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The Washington times., 1921-06-18
Municipal Ownership Is
Gaining Ground
By BILL PRICE.

The growth of the municipal ownership idea for Dis
rict street railways in the House District Committee is
indicative that real light is breaking at last.
The hostility of Congress to Government ownership at
this time should not extend strictly local railway stu
ton which appears beyond solution except through this
method.
Municipal ownership will solve the whole miseraby
vexed questonsove it quickly to the relief of the public
and In fairness to railway owners
is ncomprehensble that Congress will adjourn with
out action the street railway tange virtually admitting
that it do nothing when there not the ques
ton in the world that municipal ownership can be au-
thorized, without sound legal question quibble.
Congress may not like Government municipal own
step solution of the important local question
simply because of objections based broader grounds
We submit this proposition:
Congress is too leary to pass straghtout municipal
ownership legislation let it at providing
that if within nine months after pasasge the street rail
way companies do not consolidate operate as oe the
railway properties shall pass to the District to
be paid for out of bond issue.
We guarantee that less than the nine months there
will be a MERGER which will forever settle the annoy
ing unfair entangements and troubles from which NE snf-
fer, and insure much lover fares than will be possible
under any other arrangement
Just try this out Congress, and watch the outcome
The proposed legislation should of course provide all
the machinery for taking the railway properties on
fair valuation basis either under new appraisement or
under valuations already found by the Utilities Commits
son subject to the final adjudication of the courts which
have valuation appeals before them
The machinery should have everything in working con-
dion to take immediate control in the event there is not
a voluntary merger.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
HUMANISMS
William Atherton Du Puy

Joseph p. Tumulty was in the New jersey state
legislature from Hudson county and a man Of
some political influence before he became sec
retary to Woodrow Wilson
1t natural, therefore. that he should go
= to Boss Davis OF the organization. and ask that
Influence be used toward getting pardon for
a certain constituent of his who was suffering
durance vile for homicide
just then the local juries were being made up
Boss Davis wrote the name of Tumulty's man on
slip. Unfortunately he got IL mixed up with
other slips of men who wanted to be called for
The result was that the man in jail instead
Of getting pardon, got call for jury service
to which he was unable to respond
played many joke on the late Theodore Roose-
welt who, Longworth says, had the distinction, OF
being his father law.
One night at Oyster Bay Mr. Roosevelt was
showing a party, OF which Bourke Cochran was
q member, over the house and expatiating
usual over his trophies.
the second floor William NJ. Calder called and
Mr.. Roosevelt had to go downstairs.
Thereupon Mr.. Longworth took his place
the bear rug. thrust his hand into the front of
his coat and made speech recountinR the thrill
ing adventure OF staying the bear just he
knew, from frequent repsttion- the colonel
when Mr.. Roosevelt returned he walked out
on the rug and began his speech To his
prise 1t provoked only mirth-
Tho scfentist in the Senate Dr. Edwin Free
mont LAdd Of North Dakota has a tragedy in
his past
chemistry He had devoted his life to this
seience at the State Agricultural College. On
Christmas Eve, 1909. the final copy of the manu-
script was his desk. all ready for the printer.
He was q happy man as he hustled down town
TO make some final Christmas purchases
That night the chemistry building was burned
and with IT DR. Ladds,msnuscript He has never
found time to rewrite IL.
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The Washington times., 1921-06-18
TRAFFIC REGULATIONS
ENFORCEMENT.

II. w. RECTOR for six months
parked his automobile on Madison
place. On the west side is a sign
which reads, Park here for tive
hours only" MR.. RECTOR parked
on the east side the other day and
had TO put up 81 by direction of q
certain policeman. He called the Of
ncer's attention to the sign and was
Informed. he says, that IL only two
hours is allowed on the west side
Of the street anyone should know that
thirty minutes was the limit on the
east side"
MR.. RECTOR is absolutely right in
saying that IL the east side Is lirn-
tied TO thirty minutes a sign should
say so.
Wholly aside from thIs particular
case. IL is apropos TO say that en-
tirely too much time is often put
In by some traffic officers on petty
and unintentionai violations OF trafhe
regulations and too little In running
down deliberate violators Of impo~-
tant provisions whose acts endanxe~
lives and property
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
SerUe Notice
On Japanese


closest and friendliest relations
with China and Russia
With those two populous and po-
tentially powerful nations our
friends, Japan would have a menace
on both flanks if she began war
against US.
That is such simple proposition
of political mathematics that it is
hard to see how the Wilson Ad-
ministration failed to understand it.
The very wisest thing we could do
would be to warn Japan in plain
words that she must keep her hands
off China and Russia both, and that
the United States would henceforth
look upon Japanese aggressions
upon either Russia or China as acts
hostile to us.
Ehgland's colonies will not permit
England to fight alongside japan.
Germany is helpless. France is oc-
cupied with her own difficulties.
Things will be greatly different in a
few ars-especially if we sit quiet
and let Japan fortify and magnify
her strength by robbing Russia and
China.
The most idiotic thing ever done
was to condone the Japanese theft
of Shantung. The next in order of
idiocy was to- send American ships
and troops to aid Japan in stealing
Eastern Siberia
Those two stupidities will yet cost
us thousands of lives and thousands
Of millions of money.
We ought to repudiate those fol.
lies while it is time and while we
are still powerful enough and thor
oughly prepared to enforce justice
and to make our safety and suprem-
acy sure
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
Equals or SuperiOrs

have swift and powerful "come-
back" for that.
Men often go away because they
are tired of living with their SU-
PERIORS; they rarely leave their
equals voluntarily. Men and water
want to find their own level and
they both find it.
Now, if Mrs. Leeds will knit and
chat, and if Mr.. Stillman will peruse,
poised above the ticker or the nib
lick, we shall all know "why they
leave home"
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
Reform! !!
Pronounced PiMze)
rROM an English periodical:
"He lives at the little village
of Pinchinhoe - pronounced

'Pudoo.''
Well, why mott
The anti-cigarette law went into
effect in Utah last week, and people
who never smoked before have taken
up the habit. There is also an agi-
tation in Utah against the use of
coffee and tea Coffee and tea are
quite popular in Indiana, but there
they are agitating against short
skirts and the toddle dance.
Millions of working people who de-
sire glass of beer cannot get ii. But
whiskey-and poisonous whiskey at
that's still obtainable.
Several hundred thousand men are
planning to parade in New York as
a protest against this amendment As
a counter demonstration the Chris.
tan Endeavorers, with William Jen-
nings Bryan in their midst, will
march up Fifth avenue in favor of
the amendment. The protesters will
sing "How Dry Am. y The anti
protesters will sing, "Oh, the Clear
and Crystal BROOKE But the
Eighteenth Amendment will keep on
amending.
The legislatures Of all the States
in the Union keep on grinding out
laws. Congress keeps on grinding
out laws. Courts are kept busy in
terpreting laws. Men and women
are busy violating laws. The laws
keep changing. Some people are
only aware of a new law when they
are arrested for violating it.
Only one factor in American life
remains constant and unchanged.
That is Personal LIBERTY
pronounced "Blahi"
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
EDITORIAL PAGE
Protection Of Our Airplane
Industry Is Common Sense

the Government. To attempt to
tax the Government Of the United
States several hundred million dol
lars for fostering an alleged Amer
ican industry which is non-ex-
istent, II the American Govern
ment can 60 to England and get
English airplanes for q few mil
lion dollars, seems utterly indie
fensibls."
Senator Penrose must have spoken
carelessly. There are at least
score of American plants making
airplanes, engines or accessories.
More than one thousand airplanes
have been sold in this country in the
past two years for civilian use. Our
Government could only buy junk and
discards abroad at a low price.
Great Britain, it is safe to say, is
not peddling her latest improved
military designs, which alone would
be valuable to our air service.
Anti-dumping legislation is neces-
sary to foster a commercial industry
at home so that, if we have another
war, we shall not waste thousands of
millions of dollars getting airplane
production started. It would not
"tax the Government several hun
dred million dollars" but might
save the Government several thou
sands of millions.
Protection is either sound or un-
sound. If sound, here is a young in.
dustry which needs it and to which
Republican Congress cannot refuse
it without gross inconsistency.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
NREAT BRITAIN recently sold
: quantities of aircraft to Japan,

nREAT BRITAIN recently sold
: quantities of aircraft to Japan,
then British aviators went over
/ to train Japanese filters. The Brit
iah excuse was that she had to sell
| her war-remnant airplanes some
where and we wouldn't let them be
dumped into the United States
That should have been true, but,
alas, as yet it ism t. The House Of
Representatives. last year unanimous
" passed bill forbidding Europe
to dump leftover war materials here.
When the Evening Journal, on May
II, said, "Our Congress wisely voted
to protect the home market" it
overlooked that the Senate had
failed to act.
For eighteen months the only bar
Srier to such dumping, SO far as air
CRAFT are concerned, has been injunc-
tions by private interests based on
patent infringements-
In the new Congress the Senate
has again prevented due protection
of American manufacture of aircraft,
Mr.. Penrose, chairman of its Finance
COMMITTEE, saying:
"The only user or purchaser of
sirplanes Il the Government.
There is no industry to amount to
anything In the United States
making airplanes. Il cannot DO q
subject Of competition. Even II
there should be private enterprise
enlisted, it must be largely q mo-
nopoly furnishing the product to
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
Stars and Stripes

A crime is often the giant growth of
small bad habit.
Sharp blades wound without pain; and
keen wit, though scarcely perceptible cuts
deepest.
Sudden success is not so apt to turn a
mans head as to turn the hearts of many
men against him.
When we give TO the poor we are in their
debt, for none can pay in full for the charity
in our hearts which their need engendered.
Too much frsnkness with friend soon be-
comes criticism Of an enemy.
There is no tainted money that doesn't
soon get washed clean with the sweat of toll.
The man who spends half his time boast
ing of his tolerance generally spends the
other half picking beams out of his neigh
bors' ayes
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
THE BED CONTROVERSY.

The important thing is not in
the position your bed occupies,
north OF south, but which side of
the bed you get out OF In the
morning. says ''BRIDGEPoRT."
He insists that you must get out
on the right side" or the day will
be spoiled. But he doesn't de.
fine which IL the right side.
Prof. II. BREW MooNsHEIN
stands. by the north and south"
theory. that there may be "unin-
terrupted now OF magnetic lines
OF force along the spinal column
and nervous system, and to get
tho best results, each. leg of tho
bed should be insulated, resting
in a cup. saucer or soup plate.
BY all means avoid sleeping in
the moonlight. The word lunstic
" derived from luna the moon.
sapd -atttc-' the upper story
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
THE HE-YAMPS SEASON.

A Detroit man who had been vamp-
ing girls into his automobile for
rides was smacked so soundly by an
irate relative of girl that he died.
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE WITH
THIS SAME CLASS IN WARRINGTON
rs FOR THE POLICE TO TAKE
THEM TO COURT AND HAVE THE
JUDGE SENTENCE THEM TO SOUND
sPANKINGS BY A BTG-FIsTED PO-
LICEMAN. u. SUILLEABHAIN.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

RS. STILLMAN, knitting de-
M murely, told about Mr.. Still
A'A man. She would not speak un-
kindly of him but she did feel bound
to say that he was "worse than q
Bolshevist, and tried to fling the
wreckage of his own home all over
the world"
Mrs. Stillman says: "He (you
know who che" isl went away with
poor Mrs. Leeds because he tired OF
living with his equals"
"Poor Mrs. Leeds" viii probably
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
THE RED.HEADED GIRL.

THE RED-HEADED GIRL.
Far be it from us to withhold eu-
logy of the red-headed girl. The Of
flee Goat looked long and hungrily
at the poem by PECK" printed be-
low.
But never shall we have II said,
BY girls with heads OF red, -
That We favored auburn black or peroxide;
Nothins DOING II would be-s suicide!
And so here's the eulogy:
They knock the red-hesded girl In poetry,
song and prose,
But have my own version and this Ia how
II goes:
Now the red-headed sirl has a temper
that's bad.
But reldom it's shown unless she fs mad.
Ihey say she is cranky. and grouchy, too
But her nature 10 really Iovable and true,
And as you wander on In life's busy whlri
fouH never md friend like the red
headed girl
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
g. 1EARla SEElA
THOSE sPIRIrUALIsTs.

THOSE sPIRITUALIsTs.
Pps thinking tonight of those tDho haze
gone,
And Of their actions that made us all
sore.
They promised they'd send ns message,
Fight back,
When they got on that beoutifuI
In some tooy they've failed to make
good,
For uhfch zoe naturally feel regret ;
But maybe the heavenly Uires are
crossed,
And the messages p,oy yet come "cot-
lect." MILO III.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
COST OF CHORUS GIRLS.

Quotations on the cost of
chorus girls are not given by
Wall street, but the costly finano-
Ing In the Stillman and Peggy
Hopkins cases indicates that tbe
high" has been reached. At any
rate the chorus girl market Is re-
ported to be nervous" with
Investors inclined to await de-
yelopments"
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

Alimony reminds you of the fell
staliments on a suit of clothes
he has given to the janitor.
EDDIE AND HARRY.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
soME SIGHT. SURE.

.Twould make suffering mortal grin,
And laugh away dull care.
II he could see his own dentist
In another dentists chair.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
GIVE GEORGES A SQUARE DEAL.

JULES BACKENHEIMER, who hss
been in New York some days, ssy~
that Georges Carpenter is a better
sport than some of the second-rate
sport writers who are giving him the
''razz." Jules says that Carpenter is
training in private, not charging
fancy admission prices to the sucker
public" to see him doing little
stunt, as Dempsey is doing
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

M. KENDALL MYERS, writing
from Saranac Lake, N. Y, says: 81
am one of the thousands who get
great pleasure in reading your col
umn. The variety of contributions is
in itself pleasure. Heard and Seen
will improve with age. All good
things do"
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
Mr.. B. Baer
WORLD PROBLEMS.

AQ Cthhpss tAAbnScNihc ah
bassador to Europe. LIS back
on way to land of graphic
phone. Ad will go Derby
route over Chattertauqua
Circuit. Ocean trip will
benefit his vocal cords. Ad
should have no trouble
stretching his Adams ap-
pie over three octave denial
Mexican-U. s. note ex-
changing frolic has reached
that acute stage of diplo-
matte Inflammation where
strong men grow pale and
politicians faint Washing
ton has ordered six emer-
eency waste paper baskets
No trouble expected unless
obregon happens accident
ally to open one of our
notes.
League of Nations has died
on the vina- Smsrty gave
party. Nobody came. Four
teen points deader than
plAnked shad.
Armenian mandate has
been passed up for more
convenient trouble nearer
home. New York solves
workiess workinsman prob
lem by ordering thousand
new park benches.
Should fire politicians.
Elect butchers, bakers, and
grocers to Congress. Wound
ed soldiers can't eat medals.
Panama Canal toll rates
will be lowered so that
Amcrican-owned boats can
afford to 60 around Horn.
Almost time to~pick out spot
where you are going to ruin
your vacation.
Summer resort booklets
are printed on yellow paper
same as other quarantine
signs. Usually rational folks
insist on picking out rest
place that is fifty miles
from cry for help.
Farmer gives you room
that mice, hens and pigs use
for shortcut to barn. Win =
dow was designed by same
genius who invented eye in
needle. only breeze Is be-
hind wall paper.
Condition Of roof indi-
Gates they wear umbrellas
for pajamas In country.
Dangerous to walk around
corridors. Liable TO fall
trestle work.
Finger burning system OF
illumipation. One match
after another. Two weeks
In country will add ten
years to your life insnrance
rntoa-
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

Though neither is q pusiiist,
The sight makes one turn pale,
The dentist and chiropodtst
Fighting tooth and nail"
OIDONn
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

RUeA Oue QUA THREE MEN
m h TUs,
AND WHO 90 VOU THINK
THEY BE,
ENGLAND, JAPAN, AND
UNCLE San,
N4 AFRAID. Taar,TAEY
cRkT hGREE.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

Little Sister-I think that thong
about the Old Moth-tovered
Bucket ith the thaddest thing.
Big Brother-Yes, it's enough
TO make even the moth bawl"
HARPER'S FERRY.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18
The Loaves in an Acre Of Wheat.
By K. c. B,

An acre of wheat should average thlrty-six
bushels This would produce 1y5eS pounds of
flour. eauaIling ALAG pounds OF bresd--that Ia
bH four-pound losves. This w~Sid provtde for .
nmfly,ef Gx for q year,
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

League of Nations has died
on the vina- smsrty gave
party. Nobody came. Four
teen points deader than
planked shad.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

Finger burning system OF
Illumipation. One match
after another. Two weeks
In country will add ten
years to yoor life insurance
rntoa-
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

Armenian mandate has
been passed up for more
convenient trouble nearer
home. New York solves
workiess workingman prob
lem by ordering , thousand
new park benches
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

Condition of roof indi-
Gates they wear umbrellas
for pajamas In country.
Dangerous to walk around
corridors. Liable TO fall
through trestle work.
The Washington times., 1921-06-18

Farmer gives you room
that mice. hens and pigs use
for shortcut to barn. Win
dow was designed by same
genius who invented eye in
needle. Only breeze Is be-
hind wall paper.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-06
"EAST GAY, GLAD AND YOUNG"
Her Age-OId Optimism Stands as a
Barrier Against the Materialism
of the West.

1t Is strange, and very strange, that
of the many who visit the East, so few
go i'm search of the spirit that informs
it. They recognize the beauty. the tor
rent of light and color, the setting Of
the marvellous drama, the mental, So
cial and political problems all, all
save the one thing that is life, and that
in its dying. If it dies, will take the
worlds hope with It.
For the East Is the barrier set
against the materialism of the West.
writes l.. Adams Beck In Asia Maya
zine. She still believes; she lays her
hope and her life at the foot of her
affairs. With the gods she Is at home
not in fear. but at ease--a child who
laughs and plays In his fathers house.
We call the East old. 1t is her eternal
youth that Is the wellspring Of hope
for the world. 1t is We who are old.
weary, disillusioned, who have drunk
the cup to the dregs and found 1t Bit
ter-our women grow as hard as our
men; our very children are cynics.
But the East is gay and glad and
young. Life has its sorrows, but she
knows the wisdom of sorrow. She
does not speak of death-his truer
name Is onward.
Sin is but a phase in the march of
development. And for dOgma-the
East is lenient. She says with Bahram
Mira: Truth Is bird that flies so
fast that the eye of men cannot follow
1t, and so high that 1t is lost to sight
In the skies. But now and then one
of its feathers falls, and when II
touches the earth it becomes such a
prophet as MahOmet or Moses. No
man on earth has heard the voice of
that bird, nor shall he hear 1t before
he sits down beneath the lote tree In
paradise"
But all this is mystery to the many
who travel to see the beauty Of the
East, and very often will you hear
the three daughters of the fool from
those who come from far to visit her
For l.e fool laughs at a thing because
1t is good and he laughs at thing be-
cause it Is bad. And he laughs at q
thing he cannot understand.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-06

ana play with Jacky IIuruen-ne &C
the man after your leart."
II hate Jack Burden" Mincins
Minny complained. I'D rather play
with anybody else any time. And I've
got something to tell you-ever as fine
and funny"
Keep it till sext week." Warren in
terrupted. Right now | have other
uses for my ears"
Rude men deserve punishment
Zarah said primly. I'm going to leave
you strictly to yourself"
How nice of you. | can think of
you undisturbed," Warren murmured.
Zarah tossed her head so violently as
almost to diSlOdge her headspike. War
rem caught it barely in time. settled
ii in place again and tucked her hand
over his arm, saying: Il cease the
struggle. You are my fate. Come
along and let's get it over with. When
will you marry me?'
The year after never" Zarah re-
torted. He shook his head. murmur-
ing: IF nobody loves her, where, oh,
where did she get eXperienced?'
So it went all evening. Along to-
ward second cock crow. that is 10 say,
handing slim figure. frOwsly
shawIed, into very decrepit family
carriage, noted upon its panel To-
zenge with crest recalling the lines
of the sheet embroidery. He said
nothing beyond gay good-by. But
betimes next day he was rummaglnS
through dusty papers in the Office of
the clerk, searching out names, dates.
dusty deeds and wills and comparing
them with a span new letter of in
quiry his firm had received week
before. They had almost flung ii away
unanswered-nOt soul had ever heard
of Herr VANDERBILT, Holland-born. and
unheard of these so years. He must,
of course, be long dead, but if he had
left heirs. there was good news for
them. Inclosed was an engraving of
the family crest-almost the only sure
sign Of identification.
Warren found no VANDERBILT. but
did discover sundry papers signed SIM
ply Zell. sealed with that same crest,
and fully attesting that Zarah Zell.
sole surviving descendant in the fourth
generation. was the person sought.
Two hours of long-distance talk, a
day and night of cabling, made it GER
tain Zarah would come into gulden
galore. Then only Warren told her
of the letter, and its results. When
he had finished, she looked away sigh
ing. "Why. l thought you'd be so
glad" he said. shaking his head. you
met me as though / were long lost
brother"
81 thought you had come TOTO
tell me-something else" Zarah an
swered, looking down.
"What?" Warren demanded. She
raised her eyes. but dropped them in
stantly, murmuring: "Oh! That
had quit bein' nobody's darling"
"Old stuff" Warren interrupted.
"That stopped when you threatened
TO tear my silk sock"