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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17
GOAT GRABBERS

The fellow who drops into your
office ostensibly for a chat and
then proceeds to use your tele-
phone for his personal calls.
The garage repair man who,
even though there is slight trouble
with your car. finds enough the
matter with it to hand you a
staggering bill.
The self-touted tennis star who
always says he is off form when
you beat him.
never seems to have change of a
five spot except in silver, and
who. when you tell him You
haven't anything smaller with
you, tells you that you'll have to
get off the car.
The cop who grabs a handful
OF peanuts before he orders the
vendor to move on.
The wife who insists on accom-.
panying her husband when he
goes to buy a straw hat, and the
male goofs buying one on their
own hook who give him the razz.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

OnO1O LILO
! Observes
By La Monte WaldrOn.
~ EACON SPRIGGS daugh.
ter Cynthy says says red
~ umbrellas is acand -lous.
II ] had nose like that of
Mrs. 81 Plunkum I'd mind my
own business.
The Corners has got the most
persistent hero in the county.
He calls himself ejor Mitt, an
he tells as how he fit in the war
agin the Spaniards. Never has
ben an never will be SIGH a war,
says he.
More an more autos is perfum-
in the landscape in this vicinity.
Sim Snip says IL all the words
Mrs. Snip has used in thirty
years past could be put end onto
end they'd reach from here to the
moon.
Julyet Jinks is vampin' oncet
more over to the Corners. Rea-
son why is that the Stodgins Mins
sons, one of our very first fami-
lies, has city galoot visitin' 'em
and Julyet has heard tell he'es q
count or somethin'.
used to think dumbbeil was
hunk of iron you kept raisin' into
the air to make you strong.
Polly Pilkins says as how a dumb
bell is a person who's thick in
the head.
Little Ike Kinks is an awful
scallawag. He eat his sisters
lipstick. Says as how he thought
1t was candy.
Bustles is really the cheapest
thing wimmen folks kin wear,
way l figure it. There's always
plenty of hay in the barn.
Band down to the village has
got a new leader. He can HEX
any one of the tooters in it Con-
sequent, the organization seems
to be gittin' along fine.
Amy Abby Splits. our liter'y ex-
pert, has organized new readin'
circle. can tell 'em they'll have
to listen to her a lot.
Hiram Hicks holds the village
record on suspenders. He's got
a pair bought in 1912 an they're
goin' yet; wears 'em ev'ry day.
Browns tomcat is keepin' the
neighborhood all stirred up. His
voice is well oiled an all he
needs to make him complete Ia
a ukeleyley.
Black eyes is frequent since
the boxin' craze hit the village
plumb in the middle.
Board of village trustees Is
thinkin' Of stickin' special tax
on monkey wrenches an hand.
saws. Wonder where this thing
is goin' to stop.
Counted four tramps passin'
here Thursday. Spring seems
to be on the way.
I'd ruther have a wooden leg
than a wooden head.
Coin to have oyster sociabl4
over to Ffremen's Hall next
week. I never heard oyster was
very sociable.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17
Flips From
A Flapper
By FIOssie Flapper.

An ~ AFF
By FlOssie Flapper.
S a matter OF fact, l believe
~ that most of the girls who
4 ~ smoke in public don't i'll
private.
Casting pearls before flappers
IS a costly diversion. Better re-
member that your wife likes 'em.
From the way Essie monopO-
lies the booth phone two or three
times day. she must think It's
q radio.
After thinking it over, I'll say
that as a fiddler Nero was a splen-
did pyromaniac.
They're going to try to make
over the flapper into something
more nearly mid-Victorian - the
dear little fluff of grandma day.
Wouldn't that sprain your ankle!
! think we should have less Gen.
sorship and more common-sensor-
ohip.
John Barleycorn may possibly
be legitimate casualty, but it
looks to me as though the Demon
Rum escaped without a scratch.
Success is an intoxicant, about
one hundred proof, l should say.
If you don't believe it, just watch
the way they act.
A lemon can easily disguise
herself as a peach. know sew
eral who have.
Gloria had splendid teeth and
beautiful nails. And she can bite
land scratch.
l hear the X-ray gown is COM
ing back. Well, most of the girls
know are in pretty good shape
to stand the shock.
This is a funny world; when
you're longing for flowers you
get candy and when your sweet
tooth is calling for nourishment
you get the flowers.
The boss new son.in.law is
getting so that he hangs around
the office like book agent. And
he's about as popular here as
the measles.
The littlest typist in the build
ing has gone and got herself en-
gagged to a bird about six feet
over all. Strange how nature
seems to try to even things up.
I'll say she is wonderful.
When a girl declares that she'll
never speak to you again that
shows you've got the best of the
argument.
Miss G. has put fifty berries
into stocks and expects to be
millionaire in couple of months.
Now don't laugh; she may get
more than a lot of these mascu-
line wise guys have, at that.
I went to a masquerade ball
the other night where seven Ju-
Illus Caesars and three Hamlets.
had something on their hips"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Casting pearls before f1appers
IS a costly diversion. Better re-
member that your wife likes 'em.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

From the way Essie nonopo-
Nzes the booth phone two or three
times a day. she must think It's
q radio.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

After thinking it over, I'll say
that as a fiddler Nero was splen-
did pyromaniac.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

They're going to try to make
over the flapper into something
more nearly mid-Victorian - the
dear little fluff of grandma's day.
Wouldn't that sprain your ankle!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

a matter OF fact, l believe
~ that most of the girls who
4 n smoke in public don't i'll
private.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

went to masquerade ball
the other night where seven Ju-
Illus Caesars and three Hamlets.
had something on their hips"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

think we should have less Gen.
eorship and more common-sensor-
ehip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Band down to the village has
got a new leader. He can HEX
any one of the tooters in it. Con-
sequent, the organization seems
to be gittin' along fine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Little Ike Kinks is an awful
scallawag. He eat his sisters
lipstick. Says as how he thought
it was candy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Bustles is really the cheapest
thing wimmen folks kin wear,
way l figure it. There's always
plenty of hay in the barn.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

The cop who grabs a handful
of peanuts before he orders the
vendor TO move on.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Amy Abby Splits. our liter'y ex-
pert, has organized new readin'
circle. can tell 'em they'll have
to listen to her a lot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17
Uncle Ezra
Observes
By La Monte WaldrOn.
~ EACON SPRIGGS' daugh.
ter Cynthy says says red
~ umbrellas is acand -lous.

II ! had a nose like that of
Mrs. 81 Plunkum I'd mind my
own business.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

used to think a dumbbeil was
hunk of iron you kept raisin' into
the air to make you strong.
Polly Pilkins says as how a dumb
bell is a person who's thick in
the head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

John Barleycorn may possibly
be a legitimate casualty, but it
looks to me as though the Demon
Rum escaped without a scratch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Julyet Jinks is vampin' oncet
more over to the Corners. Rea-
son why is that the Stodgins Mine
sons, one of our very first fami-
lies, has a city galoot visitin' 'em
and Julyet has heard tell he'es q
count or somethin'.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

More an more autos is perfum-
in the landscape in this vicinity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Sim Snip says II all the words
Mrs. Snip has used in thirty
years past could be put end onto
end they'd reach from here to the
moon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Success is an intoxicant, about
one hundred proof, l should say
If you don't believe it, just watch
the way they act.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

A lemon can easily disguise
herself as a peach. / know sew
eral who have.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Miss G. has put fifty berries
into stocks and expects to be
millionaire in couple of months.
Now don't laugh; she may get
more than a lot of these mascu-
line wise guys have. at that.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Hiram Hicks holds the village
record on suspenders. He's got
a pair bought in 1912 an they're
goin' yet; wears 'em ev'ry day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

When a girl declares that she'll
never speak to you again that
shows you've got the best of the
argument.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

The Corners has got the most
persistent hero in the county.
He calls himself Major Mitt, an
he tells as how he fit in the war
agin the Spaniards. Never has
ben an never will be SIGH a war,
says he.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

Gloria had splendid teeth and
beautiful nails. And she can bite
land scratch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

l hear the X-ray gown is COM
ing back. Well, most of the girls
l know are in pretty good shape
to stand the shock.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

The littlest typist in the build
ing has gone and got herself en-
gagged to a bird about six feet
over all. Strange how nature
seems to try to even things up.
I'll say she is wonderful.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

The boss new son-in.law is
getting so that he hangs around
the office like book agent. And
he's about as popular here as
the measles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-17

This is a funny world; when
you're longing for flowers you
get candy and when your sweet
tooth is calling for nourishment
you get the flowers.
The border vidette., 1923-04-07
TEPlC WILL BE HEADQUARTERS

Tucson, April 3.-Establish.
ment of general offices for con.
struction working south from
Tepic" toward La Quemada on
the 100 mile gap now existing in
the main line of the Southern
Pacific of Mexico railroad be
tween those two points, will be
arranged for during the visit at
Topic of John e. White, treas.
urer of the road and T. A. Duff,
auditor, who left here Thursday
morning for a ten day sojourn in
that city.
Fl. B. Titcomb, president of
the road, also left Thursday for
the rail end city.
While construction work be.
tween the two cities will be
pushed forward from both La
Quemada and Topic. central con-
troll of both field forces will be
centered in the northern ter.
minal and for that reason gen
eral headquarters will of neces
sity be stationed there. Material
and equipment for the northern
construction gang will be cen
tered at Topic while at La Que
mada similar stores for the gang
working northward, will be con
centrated. Full control over
both sections will however re
main in Topic.
Preliminary work and actual
relaying of the main line be.
tween the two cities, has been
started by an engineering gang
from Topic while early and
thoroughly preliminary grading
work has been started from La
Quemada, gangs having been
put to work about ten days ago.
Work is already started at the
Southern end of the section to
ward construction of lodging
houses and Offices for the crews
working from that end and it is
expected that this wor k will be
completed within the next week
or ten days.
Immediately after final arran.
cement are made by the three
local officials who left here this
morning construction work of
the headquarters organization
will be started at Topic and such
materials as have arrived or are
arriving, will be made ready for
instant use. Organization of
construction forces will also be
completed and final preparations
made for swinging into hard
work that must be faced before
the 100 mile gap can be properly
bridged by the rail lines.
The border vidette., 1923-04-07
FIRE PROTECTION WEEK.

To reduce the unnecessary
confagrations, mostly the result
of carelessness and ignorance, is
one of the most important mat.
ters to impress on the public,
says The Manufacturer.
Avoidable fire losses reach in.
to the millions of dollars weekly
both in citities and in forest
wealth of the nation, and de.
mand constant calling of atten-
ton to this waste and criminal
loss.
Efforts to save the forests of
the country from fire will be
commemorated during the week
OF April 1928, in accordance
with a proclamation issued by
President Harding on March 5.
The idea of a special week to
be devoted to forest fire preven
ton originated in the Pacific
Northwest in 1920, and the OBJ
servance has since become ma
tion wide.
The proclamation calls atten.
tion to Importance of forest pre-.
servation to the industrial and
commercial life of the nation and
to individual welfare.
It points out that fires are the
result of carelessness or thought
lessness, seriously threatening
the timber supply and endauger.
ing the cover of the watersheds
of streams that are used for
navigation and irrigation.
The border vidette., 1923-04-07
NEW BOARD or REGENTS

Phoenix. = The appointment
of. j. Corrigan, of Phoenix, as a
member of the Board of Regents
of the University OF Arizona,
was announced yesterday by
Governor Geo. w. p. Hunt. Mr..
Corrigan will fill the vacancy on
the board caused by the resigna.
ton recently of DR.. L. D. Rick.
etts, of Warren.
It is expected that a meeting
of the board will be held in Tue
son early in April for the pur-
pose of re organizing the board,
to which five new members have
been appointed since the first of
the year.
The personnel of the board is
as follows: Hold-over members,
John H. Campbell, of Tucson;
E. w. Weeks, of Prescott, and
; E. w. Hudson of Tempe; new
members appointed to fill vacan-
cies. E. E. Ellinwood, of Phoe.
nix; Mrs. Theodore S. Marsh, of
Nogales; G. M. Van Dyke, of
Miami; H. M. Layton, of Stafford g,
and j. Corrigan, of Phoenix.
Governor Hunt and G. 0. Case,
state superintendent of public
instruction, are ex officio mem.
bers of the board.
The border vidette., 1923-04-07
ORE FROM TOMBSTONE DIST.

Seventy-six cars of ore we're
shipped from the Tombstone
mining district to the smelters in
Ell Paso and Douglas during the
month of March.
This number is expected to be
greatly surpassed during the
present month, additional load.
ing facilities being installed by
the railroad company.
Leasors are making arrange.
ments to o'ship all the ore posi-.
BILE during the next two months,
as the smelters have issued no.
tice that after the first of June
no ore will be accepted on the
basis of dollar silver, the gov.
erument purchases of domestic
silver under the Pittman Act to
be concluded shortly after that
time. -Prospector.
The border vidette., 1923-04-07
PATAGONIA.
Interesting News Items Clipped From
the Patagonan.

The Morning Glory sent its
usual carload of ore to the smelt.
er this week.
The American mine soon will
be in position to ship a regular
tonnage of good grade ore.
Morton Webber and r. s..
Schilling took samples Monday
from the Worlds Fair mine, at
Harshawy
Several parties have been look
ing at the Worlds Fair, Flux
and Chief properties, as we'll as
Hardshell and Hermosa mines.
F. r. O'Neill, owner of the
Rupert mine, in the Santa Ritas,
was business visitor to the
county seat Monday and Tues
day.
Mr.. Babcock and Pete Etchells
we're in town Monday from the
Mansfield district. where Mr..
Babcock is operating the Rupert
mine under bond and lease.
J. J. Farley, who was injured
recently when he fell down the
Jefferson mine shaft at Salero,
has so far recovered from the
effects of the fall that be was
able to return to the mine Mon
day.
The Black Eagle is looking
like winner, and is shipping
ore from the lower horizons of
the property taken during de-
velopment work. Just as soon
as they begin STOPPING they will
materially increase their ton.
mage.
John Mcdonald, who has been
in Mexico for some time, return.
ed Sunday to Patagonia on bust.
ness connected with the Nc.
Donald Mining company, owners
of the Hosey mine, which has
been leased to A. M. Thomson
of San Francisco.
The Morning Glory is looking
fine, aud the superintendent G.
B. Wilson, is keeping the lower
ore platform covered with ore,
which is being shipped as rapid.
ly as possible. The mine is de-
veloping nicely and the ore bins
are now filled with ore.
Tuesday the Worlds Fair mine
shipped 0 ton car of ore to the
smelter. The returns from the
shipment will determine whether
the mine will pass into new
hands, as the ore was taken out
in several places as samples of
the several veins of ore in the
property.
Sheriff Brown, Under Sheriff
Patterson and County Attorney
O'Connor passed through town
Monday on their way to Sonoita
to take steps for the arrest and
prosecution of T.. III. Godsey,
who administered a blacksnake
whipping to Major F. L. Put
nam Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Thomson
of San Francisco arrived in Pa.
tagonia this week and will re-
main indefinitely. Mr.. Thomson
has closed deal with the Nc
Donald Mining company for the
purchase of the Hosey mine, and
says he intends to erect a smelt.
er. at the property.
Taken generally, the camp
shows that it is soon to be O.
real, active. hustling mining
camp again, and from present
prices of the metals, all indica.
tions are that it will not be long
until it will be a question of get.
ting the ore moved and not of
getting the DrOpertieS OneratinO.
The border vidette., 1923-04-07

Much activity is evidenced in
mining circles this week. Many
new faces are seen in the dis
trict and several scout engineers
have been here making investi-
cations.
The border vidette., 1923-04-07

the trans
huor Chinese national spirit and traditions
their
China Of
sincere powerful Dr. Chews
The border vidette., 1923-04-07
Chinese t'Mark Twain To Speak AT Chautauqua

Ng Poon Chew, Editor Statesman and unorist Will Tell of
the China Of Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-02-03
A Good Thing - Don't Miss 1t.

Send your name and address plainly
written together with 5 cents (and
this slip) to Chamberlain Medicine
Co., Des Moines, Iowa, and receive in
return a trial PACKAGE containing
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs, colds, Group, bronchial, "fu"
and whooping coughs, and tickling
throat; Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets for stomach troubles,
indigestion, gassy pains that crowd
the heart, biliousness and constipa-
ton; Chamberlain Salve, needed in
every family for burns, scalds,
wounds, piles, and skin affections;
these valued family medicines for on
ly 5 cents. Don't miss it.-Adv.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-02-03

"Much obliged, mister" he replied
''but I've got to get out and find a job.
I just got out Of the hospital a few
days ago and I've got to get job or
quit eatin'. Can you give me a job ?
It looks like somebody here ought to
he able to give me job. If I could
get out to the oil fields I wouldn't
have any trouble getting work.
"No, can't" was the answer
anyway you don't want to look for
job here"
Meanwhile the other usher joined
them as they stood talking in the
gallery.
"Mr. Blank, this is man who drop
red in for services" The "bum" was
introduced. They shook hands, and
Mr.. Blank cordially invited the "bum'
t.. attend services at the church Wed
resday night and to attend a Chris
tan Science lecture at the Century
Theatre.
AS they descended to the vestibule
tc gether the usher in gray patted
the "bum" on the shoulder and lectur-
ed him kindly.
81 was down once, too, brother" he
said, "and you can get there if you
have the grit to keep at it. Punch
door bells and get some snow shovel
ing to do. That ought to put you on
yur feet"
Haven't you any snow to shovel
mister" the "bum" entreated.
"Sorry, but I haven't" The answer
was accompanied by a smile. "You
see, I'm bachelor"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1923-02-03
NEW FERRY LINE
TO BE ESTABLISHED
New Company Organized
With 500, 600 Capital

The Baltimore & Chesapeake Ferry
Company, organized with a capital of
100000 by interests associated with
the M. D. & V. Railway Company,
filed with the Public Service Commits
sion a petition asking permission to
establish a ferry service for passen
gers, freight and automobiles between
Baltimore, Love Point and Queens
town. The following conditions were
made:
That the M. D. & v. be permitted
to discontinue it's ferry service be-
tween Baltimore and Love Point; and,
That no other company be permit
ted to establish a competing service.
simultaneously, the M, D. & ",
which faces foreclosure proceedings,
filed with the Public Service Commas
sion an application to discontinue the
service in question.
The Commission set Monday as the:
date for hearing both Of these petit
tions.
Recently the Peninsula Ferry Com
pany, then in receivers hands, asked
permission of the Utilities Board to
transfer it's service from the Balti-
more-Love Point-Queenstown route to
a Bay Shore-Queenstown route.
Monday the Utilities Board gave
hearing on this application, and mucn
protest resulted. It developed that in
terests identified with the Baltimore
and Eastern Shore Ferry Company
Clarence K. Bowie and others-had
purchased the Peninsula Company,
and were preparing to merge it with
the Eastern Shore and Rock Hall SER
vice with a Bay Shore-Love Point
ferry.
A letter from Ralph Robinson, coun-
sci for the M. D. & ", was introduced
at the hearing, stating that new cor
poration was in process of organiza-
ton, which would ask the Commission
for permission to operate the Balti-
more-Love Point Queenstown service.
This is the petition which was filed
| with the Utilities Board.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-05-15

the temperament of the average pro-
vincial Frenchman, these repatriated
men and women want only the oppor-
tunity of remaking homes for them
selves; places where they will no
longer be patronized as refugees
places where they may till the soil
and enjoy it's fruits. They waste no
time discussing the Ruhr, and are
willing to leave such things to their
political leaders if only they them
selves may be left unhampered in their
efforts to prosper the land which
once formed such a fertile part Of
France.
A correspondent of the Associated
Press who has made tour of the de-
vastated regions comes away with the
outstanding conviction that, of all the
elements entering into the work OF re-
construction, the greatest factor OF all
has been and still is the sheer Will on
the part of the people to restore