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The Washington times., 1921-10-29
We TOWNE GOSSIP
Registered U. Q. Patent 0ffsos.
Registered u. o. Pa
BY X. c. B.

per cent on their salaries toward q pension.
The past year the amount paid in was $4,000
900. OF this only $2,000,0O0 was paid out to
retired employees at the rate Of $720 per year,
which is the maximum. So you will see that
S11 ,O00, 900 was left in the treasury.
l am fifty-nine years Of age and have six
children, from seven to sixteen years Of age.
After thirty years in the postal service
find myself now in poor health but unable 20
leave the service on a pension, because $720 .
year would fall far short of sufficient to sup
port my family.
Congress is going to legislate something this
session, and D prevent them from making
another "bull" we want you to tell them to BE-
more liberal with us with our own money.
Thanks from the Committee,
MOSES HECHT,
Chairman.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
Trying to SaUe the Grab
From Extinction
BY BILL PRICE.

After twenty years of talk there is at last prospect
that Virginia and Maryland will join in Legislation to
protect the Chesapeake crab from extinction. Had
proper legislation been enacted ten years ago the
suits would have been wonderful but only the most
drastic laws will be sufficient to restore the crab
bing industry to anything like its former activities
With utmost unconcen the crab fishermen and oys-
termen OF Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac river and Vir
gnia waters have been wasteful that crabs get
ting to be almost rarity, compared with former days,
when the salt waters below Washington swarmed with
them. Added to this continuously wanton destruction
Of of the worlds greatest epcurean delights the
terrific freeze Of three winters ago killed crabs by the
millions Never before the Potomac frozen far
SOUTH and after the ice had hawed dead crabs in count
less numbers covered the shores and waters.
The proposed legislation, agreed upon by the heads
of the fisheries bureaus Of the two States will attempt
to protect the "sponge" bearing crab-the mother
crab limit the sizes of crabs that may be taken; pro
hibt dredging for them except between certain dates
and limit the taking of them by "trot" lines to certain
seasons
Even with drastic legislation it is going to be diff
cult to replenish the crab supply in Chesapeake and
Potomac waters. Amateur and other fishermen kill
crabs by the thousands during the summer months
throwing them into boats and letting them remain
uh1A Ihey oe. OysIerien' Wne ureu8lng 1or oysters
drag them from the mud in winter in large numbers
and never think of returning them to the waters.
Crab meat is scarce in Washington this year az
to command unheard-of prices. In few more years,
unless protective laws quickly enacted the crab
will be virtually extinct for food purposes.
There are many old Washingtonians who recall that
the Potomac river sturgeon plentiful that
it was regarded too common and cheap to eat Only
the poorest people bought sturgeon meat Today stur
geon commands 10 to 80 cents per pound in Center
market 1t is rare fish in waters that abound with
fish life of all kinds.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
He Has Right
To GiUe AdUice

Perhaps you read in the news
papers about a certain citizen,
Thomas Kane, giving his blood in
TRANSMISSION, repeatedly, to people at
the point of death. Here is letter
from Mr.. Kane giving his explana-
ton of the fact that his blood is
strong and clean, so that he has
enough for himself and some to
spare. Young men, old men, and
mothers especially, will be inter
ested in this letter from one Giving
close to his family" able to supply
energy to those that face death, TAX
ing the energy from his own hearts
blood.
Dear Sir:-I am only too willing to
do some good to others in that way as
long as nature has gifted me with such
rich blood.
The only way ! can account for 1t
is by clean living and living close to
my family, making q companion and
friend Of my wife and children instead
Of . plaything, and l believe II the
degenerates Of society would follow
this rule up there would be moro hap
THOMAS KANE.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
A Princess
in Disguise
By Angela Morgan

Whenever through the din Of life
hear some lordly name
Resounding on the lips of men
Who value rank and fame,
And when in wild soictude
Throngs gather just to see
The passing feather Of a prince
Or princess, as may be.
mind me how when but child
I gazed i'm hurt surprise
When in the streets I saw the crowds
And heard their servfle cries.
And when one asked me laughinsly
Why stood thus alone,
And had then no reverence
For sceptre or for throne7
Seldom the sight of majesty
Was granted folks to see
And was dull, or was / blind,
Or what was wrong with met
I mind me how a spark flew up
And filled my brain with light,
And how felt through all my frame
surging sense of might
And how I said What care have
For crowns that money buys
When am royal Of myself
A princess in disguise7"
Indeed" my mates called laughingly.
Pray. when hath come this fame7
Fair lady tell us where your throne
And what your royal name"
II have no name except my own,
No throne beneath the sun,
But am royal, are you,
My playmates, every one"
I smile today, remembering
NV comrades blank dismay
And yet the words my childhood spoke
How true they ring today!
For every man a prince is.
II folks were truly seen;
A princess, too, Is every maid,
And every woman queen.
And you who read these pages,
Whether young or old an6 wise,
You know that you are prince
Or maybe princess in disguise!
Copyright, 1871.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29

DISGUISED edition de
luxe of nations only
newspaper gives narrowing
details Of monotony which
hovers over Capitol and
makes public wonder why
anyone wants to be a Con-
gressman.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
X. MILLER
HIS IDIOTORIAL
EDITION DE LUXE.

IN future Congressional
Record will be printed on
asbestos paper with thermo-
syphon cooling system. Every
cash subscriber will be sup
piled with set of blue goggles
to protect vision.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29

utloAio OL tAiOiASNoiy "~"
hovers over Capitol and
makes public wonder why
anyone wants to be a Con-
gressman.
DERIODICAL often scars
to hundred and forty
pages appropriately referred
to as solid reading matter.
Advertising rates have been
a dead secret ever since
organ sprouted.
CIRCULATION has jump
~ ed like hungry fish after
elusive worm. Best news
stands were sold out before
Ink dried. Stuff so hot type
melted all over paper. Only
way you can get a copy now
is on prescription.
CONGRESSIONAL Record
" is comic section from
back to front. Illustrations
funny enough to stop the
presses. Some of 'em almost
make you laugh. Aloud.
A VERAGE weight of dip
"A pytorinls would convince
world that large quantities OF
white paper are wasted year.
ly at Government Printing
Office. Dummytorial page
is enough to jerk tears out
Of safe door. Every line
speaks a volume like set OF
twin sphinxes.
FIRST-CLASS mall sys-
= TEN is crippled by carry
ing a pack of second class
matter. Worst of II is Post
office Department doesn't col
lect a yen for making itself
a common carrier Of COM
moner luggage.
FRANKING privileges ex-
tended to NJ. G. include
everything UP to misdemean-
or. Worst felony orator can
perpetrate is dictate un-
abridged speech In phono-
graph and then shoot poison
fumes all over continent via
Parcels Post.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
ERANKING prlvlleges ex.
What HALLMARK Means

The letter, which appear
as part OF the hallmark on
silver goods shows the year
in which the article was
made. For two centuries
fine silver has borne the
mark OF the Goldsmith's
Company. Originally put on
at their hall. hence the
name
The Washington times., 1921-10-29

WE are very pleased, indeed, to
" learn that the Chinese in
Aroor.oa aro hosfirrinn fham
The Washington times., 1921-10-29

CONGRESSIONAL Record
" is comic section from
back to front. Illustrations
funny enough to stop the
presses. Some of 'em almost
make you laugh. Aloud.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
beyond the Pale"

The expression beyond the pale" means
OUTSIDE the law" King John divided that
part of Ireland subjet to English rule into
twelve counties, and the entire district vas
known a. the 'PAlA"
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
The Wages Ofa
Farmers Wife


day laborer, who would own the
farm in a few years, she or the
} farmeri
The Home Economies Department
of the Nebraska State University
has been figuring at this problem,
and presents some rather startling
results.
In a nutshell, the conclusion is
that Mrs. Farmer, that is, the ordi-
nary Mrs. Farmer, earns about
$4,000 a year, and as Mr.. Ordinary
Farmers profits do not amount to
more than that, in a few years the
lady, if she got fair wages in money
for her services, would own the
place.
First of all, she is a cook. She
gets three meals a day. She has no
afternoon out. She is expected to
be on the job all the time, and
usually is.
Sometimes she gets in the livver
with friend husband and goes over
to spend the day with the Perkinses,
but she has to cook up enough for
the hired men before she goes, and
cred" up the house when she gets
back. Or once in a while she may
climb into the spring wagon behind
the span of mules and ride to town
with her man to buy supplies. And
there's an occasional camp meeting,
chautauqua or picnic.
When she goes to church she
brings the preacher or some neigh
boris family home to dinner, and
works all afternoon feeding them.
When she is tired of this she can
go to bed, which she has to make
for herself.
Miss Margaret Fedde, chairman
of the department which made the
survey, says that services as cook
are worth at least $40 week. The
gentle reader might try to hire a
cook for $40 a week and see how
easy it is. Especially to induce said
cook to go into the country.
Secondly, the farmers wife does
the washing and ironing. As COM
paratively few farmers wives have
washing machines, it takes all one
day to wash the things out by hand
and another full day to iron them.
This work is worth at least $3.50
a day, or $500 week. If you don t
believe it suppose you try to hire
some woman to go into the country
two days a week and work over a
wash tub and ironing board for
$500.
Statistics show, in the third place.
that there are on an average nine
teen days of sickness per year on
each farm. On these days the farm
er's wife turns nurse. For this,
says Miss Fedde, she ought to have
$25 week, which is the regular
wage Of nurse in the country, or
SIS year.
Then, she is seamstress. Any
sewing that is to be done on the
place, she does. And usually 1T
night, after working sixteen hours
during the day, after which she has
nothing to do until morning.
Credit her then also with Sc
week as sewing woman.
To make a very long story short,
you must add to the above items
Mrs. Farmers wages due as scrub
woman, window-cleaner, manager of
the hennery and dairy, fruit picker
and Gamer, and so on.
Besides which she ought to get
on llco,-,,, o.e,.{a,&tt
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
NEW ENGLAND sABBArH.

The smell Of pines along the way
To church, blue glimpse Of the sea:
The nearer water Of tho bay
Lap at the marsh grass laxily.
Whispering breezes call to mo
Soft-voiced across the lowland sod
Like immanent divinity, e
"Be still, and know that am Cod
catch the scent Of ripened hay,
hear the low drons Of the bee:
I watch the tiny insects play
On the warm walls In humble glce:
The lichened rocks, the barberry,
The spires of carly goldsnrod,
All speak in glowing ecstasy-
"Be still, and know that am Cod
Why must man meet this lovely day
With solemn face and anxious kneef
All the earth quivers in the ray
Of the kind sun, and only he
Walks downcast-eyed More wise than we
Is every bud and bloom and pod.
These hold Creations secret key
"Be still, and know that am God"
Soul of all growing things, to Thee
Praise my spirits litany.
You answer me from every clod-
"Be still, and know that am Cod
ANNE HpGGINSoNl
The Washington times., 1921-10-29

STIGM ATTIC readers
have been revolving
faster than egg-beater in
Spanish omelet ever since
unexpurgated edition slipped
past censors like tramp en-.
tering Masquerade ball.
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
Il Beautiful Poem

At the suggestion of Mr.. Arthur Burrage Farwen the
following poem by Anne Hggnson Spcer put our
family Of readers
In millions OF American minds recollectons old
almost forgotten that will back as this poem
read. Men struggle for WHILE like the man raking the
muck in Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress Their eyes are
turned downward their thoughts and their souls turned
downward They forget the sky above, the magnificent
Justice that rules all the beauty of nature of sunshine and
flowers. And occasionally poem such as the one you
will read here wipes the mist and the fog of selfish
struggle and brings the spirit back to the sunshine and
to realization of the great truth that all worth while is
lSPRIT y
You will thank Mr. Farwe of Chicago for the privless
Of reading the that follow
The poem originally selected for its beautv and s
pcity by the late B. L. Taylor whose death caused ef
to many friends
The Washington times., 1921-10-29
Stars and Stripes
The widow('s) Mite7

.'Mrs woolsten. the well.known widow, smote
a man who tried to flrt with her."-Birmngham
News.
Ono Of the wonders of nature Is the fact that
tb.re are no two bald spots In the world exactly
the same size and shape.
The auctioning Of wives is still practiced In
some parts of the world. IL Is reported that
auotioneers are frequently shot by successful
biddera
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
British Commoner
Demands Holland
Surrender Wilhelm

London, Aug. 1S.-The declara-
tion that Holland should be called
upon to surrender the former Ger
man emperor was made in the
house of commons today by Ho-
ration Bottomley, Independent,
who again raised the question of
the rules of civilized warfare in
the World war. Mr.. Bottomley
said that if the demand for the
ex-kaiser's surrender should be
refused by Holland and the British
government found itself unable to
deal with the matter effectively,
the government should make way
for "men of sterner stuff"
The solicitor general, Sir Ernest
Pollock, who represented the gov
ernment at the trials in l-eipslc.
reviewed them and desiared thar
the punishment imposed by the
German court on convicted ter
man officers must be Judged by
German standards.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
China Accepts
Invitation To
Washington Meet

Peking, Aug. 1S.-China mas
formally replied with a cordial ac-
eeptance to the invitation to at
tend the Washington disarmament
and Far Eastern conference, It was
announced today.
President Harding's sincerity In
calling the conference, manifested
in the absence Of limitation OF the
subjects which may be discussed.
saws the reply. is appreciated. and
the hone is voiced that the mutual
exchange Of views viii enable a
clearer international understand
ing to be had regarding the prob
lens Of the Pacific which nave
been the focus Of world attention
since the conclusion Of the world
war.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
Wirth Seeking
Support F@
Treaty WithU.S.

Berlin, Aug. 19. - Chancellor
Wirth is endeavoring to secure
the support of all political fac
tions represented in the reichstag
for his plans looking to the nego-
tiations of treaty of peace with
the United states. Conferences of
an important nature have been
held during the past few days,
the one of Tuesday being especial
ly important. At this session.
Count Won Bernstorff, former
German am 1Issador at Washing
ton, was present as spokesman for
the democratic party.
1t is declared that the chan
cellors efforts are being directed
against the opening Of general
debate on the treaty in the reich
stag, for fears are expressed that
the German American war di-
pIomacy, and the submarine poll
cy which brought about American
Intervention in the war would
again be dragged forth by those
who seek to exploit them for par
tisan purposes.
New names are being mention
ed as possible appointees to the
ambassadorship to the United
States. Among those most recent
" brought forward is that of
Professor Gerhart Won Schulze-
Caevernit, who occupies the chair
of political economy at Freiburg
university.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
international
Court of Justice
Assured, Report

Geneva. Aug. 18.-Creation of
the permanent court Of interna-
tional Justice is assured. it is an
nounced here. The secretarist OF
the league of nations has been in
formed that Spain and Haiti will
soon deposit their ratifications Of
agreement to establish the court
and when they are received the
number Of nations which have de-
posted ratifications will have
reached twenty-four, the requisite
number.
If they are received in time, the
time, the assembly Of the League
Of Nations, which will meet next
month, will be able to elect the
Judges and constitute the court.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19

many American films in London
I've walked miles to find a British
film. | am particularly interested
in films, as write scenarios nv,
self.
But what worries me is that
the films do not represent Ameri-
can life, and therefore give false
Ideas of our social and working
life.
Our stenographers do not wear
ropes Of pearls and sable wraps as
the films from over there would
lead one to believe"
Mrs. Austin is the founder of
the Community Theatre movement
and 1t is to lecture on this subject
also that she has come to London.
Corrects Divorce Fallacy
NOW about rne fallacy that
Americans are always being di-
vorced--it is entirely wrong. The
average people in America are
happy. But all the literature we
get from England deals with mar
ltal troubles, Of unpleasant sub
jects in life."
Criticizing English women, Mrs.
Austin expressed surprise that so
many were so keen on sport and
spent so much of their leisure on
the tennis courts or golf links.
Mrs. Austin has had a life of
excitement that many "a biograpn-
er would crave to write. For many
years she lived with Indians In the
deserts of Arizona, California and
New Mexico, studying their modes
of life.
She has scar on her arm which
tells the story of an eagle which
swooped down to steal her baby
one day in her garden. She tells
of thrilling escapades when she
had to kill or search for food.
Then to New York, at the age of
thirty, when she began to write
books and poems and scenarios,
and she is now one of the leaders
in the women's world in America.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
House Committee
Favors Railroad
Funding Measure

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Fayor-
able report on the administration
railroad funding bill was ordered
today by the house commerce COM
mittee. Republican leaders plan
to have the house pass the measure
early next week. A committee
amendment provides that the act
shall in no way affect proposed
relief for farmers.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
W ashington
Pru1re Prices

Vancouver, Wash, Aug. 19.-
The Washington Growers Packing
corporation yesterday in special
meeting set the opening 1921 fob
coast price on Italian prunes. The
following represent the bulk basis
price plus the differential and the
boxing costs: 30-40s at 12A
cents, 40-50s at lux cents, 50-6Ot
at S& cents, 60-70s at TN cents
70-S0s at 6% cents, S0-9Os at 6 y
cents, s0-10Os at 6% cents.
Arrangements were made at the
meeting to finance the farmers tc
certain extent by paying them
cents a pound when each growers
entire crop is in the corporation
warehouse. The prices were tele
graphed to the corporations brok-
ers all over the United States.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
Keen Minds
US. orrneE,
Are Praised
An American Novelist
Finds British Women
Less Mentally Alert
But Fond Of Sports

London, Aug. 18.+''I find on
the whole that American women
are better informed and more alert
on world affairs than English wo-
men. You have few women of ex-
ceptional ability"
This is the view expressed by
Mrs. Mary Austin, the well-known
American novelist.
There is a great demand in
America" she says, "for women's
points of view on feminist ques-
tions, as we have not had the vote
very long and are keen to know
how other countries are dealing
with all the women problems
which arose out of the war.
"A democracy does not tend to
produce exceptional types. Women
at home are doing a very great
deal in local matters, and our men
are disposed to turn over local
matters to the women, who are
working to secure better santa
tion, education, etc.
"a man who votes will call up
his wife on the telephone and say:
Mother, how did you tell me to
vote on the new sanitation ques-
tion?'"
do you see any difference in
England since you were here be-
fore?"
Women Better Dressed.
.''It is >ten years since / was
here" Mrs. Austin replied. II see
vast Improvement in the dress
of the working classes. l do not
see any more dingy hand-me-
downs on the women, and the men
are better groomed.
Then l notice, too, a changed
attitude in the way the English
people treat Americans-they are
more cordial. l think the working
classes have improved in every
way enormously.
I'm rather disturbed to see so
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
Pussyfoot
to TryLuck
Drying India

London, Aug. -"Pussyfoot'
w. e., johnson is going to try his
luck on India. Before the end Of
August the American anti-booze
.campaigner will sail for the Far
East, bent on wiping out Bombay's
beer and Calcutta's cocktails, he
announced recently.
'sPussyfoot" is a bit pessimistic
about the chances OF making Eng
land dry, say within the next four
or five years, and wants to see
what the chances are with India.
The action of the British parlia-
ment in removing some of the war
time liquor restrictions and maxi
ing it easier to get booze has dis
couraged Johnson, but left him In
good humor.
IF they want booze, turn it
loose he said. Let them have it
and take the consequences. That
is democracy. l would like to see
the whole world dry, but l believe
in majority rule and whether It
goes on my side or against 1t,
submit tofhe majority
Legislation that limits the num-
Der of saloons or the number OF
drinking hours doesn't get to the
bottom of the drink question, add
ed "Pussyfoot, commenting or
the new British law.
"A man can get just as drunk
in one saloon as in three, and II ht
is going to get drunk he can do i
Just as we'll in three hours as il
six" he said.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-19
Railroads
Under Study
By Australia

San Francisco, Aug. 1S.-The
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT railroads OF
Australia are turning to the Uni
ted States for instruction in rail
roading.
This was revealed with the ar
rival Of five prominent Australian
railway men to make an intensive
study Of American ways of han
ding materials and supplies, will,
view Of installing a similar sys-
TEN in their own railways on theil
return. Four of them represent
the Victorian railways, with head
quarters at Melbourne, and the
fifth is with the New South Wales
government railways. The visi-
tors are:
C. w. ]. Coleman, chief store
keeper; M. ]. Canny, outdoor su
perintendent; G. H. Wion, assist
ant engineer of signals; H. Ser
geant, stores branch officer, all OF
the Victorian railways, and w. A
Clark, comptroller of stores, of the
New South Wales government rail
ways.
The Southern Pacific company's
system of handling supplies and
materials, distributing supplies
through the medium of a supply
train, and the salvaging of worr
and broken materials for furthe
J use has been selected for the stud.
planned by the Australians. The.
will spend about eighty days In th
work Of inspecting the Southern
Pacific store departments and ii
going over various parts Of the Pa
cific system. They will be takei
to the Oakland and Sacramento
stores and will be passengers OIL
the company's supply train.
In advising the Southern Pacifi,
company officials of the visit O
the Australian officials, Harold w
Clapp, chairman of the board o
commissioners for the Victorian
railways. explained the purpose o
the officials as follows:
I'VE are not sending these Off
GERS on a tour of America, Grea
Britain, or any other country. W.
are Sending them primarily to Cali
fornia to sit down on your system
there for sufficient period to car
ry out the complete organization
installation and operation of you
service of supply system"