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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01
3! s ssH!!L!sen>k WASHINGTON TINES - vs.
Retirement Legislation Seems To
Be Close To Reality
By BILL PRIC Il.

Years of patient painstakng struggle for the retire
en OF superannuaed employees of the Federal Government
and thousands awaiting the benehts-are reward
cd by what TO be realization There ought to be
the conference between the Senate in the
slgh differences involved 1t is trusted there will be
none Inc question OF retirement the main difference
and this can be satisfactorily compromised.
Fortunately for the employees of the Government the
hight has been in the hands of splendid joint committee on
retirement headed by sensible ndefagable workers who
have never let up lost hope, r. H. ALCORN, of the
navy yard, was chairman of this committee with c. f.
REED secretary These managers of the fight will do the
best they can with the conferees to obtain desirable egsa
ton, but will accept whatever it is possible to get fully
cognzan of the fact that mperfectons in the bill will be
corrected time goes by. There always nequtes in
new legislation but il is better to make out with them than
TO have no legislation at all.
This great bill is than matter of recognition of
long and faithful service of superannuaed employees
than act of humanity; is genuine efficiency, and will
result in saving money to the Government.
Many hundreds of these faithful old workers of Uncle
Sam virtually useless to the Government but official
has had the heart to throw them out the world. They
will be replaced by young active men and women
The President will doubt sign the bill. He has
advocated retirement legislation long time There will
be efforts to have him veto it the ground that imposes
heavy burdens upon the higher saared employees in favor
of the lower-salaried employees.
The Times appreciates the letters of commentator it
has received its work for retirement Among those
arriving today this from Chairman ALCORN of the
joint committee:
civil service employees the United States our sincere appreei
sr Retirement 5 ss' has 5 beth a
Congress this bill believe
thanks for great work Five Of constant effort has
Not only is this expression appreciated because it
voices the combined sentiment of Federal employees but it
is strong praise from the who personally deserves the
greatest praise for final
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finish. Instead they should use
dark colors in dull finishes, crepe
de chine, for instance, making them
look less stout than satins. The
cape seems now to be an accepted
part of a woman's wardrobe. They
were much worn last spring and
everyone thought they would be
done to death. They are more
than ever the vogue this year,
however. Their many uses. COM
fort and practicability seem to as
sure them permanent place.
/ have never seen a blonde per-
son who looked well in yellow.
Certain deep shades OF brown,
more of the chocolate variety than
OF the sage or yellowish, are usu-
ally becoming, especially when the
eyes are brown. Taupe is also
good. II you are thinking of a
party gown and your skin Is good,
you might find gold brocade or
metallic cloth very good. Black tulle
or brown lace, which is being much
used would also be good.
Why worry about kissing your
chum's husband until the occasion
arises. You may be disappointed
by her not saying anything about
it. Brides Just back from their
honeymoons are not notorious for
generosity In that respect. Wheth-
er she does or not, think I'd pass
up any kisses with perfectly legal
first mortgage on them.
The second boy would naturally
be presented to the boy who was
your escort The rules of intro
duction are quite simple, although
they puzzle many persons. Men
are always presented to women,
for instance Miss Smith, may |
present Mr.. Brown? The excep-
ton to this rule is when the man
is very distinguished, n president,
a supreme court Judge, a high dig
nitary Of the church or some such
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:


have read your advice with
great deal of interest. but my ques-
lions are quite different from the
ones you usually receive. but do
hope you will answer them just the
same.
/. I am from New York and am
going to school in District OF Co
lumbia. Is it because l have sign
ed my name New Yorker" several
times when l wrote to you before
that you did not publish my letter?
Is advice to the Lovelorn" just for
Wash .ngtonians?
.. l am rather fat, do you think
cape would make me look too
large? Do you think capes will be
in style long enough to pay for buy
ing one?
3. / have yellow hair, and brown
eyes, do you think yellow would be
becoming to me?
4. Would It be proper for me to
kiss my chum's husband when they
return from their honeymoon, II
she tells me to?
8. When a girl Is out with boy
and meets a boy whom she knows
but whom the boy she is with does
not know, which should she intro
duce first?
6. Last summer, when on my va
cation ] met a boy 1 liked very
much and who seemed to like me.
About three months later / wrote
him a letter asking for the address
OF n friend. 1t was a very formal
letter for he had never written TO
me. but he wrote n very friendly
letter back; and sent the address.
I wrote to thank him for IL. ana
we corresponded for several months.
Then he stopped writing. l nave
recently heard that he said 1 start
ed the correspondence. III go
back there next summer how should
| treat him. and do you thlnk 1
should send him an invitation 10
my graduation?
NEW YORKER
This department is for anyone
who wants advice. Your other let
tiers may have been crowded out or
yo umay have written on both sides
OF the paper. Correspondents 10
this column must use only one side
of paper, and, IL they want spe-
cial attention, personal answers
through the mail, certain special
information or anything other
than the printing and answering OF
their letters in the Times, II Is far
better to send name and address
with the first letter, because 1t Is
almost impossible to match up
their letters when they write I'M
der a non de plume first and then
follow that letter with another,
giving their real name and address.
Names and addresses are NEVER
printed in the Times and are held
in the strictest confidence.
Fat women should never wear
capes or any other garments which
increase their general outlines.
Neither should they wear light col
ors OF materials With . lustrous
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To-day.
CONGRATULATED States Soldiers Home
Band, bandstand, Soldiers Home. $3.50
p, IN.
ashington vs. philadelphia,
American League baseball park Seventh
and Florida avenue northwest, 2;S0 p. m.
Dance-Eclsct Elub, 1900 Sixteenth
street northwest, S:I5 y, IN.
Moeting-Maine state Association, Trim
lily Community House, Third and G streets
northwest, p. m.
Banquet--south Carolina Society Of
Washington. Wsrdman Park Hotel
Dance--Businoss High School Alumni
Association, auditorium, Business High
school. Ninth and Rhode Island avenue
northwest, r, m.
CONGRATULATED States Marine Band
West Potomac Park, from to $3.50 D. m
Meeting biological Society OF Washing.
ton, New Assembly Hall, Cosmos Club. Z
~ m.
Observation-Disclosures 81 Citisens Asso.
Citations, board room, District nulldIne.
Fourteenth street and Pennsylvsnia ave-
Tas dsy-st Johns conss. suiidlns
fund
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ADAM
Had 'eiI
THIS GIRL KICKS.

Ny eighth grude school teacher
keeps you in until o'clock correcting
errors in examples and gives you
from one to ton pages of history. two
word analyses lessons, fifty words to
tell the parts of speech. spelling les
sons, and two verses of poems for
home work, and then expects you to
get eleven hours of sleep. She is
very particular, too, about the health
chart, yet we have no time to bathe
except Saturdays or Sundays, and
then we want to play She thinks she
is the only pebble on the beach"
Il SIDE.
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ryoce whatever in the Government to whose authority he is
compelled to submit.
For the boy born in the District of Columbia the door
Of opportunity far his participation in his Government
lis concerned only closed but locked and boed Such
prohibition is out of keeping with the spirit of Gov
eminent It is undemocratc and unrepublican and
American and unjust 1t is hostile to every aspiration and
every hope of free people.
1--WE should regard the ballot as the badge of freedom
We should in it the sign and symbol of democracy
cally in this day of Taxation without representa-
ton is tyranny Governments derive their just powers
from the consent of the governed This all know is
the essence of democracy Then is not high time that
appropriate steps taken to rid this great Republic
of the Western Hemisphere of the shameful condition that
exists In Washington?"
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What's Doing; Where; When

I,ecture--Iames Mooney, Research uni
vetsity. 20 Jackson place, p, m.
pance--Men's Club, Martha Chapter,
order Eastern star. Dewey Hotel p. m.
MeetIng-Society for Philosophical In
auiry, Public Library, Ninth and New York
avenue northwest, 1870 p, IN.
Play-Central High School Dramatic
club auditorium Central High School,
Eleventh and clifton streets northwest, q
y. m.
munity Center, Twelfth and i streets
northwest, Sp. m.
Tomorrow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vs. Philadelphia.
American League Baseball Park, seventh
and Florida avenue northwest, s;sO y. m
Iocture--Paui s. Scclcy, Poits TheRter,
pennsylvania avenue northwest, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets north
wept .. W. -
william pickens aud Y. "
ueruhaw Zion Baptist Church, y street
southwest. between Third and four.snd a.
Haif streets. r. w. -
outing Red Triangle Club, District line
cad Of Ninth street car line sss . -
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MOTHERS, MOVIES, BABIES.

~ Young Mother" Of two children
says she has been going to the movies
ever since her first child was six
weeks old: that she never had nurse,
but always arranged TO go without
the babies. Il can't see where n
mother gets much pleasure taking
baby" she says. 1T makes both
cross. ] am a devoted mother and
give the greatest care to my children.
I do not believe in dragging them
through crowds or trying to make
them sit still in the movies. Any
mother can do as ! do IL she Wills
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STREET CAR REPARTEE.

on the w. II. and u. Woman with
girl gets on.
DO you want tickets, madam
"Of course. | want tickets, you IDIOT
"Wcll, lady, I am a conductor, not
mind reader"
Conductor tears of two tickets,
WHAT" she cried. Charge Tor
that chlld?"
we charge for all children over
FIVE years"
But she Amt hvc."
"If that kId's under twelve dis.
covered America"
BUD ARNOLD.
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More Important Than JOhnsOn's
New Jersey Vote
One More Effort "to Buy the Presidency"

That johnson carried the State of New Jersey at the
primaries there is doubt Investigation will prove It,
and 1t u.s. despite all the cheating the candidate OF the
machine claims lead of only few votes
But whether or not Johnson carries New Jersey
important He has the that he is THE
man wanted by his party and by vast crowd OUTSIDE OF
his party
81 The demonstration of confidence, with which he has
been honored from to the other Is among the
most remarkable in all the history of politics.
Hiram Johnson already has compelled his bitterest
enemies combine against him. admitting his power and
their knowledge of fact that beat him 1t will be neces
sa fight him with the weapon In the old
fashioned way. with the oldfashioned pocketbook
That is the big Johnson news news Of greatest i'm
lportance to the people Of this country.
Organised capital that buys elections Is tmd but evil
IDENTIFY 1t can hire and that NOT tmd, not
afraid even Of prison if they get their price.
With Childs indicted in New York State and Newbey
Indicted and sentenced to Jail in Michigan. for election
fraud you the outbreak Of election
corruption in the New Jersey primaries What will it be
when real election day comes?
What if anything can the people do to make it clear
that they do not intend THIS YEAR to allow dollars to out
weigh votes?
The people point to one man. Hiram Johnson and say,
We want him." Organized finance says, "Qute but
WE don't want him, and YOU can't have him.
1--WE want that belongs to US; Hiram Johnson is
not our kind Well give you another man to vote for
That situation Is most Important In the united states
just now.
The country needs strong man to get us back to
mndng business and going ahead the Ameri-
plan. Johnson could and would do it.
The country needs q to cut down waste that
bleeds the nation financially, taxing the little cr
nay taxing the big to extent that destroys enter
prise and Injuries the nation
Johnson would stop THAT nonsense, and he wouldn't
spend six months talking about it, either
The people want President that will talk to them and
work with them, instead of talking to Europe while the
corporations work the country
The interests and their hired politicians have combined
force upon the people somebody they don't want We
have Just escaped NEW tangled menace GOVERN
MENT OF THE UNITED STATES BY AND FROM
EUROPE.
Are we going back to the OLD fashioned menace, gov
enment of the United States BY MONEY from the count
ing room?
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applaud C. u. COOKS ideas about
squalling kids in public places of en-
tertainment. 1t Is selfish mother
who gets indignant because she is
not allowed to spoil the pleasure OF
hundreds of others. This also applies
to talkative males and females. The
chatterers have no right to disturb
others. Children are denied admit
lance in most theaters, and the hu-
man humble bees are cautioned on
the first slide shown TO keep their
mouths shut. A. G.. THOMAS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01

HENRY F. SMITH, replying to
Q. E. D., that there are said to be
only four words ending with "coin,"
gives scion, coercion, suspicion, in
ternecion, (massacre) and distraction,
trunk fish. Are there any more?
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person. Younger women are al
ways presented to older women;
the guest, whether II be man or
woman, to the hostess. Many per-
sons get unnecessarily panicky
over introductions and make them
very awkwardly. A prime requi-
site is that each name be uttered
very distinctly, otherwise much
unnecessary embarrassment is sure
to result
Treat this rude young man,
mentioned In your last question,
with quiet dignity. Be sweet. nat
ural, and ladylike, but reserved.
In the first place the story you
have heard may be only hearsay
and even if the boy did make such
remark, your best attitude il to
pay no attention to It. | see no
reason to sen him an invitation
10 YOUR graduation.
You must try to cultivate re-
sourcefulness and the ability to
think and Judge for yourself.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
] have been reading your advice
to others, and l now come to you
myself Please advise me what to
do when n boy asks you to marry
him, then goes away and writes to
you and sends his wedding invita-
lions. saying he IL going to marry
someone else7 Do you believe in
breach -of-promise suits? or what
would you do in this case?
JAMIE.
think | should probably whis-
tie a little and think what lot OF
funny people there are in the world
and then be thankful II was some
other girl and not me he was going
TO lead to the altar. No. I do not
believe in breach OF promise suits.
The woman whose heart can be
healed with money or who cares
enough for revenge to drag all her
private affairs through the courts
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w
have the only example now
existing. I believe, on the
Western Hemisphere of what
is, from a political stand
point, a complete despotism, 1"
says Representative Sherman
E. Burroughs of New Hamp.
shire, father of the Burroughs
joint resolution to give the
people of the District of Co.
lumbia national representa-
ton, now before the Judiciary
Committee of the House. 1.-THE
Government that exercises au-
thority over the hundreds of
thousands of people who
dwell here derives none of its
powers to exercise such au-
thority from the consent of
the governed, for no man liv-
inc in this District has any
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01
HE ARD A ND SEEN
ONE MAY DAY OUTRAGE

The only May Day outrage tn
Washington tcas the Scents street
car fare, in the opinion of many
thousands of Washington people. 1t
is an outrage, too, for the simple
reason that Congress has the right
and po,Uer to correct this unfair
aud unjust situation, which t0iu con-
tinue to be the most Irritating of all
local problems until Congress does
something.
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II and S Is FOR ALL.

Frequently / have letters
asking whether articles for
this column are invited. No.
hundreds of people contri-
butte to III and s. which has
more enthusiastic writer's
than any newspaper column
in the world. Join now!
EDITOR
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01

A. w. WELDING, referring to the
worlds shortest poem, entitled
"Cooties,"
ADAM
Had EN-,
says that n chap erased the "a and
the word had" making a still short
err second verse.
when Adam introduced himself to
Eve with the famous palindrome,
MADAM. I'm Adam" Ewes reply
was: 81 don't care Adam for your
monicker, just so you're a man"
c. w. II.
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PUNCTUATE THIS CORRECTLY.

Every lady In the land,
Has twenty nails upon each hand
Five; and twenty on hands and feet
And this is 80 without deceit.
JAMES MAY WOLFF
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

Responding to Alice Blue Gowns
request OF recent date, l wish to
make this known TO her.
The writer Is a law student in one
OF the well-known universities OF
this city. He is twenty-five years
old, and Is in search of a wife. Ho
is in great hurry, too; for he
goes to Montana to finish his studies
in the fall and wants to make tho
trip west n honeymoon.
And this is the type OF girl he
Graves:
1-Sho Is lovable.
2--She is free; no man owns her
body or soul.
3--She Is proud TO be n woman.
She does not want TO be a man.
She is happy.
6-She has character.
's-She is intelligent.
She has wisdom.
8-She is self-reverent.
o-She Is variable, but always re-
tains a strange drawing power.
10--She Is brave.
1i-She is passionate, but unlike
her weakling sisters. her passion Is
unswervingly loyal.
12--She Is not the champion of re-
nglouS doctrine; she Is the lncarna-
ton OF religious Instinct.
II Miss Blue Gown or any other
girl In Washington naturally pos
sesses these virtues, and is n year
or two younger than I am, ] would
be more than glad TO hear from her.
She must not act, but naturally pos
sess these fine qualities.
LAW STUDENT.
This is a most interesting bill
OF particulars" In answer TO the
young lady who wanted to know
what men liked most in women. II
would he equally interesting to
know what admirable qualities the
young man has to offer In return.
Yours Is a large order. son, a very
large order.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01

The anniversary number OF the Sing
Sing Bulletin, published monthly by
the inmates of Sing Sing prison. is
sent to H and S. The chief editorial
is written by a man who says "he ex-
poets to be in prison the remainder
OF his life" and the subject of II 10
"How Shall Murderers Be Punished
Among bright paragraphs is this:
Science is said to be developing .
way 10 proIong human life to 100
years. Pleasant outlook for us Liners
linen sentenced to life Imprisonment.
Another is: "It's VII right for =
Judge to sentence a man to prison
for fifty years, but why should he
add three years more as war taxi"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01

Sign in Fourteenth street store:
"Salted almonds made fresh daily"
c. A. L.
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Better than dividends in oil or
anything else is the policy Of the
Recreation League of the Navy
Yard, under direction Of Commander'
ii Il. PENCE. Declare dividends
in health through recreation is the
motto of the organization.
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A RIDDLE IN RHYME,

In marble halls as white as milk
Lined with q curtain soft as silk
A golden apple doth appear;
No doors there are to this stronghold
And thieves break in and steal the gold
MRS. !. NJ. y.
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Votes For Washington

1T is but simple statement of the fact that here in
Washington where kept the great charters of our lib
ery-the Constitution and Declaration of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-01
II JOHNSON is elected President
will the cost Of living still be HI!
ANACOSTIA.
LIBERTY BOND GIRLS.

Miss Dottio," writing from the
Liberty Bond Building, Fourteenth
and water streets, gives news about
the hundreds of girls there engaged
in Government bond transactions,
First. She saw several friends with
short silk stockings. much cheaper
tbon the long ones Second. Many
NJ tho girls bob their hair to cur
tail the hnIr-pIn monopoly. Third,
all this il patriotic
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The chap who bought that pawn
ticket from the rallor who fed his
Jane more than no had money to pay
for is the loser in tho transaction
mentioned by J. A. ID.
verdict hy Sutvi. SAMUEL PoR-
TER. LLOYD DAVIS, LOUIS J. MAN
CJSO,
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The touch Is the most delicate 81
tho senscs. because whuu you sit ~
A hin you cannot SOC, hear or tasts
II. but IFS there. l.. j. 1ALlJrT.
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Fairfax Writes the Problems and Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

hasn't heart enough to break.
There are cases, Of course. in
which girls are cruelty wronged.
where the man ought to pay some
penalty for his wrong doing. Usu-
ally, however, the best thing to
do is to charge him up to profit
and loss. II takes all kinds Of
people to make up a world, you
know, and you have Just happened
to strike one of the worthless ones.
He isn't worth grieving over or
even losing your temper about.
Miss tickle Toes" is q most in
discreet young toomen. She Vrites
asking to have A. B. c. meet her
on a certain corner at a certain
time, forgetting entirely that there
are thousands of young men 'Oho
read The Times tOho tVould flock
to that particular orner at that
particular time and that she Uouid
scarcely be able to find the young
man she 1Udnts to meet for the
bargain rush that aOottld enstie.
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Evidently no one knew LyG:a Pins
Nam age. Us women can't be too
sccretiyc about our ages, YOU knov.
THELMA WEBER