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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
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CONGRESSMAN
TabuIate Sentiment Of Law
makers on Questions A.
fecting Salary.

All employees In the Government
service, whether they live In WASH
ington or San Francisco. will soon
know just who are their friends or
enemies In Congress. and they Will
be strongly urged to vote accordingly
at the coming elections.
The National Federation OF Federal
Employees, In Its headquarters at 1928
New York avenue. is busily engaged
at present card-indexlng every Rep
resentative In the Capitol as an i'm
portant part OF the voters infor ma
ton bureau which has been estAb-
lished by the federation.
The sentiment OF Congressman on
the legislative program OF the Fed
eral Employees Union has been care
fully followed. and every vote cast for
or against measures of concern to
Federal employees has been tabulated.
Similar to A. r. l.. Pln.
The union Legislative program, In
GLIDING such Issues as minimum wage,
retirement. and numerous other meas
ures, together with the attitude Of
each Congressman toward the pro-
gram. is being prepared to send
broadcast to the headquarters of the
locals through the United States.
The system being followed by the
national federation Is similar to that
Of the American Federation of Labor
in keeping tab on officials attitude
toward labor.
The employees union will not only
keep it's membership OF nearly 100000
Informed, but will disseminate as well
its voting information to every en-
ploye in the Government service.
Watch New Candidates.
While present Congressman will be
the principal subject of such a list,
new candidates for the office will not
be overlooked. 1t Is planned to sound
out thoroughly each new aspirant to
Congress as to his attitude toward
the Government employe.
The National Federation OF Federal
Employees Is massing its fun strength
to procure a friendly Congress. Not
only will 1t blacklist certain members
of Congress, but every effort will be
made to have every employe in the
Government service exercise his full
voting right.
To encourage voting among nom
resident employees In, Washington. the
federation IL completing data on cleo
ton laws, election dates and other in
formation relative to every State in
the Union which can be handily
gotten by calling at the headquarters
of the federation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
$4,000 PUPILS TO WRITE
ESSAYS ON RECRUITING

More than 10000 children in high
schools and the seventh and eighth
grades OF the public schools, as well
as the private schools and parochial
schools OF the United States, will
write essays on what Are the Bene-
Ats of an Enlistment in the United
states Army" tomorrow.
February 81 Is set for the last day
II the contest. Essays must be only
100 worde. written on one side of the
paper. The army recruiting service
has furnished teachers and pupils
with information on the benefits Of
enlistment. Washington school chill
dren will compete with the children
OF Baltimore for the local prizes, as
the two cities are in the same re-
cruiting district.
The children OF several high
schools were addressed by Capt. Jo-
seph II. Duncan and Sergt. Isaac
Butt, of the recruiting service, yes
ter6sv
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19

Miss Minnie Marshall. 1919 Park
road. arrived home from the hospital
yesterday.
Some time this week she will get
q present Of 800.
II will come from her sister. Miss
Valeria Marshall. and will be the pro-
ceeds of a check mailed Miss Valeria
from The Times. as winner OF LINER
lex No. IL. Her winning line is
printed above.
There's quite a family of the Mar
shalls, and all have been working like
beavers on the limerick contest. The
other day Miss Marshalrs last line
was among the Ave On which the
Judges took their final vote. Her Sis
ter. Mary. and her brother, Elmer,
also have been sending In last lines
that have caused the Judges perplex-
lily. Elmer won limerick prize
years ago. and declars he Is still In
the running; but he was much pleased
had won.
Pleased As q Child.
As for her. although she is a teach
er in the sixth grade Of the Harvey
d. Cooke School. and Is a picture of
occurrences in her class room. she
jumped up and down like a little girl
when told of the award.
"Goody. goody, good: what a pres
emit for Minnie" was the first thing
Miss Marshall said, indicating that
there isn't much Jealousy In the
Marshall family. even II only one Of
them could get the hundred dollars.
Miss Marshall Is practically q Wash
ington girl. although she was born
In Pennsylvania. Coming to WASH
ington at an early age, she passed
Though the District graded schools.
graduating from the Central High
School and later from the Washington
Normal. thus qualifying for the pro-
<ession of teacher.
Miss Marshall. like most citizens
of Washington, has been intensely
interested in The Times Limerick
contest from the start. and has been
consistently in the running. finish
ing fourth on Limerick No. Z. She
has never written for publication.
and. as with be noted, the profession
ais are not carrying of all the hon
ors in this contest.
Contestants UnknOwn to Judges.
A lot of letters come to the Liner
lex Editor and to the judges init
mating that they hAye some means
of knowing who has written the
limerick lines on which they pass
judgment.
One Of the judges got a letter yes
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
SOCIAL WORK HEADS
RAP INVESTIGATION
Capt. Peyser and Rabbi Simon
Speak At Central Labor
Union Meeting.

Amusement at Washington's atti-
tude toward money drives was ex-
pressed, and open criticism was made
Of the Washington Chamber Of Com
merce and the Board of Trade by
speakers at a mass meeting OF the
Central Labor Union in the Central
High School library last night.
The meeting was a step in the in
vestigation of the activities of the
Community Service, Inc. Upon invi-
tation OF the Central Labor Union,
representatives OF the service pre-
scented their position.
Capt. Julius Peyser strongly de-
,nounced the Chamber OF Commerce
and the Board OF Trade for their ac-
tivity in the investigation, and inti-
mated that the men appointed to the
Joint investigating committee Of the
organizations were mot representa-
tive business men,"
Asks "Real Investisation.-
After declaring that the Community
Service wanted the real business In
terests OF Washington to give to
maintain the community spirit in
Washington" Captain Peyser stated:
"Men who give money should in
group Of men who will not be reas-
oned with. There must be some
reason why men who are engaged In
the many activities OF life should In
yestigate a thing they know all
about"
Captain Peyser stated in answering
the charges that the Community Serv-
ice was overlapping the work Of the
community centers, that IF ANYBODY
knows anything about the Chamber
of Commerce, Board OF Trade, and the
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation. they know that these bodies
overlap daily.
"If the Chamber OF Commerce
wants to do the work OF the Com
munity Service, well and good. II
the District Commissioner want to
do Il, well and good. We are not
welded to IT," strongly declared Rabbi
Abram Simon, who added that he was
surprised ut Washington's attitude
regarding the money drive, while
sixty other American cities had re-
sponded to the appeal of the Commun-
ity Service.
Rabbi Simon criticised the Chamber
OF Commerce in the matter OF the
Travellers Aid Station, which the
Community Service maintains Mt
Union Station, and after telling OF the
Community Service outlay of money
in this particular work and the IA.
vorabIe report made to the chamber,
he concluded:
80 the Chamber of Commerce gets
all the credit and we have borne the
erren-~-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19

terday asking for favoritism in the
writer's favor. III this Judge could
see the names on the lines submitted
barred. The Judge was very angry
over the incident.
Two or three persons have written
asking why all the prizes go to
Washington people. As a matter of
fact, one of the first prizes went to
Mrs. j. f. Mcpherson. of Leesburg.
Va.
There isn't any restriction on the
contest, the printed rules being OBJ
served, except that the winner shall
submit what appeals to the judges as
the best limerick last line. And the
judges are doing all that can be ex-
pected OF mere mortals.
Sugar Theme second.
Miss Marshalrs closest contestant
in the No. II contest was Alan NJ.
Kaufman, 131624 Seventh street
who w. ote: But sugar Is
20 cents still" Next came Orville d.
Mitchell, 1920 Park place. who wrote:
Its action we want. not a bill"
Mrs. James o. Bouton, 2IO6 Twen-
ty-fourth street northeast. wrote:
THE press Is the agent that. will" a
line that got fourth place.
Mrs. Helen G. Moss, the Cordova,
was fifth in the voting. Had she.w
she would have raised the price of
American literature to 1898 n word,
for her patriotic line had only three
words, american character will"
Limerick No. IS and rules OF the
contest will be found on this page.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
ONLY SIX NEW CASES OF
INFLUENZA REPORTED

Only six new cases OF influenza
were reported to the District Health
Department today. Four deaths were
listed from this disease and two from
pneumonia.
The deaths reported today follow:
Influenza-Fannie Beal1. 2s years old.
st. Elizabeth Hospital; Willie Pilkon-
ton, 10 years, National Training
School for Boys; Edgar w. Ferry,
years. 1865 Irving street northwest;
James w. Kerr, 4 years, 300 Thir-
teenth street northwest
neumonia--Isabelle NJ. Moore, ~
years, 230S G street northwest; Lewis
r. oliver, Is years, s12 X street south
east.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19

T. The Times is publishing series Of daily neop ssUt
Lmecs and 800 will be paid for the best last hne sem
in by reader completing any Limerick IN the evem o.
more than person sending in the same pest last e'
similar prizes will be awarded.
2 No is barred from participating except employees OF
The Times and their families who are absolutely pared no
may send In more than best last line 10 eacn
Limerick.
s. The blank printed herewith for the convenience OF
the readers and the Editors Its requested but not re-
qured.
4. Each Limerick appearing in The Times will have
number and the "beSt last ne must be sent in sealed
envelope by mail addressed to "The Times Limerick De.
paent" Washington D. On the outside of each enve:
lone containing best last lne be written printed
limerick No." This is most important
s. All "best last lnes must be received by the Limerick
Department by O'Clock four days after puohcaoh
Announcement of each award will be made IN Inc 'e> o"
week after publication of each Limerick
6. The Times the right to make any change IN
or addition to these rules that may be deemed necessary TOT
fairly and properly conducting the proposition and the ae
cison of the Times Limerick Editor any question winch
may arise will be absolutely final and the entering OF
participant is complete acceptance OF all condiuon ana
regulations made or to be made.
(The best last ne is that which considered most mer
torious and appropriate by The Times Limerick fdtor'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
80 DAYS FOR TAPPING
HIS WIFE WITH HAMMER

After throwing an iron at his wife
and missing, Samuel Smith. colorod.
took hammer and gaze her "a
good wailop." II was revealed In Fo-
lice Court today. Sam was sentenced
TO ninety days in jail for assault.
"Jedge, my wife said something I
didn't like, but I didn't mean her no
harm" said Sam hopefully.
"Just because your wife said some.
thing you didn't like, you whaled n
flat iron Mt her. and when you missed
YOU struck her with a hammer You
didn't mean to hurt her? IL you
had, what would you have used, a
cannor7" sstsd Judge NcNshor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
CABINET SULKY
over PAY DATA
Members Decline to Make Sug.
gestions to Congressional Re-
classification Commission.

Cabinet officers have declined Il
make recommendations on salaries o,
employees of their respective depart.
ments TO the Congressional Joint Com
mission on Rehabilitation Of Salaries
II was learned this morning.
Some time ago the reciassincatiof
commission addressed a communica.
ton to each Cabinet member askinI
Tor opinions on salaries. Today re
plies were received in which each
Official declared that he had nothing
to say.
Several OF the replies Indicated sat.
isfaction in the manner in which the
rehabilitation commission was pro
crossing with it's work. and declared
That any recommendations, which the
commission might make to Congress
should prove satisfactory.
Call Comment Unnecessary.
1t was stated that 1t was scarcely
necessary for Cabinet officers Il
luther comment on the salary survey
since the commission had already con
suited with the employees and execu-
tives In the various departments.
From the beginning the reclassifl.
cation commission has been following
the policy of giving every person con.
cerned his day in court" Everyone
was given q chance to express his
views from the lowest paid employe
to the highest official. Because OF
such a policy the Cabinet also wa
given an opportunity to add its
opinions.
While the replies of the Cabinet
members did not express any an
tagonism toward Redistribution, theii
failure to make some specific comment
Is interpreted in some quarters a.
passing the buck to the commits
sion.
Thought to Favor Raises.
Individually some Cabinet members
have gone to Congress to ask Tor
salary increases for their depart
ments. Because of the attitude OF
Congress toward requests for salary
increases recently have been the aig-
nal for fight, SO it is believed THAT
the Cabinet, because Of its posit son.
feels that the less said about the
subject the better.
That perhaps the entire Cabinet be
lieves that Government employees
should be better paid not, only has
been indicated by such individual ef-
forts to procure increases, but several
OF the officials expressed as much
in their replies to the reciassification
commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
One MAIL DELIVERY ON
WASHINCTON'S BIRTHD ~

Delivery OF mail on Monday, wash
ington's birthday anniversart, will
be restricted to ono delivery In the
morning, at 1880 o'clock, according
to an announcement today at the
Postoffice.
Collections will be made as fol-
lows: Business district, Mt and IL
o'clock p. M: residential sections, 4
and 1880 D. m; Georgetown, 4 and
10 y. m; Anacostia, Brookland
Chevy Chase and Takoma Park. 4
n. ~.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
The
Winner
Of
Limerick No. IL
The lawmakers up on the bill
Are grinding away like a mill,
As i legislation
Would rescue the nation,
While that is the principal ILL.,

Beginning with limerick Ne.
II. all Iiaerteks MUST have the
sunSer on the outside Of the en-
veIspe 20 be considered. This r.
Aecesssry q relieve the force
handbag the limerick nall.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19
PULLMAN IS BETTER.

A 1.gi' movement was report
cd at aeon today I'm the condition OF
Majo. Nay.6lrd w. Pullman. super
intenf.lt ~ police, who has been
Nritic.N'y "a OF his home, suffering
from dnuei", pneumonia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-02-19

The fun text Of the new DISTRICT Of Co
umbis Rent Law, with explanatory
notes by the Real Estate Editor Of The
Times. has been printed In convenient
booklet form. A free copy is yours for
the asking at the counter Of The Wash
ington Times
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11
Bird club
N otes

When darkness begins to fall and
the most of our birds retire for the
night the owl comes forth from
some obscure place where he has
spent the day in sleep and hurries
out upon his foraging expedition.
He Is voracious eater, always
hungry and as the tired farmer
sleeps, this bird creates havoc
among the rats, field mice, gophers,
chlpmunks, weasels and other var
minis which come forth on ma
rauding expeditions. He continues
to Stay these rodents until the sun
light appears, binding his eyes,
when he quickly seeks cover.
The eyes of the owl are remark
ably developed and are keenest in
hours of darkness when harmful
rodents are most active. He can
see to strike the tiniest mouse in
the darkness
Owls are the natural check upon
the boards of rats and multitudes
LOT harmful rodents which cause 50
much loss to farmers and are of in
estimable value to agriculture.
Although the hand of man has
been raised against this bird for
centuries it would he hard to find
more useful bird than the owl.
I Birds are not considered burrow-
ing animals. We look up in the
! ar, the treetops and sometimes on
the ground but we do not expect
to see them living in the ground,
There is a bird though, the putin
which digs holes in the ground
with its beak Ind makes lis home
IN the cavity it makes.
The putin is less than a foot
high with a large and powerful
beak. Sometimes it digs hole as
much as four feet deep for its
home. To get putin one must
dig for it and as the bird is a
fighter and bites and claws fercely
it is quite a job to capture it, 1t
lives usually in lonely places where
there is not so much danger of be-.
ing molested,
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11
For the Country Garage

The motorist who has had even
a season or so of experience knows
we'll that he never will know when
or where trouble is going to strike.
1t may be from no apparent fault
OF his car-just his day to have
trouble, that's all, or at least so it
seems when the momentary hard
luck comes.
1t is this seeming idosyncrasy that
makes il a tremendous relief to
find a Well-equipped garage along
the way, just where it will do the
most good, in those times when
something has gone wrong and "a
Teller needs a friend
One thing that is essential to the
Weli-equlpped garage in any locality
Is electricity, for light, power and
battery charging and, with the de-
velopment of the individual electric
light and power plants, garage own
ers IN the remoter districts are find
ing the way to enlarged possibilities
Tor service and increased opportun-
lty for making money.
There is no way OF lighting a
garage after night equal to electric
lights. There is no trouble lamp as
good as the electric bulb on the end
OF an extension cord, with plenty of
room to carry it around and under
and behind and so get good strong
light just where it is needed.
One of these electric plants that
VIII run motors, say up to half
horsepower, will take care of much
OF the light machinery in use about
the gaiage--air compressor, lathe,
drlll press and 50 ON. The power is
available at the turn of switch.
more satisfactory arrangement
than to depend upon gasoline en-
CINE.
a most satisfactory feature 81
electric service for the garage is the
charging of automobile storage bat
terles. This can be accomplished
with the independent electric plants.
The writer recently saw sixteen six
volt storage batteries in process of
being charged by one of these cleo
trlc plants. Many garage owners
add considerable to their monthly
revenue by pushing this feature of
their service.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11
Soft Molasses Cookies


Add Ii teaspoons soda to cup
molasses and beat well. Add / cup
sour milk and ] cup melted fat.
Silt cup flour with ? teaspoons
salt and beat into the liquid in
gradients. Add sufficient sifted
flour to make a dough that will
drop from spoon. Set in ice box
oyer night or several hours. Then
turn out on lightly Toured board
and roll gently about ! inch thick.
Cut out and bake in moderate
oven.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11

The custom of wearing the en-
gagement or wedding ring upon the
fourth finger originated in an ancient
belief that nerve or vein connects
this finger directly with the heart.
a latin writer, who learned it from
an Egyptian priest, wrote that be-
cause of this nerve the newly be-
trothed places the ring upon this
finger of his beloved as though it
were a representation of the heart.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11

designate themselves as democrats
and republicans
81 don't quite see where you get
that generosity idea" said the
somewhat rugged person.
Il ann surprised that you should
fail to note how industriously each
party points out to the other exact
ly where it is making its most seri-
Gus Mistakes
There were watermlllion
A-growlng on a vine,
And there were apickaninny
A-watching it all the time.
And when that watermillion
Were a-ripening in the sun,
And the stripes along it's jacket
Were coming one by one.
That pickaninny hooked it,
And toted it away,
And ate that watermillion
Within single day.
He ate the rind and pieces
And finished it with vim,
And then that watermillion
just up and finished him.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11

10 remove wall paper wet it all
over with thin paste made of
flour and water. When dry the
paper will shrink and you can pull
it off in strips.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1920-11-11

boy took the car to Atlantic and
4 traded it to an automobile dealer.
| Geo. 2. Gerlock of Cumberland
had an arm broken and deep
cash cut in his forehead when the
mule team he was driving jumped
and threw him from the wagon.
The cash in his forehead necessitat-
ed several stitches to close.
The kimballton post of the Amer
lean Legion has changed it's name
to ''The Frede Missager Post" in
honor of its first finance officer,
Frede Missager, deceased. The
post has received its chaster with
/ the new name.
Guthrie Center is having trouble
with It's light service owing to boys
who have been amusing themselves
by shooting at the insulators from
the high line. Efforts are being
made to spot the miscreants.
The Independent school district
OF GrlsWold !! as purchased an addi-
tlonal property near the high school
building which will be used for the
manual training classes and the
room now used for manual train.
ing will be seated to relieve the
crowded condition of the school
The board is also considering the
purchase OF other property near to
add to the playground.
/ The Elks lodge of Atlantic
bought a 600 pound three year old
elk OF John Neifert near Casey and
had a feast OF venison recently
Nelfert has herd of ID deer and
this buck developed such Quarrel
some disposition of late that for the
safety of the herd his owner sold
him. The meat formed the feature
OF banquet, and the carcass will
be mounted for the club house.
Five boys of the vicinity of Dcd-
ham have met several times
this year with specialist Galloway
from the Farm Bureau arrange.
ment OF the Extension Department
at Ames, and together with their
fathers have been keeping business
records OF their farming operations.
The boys are very much interested
in the work. This is the first time
IN the history of the country that
such u club has been worked out.
John Herstein, farmer of Cass
county was severely bruised few
DAYS ago when he was nearly drawn
INTO a grain elevator when dump
ing a load of corn. He was CAUGHT
by the tumbling rod and if his cloth
ing had not given way he would
have been drawn in the machinery
When ne was released nearly all his
clothing was wrapped around the
rod. Even his sox were torn from
his feet. He had some severe
bruises but escaped serious injury.