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The Washington times., 1920-03-31
Four-Hour Working Day and
No Holidays.
% the Editor OF THE TINES:

10 the Editor OF THE TIMES:
The bill by Senator Sherman to
make Lincoln's birthday national
holiday should be defeated. There
ought not to be any legal holidays,
5or holidays call peoples attention to
past events, and thus take their at
teation away from present day meas
ures. Holidays, including Sundays,
are detrimental to the interests OF
the working class. II factories are
operated only Ave days weekly, In
stead OF seven days, seven factories
will be required where only Ave fac
tories are needed. That means more
work to build and repair factories
end q waste OF natural resources.
Every day should be workday so
as to keep the factories, the machin-
cry. tho stores, etc, steadily at work.
Lord Leverhulme made a very wise
statement recently when he said,
"ssve the mep and wear the ma
ehinsry.- He advocates a six-hour
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
AS you have given other people
such good advice. will now come
to you with my troubles. am i
blonde, eighteen years of age. Be-
fore the war met fellow in the
service, and I went with him for
about one month before he was
sent overseas. During the time he
was "over there" I was hearing
from him, but since he has come
back he isn't the same man. AT
times he thinks the world OF me,
and at other times he hardly notices
me. He made me a present OF a
diamond ring. He said he loves
me and that we were to be married
this spring. and now he says that
we will be married this summer,
but always puts II off.
When we are in the company of
other girls he never notices me, and
IL I talk to other boys, he gets
peeved and doesn't speak to me the
rest Of the evening.
What I don't like about this fell
low is he tells me lies. He says he
will call me up at such a time and
night and doesn't do 1t. and he
doesn't explain, and 1 haven't the
nerve to ask him.
Where he rooms there is a black
haired girl he thinks a great deal OF
and calls sis" and I think she Is
the cause of him not keeping bis
engagements with me. She doesn't
like me, and is jealous OF me be-
cause she is trying to "vamp" him.
but IL all the war workers are like
her, boys, keep away from them.
Now, what l want to know Is.
should 1 continue this mans friend
ship, or should I give him up? I
love him dearly.
MAMIE JANE.
All right, Mamie-Jane; keep
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
Beatrice Fairfax Writes the Problems and Pitfalls Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

right on loving him, but being jeal-
GUS Of him and suspecting him isn't
exactly loving him. is It? Love,
you know, like religion. has to have
some faith or we couldn't go very
far with It. should say :iat the
diamond ring might be called the
outward and visible sign Of an in
ward and invisible" love, but may
be you are harder to convince than
!. There are two other things
which might explain his actions
equally as we'll as this other girl
worry or slight shell shock. Pos
sibly he's in financial difficulties
and hasn't the nerve to tell you.
Then again, most OF the boys who
went overseas are not "the same"
since they're back. 1t will take
them years to get over what they've
gone through and what they've
seen in that crater of death the
rest Of us seem to be so easily for
getting.
Don't be silly about this other
girl. Don't try to put a fence
around him. Grant him the right
to have friendships with other
women. Instead find out, IL you
can, what's troubling him and why
he wants to wait longer for the
wedding. Start being a help to
him. Quit being an anchor.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

Today.
Addrers-senator joseph I. France, Co
lumbla Lodge, No. l7t, International AS
ISOLATION OF Maohinists, Naval Lodge Hall,
between Third and Fourth on Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, 8 p. m.
Meetins-washington Centennial, No. IL.
Y. A. A. NJ, NJ. NJ.
Meetins-Hope Lodge, No. 20. r. A. A.
", NJ. NJ.
Meetinr--columbis Lodge, No. I. Royal
Arch Chapter.
Meeting--American Society Of Meehsnl-
cal Engineers, Washington Section, CoEmos
Club, y. m.
Lecture-By John Barrett. Southern So.
ciety OF Washington, National MuS~"m, y
p. m.
Sciences and District Medical Society, as
sembly hall, Carnegie Institution, y. m.
Meeting-Rhode Island Avenue CitlHens
Association, Sherwood Presbyterian Church,
= p, m.
Meeting-Dramatiok kCiuh. Daughtsrs Of
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Officers Opposed To Soldier
Bonus.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Why has the average private a
strong dislike for the average officer
(mildly putt.
Because the average officer, in
stead OF being satisfied with having
IL all over the private, hates to ser
him have any privileges or got what
is due him. Case in point: Note the
former we'll paid officers talking
-Ex BUCK
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
The Taxes We Pay
Let's see how this question Of a right tax rate
An Unbiased Statement of What Honest Citizens Think
About Tax Rates Here.

Let's see how this question of right rate for Wash
ngton works out stripped Of the oratory and rhetoric that
too often associated with this subject.
Washington is a wo-sided cty-local and national
The maintenance Of the municipality partnership be-
tween the national and the local city Privately owned prop
erty is taxed and from these taxes the Washington resi-
dents pay their portion of the municipal expense Govern
ent property is not and the Government share Of
municipal expense provided by direct appropriation for
the purpose. .,.....
In such an arrangement the two partners obviously
should pay in proportion to benefits received The first
basis of reckoning benefits is the commonly accepted Of
relative property values The value of Government prop
erty in Washington Is somewhat less than half the total
Because Washington is the Capital of the Nation however
the Federal Government rsqures-and properly-various
unusual expenditures that bring benefits approximately
half of the total E
The cost of maintaining the municipality in the fiscal
year 1921 will be greater than in preceding years Wash
gton residents to be greater They want and want
to the increased payments to policemen to aremen
school teachers and other District employees who work
for them They want to maintain the city the world
most beautiful capital and they want to provide the
sary facilities for the added population which has
come and will continue to come.
All this means more money and means greater con-
tbution the part of private property the
from the added value of privately owned property
IT the present rate of taxation insufficient meet the
LEGAL share of the needed amount then higher tax rate
readustment of assessed valuation is necessary.
The private property owner neither expects wants
charity from the Federal Government He prefers pay
his share of the municipal expense It is unthnkabe that
the Federal Government wants charity from the private
property ownethat the Federal Government wants to pay
less than its fair share
bill like that just reported to the House, by which
private property would pay this year vesxhs Of
is obviously and grossly unfair Under its provisions the
private owners would pay in taxes and the Fed
eral Government 100000
Will the House change this to fair proportion will
1t leave it, often happens to the sanity and Of
the Senate?
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
What's Doing; Where; When

America, Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth
and streets northeast, 3 .. m.
Meeting-Women's Home and Foreign
Missionary Societies, New York avenue
Presbyterian Church, S:30 p. m.
Illustrated Lecture-By DR.. j. Walter
Ferokes, Anthony League, 20o7 Columbia
road northwest, $3.50 y. m,
Meeting-Dlstrict OF Columbia Chapter
Sigma XII, auditorium New Interior De-
partment building, y street northwest, be-
tween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
northwest, 9 y. m.
Tomorrow.
Meeting-Hsnry c. spensler Post, No. IA,
American Legion. new club house, 1904
Fourteenth street northwest, 9 p. m.
Lccture-By Dr. Frank T. Allen. under
direction. Church Of Life and Joy, Play
house, 1915 N street northwest, p. NJ.
Mccting-Naval Lodge, No, I, r. A. A.
NJ, 10 A.
Ncstirg-HIrsm Lodge, No. 10, r. A. A.
NJ, F.. C,
M..tinF-.wlrli.m r Singleton Lodsn.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
THIRD REJECTION TO
LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL

(By A 81
Ny Dear and Most Aiiuring Girl:
Your note has set my head awhirl;
Because you've chosen me. from all
The world, on which to make your call,
And given me the foremost chance,
To do that Longherin song and dance"
In making this most grave request,
know you do not idly Jest,
And I would like to lay my heart
Down at your feet, till death us part;
But can see your fanciQo lean
Toward dry goods and the long. Tong
green"
The "H. c. L. has got my goat
And money IL q thing remote
SO IL you should become My Mrs.
You'd dress like Eve and dine on kisses.
That let's me out Of Leap Year Booking.
And you'll Just have to keep on looking.
But still hope you'll be my sister.
From one who cannot be your Mister.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

These fans all got the correct an
swer to the pocktboox puzzle: Mrs.
]. D. MOTHERSHED, MILDRED
BERGER, ESTELLE ZELTZER, A.
D. KELSO, d. F. KNEE, JOHN l.
SECHREST, T. ENNIS, Alexandria.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
l~i-i-i-i-.i--i-i--i-i-ii-i--f~i-i'

You can catch many lizards around
Eighth and II streets northeast, about
midnight. That's the best thine to
send collectors out for instsllments
on suits. hats, shoes, jewelry, etc.
r. s., B. NJ, + x.
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DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

bhAfk MISS tAlhtAh.
am a girl eighteen years Of age,
and considered very pretty. love
a boy OF nearly twenty years Of
age. and he has asked me to marry
E him: he is a poor boy and attends
a local university and Is a Junior.
He has not told me that he loves
me, but I'm sure he does. BY put
ting our marriage off he Is afraid
he'll lose me. LORETTA.
This is certainly a reversal Of
form. Usually they declare their
love and propose marriage after
ward and some times they forget
about the marriage part. Your
young man evidently thinks an
intelligent girl will take it for
granted that, boy loves her il
he wants to marry her. He's
making a great mistake by urg-
ing marriage now, however.
Thieves something more to
marriage than the ceremony and
one thing is supporting a wife.
He can't do that and inish his
education. II he doesn't finish
his school course he will prob.
ably never be able to do a very
good lob of it. II you're the
right Girl for him and he's the
right boy for YOU, you won't
lose each other bv. waitinr. You're
twice as apt to lose each other
by making foolish marriage. I
wish you could read some Of the
letters I get from girls Of twen-
tv-two and twentv-three who
were married when they were
sixteen end seventeen. II was all
a mistake, thev saw. Difficulties
have flown. If only they had
waited! II only they had known!
IL lust wrin~s my heart to re d
them and hurts more to see other
girls contemplating the same
disastrous step-
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

They've taken away our liquor,
They've taken away our beer:
II they take away our tobacco
Where do we 20 from heref
jim A. B.
A Tar Heel girl asks il there is a
North Carolina society in Washing
ton.
BOB WILSON and hundreds of
others saw a chap on e street Mon
day afternoon wearing q straw hat,
the frst Of the season.
STEVE TILLMAN had his hair
parted in the middle at theater
the other night. Didn't know
that he went in for this sort of
sport. They all flop sooner or
later. GEORGE wILKERSON.
That's q darn long block between
18th and 14th streets on F. Also
the street has two sides. Have not
been able to locate "Jack LeMaire,"
who seems to have a great longing
to meet me. ARIZONA.
e. e. BOLLINGER has An 1854
penny and wishes to know whether 1t
has any other than q face value
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
Heard and Seen is a page out of tn
Book of Life. FITZ.
What month of the year
can boast OF the birthdays
of most noted men. Ameri-
can and foreign? VIII some
of your students write you
something on this7
INQUIRER
The Numeral Problem.

In 1918, 3. p, i won a bet by solv-
ing the problem submitted by Mrs.
WINS, OF Indian Head. My answer
is: o Multiplied by 8 equals ~, plus
Z, plus 9, plus 8, plus 4, plus 3, plus 2,
plus 1, plus o, equals 100.
w. G. HIMMLER-
JACK BISCAR does the problem
the same.
JOHN c. HOPE gives the answer
In two ways. By the first he adds
., 10, rs. 9, 3, 4. In the other he adds
8, 4, IS. 73, 2.
H. A. SAUR works IL out by use
OF fractions, adding together, for in
stance, "a 3-16 and 10 9-1S. He gives
three other examples in fractional ad-
dition.
IRVING NJ. GOODMAN also works
| II through fractional arrangement.
Can't we organize a Society for the
suppression OF the Loduacious in
movie theaters7 Nearly every time I
&c TO a movie have to listen to
women near me discuss their ro-
mances, domestic troubles, etc.
ISADOR LESSER
Daylight saving makes liars out Of
all clocks end nervous wrecks ont OF
mothers who try TO put their chill
dren to sleep before dark.
A MOTHER.
Fingerneil b'tinr NAV be s'onped
by placinr bitter aloes. bought from
any druggist, under the nails every
day for a week or 10.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

great and good and fair, should a
man, or a woman, either, except
that they can be all-sufficient to
another? Why figure that an en-
gagement shuts a man off from all
women friends or a woman from
all men friends? That sort Of
thing was bad enough when we
didn't know better. But we're
waking up. We know that one of
the difficulties Of engagements and
marriages is safety, and that
everyone must have more than one
interest and more than one friend.
l know one girl who, every time
she finds her affection for 'the one
man" growing q little stale. delib-
erately goes out with some other
man. The effect, she declares, is
to make her appreciate her own
man all the more. She has to get
away from him once in a while to
appreciate hm. She has to have
the opportunity of comparing him
to others to fully realize what q
jewel she really has.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

who remembers the big clock
on the sidewalk. in front OF the
Kellogg Building, 1916 F street
northwest, when II used to keep
good timer JOHN ANSHUTZ.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DExkfN MISS II TAIHF IN.
am engaged to a young man
here. Do you think II is wrong for
me to go out to dinner with an old
friend OF mine Cor old-times' sake,
being that he Is from my home
town? My friend does not approve
OF II. Don't you think that when a
couple are engaged the fellow
should trust the girl IL he loves
her? POLLYANNA.
Your young man is making the
same mistake that Mamie-Jane Is
making. He's trying to be your
goaler instead of your sweetheart.
Why, In the name of all that's
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
Why is the letter 'k"
like Q pigs tail?
c. A. MORENCI.

Columbus, Ohio, street car lines
are selling eight tickets for rs
cents. n. L. K.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
HE A RID A ND EEN

JOSEPH T. TANGUEY, A. f..
BUEHLER, C. A. MORENCI, and Fl.
A. s. say the Big Indian was the
little Indian's' mother.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

into and a very, demoralizing one.
Obviously you have allowed this
situation to get on your nerves.
Rather than continue worrying 1t
would be better to take the bull by
the horns, even II you did blunder
little, and find out what is in the
lady's midland heart.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

AZ Q member of the Society for the
! Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals. I
protest against talking to or about
lizards. There's no place for II to
sink in. ANTl-LIZAhD.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
II the bed "spreads- and the
mattress Springs" would the
pillow "slip9"
J. A. BRANDES

II you want the names Of bun art
lists I can give you several, especially
one who hangs around 14th and Girard
streets northwest. ]. =.
Why shouldn't w. r. and e. train
men have q raise? II. j. KLEIN.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

NEW NAME FOR EM.
The Ninth street guys absolutely
deny that they are in the same class
with the F street snookyookums.
j. M.
The Washington times., 1920-03-31

S. L. r. saw in the lost ads Of The
Times a description Of collie dog
said to be always laughing
The Washington times., 1920-03-31
THE KosCIUsKo SOLDIER.

The dying soldier on the Kosciusss
nopun"nT u rot poio'!nS an accus.
"s finHer a tho War lilsk He II
lying TO awaken Congrr's t. make
the bureau permanent, and give IL
~ ough employees 20 aar.y out tho
noble intention II was created Tor.
without the required number OF em-
ployes prompt aid can not be rush
ed to bencficiaries. II the soldior
points accusingly II is because OF tho
miserably low salaries paid.
DICK SMITH.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09
CARL OGDEN MISSING.

Chelan News-Leader: Last week
Friday it was reported that Carl Og-
den had fallen into the Columbia
River from the Beebe Bridge. His
horse was found on the bridge about
eleven o'clock in the evening with the
reins torn from the bride, the saddle
girth broken, and the saddle lying on
the floor of the bridge. The belt of
his mackinaw was hanging over the
railing of the bridge. Some thought
that his horse might have stumbled
and thrown him over into the river
70 feet below, but he was good
rider and a good swimmer and many
have found it hard to believe that he
could have been thrown from the
bridge in that manner. No very sat
isfactory explanation has yet been
found. The river was searched for
his body several days without result.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09

day holiday, and ample supplies were
on hand to meet the rush of retailers
to replenish their stocks. One cent
was clipped off the price of new pota-
toes which are now offered at 9 -
cents a pound Butter and eggs
were firm, but no immediate change
in the quotations is predicted
Advices were received that Kenne
wick has shipped three cars of new
spuds on the basis of Z cents pound
f. o. b. Western Avenue jobbers pro-
test the price is too high for success
full movement. California new Whites
are selling here for 9 cents. Red
raspberries are coming, but it is be-
lieved that Gamers will control the
bulk of the crop, bidding 20 cents a
pound. The egge market was we'll
cleaned up on Saturday with indica-
tons of a rise of one or two cents
this week.
The week closed with empty bins
at the stock yards. Hogs firm and
cattle steady,
Hog quotations-Prime, $15.75 at
1925; medium to choice, $14.5O at
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09
THE LEAvENWORTH ECHO

able to overcome the present gasoline
shortage on the Pacific Coast by fall
through increased production and de-
velopment of new processes is ex-
pressed by officials of the oil com
panies in letters and kilograms re-
ceived by the special committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, appoint
ed to investigate all angles of the
present gasoline shortage. The re-
ports show that there will be con-
siderable improvement this month
with an approach to normal condi-
tons by September /.
The years wool clip of the Yaki-
ma Valley is estimated at two mil
lion pounds. Mr.. Coffin says the
cost of running each eve for the
season has advanced from $3.50 five
years ago to $3.50 with no CORES
ponding increase in wool values. 1t
is expected that 1000 spring lambs
will be shipped to market in July.
Seattle creamery men raised the
price of butter two cents Thursday
morning and milk to Ia cents quart
Butter is IS cents pound.
Half a million dollars will be eX-
al,
nation service during the coming
year. About $500 acres of new land
will be watered.
About 200 beaver will be sent M
from Walla Walla county to Rainier
national park. These animals have
become pest in the agricultural
districts, damaging fruit trees, al
falfa and other crops
o
Forty thousand blossoms were ex-
hibited at the Seattle Rose Show with
an attendance of over 10000 inter-
ested people. Mrs Ruppe won first
prize Win Bcllc-SIebrccht, a by
brid pink rose.
considerable party of newspaper
men and members of the Chamber
of Commerce will join the tour of
the Columbia Basin irrigation pro-
ject, leaving here July 7. Data for
use at the Reclamation Congress 10
be held here in September will be
gathered. Commercial clubs of the
sections visited will entertain the Wis
itors.
Exports of fish and other sea fool
from the Washington customs district
for the past year totaled 1,927979
according to figures compiled by the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce. OF
this canned salmon amounted to 81
793,577 pounds valued at $4,725,125
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09

s15.75; rough heavies $ll at 1850;
pigs, s12 at 10.
Cattle quotations-Prime, Si0.75
at SLIPS; medium to choice, $3.50 It
$1,000; common to good, $3.50 at 81;
best cows and heifers, 50 at $50, mo-
dunn to choice, $3.50 at s.; common to
good, SIS at 7; calves 81 at IL
Sheep quotations-Prime spring
lambs, S12 at 1850; valley lambs, S11
at 11.50; yearlings, $3.50 at $50;
wethers 81 at s: ewes. SIS at Z.
Eggs-Puget Sound select ranch,
43 cents per dozen; Eastern Wash
ington, Oregon and Idaho, CSC per
doz.
Butter fat-F. o. b. stations. zoe
per h.; raw milk, $3.50 per cwt:
dairy 35c per lb.; bakers, 2Sc per h.;
fresh dairy, CSC per lb.
Poultry-Broilers, l-2 lbs. and up
CSC per h.; do a | Id pc each;
hens live, a 8 l-2 lbs, 1Sc per h.
Oats No. 2 w. feed, prompt-Bid,
sos. Asked SIS.
Alfalfa, No. /, prompt-Bid, $26.
Asked S27.50.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1920-07-09
CHELAN COUNTY GOES TO
FOURTH CLASS BY CENSUS

Chelan county goes into the fourth
classification among the counties of
the state with more than $4,000 pop
ulation, according to information re-
received by Secretary of State |. NJ.
Howell from the census bureau at
Washington.
In order to fix the filing fees to be
paid by all candidates who wish to
run for county office this fall, it is
necessary to know what class the
counties belong in. Mr.. Howell
therefore wrote the census bureau
asking that the necessary informa-
ton be given him.
The census bureau assured him
that Chelan county is in the fourth
class, made up of those counties
whose population is between $4,000
and 10000.
Ten years ago the population Of
the county was 1904, and while the
exact population has not yet been
made known, it is over $4,000.
There are eight classifications in
the state under the new rule fixed by
the legislature. There were former
ly 10 and Chelan was in the thir-
teenth class.
Counties of the fourth class must
pay all their county officials 1000
per wear, eXcept the Superior Judge.
the county commissioners and the
coroner The commissioners receive
81 800 per year and the coroner $3.50.
At present the county commissioners
receive 81 per day and the coroner
nothing. Other county officials re-
ceive from 81 200 to $500 per year.
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News and Comment
From Over the State

Every taxpayer in the state is in
Vlted to attend "A state conference f.,
be held at the Hotel FRY, Seattle.
July II, at 8 p. M, to continue in ses-
sion from day to day until the work
is finished. The purpose of the con-
ference will be to consider lepisla-
ton to be proposed to the next lepis-
lature and to secure the nomination
OF men VINO will carry out the wishes
OIL the convention in this regard
The convention is called by the STATE
taxpayers League. Among the
things to be considered will be n re-
adjustment of state commissions, adj
option OF state budget system, ex
tension of bond period to reduce in
tereSt rate state contracts, appro-
p1ations, proposed bond issues. tax