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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-05

Because Of the widespread opposi.
ton to the universal military training
feature of the army bill, the Republi'
can leaders agreed to sidetrack 1t fol
the present, and the measure was pre-
scented to the house with that section
omitted. A special subcommittee will
draft a separate training bill, which
will be given the right of way at the
next session of congress in December,
Meanwhile both parties will have the
opportunity Of putting training planks
in their platforms if they deem it wise
Chairman Kahn is as earnest an adj
vocate Of the system rs ever, and al
most as hopeful OF final success, but
he admitted separate legislation was
the only practical course now.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-05
Railway Reorganization Bill Is
Passed Despite Opposition
of Organized Labor.
COLBY TO SUCCEED LANSING
Selection of Former Bull Mooser Is a
Surprise-Peace With Soviet Russia
Coming Nearer-"Rum Rebellion"
in Northern Peninsula of
Michigan.
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARD.

Organized labor lost its fight against
the Cummins-Esch railway bill, for
the conference report on the measure,
after being approved by the house, was
adopted in the senate by a vote of Al
to 18. The debate was Unexpectedly
brief, the opposing senators combining
their remarks to explanations of their
vote. The result was made only the
more certain by the efforts of the
labor leaders to prevent passage of
the bill. Senators of both parties eX-
pressed their resentment of the tactics
employed, and Myers of Montana made
an especially bitter attack on Gompers
cater to the labor vote.
The measure went at once to the
president, and so did the arguments
and appeals of the labor leaders. The
latter urged the president to veto the
bill, and then prepared an elaborate
brief presenting their side of the con-
troversy. Their request for a veto was
seconded by the Farmers National
council, though other farmers organi-
cations approved the legislation. The
general belief was that Mr.. Wilson
would sign the bill after it had been
passed on by Attorney General Palmer,
to whom he submitted it. The heads
of the railway brotherhoods and other
labor leaders were calm in their dis
cussions of the measure and expressed
the belief that there would be no gen.
eral strike of the rail workers, though
they were confident of their power to
call a walkout that would tie up the
transportation systems of the entire
country. What they seem to want
most is the creation of a tribunal on
which the workers and management
shall be represented, Independent of
the wage adjustment machinery pro-
vided by the bill. They believe the
men and their employers can come to
agreements without the intervention of
the public.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-05

Some very interesting events in
British politics are impending. Fol
one thing, the Irish home rule bill has
been presented to parliament and is
certain to stir up things. The Labor
party is planning to oppose it on
the ground that it will not lead to a
settlement of the Irish question. Al
ter its introduction the measure was
changed by the cabinet in two impor-
tant particulars. First, as a conces-
sion to Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster
area was defined as a homogeneous
Protestant area instead of the whole
province; by the second change the
bill, instead of reserving indefinitely
the control Of customs and excise to
England, states clearly that control
of all taxation will be transferred to
Ireland the moment the two Irish leg
islatures demand 1t. This, it Is be
lieved, may gain for the bill the sup
port of many of the Sim Feiners.
Another event of Importance in Brit
ish politics was the return of Asquith
to parliament from Paisley with a ma
iority of nearly 5000 over the Labor
candidate. 1t was assumed the for
mer premier would resume active lead
ership of the opposition, and troublous
times for Lloyd George were predict
ed.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-05

Jonathan Hand, Proctor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-05

Robert Ctc Gil declared that the Turks
must be removed from Constantine
pie because the maintenance of Turk
lsh sovereignty there would be a men
ace to tranquility. He added that the
danger of offending Musselman opin-
ion in India was Every gravely' exag-
gerated.' His views are supported
by other public men there. Prince
Feisal of the Herjaz has warned the
allies that the independence of Syria
must be recognized or var with the
Arabs will follow. Lenine, it is re-
ported, has jumped into the contro-
versy with a demand that CONSTANT
nople be given to Russia in fultillment
Of a promise given by the allies in
1915 as recompense for R%ussla's war
effort. Premier Millerand of France,
who is not in accord with some of
Lloyd Georges plans, says he will not
consent to any important decisions re
garding Turkey that have not been ap-
proved by President Wilson.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-03-05

President Wilson's rejoinder to the
supreme council rejecting its reasons
for revising the Adriatic settlement
was well received by the premiers, and
it was predicted they would yield af-
ter further argument. The presidents
note gave in detail his reasons for OBJ
jecting to the new concessions to Italy
and for insisting on his solution of the
problem as modified by the agreement
of December 8 last. Great Britain and
France, it was said in London, would
answer the note, as Italy is now tand-
ing aside as an interested spectator,
taking the position that if the com
promise fails, the pact of London will
be put in force. Presumably Mr.. Will
son never would agree to this, and
probably he would have the support
of the present French government.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
Some Suggestions to the Wives
" OF "Vamped'' Husbands
By BILL PRICE.

Not long ago We printed in the special space below the
pathetic complaint OF Washington that her hus-
band was being "vamped" by old maid in the same
dovernmen department in which he works The writer
made the accusation that Washington full of vamps
all sizes and shapes that the practice of "ying stea
other women's husbands from them is widespread an
among those most active in the business were old maid
1t is often that those who have passed well into til
thrtics and spoken Of by younger 20
maids" are accused Of "vampng'' married They al
supposed to have learned considerable by that time in til
life. III they have not become haters and are
ready to be convinced that married life is best for the
they realize that the married is bad proposition
tamper with and very poor prospect future partn
Occasionally old maids unwise and silly; their lives
have been cankered that they do things out of wick
desire to wreck other womans happiness. PresuI
ably though the true old maid is the who
whether she married, never spent any time flirting with
men, and avoids marriage unless deal' happens
along If she is Of this class she devotes herself to max
ing others happy content with the joy of that.
OF half dozen Washington women who wrote the
editor in comment two of interest Here's FROM
lady who desires to be known only as "L.:"
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

| have little patience with such
complaints. II it's the paint and
powder her husband is attracted
by. why don't she forget personal
scruples (if she has sny), put on
the war paint and beat the other
"vamps" ut their own game7 II it's
the other woman's personality and
not the camouaage. why it's up
to Married Woman" to make her
own a trifle more pleasing. One
can always keep any man interest
ed II they adapt their modes to
his, and absorb enough newness
into themselves daily to keep him
guessing. Any man or woman will
tire of the same things. There
must be variety and II a wife will
Then there is this letter:
This does not seem possible II
friend husband is a Government
Clerk. Old maids in the Govern
ment service nave too much good,
hard sense (the same sense dis
played in thei:. choice Of q life
of single blessedness) to waste
time or though. on the poor,
helpless males who are dragging
out a weary existence hanging on
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
Fairfax Writes Problems Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially for Washington Women

their sisters, and those specimens
opinions will never be missed. For
my part. / don't care one particle
for public opinion in habits. dress,
or actions. When / came from Eng
land. | came to a free country and
believe in being free and indepeni.
ent, and / claim many male admir-
ers. but make a firm resolution that
no man can deny me habit I've
long enujoyed, and al the same time
love me. IL love is blind. so be it.
and a good excuse to stay single -
better by far than poor excuse to
get married. GOLDIE.
AS ] understand your attitude,
it isn't so much the question of
smoking as it is the infringement
of your personal liberty. Acceded
to in this matter, your fiance
might easily decide that he didn't
want you to drink coffee or wear
silk stockings.
Provincial people and people who
haven't seen much of the world still
look upon smoking as one of the
seven cardinal sins and, therefore,
one must use some discretion as to
wnere, when and how one smokes.
Ono wouldn't light up" in some
maiden aunt's immaculate home,
for instance, where the very
thought of getting ashes on the
rug or smoke in the curtains
would be anathema. | recall the
experience of young woman l
know who was summering in a lit
tie out of the way place where
many of the inhabitants had never
been to a large city-have never
even seen a revolving door, for ex-
ample. She did try to be discreet.
She did confine her inhalations to
her own room, but smoking is as
hard to cover up as sneeze. The
servant, one of the town girls, saw
and told whereupon this young
woman was insulted by more than
one village yokel, who got wrong
impressions from the fact that she
smoked.
It is banal to repeat, however,
tnhL IN all tne pest DOtelS anu
smartest restaurants in the large
cities women are seen smoking and
are not the objects OF disrcspect
because OF it. In many of the less
smart or reputable places, how
ever, women are not permitted TO
smoke. I know one woman who
RACES openly at this. Her after
dinner cigarette Is her favorite
one. II che dimes In a place where
no smoking is permitted. she Is
quite docile and never looks. even
wistfully, at her cigarette case.
IL. however, the rule says that men
may smoke and women may not,
then she is, indeed, indignant
That, take II, Is your attitude
when your friend. like most men,
says: Don do as | do--do "a
say Alas alack--for the men---
I'm afraid that day is over. Tho
women seem to be determined TO
do as they please, and what the
men SAY counts less and less.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

The ruby yield OF the grape Is not
doomed to be simply Juice" II we
are to. believe a circular Just issued
by the Department of Agriculture,
which predicts for 1t a brilliant nom
alcoholic future.
Carranza was collecting material
for n history OF Mexico, and II must
be interesting To Obregon and Ger
znlos to know that their little coup.
besides putting them In clover for the
presidential succession, also saved
them from being passed down to Mex
lean posterlty as crooks or the nrst
water.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

cannot see why I should abstain
from smoking now. thereby indul2-
ing a foolish whim Of one so old
fashioned and narrow m inded as to
consider it degrading to smol:e,
especially when he presunes TO
smoke in my presence and deny me
the same enjoyment.
realize it's a mans pre-oga.iNe
to WOO, and wom8n's to accept
his attentions. but / firmly believe
that woman is confer~vg the
greatest favor. on a man by becom-
ing his wife. especially in these
days when ma riage is considered s.
failure, and when a man cares for
woman to the extent of wishing to
be with her every evening. why
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

shouldn't he cater to her wishes and
allow her to do what she considers
her privilege and pleasure? Ny
friends argument is that men will!
criticize and make calumnious re-
marks about a girl who smokes.
and he won't stand for that; but
say MEN would not denounce wom-
en- for indulging in the same habits
as they do; they will be broad
minded enough to realize that its
womans right as we'll as mans, and
that in time to come women will be
smoking in public with their sweet
hearts and husbands, and the rest
OF the masculine insects" that DIS.
approve. are the very ones who
probably teach or approve of II in
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
He ARD ND SEEN
STAND BY THE GUARD.

Thanking The Times heartily for
a recent editorial on the District Ma
tional Guard, General ANTON
STEPHAN, commanding, adds this
about the Guard:
feel sure such support as this
will materially aid US In bringing
the local guard to its former stand
ing. Furthermore believe that the
national guard will ultimately be
the vehicle through which universal
training will be accomplished, and
/ fell If we can be the leadres in
this movement and successfully or
ganize the local national guard 70
will have material weight through
out the United States. This, to-
gether with Congressional support
for the national guard, should make
this organization one which would
be a model for the national gnar'!
organizations throughout the coun.
try.
The third party should be called
the Liberty Party.
Sergt. JOHN GRIM.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

Around the first part of 1919 i
met young man whom / learned
to think a great deal Of. He said
he loved me. l don't know wheth-
err he did or not. 1 think he is too
young to know what love is. He
went away, and stayed about year.
or course he met many girls and
guess he had pretty wild time;
he said he almost fell in love with
a certain one, but did not, as he al
ready loved me. When he first went
away | was miserable. having gone
with him all the time. All the other
boys | knew did not invite me to go
out with them for a long time.
finally, began to go around quite
a bit, and met some splendid chaps.
/ have not seriously fallen in love
with any of them. ] think am too
young to understand what love Is
as | am only sixteen, but look every
day OF eighteen or nineteen. He
has been home about two months
now, and l have not gone out with
any other chap since he has been
home, for the simple reason that
just wanted to go with him. But
now several boys ] know have come
home from college and want to
come up to see me and take me out.
want to go, but ] don't want TO
hurt his feelings, as ] think he loves
me. He says that Where can't be
more than one fellow for me. but l
don see why he should take that
view, as we are not engaged.
think am too young to be engaged,
don't you? ! want to have good
time first and see lots of men, be-
7 n NJ
tain my ideas and view points will
be quite changed, as I say his will
be. but. of course, I can't make him
see that way. He expects to marry
me some day, but he has never pro-
posed to me, so / don't consider that
an engagement Please tell me
whether or not ! should go with
him all the time. or whether / should
Just have a good time before settle
down. BETTY RoSE'
You would be very foolish to be
a party to this young mans self
ishness. In love, as in horse races,
one has to be willing to play the
field sometimes. II he can't stand
a little competition and try to be
the best man Of the lot, instead OF
the only one, he isn't taking the
right attitude. At your age you
should have a chance to 20 about,
the opportunity to compare one
man with another and be given at
least chance Of making the right
cbo;ce whom Won do make il. At
the rate he argues, he expects to
tie you down without committing
himself even to an engagement.
You might as well be married to
him. You've got the right ideas.
Stick to them and don't let him
talk you out of them no matter
how nice and persuasive he is.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am an advocate for women
smoking, and have a oontinusl a.
gument with my friend on the
" -
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
The CrOW's Nest

One of Bergdolrs counsel, according
to testimony at the Philadelphia In
vestigation. was formerly counsel for
Emma Goldman and Alexander Berk-
man. now deported. Sizing Up these
clients IL surely looks as though he
is dabpling with "one Big Union"
Once again the kitchen door OF the
White House may be rescued from
the grasp OF the Scandinavian and
made to resemble that of Mount Yer
non. for IneS McWhorter, the dusky
partisan OF the Harding household,
leaves no doubt AS to her color or Re-
nlIblicanism.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

The grand old doctrine OF the free
silver days of sixteen for One" Is be-
ing impressed upon all at tho Frisco
pow-wow. for the silver certificate
long ago out there gave way to the
overwhelming domination of the cart
wheel.
Miss Democracy certainly thinks
Vice President Marshall Is a handsome
man, but as she keeps cycling him and
he keeps edEing away In halfway
fashion, a lot of folks are impressed
with tho fact that. for q perfectly
good married man, his conduct is get
ing to be reprehensible.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

Certainly sounds like the old days
when Uncle Mark Hanna was boss of
the job when we note Elmer Dover
telling tho nominee that he'll help
steer the old bus. Ais needed now Is
TO get Perry Heath to help collect the
fares.
AS the legislators gather in Ten
nessee to consider the suffrage
amendment and thereby aid the party
first and the nation later, as President
Wilson has suggested. it is to be hoped
that some one will at least suggest
that The Star-Spangled Banner" be
sung at the opening.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

w h en- talking
about the law OF
supply and de-
mand politicians
rarely mention to
the voters that the
demand Is that of
the profiteers.
McAdoo says he
has done every.
thing he can, and
the country will
agree with him
that It won't be
his fault it the
w Wilson n dynasty
p as s e s to
eclipse.
-
Mohammed VI
Is now reported
seeking the shelf
er OF the British
embassy at Con-
9 I n n { ! n o p ! e.
Times n n v q
changed 81 IN C @
mother was a
girl.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
SEND KISSING FACTS
TO HEARD AND SEEN

1O HEARD AND SEEN
In reference to this excitement you
have aroused as to why a girl closes
her eyes when being kissed by her
beau, raise the question II this ID
true as to the majority, and ! call
upon your male fans to watch close
ly the results. and report to you just =
how much basis there Is for the state
ment that girls arc SO transported
with Joy when being kissed that they
shut out all vision Uf E!s world BY
closing their eyes.
From; my limited experience Il
seems TO me that 1t depends upon III
kind OF kiss, the man who liz doiu3
the kissing, and the girl who is being
kissed.
This is r very important subject
and H. and S. should Accumulated
much valuable data on the subject IL
its male and female fans will just
write you the truth.
Let's hear from more of them, old
and young.
INN.
No girl wants to look crrss-
eyed, which is hot fattcr.nc 10
her looks. ard that's why she
LOU TELLEAi.
She does not want 10 let hiu
see she is conquered.
a. BELLAoP. }
Because when she has res.1y
found the right man snc Is afraid
he will not kiss TO her liking and
closes her eyes to conceal nor
disappointment, II it should not
turn out all right. /
KNOW.
Neither the philosophers OF old
nor those of today have ever
been able to read a woman cor
rectly, and do not SEQ how Your
readers are going to DO it now,
although they think they are.
a. s. r '
know the right answer. bot
will ask this: why does a kit
ten shut its eyes when tapping
plate OF crcamT'
J.C. GRAFT.
Referring to II. Z. ROSSELL'S prob
les, o. the difference between twenty
1-quart bottles and four r-snd-twentysS
quart bottles. tic fans easily mad W
to be sc quarts. Tho twenty bottles !
hold 80 quarts and :he others "a
quarts.
Answers by Sergeant SAMUEL
PORTER, S. S. T., and v. d. PAYNE.
THE CONFETTI PUNCUERs.
Dissatisfaction exists among the
confetti pubcho-s" of The Census Du-
reau---the night shift employees.
Representatives of tho punohcls.
who get their names from small disks
OF paper punched from carcs, sent ~
n. and s. tho charge that lsrRe nuin-
bers Of them vero induced to join TIE
punching forco on statements in daily 4
papers, emsnating from tho Civil
Service Commission. II is claimed, that
they could make from s126 to 500
pcr month. The charge is nado that
not In 100 can make as mucn as
s12h per month md not IN l'cV0
reaches $500 por month.
They now declare that there was
Misrepresentation of rcinunerntinr'
Many people out Other goot Jous TO
earn moro money.
SUSIE INGOGLlA reports that
the Soldiers Homo contains "one
little fellow" who Is striving to be- I
come a cake eater and thcy may lss
him 20 To r street soon.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

saw q couple Of fellows wear
ing ladies' silk stockings. II th.y|
can do this, why can't the girls
wear socks. IL they want to?
=. l.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

supply 1t a man will be as we'll
satisfied as though he was kept
interested on the outside. And
also suggest that Married
Woman cease wearing cur
papers, breakfast caps to hide
them, and the like, IL she does, and
most Of them do after a year or So
And don't settle down to the mattel
of fact. Also ! think Married.
Woman" has the wrong dope any,
how. 1t isn't so much the grid
as the men who try to do the
vampinx."
Someone "vamped" my husband
and / woke up. And | use any,
thing ! think will make me looI
we'll.
to the coat tails of Uncle Sam.
Reading this woman's case just
adds to the feeling Of peace and
contentment the old maids have
when they are brought face to
face with their less fortunate sis
ters. We don't believe in the
doctrine that ut is better to have
married and lost than not to
have married at ALL"
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
ANSWER.

4 boy who was required by his
teacher to write a poem with tho
names OF two trees in it hit upon
this:
Ny bestest girl went hack on me.
And called me one big ugly nut.
At FIRST thought I'D pine" away.
But then thought I'd Butter nut:
n
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

We'll. W. G.'s a
nice hoy" says
Senator Harding's
lad. and a lot of US
will have to ad-
NIT that he has
certainly known
him long enough
to have sized him
up,
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
TWO RIDDLES A DAY.

I. Why Is Ireland likely to become
the richest country in the world"
.. Why should you never tell any
one to takc a back seat?
ANSWERS.
I. Because its capital is always
Dublin.
.. Because II you do. they will like
ly take af-front.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
LOCAL CRACKS ON PIANOS.

name HARRY SOKOLOV, jazz
pianist at Chevy Chase Lake and the
Shoreham Hotel, and SYLVAN LEVIN,
also at the Shorehan, as tho last
words in piano playing In Washing
ton. They range all tho way from
knockout jazz to the highest classics.
NOSE BAER-
Those piano ard organ players at
the Palace, Columbia and Metropoli-
tan are mighty good. =. ". L.
still contend that MILTON DAVIS
Is the most talented and bes. all
around pianist in Washington.
Y. L.
Bill. the Jazz ccrnet player at the
Metropolitan, is right there.
We claim that PETE" MACIAS 10
the jazziest piano player In this city.
II. V. W.. T.. l.. Is.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

Evale Is the name
of the conqueror
OF Nolst cad. The
second letter is
the only thing
which saves him
from the Wood
and Lowden class.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28

Brit $ Il army
calls for rcser-
visits, says a head
line and a lot of
our Four Million
Society get a little
thrill as we see
If
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
MOVIES.

Some lihes Mary n sonie likes Thsed.
Suins l,k-s Cary and some like, Fotd,
Some likcs Chari, end svr,e lkcs Doua,
Hut no, ! soos 'ust to sso EN- huS.
SPEEDWAY.
some liios a motor; same likes . stesd,
some iilses = ees,er. sems likes to speed,
Sone ilkes the water: some likes tie moon.
W. c G
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
Custome---"Waiter. wha

shoestring doing in my soupr''
Waiter-"Kindly lower your voice.
Don't let tho gentleman at tho next
table hear you. He's bean eating here
year and we've never thrown In
NJ. c. Bos WELL.
The Washington times., 1920-06-28
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:
am an advocate for women
smoking, and have a continual az
gument with my friend on the
subject. I'm a New York girl, with
professional experience and hsvo
enjoyed the habit for years, and