promptly eted, WhOop
ston times Nay the backbone Of
broken huoO planting
the tate moving the the lawn say, taey greater
j gone?
Copyright Matthew WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

WHY Is II that you cant forget
" The hardships you have had 20
meeti
Why ErieFe about old bruises yet
And find old scandals 10 repeatf
What comfort do you find IN choosing
To kneeI At springs long dry, refusing
To look for waters that are sreetf
I'VE heard the names Of all your foes.
Men who have WronEed yen. a.
you Enyf
Why don't you ever speak OF those
Whose cheer has helped you on
your Wlvf
Why "a Il that you keep forgetting
The things you should remember,
frettinE
Because twas cloudy yesterday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06
Ne TOWNE GOSSIP
y Registered s otnss-



AND DID you have any losses
DON'T MEAN a thing.
AND JUST waste paper.
AND PRINTERS ink.
AND van. TO ask you
IF BEFORE next year.
IF YOU'RE stin on the job.
IF YOU ean't get a blank.
JUST FoR men Ike M
AND GET q farmer to do l.
OR, AN office boy.
on SOMEBODY else
WHO WILL DO It right
so Az ordinary man
WHO GETS his money.
FROM JUST one place
WILL KNOW where As's at
THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

DAVID FRANKLIN HOUSTON.
SECRETARY OF the Treasury.
NY DEAR Dave
YOU'VE BEEN a farmer.
AND YOU'VE been the president
OF AN agricultural college
AND YOU know Of the troubles
THAT oosnIoN people have.
WITH THEIR bank books.
AND FINANCIAL statements.
AND EVERYTHING else.
THAT PERTAINS 10 money.
EXCEPT WHEN they have H.
RIGHT N their hands.
AND BECAUSE OF that
WANT to ask you
IF YOU can't sit down
AND FIGURE some way.
so ALL Of the millions
OF sALARIED men.
IN THE United states.
WONT BE driven crazy
WITH THE silly blanks.
THAT THEY have to IN out
FOR THEIR income taxes
AND I want to tell you
THAT THE blank have.
IS NEARLY all wasted
WITH A lot Of stuff
ABOUT STOCKS and bonds
AND WHERE did you get It
AND DID you spend any OF #
AND HOW much did you lose.
AND DID you hire anybody
AND ARE you living with your vii
AND IS she the same wife.
THAT YOU had last year
AND sURTAx columns
AND FISCAL years.
AND IN the whole statement.
ALL can use:
IS WHO 7 an
AND WHERE I live.
AND WHERE did / live.
AND HOW much did I get
FROM JAN. to Jan l.
AND WHO gave it to me.
AND can put It all
IN JUST two lines.
ADD A couple Of columns
DOWN At the bottom
AND SIGN my name.
AND SWEAR &c is right
AND THERE are millions Of men
WHO CAN do the same
AND THE other columns
AND OTHER lines.
ABOUT STOCKS and bonds
AND MONEY paid out
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

A TEsTERYEAR-
Al, Wi riuulph
sptei old parti
AM
refusing further
- aluos
e more for what weF
% al. sety FOUR fan free
WISHES stin just Be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

Noon in conjunction. Jupiter north
6 degrees 16 minutes
March %. 1908 a. m.-Neptuns and
Moon in conjunction. Neptune north
S degrees 20 minutes.
March 81 100 a. MENUS in
aphelion-
March 81. 1910 ,. m-saturn and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06
aturn north

Noon in conjunction Saturn north
degrees Is minutes.
March Moon Phases
March z, z-l2 p. m.-FuI NOM
March T. 1857 a. Mast quarter.
March 20, 3-55 a. New Noon.
March q. Has a. m--First quarter.
The moon VIII be at apoFee On
March u and at periges on March %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

The Cincinnati school teacher Who has laid down the
rule for her pupils 40 anything you please bit do
thing VIII get bigger job.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

Vice president Marshas declaration that the demoe-
racy the fathers good enough for him puts him IN the
INSTRUMENTATION class
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

Tie Democrat who does not place M wilson above
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

Small wonder the Rio Grands zgzags N its way to the
gulf when consider how much booze is Struggled It
nightly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

Copyright. 1920, by
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

The Cincinnati school teacher who has laid down the
rule for her pupils do anything you please but do some
thing VIII get bigger job.
Vice president MarshaHs declaration that the demoe
racy of the fathers good enough for him puts him IN the
INSTRUMENTATION class.
Tie Democrat who does not place M wilson above
his party need expect consideration from the white
house.
Small wonder the Rio Grande zgzags IN its way to the
gulf when consider how much booze is Struggled
nightly.
yuma Arizona could get lot of publicity if she would
put ont new brand Of chewing gum and call it "Yuma
Yuma"
Il Is nov up to the railroads to undo IN six months
what took the railroad administration months to do
New Jersey believes she can get kick out of IS per
cent alcohol, but the tOpers regard that shove
Europe would get along better If It would step trying
work the United States and go to work itself.
# Uncle sam acquires the West Indies, Jamaica rum
VII join John Barisycorn-
Being president has its advantages One has only ore
boss
He that Is DOM needs fear no fall
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

yuma Arizona, could get lot Of publicity if she would
put ont new brand Of chewing gum and call it aYuma-
yuma
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

He that /, DOM needs fear no fall
John Runva-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

# Uncle sam acquires the West Indies, Jamaica run
III join John Barleycon-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

Beng president has its advantages One has only ore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-06

Il Is up TO the railroads to undo IN six months
what It took the railroad administration 10 months
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-08-14
b-sor. the, would support him.

before they would support him.
An idol has fallen. Nsd company
Was his tainA,ion. ". IL nov sotaG
before the Democratic voters of Col.
orado seeking endorsement ~ the
pamsp, His success depends
wholly on how many Democrats can
be further deceived as to What the
Sonpsrusan League 10 aud What u
stands tot, u deception eau be
played In the future a. I, has been IN
the past. II the farmer. viii listen
TO the absolutely un,tu. statements
OF organizers In the future "a th-y
have In the past Mr.. Collins may bs-
come tn" candidate for governor on
the Democratic ticket
II. however. the truth 1. gotten to
the people. thcn his defeat at the pri.
mary polls IL ecrtain. United Am
orleans tn-~spap~r) Denver.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-08-14

H. swrr asd hear the dsnCr svr.
orso~ made hy "lshass Jow~. Ralnlsn
Orchestra" They arr tho h~.s ever.
Just enough Jass. A,.o les os Osh.
~ xus'a brwnswtrk Dance r~cossss.
]. ". DITTO.
The Monte Vista journal., 1920-08-14

Mrs. V. y. Cobb left Tuesday 10
Wyoming for several week. visit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09
DISTRICT BILL TO
Be HURRIED ALONG
Hearings Begin on 22d and Con-
gress May Pass 1t Before
the Holidays.

Congressman Good. chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee, has
asked the members OF the subcommit-
tee In charge of the District bill to
assemble in Washington not later
than November 90 for the purpose OF
beginning hearings on the District
bill.
Congressman Davis Of Minnesota is
chairman of the subcommittee.
Congressman Wood of Indiana,
chairman of the Legislative subcom.
mittee, will begin hearings November
IS. Hearings on the sundry civil bill
will start not later than November
%.
Mr.. Goods plan Is to have the
House rush all three of these bills to
passage before tho holiday recess, and
to follow them along with other APP
preparation bills as rapidly as pos
sible.
Clerks of the Appropriations COM
mittees are already shaping up the
appropriation bills after going
through the estimates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09

Preceding the mass meeting. which
will be held in a public hall. there
will be a parade Of Irish sympathiz.
ers
Officials Of the Friends Of Irish
Freedom are planning to hold Sc
ries Of similar meetings in New York.
Philadelphia, Chicago, and other
centers during the next few weeks,
as protest against Americas silence
on the Irish question.
Arrangements for tho parade here
are in charge Of Ray Kirkpatrick as
sisted by Daniel Hassett, jeremiah
O'Connor Daniel Doran. Robert Bar
rett. Katherine Hughes. and the Rev.
J. J. O'Callaghan. q.
The mass meeting arrangements are
in charge of Rosa +. Downing, pres
ident of the local Friends of Irish
Freedom, Andrew l. Hickey. George
G. Rorke, and Ray kirkpatrick.
More than 1000 persons last
night participated in the second OF
q series of seventy-two consecutive
silent" psrades around the White
House in protest against Americas
silence on the question Of Ireland
freedom. The marchers were led
by jeremiah O'Connor. who carried
placard bearing the legend IRE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09
President-Elect Has Displayed
Interest in w. r. & E. Affairs

One of the first instances in which Senator Warren
G. Harding of Ohio, Presidenteect of the United
States took hand in District of Columbia affairs
during the strike of employees of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company in April 1917
He demanded an investigation OF the disorders that
marked the strike
Senator Hughes, of New Jersey, had offered reso-
luton demanding a probe of the of the strike
by committee of five Senators. 1t on motion Of
Senator Harding that the resolution was amended so
to include in its scope full inquiry into such acts
of violence and awess destruction Of property have
taken place during the progress of the strike and what
steps have been taken by the police force of the Dis
trct of Columbia to prevent such acts of awessness"
This amendment was incorporated in the resolution
agreed to- April 6, 1917, with result that Senator
Harding was appointed of the members OF the in
vestigating committee. Stress of national business
however prevented his remaining the committee, so
he requested to be excused the following week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09

land Shall Not Be Crushed" Other
marchers carried placards with in
scriptions Of similar tenor.
The parade again formed at Sol f
street northwest, the headquarters
OF the local Friends of Irish Free
dom, from whence 1t moved at .
p. m. Many of the participants car
ried the orange, white. and green
flag of the Irish republic and small
American flags were distributed to
others.
The White House grounds were
completely circuited once in memory
of Mayor McSwiney and the Pennsyl-
vania avenue side was traversed twice
once for Fitzgerald and once for
Murphy, the two hunger strikers who
died in Cork prison A park police
man attempted to halt the marchers.
but desisted when his authority was
challenged. The Metropolitan police
did not attempt to interfere.
The demonstrators will meet again
at their headquarters at s o'clock to-
night for another march.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09
PENSION
LAW REVISED
Federal Employees Plan Amend
ments for Presentation to
Congress.

A revision Of the retirement Law
will be discussed Thursday evening
at a meeting Of the joint conference
on retirement and important amend
ments to the present bill will be pro-
posed.
Principal among these will be a
proposed revision of age limit. Sew
enty years is the present general
limit which from the beeinning has
been declared too high. Lower ages
are provided for railway postal
clerks and mechanics because Of their
hazardous positions.
AMENDMENT PLANNED.
In amendment to be considered will
be the proposition that all employees
may be permitted to retire after thirty
years of service regardless of age.
II is declared that Federal workers
who enter the service at an early
age are under the present retirement
bill Disseminated against, in that
they must serve more years of serv-
ice than employees entering later In
life in order to secure advantages OF
the pension law. There is general
opinion that this is unjust in that the
first named class OF employees have as
a rule given a portion of their life to
the Government when their services
are Of their greatest value.
At the meeting Thursday night the
Joint conference will discuss other
shortcomings OF the retirement bill
which have developed during it's ad'
ministration to date and will go over
many suggestions to improve the Law
which have been made to Chairman
r. II. Alcorn, Of the conference, and
to others from various sources.
EMPLOYEES AFFECTED.
The most valuable of these sug-
gestions undoubtedly will come from
the National Federation OF Federal
Employees, which organization at its
last annual convention received nu
merous resolutions on the subject
These resolutions will be considered
at a meeting OF the executive council
Of the federation tomorrow.
The resolutions hold that the pres
emit law is discriminatory because
employees receiving greater compen'
sation than 81 200 a year pa per cent
is deducted from their basic pay and
yet on retiring they receive no great
er amount than IL they paid 2ia pei
cent on a basis OF 1920.
In view OF this It has been recon.
mended that an amendment be made
to the present law providing that al
employees be retired on basis Of
60 per cent of their salary at the tim,
OF retiring.
Another issue which will come W
will be the proposition to have re
tircment apply to the unclassified a,
we'll as the classified civil service. II
Is further argued that there are othei
Government employees engaged In
lines Of duty described as hazardou:
aside from railway mail clerks and
mechanics, which are the only tive
classes styled as hazardous under the
present law.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09

that any announcement will be made
for some time. despite rumors to the
effect that a decision has been about
reached.
Secretary Tumulty said today he
had not yet decided as to his resi-
dencc after March 4. 1t has been re-
ported that he would not return TO
Jersey City, where he was engaged
in the practice of law before he be-
came secretary to President Wilson.
1t was reported that he would either
remain in Washington or go TO New
York and resume the practice Of law.
A large group Of newspaper cor
respondents who have been away
with Presidential candidates or on
political missions were received cor
daily by Secretary Tumulty this fore
noon. The chatted about the incl
dents of the campaign. but Mr..
Tumulty had no news to give out,
aside from the fact that he had never
seen the so-called blacklist OF
Democrats, and did not know that
such thing even existed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-09
SWEETHEARTS
City Club Members Can
Take Two to Dance
and Musicale.
Rule Adopted Guarantees
Full Supply of Fair
Femininity.

Every member Of the City Club
will be entitled to. take two ladies
to the clubs musicale and dance
the first big social event OF the
season--to be held at $40 o'clock
tomorrow evening in the large ball
room OF the New willard Hotel.
The two ladies" rule was adopted
after numerous members expressed
q desire to take their daughters
as well as their wives. Some OF the
younger and unmarried members
are thinking about taking two
sweethearts. and there Ia some
speculation as how this distinctly
new social fad will turn out.
what will girl No. 2 do while
girl No. Is having a dance with
their mutual escort7' This Is one
Of the questions that the young men
are giving some consideration to.
Another puzzling question 10, Can
a fellow take two girls out at the
same time without making both Of
them jealous"
At any rate the two ladies"
rule will furnish n very fine supply
Of femininity, In the view Of the
entertainment committee. and II
will be an easy and pleasuable Job
finding q suitable queen" to dance
with