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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-07

ne Is selfish being who, having
trouble In his trade or calling or pro.
lession always brings his troubles
nome Tor the purpose OF making every
one else miserable. ete''
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-01-07

someone has truthfully said that
nothing nut mint can make money
without advertising. II might be added
mat the mint couldn't do il II IT didn,t
put its competitors in iail .
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
EACH DAY REVEALS NEW EVIL IN THE
ESCH.CUNfMINS BILL

Continued from First Coumns)
contrary it is than likely that vast majority Of
them thought that it good law at least the best
that could be obtained under the circumstances This is
the pity and the danger of the whole situation.
Our form Of government is not capable of coping with
the organized plunderbund of this country while it remains
in control of the public utilities like the railroads, the ec
graph and telephone companies. Our Congressman know
nothing about railroad history, railroad finance anything
else which has anything to do with the decision Of the
important questions relating to railroads With the
control of the newspapers by the great banking and allied
interests Congressman fed by the propaganda of
who would plumber the railroads and the public alike
With great lobby at Washington presenting all kinds Of
arguments and sending all kinds of citizens to Congress
men urging this and that in favor of the railroad schemes
and with nobody competent to speak for the public side
and with members of Congress having knowledge them
selves it is practically impossible and always will be Tor
Congress protect the public interest against these organ
lied and INSCRIPTIONS railroad harpies
But time is revealing the boldness of this Esch
Cummins law and the of ignorance longer
be pleaded by members of Congress when they dealing
with it again when they dealing with any of its
indirect results Any member of Congress who does any
thing facilitate any schemes to load the American
people any increase in cost of railroad operation ought to
have a very short political career.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
SHE'S NET EVERY BOOB.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
letter signed "Need-Advice" Interested me
very much and am writing this with the hopes
that you will publish II for his benefit
1t made me feel much better to know that
someone else has had the same experience that
I have. Also to know that some girls have Spunk
enough to treat the boys i'll TINS manner thouEh
it is IA pity that the bad sort are not the ones
to get treated so instead Of the good ones.
| have had the very same experience many,
many times with boys. some make daics ana
never show UP. while others have called on me
anywhere from two to fifteen times, and will
say when leaving II will call you up sometime
soon, and we will go to dance or show AS
say II will call you up" you may know that Is
Just easy excuse to make a get away with
out making further dates.
| do not approve of hugging and Kissing I'M
less has been keeping steady company Tor
some time, then a little Of IL goes long way. l
always try to treat boys nice, and love to dance
and am very fond of good times, but like Need
Advice have become down-hearted many times,
and said | do not believe there Is a Boob in
d. C., | have not met. Just now am interest
ing myself in trying to find just how many Of
this sort | can meet. 1t is a great game. try It!
One boy said he would call me UP sometime, l
ing that to get out Of further dates This made
him sort of angry AS matter of fact, he
never called. 1t is always the truth that hurts.
With the advice of some friends though, am
still in hopes OF meeting one who is different
from the rest. though IL may be u long road to
travel So cheer up Need Advice and go
n title huntin' trip and maybe some time you will
find the right one Here is wishing you luck
BLUE EYES.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
SILLY TO ASK FOR LETTERS.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:


About two years ago became acquainted with
n young man in the service to whom l later
became engaged He was then transferred to
another city. and for quite while we CORE
sponded daily. After about six months or this
my friend came to Washington,
but did not see me even let me know of his
visit. We accdently met on the street one day,
and he was in the company OF another girl. ATT
ar his return to his home town he got In trouble
and wrote all about 1t begging me TO
his letters, declaring this other girl meant moth
ing to him. At first | ignored his mail alto
gethcr, as then almost hated him, but the
nature OF his trouble very serious and I
felt sorry for him findly made up my mind to
write We again became very good friends and
renewed our engagement. sometime durisg the
latter part OF August he discharged, and
again returned to Washington visiting mo
only after he had been here about three days.
Thon on his return home he wrote one letter,
which tho last.
Now, Miss Fairfax, love this boy dearly, but
In Wow OF the way he has treated me, will not
write to him any moro, except your advice.
Would YOU advise to write him demanding
AN explanation OF his conduct or write a little
friendly note wishing him well and at the same
time request the return Of my lettcra and photos
graphs? LOUISE
Ask this young man for an explanation, and II
II doesn't come Immediately or II not satisfac-
tory, forget him ut once. Don't ask for the re-
turn OF your letters That L. silly. Ask him for
Jour photographs II thsy are Of any value to You.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
A COMPLAINT QUITE PREVALENT.

When you've got a little grille
Who is sweet, n1e and Kind
Who does all she can to please you
Ana never seems TO mind,
Who tells you lots OF pretty things
And listens to your talk.
Not only wants TO go to shows
But says. lets take a walk"
Gee, its great.
But when that self-same giri:e
Gets sore at you and mad.
And everything you say and do
You wish you never had.
She won't make up. not even smile
Your life Amt worth damn,
For everything looks blue to you,
She's the lion, you're the lamb.
Gee. it's awful
HARRISON FISHER, Jr.
Automobiles see this sign in
certain garage: Don't smoke. II
your life isn't worth anything, gaso-
line is" WALLFLOWER.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
FROM THE PUBLIC
} THE EDITOR or TIE TIMES:

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TINES
Is there way that the street car companies
Of Washington could be prevented from rails
ing fares again?
The companies claim that they pay more for
coal and other staple articles that they use
yet statistics show that these same commodi-
ties have fallen since the last time the fares
of tho District ~ero raised. why then should
these fares be raised? l.. I, LEVY
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

t
Why do boys flirt with me7 Every time go
out ! insulted by some boys who stand at
different corners by truck drivers.
! am sixteen and dress like school girl
should. And l sure l don't flirt back. But
sometimes l can't help from laughing at the re-
marks made. Is this called flirting? MICKY.
1t takes two to flirt. And we usually get what
we looking for. Are you sure you are not
looking for insults? When you have occasion
to go the street, better fiji your mind with
more healthful thoughts.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
Might as Well.

The Treasury Department wants to prohibit
tho sale Of malt and hops because 1t be
used I'm tho making Of home brew. We now look
for the prohibition Of the sale of corn. rye. sugar
cane potatoes barley, pcrsinmons, black berries.
scuppernongs. raisins. yeast-aw shucks. let's
quit housekeepingI
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

Furthermore, would SEN
iority have the precedence
when II came to scoring
the Loot's spare ribs or
would the line form TO the
right?
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

And would two one
barred officers eating an
other officer of equal rank
create u situation above
petty cannibalism
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

kloor claims the Canad.
ian picnic was a tableau of
robust hardships and i'm
promptu suffering, while
Farrell states that they
were never so weak that
they couldn't argue about
the moving picture rights.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
EPITAPHS.

In a far Western cemetery:
This here is sacred to memry
of Bill Henry, who coined to his
Death by being shot with Colts
revolver-one Of the old kind. brass
mounted-and Of such is the kindom
OF hevin." EARLE II.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

Anyway, the loots are
back where the cooking ar.
engagements are better. We
will have to wait until we
read their thee books to
decide which two should
have been tho meal.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

1t opens up new channels
for the Army menu of
beans. Undoubtedly a
fricasseed captain or a gem
eral en- casserole would be
I Ugh, but we know about
a million vets who would
like to supcrintend the
heating of an oven that
contained Hardboiled Smith
sizzling in hot fat.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
Two Great Canals.

The Suez canal which was opened in 1859, is
ninety miles long, while the Panama canal is
but bO5 miles in length. 1t cost about $780,
600. 900 10 construct the Suez canal while tho
cos, Of building the Panama canal almost
four times that amount.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

A soft-boilcd Loot might
make nice consommC, and
il the cook has TO be care
less, we would just as well
find one in the soup as 4
mouse. or course, senior
ity would establish prece-
dence in this instance also.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
BEATRICE FAIRFAX
~ GIVES
-ADVICE-

TO MY CORRESPONDENTS
SO many letters come to this department
that 1t Is impossible to answer all IF them;
But many are similar. to the Other, ana
il is hoped that If your letter is not published
you may lnd your answer In the reply to one
who has written as you have.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

Among the questions in
the next draft will no how
do you want to be eaten.
with or without exemp-
ton?
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
HE so-called Esch- Cummins law
is the law under which Congress

United States to the control OF their
old private managers and wall
Street, from whom the Government
was obliged to take the railroads
during the war because, under this
private management, the railroads
had utterly failed to contribute their
part to the work of winning the war.
When the war was over the bank
ers and the old managers wanted
the railroads back to be their play
things and the instruments OF their
speculations and graft and profit
once more. To that end they or
ganized the greatest lobby ever seen
in the history of the country, and
attained their object by the so-called
Esch- Cummins Law, which not only
returned to them the railroads which
they had forfeited by their incom-
petence, but killed the fatted calf
for these prodigals by gifts which
have already cost the American peo-
pie within one year of the passage
of the law an increase in the cost OF
living for each family in the United
States of more than 5000 year.
TO have returned the railroads to
these old private managers and
bankers to plumber the American
people in the old-fashioned ways
would have been crime enough,
but to return them to them with
gifts the cost of which to the Amerl-
can people is only just now begin
ming to be disclosed, makes it one
of the most evil laws Congress ever
passed.
Almost every day brings forth
some new discovery Of evil in this
law. The latest developments are
involved in the recent contracts
which the private managers have
made with private repair companies
for the repair of the locomotives
and of the cars, according to Mr..
,Lauck's charges, which are briefly
these:
The railroads have always main
aained their own repair shops, and
have kept the accounts of the aver
lAge costs of repairing engines and
cars.
>. This average cost was between
Is4, 900 and $4,000 for locomotive.
iBut under the new contracts which
the private managers, according to
Mr.. Lauck, have made since the
Esch- Cummins Law went into eff
feet, the big railroads of Class 1,
those railroads affiliated with a
banking group of about seven New
York banks, have abandoned their
own repair shops and have made
contracts with private repair COM
panies, and in some cases have actu-
ally organized new repair companies
for the purpose of making these
repairs.
The repairs under the new deal
are costing the railroads from four
10 five times as much as the repairs
cost in their own shops. Thus a
locomotive which cost the railroad
70 repair in its own shop from $4,000
to $1,000 costs under this new
scheme about $4,000.
This means an annual increase in
cost of operating our railroads in
this instance of over $50O,000,00O a
year. But it is charged that the
same scheme is being carried out
with respect to cars, and that the
annual loss to the railroads in re-
pairs on the cars alone will be over
$25O,00O,000 a year. This would
make nearly one thousand million
dollars a year, taking into consider
ation all the other repairs.
Who pays the bill under such cir
eumstancesf The American people,
of course. The Esch-Cummins law
puts it on the American people. The
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered U. S. Paten: Ofnco
BY X. C.. B..

HARRISON FISHER. AND STUPEFIED.
COSMOPOLITAN IHEARD it say.
AN'.A,H: "WHY, 1T is X. C. b.
MY DEAR Harrison. .,>D haven't seen
FEW weeks ago ''''
"FOR MONTHS and
WAS sitting down. months"
IN THE dining room AND ALL confused.
or THE waldorf l ROSE right up.
h0'e. AND PLACED my
WITH NY friend Roy napkin.
'ar'"!"e'S on THE table.
WHO IL the manager. ,>nnp,Ccpn
AND ACROSS from US. hand.
At ANOTHER table. THROUGH SOME
WERE TWO young Dressing:
"0"e" AND TURNED
AND ONE of them, around.
HAD AUBURN hair. AND TOOK her hand
WITH 4 tinge of gold AND GAVE her the
dressing.
49,, u,. AND ALL in second
~ 1T WAS done
AND SHE was gone.
,"A' :D:: 49,, sing AND YESTERDAY.
On 4 magazine cover
' "a: =" MY or COSMOPOLITAN.
FOR LAST October
., IsAw her face.
'f locker" . sure S''D' AND YOU drew it
OR WHATEVER it AND ask you,
was. Harrison.
AND JUST about then. WHERE ever met.
her.
AND WHO she is.
TO LEAVE the room.
=. AND WHAT'S her
AND PASSING us. telephone number
IT SEEMED to stop. THANK you.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
Again the question of kisses.
Have you ever had a RAINBOW
kiss. one following a storm?
L. w. T.
THE INCOME TAX.

Put the soft pedal on when talk
ing earnings. When discussing ex-
pense then make the big noise.
+. VETTER.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

No matter what a mans past
may have been, his future IL spot
less. Ii. ID. W., ST.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

As Nelson said at, tho
Battle Of Trafalgar: Eng
land expects me TO be
one-arm lunchroom."
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

Secretary Daniels will
decorate oil three Of tho
heroes with tho order OF
I'll. Baltimore Dairy Lunch.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

Il don't see how man can
smoke a nasty old pipe" said
she, as she stopped over and
kissed her bulldog.
BOB WIRE.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

Dinners must be complete
from soup to nuts. Hav-
ing dig-Nscd of tho chow
der we will wind up with
assorted colonies.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
IN A NUT NEIGHBORH0OD.

ELEANOR z, latest; RUTH ~
smallest: LOUISE S.. daintiesi
MARY r., nuttiest; MARGARET n,
smartest: MARY S., cutest.
INA NUT TOO.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
A Fourteenth street tailor's sign
reads: eve clean or dye"
SOLITAIRE.
ADVICE TO SCHOOLGIRL

ADVICE To "SNHOOLUIHtI'
HENRY SMITH keeps up all
contribs and offers aid TO
SCHOOLGIRL who asked tor a
remedy for squeaking shoes. He
gives one: Let them stand two or
three hours in water, to which a
little sal-soda is added; depth Of
water about one-half thickness OF
soIes.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
| Mr.. 3. Baer
THE SERVICE Is AWFUL

Farrell, Hinton and Kloor
have arrived safely back
to our idea of civilization,
and the college sophomorcs
will debate on the follow
ing question: Resolved.
that a lootcnant would
make bum meal"
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
TO TIE OLD COLUMN.
Here's to dear old Heard and Seen.

May lit continue forever,
And all our happy contributors
BE even yet more clever.
Here's hoping il will always bring JOY
To readers far and near:
And drive away the ugly blues
That often bring q tear.
GIBBlE
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

Whether or not Farrell
offered himself as a table
d'oats with, ears is not the
big question. Which Of the
other two was hooked to
pay the check?
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
ALL PUSH AT ONCE.

ALL PUSH AT ONCE.
Ever on a street car and pushed
the button to get off at the next
stop" and then three or four others
proceed to push the button also
Isn't a ring to the wise sufficient?
BACK.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

Don't bite the hand that feeds
you. There may be fresh meat
on sunday. HAPPY SIX.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

A cousin of mine recently
drank some cider and 1t went
to his head. never knew
before how they make WOOD
alcohol. c. II. e.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

The Wood Nymphs' ANNUAL dance
OF the SEASONS, recently. proved quite
sensation-their numerous dances
MER more difficult than others and
one little nymph. while attempting
the WINTER dance. received quite a
FALL resulting in an injury which
anoTded another the opportunity to
SPRING into stsrdom. II REQUIRES
MONTHS Of practice and training for
these dances. else the nymphs become
WEEK and exhausted ere they finish
dance, which sometimes leaves them
IN d DAYS. Unlike HOUR dances
though, II requires more than MIN
UTE TO prepare for a SECOND dance
AUTUMN an dsnth wifi me,
said III nymph merriIy.
HARPERS FERRY
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
A HUMAN PROBLEM.

HUMAN THOBLEM.
Why is it that almost every
woman has at some time wished
she were a man, and that no man
has wished he were a woman?
FRED SCHWAB.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
MRS. FLORENCE HOOVER. of

MRS. FLORENCE HOOVER, Of
Rosslyn, Va, has written a song
that will appeal strongly to ex-sol-
diers, "The Clerks Get a Bonus,
How About the Boys From Over
There% The music is by LEOPOLD
RICHARD, publication by a Chicago
house.
+. X. sends a little drawing OF an
arctic igloo and adds these lines:
Sunny Alaska,
Land Of breeze,
Aint no place
For b. v. DIS
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
A FINE JOE OrEN.

A FINE JOE OPEN.
This little ad. in The Times a few
days ago will interest many people:
hBLE-BoDIED MAN OF strong will power
wanted TO take care OF large savage
lion; must be fond Of animals and q good
runner. Apply T. X. ZANN. Criterion The
alter. 9Th and ID sts N. w
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

FEVER BLIsTER REMEDY.
IDLE THOUGHTS.

Morals are peculiar things To be
GOOD. one must be very, very good
but 20 be BAD-sh! even the fsintest
suspicion.
ARMS and the MAN are best En-
pressed from lip TO lip.
Marriage 10 merely a method Of linn
ting open work In flirting TO guerrilla
warfare.
A house psrty--moonIi ght--music--
dapcins-and HER-weil. that's what
they Keep the marriage clerk for.
IT cast my pearls" observed she.
Il at least can choose my own swine.
mems. but with chickens-weil. that's
quite a different matter.
The only conceivable difference be-
tS. me eneh. s.ns!.s s sss osslss
broken In the mat game
Where there's q will--thsre's gen
orally = crowd OF sauabbiing relatives
After all there are only two kinds
that are never asked.
Some girls think they're the Allan
tic Ocean Just because they have
wave In their hair. OHIO,
At the notion counter-I'd like {
SEE some INVISIBLE hairpir'
please. TED.
TWO BLONDES seem to be hav.
ing troubles. They say that II yoii
let the fellows love you they think
you are fast. II you don't they
think you are slow" Well, girls,
you'll find 1t pays to be slow.
You can slide to glory in q base
ball game, but not in An automo
bile. So don't skid!
The Washington times., 1921-01-14

This is cruel world. Mem
bers or the fair sex in the
office of the auditor for the
Postoffice Department have or
ganized a Treat 'em Rough
Club" and have selected offic-
ers. inclding an editor for The
Treat 'em Rough News.
Yours for help,
JOE b.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
11EARls 1sEEa
Rv
By BILL PRICE.
ANAGRAA CORRECTIONS.

hNAohAh SVhhLSIIONb. .t
In that city anagrsm puzzle OF
JENCKES and RHODES, printed yes
terday. note these corrections: you
can Pose" should be Pen Soak"
Tell no vsgs" should be Stag
Novel," and "Hoover's Pet" should
be "Hoyer's Pet"
LANGUAGE CURIOSITIES.
A mock Of ships is called a Meet
A feet Of sheep IL called = mock
A mock Of girls 10 called a beyy
A bevy OF wolves Is called a pack
A pack OF thieves is called q gang
gang Of angels IL called a host
host OF porpOlses IL called a shosl
A shoal OF bunaloes Is called a herd.
A herd Of children 10 called a troop.
troop OF partridges IL called a coVey
covey OF beauties IL called a galaxy
A galaxy OF rurisns 10 called a horde
A horde OF rubbish is called a heap.
heap OF oxen 10 called a drove.
A drove Of blackgusrds 10 called q mob
A mob OF whales 10 called a school
A school OF worshippers IL called a con-
Eregstion. HELEN WILLIAMS.
The Washington times., 1921-01-14
SHE DOESN'T FLIRT.

We add our wishes. also.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-06
AM. LEGION AUXILIARY
ELECTS ITS OFFICERS

The regular monthly meeting of
the Woman's Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion was held last night at s
o'clock i'm the Bladen street armory.
The meeting was a successful one.
and several newcomers were added
to the membership roll. II is hoped
that all men and women who are
eligible will join the Legion and the
Auxiliary and give their services to
aid the men in dire need of help who
sacrificed themselves for their coun-
try
At last nights meeting the follow
ing officers were elected for the COM
ing year: President, Mrs C. r. Par
lett: president. Miss Eva Clark: :
second vice-president. Mrs. f. l.,
Colbert; secretary. Mrs. George
Quaid; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
John Strahorn: treasurer. Miss Doro-
thy Meinhold.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-06
ISSUE REGISTER OF
NAVAL ACADEMY GRADS

Just from the press of "The Adver
tiser," of Annapolis. copies of the
Register of Graduates" of the United
States Naval Academy Graduates
Association are now being distributed
to members under the auspices of
Prof ID. NJ. Garrison. secretary
treasurer of the association.
The volume is of S5S pages, and is
a valuable compendium of informa-
ton pertaining to graduates in and
out of the service and of deceased
members. compiled as accurately as
possible up to January l of this year
1t contains roll of the classes be
ginning with 1S46-7-S. up TO and in
Guiding the class of 1920. by numer-
ical arrangement, coupled with the
State of nativity of each and the
State from which appointed. There
is also an alphabetical appendix.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-07-06
CROPS DOING WELL
AFTER RECENT RAINS

BALTIMORE. ND. July g. The
weather of the week was favorable
for plant growth. ripening and har-
vesting of grain and for haymaking.
Growing crops were refreshed by the
recent rains and are doing well.
!. Harvesting of rye has not begun as
vet in Garrett and Allegany counties.
Elsewhere over the section harvest
ing of wheat is nearly finished. . In
the southern counties and on the
Eastern Shore threshing of wheat has
commenced.
The yield of wheat is poor TO fair.
of rye. good.
Corn was not injured by the
drought. Its growth. however. was
retarded III continues to improve
and is growing rapidly
In Garrett county it is three feet
high. Pastures continue poor. though
improving since the rains of the past
few days. except in Western Mary
land. where they~are in good condi-
tion.