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Evening journal., 1921-05-27

Edmonson. the youngest OF an who
was playing ingenue parts IN reg
ular attractions"
Recently an three wives met sn e
theatrical booking office, compared
notes. sent for Harry. and then
placed him in Jan.
Manhattan Jack Murray'n cazs r.
slightly different in that he made no
attempt to conceal from his wives
after marriage the facts OF his mar
riages to the others
Murray's wooings wero of the
rapid-fire type. as Is he himself In
1914, Murray was 2s. He WIS of
medium height, ssndy-haired, blue
eyed. fluent OF speech
He was then a commercial photog-
rapher. a lavish spender, dressed 10
kin" and, eli in ALL was thought
much OF.
So, on February %, 1914, he en-
gagged In a tete-a-tete in Broadway
theater box with girl he had never
before seen Within an hour they
went to Brooklyn, where Assistant
City Clerk Maher made them hus-
band and wife.
In 1917, Murray sued his actres,
bride for divorce, but dropped tbs
case when she counter-suited In I.o.
Angeles, charging him with cruelty
The California courts, however. re,
/ fused her a decree.
In 1918, Murray came east again
He entered the Liberty Loan organ
ization and there met pretty anS
winsome Marie Elizabeth Dough
er-ty. a worker for the National Sc
curity League
Following their meeting he enlist
cd in the Marine Corps, and two day
later, on July is, both hurried TO tn,
Hall OF Records, New York, wher'
the Rev. ID. II. Loux made them maj
and wife In his marriage licens
he swore he had never previousl,
been married Marie swore she wa
% and hailed from Philadelphia
They parted Immediately after tn
ceremony. neither giving reason
Last December, during a gather
ing of the Kit Kat Klub in the Wal
dorf-Astoria, Murray fen in love will
a beautiful girl named Ante Ma,
Southwick. daughter OF a Streator
Ill. merchant She was appearing Fl
the ''Three Live Ghosts" compan,
under the stage name OF Ann War
/ wick
One hour after their meeting the.
were married by the Rev. DR.. VII
liam Matthews, a Presbyterian
clergyman. and the license was OBJ
tanned In Brooklyn In II Murra,
described himself as a merchant
and never before married
Then he confided. each % IN
other. that he was a much-marrie'
man, ami TO his last bride he an
nounced he was ''Headen' West" 4
seek freedom from Wife No. L Blu
when he arrived in Los Angeles H.
issued a statement that he and Wit
No. j had made up
Evening journal., 1921-05-27

they are recorded by the court. be-
gan ten years ago in Monticello, III,
where he married Florence Madeira.
an actress. She was az the time
playing in 'sFair and Warmer" and
up in Mabers Room" productions
OF a stock company.
For seven years they lived happily,
then Harry, after a whiriwind courts
ship, won for his helpmate Glenn
Argoe. of vaudeville fame She Il
was who gave him the betrayal kiss.
Not only is she Wife No. 2, but
Harry married her twice. They had
married in Rochester. MINI, come tc
New York, and promptly lost the GER.
tihcate, hence the second wedding a.
he sailed away to be a soldier.
Happiness blessed the match unit
September. 1919, when Harry passe,
out OF Glenn's life. Two days later
in Port Huron. Mich. he married Ivi
Evening journal., 1921-05-27
FROM OUR YORK
CORRESPONDENT


YORK. s. CA Negro owed DIR.
f. W. Pressly. physician. a bill of
$40 for medical services
Doc" said tho Negro. ~ah wants
Ter pay yo' all; but ah hain't no
money But ah'n wuk hit out eff yo'
all viii feed muh while ah wuls."
The trade was made and the
Negro was put to work around the
yard at the doctors home.
Dinner time came and he was
given plato OF victuals in the
kitchen.
Pressly chanced to pass through
The cook room and saw the Negro
devour IL biscuits In about as many
minutes.
Man." said te. wen let the
work you did this morning call the
debt you owe me square.
"And-don't come back for SUD-
per-"
Monroe L. Thomasson, rs, Con-
dererate veteran and farmer living
Evening journal., 1921-05-27
ByR III. WHITNEY.

For the sin ye do. by two and two
--Ye must pay for. one by ono.
Evening journal., 1921-05-27

east OF here. has hh cvn MOTIONS
about the kind OF hpus1hoh furr-
nishings no wants IN hzs honaa-
Thomasson keeps hardware nnof-
chants from having to worry about
getting rid OF empty nan kegs
He uses the kegs m place of
chairs In his house
A guest invited to his home for a
meal sits on a nicely painted and
vanished nail keg.
It's Just a hobby. ssys rhomssson.
There rs a song that tncludes the
line. -and the cat came back"
Well It actually happened near
here
Lawon Btggcrstatr and fsraS1y
moved from Betwood. small village
to Boiling Springs, another small
place- II miles distant. hast Decem-
ber
A pet cat belonging TO Bigger
staff's daughter. Aileen. was carried
In the automobile with the family
The cat remained at the new home
for three months and then dfsap-
peared.
1t has just been found @t tho csc
home at Befwood-
Evening journal., 1921-05-27
RANANA SALAD

This salad should be made in small
quantities, for bananas turn dark
quickly, after exposed to air, and
are not attractive. Take six bananas.
split and remove pulp carefully. Beat
to a cream and add half that guam
tity OF fresh peaches, cut very nnely.
one tablespoon OF lemon juice, three
of confectionery sugar. Reill banana
skins and chill before serving.
Evening journal., 1921-05-27
81 CHEAP FOR SMOKE

LoNDoN-Haroid H Jener. tray
cling from Victoria to Hove on a
nonstop train. was dying for
smoke. He tore down the Ladies
only sign on a compartment and
lighted his pipe. Judge fined him 81.
'"T'was worth IT, said Jenner-
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
MAY 21, 1921
Up to Congress to Force a.
Street R0iLW0y Merger
By BILL PRICE.


Nobody cognzant Of the facts believed there would be
voluntary merger of the railway companies of Wash
mgton The Capital Traction Company has too good thing
willingly turn loose Like the proverba calf attached to the full
the other hand has its eaneS and worst days feels that
its future promising than that of its rival and is dis
incNned e. 10 become e. an apPendage to the other line
What THE PUBLIC wants and desires is of little moment
TO either road the face of what invested capital considers its
rights Dollars and dividends capitals paramount condera
ons Fortunately though Congress is pretty well tired of the
abomnabe and ouageousy unfair situation the District and
shows evidence of taking action at this session that will
indirectly at least compel merger of these antagonc financial
interests Congress- this instance is looking at the matter
from the standpoint of the riding public which it is able
without financial dement to corporations mbued only with
thoughts of financial advantage
Commissioners OYSTER and KUTZ did we'll to attempt to
bring the two companies together They have at least learned
things they will be able to report to Congress-
There several practical of egsatvely compelling
this merger One the proposed merger of the W. and
Potomac Electric Power Company Congress should authorize
this plan the electric light rates might continue at 10 cents
kowat hour without mpoundment of cents for possible return
point that would put the two roads equal earning basis
is estimated that this plan would the Washington public
about 100000 year. although for while the electric light
user would pay what the car traveller was saving ,
The other plan the taxation of net earnings net sur
plus present the taxation railways gross
ngs The W. R. E., for the edge of financial wreck
has been compelled to heavy gross tax while the
other road living clover because of conditions and peculiar
advantages of somewhat temporary nature has not felt the
charge.
AS fair proposition, the Public Utilities Commission be-
ieves surplus decidedly best This sort of
would fall heaviest upon the utility having the largest net
had fallen low. This kind of tax would relieve the W. E.
about in yearly taxation and increase that of the
Capital Traction something S4oO ooO tending to equaze
one feature of the complicated situation
There other plans however, and 1t beeved hat Con-
gress will apply that will adjust differences and i'm
prove matters for the travelling public
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
HUMANlsMS \
Atherton Du Puy-

Senator Richard p. Ernst OF Kentucky
commenting upon the necessity for observing the
amenities, for assuming a graciousness II you
felt it not, for lending your tongue to the little
blonde lie without qualm of conscience.
Particularly was this necessary in making pub
lie addresses, he said. Every speaker mentioned
the intelligence of his audience. the greatness
of the community OF which it's members were
citizens. Only once in all his career. the Senator
said had he known case where an orator spoke
with entire frankness and got away with it.
1t happened in Nashville and the speakers
Moore. 1t was before the days when
banquets ceased to be joyful occasions and stale
jokes funny. This man Moore steadied himself
by the back of a chair and drove ahead
II look into a sea of upturned faces" he said.
but in it do not observe a damned ray of in
The audience howled.
Miss Alice NJ. Robertson. representative in
Congress from Oklahoma woman who non
chalantly admits to being sixty-six years of
age SAYS that she has been claimed by a number
of states, but as a matter OF fact was born In
Indian Territory.
Georgia claims her and, she says, she would
have been born there had the governor not par
doned her father just in time for him to get out
of jail hitch up his wagon and drive away to
the West
Georgia had some sort of law which made it
"A crime work missionary among the In
dams. Her father was arrested for doing so,
and convicted and sent to Jail
His case appealed to the Supreme Court.
which then agency that had not gained
for itself unquestoned recognition. 1t is not
generally known that the supreme court mas
no means OF enforcing it's dictates. In its early
days it defied in several instances. One of
these when 1t ruled against the courts OF
Georgia in the case OF Congressman Robertsons
father. Georgia refused to turn him loose. The
governor did
William o. Atkeson, the new member OF the
House of Representatives from Butler, Mo-. the
only man in Congress with real lace-curtain
whiskers is a brother of T c. Atkeson, head
of the National Grange.
Congressman Atkeson states that he owes his
the n He
that they knew what they wanted and so they
voted for him.
He describes himself as a former newswpaper-
man but says that he went out of the business
because his office upstairs over a notion
picture show and the motion picture show got
to carving much insurance
copyright 1921, by Public Ledger Coz
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
EYE FILTRATION.

Winking right eye-I love you.
Left eye-I hate you.
Both eyes-Yes.
Both eyes at once-We are watched.
Right eye twice. am engaged.
Left eye twice. am married.
Closing left eye slowly-Try and
love me.
Closing right eye slowly-You arc
beautiful.
Covering eyes with hands-Bye-bya.
Left forehnger to left eye-May l. c.
Y. home?
Right forehnger to left eye--You
are handsome.
Left third nnger to left eye-so are
you.
Dropping eyelids-May ] kiss your
Raising eyebrows-kiss me.
Right foretinger to right eye-Do
you love me?
Right little finger to right eye
Aren't you ashamed?
BUBBLES"
"EvERLASTIC" bemoans the dis
appearance OF the old-time drug
store wink--the one that often
trought a finger depth of standard
hootch under = Ahot Of sAltzAr.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
.HE Poles have no rightful claim
to any part of Upper Silesia.

w any paw VI CPPoA oAoo'
If the Poles have rightful
claim to Upper Silesia because it
was Polish territory six hundred
years ago, then Germany has the
rightful claim to Alsace and LOr-
raine, for they were indisputably
German territory six hundred years
ago-were German territory, in fact,
for seven hundred years before
France seized them in the Eighteenth
Century.
If the Poles have rightful claim
to Upper Silesia because some dis
tricts are inhabited by large numbers
of Polish immigrants, then Germany
has the rightful claim to Alsace-
Lorraine, because the majority OF
the inhabitants are certainly Ger
mans.
The plain truth is that Poland is
the nation which France desires to
build up, as her military ally, and
to take the place occupied by Rus
sia during the despotism of the
Romanoff Cars.
1t was France that instigated,
financed and equipped the unpro-
voked Polish invasion of Russia.
1t was France that instigated and
consents to the outrageous invasion
of Lithuania and the seizing of the
capital city, Wilma, which the Poles
still hold in defiance of the Allied
Supreme Council and in fiat viola
ton of the peace treaty.
And it was unquestionably France
that instigated the present invasion
of Upper Silesia by the Poles, in
violation of the rights of Germany,
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
Once-Overs
Copyright 1921, International Feature Service Inc.
TIME TO WORK HARD
nv J. j. MUNDY.

Employees. II ever there was time for you to
exert yourselves to keep your job. that time is
now!
In nearly every establishment employers or
their representatives are taking inventory Of
their employees in every department and weighing
their value in relation to whom they shall retain,
for some must
AS an employe you are going along with easy
confidence. but are you giving the best there is
in you your firm?
II you not doing your level best, be not
surprised when the discharge envelope is handed
to you.
Many of the best men may have to take 1t be-
fore the readjustment is complete, and your oniy
chance lies In bucking into your work with a
show Of real interest and helpfulness.
In the recent past 1t was hard to get the right
men. but II Is hard to get the job for pl ,nty
Of good want work
Employers are not seeking men now: the EN-.
poye is seeking the job.
There are too many who would be glad Of the
place you occupy.
You may not be fortunate in being an sxpert
In your line but " you give, good. con tipus
work your chances are fairly good with your
firm
The Washington times., 1921-05-21

4 bushel of grain can be shipped
"A from South America to New
York for II cents. From Min
neapolis to New York the rate by
rail is 3S cents.
Senator Capper, of Kansas, tells
of Florida truck farmer who
shipped car load of lettuce to New
York. 1t sold for $339. Freight and
commission charges were $49l.
Cotton can be shipped 5000 miles
from Galveston to Bremen for $1.75
bale; the rail rate for 800 miles is
90 cents.
"Spinach, cabbage and onions"
says Senator Capper, "rot in the fields
of Texas; hay and corn are wasting
in Kansas; fruits are stacked in Cali
fornia. and hides are going to waste
in all parts of the country because
these products cannot be shipped
over American railroads at profit
Not only are many freight rates
prohibitively high, but some seem
to be adjusted capriciously.
No wonder the council of New
England Governors decided against
an extra 10 per cent increase in
freight rates for the benefit of en-
barrassed railroads.
The railroads are now using only
&c per cent of their cars and loco
motives because rates are too high
and business is poor.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
Trade Fight
Is On Again
THE following is dispatch from
Wellington, New Zealand, dated
Nav e.

May o:
"A decision rendered by the New Zeal
and court of appeals under q patent case
yesterday was to the effect that the
United States, not having assumed any
obligation under the Versailles treaty,
could not claim for, itself or its nationals
any rights conferred by that treaty"
Now, of course, it is impossible to
know the whole story from this brief
news dispatch, but we assume that
the Supreme Court of this British
colony has taken the attitude which
the British Foreign Office has taken
with respect to American rights in
the oil fields of Mesopotamia, a po-
sition to which our State Depart
ment both under President Wilson
and under President Harding has
taken a very emphatic and deter
mined exception.
We are at a loss to know what ob-
legation Great Britain assumed un-
der the Versailles treaty. We had
supposed that the Versailles treaty
conferred benefits, not obligations,
on Great Britain. That is the usual
practice in treaty making when it is
between victors and vanquished, and
we were not aware that Great Brit
ain or any of the other victors, ex-
cept the United States, had fore
sworn any of the spoils of war.
We thought it was generally con-
ceded that the Versailles treaty was
a regular old-fashioned treaty, which
recognized the good old rule that
"to the victor belongs the spoils, 1"
and that "they shall take who have
the power and they shall keep who
can" ..
Great Britain, out of that treaty,
took the whole of German Africa,
Mesopotamia and various other Ger
man possessions. The German terri
tories taken over by England were
many times as large as the Imperial
German Empire in Europe in 1914.
What obligations England assumed
except the obligation of protecting
her spoils we don't know. On the
other hand, America took nothing,
although if we had not assisted in
the fight Great Britain would have
taken nothing not only, but might
have. lost.
Some of our late associates in war
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
MUSICAL EXPLANATION.

NELSON soKoLoV, c. II. ). or
chestra, answering recent inquiry
"why are the brass instruments al.
ways to the right of the leader OF
an orchestral" gives this explanation
The brass instruments. playing
countermelody and obligato. are
Obliged to get the rhythm from
the leaders baton, which is neid
in the right hand. 1t is the
only thing they can depend on
on the other hand the string in.
struments do not have to depend
on the baton alone, for they are
playing the melody. by which tne
rhythm can be easily followed.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
HER PUNISHMENT.

Bill, my mother hides The Times
from me every evening until eat
my dinner. II l don't eat enough
she won't let me read Heard and
Seen. While she wasn't looking i
dashed OFF this touching rhyme:
Roses are blue dts not true),
Violets are red Tin your head)i
Ny girl swallowed chewing gum,
And now she's In bed
ELIZABETH b. G. (Bnly Geeb.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
K. MILLER
HIS IDIOTORIAL
CAR MERGER

Car lines merger just
like oil and water.
Can't make an omelet
with only two eggs.
Specially when ones bad.
Doctors been working
over patient for years
Finally lay him on shelf.
Too many chefs spoil the
cookies.
Decide to let present sys-
tenn foster.
Bad symptom.
Lines will have to limp
along. on OF schedule. As
usual.
Tried to make little line
disappear inside big one.
Like Jonah secluded
himself inside minnow.
Would ensconce effi-
cheney OF big FISH. by merg-
ing 1t with weak.
Faults OF one would dis
guise the other. Like sugar
conceals quinine pill.
why sour sweet milk by
diluting it with clabber?
Distance between cars
remains the same. Acreage
between isles stays a little
narrower.
Schedule which was once
skip-stop now becomes
either or both.
You can't possibly plug
up imperfections OF y
traction system.
No matter how you edu-
cate the conductors, they
will stick a nickel in the
wrong pocket now and
then.
Can't teach the puoiic
not TO chew or bend their
transfers.
Wheels will get fiat IL
you use 'em long enough.
Coin boxes with trans
parent sides. Fond rela-
tives take last, lingering
look at departing token.
Voluntary fusion or
roads is very unspontan-
eous.
Lead a nag to water
can't make him drink.
People want cheaper
riding.
Let 'em get a flivver.
II they don't want to be
that cheap, let 'em walk.
Hard to satisfy everyone
Fact. it's hard to please
anyone.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
HARPER'S FERRY.

The difference between your
wife's temperature and her tenn
per is that II the former rises
she'll send for a doctor, and III
the latter rises you'll send for
n doctor. FRED VETTER.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
HOT DECKS.

The boy stood on the burning deck,
Whence all but him had ned.
He swore he wouldn't bulge an inch
Until Heard and Seen he'd read.
What cared he for burning decks,
Or his feet full Of blisters7
He looked aloft, but wouldn't get on
Until he'd solved the @. o. c. twisters
OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
PUZZLES, PROBLEMS. ETC.

The fans find that the line puzzle
of TROXELL contained:
Mary had an evening gown,
She wore 1t to a formal. she
breathed a little bit too hard
She'll soon be back to normal
Dear Old Bill Price"
"PEGGY BEE" asks for more line
puzzles.
To the poetical puzzle of H. SMITH
the name was CLARK.
II. B. ROSSELL says he likes
Smiths puzzles.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
g. -
WORD-SYLLABLE CONTEST.


GEORGE FENWICK proposes a
word syllable contest which looks as
il it might furnish much interest and
information to the fans.
Here are Fenwick's questions:
I. what word In the Engltsh
language of one syllable contains
the most lettersf
., what fs the shortest word
containing the most syllablesf
Looks as il the Senators have at
last hit their stride" and will soon
take the lead from the Athletics.
Mac ought to sell all OF his catchers
and purchase some more clever
pitchers. He sends in a pitcher to
pitch game ard the pitcher
catches it." Therefore, why tn,
catchers?
HARPER'S FERRY.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
THE CHANGED TIMES.

Time was when we could get quart
For a green one buck DILL
Rut now a fellow, to be smart,
Must have his private still. .
That song "Oh Dad, Please Come NOW,
NV wife doesn't have to below,
put she knows there'd be an awful row
II she tried to keep me from the cellar.
BINGO.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21
Lloyd George Exactly Right
in His Talk About Poland

as clearly laid down in the Versailles
Treaty.
AT present, under the supervision
and at the urgency of Mr.. Hoover,
we Americans are spending millions
of dollars in feeding Poland's popu-
lation, while at the same time the
Polish government, without any
rightful excuse, is levying war upon
the neighbor peoples and maintain
ing an army of six hundred thou
sand men by forcible conscription
.of her laborers and peasants.
We feed the families of these un-
fortunate men, while their military
masters keep the men in the army,
so that the money begged from our
sympathy and charity for starving
women and children is actually be-
ing spent to further Polish impe-
rialism and militarism.
We think that there has been
enough of this sort of thing.
We think, too, that you people
ought to know that the -four and
foodstuffs for Polish relief are sold
at profit, and we strongly suspect
and hope soon to be able to prove
that ring of unscrupulous Ameri-
can and Polish profteers has been
formed for the purpose of making
still more profit out of American
charitable relief in Poland.
Lloyd George is not right nor
straightforward in many things but
he is both strai ghtforward and right
in his indictment of Polish impe-
rialism and Polish militarism-aidcd
and abetted, as all the world knows,
by French imperialism and French
militarism in one assault after an
other upon neighbor states and the
peace of the world.
seem to think that we should now
be excluded from trade in former
German territory, as if we had not
only done nothing to give our former
associates their present possession
of these territories; that we should
in fact be treated as their enemies.
1t appears that commercial rivalry
in this unregenerate world has
started again in the old imperialistic
spirit. That kind of rivalry brooks
no sincere friendships. The old war.
for foreign trade by territorial
seizures and exploitations has be-
gun, and it warns US to beware CT
the old consequences, for these
rivalries are at the bottom of all
our wars.
The Washington times., 1921-05-21

Every human being gets
share of the fruit Of every 9TH
er mans work.
w. L. HUFFMAN.