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The Washington times., 1921-03-01
ScandaIOus Waste of the
PEOPLES Money Must Stop
rHE Administration claims that


bankrupts on the worthless security
of their promises to pay, because the
Congress had authorized such loans
to governments that were at war
with enemies of the United States.
4. The intention of the Congress, of
course, was TO FINANCE THE
ACTUAL MILITARY AND
! NAVAL PREPARATIONS of any
government that was ready to give
military or naval help in making
war upon the Central empires aud
their allies, Bulgaria and Turkey.
The language of the enabling act
makes that point as plain as day
light.
: Whenever, therefore, Mr.. Wilson
directed or permitted the Secretary
of the Treasury to loan the public
funds to governments that were not
actually waging war upon enemies
of the United States, both he and
the Secretary presumptuously and
unlawfully abused power of their
offices.
There are numbers of bank presi-
dents and cashiers in the peni-
tentiaries for precisely similar
abuses of trust, in making insecure
and unauthorized loans Of the stock
holders and depositors' money.
You citizens are stockholders in
the great corporation of our Govern
ment, and it is your trust funds
which are being recklessly squan-
dered.
Take the case of Poland, for in
stance. The government of Poland
made no war upon enemies of the
United States. When the govern
ment of Poland was subsidized with
our public money, the only fighting
it had done was with Russia, Lithu-
ania, Czechoslovakia, Ruthenia and
the unhappy Jews, who were pill
aged and massacred to make mill
tary holidays.
Yet the records of the Treasury
show that this factious, turbulent
and irresponsible government at
Warsaw has obtained over one hun
bred million dollars in cash and sup
plies from Mr.. Wilson's Admins
tration.
That means an average Of FIVE
dollars from each American family
including Jews, who thus help to
finance the pillage and murder of
their fellow religionists in Poland.
Take the case of Czechoslovakia.
That government did not exist dur
ing the war. Consequently it could
not and did not make war upon the
enemies of the United States. So
the Administration had no authority
to give a dollar to this heterogene-
GUS, stupidity constructed and totter-
ing government.
Yet the government of Czecho-
slovakia has obtained from the Will
son Administration nearly ninety
million dollars in cash, credits and
supplies.
This makes another five-dollar tax
on every white family in our coun-
try. And among the twenty-odd mil
hon white families in our country,
not twenty thousand had ever heard
of Czechoslovakia four years ago,
and not one thousand know or care
what kind of a government it has or
by what name it is called.
The real truth is that this insig-
nificant state is composed Of one
half Czechs and one-half sub
;u0ated and Disseminated Germans.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
THE BINDER PROBLEM.

FRED T. HAFELFINGER insists
that his answer of 1O,176 feet in the
binder problem was correct, and
FREDS mighty good math. Two
other maths agreed on 10,112 feet.
e. M. II. is just as positive that
binder No. l cut 5.l20 square feet
more than No. 2.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01


President nor the Secretary of the
Treasury had any legal warrant for
this waste of your money.
Take the case of Cuba. co.,
When did Cuba make war upon
the enemies of the United Statesi
When did the Cuban navy sail for
European watersi
When did the Cuban army arrive
in Europei
Yet Cuba got its share while the
Wilson Administration was throw
ing our public money into out
stretched hats.
The records show that the Cuban
government was given $9,50O,OOO
from our public funds, for which we
have .Cuba's paper obligation.
The only warlike activity which
Cuba displayed to ordinary eyes was
heroic stand in favor of charging
the American people and the people
of the allied nations unprecedented
and exorbitant prices for the Cuban
sugar crop.
Yet after you folks had paid your
share of Cuban extortion every time
the family table was set, the Wilson
Administration proceeded to show
its admiration for this remarkable
military assistance by bestowing
upon the Cuban government nearly
ten million dollars Of our public
funds.
You might think this over the
next time you sweeten your coffee
and when the tax collector comes
for YOUR share of this Cuban loan.
Take the case of Liberia.
Do you know where Liberia is,
and what it isl
Most Americans don 't-and it is
no sign of ignorance that they don't.
This absurd negro "republic" on
the west coast of Africa has mulat-
to population of about 10000, an I'M
civilized native tribal population of
about 100000, which does not
recognize nor submit in any way to
the mulatto government. The Lii
berian "army" is nonexistent. The
Liberian navy consists of one small
gunboat, run by an Englishman for
what pay he can get. The revenues
of this negro "republic" total about
100000 a year-some cash, more of
it worthless and uncollectible book
accounts.
You can imagine the powerful
military and naval aid given to US
by this noble republic in our war
upon Germany.
Yet the Wilson Administration
had already paid part, and was pre-
pairing to pay the rest, Of "loan"
of several million dollars to this
nondescript and irresponsible West
African negro government, when
Mr.. Hearst in his capacity as citizen
of the United States brought suit
in prevention.
The Administration furthermore
actually paid the expenses of dele
cation from this negro republic"
to Paris, in order that Mr.. Wilson
might have another signatory men,
Der of his League of Nations.
The total of all the loans, legal
and illegal, made to foreign bank
rupts who will probably never pay
back dollar is ten billions.
And it may help you to under
stand better the largeness of Mr..
Wilson'S iberality with your public
money to tell you that the whole
cost of our Government, in peace
and in war, from the day George
Washington became commander-in-
chief of the Colonial army until the
day Woodrow Wilson took his seat
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
LISPING.

Thomc folks thay Iisthp,
But then / don't pertheive IT
Justh listen while cali the cat:
Here pusthy! pusthyi pusthyl pusthyf
Now then I don't listhp.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
A RUSTIC JOKE.

The stingy farmer was scoffng the
hired man for extravaganza in car
rying a lantern when he went to
call on his best girl.
when / was courting." said the
farmer, II never carried a lantern
1 went in the dark"
Eyes" said the hired man. sadly
look what you got"
L M. A. MUTT.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
Florida avenue shoe shop
sign: I'm here to save soles."
II. w. H
Is 1T NATURE,s FAULT


Half the people OF the United
States live in towns and cities be-
cause nature. though wonderful, Is
not equipped with all the modern
conveniences. EAMoN 8.
(The chief reason seems to be
that country life is without movies
and the eight-hour scheme OF work.
Many people can very willingly go
without bath-tub wash, but must
have amusement in some form.)
when the donkey saw the zebra
lie began to switch his tail.
well, I declare" said he,
There's a mule that's been In jail
TOM H.
DEBS is the luckiest Of the Presi-
Dental candidates. He doesn't have
to move March 4. IONA STILL.
QUERIES AND ANSWERS.
q. what burns TO keep a secret7
A. Sealing wax.
O. What was the favorite song OF
Adam
A. There's only one girl In this
.~orid for ma PEGGY.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
WHY MARY WAS BRAVE.

He-Mary was very brave at the
dance last night She was the only
girl who kept her seat and remained
cool when a mouse appeared.
She-Shux! That wasn't bravery.
Mary told me afterward that she had
on her old stockings. STOGIE.
The high sign for the nuts April 1,
proposed by HARPER'S FERRY.
would not be suitable for one-armed
people. Otherwise it's all right. But
let's hear from the fans about a sim
pie but snappy high sign.
PEANUTS.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
UNGROWING NAILS.

Will some of the fans tell me
q remedy for bad ingrowing toe
nails? ELK.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01

1t works 65 muscles to frown.
But only 16 to smile. Don't
overwork. r u. SMILINGf
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
the cream off the contributions.
MILO III.

I'VE owe a great deal to chemistry"
Eyes. indeed, many of our blondes,
for instance" HARDWARE JAKE.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01

G. MANNAKEE suggests that
spring may bring along some new
dances, crazier than the hop, the
toddle and others. He thinks that
some of the dance masters might get
up the "F street pout."
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
Whenever I see chorus OWL
Nth ne,o Hudson seal coat, tfs
none Of my business.
w. WALTER.
THE ORIGINAL DRAFT DODGER.

THE ORIGINAL DRAFT DODGER-
The fellow who, on retiring.
closes every window alright and
then winds up by hiding his head
under the blanket
FRED vETTER-
suggest this for the head OF the
@. o. c.:
GOOD is NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
THE BEST is NONE TOO GOOD.
HUGO II. SCHMIDT.
CHUBBY.
when prehistoric husbands found
Their wives declined to cook the grub.
They took the law into their hands
And used A CLUB.
And so when modern husbands and
Their wives won't cook or sew or scruA.
They do as their forebears of yors
And use THE CLUB
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
HE WANTS HIS SUFFER-.

Dear Old Bill: I've got Just one
favor to ask. Can't you take .
vacation for one night 50 / can
get a decent supper? Ny wife
is a perfect crank on II and s.
The result is that although
good cook, she often burns my
supper or doesn't get II at all
OLD LONESOME
Now, "Old Lonesome" everybody
knows that ii and s is mighty in
but other men write that
it makes their wives so happy that
they go about the cooking OF dinner
and Homework with songs and gvod
cheer and have the best sort Of meals.
You must admit that any column
which conduces to smiles and hap
piness makes better wives, husbands
and children.)
The Washington times., 1921-03-01

Why do we say, Put on our
shoes and stockings?" when we
always put on our stockings
first? ITlSI.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01

The saddest codicil in the
will OF the late demoparty
Is that the estate will be
divided among hostile
strangers. The Repubs in
herit the mandatory over
the Turkish rug industry.
the high cost OF dyspepsia
problem and all the others
that help to make politics
what II is but shouldn't be.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
THE POETIC RIDDLE.

The answer to the recent poetic
riddle of MASON W WINTERS is
a RIVER Many give 1t, including
DIME" TOUT" l.. f., 1. E H.
MARGIE, w. d. PAYNE. +. +. j., S. L.
s., and ALETE.
The answer to the riddle of WARD
MAN PARK is a THIMBLE. w. d.
PAYNE and S. L. S. gave the answer
as a wedding ring.
One night . Russian named Blatchky
In his house a robber did catchky.
lie ssid with a grinsky,
How did you get insky7N
'Oh," said the thief. with a latchky."
There was . young fellow named Matt
who sang every night in his dat
One night, II Is said.
He was hit on the head
BY q brick that was meant for q cat
NJ PEARSON
The Washington times., 1921-03-01
;1EARl, nS5EENA
THE TRUE H. AND s. SPIRIT.

THE TRUE H. AND 8. SPIRIT.
DEAR BILL: j am going to keep
right on sending in things to H. and
s. As usual some of them wiz per-
haps be unsuita Bile, most Of them will
be brief. but all OF them will be orig
inal and written in a spirit OF entire
friendliness and good will toward all.
1 expect you to print only the things
you like, and these only when you can
do In FAIRNESS to the other con-
tribs who send In good stun.
FRED j. SCHWAB-
A wishbone is useless without a
backbone to support it. o. G.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01

Everything Is In readi-
ness for the big day. Even
II there Is going to be no
parade. the hootch hooters
and picket-pockers guaran-
tee to mako the tourists
think they saw ona
The Washington times., 1921-03-01

The pocket-dippers didn't
bother the statues OF ia
nous admirals, having
spfained their wrists on
sailors during the war.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01

Among the prominent
statues that had their
pockets taxed by the wallet
spectators were Generals
Sheridan, Sherman, Wash
ington, and Jackson.
The Washington times., 1921-03-01

Weather conditions are
ideal for the postponed in
augural parade. Bootleg
gers and peasants are hob
nobbing on the boulevards.
The d. C. bootie had a
choice brand of Lucretia
Borgia perfume that makes
a man see spotted Fords
They don't say Here's
looking at you." in wash
ington. They buzz. Here's
lastlooking at you"
The grammar Is insidious
but correct 1t is your last
look. But then, there amt
going to be no parade, so
what good is eyesight7
Eight excursion trains
loaded with pocketpickers
arrived last night. They
Immediately dispersed and
started to practice on the
many statues that adorn
washington's parks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30
CLOSER UNION OF
LATIN NATIONS
in WEST DESIRED
South American Republic Urged
To Draw Closer Together In
the Future

Lima, Sept. 29.-A cordial rap
proachment between the civilized peo-
pies of the southern half of the New
World is the urgent and immediate
need of today, said president A. B.
Legula, speaking at the opening of
the Simon Bolivar Museum, one of the
features of the centennial celebra-
tions. The museum building, the
president recalled, was the same in
which Bolivar, liberator of the north
ern republics of South America from
Spanish rule, drew up the invitation
and bases for the congress of Amer
lean republics and conceived, more
than century ago, the idea for a
society OF nations to serve as a
council in great quarrels and a point
OF contact in case of common dan
gers
Such was Bolivar's thought. a
thought which here took shape and
found happy expression continued
the president. "A century has passed
and events have proved for us that
the talented liberator was right and
foresaw future storms. My govern
ment is therefore of the opinion that
this occasion and this spot are fit
ting to once more proclaim, after the
lapse of years, the need for a frater-
nal union-vigorous and sincere-be-
tween the peoples descended from the
same generous trunk and their union,
further, with all the other peoples of
America"
A new antichthonic league, (com-
DOSed of naonIa of ono bon,icnbaroN
the president said, will unauestion-
ably be the opus which the future
conceals from us enshrouded in it's
impenetrable shadows. But that
which today is pressing, the urgent
and immediate need is a cordial rap
proachment between the peoples of
this hemisphere and that an effective
deed of restriction shall extinguish
on American soil all intentions of and
attempts at conquest
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30
What Is George AIDE?

was surprised to see my name on the
front cover as | had told the editor
that wasn't necessary.
So far | been referring to what this
man AIDE wrote as an article as that
is the way the Kansas City man re-
ferred to it in his letter but in reality
what it should ought to be called is
a dirge. | have talked to several peo-
pie that started it and not one of
them but what broke down and cried
before they was half way through it
though the guy is suppose to be a hui
morist writer and the article was
suppose to be humorist article. The
editor of the magazine probably asked
him to set down and write something
comical about the joys of being a
bachelor so he set down and tried to
think of all the fun he can have which
married man can't have, namely,
married man can't never know the
thrill of laying awake nights trying
to visualize their own funeral How
is that for a comical idear for
humorist writer and no wonder he
tloped.
REBUTTAL
won't waste no more time quot
ing from the article only to say that
they'S one place where he tries to
put on bold front and says that
what keeps a bachelor from being
miserable is frequent conversations
with married men, meaning that
married men tell him they are even
more miserable than he is. Well
friends | am a married man and |
have had conversations with this man
and / would like to see the man mar
ried or single talking to this man AIDE
that can talk fast enough to get in
syllable word like miserable.
AS for his funeral it may not be
generally known that that event was
| scheduled for this last May and
would of took place as per schedule
only for a careless caddy. We was
wood. N. ]. and this man horned into
it and made a 5th and the other boys
didn't have nerve to tell him he was
! not wanted so finely | had a clean
shot at him with brassey as he was
standing about 23 it. behind me and
off to one side which is right in my
line of flight and | made a perfect
shot but a fat caddy got his stomach
in the way and DETECTED the ball so
all it done to this Mr.. AIDE was sock
him in the appendix and kind of dou-
BILE him up. don't generally miss with
brassey at that distants and you
can bet your life l won't miss the
next time | get a chance which |
hope it will be on his own course at
Brook where they can leave him lay
and call him a hazard.
Ring w. Lardner.
Great Neck, Sept. 30.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30
INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT A RARE METAL

Twenty-three years ago, piece of
ore lay on the desk of Henri Bac-
querel, an eminent French scientist.
This particular piece of ore was val
ued least of all his specimens. BY
chance he placed over it an undevel-
oped Photographic plate. This plate
saw what human eyes had never per-
ceived, the rays that emanate from
radium. AS the rays remained on
the plate, it was found logged when
developed.
This discovery thrilled the world
Scientists then proceeded with the at
tempt of liberating the unknown ele-
ment from the ore. Two years later
Nine Curie, a French woman, and her
husband succeeded in doing so.
Carnotite ore, from which we de-
rive the radium used today, is mined
in very inaccessible regions in Colo
RADIO. Being no water in these parts
that which is used by the miners
must be carried many miles by a
burro train. This ore is then taken
to Orange, N. j., and Pittsburg, Pa.
where it is refined. The cost of con-
veying the equipment, chemicals and
water, forces us to abandon the idea
of refining the ore in Colorado
To produce between five and seven
milligrams of radium, necessitates
the combining of sixty tons of water
six tons of chemicals, acids and al
kalis, with each ton or ore.
The process consists of eight major
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30
CATTLEMEN WILLING
TO HELP PAY EXPENSES
OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION

DeFuniak Springs, Sept. 3O.-Some
of the local cattlemen, who are handi-
capped on account of ticks, have ex.
pressed themselves as willing to pay
the salary and expenses of the Walton
county representative if that policy
is pursued in other counties in order
to get special session of the legis.
lature to pass statewide tick erad-
ication law.
1t is understood here that cattlemen
in other counties have agreed to this
plan also. They have consulted with
DR.. Raborn, who has agreed to write
the governor urging the special ses
sion for this purpose.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30

operations, such as crushing the ore
to powder, mixing it with the other
substances and boiling it with live
steam The combined materials are
then left standing in a huge vat for a
find the radium contained in the yell
lowish-green sediment which has
formed at the bottom.
The sediment from one ton of ore
amounts to ten pounds in weight.
This formation is then passed
through between seven and nine hun
Gred processes, each one eliminating
some of the remaining impurities, ex-
tracing the radium being the final
step.
Each one of the processes requires
the highest of technical skill so that
none of the radium PARTICLES are lost.
Twenty exact and difficult analyses
are made; the apparatus used for this
purpose must have sufficient sensi-
tiveness to detect and measure three
one-millionths of a milligram.
When radium is reaching it's high
est concentration point, single drop
of the solution containing it is valued
between two and ten thousand dol
lars. Again you will appreciate the
skill essential for radium workers
realizing. of course, with what ease
drop may be spilled or a glass
broken.
The life of radium is approximately
twenty thousand years. If the power
contained in one gram could be ex-
tracted at one time, it would be suf-
ficient to raise the Woolworth build
ing or a dreadnaught one hundred
feet in the air. An ounce of radium
in a glass tube, carried in a mans
pocket for ten hours will kill him by
destroying his tissues and bones. II
a man carried one gram of it in his
pocket for two days the result would
likewise be fatal.
There are three ounces of radium
in the entire world. One ounce is
valued at three million dollars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30

When your breath is bad, appetite
poor, and you feel blue" and dis.
couraged, you need Herbine. One or
two doses will set you right. 1t is a
great system prifier. Price, Coo
Sold by all druggists.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30

Owners of horses and blooded stock
are large users of Liquid Borozone.
1t heals wounds, fostering sores,
barbed wire cuts by mild power that
leaves no disfiguring scars. Price soc,
60c and s1.20. Sold by all druggists. ad
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30

checks the bowels, eases the stomach
and restores healthy conditions. Price
35c and 60c. Sold by all druggists. ad
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-30

A cross, sickly baby suffering from
digestive troubles and looseness of the
bowels needs McGee's Baby Elixir. 1t
Evening star., 1921-07-30
10M|LL|ON OFFERED
FOR 287 VESSELS
Various Bids Received by
Shipping Board for
Wooden Craft.

A bid of s1o00O,OOO for the whole
government fleet of 2S7 wooden YES
sells was received today by the Ship
ping Board made by r. A. Thompson
G. Co., New York city, but the en-
velope did not contain check for
81. 900, 900. the required 10 per cent
deposit. The board is endeavoring to
get in touch with the Thompson firm
to ask about the check.
Five of. the fifteen bids received
were from Seattle. The bids aver
aged from SO per ship, offered by one
of five Japanese firms. to $500. Of
fered by the c. S. Hutchison Company
of Cleveland for the ship Sturgeon
Bay.
The Ship Construction and Trad
ing Company of New York offered
81, 100 each for the whole fleet. Pen
dleton Brothers. New York. s25.O00
for five ships: Forestall & MacQuaid
OF Seattle. s25,575 for forty three
ships: $4,000 for the Clio, by the
Union Sulphur Company. were vari-
Gus offers made.
The board took the bids under con-
Sideration.
Evening star., 1921-07-30
BY the Associated Pre- As

BY the Associated Press.
SPRAY FALLS, Alberta. July 30
Mrs. w. f. Stone. resting in an i'm
provised camp on Mount canon. de-
scribed today how the shrill sound of
her voice. caught up by the multitude
of peaks and crags and re-echoing
saved her life after her husband
president of Purdue University of
La Fayette. Ind, had perished in
climbing the mountain, and after she
had lain eight days on perilous
ledge.
A searching party had figured out
the probable course that DR.. and Mrs
Stone would take in the attempt to
ascend Mount canon. From point
of vantage the searchers had secured
every side with their glasses without
sight of anything. Then. as they
decided to go on, one member of the
party thought he heard the cry of a
woman from afar. Listening in
tently, the searcherS heard 1t again
4 more minute inspection with their
glasses revealed far below and across
the canyon the form of a woman. Oae
hour later Mrs. Stone was rescued.
Saw Body Tumble 5000 Feet.
AL QlHerent periods She mad raised
her voice with all the vigor she had
expecting that some time it might be
heard and she would be rescued.
DIR. Stone was within five minutes
climb of the top of the hitherto un-
scaled mountain. the goal which he
and his wife had set. when his own
death occurred.
The accident happened on July 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone expected to make
the climb, rest at the top. and then
get back to the food cache that
night.
DR.. Stone was climbing above,
hopefully, cheerfuly and unhesitat-