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The Washington times., 1920-02-10
Championing the Big Class.

To the Editor OF THE TINES,
have been delighted tonight by
reading your splendid editorial on
the bard luck" of the lame ducks of
Versailles. II should be framed
alongside your editorial OF the 9th
instant on the gag laws laid by the
huckleberry statesman and now
Matching in the legislative incubators
sowing to the wind that will bring
n harvest beside which the hard
luck" OF the recreants OF Versailles
will be a gentle summer zephyr.
You have, no doubt, Bensed the sit
uation with your usual accuracy
where the'common peoples rights are
involved; but you will be sneered at
and jeered at as the champion OF the
common people always is and has
been by the superior silk-stocking q ed
upper crust and it's tools and fools
who would be horrified IL publicly
cataloeued in that class which Lin
coin said. the Lord loved 80 much.
That class is with you, Mr.. Hearst:
more power to your pen-pusher.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
Beatrice Fairfax and Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

girl friends. 1t was, no doubt. my
fault that / never mentioned these
friends in her presence, and as a
result she feels sure that / know
no one OF the opposite sex in this
city. Do you think l would be war.
ranted in avoiding these old friends
rather than create any family trou-
BILE, or would 1t be best to make
clean breast OF the affair and beg
her forgiveness. Also do you think
my men friends will make life
miserable for me by telling OF my
former flames in the presence OF the
sweetest girl in the world2 1 some
times fear they will let the cat out
of the bag, but fear to ask them TO
drop the matter lest they chance to
take IL as a joke and make things
all the more miserable for me.
Please let me have your opinion and
advice in this matter. and oblige,
ss A WORRIED MAN.
Days of reckoning are .
nuisance, aren't they, but We all
have them, so you needn't con-
slider yourself doleful exception.
Your problem hinges, in my opin-
ion, on how friendly you have been
with these young women If you
have been just pals by all means
tell your brand-new wife all about
them and have them meet. If you
have experienced anything even
approaching an "affair" with any
one of them, don't attempt to mix
them with your wife. The best
of women can be cats at times
and if any of these girls ever
harbored any designs on you, they
will probably take it out on your
wife in some way; nothing direct,
perhaps just some little incidental
remark that may hurt and start
her thinking. l suppose there Is
nothing in the world so necessary
for happiness in married life as
mutual trust. Don't do anything
that can possibly jeopardize the
trust your little wife-to-be now
has for you. She had far better
be a little lonesome than hurt or
distrustful.
AS for your men friends, they
are apt to do just what you fear
unless you can forestall them in
some way. Such things are abso-
lutely unnecessary and in the
worst possible taste, but l have
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

NEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have watched with keen
interest the Spiker affair, be-
ing the mother Of three children
and having had a similar export
ence. Investigated my husbands
ENHANCEMENT, discovering the girls
reputation beyond reproach until
her love affair with my children's
father: decided to Immediately re-
lease him, without comment and with
his support, for my children only.
I have earned my own living for
eleven years. This is my idea OF
love, honor and self respect. Where
l hold Mrs. SpilSer in the highest
esteem IL she really believes what
she says and Is making what she
considers an effort to right terri
BILE wrong, yet she Is making one
grave mistake by CHASING men as
different from women. They are,
as q rule, wiser, more wicked and
more cunning.
Women, pinch yourselves; wake
up, and whether married or single
class a common man as you do
disreputable woman. know I'll
be condemned by silly women and
wise men, but nevertheless / feel
Tri right / don't allow myself to
condemn any ones actions, or mete
punishment to any sinner. But
women shodld stand together. de-
mand the self respect due the sex.
and when a man violates decent
mothers trust, resent II in the
name Of common decency. Women
are becoming enlightened in the
business world. Why not try to be-
-
home? A good woman should get
away from a man when he dis
graces her. Shame on any woman
who upholds her husbands rotten
ness for the sake of either love or
support. EXPERIENCE
The Spiker case is such an
extraordinary one that no one
should judge or condemn without
deep and protracted thought. The
wife's attitude has been charac-
terized as charitable in some di-
rections and bitterly condemned
in others. | think the Baltimore
clergymn, who said it would be
a mistake for the young woman in
the case to live under the same
roof with the man who betrayed
her and his wife, is entirely right
1t is an abnormal and insupport-
able situation, full of almost GER
tan complications and embarrass-
ments.
Most high-spirited women in
Mrs. Perley Spiker's case would
have been able to see no other
solution but divorce. Her hus-
band. committed what must ever
be the greatest crime in a wom-
ans eyes-that Of infidelity. Even
at this moment, with the other
brother already the hubsand of
this girl, she must know that the
love which blossomed between her
husband and this girl in England,
which has its living proof in the
child in her arms, Ia not yet cold.
It's an abnormal and I'm not sure
but it is an immoral condition for
these three members Of the in
fernal triangle TO be living under
the same roof.
II will be very hard 10 make
women of modern, forward-looking
tendencies, believe that the mar
,riage Of this girl 10 hsr loysy,s
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
Tint 1. C. 3. Problem.

Another l. c. s. student, at Fred
ericksburg. Va, gives his solution
OF the mathematical problem regard
ing the birth OF twins after a father
died leaving a will providing that il
a son was born he should receive so
much out of $4,000 and II girl
80 much. The Fredericksburg
writer says the boy received $4,000;
the girl $4,000, and the mother
$4,000
LEONARD MIKULES, OF 916 N. Y
avenue, boy mathematician, says
there was not enough money to di-
vide, as the boy would receive $1,000;
the girl 5000, making &l3,4o0, leav-
ing nothing for the mother.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
Don't Get in the BlantOn Glass,
Chairman Will H. Hays
By BILL PRICE .

Chairman WILL H. HAYS of the Republican National
Committee, has not fit to explain or deny an editorial
paragraph in the Burlington Iowa, Gazette asserting that
he said that Government employees so thick in Wash
ngton 'that you have to kick them out OF your way 10
which the paper added the suggestion that these employees
ought to leap to the gutter when Mr. Hays IN town.
The leading sport Of number of politicians in and out
of Congress that Of vfyng Government employees Led
by Congressman Bnon Of Texas who has cost the Govern
ent about $4,000 in less than by demanding roll
calls in the House. they say what they please about help
less class of people They stand against increases OF
the poorest paid workers in the United States Some
Of them seek facts to warrant their statements The
facts would not suit them would not justify their remarks
As a politician Mr.. Hays what you probably intended
charge that the Democratic Administration has ex
trayaganty wasted money by giving positions to many
and than necessary to conduct pubic
business That would naturally be part OF an opposition
party's program against the party in power
But slurring remark of the kind Mr. Hays is charged
with making has in it ring OF contempt for Government
employees which is familiar being used by political states
men in Congress who believe they will make capital IN their
homes by this attitude
If the Democratic party has been extravagant IN en-
poyng hundreds of clerks who have nothing to do 1T is
within the of Mr. Hays with his tactfulness to
Republican statesmen of that fact and bring about
curtailment Let Congress correct alleged mlsnanage
en by proper legislation but cut out the nasty little filings
lat the clerks themselves 1t is not their fault If any OF
item are idle It is the fault of the Administration.
Good business would dictate course OF reduction
in the number of clerks if there surplus and payment
to those remaining of living salaries The Republican party
has several times pledged itself to LIVING WAGE for
Government workers So did the Democratic party but
neither has kept its pledge.
Congress does not want to make the mistake of reck
esy reducing the number of Government employees here
thereby forcing and to work night and day to
clear their desks Let it adopt pan from the Reclassfca
ton Commissons recommendations, of providing what
seems sufficient number of employees in each department
and then assembling force that may be used to
laid wherever work gets behind An elastic arrangement
would enable one office which up'' with its work to
lend clerks another Office congsted and in need of aid
There is nowhere at this time supervisory body to deter
mine when or where clerks may be withdrawn increased
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
MARRIED WOMEN JUSTIFIED.

Surely people are justified in earn
ing a living. II they were denied the
right to assist, then marriage would
become a crime, would IL not?
am not a Government clerks wife,
and never will be as long as they con-
tinue to draw 81 200 with the bonus.
No man has any backbone who will
stay in the Government and expect to
try to make both ends meet on $1,000
or 81 400.
Many OF us have to work at night
now to meet conditions, especially IL
we have parents or younger brothers
and sisters to support.
GOVERNMENT CLERK.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
How To Cross a Street.
editor Of THE TIMES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
The following advice will be con-
sidered old fogy and out of date, but
I can say that the same has saved
me from accident of any kind, with
twenty years residence in the Dis
trict thrown in, making n total OF
forty-five years in all, without a sim
gle accident from this cause:
Never step off the curbing without
thinking. Use your brain the same
as you would in putting up an exami-
nation of any kind.
Try to pick your chance, IL possible,
80 that no car is within a hundred
yards of where you are standing
Size the approaching car up as to
occupants and speed. IL you are not
sure abo0t yourself or the car get
back on the sidewalk, and you will
speed up some in reaching your des-
tination. AN OLD FOGY.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
What's DOING; Where; When

MeetIngL-waitresses Union, No. 7s, 7ls
sixth street northwest, y. m.
Observation-Disclosures Building Trades
Council, 1904 Pennsylyania avenue north
west, p. m.
MeetinR-Federal Employees Union, No.
lOb, Typographical Temple .. m
Meeting-Laborers' Protective Union, No.
II, Cadets Armory, 9 p m
MeetIng-High School Teachers, Central
High school Eleventh and clifton streets
northwest, y, m.
Meeting-Hope Council. No. I, Sons and
Daughters OF Liberty, Naval Lodge HAIL
y. m
Dinner Party-Metropoli o.. DO 10 ar.
anoe Company Of washingt .U wizard
Hotel, 4 p. IN,
Joint Meetlng-southwert .v.. AvT0 a.
tion and, Randall Community Cnl'fr kan.
dsil school. First and stree %. .nEest, y
y m.
Tomorrow.
Banauet-EnrlneerlnN Soolr.. " George
Washington University teniet .f t-0onth
Hotel. q street sorthvest, b,tn se. biEt :
ssnfh and AinsAssaAh sfses<sl
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
To-day.

To-day.
MeetIng-Park View Citizens Associa-
ton, Park View School, Warder and New
ton streets northwest, s p. m.
Dinner dsnoe-University Club, 8 p. m,
Meeting--washin Camp, No 305,
Sons OF Confederate Veterans Confederate
Memorial Home, 1922 Vermont avenue
northwest, = p. m.
Meeting-Kansas City Club, girls club
room, Community Service Club. No. 3, 9ls
Tenth street northwest. s:lb p. m.
Dance-Community Service Club, No. &,
s1s Tenth street northwest, 8 p. m.
Dance-Blue Triangle Recreation Cen
ter, Twentieth snd u streets northwest,
y. m.
Meeting-Twentieth Century Club. arch
Biological section, 2s22 woodley place
northwest, 1!30 y. m
Meeting-Men's Club, Mt. Vernon NJ. II.
Church South, p. m,
Mcetinr-dibbons Club, National Cath
olio Community Club, COL street north
west, y. m
Meeting-stationsry Engineers No 90.
1905 " street northwest 3 p. m.
Moeting-Mlll Workers, No. 1894 7ot
nk91k O6raaA nnrthyAn4, = -
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
"Soviet" Wisconsin.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Victor Berger has again returned to
Soviet" Wisconsin. Thus ran an ar
ticle in a paper-not The Times-the
other day in which the editor hurls
his sarcasm upon the people OF the
State because OF the stand taken by
members OF the NTH district in re-
electing Mr.. Berger to the House.
There are ten other districts in
cluded in what Ia known as the state.
however, and the editor will DO well
to learn to distinguish between a
Congressional district and State at
large.
A CITIZEN OF WISCONSIN.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
HUNT SHOWED EN SOMETHING.

Hats of to Commissioner II. ).
Hunt, of Montgomery county. and the
bureau of public roads, for they have
cleared the entire roadway Of the
Lincoln Highway from the d. c. line
to Rockville of snow, so that normal
traffic, and especially the mail and
milk routes to Washington may be
kept open. This wfde-awake county
commissioner Is on tho Job, and the
many friends Harry has In the county
appreciates tho constructive things
he lis accomplishing on, the board OF
commissioners.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
HEARD A N D S E E II
Is Your Birthday Every 4 Years.

Why don't you get the February
29th folks to send in their names?
1t would be interesting to know who
in Washington was born on February
20, and are deprived Of three birth
days every four years. NJ. e. M.
They might also tell hoto it feels
to miss birthday presents and din
ners.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
He Hints Mt Matrimony!

Could you inform me where
l could get a. copy Of the mat
rimonial news? Ex-SOLDIER
II you mean a newspaper,
no. Why do you need one un-
less you live far, far in the
country? This is leap year
and you are liable to be
drafted before you know 1t.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have come to you for aid, for,
being a constant. reader of your col
umn in The Times, I often see you
render assistance similar to the sort
I ask. Will you help me find my
beloved wife-to-be7 1f you could in
sert some sort OF a notice in your
column calling upon IN. B." to
write TO me and give me her ad-
dress I am sure she would do so,
as she also is a reader of your col
umn. have tried to put personals
in the various newspapers, but none
of those In washington take such
sort OF advertisements. So my last
hope II in your either inserting
part OF this or some sort OF letter
similar, which you may think best,
into your column. II you could do
this for me you will earn my un-
dying gratitude, and perhaps bring
us together once more. Thanking
you In advance for any assistance
you may render me In this time OF
my distress, I remain,
You are mistaken about the
personal Advertisements. am
quite sure all newspapers take
such notices as you wish to send
TO your wife to be. However, II abe
sees this and returns, why not
treat her so II will never happen
Asainl ..
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
Good For Fred Walker.

Did you know that FRED WALK
Err, who writes bright paragraphs
for you, is q candidate for president
OF Columbia typographical Union
No. 101? Fred is a fine fellow, a
good printer and a clever writer.
= V.R.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10

II II were certain that Venus or Mars
Hadn't foolishly closed up their bars,
I'd dig down in my pocket and catch the
first rocket,
And leave earth nat with the other dead
stars.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10

A white BLACKBERRY is not
red when it is green, although a real
blackberry may be green when it Is
red. M. B. B.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10

again and cause incalculable
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am twenty years Of age, and
have been going with a young man
tive years my senior for a year.
and thought a great deal of him,
but we were not engaged. He used
to call on me about three times q
week until two months ago he came
only once a week, giving as an ex-
cuse that he had to work overtime.
Three weeks ago'I received a letter
from him saying that he had been
transferred to q Western city and
was leaving in a few days. Said he
wanted to see me before he left and
would phone me when he would call
on me, but have heard nothing
more from him. found out yes
terday that he is still working here.
and has no intention Of leaving.
and that made me furious-not that
he doesn't call any more, but that
he deliberately lied. Now I want
him to know that he didn't succeed
with his plan OF making q fool OF
me. Would you write him to that
effect and what would you sayf
know ne avoids places that he
knows I usually attend. want to
impress upon you that never In
tend to be friendly with him again
an I want now is "yengeanceF
'H. MIDGE.
One of the very best things to
learn very early in life is that life
is altogether too short and alto
gether too delightful to waste any
Of it in spite, or vengeance" or
feuds of any kind. Don't bother
about the horrid old thing; just
charge him up to profit and loss.
He isn't worth wasting letter on
and no matter how you worded 1t,
he would surely be able to twist it
into food for his pride. You cam
not hurt a man In any way in the
the world QUITE as much as by
ignoring him!
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
To the Maine Girl.

Your sieigh- ride idea was Just nne,
But doeKone Il, the snow u all gone!
While from Portland to Eastport,
They are stin having snow sport.
While we In y. C are foriorn.
- A MAINE BOY.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10

Have You Thought Of This7
Why does night FALL and
never breaks while day
BREAKS but doesn't fall7
: G. M. G.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10

brother is any solution of the case.
Perley Spiker is the only person
in the world who can right the
wrong done to Emily Knowles and
he alone can give the child even
semblance of legitimacy. And
not all the marriage ceremonies
in the world can make the girl
love the other brother. The per-
son of deeper perceptions will find
1t hard to congratulate her on
this marriage and will see, in her
hesitancy to go through with the
ceremony, situation of deepest
pathos.
In engineering the marriage of
Emily Knowles and Guy Spiker,
Mrs. Perley Spiker has, of course,
cannily and cleverly attempted to
sever for all time the bond be-
tween her own husband and the
girl of whom he took advantage
Whether she has planned wisely
or well; whether she has done
right or wrong, only time will tell.
For Emily Knowles who count
ed the world we'll lost for love one
cannot feel the same pity as one
can for the Emily Knowles, who
having "sinned and suffered" ac-
cording to the conventional code,
now creeps back and seeks to gain
a remnant of the worlds respect
by marriage to a man she does not
love. In that and the future it
holds-that is the real pity and
tragedy of it ALL.
1t seems scarcely thing of to-
day-rather it . smacks of me-
diaeval times when it was not
considered unusual or extraordi-
nary to pass a woman on from
one man to another-a pawn in
the game and the game a mans
game from start to finish.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am contemplating marriage
within the next two weeks to a
young lady in my home town. In
view OF the fact that this young
lady has never been to this city, it
will no doubt be lonesome for her
to accustom herself to this city.
have several girl friends in this
city, but hesitate to have her meet
them. as she Is very Jealous by ma
ture, and has never heard Of these
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
New shimmy Candidate

Say, Bill, let's SETTLE for all
time that shimmy stun.
HOLLY STONER, OF Pratt w.
Va, danced the shimmy and
lowered the worlds record for
sprinting, all In one evening.
He was in q watermelon patch
that didn't belong TO him. He
was facing west The owner
appeared with a shotgun load
ed with beans and shot Holly
In the East Did he shimmyG
Did he run fast7 Oh, boy
JOHN r.. BROWN.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
Limericking For Nothing.

Just felt a limerick coming on
No Jack" expected however.
ALFRED G.. THOMAS.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
SLEET AND HAIL-DIFFERENCB

To settle a dispute will you
kindly give us the definition OF
sleet and hail, and also in what
way they differ?
The Washington times., 1920-02-10
A WHETHER MAN.

PROF. A. ]. HENRY. the forecas-
ter on duty at the Weather Bureau,
went to webster's Dictionary for
definition and difference.
Sleet is small pellets OF rain that
freezes as Il falls.
Hail Is rounded masses OF Ice
precipitated from the clouds-frozen
in the upper air. at higher attitudes
than sleet.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10

Will some Of your readers tell me
who was the writer Of the song
"Mothcr?" ]. l. 7.
The Washington times., 1920-02-10

seen them happen over and over
again and cause incalculable
harm. --s
The Washington times., 1920-02-10

Drummond, Nd.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-01-03

le, czego licznc posiadamy dowo-
dy i prowadzit swoja osobna sta
tystyke, ably uchroniG sic Cd ME
mieckich fa}szerstw. Dopuszczeni
bye NIGGA do giosowania ludzie,
kt6rych warunki potrzebne W
tym ~wypadku potwierdzic moze
pewna liczba os6b, znajacych o.
sobiScie dana jednostke, co znowu
Jest, niemozliwe Il ludzi, ktorzy
przebywali diuzszy GAS pc "a te-
rencm. Dalej dochodzi liczba emf
grantow Z tercnu plcbiscytowego
do liczby ludnoSci, ten teren O.
bccnic zamieszkujqccj. Logika
zdrowy rozum ME pozWala, ably
decydowali o ziemi plebiscytowej
ludzie, ktorzy gdzic indziej majq
swe rodziny, siedziby i warunkl
bytu. Emigranci, sprowadzeni Z
Niemicc, bedq I ma}emi wyjqtka-
mi glosowali "a Niemcami, DO
sami czuja sic Niemcami i ME be-
da chcieli, ably ich krewni i ro-
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1920-01-03

dzinv, cd ktorych zw}aszcza te-
raz sa zasilani zywnoscia wszel-
kiego rodzaju, przeszli do pan
silva polskiego. NIGGA bye dopu-
szczeni do gIosowania ludzie, kt6
rzy przez pruska polityke anty-
polskq zostali zmuszeni do wy
chodztwa i powracaja ma stale w
swc rodzinne strony.
Rad polski, poparty VIOLA i
zqdaniem caiego spoieczehstwa,
MECH raczy poczynit natychmiast
odpowiednie kroki, ably rada ma
wyzsza zaje}a sic jaknajpredzej
rewizya i %poprawka odnosnych
punkt6w traktatu pokojowego.
Koalicya zajeta zbyt swymi
ludzmi, walczyG musi z przeroz-
nemi przeszkodami, Niemcy in
tryguja, teroryzuja i ~fa}szuja, 4
najwiecej ma tenn cierpi Polska.
Dlatego Videant %consules, nc
guild res publica detrimcnti ca
plat.