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The Washington times., 1920-07-26
How About England's Six
Votes to One?
Is This Explanation Simple Enoughi

Mr. Walter @. Patterson, of 419 West Twenty third
street New York City explanation about the six
for England to vote for America in the Peace
League. y
Mr. Patterson writes: Having read quite a number
of articles on the League of Nations pro and would
you be kind expound how England obtains six votes
to Americas one? This paramount question has caused
great deal of eelng among Americans and for the rea
son. believe that it has not been explained in clear
manner"
England and her big coonies-Canada, Australia, etc
being united have naturally the interests Any one
all of these colonies might at any time be admitted to
full membership in the League thus standing par with
England herself the United States. and when that
happened the British Empire would cast votes to our
England being governed by very able statesmen not
by hunting politicians it is quite probable that the
matter would be SOON attended to.
Meanwhile what would be MORE important If this
country trapped League of Nations would be not
official voting power, but the INFLUENCE OF The
BRITISH EMPIRE in the League of Nations British cap
ita active all the world and the British fleet con-
trolling would have to than mere votes assigned
to this or that nation.
Writing down words and signing them and calling it a
Peace League will not change the fact that power would
rest in future in the past with the BIG fleet and the
BIG pocketbook. The League Of Nations would simply
establish simple, smooth, expensive way of EXER-
CISING that power.
Suppose tomorrow England said to Italy, "Vote as
say the League of Nations you get coal for your
factories" What would be Italy's position?
Suppose England said to France "Vote say in the
League of Nations the next time Germany breaks loose
you get help from me- What would be the position
of France?
isn't for however to criticize any league that the
EUROPEANS may choose to establish FOR THEM
SELVES Our business is to STAY OUT OF 1T ALL,
busng ourselves with interesting great League Of
Forty States league well able to take of itself
as long as it minds its own business.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
GOVERNMENTS SALE OF
FOOD SUPPLIES

The War Departments sale OF
food supplies, to be disposed of in
lots of not less than $3.50, is criti-
cised in many directions as giving
no opportunity to people Of small
means to obtain the advantage OF
low prices. The following letter
sums up a feeling that is rather
general on the subject:
1t is obviously advantageous to
the people to be able to buy food
stuffs from the Government, which
is starting sale of surplus prod
ucts.
How many Government workers.
the backbone of the population or
Washington, are able, upon short
notice, to raise $3.50. the minimum
amount that may be purchased.
This sale is for the purpose of re-
ducing the present prices of food
stuffs, according to the advertise
mcnts, but this goal will not be
reached If the minimum purchase
price is not lowered within reach
of the small buye..
The large buyer will naturally re-
sell the goods at a profit.
JOHN II. DODGE.
ARTHUR b. DAKIN,
KENNETH J. FEENEY.
ALiED ]. HURNEY.
EDWARD +. SLATTERf.
WILFRED OFFUTT.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
NO ANALOGY BETWEEN ERIN
AND SOUTH, SAYS GRIFFITH
Acting President Of Ireland Disputes British Claim to
Win United States Sympathv

y
Prime Minister is not Abraham
Lincoln but the Russian Car.
The difficulty of the northeast of
Ireland is a difficulty of England's
making for England's interest. The
recent County council elections have
shown that beyond doubt. or the
supposed six northeastern" coun-
ties, two at the polls have register.
cd allegiance to the republic and all
have elected republican councillors.
The principle of self f-determina-
tion, as laid down by President Will
son and accepted by the english
government In the hour OF Eng
lands impending overthrow, is
principle applicable to nations and
peoples, not to parishes and shires
II Yorkshire or Cheshire sought to
withdraw from the Jurisdiction OF
England, England would rightly
prevent their doing so---they are
an integral part or England and
can have no right to separate them
selves from the English milton.
Each Irish county is an integral
part Of Ireland and can have no
right to separate from the Irish ma
tion as whole.
The premier has stated that he Is
ready to discuss the situation with
Sam Fein or anybody who had
right to speak on behalf OF the Irish
people
II the proposal means that private
conversations" should take place
with English politicians. II has no
meaning for the Irish people. but "
the proposal means the accredited
representatives Of the government
OF Grat Britain are ready to meet
accredited representative Of the
government OF ireland to negotiate
n treaty OF peace between the two
nations, the government Of ireland
will, 1 believe, accept that proposal
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
THE CROWS NEST

AS Governor Cox says he IL for the
League of Lemons from start to fin
ish. it's comforting to a lot of folks
that we won't have one man talking
for 100000 people as the verdict is
handed down.
Even the doctors are giving the
Back to the Farm" movement the
Dawson City stare as we hear that
Millersville. Md. which hasn't a med
ical man within a radius of nine miles
is moving heaven and earth to get
one to settle in its midst.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

Now the question arises as to
just how many "Macs" there are.
Sometime ago a damsel in distress
wrote in because she wanted to
find out the difficulty-such as
paying her car fare or settling the
score for a sundae when she found
she haG forgotten her purse.
One young man, who gives his
name and address, claims he is the
young man with the deep
wrinkle" in his forehead, who
answers, sweetly / hope, to the
name Of Mac" and Frank.
Another who insists he is the
gentleman and who doesn't give
his name and address says he will
meet her at Glen Echo, but that it
will be necessary for her to pick
him out of the crowd because he is
obliged to confess he wouldn't
know her from Adam-or Eve
as in this case seems more appro-
pirate.
Still another letter comes from
a young lady, name Madeline, who
says she has recognized the Frank
in Gwendolyn's letter, and that he
will be at the Lake" to meet her.
I'm not the Sphinx-therefore,
4 leave it to Gwendolyn to decide
which one is her gallant cavalier.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am twenty-seven years old, but
am never taken to be over twenty
four at the most, due to good, regu-
lar living. l am engaged to and
naturally in love with a man of
twenty-three in years but much
older in Enthusiastically as wise as
a man OF thirty. This man is con-
tinually asking me to marry him.
He has gone West for almost a
year, writing me daily. Before he
was called West he pleaded with me
to marry, but thought the separa-
tion was a Good test of his love. He
has made up his mind to co ne here
in September to marry me, but this
difference in our ages Is holding me
off.
am considered very attractive
and have numerous admirers. but
none seem to MI his place.
Do you think IL 3 difference in
our ages may cause unhappiness
later on If we should marry?
KATHERINE J.
IL you are both very much in
love and thoroughly congenial in
every way, do not think there is
enough difference in your ages to
make any trouble. 1t is usually
mistake for q woman to marry a
man even q little younger than
herself since a woman is always
older at given age than a man
is at the same age. The girl of
eighteen, for instance, is fully the
equal of the boy Of twenty-one. 1t
isn't until after forty that a few
years makes any difference at all,
and then three of four years diff
ference will not show If the wom-
an is as you seem to be, wise and
clever and making thc most of her
looks. Take your happiness while
you may. You may. be dead at
forty. Most Of us. you know, wor-
ry about the difficulties of an old
age which never transpires. There
are so many girls who actually
have something to worry about
unpleasant qualities in their sweet
hearts, for instance-that it seems
foolish of you TO be setting up
straw men just because there are
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

Somebody is trying awfully hard to
find n royal helpmeet for Princess
Yolando OF Italy, and as we watch the
effort in progress we can't help but
note that 1t looks as though that same
somebody his been instructed To Tag
Edward OF Wales.
II Sir Thomas lifts the cup there
siu will be the satisfaction that he
can put something real into II as soon
az he gets outside the three-mile
limit.
From the eaEernesa with which the
Bolsheviki snatched at that armistice
Offer from the Poles II would seem
a. though Ivan had been racing after
'em for several days without anything
to cat or drink,
WILLIAM NJ CONRAD.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

representation Tor the people
Of the District of Columbia.
"But the voting right
should be restored to them,"
he declared. "At this time I
favor the election of the mu-
nicipal government of Wash
ington. I cannot say how
much further I may be will
ing to go in the matter Of
District suffrage. On gen.
eral principles all Americans
should have a voice, meaning
the vote, in the selection of
their local government.
II have wondered why the
voting right was discontinued
here. It may have been &C
complished through the influ-
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

For crowd taking orders we have
never heard Of so much back talk as
those bad-acting Teutons are giving
out at Spa.
AS Miss Tucket Tanker hops OFF the
ledge of the Mexico City Cathedral
and goes to destruction on the flag
stones of the plaza below we cannot
help repeating her name and wonder
ing II living up to 1t may have been
the cause of her demise.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

no real complications in your sit
uation.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAN:
I have been going with a young
man for the past year. and he has
always said he cared for me. until
last week he said he was not COM
ing to sec me any more, as ! was
too good for him. | love him dear
ly.
The same thing has happened to
my girl friends, only one was going
with a widower. Do you think n
man should stop going with a girl
just because she is good. and then
be seen out with vamps as these
men have been seen?
THREE LONELY MAIDENS.
One excuse is as good as an
other when q man wants to quit
seeing a girl and you must face the
fact that he is only setting up an
alibi. If men did as they ought to
instead of as they do this world
would be such simple place to
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
ROSENFELD'S PROBLEM.

Answering the problem Of HARRY
ROSENFELD, the majority say that
one number is 45 and the other 80.
That Is solution of lSADORE AL
PIER, FRED T. HAFELfiNGER,
fwho saws one number Is minus 30
and the other plus 45) JOSEPHINE
.CURLEY. Q. f. d, REBECCA kRON-
MAN. and -. Il. A.
ALFRED JACOBS minus 55 and
plus 20.
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As woman be-
comes a knight of
the road, II really
q oes k a =
though g he is
hardly in need OF
a ny protection
from the stronger
sex.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
l|'e1nEARra ran55EErfSk;a
GUM SPOILED HIS DREAMS.

GUM SPOILED HIS DREAMS.
Until / found her chewing gum SO
much l thought
Her cheeks were warm and rosy
Her figure was supreme,
Her lips they rivsled ross buds,
Her skin slabaster cream
But the gum spoiled it all and as
/ look
Her cheeks have too much rouge on.
Her figures on the bum,
Her mug looks like a fsh's beak,
All from chewing gum.
The boys of the Cissel-Saxon Post
NJ the American Legion are "going
over the top" for the big carnival at
Silver Spring, Nd, July 80 and 81.
They will eat cake, too, but they
put all cake-eaters in the shade.
L. R. T.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
She may be a moonshiner's
daughter, but l love her STILL.
LEON GORDON.

The odor at the Tidal Bathing
Beach might be much improved, and
much pleasure afforded, if somebody
can put a stop to the throwing
around of old bait and dead fish. j..
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

~
Ill Minister OF England declared
IL war on Ireland when last
year he attempted by armed force
to prevent the assembly of the
duly elected representatives OF the
people of Ireland, and when
through the mouthpiece of his rep
rcsentative, Lord French, he de-
clared that two hundred thousand
OF the young men and women OF
ireland should be driven out of
their country He now declares
that he is ready to continue the war
for Ave years and suffer a million
casualties. At the end Of such a
hvc years Ireland would still be
Ireland. but tho British Empire
would have gone the way OF the
Austrian Empire.
The attempt of the Prime Min
istcr to draw G analogy between
the case of the Southern states and
ireland shows how desperately
necessary England feels it to be to
stand well with the opinion of
America. There liz no analogy
rhc Southern states formed an
integral part OF one nation and had
never enjoyed separate political
,,istcncc. Ireland md England are
,ificrcnt nations, and Ireland en-
.pN I'd for fourteen hundred years a
separate political existence. That
existence England has for genera
tions attempted to crush by force
OF arms. England ] olds Ireland as
Iussin held poland--not as the
United states held it's constituent
clements. The analogy OF ireland
T. not the southern states but
I.iaEd. The analogy OF England's
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

AS the Polish lcgions come back hot
foot from Russian territory, lot of
us remember that they are not the
first who have gone out TO hunt the
grizzly and hardly before the hunting
was in full swing have suddenly be-
come the hunted.
We always had an idea that the
fez OF tho Turk sat on top of real
ngntcr, hut from all reports of the
Greek advance II surely looks as
though II surmounts real fizz.
Colonel House liz active I'm Demo
cratic politics, according to Who's
Who. but as he roams tho woods OF
London ono must understand that
his democracy is both national and
International
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
SHE. TOO. SUFFERED.

You are lucky, l.. C. b. I had my
mother-in-law father-in-law ana
sister-in-law visit me some time ago,
my first meeting, with them. Here's
hoping it will be the last.
NJ. NJ. A.
Please do not print my full name.
as l carry no insurance policy.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

The bear that
walks like a man
Is once again the
o b &c { of the
w orl d's distin-
guished consider
alton.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

CHARLES H. PECKHAM, now
at Fall River, Mass, sends greetings
''to the old column and the fans
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

There's Jane down In the
Munitions building whose hair Is
natural, allows her ears to show,
and wears skirts like those
worn by women before they
started wearing these ncw-fnng-
led styles. She is less than
twenty-five years Of age and
pretty.
GEOGE L. CROSS.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

I agree with Milo H. The poor
boob who takes a contract to feed
another mans daughter on wages of
less than SO per day has some nerve.
G.. T. B.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
Votes For Washington

Representative James P. Glynn Republican, of Con-
nectcut says his mind is open the matter of national
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

Who remembers the haunted house
on M street, near the B. & O.; the
one-horse, bob-tail street cars run
ming on ribbon rails on H street and
SADIE HOUCK playing short stop
for the Nationals at 10th and S
streets9 Q. f. ID.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

In these days of
armistices we also
hear that Cover
nor Rite h ! c OF
Maryland is seek
ing one for the
present with the
Job hunters.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
WHY SHE'S "TuE BETTER HALF

There never was and never wtll be
a man too good for a good woman.
Hence. in common parlance. a man,
speaking of his wife, says my better
half" Marriage Is n union of two
people and the woman Is by long
odds the better half.
w. p. RYAN.
It's plain enough. \ bachelor NAV
have better quarters" but a married
man has his better half"
NJ NJ.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: /:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am in love with a man ! have
only known a few months, and
know It would break my heart If
really knew he didn't care for me.
/ am a grass widow and have one
child. | haven't laid my eyes on
my husband in the last four years
and a half, and have never been
out with any other man until l met
this one.
was very young when I mar
ried, and thought | knew what real
love was until | met this other
man. ! tell him | love him and he
just laughs at me and says l am
trying to kid him. | know / shall
never love no other but him. l get
so at time l don't want to live any
more. l told him / was sorry /
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

If Luna Park caught fire would
Four Mile run? JED.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
Beatrice Fairfax Writes of the Problems
Especially for Washington Women

ever met him. and he also said at
times he feels the same. Oh, IL I
only had some way to make him
understand that my love is all for
him and no other.
He is always telling me about
some other girl he used to have,
and ii makes me feel very badly.
l have told him several times that
i didn't want him to tell me about
them, as II worries me, and then
he tells me ] don't care II he goes
with some other girl, when l really
do care. PHOEBE.
The great trouble with people in
love, especially women, is that
when they fall into that state they
throw their sense of humor over
board. Try keeping this young
man guessing for a while. Instead
Of throwing yourself at his head.
try sitting back and drawing him
to you. Don't ever tell him that
you love him again until he has
told you that he loves you forty
or fifty times and then be very
sparing of your remarks on the SUBJ
JVSt. nSbudiiy, lUlClcSIS d
very little that woman loves him.
What he's concerned about is
whether or not he loves a woman,
since men are all essential egotists
and love, stripped Of most of its
illusion, is only anpther form Of
egotism. When a man loves you,
that's something all important in
his life. When you love a man
well-that's something for him to
whistle about.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Recently / failsd to wait for the
boy i have been going with, after
promising to wait for him at my
home. He became very angry and
refused to believe that / did not
Intentionally fail to keep my word.
j realize though that | am to blame
and / want to straighten things
out between us, and that is why
appeal to you. I do not know what
to do. do not wish to appear too
sorry or "eat too much humble pie"
and yet | want him to know that
regret my thoughtless actions.
know he has cared n great.deal for
me and l do not want to lose his
affection. BABETTE.
1t is always the province of the
person at fault to make amends.
You can do so without belittling
yourself too much. You wouldn't
have much use for a boy or a man
If he would submit to cavalier
treatment, would you?
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
How nice II is to read letter like
Happy the Married" writes, and to
know that everyone doesn't dis
like married life. ] am just twenty
one and have been married a little
but work in the Government. and
besides this find time. for most OF
my own sewing and our laundry,
nor do consider myself n slave to
my husband. enjoy working and
saving for the home we are PLAN
ming because I love him, and he Is
just a. willing TO do for me. True,
marriage isn't just one long picnic,
but I do think that " both husband
and wife do their very best to make
each other happy they will make
success of II. Anyway, here is one
more who is
HAPPILY MARRIED.
For every little atom Of optimism
on this complicated domestic prob
lem, we give humble and genuine
thanks.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

JAMES McLANE asserts that
RAFFERTY, COLMAN is the best
ticket caller and JOE MEEGAN the
speedicst and most accurate board
operator in Washington. They are
with w. b. HIBBS & co.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

cnce OF private interests and the public utilities in
favor of law that will give the people of Washington the
right of self determination to local affairs
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

There are no
ali b is to be
proven when the
politician talks to
t h c phonograph
record.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
A LADDER PROBLEM.

A LADDER PROBLEM.
A 15-foot ladder is leaning
against a wall. At the bottom
it is held away by a four-foot
pipe. At what height on the
wall does the ladder touch?
FRED T. HAFELFlNGER.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

whether you
consi d er the
League of Ma
tions fro III I h @
melon or lemon
standpoint you
continue to use
the same letters
with the arrange
ment just a bit
changed.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

KENNETH BERGFELD is pref
ty confident that a cows horns are
above and little to the front of her
ears.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
EPITAPHS.
You tell 'em, epitaph, I'm a tomb

This is all we could find
or reckless driving Murray;
He struck a telephone pole.
And left US in hurry.
PERCY w. GREENE.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

A Dutchman, lrishman, and Turk
made bets as to which could stay In
a room longest with n skunk. The
Dutchman had to leave in five min
utes, the Irishman in ten minutes.
The Turk stayed in fifteen minutes
and then the skun came out.
MAX STEARMAN.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

live in that most of us would prob
ably find it decidedly uninterest-
ing. Just put him out Of your
mind as not worth while. The
right man will turn up unexpected
ly one of these days.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

"Razzo Card Sharks" is the proper
name for the bunch at Sixth and l
streets, southwest. B. +. U.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

It's a long time
between bulletins
from Stroudsburg.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
HAPPILY MARRIED.

For every little atom of optimism
on this complicated domestic prob
lem, we give humble and genuine
thanks.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
CONDOLENCES.

CONDOLENCES.
At the Tidal Bathing Beach re-
Gently / was given a check for locker
No. GA NJ. My address is GA NJ
street northwest l. l.. WARTER.
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

But the gum spoiled it all and as
look
The Washington times., 1920-07-26
ny ARTHUR GRIFFITH,
tActing President of the Irish
Republlc.)

NT UBLIN, July 26.-The Prime
Minister OF England declared
IL war on Ireland when last
The Washington times., 1920-07-26

no real complications in your sit
uatiOn
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1920-09-16
RESIGNACE FRANC. PRESIDENTA
BU0E PRY ZCELA JISTE DNES OZNAMENA, JAK
MILE MINISTERSKY PREDSEDA MILLERAND
VRATt Sc DO PARfZE

Paffz Is. zEi. - We zdesch dplomatickych kruzich
koovala dnes zprva president Deshane poda svo
signac jakmile n'insersky pfedseda Merand vra
Pafize po sve konferenc premerem Goltim Aiz-Le-
Bans re narodn shromazd6nf sede Sc We Versailles ku
zvoeni nastupce crcet hodn po oznmeni resgnace
Premier Mlerand uGekavan jest dnes rano lined po-
jede py auomoblem do Ramboulet, kde prime ej presi-
dent oznami sv6 rozhodnut vzdati Sc IRA
du.
jistych kruZich pTevlada vSak min6ni ze nepnde
to tax rychle nebot senat posIanecka nesou
nyni zasedan to deSi cas- nezi molly by byt
svoany vysechnutf poselstv presdentova iimz by
signaci svoji oznaml.
Mezitm mluvi moznych nastupcich Deschanelo-
vych Neidffve spoenuy zraky zem6 mnserskem pred
sedov Mllerandovi ale tyz oznam, zadnych oko-
nos nfad nepriime. Podobne prohlasen ucin dfvejsi
president Poncare Leon Bourgeois ma hodne stoupencd
potickych pate ale dav pry pfednost predsednctvi
nau praci Svazu NarodG pred ufadem presdentskm
Snym kanddaem zda by Charles Jonart drivesi ka-
binetni lfednik dlouhIm rekordem verejne sluzby.
Versailles Is. zarf. Pov6sti re president Deschanel
VIDA sveho Tadu nasledkem chatneho zdravi nabyy
pravdepodobnos pfipravam ez konany isou zdejsim
zamku zasedani narodnho shromazden Vsude zavl-
dla horva cnnos rovn6z hotech zdeisich zamouvany
sou pokoe coz bvva nekamnou pTedzves zasedani ma
rodniho shromazdeni.