The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-25
Peoples Day In Court
What Folks Are Thinking About, as Reiec
It. Their Letters.

What is the public thinking about?" is question
that bothers politicians theatrical managers. editors and
others.
Those whose work directly with the interest OF the
people try to follow the public mind you want to know
what the public thinks and what It wants. 60 vaudeville
show and note the lines and situations that bring forth the
greatest applause
Another way is to read the letters written to editors
Part of todays mail may furnish interesting example OF
what folks talking thinking and writing about these
days.
carefully typewriter letter comes from gentleman
asking soldier bonus, who signs himself Cob, also g1v
ing his RICH: name and address. He says:
Incident to being in the service am about four
hundred dollars in the hole. How many Congressman
are financially in the hole? While Congressman salt
down their investments and their salary have to be
satisfied with q mere existence until up
enough money, out Of salary Of Government clerk
pay up my debts that accrued during my service in
the military branch.
This man is partly right He is justified in his desire
for bonus other form of remuneration for the
work done by soldiers who gave up jobs and salaries to
to war is wrong in his ntimation that paying
Congressman too much.
member of the House gets salary of $500 year.
which isn't enough to attract of the cber that we
need in the National Legislature
The really big that serving in Capitol
Washington High School student who lives at River
dale, Md, believes that Lincoln should be highly hon
ored Washington and suggests that such not the case
here in the Nations Capital He writes
During the three years have lived in Washington
have noticed that the Capital City does not celebrate
Lncolns birthday it should All the city, in the
schools and everywhere the chief holiday to be
Washington's birthday. Lincoln seems TO be almost
forgotten It is not that trying to belttle Wash
ngton for he great man, but think that Abra-
ham Lincoln equally great and this is the Capt.
tai of the United States should think that the
of that great American would be honored by the
people of Washington than by those Of any other city
in the country
letter from J. w. Cliff, who wants more daylight
than allowed under recent Congressional action repeating
the daylight saving schedule says:
If the people Of Washington to enjoy the early
hours of the day during the spring and months
through daylight saving laws would appear that
one ought to start movement Immediately to have
Congress provide for change in time locally during
these months We certainly should follow the lead of
New York and Philadelphia which, understand have
local ordinances changing the time. feel sure that
majority of people in the District would favor such
change of time and benefited by the saving SEIZED
ule during the last year.
Another letter is from World War veteran who says:
An article published in The Times few days
ago setting forth the fact that the Government intended
open up two irrigation projects located in the States
of Wyoming and Nebraska-the Shoshone project on
March 49, 1920 and the North Platte March g. 1920
and that Congress had passed joint resolution provid
ing that for period of two officers soldiers sail
marines who have served in the army navy of
the United States in the with Germany, etc., shall
have preferred entry under the Homestead desert
land laws for period of not less than sixty days
l. and know that several other World War vet
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