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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
MIR. B. Baer
TatiCabS of War.

Government officials are working gun
that will shoot 5000 long, weary, country miles
and pop the wrong guy. United States me-
chanics are crocheting u torpedo that will vo-
late Spenccrian neutrality and split costly
peace UP into eight economical little wars. Ma
rine architects building a scow that
burns oil in spite OF Mr.. RockefelIers protest
This trouble boat will pack more guns than
pawnshop window ana will only cost one hun
dred millions. Ten million to build and ninety
for repairs
The dove Of peace is feathering its rest with
barbed wire. in the old days believed in
little navies and big admirals Now, we have
big naNies.
John Paul Jones licked the world single
boated He never began to fight until the fight
was and successful that his plan
was adopted at Hog Island.
Perry started the first American furniture
factory at Lake Erie and built fleet of bu-
ieaus and roll-top boats that enabled Wash
ington TO fire six patriotic dollar-a-ycar men
and save three billion dollars. Both Jones and
Perry were jockeys on Compo-board boats that
would have been push lovers for a seidlitz pow
der. But remember that they won their battles
before the pumphandle became our national
flagstaff.
Most wars are fought so that the secretary
of the Navy can get up at banquet and chirp
that it reminds him of a little story.
pare for war. We are stil preparing for the
last war. We now have more binoculars and
field glasses thar nation in the world.
showing we amt even scared of Mars
If our present building program is carried
out We will lose more boats by collision than
by battle. We afford to hang a cruiser on
every reef in the world
All the arsenals muntion plants and boat
yards in the world making hasty prepare
tons for peace.
We need a big navy. The Washington officials
have to have excursion boats. And every ten
years or so some doctor prescribcs sea air for
n sick admiral
BESIDES. you have to have something to i'm
press the foreign diplomats when the time comes
to sign the next armistiCe.
The navy took EN- over and tho navy brought
EN- back They fought for liberty but forgot
to annex Bedloes Island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
THE LUNCHROOM HOG.

I fully agree with SIN SIMPLE
that "lunchroom hogs" should be
made to seat themselves and not
prevent hungry folks from getting
to the counters. ] remember a lunch
room proprietor in Washington who
extended this sort of invitation to
the hogs: please take seats, so that
others may be served"
II. 3. ROSSELL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
HE DROVE CAREFULLY.

The other day I drove down
Pennsylvania avenue on a motor
cycle with twelve quarts of Sher-
wood in the sidecar. l just want
to remark that the careful driv-
ers had nothing on me. l. II.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
DESTINATIONS Display.

\ certain millionaire had returned from South
Africa after hve years money making. He i'm
vited his friend Robinson to visit his mansion
in Park Lane, and little time afterwards the
latter eNpatiated to other friends upon the
gIories of the milonairc's cstablshment-the
marble walls. the Turkey carpets. the gold plate,
etc. and, my boys" he said, hes got IA mint
of money why. he's got a Rubens. Van DyCk
and = Iandsecr." ENtravagant boundcr,' said
one listener What does he want three cars
far""
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
4 COLUMN RAH RAH.

Here's 10 The Times.
IT'S Jokes and rhymes.
Heard aud Seen
is some dream,
Makes you dippy IN the bean.
RiH Price. fuH Of spice,
A,TdngCS IL oil so nice.
Sis boom bah,
Sis boom bah,
who arc Wc'
4 bunch Of nuts Of old d. {.
RHYMESTER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

Chickens come home to roost, it's
true, but there's a difference. The
daylight chick seeks its roost with
the setting sun, but the white light
chick tumbles in any time between
midnight and sunrise.
FRED VETTER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
VERY EARNEST ABOUT TT.

Mary was saying her prayers. And
please, Heaven. make Boston the cap
ital of Vermont
"Why. Mary" exclaimed the shock
cd mother, what made you say
that
Cause made il that way on my
'zamination papers today and want
to be right II. q.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
Chinese Honest.

Honesty is prevailing virtue among most
Chinese. Some of them in their native towns
and cities leave their places of business un-
guarded while they go cff for half an hour or
more. Should customers arrive in tho meantime
they ind tho prices of goods plainly marked
select what they wish and leave the money for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
SOME NEyER-NEyER TIME.

Wont that he happy day
when strap-hanginR lis deletcd,
And you will not have TO pay
For a scat when you're not seated
When house rents are dropping down
And Friend wife don't have to say;
wen have to hunt cheaper town.
Won't that be a happy day?
when poets have enough loose change
20 rent mop" to hit the hay"
And T. square meal don't loOk so strange.
Wont that be a happy dGyH ~
ZOE CONKI.IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
First Daily Newspaper.

Tho first daily newspaper in the world was
established by Miss Elizabeth Mallet. In London
March. 17O2. SIC published the Daily Cournnt
FOR the purpose Of doing greater Justice to
women, eliminating impcrtincnces OF ordinary
papcrs."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
IN CEORGETOwN MEDICAL
SCHOOL.

First studcnt--WEats all the noise
in the anatomy room?
Second student OH. just the medi-
cal students rolling the bones
V. DIET.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
I haven't heard of any casual
ties resulting from the consum-
ers being hit by falling prices.
O'SULLINAN
A PRETTY DEEP ONE.

How is Gabriel to blow his
horn from the four CORNERS Of
the earth on the last day il. as
scientists say, the earth is round?
r. :.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
A sEA-GOING TURKEY.

JIM hear Gus hurt his hand.
Tom-Yes. he said he was killing
his Xmas turkey and it filmed him.
BILLY b.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
MANY JAMS In Hawaii.

or tho a55,at2 people constituting the 1890
population OF Hawaii 100000, or i27 pcr cent are
Japanese, the Census Bureau has announced.
The Japanese population constituted il5 per
cent OF the population in 1910 and Ss.7 per cent
N 1900
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
CORRECT.

one thing you never saw
woman do at "A bargain sale-buy
a pair of shoes too big for her in
order to get the worth of her
money in leather. TIGER.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
Once-OVers
Copyright 1920. International Feature Service, Inc
WATCH THE PENNIES.
Nv I MITNDY


j.. J. MUNDY.
II is the same disappointment that
little look the past
he saving plan you mapped out for the last year?
considered actually
and you denying yourself great deal.
the other extreme and
cXtravag and foolish in expenditure
No saving is possible sclf-denal.
have large unable
how could result such loss Of savings for each month the
amou lay dwndles
is the small daily OUTLAWS that tell the
en- thirty here and there.
big when q
you spend big grow
small amounts saved thinkngly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

The moon was full all day
Christmas, from $50 a. m. l
wasn't. When will the moon be
full again on Christmas? l may
have a chance then. WAHOO.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

am compelled to say that, when
IL comes to loving, the boys in the
Dental Laboratory OF Georgetown
College are right there.
GOODMAN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

some folks want to bc handled with
gloves boxing gloves.
some bosses overlook when they
ought 10 oversee. FIRED VET-rER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31
RUBBING IT IN.

Johnnic--Auntie, you're an old
maid. aren't YOU?
Auntic-Dout YOU ever say nat
again.
Johnnie wouldn't amtie, bat
know IL isn't your fOult.
BLONDE AND BRUNETTE.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

We need a big navy. The Washington officials
have to have excursion boats. And every ten
years or so some doctor prescribcs sea air for
Il sick admiral
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

Besides. you have to have something to i'm
press the foreign diplomats when the time comes
to sign the next armstiCe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

All the arsenals. muniton plants and boat
yards in the world making hasty prepare
tons for peace.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

The dove Of peace is featherng its nest with
barbed wire. in the old days we believed in
little navies and big admirals Now, we have
big naVies.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

The navy took EN- over and the navy brought
EN- back They fought for liberty but forgot
to annex Bedloes Island.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-31

John Paul Jones licked the world single
boated He never began to fight until the fight
was and successful that his plan
adopted at Hog Island
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-02-26
rhI.y.s wees pIa ch.ns..

baltimore. Md.--Taklnr chances Of
being dashed 20 death. a pair ~ dsr
Ing hotel robbers used a narrow ledge
outside the Hotel Emerson 20 enter
the feustc~nth floor rooms of Mr.. and
Mrs. william Y. stutz Of Washing,
tee.
They nlied suitcase with nne
stresses and lingerie owned by Mrs.
etuss snd valued q, 500 and escaped,
carrying the rlnndsr BY the same dan.
esross route, sinxls slip upon which
would have been certain death.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-02-26

For Sale-40 acres, close in.
NJ in cultivation, fair house aud
OulbuildiUg-, deeJ well. fimiIy
orchard, fenced and cro-s ed fenc-
I'd. Bargain $500 per acre;
terms. Inquire this office.
For Sale-Saxon six touring car,
cpaintcd and in perfect mechan-
cal condition. See Filler Auto Co
,r TURNER'S & Merchants Bank.
For Sale Fresh cows. all the
time. Prices right. bill" Walker
Washing wanted by Mrs. w.
Wilson, North street. 4tp.
For Sale-Good work tea m
hnrness, wagon. and rack. and two
lows. Geo. Wilcox.
For Ssle-Large size Delco-
Light plant, reason for selling:
n0w conn ,cted with power line. +
j. ii. Walker, phone 1918, near
harol school house.
For Sale-Pure Bred Rhode 1
Island Red eggs for setting. 81 80 4
for 10. Mrs. A. j. Daum. Il
For SiIe-Brown Leghorn
Cockerels. Inquire Mrs. Roland
Young or call BIZ. If.
For Sale-DickIow seed wheat.
a. so per hundred. Three miles
iorlh of Peavey. Gus Landholm.
For Sale-Pure bred 5. C. Rhode
STAND Red eggs for Matching. 81 I
,er setting. Mrs. B. B. White,
Route |. Phone 805.
Wanted-Would like to get
bout 5 or 6 fairly large cotton
wood trees. w. A. Shear.
Help Wanted-Girl wanted for
'eneral homework. Inquire at
his Office in care of III. G. j.
White Orpingtonsl Eggs to
ct. Is eggs for $3.50. Phone
904, Maros Teacherage, X. II.
r.
For Sale or Trade-l2 lots lay
* next east of Filler Hotel.
lock IA. Price $500. Phone s
r write F. 5. Lloyd, Hollister, 81
laho.
For Sale-160 acre, we'll i'm q
roved ranch, Is acres in hay, +
'me pasture, balance grain land,
,rtly plowed, renter must furnish
ference. Six miles northwest IA
Wendell. K. l.. Adams, Route w
Wendell. II
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-02-26

trteds Home--Mr. and Mrs. Oryiil
Creed returned Thursday from a Wis
Il al their old home In Jacksonville,
Missouri They were accompanied
here by iryen Greed and his bride OF
few weeks. and two brothers. Kirtiy
aud Curtis. Mfr. and Mrs. iryen Greed
VIII make their home here.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-02-26

FROM Easi-1he Rev ID. L. GrsybiIl
efurned Saturday from Pennsylvania
fhere he has been conducting reli-
f;cus services during the winter. lie
Visited FOR time IA Philadelphia.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-02-26
ors4ms Fsss. orsep.s o,,s.

Fsw fcrk.--A marriage ceremony
eas postponed when Michael Nuase.
49,. sisty years old. dropped DEAD In
~ presence o. his son. his son's
ofeoetc-hs and 800 guests sho had
seosmhisd to witness the weddiag.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-02-26
w ANT ADS

IN OUR WANT AID RATES Ten cents
Vll per Inc hfst inserti u. and Sc pr line
" for subsequent Insertions. with a
minimum Of three lines. All want ads
arr cash. We do not k@~D book Oh ifess-
ads. Count sir words 10 the line. when
computing cosf
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-02-26

Lost-Gentleman's watch chain,
on main street, Filler, Saturday.
Reward. II. III. Houghton.
For Sale-Good barn. See
Been & IIammerquist.
For Sale-50 tons choice hay.
red clover and alfalfa. Phone
303. J. T. Harshbarger.
For Sale Good Jersey COW.
See J. 5. McElligott the Black
smith.
For Rent-Furnished bed rom.
Gentleman preferred. Inqlire care
E @. 0.
For Salc-Alfalfa and clover
hay. Robert Hughes, 4 miles
west and , niles south from Filler. |
Phone 32iR5 Bull.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-02-26
RED" MENACE
MOVING EAST
Whole Word In Grave Danger
Through Advancing Tide
OF BoIsheyism.
NOW FLUSHED WITH VICTORY
Practically All OF Asia 10 Open TO the
Propaganda. and Result May Be
sloodisst Chapter In Worlds
History.

washingtOn.-The danger 10 M
world from bOlsheylsm was nesei
greater than at the present moment
The collapse II the Russian national
forces under General KOlchak IN ~
beris and the retreat OF General Deni.
klne's army from the Moscow front
are regarded In every capital In Eu'
rope and IN Washington as cOnstitut'
Il ing q threat Of possible Invasion OF
Europe. certain penetration by the
bolsheylkl In Asia and menace TO the
! peace Of the entire world.
! Even Prince Michael Cantacuzene,
husband 81 granddaughter OF Presi
dent Grant. who has just arrived In
the United states. while hopeful that
the Russian national forces may sim
save themselves. confesses that their
plight Is desperate unless allied aid
reaches them. "They have no shoes.
no clothes. very little ammunition and
very little food. If the allies wish to
stop the spread OF bOlsheyism through
rescue OF kolehak and Deniklne"
This Is the belief Of a man who Is
fresh from Siberia aud who II optimis.
tic enough TO advance the opinion that
II bolsheyism can be kept Isolated IN
Russia II will wear itself out by Its
own excesses
On the High Tide Of Victory.
The word "if' makes all the differ |
ence In the world. But the fact Is that |
Is now riding on the high |
tide OF victory and there does not seem |
one chance In a million that II viii be
confined TO Russia. Nearly all OF Asia
Ia now open 10 its propaganda. The
defeat OF the forces OF General DENT
kline opens the door between Moscow
and the Black sea. The connecting
link between the former Kol-
chsk and Denlklne lines has been OBJ
liberated and nothing remains TO pre-
vent the agents OF the bolshevists from
moving toward Armenia. Persia. Az.
Kbanistan and India. Agents OF the
Russian reds have already stirred up
trouble among the Hill
'rIbes on the northern confines OF India
md British troops are now engaged In
uprisings.
A. for Siberia. the red propaganda
. moving eastward rapidly. II has
'ccome so serious menace To China
md Japan that the government o.
Japan Is taking steps 10 halt the ad
'snce OF the reds before II reaches the
cry threshold OF Manchuria and the
Stand empire itself. !
Among the ignorant masses both Of
nina and India there Is great oppor
unity for the bolsheyiki TO spread
heir doctrines. and II these countries d
mbracs the propaganda. the sequel /
III be written ia the bloodiest chap. :
,r In history.
but II Is not against Asia merely
rat the bolshevists are plotting. An
ivssion OF Europe Is among their (
ANS All recent developments indl
I've that Il Is the program 81 the :
IN 10 bring military pressure 10 bear
Isast the nsitic provinces. Poland 2
"a the new nations which the Yer =
HES conference has been erecting IN z:
ntral Europe and that the soviet e
Hilary machine win this year b, e
lrled against that 'front.'.
No Peace With aclshevlsr
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No Peace Win sclshevIsm.

II Is idle. nay, n Is criminal 10 tall
Of peace while bolshevism remains In
Russia, ever threatening 20 spread t.
sccursed cult throughout the world
Treaties OF peace may be drawn up ~
Versailles and signed az Paris. rs the
treaty with Germany was the othe,
dny. but such TREATIES have no NOR,
effect on bolshevlsm than the passing
Of q sedItlon bill by the senate. Roi
shsyism must he suppressed n the
world IL TO know peace. And bolshe
vism must be ended N the world l.
not TO become holshevlk. Between n
and the principles OF government m
other lands there Il an irrepressihle
conflict and one or other or these op
posing forces must perish.
A few years axo In the United States
communism was regarded as "joke."
IL Il Joke" todayf Two years ago
eolshsvisp IN Russia was regarded as
. psssing mania. Hut Il has not passed
II 10 In Russia still aud u threatens 10
overflow lts confines aud plunge a
world Into another bath OF blood.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-02

II. . ALL FAIRNESS
Il By w. O. MGEEF1AN

(N ENATOR KNUTE NELSON (IIay
that :hc shortage paper
~ aSoshiNg the "Thc
the sporting and all could along BETTER
says Senator knutc Nc not pronounced Nut),
roff Congressional
accord sporting
of the United States
had
of Tyus Raymond Cobb
handed
consumed setting the
late of the Boston Red SoX the York
nat no Nongiema competent whether
should a with the Congressional Record
congressman in bulk shy @ umo Congressional
Shakespeare wit
would not myself of mem
and the of the sporting
the late amnted Roaner not what
but he better looking than met and
he certainly consistent
not an intellectual giant has hit the ball than
Congressman has The official
OF
padngs Will this Also will
Babe Ruth could be read into the
of that publication would lot of people who
never have read the Record would
= piece of yof preservation
One would gather from
do not read the sporting Maybe that
Congress- The Washington Baseball Club
support 1t might do of the congressman of
would get out this them
the plate Some of the enough the spectacle
put an idea while
@ 10 put across and Congressman if he
must hrst get an idea That elementary dear
Inc Senator, would
between the Congressional Record sporting Let them
decide whether should be abolished
would warn the Senator advance
KNOWS less about his constituents than
5abe Ruth would still be taking healthy
CONGRESS had abruptly ceased to bull huddrng
New-York tribune., 1920-02-02
Heights Casino
Tennis Tourney
To Start To-day

The fifth annual invitation tennis
tournament of the Heights Casino Club
will open to-day on the clubs indoor
courts, on Montague Street, Brooklyn.
There are thirty one entrants, and all
Of them with the exception of Miss
Marie Wagner, who has drawn a bye,
are In the first round.
Mrs. Franklin l. Mallory miss
Molla Bjurstedt), who has won the
tournament every year since its incep-
tion, has been drawn in the upper half
She will play her first match this af-
ternoon at o'clock gainst Miss Adele
Cragin.
The draw follows:
First round tupper halO-Mrs. 8. F.
waring vs.. Mrs. q. G. Sohst Miss Phyllis
Walsh vs. Miss Gertrude Della Torrs, Mrs.
lingo Hartman Miss Jessie Gott, Mrs.
Albert Hurnphries Mrs. NJ. D. Straffin.
Mrs Theodore Cassebeer Mrs David c..
MILLS Mrs. Franklin /. Mallory Miss
Adele Cragin Mrs. w. H. Pritchard VS..
Mrs ID. c. Duble.
First round Qower half)-Mrs. De FOR
est Candee vs. Mrs Percy Wilbourn, Mrs.
Rawson Wood Miss Caroma Winn. Miss
Lillian Scharman Mrs. c. c. Parsons.
vey. Miss Helen Alexander Miss Mollie
rhayer. Miss Margaret Muller Va. Miss
Eleanor Goss. Miss Bessie Holden vs. Miss
Margaret Taylor. Miss Edith Sigourny vs.,
Mrs. Edward W. Raymond.
Second round tirst round bye)-Mi iss
Marie Wagner winner OF Mrs. Wariug-
Mrs Sohst match
New-York tribune., 1920-02-02
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Three Amateurs Tie
For Lead i'm Title
Billiard Tourney

David McAndless jr., Of Chicago, the
national title holder; Edward W:
Gardner, four times champion, and
Francis S. Appleby, the Columbia
student. enter upon the final matches
Of the Eastern Glass A 1872 balkline
championship tournament undefeated.
Their performance with the cue and
ivory orbs in the competitions at
the Amateur Billiard Club, of New
York. have been phenomenal
The fact that three players should
stand tied for the title IN the finals is
most unusual. Their high figures are
similar to those counted by Calvin
Demarcst in the great tournaments Of
decade ago. In this respect Nc
Andless particularly is showing his
mettle. His average of 81 3/ll, made
in his match against Clarkson, ths
star, and mis- run of 122 against Trump.
Of the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, have
stamped him as another marvellous ANA
teur Of the order of Demarest, Chick
Wright. the Californian, and Joseph
Mayer in the days before they Joined
the professional ranks.
The question as to whether or not
NcAndless can stand against the rigors
Of Gardner's open table play is about
70 be answered.
Edgar I. Applebv and Clarkson meet
in the matinee match to-day. which
completes their schedule. Gardner will
meet Francis S. Appleby tonight, and
the loser will meet NcAndless to-mor-
row night. The championship match
will be played Wednesday night. Nc
Andless opposing the winner of to-
nights contest.
The standing follows:
Js,h
New-York tribune., 1920-02-02
The Ro.uiif1g Reviual

IHE old Poughkeepe the
water in the world will life
surely will be entered part in the
The
ourme race always has excited heated
OF those always held with
nothing harmful the
experts who bitterly opposed the including Herbert
eed whoas been battling consistently have the length
1t has been contention that energy burned
sprint as IS consumed
he Pughkeepsie the
OF hoty contested Only
IKE "lled les recall the that
University rowing particular stroke
the disgust OF all the of
the regatta After
back to their clubhouse not having the launch
1he big this will
ochuykl invitation has
country IT the
representing
be developed rowing staged The nnn
this unit to rcnrson tho
United States in the Olympic games
New-York tribune., 1920-02-02
WQr1ted-A Chairman,

M resignation of August Hermann
mission is scheduled to go into effect February
Garry abandoning some OF his traditional genia
caed that he was leaving the commission whether
successor
OF the American League and John eye president
Naonal League who must make the
cuson whatsoever regarding chairman
hther the National Commission be without Garry
Will be prevailed
palned because
Nobody opposed to the Cincinnati on personal
grounds Garry has plenty of friends
baseball has been entirely his that he is cnb
owner automatically bars him chairman Of the
Commission He vitality which
MN from holding position that and Garry
should have the good this.
1t impossible conclusion NAV .cbod ro
the charmanshp nobody
OF paseball magnate much
proVenent OF the 10
tna he baseball
sanc 4urre eopardzng
tnat saves the game always that the