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The Washington times., 1920-08-12
The Growing Need of Great
Falls Development
By BILL PRICE.


c. +. CASSASSA, Washington business man, COM
menting some time ago editorial in this paper
ang to the development of Great Falls said in letter
ito the editor
Men in Congress % & like Senator NORRIS others who have
Sss,f % ~sat the this done pSS @ night % % i ss%i @ h
1t will take years TO accomplish
dollars Of opf % fsssi @ thousands asss Of
tons of COAL which advancing day and is becoming harder
10 get
There ought to be question that Washington civic
organizations will get together to unanimously urge prompt
Congressional legislation for the Harvesting of the huge
powers Of the Falls They will have support from
The Times which will continue to fight further postpone
ment of project that has long promised much this city
This legislation seemed in fair way to passage at the
last session of Congress when Senator Norris got through
the Senate authority to begin work His amendment went
10 the House, but in conference the scheme again
unked not at all surprising to those who have for years
comprehended influences that have scrapped the project
each time it the verge of becoming reality.
The coal bills of the Potomac Electric Power Company
the next year will be something like $250OOO above the
past year. The public of Washington is called to pay
this increase and will probably have to do
Engineers estimate that at comparatively small cost
the power of the Falls could be developed not
only to furnish much needed additional water for the Dis
trict but electricity which could be supplied at cost Of
ONE-FOURTH existing commercial rates. 1t is almost i'm
possible to estimate what such cheap electricity would
in the business development of the District and to the
living costs of the public
AS finally passed by Congress- appropriation of
$25 900 provided for another investigation by army
engineers but this time the experts required to submit
their facts to the Federal Power Commission for trans
mission of reports and recommendations to Congress by
January l, 1921
Major NJ c. TYLER, an engineer of ability, is at the
head of the commission of engineers making the inves
CATION.
Citizens of Washington should be prepared for unan
efforts in Congress when that body again takes the
subject up for consideration
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To gain consideration, al! letters
to this column must be Urttten on
one side of paper only.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a girl twenty-four years
old, an orphan. / have not had
opportunities to go to school like
most girls, and only re&t he'd the
seventh grade. However, | have
studied at home until / am very
good mathematician and WAS able
to pass civil service eXar,., cb-
tanning a position for the Govern
ment. There l am in touch with
girls who are college graduates and
teachers. These girls seem to be
very fond of me, but there is al
ways a restraint when 1 am around
as though they were afraid of hurt
ing me by talking of something l
know nothing about.
talk nicely. / have started to take
a course in English, hoping it will
help me, but have only taken
three lessons, so of course, ] don't
know vet how much / will be bene-
flted by 1t.
In my office ! am considered the
best clerk, and all OF the most diff
fcult work Is given to me, but 1
don't have much confidence in my
Self. I could have been an officer
but I was afraid Of the response
bility.
am afraid to go out in com
pany for fear I will do something
improper. never went to a dinner
party in my life and ! don't know
how to behave. My salary is rather
n large one and I have other means
besides SO I could have a good time
and help my friends have a good
time, too, IL only knew how.
One Of the girls had party in
her apartment and invited all Of
my intimate friends in the office
to attend but ! was not invited.
Now, I would love to give them
party in my apartment, but | would
not know how to entertain them.
Can you tell me how to over
come this? 1t is the only draw
back I have to happiness. | am
very sensitive and II hurts me to
know that the girls ] am so fond
of cannot make companion of me
because I am not interesting or en-
tertaining. have grown to love
wish | had sister like her. 7
would ask her to share my apart
ment but I know she would refuse.
am good looking and have no
offensive habits. blbA.
when in doubt, be audacious,"
would be a very good motto for
you to follow. Surprise yourself
by daring to do some of the things
you want to do. Have a party, in
vite all these girls and let them
have such a good time that they
will not only want to come again,
but will think you well worth cul-
tivating. You notice l say "let
them have a good time" Human
being, don't need half the enter
tanning some persons think. Give
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
Writes the Problems and Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially for Washington Women

to see him always brought the same
feeling.
i met the young man some time
ago and he has taken me out sew
eral times. / think he likes me, but
not as l want him to. II you only
knew how this all makes my heart
ache. / am good looking, of a
small, cleancut figure and dress
very neatly. l am credited with
having a pleasing attitude toward
everyone and do not find it the least
bit hard to get many friends, both
girls and boys. What i want to
know is whether l should go on
basking in the sunshine of his pres
ence, knowing his attitude toward
me. or should | now end 1t, knowing
the love in my heart is making it
harder every day to do without him,
and try to drown myself in the sea
of forgetfulness as ] have during
my other great sorrows.
SUFFERER.
First, last and foremost, don't
wear your heart on your sleeve.
Don't expect too much at the start.
Don't rush the situation, sit down
and consider it deliberately pick
ing it apart bit by bit and trying
to understand each separate por-
ton. Now, no man spends his time
with a woman unless he is some
what interested in her (barring,
of course, married men and per-
sons in jails and asylums). The
man in your case is seeking your
society. He likes to be with you.
All right, take what you have and
nurse it as you would the fame
from your last match on a windy
night. Forget, for time, your
overwhelming love for him, and
concentrate on arousing his in
terest in you. See that he has a
good time when he Is with you.
Throw aside your problemlzing,
your old griefs and your self-in-
trospection. Be gay and sunny
and serene. Men are creatures Of
habit. Get him in the habit Of
seeing you. Try this program and
you'll bag your game, ninety-nine
chances out OF hundred.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am n young girl, sixteen years
of age. and would like you to give
me some advice as to. these two
things:
II IT is all right for a girl my
age 20 kiss a fellow goodnight"
What is the meaning OF fellow
holding your hand very tightly?
BLUE EYES
IL means that he is getting al
together too familiar and should
be sguelched.
When you're ten years older, you
will be much happier IL you have
saved your kisses for the man
whom you can kiss, not only "Good
Night" but Good Morning."
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The rawlings of Bugs Baer
THE MUTTON CLUB.

arise and strike two.
Members limited to one fight a
night. Or three, at the most.
Members exceeding this amount
must pay up/their back dues.
No shadow boxing in the club
yestibule.
Luxury tax must be paid on brass
knucks.
Sparring partners furnished by
the Black and Blue Taxi Ambulance
Service.
Six ounce gloves. arnlca and court
plaster can be secured from the
Entertalnmen; Committee.
Ths1 embership Committee meets
weekly In the Laughing Room.
Prospective members will hav,
their records posted for two weeks
prior to their try-outs.
Members must stay In their
classes but may concede twenty
pounds to walters and bus boys.
Upon leaving the club rooms. all
members will break clean.
Belt on exhibition In the Trophy
Room.
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Roll-top socks are seen else
where than in Washington. 1
counted fifteen pairs In Dover,
Del, last Saturday. and there
are no street cars in that city
AL.
BULLY FOR THIS GIRL!

Hanging to the strap or crowoeo
street car / noticed this: An elderly
lady. somewhat feeble. was standing
in the car just in front OF very
pretty girl and a young dude. You
would notice him because or ms tlop-
ping trousers and his parted-in-the-
middle hair. The girl got UP ana gave
the old lady her scat. lmmeoiateIy
tho cake-eater jumped up and offered
tho nretty girl his seat. She refused.
saving. You seem to need 1t. Just
Leen H." She didn't want any butting
in from this specimen. Bully for her!
III - BILL POE.
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Gentlemen not admitted, unless
accompanied by members.
The Rough House Committee is
not responsible for members health
unless checked at the door.
Bus boys must be members of
this club.
All debates limited TO six rounds.
Members resorting to lambicuffs
will use the exit marked Lions"
But they must come in like lambs.
No booze permitted below the
cellar or above the roof
Phone number. Sock en-. one, two.
Cable address, Upp, -cut.
All guests must be introduced
before the main event.
Menu, lamb stew.
When shaking hands with a
guest, the pivot blow shall be
barred.
Any active member. who gets the
floor for ten seconds, shall lose his
standing and become a lay member.
Every time the gong In the old
Colonial clock strikes one, every
inmate of the club shall instantly
The Washington times., 1920-08-12

them the setting, the refresh
ments, the opportunity, and they
will undoubtedly do the remaining
part of having a jolly time.
You are altogether too self-ana-
lytical. Your letter to me was
well written and showed good
choice of words-a better letter
by far than many girls who have
graduated from high school write
to me. | am sure you imagine the
restraint in the attitude Of the
other girls. A person like your
self, self-conscious, afraid of be-
ing hurt, gives the impression of
diffidence to others. have lit
tie friend who is shy and self
conscious, yet everywhere she goes
she is credited with being snobbish
and hard to know. She avoids
people because she fears they
don't want to talk to her and all
the while they want to be sociable,
but keep away, because they think
she is a trifle stuck up Per-
haps you make identically the
same mistake.
Did you ever see a kitten get
turned down, no matter where it
intruded? There's something so
unconcerned, so altogether friend
ly about a kitten, which seems to
take it for granted that everyone
wants it around, that the result is
everyone does. Staid business men
will stop on the street and stroke
a purring cat or kitten. This may
seem like a far-fetched simile, but
it is only a roundabout way of say
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GIVE ,EN REAL BAsEBALLs.

GIVE 'EM REAL bASEbAhLS'
The attention of Mrs. SUSIE
ROOT RHODES, superintendent OF
Fairgrounds, is invited to this appeal
from boys of the Hoover Play
grounds"
Won't you use the influence OF the
column to help US get some hard base
balls for the Fairgrounds? The soft
balls we are forced to ruins
PITCHERS ARM, causes bad batting.
takes all the fun out of the game. Most
of the boys, who are about sixteen
years old. go down to the Fairgrounds
after work and compelled to wait
around till some one brings decent
ball.
For cats sake don't put this in the
waste basket.
Mrs. Rhodes may not realize what
a real baseball means to embryo
baseball stars. AS the writer ex-
plains. a soft ball is not only bad on
pitchers arm but it's reflection
on real baseball ability. If there
is no money to meet this appeal
possibly Mrs. Rhodes might accept
donations from sporting houses OF
baseball enthusiasts. Somebody help
the boys out.
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AT THE TIDAL BASIN.

went to the beach for swim
In the cool water to tread.
But when all the sights I'd seen
l got swimming of the head.
I'd like to make a little bet
with one who thinks he knows,
That very soon the r street Namps
NJ. Il. NJ
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SPRING THEM ON OTHERS.

O-why do farmers never tell Sc
crcts In corn fields?
A-Because there are too many
ears.
o-What IL the difference between
a postage stamp and mule?
A-One you can stick with n lick
and the other you can lick with a
,tick, CHARLES SULLIVAN.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
SPIT CURLs ALL RIGHT.

The spit curl is not an emblem
OF devilishness, but merely
fad. ] wear a curl OF the kind
described, but it's not SPIT
curl. 1t adds attractiveness to
a girl and makes freaks out Of
the so-called baby vamps.
KIDDIE.
My sister wears a spit curl
and she is neither vampish nor
devilish. She's just pretty,
lovable little pal. J. BILLY @.
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MARRIED.

Marie and me were friends, and We
Believed in ouija -ology.
At night was quite keen delight
Midst pitchy dark to see the hght,
But eyes and aighs and soul-matc lies
Were self-sought shackles in disguise.
For saw one day. we got this way,
And now / have her bills to pay.
q q
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MISS wuCCLEs SHE GIGGLEs.

know little girl named wiggles,
And she's n pretty Jane,
But she's always got the giggles
And that's driving me insane.
LOUIS ".
Don't try TO stop 'em from gigslng,
You'll never be able to succeed,
Besides It's better than frowning
And may be Just what they need.
The Washington times., 1920-08-12
WY SHIPS ARE "SHE"


Trying TO help A. T. BRASHEARs
out of his worry about why ship
is called "she," these are some Of
the answers:
BY L. W.-"Navs' is Latin for
ship, and is feminine. Thus does
dead language proclaim them she
BY LLOYD b. FIELDS-Because It
takes men to handle them.
BY II. B.-Because they are hard
to manage.
BY NJ. K. S.-Because it takes .
man to manage her.
BY "SALTY"-"She" for ships Is q
very old term, handed down Or hun
dreds of years. Sailing ships havs
stays and must be "shes." But
why are our dreadnaughts called
"men-of-war" Any why are ocean
carriers called merchantmen? BY
these terms IL seems that the ship
ping world is getting away from
she"
Heard on a street car: That's a lazy
man. He's only worked one week in
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81 !|n1fARDsn5ffn11
NAMED FOR HEARD AND SEE,

You probably do not know how
famous II and S is. There are not
only canoes and cottages named for
the good old column, but there is
fine Heard, and Seen Camp" along
the upper Potomac, where good cheer
radiates and the full dinner pail is
inviting.
FRED G.. and STAN. B.
AL also writes about the II and 5
camp and notes the names of some
of the canoes up the Potomac
among them being "Damfino." Who
at,""Dardanella," "Saywhen." Does
she," 'Utelem."
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MORTIMER CLARKE, long an
ardent H and S fan, doesn't care for
items about lizards and vamps or
handsome drug clerks. He likes
"Who Remembers"
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a clothes pin ought to be good for
line.
You can't tell a man by the cake
he eats. 4 little bit of devils food
won't make person the least bit
devilish, nor will angel cake make q
devilish one an angel Likewise short
cake won't make 'em short.
II. 8. C
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+.
Nothing slow about our Presi-
: dent. He has a little Herd and
Scene in his own back yard.
HARPERS FERRY
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A small girl walked into a Pennsyl-
vania avenue store and inquired:
Have you any suckersT"
mo"
"well, you ought to have en-
They're born every minute"
MRS. S.
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ing that people usually treat us as
we seem to expect to be treated.
Keep on with your English les
sons. You have little to worry
about because your mental attitude
is right-the desire to learn, the
effort to improve yourself-all in
dicate that you will get out of life
what you want. You are a pleas
ing contrast 10 many of the COM
placent young women come
across-young women who don't
know thing, but worse than that,
don't know it.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
l am "A young widow. my husband
was killed in France shortly after
we were married and my baby was
born lacking only the spark of life.
These two deaths were enough to
kill any girl but we can't all die
when we want-to. Even these did
not cause me the pain the present
situation does.
have been in love with a certain
young man a number of years, my
senior, for many years, in fact since
] was a child, and as he did not live
in the same town as 1, / did not see
him often, but when 1 did / always
felt the same Tightening at nv
heart, the same impulse to cry out
my love and affection for him, and
the fact that he hardly. knew me
kept me from even speaking to
the zone man" / know l have loved
all these long years.
don't mean that I thought OF
him when | did not see him, be-
cause 1t was seldom that l did. but
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Heard on street car: That's a lazy
man. He's only worked one week in
fve years-when he had the hives
J. s. l..
Republican farmer., 1920-06-25
HADLEY OUTLINES
 REORGANIZATION
Readlustment of Fraternity System Presents Diff
 culties.

New Haven, Conn.,, June 22-Yale Alumni in Battel Chapel today heard from President Arthur T. Hadley many details of reorganization of the vari- ous departments and their future eff feet. Right Rev. Frederic w. Keator, S0-Bishop of Olympia, Washington, presided at the meeting.
 President Hadley said that the year just closed had been a successful one in spite of cost of living, mental un- rest which followed the war and the many problems of reconstruction. The college course has been changed more than the student personnel. To President Hadleys mind the most gratifying feature of the new sys- tenn of 8 freshman faculty and com mon course of freshman studies was that it gives the faculty members op- portunity for advancement.
 MT. Hadley went step by step through the readjustments in courses He said that adjustment of the fra ternity system of the scientific school presents more difficulties than the arts and sciences. To deal with the fraternity problem Burton Parker Twichell, '01, has been appointed dean of students.
 MT. Hadley said it has been easier to keep students than professors, and on this point he explained the salary increases. He mentioned material and physical changes in the univer- sity plant and in many ways review ed for the graduates his stewardship of the year.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-25
HIT BY TRUCK DIES INSTANTLY
Michael Jankura Knocked Down While Playing
 Ball.

John Jankura, 25 years old, of No 112 Bell street employed at the Salts 8 Textile plant was instantly killed while playing ball in the road on Kossuth street near Seymour street when he was struck by an automobile truck that was being lowed by an- other truck south on KoSsuth street.
 Jankura in company with two fel- low employees was playing ball in the road and after missing the thrown ball he gave chase. Evidently he did not see the second truck that was being lowed and when he bent over to pick up the ball he was struck by the front wheel of the truck on the head. His scalp was badly lacerated and one of his ears was nearly torn off. Witnesses turned in a hurried call for the ambulance but when Dr. B. J. Burns arrived he found the man beyond medical attention and remov- ed the body to the morgue-
 The first truck was driven by Dan- iel Wildman of 903 Park avenue and bore the license number 1SQ35. The second truck which was being lowed was driven by John J. Brown of 11s Willard street. Both truck drivers were employed by Walter M. Stowe Trucking Co. of 903 Park avenue Both drivers were arrested and are being held in bonds of 1, 900 each, charged with mansiaughter.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-25
DEATH TOTAL FROM
 LONDONDERRY HAS
 NOW REACHED EIGHT
TROOPS PROTECT PRINCIPAL STREETS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ROYAL IRISH CONSTABULARY AND FOUR CON- STABLES ARE ATTACKED WITH
 GUNS AND BOMBS

Dublin Castle today. Assistant Di- rector General Roberts was se- verely wounded in the head by a bull let and the driver of the car was shot in both legs No arrests were made.
 The motor was met with a fusilade of bullets when passing under rail- way bridge, but the badly wounded constable driver continued at the wheel while an uninjured companion returned the fire. After the shoot ing had gone on for some time the assailants threw two bombs.
 A railway strike now is regarded as inevitable. Most of the Irish com panies hitherto have turned a blind eye to the refusals of the men to han dle munitions trains and thereby avoided strike, but Premier Lloyd Georges attitude makes it plain the government will press the companies to accept munitions traffic and as the men outside Ulster will not handle munitions and troop trains, a conflict ifs looked for.
 A driver of a train which was stall ed at Cloughjordan because the rail- waymen refused to take t, further with armed policemen aboard. has been summoned to Dublin and the expectation is that this action will lead to trouble.
 Some leaders of railway workers here declare the premiers attitude is a bluff" and that the government is too afraid of English labor to give it effect. The railroad workers refuSa to run munitions trains now extend to the point of declining to carry either soldiers or police and even rifles.
 Food difficulties attending the strike would affect England which gets enor- nous supplies of Irish producers while Ireland is self-supporting. An author i1ative contradiction is given to the widely published statement that the government contemplates a general round up of Sim Feiners and exten- sive operation of martial law. Raids and arrests will only be relative to specific crimes.
Republican farmer., 1920-06-25
PHYSICAL TEST
 NOT NECESSARY

School children between the ages ing the summer vacation are not re- quired to pass a physical examina- tion before they can be employed, ac- cerding to Health Officials of the city. The Bureau of Vital Statistics has been flooded with applicants during the past two weeks who were misled into thinking they must pass physi- cal test before going to work All that is necessary for them to do is to obtain a working certificate from c. N. Hall, the local agent of the State Board of Education which does not call for physical examination at the Welfare Building.
 They must, however, secure a birth certificate at the Vital Statistics Bu- reau after they have made application to MT. Hall.
 Those children between the ages of 14 and 16 who are looking for per- manent employment must pass the physical test given at the Welfare building and be classified as to the nature of the work they are fitted for.
 During the month of June there has been about 60 of the latter ap- plications made which is below the average of other months when they run from so to 100 made. The yearly average of children who go to work between the ages of 14 and 16 is
Republican farmer., 1920-06-25
PEOPLE ARE FORTHIRD
 | PARTY
BOrah Asserts Move is Being Watched
 Keenly.

Salt Lake City. June 22-There is a growing desire among the people of the United States for a new political party and any movement in this di- rection will be watched with keen in terest, declared Senator Borah of Idaho. Republican, who was a visitor in Salt Lake City today on his way home for vacation.
 He attended a mass meeting given under the auspices of the Committee of AS but declined to make any state ment before the audience.
 ''The success, however, of any third party,'' he said in his statement. "de- bends entirely upon the platform it adopts and candidates it places in nomination. It is difficult matter to successfully launch . party, as the slightest mistake in the beginning marks the doom of teas venture. Ii those advocating another ticket lean too far toward either the reactionary or the radical their efforts will prove futile in spite of the fact that the present is the opportune time offered in many years for breaking away