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The Washington times., 1920-05-26
To the Editor of THE TINES:

To the Editor Of THE TIMES;
1t is certainly wonderful how the
Washington Railway and Electric
gets away" with anything 1t pro-
poses. First. a raise of fare to cents
nat: then four tickets for 25 cents;
then four abominable pieces of metal
for 80 cents. sidetracking the paper
tickets, thousands of which are in the
hands of individuals. in lots of
ones and twos, who paid out their
good money for them only to find
that they are not good for car fare
after midnight of April 80. Why not?
The ticket says "one fare IN the Dis
trict of Columbia" Not tne word
about time limit.
Then we find that the companies
will redeem them at their face value
at certain times and places and so on.
The individuals holding one or two
tickets are the ones who lose. those
who don't happen to be near an office
or find 1t conventinet to go there.
Hundreds of dollars worth of these
tickets will never be redeemed, the
money already spent for these tickets
staying ein the Golfers of the COM
panies and drawing interest.
This is about the most unfair thing
that has been pulled off on the Wash
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Dainty House
Aprons
TaIs IL the season for brides

-aIs A. the season for brides
and houseeleanins ana many
4 changes before the real waI"
weather sets In. And win TINS sea
son comes a need for pretty pu,
practical house aprons TO be tucked
away into the trousseau chest OF
slipped right on now,
With all the new and dainty
aprons that the shops are showing
there is no need for the housewife
TO appear unattractiye while DOING
her homely duties. There are
dainty little aprons for tea time
attractive aprons TO slip on over
ones good frock while preparing
dinner these seryantless days ana
strong. practical aprons for house
cleaning that are In no way un-
becoming.
Any little bride would love an
apron OF rose and white cretonne
made In a quaint oid-time style.
And so simple IL is TO make, win
its full gathered skirt OF cretonne
knee-deep. Big pockets are patched
on the front and are eSged win
white rickrack braid. This braid
Is narrow scalloped muslin ana
counter.
ty bib with deep neck and narrow
shouIder-straps outlined also with
the braid trimming. Then at the
back big streamers OF the material
cut in one with the bib, are tied In
a butterfly bow and lend a delight
fully domestic note to the apron.
There are so many char ming pat
terms of cretonne these days that
one might have several OF these
aprons. Bluebird designs trimmed
in blue rickrack braid made up
nicely for the bride. and the blue
birds just seem to Insure happi-
ness to the wearer.
For tea-time. when one has no
maid. select a dainty apron OF tinted
organdy to weAr with ones taffeta
afternoon gown and note what
lovely effect II will give. Heart
shaped aprons of rose organdy with
narrow hemstitched border are
adorable and offer another sugges-
ton for the spring bride. Then
there are any number OF charming
tea aprons In yellow organdy. let
tuce-green, French blue, peach.
lavender and the ever dainty white.
Sometimes these aprons are frilled
delightfully."-, and so netimes bit OF
fine lace and futtering ribbons be-
deck them gracefully.
For the heavier housework cham
bray or coarse crash Is very desir-
able. Bright yellow with black
worsted trimming Is attractive and
practical, and so is rose, blue. vio-
let. and green. A model that will
give good service and serve as
house dress as we'll is cut in one
piece. open at the neck. and slips on
over the head. Short sleeves and
oval neck are finished with the gay
embroidery and complete a smart
apron for the woman who does her
own work fashionably yet prac-
tically attired.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
BOOKS

EXIT BETTY. BY Grace Livingston Hin
tMrs. Butz). Philadelphia: j. b.
Lippincott
The reader will have some little
difficulty in deciding which Is the
heroine of this delightful book. and
evidently the authoress was not sp
sure herself, for both Elizabeth
Stanhope and Jane Carson are such
charming characters that there re-
mains little choice between them.
Elizabeth Stanhope Is a truly
poor little rich girl" possessed Of
a designing step-mother and a for
tune to be hers when she reaches
her majority in three months from
the opening of the story. Her
sweet and trusting disposition will
at once catch the affection of the
reader, although her introduction
Is made at a time when she is in
her deepest trouble. A timid girl
at the bridal altar. she looks into
the face of the man beside her and
finds that he is not the one she ex-
pected to marry. Saved by time
ly swoon, she is left alone in a
room to recover, and while her
friends in the church await her re-
turn, escapes through side door
into the stormy night. Provi
dentially. as later developments
show, Jane Carson Is passing and
comes to her aid-but to tell more
would deprive the prospective read
er of the pleasure of an exception
ally pleasing story.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
When Hearts Are Irunlps
By Virginia Terhune Van de Water

"Your uncles contention is that
unless q man has the means to
marry girl at the time that he
tells her he loves her-and to main
tain her in the comfort to which
she is accustomed-he has no right
to propose to her.
He has dreaded such a suitor for
you. 1t was really pathetic to see
his JOY this evening when he told
me that at last he knew you were
safe with the man you have chosen
the man who would have been
his choice as well
or course, he went on to say
. with the generosity that is one Of
his strongest characteristics-th
he would have insisted upon sup
porting you and your husband had
you accepted a person who could
not provide for you as we have
done. But just think how that
would have Inundated you?'
II would never have permitted
it,, the girl protested.
"No-you think you would not.
But your uncle would have in
sisted upon It,
"He also would have been most
unhappy about you. That would
have been a poor return to make
him for all his goodness and un-
selfishness to you. wouldn't it?
"For. after all. the fact that you
have any home at all-arc any
thing more than an object of char
ity-is due TO Arthur. SO am
most thankful that you are repay
ing him in the only way you ever
can-by marrying the man he
would wish you to marry"
"But"-the girl pushed her heavy
hair back from her forehead as IL
it oppressed her-"Mr. Brandon has
never told me he loves me-has
never asked me to marry him. We
are alr'-with an hysterical giggle
going ahead too fast He may
not even care for me"
Her aunt laid a bony hand on the
slender and tremulous fingers
Child. men understand one anoth-
or. Don't you suppose your lover
has expressed his hopes to his dear
est friend-your uncle? Arthur is
SO delighted about it all! Actually"
with little laugh-"hc is so
happy that II alarms me to reflect
on what the effect would have been
had you disappointed him-had. for
instance, become engaged to young
Elliot, or to anybody else as Wis
ionary and unstable as he. 1t would
almost have broken your dear uncle
heart"
To he Continued.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Presidents and Pies
An Interesting Account of Washington Peo.
pie of Yesterday and Today BY the Wife
of the Well I-KnOUn DiDL0niafist
Pstaript
BY Mrs. Larx Anderson.

Fstscript.
30. While With .y%p.thstis croOdlinss
And write thess Eulosistic Lines,
That thankie2s hcAdoo resixnsf
Several OF the wives OF the Al.
ministration struck me as being
quite attractive. The nrst lady Of
The land worked for a time in our
Red Cross canteeh, where the other
workers had only pleasant things
to say about her--and that GER
tainly speaks well! Miss Benham,
Mrs. Wilson's secretary, who also
worked with US. and was very much
liked. accompanied her abroad. The
colored maid whom she also took
TO Europe was OF the real old black
nanny type. When the President
and Mrs. Wilson went to make a
visit at Windsor and ate from
silver plates, she told the serya ants
that In America they ate from
gold plates. But In Italy-no one
knows exactly how IL happened
the woman was given a suite of
rooms in the Grand Palace and ac-
corded the honors OF lady-in-
waiting!
Miss Bones. a relative of the
President, who lived for several
years in the White House, was
greatly admired. Mrs. Lane Mrs.
Houston, and Mrs. Hoover were
especially popular socially. Mrs.
Daniels and Mrs. Burleson were
more the clubwoman type and
made very good speeches.
Looking over the list Of political
people, one notices more than ever
before men OF Jewish extraction.
Faint rumors OF a great Hebraic
world movement headed by some
very prominent Jews have been
heard, but the movement is still
kept very quiet Each President
seems to have given preference to
one faction--for some political rea-
son, perhaps, Roosevelt favored the
negroes: Taft, a Unitarian, favored
the Catholic; Wilson, a true-blus
Presbyterian, goes i'm for Jews.
From the middle of Wilson's first
administration until his second one,
the war began to be hotly argued.
and feeling grew steadily in inten-
sity. No one knows-perhaps no
one will ever know-how many tens
of thousands of kilograms, letters.
and messages bombarded the White
House. demanding that we enter
the war. The East was in a furore:
the Middle West awaited events
with mingled feelings; the Far
West was Indifferent. There was
God for Wilson. he kept us out Of
war; Would 1t win or lose him
votes? Nobody knew.
copyright. Houghton. Miflin Coz
(To De CostinUed TOmorrow.)
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Injustice in Government De-
partmemt, He Claims.

L am employed in the office of the
Auditor for the War Department,
having been appointed in May. 1919.
after discharge from the army.
was originally appointed in August.
1917, but due to the fact i was in
the service. ! was unable to accept
said appointment.
Recently a clerk was advanced to
higher grade, who has been EN-,
ployed in this office for a period of
seven months, jumping" over ap-
proximately twenty other men who
have been here longer than he. and
who do exactly the same work. This
clerk has received two promotions
since employed in this office. Is this
justice to the other twenty men, the
majority of whom have done their
bit? How is it done?
Why is such practice allowed in
civil service? Why should a man
he sidetracked to make way for a
favorite? EX-SERVICE.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26

To he Continued.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Fight With Devil Fish.

How four anglers struggled with
a horned devil fish is told by
Sydney newspaper. The fishermen.
who were in a motor launch at
Coogee. New South Wales felt ;
heavy strain on their lines, and
when they tried to haul them in
the monster flung itself clear of the
water. 1t had diamond-shaped
body. and from its shoulders pro-
trudcd two flappers. 1t had a
mouth like shark. with long.
curved teeth. while from the fore
head rose two long horns. Its tail
was ten feet long. The fishermen
made for the shore and the fish
followed them for two miles. max
ing attempts to strike the boat with
its fappers.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26

and is admired by his colleagues
for his good nature, industry and
ability. Is an expert swimmer
and boxer, and fond of the the
ater and outdoor sports. During
his college days he was very fond
of dancing, but now he takes a
daily walk of five miles instead.
Rather hard to approach, girls,
so be careful when you make your
application for candidate. New
England girls will probably range
first-although it might be that
Florida girls would make the big
gest hit.
It's up to you.
But isn't he good looking?
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Has to Walk Block to Get Car.

To the Editor Of THE TINES:
Who governs the city? Congress,
the Commissioners. or the w. r. &
r. CO.? How can the car company
dare to stop traffic on one of the
principle thoroughfares of the Mt.
Pleasant section? Patrons can no
longer board cars at Seventeenth and
Park road, but must walk to Mt.
Pleasant and Lamont streets in or
der to be allowed the privilege of
hanging to strap and being car
ried to their destinations.
ID. j. CLARK.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Author of Nationwide Reputation
and Writer OF Popular Novels
and short stories.
Copyright 1920. Star Co.
CHAPTER XVI.

n ARBAitA PAIGE gasped-
X John Brandon" she repeat
Led 'Why-I do not under
stand"
Her aunt laughed softly. "Of
course. / know that your maidenly
deIicacy moves you to shring from
acknowledging the truth-even TO
me. Nevertheless, ! have used my
eyes to little purpose il have not
seen where your heart is. And your
uncle sees it. too.
For a while he was as blind as
most men-was actually afraid that
l was mistaken in thinking that
you and John Brandon cared for
each other. Then. when he noticed
how YOU encouraged his dear
friend, he recognized the truth"
THE TRUTH" Barbara echoed
dazcd.
Yes, dear. the truth that you
cared for John. You see. Arthur
himself is so fond of that good man
that your encouragement OF his
suit seemed almost too good to be
true. Your uncle could hardly be-
lieve in such a happy elimination
of his hopes.
You mean-Uncle Arthur wants
me to marry Mr.. Brandon
d
in the questioning voice. 1t goaded
the listener on to more decided
speech.
My child. perhaps it would be
well for me to tell you some of
the things that Arthur has said
on this subject.
ITO be frank. he and never dis
cussed the affair until last evening.
Then we spoke plainly TO each
other-for matters had gone so far
between you and Mr.. Brandon that
1t would have been ridiculous reti-
ccnce IL we had pretended to close
our eyes to the facts.
"It was then that Arthur agreed
with me in word-as he must al
ways have done in sentiment-that
John was a man who could be
trusted entirely with your happi-
ness. 1t is evident that your uncle
had meditated upon tho subject
ever since then, for tonight. after
you came upstairs, he talked out
his feelings about 1t. And he want
ed me to tell you how happy he is
at your happiness"
"My happiness"
A Very Weak PIcn.
The older woman ignored the cx-
clamation.
You know that your uncle is
getting on in years, and he wants
to be sure that you are well pro-
vided for. That Is his great desire.
He had referred to 1t often"
But Mr.. Brandon is so much
older than / am"
The plea was a weak one, ana
the girl knew IT. Still IL was the
only one she dared utter. She dare
not refer to her own preferences.
That, too. Arthur has consid-
ered," Miss Cynthia went on relent-
| 1essly. He acknowledged that he
has had some misgivings on that
scorc-until he stopped to remind
himself that John Brandon Is some
| hve or six years younger than he
Arthur-and much more vigorous.
For awhile your uncle imagined
that perhaps you would accept some
younger man, but tonight he con-
fessed to me that he would rather
have you marry John than a
younger man who could not support
you.
'He even went so far as to de-
clare that n young man who would
marry q girl under such conditions
was a cad.r
Barbara started violently. what
young man would do such a
thing7" she challenged.
II do not know, my dear. And
your uncle did not accuse any one
OF entertaining such an idea /
hope that nobody whom you would
receive ns a friend would be capa-
bio OF such an action. Yet some
young fellows with only pros
peot. to reckon with-do propose
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
From The Public To The Editor

ington public during the street car
controversy, and in all fairness and
justice these car tickets should be
good for car fares until they are
used up. The writer knows of the ac-
ceptance for car fare OF a ghtta percha
token on a Philadelphia street car
after seven years of merger. change
of management. ownership, change Of
fare rate, etc.
VIM II. BARNHOLT.
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
A Difference.

Adelaide. writing a letter-Which
shall 1 say. MRS. Finderton called
last evening or MRS. Finderton
called last night?" Her father
Either expression will do: they
mean the same thing. We'll. they
may; but when my name appears in
the society column l thSnk you
would rather have the report say
that was clad in an evening gown
instead of a nightgown."
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Leap Year Opportunities
In Congress

GwLsi
VITA little more than seven
ssoRths Of this leap yeav rensasnt,g,
4 bshooVss you TO perch upon an
smins,sce and survey the Surround
Sggs for eligible opportunities.
You thitl yos'Ve done q, you sayy
Oh, 0h!-dOn't DO too sure about
that. There are more leap year
opportunities IN Washington than
you toouId imagine. Best part Of
it Is, girls, that there are 'chcts
flocks of sOary bachelors behind
mahogany desks IN the House
Office Budding; le9ions Of ummar-
rted C0rgressDten, any Of Dhom
might make some enterprising
Washington leap year girl a most
desirable hubby.
Don't believe IL? Well, The
I, Times has taken the pains 10 haze
the field thoroughly looked oVer,
and here yOu are
Here is the first Of % series tell
ing of Leap Year Opportunities M
the Halls of Congress. The series
t1iu run daily and for a sarp'tS-
iagty large number Of days.
No,o it's up to you, girls!
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
His Reading of the Proverb.

Little Clarence had been having
trouble with the boy next door.
Il hope you remembered that a soft
answer turneth away wrath" said
his mother. II did" replied Clar-
him."
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Bicycle Habit l. Cheap and
HeaIthful.

To the Editor of THE TINES:
To beat the high car fare why not
get the bicycle habit to and from Of
fee? 1t is cheaper and healthier than
riding in stuffy and crowded cars.
L. c. COOPER
The Washington times., 1920-05-26
Copyright 1890

Copyright 1890
BY Edith McDoweli-wise.
|ONNECTICUT furnishes only
one bachelor in the House,
who is the only Democratic
member from that State, and sec
retary to the Democratic National
Committee.
His name? Augustine Loner-
gan.
Age? He refuses to tell (but
ne looks about forty).
Religion? Catholic, although
his name sounds Swedish.
Appearance? Very handsome
and of Irish type-very dark hair,
tinged with gray; blue eyes; about
5 feet 9; looks like a good sport
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-04
SOUTH CABOT

Mrs. Il. B. Darling is visiting in
Montpelier for few days.
Mrs. w. J. Houghtan has been ir
Barre, the past few days on business
Mrs. O. L. Shaw is visiting hel
parents for q, few days.
Mrs. Ernest Brown went 10 81.
Johnsbury Wednesday to the Bright
look Hospital for an operation.
Ernest Browl went to St. Johns
bury Sunday to sec his wife who is
in the hospital there
Harry Tibbetts visited at W. K.
Tibbett's Saturday and SUNDAY.
Ora Ennis has purchased the farm
of Lena Scl'ibner and expects to move
here soon
Byron Eastman is visiting at Will
Halvey's for a few days.
B. +. Beers Of Montpelier was in
the place Wednesday on business. .
N. M. Stoekel was called to Dan
vile Sunday morning by the illness
Of his father George Stocker who
was taken to the hospital at St.
Johnsbuly that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest ePrkins have
sold their furniture and gone to
South Ryegate TO live.
Miss Nadine Shaw has h~~.- "or-
fined to the house the past few days,
with stomach trouble
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-03-04
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
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Boxes Of u tablets cost but a few
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1920-02-25
BREAKS A COLD IN
JUST A FEW H0 Yrs
"Pape'S Cold Compound" In
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Don't stay stuffed.uD. QUIT blow
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The very first dose opens your
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-01-15

The surprise party last night az
the Chamber of Commerce DulldlHS
by the Young Mems Italian Ciuo
turned out to be a big success. Noth-
ing was left undone by the arrange
ment committee to make the party
nieasan+ for everyone. An kinds or
games were played and there was Il
continuous laughter. Tho han was
eaiIv decorated and the orchestra
wa kept busy from the start py
about one hundred dancing p
Emanual Pico, chairman or the cAup'
addressed the a~ssemblage. me auC-
tiou of cakes and other sweets took
place by f. Palisi and cakes brought
from SIS to $40 each. In the WGo
hours Of the morning the party
broke up and the last dance was salu
to have been q remarkable spectacle:
From all sides there was a storm OF
confetti and paper flooded the hall
said to have riyaled with an ltallan
carnival. A vote of thanks was gwen
Mary Cerbo, Miss Femiani, Mrs.
Tesoro, Miss Verducci. the commit
tee, for their work in connection
with the affair.
The program is out for the concert
to be given by Adolphe Borschke,, the
pianist-composer at the High SchooI
auditorium on Friday night. nua
%. Mr.. Borschke viii render classic
piano music and operate selections
of his own special arrangement.
Mr., Borschke is Polish by parent
age. Vienesse by birth n Paris1en
bv long residence. He studied under
LISTS famous pupil Emil Sauer, ana
later with Leschetitzky. His con-
cert tours have taken him around the
world; he has been decorated by
many ~potentiates and everywhere has
been acclaimed as an exceptionally
brilliant virtuoso OF the highest rank.
Mr.. Borschlte has already been heard
In New York at subscription recltaIs
and the two concerts given at the new
Brunswick Hall, New Brunswick are
remembered as sensational successes
The concert to be given next week
will probably be the only opportunity
of hearing him in this vicinity before
he sets out on an extended tour.
HI program is divided into TWO
parts, containing in the first, Prelude
ct Toccata, L~arghetto, Nenia; Dedf-
case. Nocturne, Polonaise; Pres Du
Ruisseau, Isis, and Paraphrase u
LOpera, all Of them works of ia
nous masters and one. an original
composition of Mr.. Borschke's The
part Is operate transscriptions
from operas we'll known to everyone,
including, Madame Butterfly, Samson
and Della. Scheherazade and Aida.
Tickets for the concert are on sale
Frank Neer's Stationery Store, 100
Smith street. Geo. -Therkelson's Music
Store, 292 High street, and at the
door on the evening Of the concert.