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The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12

either "Sol u or July 1 as CO." being
in either case an extra Saturday in
ternational holiday with no weekday
name.
When these changes are made. 1t
follows that the same day in each
week will always fall on the same
four fixed dates each month, so that
each weekday name will always de-
note its monthly dates, and vice versa,
as the standard month" would then
apply to all months.
A less essential change Is the pro-
posal to abolish mountaineering Eas-
ters by the international churches fix.
ing Easter at the most convenient
date in April.
Referring to the Illustrations given
herewith: Stonehenge, the collection
of great monoliths in England whose
purpose was so long mystery, Is now
known to-have been for calendar pur'
poses Sir Norman Lockyear has cal.
culated that the so-called Sunrise
Stone" was erected about 1850 B. @,
The pyramids were erected by the
ancient Egyptians in order TO meas
ure the shortest noon-shadows, that
the DAYS between might be counted.
The sphinx played its part in the cal
culations by which the Egyptians
reckoned a year of 365 days and a
fraction. Thus the pyramids were
built to safeguard the life of Egypt,
which depended upon utilizing the
Nile valleys advantages by applying
calendar knowledge to agriculture.
The various pyramids were used as
tombs for Pharaohs only after each
one except the one in use had been
superseded by u more perfectly sloped
pyramid.
"The Standard Month" and the DAY
Pointer" below 1t practically explain
themselves. "Sol," it will be noted, is
twenty-eight days, four complete
weeks. Every month is to be like 1t
and will be licked off by the DAY
Pointer"
The calendars for January and Feb
ruary of 1922 show unequal months
split the weeks at month-ends most
awkwardly, causing many inconveni-
ences.
The remaining figure of monthly
dates show the broken weekly range
In 1922, which includes 40 complete
and 81 broken weeks. including also
the odd day, December 81. The latter
by being Sunday, like January l.
forces the inconvenient change Of
weekday names in all the months and
years which follow. This shows the
need of monthly measure in which
the day names are fixed" as to the
numerical dates.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12
PICKED BY TYPE
Observant Man Explains Aver
age Stenographic Force.
Generally Selected as the Result OF
the Boss Early Experience-Wfe
Sometimes an Influence.

''How do you account for the 1act
that in some offices all the stenog
raphers are fat, in other offices all the
stenographers are thin, and in still
| ether offices are medium sizedF de-
manded the loquacious commuter, the
| New York Sun states.
'They aren't replied the sleepy
| commuter GROSSLY. "In offices l know
there are thick, thin and medium ste
nographers, all together"
mo, you're wrong, old man. COM
mented the loQuacious commuter cheer
fully. I've given this matter my Sc
rious attention for some time. Inc
offices where stenographers are OF
| mixed sizes are the exception. In
nine offices out of ten you'll find the
stenographers all run true to form
whether the form Is light, heavy or me-
| dium.
Its the same way with coloring IN
some of the offices all stenographers
are dark and in other offices all, or al"
most all, of the stenographers nave
medium coloring."
"Well, what's the answer?" signed
the sleepy commuter, resigning himsei1
to instructions.
my opinion is" explained the To-
Quacious commuter happily, that lts
all due to the proprietor's early expe-
rience.
"When he began business and was
only able to employ one stenographer'
he happened to draw plump one. she
proved amiable, reliable, and just what
he wanted, and without realizing IT,
he stored away in the back OF MS
mind the experience that fat stenog
raphers are desirable. When engag-
ing stenographers ever since he has
always leaned to this type. He may
have had many good stenographers
who were plump, but in big office the
work goes on in such way that this
would sc..rcely come to his attention.
Quite unconsciously he continues to
cling to the type he first favored"
But suppose the plump stenog-
rapher whom he first employed proved
total loss?' questioned the sleepy
commuter.
"That's just where it isl" said the
loquacious commuter, happily In
the event you speak of he would nat
urally store away in his inner con-
sciousness distrust of plump stenog-
raphers and in his selection would go
to the other extreme-he would want
the 'thinnest stenographer obtainable.'
The sleepy commuter smiled irritat-
ingly.
That's queer theory" he remarked
''but as matter of fact, it isn't the
boss who selects the stenographers, It's
the office manager"
The loquacious commuter looked de-
cidedly crestfallen and the sleepy COM
muter would have scored an unmixed
triumph if committing friend had not
| joined them as they disembarked.
"Say, have you been in Bill Jones
office recently?" asked the committing
friend. Hes got the greatest line of
| lady help that ever 1 saw-every one
| of em as round as a barrel You
see, Bills wife is a heavyweight, and
she won't stand for a girl in the office
who tips the scale at less than 1SO.'
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12
Stranue Tribal Legend.

From the Navajo country, embrac-
ing the adjoining corners of Utah,
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico,
there has recently been smuggled one
of the rarest patterns. of Indian
blankets that has been permitted to
fall into the hands of white men.
The pattern, described and Illustrated
in Popular Mechanics Magazine, is
known as the "Yebitsai dancers" and
involves a tribal tradition about which
the Navajos are decidedly uncommuni-
cative. The word "smuggled" is used
advisedly, for the blanket was re-
moved with extreme secrecy, mas
much as knowledge by the Indians of
its removal probably would have re-
suited in unpleasantness, to say the
least.
Collectors of Indian curios, who
have inspected the blanket assert that
they have never seen another of the
same pattern, although it has been
understood that one of similar type
was obtained some years ago and sent
to the Smithsonian institution.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12
Nonunion Rail Workers Slain.

Cleveland-Two nonunion employees
of the New York Central railroad in
Its Collinwood roundhouse were shot
and killed a few days ago. The men
had been standing on street corner
arguing with third man, according
to the police, when the latter suddenly
drew revolver and began shooting
The assailant escaped. The men were
Identified by New York Central EN-
ployes, as William Down, about 30, an
engine dispatcher, and Fritz Forsch
ner, about 20 years old, call boy.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12
Santa Fs Trainmen Quit.

Los Angeles.-Members of the en-
gineers, firemen, conductors and train
mems brOtherhoods on several far
western divisions of the Santa Fe lines
notified railroad officials at Los An
reles that they would no longer move
trains through points where armed
guards were employed on railroad
property. Within an hour trains were
reported tied up at Seligman. Arizona,
and Barstow and Needles, Calf. one
of them being the eastbound Califor-
MIA Limited
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12

business and social meetings held on
selected weekdays have to be de-
scribed In bylaws, etc, as the first
and third Wednesdays" 1.-The Friday
nearest the twentieth" etc. Dates
for national holidays, festivals, ETC.,
falling on Sundays have to be post
poned by proclamation, etc. Bank
drafts, trade bills, etc, due on Sun
day have to be held over, and one
days interest thereon lost. Monthly
trade balances, wage adjustments,
ETC., are complicated by weekly wages
being split up in the week which, be-
ginning in any one month, quarter,
semester, or year, end in the next fol-
lowing. Nine of the months extend in
to five weeks, and three into six, as
glance at the chart will show.
There were five Saturdays each In
January, April, July, October. and
December, 1921, when housekeepers
were calendar-forced to buy q fifth
weeks supply of meats, groceries,
etc, out of equal monthly income
quotas.
Conversely, storekeepers In the
months of five Saturdays are encour-
aged by their inflated incomes to over
buy.
Now for the ways of remedying the
calendar defects:
We cannot alter the length of the
days, weeks, or years, but we can
easily amend the months, so that EACH
like February In 1914, will contain
% days In 7-day weeks. which exactly
and best quarter the month for busi-
ness and social convenience. That
ideal month is the standard proposed.
because 1t is not an experiment but
the easiest and best now used. To ex-
pedite long counts of days between
any two dates, 1t would be better to
number, instead of to name, the
months; but If names are more de-
sirable, the new month "Sol" could be
inserted between June and July us
readily as 'leap day" was inserted
between February and March, 1920.
This proposed new month, with the
other u equal 2S-day months, Will
constitute the amended calendar year
proposed, after New Year day" with
out any weekday name) is prefxed as
| an eAti" "hoie SoIui uoS VI ounu'iy
holiday to precede the 1st of January,
in which month New Year day will be
included as january o."
This will absorb the extra week
day (over and above the 80 weeks)
which now needlessly and most incon-
veniently causes the names of all
weekdays to change throughout the
successive 365 dates of each year. In
leap years, leap day should precede
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12

that they are not professionals, the
professional could plead with greater
justice that he is not an amateur
The question is, what is the
amateur an amateur of? What is he
really in love With? Is he in love
with other people, thinking he sees
something which he would like to
show them2 If this is his po-
sition he can do no wrong the spirit
in which he works will insure that his
defects will be only as bad spelling
or bad grammar In the pretty saying
of child Samuel Rutler.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12
GOVERNMENT OPERATION OF
COAL MINES AND RAILROADS
APPROVED BY NORTHWEST.
THE UNIONS DEMANDS
LEWIS SAYS MINERS HAVE WON
FIGHT AND 1T is PRACTi-
CALLY OVER.

st. Paul.-Government operation OF
all coal mines and railroads serving
these mines would be approved by the
people of the Northwest, according to
IA resolution adopted ut the conference
of governors of five Northwest states.
The resolution was sent to President
Harding.
The resolution declared that a coal
shortage exists that threatens "the
health and happiness of our people
and imperils the prosperity of our bus
mess" 1t was signed by Gov. j. A. 0.
Preus of Minnesota, Gov. r. A. Nestos
of North Dakota, Gov. w, Fl. McMas-
ter, South Dakota; Gov. ]. j. Blaine,
Wisconsin, and Gov. n. E. Kendall,
Iowa.
1t was decided to appoint repre-
sentative from each OF the five states
to a joint committee to be maintained
at Washington to advance the inter-
ests of the Northwest in the present
coal emergency.
The resolution followed a declara-
ton by Governor Kendall that, regard
less of what action is taken now, hun
dreds of industries in the Northwest
will be closed for lack of fuel, and
thousands of men thrown out of en-
ployment Iowa, he said, has only
two weeks supply of coal on hand, in
spite of the fact that the state has
mines capable of producing a million
tons of coal a month.
ut isn't possible to operate the
Iowa mines as l wrote the president,
unless the union men in the state
can be induced to return to work" !"
Governor Kendall said. Il see no re-
lief for our country whatever, except
for the federal government to operate
the mines"
Governor Preus had previously sug-
gested to the conference that govern
ment operation of roads serving the
mines that are now producing coal
might be the better solution of the
problem.
Governor Blaine was also strongly
in favor of government operation of
the mines, and what railroads neces-
sary, in case the mediation proves un-
availing in a brief period.
]. ]. Murphy, South Dakota railroad
commissioner, supported the proposal
of Governor Kendall of Iowa that the
government take over and operate the
mines.
Frank Milholland, railroad commits
sioner of North Dakota, made an ur-
gent appeal in support of drastic ac-
ton by the federal government.
The unions demands for a settle
ment center on the re-establishment OF
the wage contracts that expired last
March 81, the eve of the strike. This
was made clear by Mr.. Lewis at the
meeting of the union policy commit
tee when he declared there will be no
reduction of wages, and the miners
will not go back to work except under
the old contracts" No announcement
came from the operators of their de-
mands.
- The committee of twenty-one that
will frame the settlement, which VIII
be presented to the general conference
for acceptance or rejection, Will In
| clude eleven miners and ten operators
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12

IE Gregorian calendar
that we use is an eNo-
luton which had it's be
ginnings i'll the prehistoric
times with the purpose
of ascertaining and re-
cording the most propi
tious dates for the SOW
ing of crops. Since the
A., n,re,i. S;.nr;onc
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12
Silk Stockings

It appears that Henry II. when pre-
pairing for the marriage Of Sis sister
In 1859, first had the Idea for silk
hose, NJ. f. (BradfordD, and at that
epoch-making event he was the first
to wear knitted silk stockings. A
hundred years later one Hindres es-
tabIished a factory for stockings in
the Bois de Boulogne. This was the
Arst factory in France. 1t was a sue
Duss from the start, and when 1t re-
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12

World war, the Russians, Siberians,
Turks, Chinese, japanese, Egyptians
and other nations have adopted the
Gregorian calendar for governmental,
legal and other natural purposes
Nevertheless, as everyone knows, the
Gregorian calendar has defects and
every now and then somebody comes
forward with scheme for changing 1t.
Now 1t Is purposed to assemble the
International Government Conference
of All Nations to make changes which
seem advisable and adopt an Inter
national fixed calendar"
The defects in the Gregorian cal
endar and the changes which seem
advisable, together with other useful
and interesting information are set
forth In an illustrated article in the
Pan American Union with the title,
"The Evolution of Calendars and How
to Improve Them" by Moses B. Cots
worth, f. G. S., f. S. A, It. G. A, sec
retary treasurer of the international
Fixed Calendar league. The defects
in our calendar are summarized in the
following outline:
We earn and pay by the month, but
have not an equal monthly measure
except for prisoners, whose time is
counted In months of 80 days.
Our months vary from % to 81 days
ii per cent difference-yet the
same monthly salaries, rents, etc,
must be inequitably paid. Monthly
business charges for maintenance, de-
probation, etc, are unfairly appor-
toned. and monthly profits credited
ms though each month were produc-
lively one-twelfth of the year.
The confusing changes in weekday
names for the same dates in success
sive months, through the Intrusion of
New Year and leap days, cause furth-
er dlsparitles which are misleading
in business, as evidenced when com
pairing monthly output of full working
days from Monday to Friday, plus n
half day on Saturday. On this basis
March, 1922, has ID per cent more
earning time than February. which Is
only thirteenth of the year.
The changing weekday names bring
Christmas, New Years, and other hol-
idays on Sunday and into weeks which
they split depriving toiling millions in
all countries of the more-prized holi-
day extensions combined with week
ends.
The shifting range of weeks through
the months burdens business and So
cial life with many tiresome refer
ences, limitations, and troubles. A few
examples here may suffice:
We are constantly forced to consult
the calendar to trace how many weeks
intervene between any given dates,
and to ascertain the weekday names
throughout the months. Periodical
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12

ceived protection from the ministers
1t became a gold mine. In 1866 the
venture was turned into n company.
From 1t arose the society of stocking
makers. At this time ribbed stock
lngs were made In England, but 1t
was not until nearly a century later
that such wear was introduced into
France.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12
Cork Buildings Blown UP.

Dublin.-National forces entered the
city of Cork, according to an official
announcement at Dublin. Patrick
street, the Victoria hotel, the military
barracks and the newspaper offices
were burned following dynamite explo-
slons which blew up many buildings.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12

London.-The Central News reports
that the irregular troops have evacu-
ated Cork city. The report says the
victoria hotel, the military barracks
and the newspaper offices have been
blown up.
The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-12
The Worthy Amateur.

There is no excuse for amateur
work being bad. Amateurs often ex-
cuse their short rtcomings on the ground
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-03-16
After Ten Years
BY MARION RUBlNcAM
HUMPHREY.
Chapter 8.

Millie ran home through the rain
as fast as she could She tried to hold
the umbrella up with one hand, and
with the other thrust through the slit
pocket of her raincoat, to catch UP
her skirt within the protection of the
coat.
She only made matters worse, as she
was bound to do in such a contest
with dead-in-earnest spring rain.
The umbrella wobbled from side to
side. letting rain down the neck OF
the coat, and the skirt-relic OF day
when Scotch plaids were laid appro-
priately in pleats or kilts-was SO
wide that all she did was to hold UP
a part of it. The rest served as a
blotter to all the splash of rain aud
mud
So when she reached her front door
she was out of breath, cross, cold and
wet. She had none of the exhilaratior
that a run through rainstorm shoulo
have given her; she had narrowed hel
chest and really tried not to breathe
Humphrey was sitting just as sht
knew he would be, feet thrust into RET
| felt slippers.
He was reading just as she knew ht
would be-the latest copy of "Sauc.
/ SHIPS" or whichever magazine OF shor
stories, trying to seem naughty, was
out on the railroad news, stand tina
day.
| He loked up and GREETED her witt
timeworn formula of ten years age
Halo. Where have you been all tn
| timer"
And neither waiting for nor expect
ing any answer, he went on with hi
story:
But Polly had not danced be-
hind the footlights three years
without learning a thing or two
about men. She helped herself to
some more lobster, and asked,
What line of talk are you pulling,
dearie. If you think l am going
to give up my profession for any
mere little Hallem flat, you're all
to the wrong, dearie, all to the
wrong"
1--WE been over at Cora's," Mile
voice came vaguely into his ears. Sh
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with st. Patrick's day. All members
are cordially invited to be present.
The Earlham Heights Dorcas society
will give an entertainment at the Elk
horn church Friday evening at s
o'clock. The public is invited. The
same entertainments was successfully
presented last week at the Earlham
Heights church. 1t consists of two
parts, the first being composed chiefly
of musical numbers and the second
| part a play by the society entitled
''The Sewing Circle Meets at Mrs.
Martins"
| Mr.. and Mrs. Bert KoIp will hold
their weekly assembly Friday evening
at the l. o. o. F. hall, from until 70
o'clock. The balcony will be open to
spectators.
| A ST Patrick's dance will be given
by the Evan j. Smith orchestra Friday
evening from $3.50 until IL o'clock a.i
the Eagles hail. The balcony will be
open to spectators. The affair will be
informal
] Mrs. Drew Lacey. of 1417 South C
/ street, will be hostess to the N. o. p
club Friday afternoon
The Idle Whyle club will be enter
tanned by Mrs. Thomas Selig, of South
Fourth street, Friday afternoon.
Mrs Fred Brown will be hostess to
the jolly Twelve club at her home or
North Nineteenth street, Friday after
noon.
The Woman's auxiliary of ST. Paul's
Episcopal church will meet at 2:3t
o'clock Friday afternoon at the parisi
: house. Stereopticon slides supple
mented by lecture on social result.
, of missions will be shown. The pub
] lie is cordially invited to attend.
The Ladies' Loyal club will NEE
with Mrs Mabel Clutter, South Eight
and streets, Friday evening.
i The Fairview Community Center !.
giving an ice cream social and con,
! munity entertainment at Sevastapo
; school Friday evening. Children I'm
der 16 years must be accompanied b.
. their parents.
A 30-cent supper will be served a
. the First M E. church Thursday eve
: ming from o'clock on by the Goldel
t Rule Bible class. The public is IL
vited. Games and other entertainment
will follow the supper.
The Greenwood community clu
4 will be entertained with a st. Pa
!. rick's party Friday afternoon by MIS-
Vogelsong, at her home on Rure
/ Route d.
+ A public bean supper will be serve
9 at the court house from 5 until 7:3
/ o'clock Thursday evening by the ii
ie
The Baxter Parent-Teachers ASST
citation will hold a called meeting a
$3.50 o'clock Friday at the schools, t
$ organize vocational classes and pIa
q another evening social meeting.
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says the Baptists want a new steeple
on the"
But If you offer me a yacht
and a house on the Drive, now,
you'll be talking Maurice beamed
with delight and moving around
the table put his arm around her
waist. The Japanese butler dis
creetly retired"
wanted to get Mrs. Perkins in
till she's well, but she's having a baby,
too. It's the tenth, I'm sure, and only
three Of them lived. though she ought
to be thankful for that" Millie had
discarded raincoat, overshoes and wet
slippers, and was padding into the
room in her stocking feet.
"Undisturbed by the presence of
the butler, Polly went on with her
supper. Dancing always gave her
a ravenous appetite and lobster
was her favorite dish. When Mau.
rice tried to kiss her, she insisted
upon more champagne. After
time her host tired of thus being
played with"
well, you might answer once any.
way, when l talk to you"
Huh? I'm sorry, l was just in the
exciting part-what did you say?"
THAT Mrs. Perkins might be just as
glad seven of them died, since he is
no good and leaves her half the time
to make her own living. Maude want
ed her to cook while her sisters hav
ing a baby"
Humphrey, whose mind was still a
the champagne and lobster supper IL
the bachelor apartment with chorus
girls and Japanese buffers and private
yachts strewn all over the page, ha,
a jumbled idea that Maude had hal
and lost seven children and was abou
| to indulge in another, with her sste
| mixed up in it, although how could thi
| be when Maude was the village spin
ster and at least 40 years old?
And he made some unfortunate re
mark to show how vaguely this gossi
had penetrated his head which brough
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down the wrath of Mile. She stamp
ed upstairs, making more noise in her
stocking feet than when she wore
shoes.
Humphrey, contrite. at having been
rude, actually forgot the Holsters and
the short skirted heroine of the story.
He thought of going upstairs and
apologizing. but he was much too
warm and comfortable in the big
arm chair to move.
So he settled down again, thinking
consolingly that If she was mad, 1t
would not last. He looked SO settled,
he seemed to have fairly grown into
the chair. He was that sort of man.
In stiff wooden chair. he would have
looked out of place, but his own soft
body fairly settled and became part
of the padding and cushions.
Humphrey had the flabby fat of him
who over-eats and underexercises, and
the round face that goes with bland
temperament He picked up the story
Nothing improper ever happened In
any of them experience should have
taught him that-but he was always
hopeful.
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