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The Washington times., 1920-03-26
General Wood" Says Agent,
rs Not Seeking Nomination"

The discovery Of humorist Is always delightful 1t u
douby In time Of tragedy when mankind needs laugh
ter to counterpose It's tears.
Norman J. Gould Eastern manager for tho mihonaires
candidate thus qualities q producer Of hilsrtty
General Wood Is not seeking the nomination"
To be sure, he is not; the idea is far from his
thoughts as 1t Is from Herbert Hoover's.
This going about from coast to coast to utter balanced
patudes night day. this eversh maneuveng of great
scouting parties Of paid boomers this Tremendous tapping
OF trust magnates for campaign funds Is not at all with
view Of seeking the nomination
It is merely q modest method Of letting populi
know where the general can be found if wanted
Recently large number of real estate gathered
they be content with 20 per cent profits great howl Of
protest went up.
1--WE want all get!' they cried.
They told the truth. And in telling the truth, they did
act OF kindness weary rent by making the stu
alton perfectly clear Had they followed the fashion of the
day. they would have asked for rents because Of
scarcity of material the cost of labor the condition of the
money market and various other which, in reality
would only have been camoufage.
o, Truth! What lot of bunk is handed out in thy
name Small wonder that thou art so hard to dnd Thou
must often hide thy head in shame at mans creduity
Great Britain and France and Italy strong for the
League of Nations in order to safeguard the rights of weak
peoples.
Senator Newbery eager to get into the United
States Senate in order improve the countrys laws
Wall Street is backing Hoover and Wood for the Presidency
for the countys sake The whskey disler depores pro-
hbton because it interferes with peoples liberty Oh
Junk!
Why do they all not give the world treat Jump the
bandwagon with the real estate owners proclaim boldly
I'VE want all we GET
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
Problems Pitfalls of Workers Here
Especially For Washington Women

read and think and plan? Aren't
they more eminently fitted for
home makers and home-keepers?
FLORIA.
In spite of the fact that I am
overwhelmed by such fulsome
praise, l guess | can bear up and
answer your query.
Actually, deep down in their
hearts, when they are reasoning
and logical (Which is seldom men
prefer women such as you de-
scribe. Most Of them always in
tend to marry snuch a woman.
Many of them do, if they get the
opportunity to go to the altar a
second time.
But most marriages are con-
tracted under a spell-(the age
old and inevitable spell of Nature)
and Nature is a canny old dame
who cares little about the progress
of the world or its civilization, de-
voting her chief interest to its
re-population, with her lure of
spring returning each year with
its promise and knowing that each
succeeding spring she will accom-
plish new matings and not caring
much whether the estimable insti-
tuition of marriage for a lifetime
is success or not.
That's the reason men marry
the baby-face and the empty-head.
They are like children in the
hands Of power bigger and
greater than themselves. That's
why so many marriages fail hap
pIness. She fools him into matri-
mony and parenthood with fluffy
hair, pink cheeks and a rougish
eye and she doesn't even stop to
find out whether he is bored to
death the rest Of his life or not.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
Zone Street Railway System
Would Be RuinOuS and Unfair
By BILL PRICE.

The future of Washington as a beautiful city, along
broad and expansive lines threatened the evident pur
pose of the Public Utilities Commission to impose
system of street fares Of partial relief
for the Washington Railway and Electric Company.
The Commission before turned this proposition
down under conditions differing little from those of today
and the only possible for system that
lit would be expedent until Congress takes action ID
compel merger What may be adopted expedient
may become permanent through procrasnaon of Congress
and the satisfying of the needs of one company
(From Washington Edora)
Sss
psa s & sne. whole tho s situation the a4ssa %
riders for the upkeep and operation of the lines that
Anybody has right to favor a zone SYSTEM but there
are many reasons why it is not equitable.
To be absolutely equitable, system should be
composed OF three four The who rides
mile should only half much who rides and
so Under twozone plan, proposed the short haul
passenger will pay just much the who rides two
and half miles for fare in the first Is this fair
to the passenger who rides ten blocks!
The passenger who has two fares ought to have
the accommodations the shorhau
u.s. frequent cars in the center of the city Will he get
that' He will have to wait many minutes for
Onewenteth of the population of the District, largely
made up Of thrifty home who have moved out to
cut expenses of living will pay the big burden be i'm
posed 1t will be heavy those having children attending
city schools.
Will there be loss of business to city merchants through
the establishment of small business enterprises in outlying
regons Experts have indicated their belief that this will
be so.
The two.zone plan will by equalze the earn
ngs of the two lines The W. and E. will be kept within
its per cent return, while the Capital Traction will far
beyond that The inequity will be removed be
removed except through consolidation of the
panes An increased straight fare would simply add
the fat surplus of the Capital Traction than would
SYSTEM the nequty of it will remain regardless of how
much the pockets Of the T. bulge with money it should
not have.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
High Cost of Collars.

70 the Editor OF THE TIMES;
Your paper states that collars have
been advanced to 30 cents--this IL an
cfTrontery thrown in the face OF the
public by the collar manufacturers.
These same collars could have been
purchased at Is cents apiece or two
for % cents a few years ago. The
collar plunderbund advanced collars
to 20 cents apiece, then to 2S cents,
and now to 80 cents. Where do they
intend to stop They have their yoke
upon the whole neck OF the nation.
Justice demands that the people
awaken and render" unto the collar
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
A LEAP YEAR PROPOSAL.

A. /. writes: The following Leaf
year proposal was received by me
and / would like to ask if "Hearc
and Seen" readers could compose al
answer to it in the same style; |.
the negative, and pay the $40.
Ny Dear and Most Respected SIR:
Il send you this, your love to stir
IT'S you I've chosen FIRST Of all, on
whom to make q leap year call. I give
you the foremost chance, q home for
you ! would enhance Your heart and
hand. l ask not In Je-t, and hope you'll
grant my nrst request and send me back
Without delay your answer, either
But ~ your hand does not incline In
wedloek clasp to Join with mine. then
you must leap years law obey and
ssnd TO me ten dollars tl0) paw
Besides. kind str. a handsome dresa.
III ask no more and tshs no las
Nov you may think this seems funny,
but I must have either man or money
Nov send me back quick reply sud
let ms b. y~ur wife. an you die.
" the WI. e name you guess send
snswsr back % my sddr~-. with lots
Of love snd siss>s from one who wants
10 b yeur 'hra"
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

To-day.
Psy-war Risk Players, Community
Service Theater, sls Tenth street north
west, p. IN.
Lecture-Mi-- Roberta Bradshaw, League
OF American Penwomen, l722 II street
northwest. 4 y. m.
heetins--wrlters' League OF washing
ton, Public Library, Ninth and New York
avenue northwest, 3 p. m
Leeture-Prof. Aubrey y. Landry,
knights OF Columbus Evening school, 1875
Vermont avenue northwest, ST. m.
Recreation Party and Dsncc-Blue Tri-
angle Recreation Center. Twentieth and y
streets northwest, q p, M.
msotins--st Johns Lodge No. II, F. A.
A. NJ, Y. G.
Meetlns--Eureks Lodge. No. T. Royal
Arch Chapter.
Mec.lns--c.pitoi Lodge. No. II, Royal
Arch Chapter.
Lscture-By Dr. James ]. walsh, Ma.
uonsl Geographic Society, New Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth street and Ncv York
avenue northwest, 4 .. m.
hddres.-py Julius l. Peyser. American
University, = y. m.
Lecture-py simon Wolf, Eighth street
Temple. Eighth and street northwest. .
y. m.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

She has accomplished her purpose
and the world goes on.
Tell any man that the baby-doll
with whom he is >enamoured will
be fat and dumpy and dull in ten
years and he'll laugh in your face
and declare he doesn't care boot
WHAT she'll be like then-it's
what she is this moment that in
terests him. Well-one can't ever
have everything in life-and many
men find it out shortly after the
honeymoon has expired. If they
become widowers by death or
divorce, they usually demand
something more than looks in their
second wife. l once knew a young
wife who was, / think, the most
beautiful woman have ever
known, at least until she opened
her mouth-and then she revealed
her true nature las women always
do with their voices) and ! could
easily understand why he used to
say to her, coldly, brutally and
revengefully: "If l ever marry
again, III marry brains" The
woman whined. She scolded. Her
true spirit, dissatisfied and
shrewish, showed in every intona-
ton of her voice. After his eyes
had become accustomed to her
beauty and took it for granted,
there was nothing left.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I just finished reading the note
from discouraged" She seems to"
be in the same position that 1
am in.
1t Is hard for me TO find the kind
OF girl love to go with-the kind
OF girl to call companion. friend.
TEDDIE.
Which goes to prove that loneli-
ness is never confined to one sex.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
From The Public To The Editor

results on trust control should be had
besides reports. This pernicious trust
invites the attention Of the Govern
mont. The Government should
have attended to II long since, then
we would not now face this cham
pion of high cost of living. whose
clutch around our threats is unbear-
able Action! Action! Action! in
the name OF Justice the people de.
mRnd actionl Let's make an example
OF the collar plunderbund which will
cause all the others to profit thereby
and to this noble end may your pa pers
vigorously Join. MADISON MARINE,
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
70 the Editor Of THE TIMES:

10 the Editor of THE TINES:
Although unknown to you, feel
that must take the time to con
graduate you on your article in re-
cards to the Armenia and Constan-
Inople question. II we had few
more men of the same calibor that
you arc made OF. no doubt we would
no able to accomplish more along
these lines. hope to have the pleas
IRE of reading more articles like II
and feel safe in saying that all
broad.minded people feel the same
way you do.
NJ NAkASHIAN.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
THE CLOCK QUESTION.

d. ]. JONES, Marine Corps, writes
that the hands Of . clock will come
together for the first time after ~
o'clock at exactly 5 minutes and
81 $40 seconds after 1 o'clock.
He also asks: When are the hands
at right angles for the second time
after 4 o'clock?
Mr.. Jones submits an intricate prob
lem concerning a searchlight and
electricity. 1t is too technical for the
average reader.
J. MCDONNELL brings the hands
together at 8 minutes and 81 Bill
seconds after 1 o'clock. and inquiries:
What time is II II onc-fourth the time
past noon 10 equal to one-half the
time till midnight?
HENRY w. FIELD gets minutes
and 5-11 seconds after 1, and explains
that for every space the hour hand
gains the minute hand gains twelve
spaces.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
Why Do Husbands Hate Their
Wives.
To The Editor of The Times:

To The Editor OF The Times:
In regard to your question-~hy do
husbands hate their wives-you must
moet him with a smile and a kiss.
Do not put his plate at the other
end OF tho table but near you. Let
him know he 10 nrst In your heart
and always to be trusted. Make homo
the sweetest place on earth. Study
his disposition and his needs. Do
all In your power and make him love
home. and you and your life and his
WIN be n happy one. A WIDOW.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
PARENTS ARE TO BLAME.

Married people with children are to
blame for persons not wanting to
rent-them quarters. The parents al
low the children to almost tear houses
down. They race in and out of the
house, slamming doors, destroying
and acting as they please. Married
people Of today are too busy having
good times the mselves to bother about
their children. Mrs. NJ. NJ
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
CLOTHES DON'T MAKE MEN.

/ wear the latest style suits for
young men, but l am not a lizard.
1t is unfair that every man who
dresses in style should be so termed.
Clothes never make a man. Some
Lizards may insult women but so do
men dressed in all sorts of clothing.
1t all depends on the man.
II. II. s.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

Hair a dozen northeast boys
write that this is what a little
ticket seller at a certain theatcr
has for everyone. How many
thousands OF US could we'll arord
to copy the sunshine Of the little
ticket seller?
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
Do All The Gardening You Can.

Please tell me to whom I may make
application for a plot OF ground In
the Potomac Park War Gardens along
the speedway? GEORGE A. PERZEL.
To w. c. HALL, Room 2IO, eco
nth street southwest.
II you aoant to escape the highesh
prices ever paid for vegetables this
year raise your o1cn.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

Capt. JOHN BEVERIDGE, with
the Canadian army during the war.
now at the head of reconstruction
work at Walter Reed Hospital, is
credited with being one Of the best
story-tellers Of the big war.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

ROY f. TRUAX and ''Tuczon Pete"
both pay Heard and Seen greAe
compliment in asking that 1t aid them
In picking up the trails OF lost friends
in Washington. It's not possible to
do this, owing to the scarcity OF space.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

I used to knock the F street Will
lies, but now I am in St. Elixabeth's
RICHARD III.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

Outside the theater was the sign:
Come in and see 'MArySs Ankle y"
The place was crowded. T. B.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

Discouraged" can't find lad to
suit her and Teddy cannot find his
lass. What a world! And how
it's managed!
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

Can any Of your fans furnish
rhymes for CHIMNEY and WIN
DOW? OLD TOP.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Your advice rings true. Your are
q veritable solon when a vital aues-
ton needs an answer. We need
more like you to guide Alright the
youth. These lines loom up every
time read your columns:
Here are the young to do the
right,
"If there arc only the wise to
lead"
"Gem" Is q jewel OF unusual
brilliance. or is ho playing to the
galleries? II all the gencration-old
cohort should call his hand. he
would never stem the tide. / like
his philosophy. and II he had added
but enough, for he has shown his
preference. SO has Bachelor"
even though he names the things
which adore. Never mind. one
OF these days shall have tri-
umphed when my Bachelor Gem"
comes along. Till then
81 shall hold my heart as pure as
children's are
"And life my eyes to hills that
lie afar."
Miss Fairfax. your keen sense of
humor invirorstes. Clean, whole
some fun Ia the best spring tonic
on the market for these anguish
ing. tired clerks who may chance
TO read. "a merry laugh doeth
rood like medicine"
And now my question. Do you
sGree with those who claim that
men do not admire women who
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:
Having read with growing inter-
est your wonderful advice to young
ladies in The Times, / am now turn
ing to you for help also.
About two years awo, while at
tending one of the local high
schools. l was offered a position in
one of the department stores for
the summer vacation months, and.
being of an Independent disposition.
was glad of the opportunity.
While employed in this capacity /
became acquainted with young
man whom learned to care for
quite a bit. and l believe l can hon
estly say those few months were
the happiest l have known. but due
to some little Misunderstanding on
my part We drifted apart. l do
not think this young man really
has any hard feelings toward me,
for ] have seen him since on tho
street and he spoke to me, however
making no attempt to renew our
friendship. Please advise me just
what to do. as l find It impossible
to forget this young man, and find
myself comparing and judging
other young men by their likeness
to him. am in hopes he reads
your columns and will perhaps rec
ognize the writer OF this and an
swer. BROWN EYES.
II he sees this and answers, that
will be one solution. II he doesn't,
why not write a note, asking him
to call? II he comes, you Will
know where you are at IL he
doesn't you will know you are
cherising hopes which cannot be
fulfilled. Anything is better than
suspense and uncertainty.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
There is a boy 1 like very much.
I SO with his sister, OF whom l am
extremely fond. / met her through
him. l go with her all the time
and It seems az though / were try
ing to get favor with him. l notice
of late he Is going with other girls.
What shall / do? I like them both,
his sister is the best girl friend I
ever had. PINK CHEEKS.
l wouldn't mind how it looks to
outsiders. Good friends are few
and far between, so | would just go
on enjoying this girl without re-
gard for the fact she has an elig-
ible brother. There's no reason
why you should lose them both.
The present rather disturbed stu
uation will simmer down in time
and he will either be keeping COM
pany with you alone or the matter
will be definitely over between you
and you will be able to pal with
the sister without embarrassment
AS 10 the brother.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
EAR MISS FAIRFAX:

Reading your column in to-
- days Times my attention was
drawn to the letter signed by
young lady calling herself Down
hearted and Disgusted." Now, one
time l was in the same position as
this young lady and I sympathlzc
with her. A year ago Il brighter
light came to me and since that
time / found one young man ] can
trust and have confidence in. can
assure her there are young men l
know can be trusted.
CONFIDENCE.
Here's someone who speaks
from experience and sends the
same message to "Down-hearted
and Disguised" that / did. Of
course there are decent boys and
men in the world, only sometimes
we seem to run across a number
who seem neither fair nor square.
In every life there are the
downs" and the "ups'-the
mountains and the valleys and
when we are down in the dumps
we cannot see the nice bright
sunshine illuming the mountain
top. But, like Confidence once
we get up to the mountain top, we
can look down in the valley and
see the poor discouraged mortsls
who think there are only shadows
in the world and like her, we want
to send them a message to cheer
up and perseve~e
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

can't understand how . woman
objects 70 children IN her home,
as the widow Who wrote you did. II
no one would rent 20 coupip With
children this would be . bad world.
The woman who has children loves
them. OF course they are destruo.
bless all children ana frd shelter for
tham- MRS. METZ
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
HEARD AND SEEN

HlLMA A. HORTON, 1349 R
street northwest, is secretary of the
New Jersey State Society of the Dis
trict, and will welcome new members.
Jersey folks write her.
Going down F street the other day
saw a crowd at Thirteenth and i
looking over the lizards and their
James. One man said he thought he
would buy few Of them to look at
when he is in need of amusement.
T. MONROE.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
CLEVELAND Ohio does not have

Cleveland, Ohio, does not have the
best car fare in the country--six
tickets for 20 cents. Columbus,
Ohio, boasts Of car fare of eight
tickets for 25 cents and free trans
fers anywhere; no zone system.
Hurrah for Ohiol
c. z. PALMER.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26
DOROTHY X. WARREN. Alex
andria; Mrs. RUSS, Benning; T. J.
c., and several others solve the fish
problem as did so many readers.

For the hnser.nail bitsr: Place
some auinlne suiphate underneath your
anger nails. This will cure you In
less than a week,
ALFRED JACOBS.
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

An ad observed:
Lost-MahoEany walking stick
by wealthy gentleman with
ivory head. 5. ). l..
The Washington times., 1920-03-26

Many a fat brief bag contains an
empty flask.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21

Tho biennial report OF tho state
BOARD OF Prison Directors Of tho state
OF California for tho year 19l7-l9iS
shows, among others. the following
Industries in the San Quentin prison:
Furniture making, clothing manufac-
ture, shoe manufacture, tin manufac-
ture and jutc manufacture. These
industries yielded II net income OF
S23o.Gl9.97 for the year ending Juno
80. 1918.
Closely connected with this indus
trial work in this institution Is an
educational department which con-
slsts OF i day school with prin-
cipal ana seven teachers and a night
school with Il principal anG ten teach
ers. In addition. the University OF
California has enrolled ITO students
In correspondence courses
Such work Is being done not only In
California. but In many other States
In the Union. Indeed. II Is under
stood that plans are already under
consideration by Governor Wcstmorc-
land Davis ana the Virginia Peniten-
tiary Board for the Introduction OF
certain State-usc industries into the
penitentiary and at the State farm.
and the establ Is hmcnt of a system OF
vocational training for all inmates OF
our virginia pcnal institutions.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
Free Bible Lectures

sir. a. II. Ziimcr. OF Waterloo.
Iowa. VIII deliver "A series OF inter
es;inE Eibic lectures In the Madison
School Auditorium, Madison and Cary
streets. November 10th. 18th and 18th
At l.. NJ: also Sunday. November
2ist. ut J.. NJ. A cordial invitation
is extended TO all TO attend these
lectures.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21

| taken at tho meeting nero today IF.
the international Cotton League. IN
the West 1t was planned TO have r.
IN operation by January /. 1891. tht'
proposed market, II was said. would
be the first of the kind west OF Texas
and would divert from Dallas aud
Galveston shipments of Arizona AMI
Dor.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21

Dnmnsk Tiny Cloths
arranted all pure linen.
hemstitchcd.
Size f6x24 Inches; special
st.00 each.
Size 1Sxo7 inches: special.
$3.50 each.
Napkins Specially Priced
Imported Cotton Napkins.
woven on linen looms. desirable
for general use. $500 and $3.50
dozen.
Pure Linen Napkins. in all
sizes. from 17xi7 to o5xo5
inches; special at s5.05, $3.50.
1878. $1,000, $3.50, $500,
$3.50. $3.50 and up to S:5.so
dozen.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
RICHMOND Es-D1sPATcH: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 81 1920.

morning. according to Information re-
ceived from Doom Castle. Her tenn
perature was said to be 1922 Fahrcn-
helt
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
@t1IsHfIEfit!G iSSINi8RAXXNS

Mothers. be careful with baby's
tender skin. Apply this salve. on
warm flannel cloth. Get it from
druggiats.--Adv.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21
Former Empires. Reported Worse.

DooRN. HOLLAND. Nov. 2o.--Form-
er Empress Augusta Victoria. or Cor
many whose condition has for scv-
erai dnys given alarm TO her rela-
,ee. was somewhat worse thI,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21

Studebnker Company Cuts Force.
SOUTH BEND. IND. Nov. 90
Temporary cessation or buying ia tho
reason given by the officials of tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21

led to sell three tickets to the Yale
Harvard football game for s25 to
Police Captain Walsh. who was in
civilian clothes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-21

WASIIINGToN. Nov 20.-Among
the postofiicc appointments announced
TO-DAY by tho Postoilicc Department
are the following Eirsinians: Rcho-
ooth, Nuremberg County. Warren G..