The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-22
A DAYS
WALK
With JIM RING
A Letter From Colonel Fixit.

"A Letter FROM COiOHeI Fl1lt'
SIR: If you read your own
newspaper q do-Ye Ed. it goes
without saying that you know all
about the painters strike and
how it looks as If it is going to
be settled some time today or to.
morrow.
Well, sir, on the face Of it. 1t
looks as ii John Colpoys, who has
been playing around this strike
as the conciliator for the Labor
Department, will get all the credit.
Give credit where credit is due,
always say, but do not overlook
the true facts in the case.
John Colpoys came around to
see me about this strike just a
few days ago, and he said to me,
Archibald" said he. lets put
our heads together on this and
see if we cannot evolve an idea"
why. john" said l, evolving
ideas is one of my few accom-
plishments. First tell me what
you have been doing"
So he told me, and / said:
why. John, that amt the way
to go about it. Let me show you.
Let me think minute"
So I thought minute, and
finally says: Have you tried To
get the boys together on a little
party?"
There amt no use of doing
that" said John. las far as l
know, they're all law-abiding men,
and won't touch q drop unless
they know it been analysed. And,
nv n a.
sentative of the United States Gov
eminent, to be going around and
throwing such partiCs?"
So I thought another minute.
and suggested what looks as II it
will settle the strike
Nobody knows it yet, but you
and me and John, but the union
painters ard the employing paint
ers. who are going to have a
meeting late this afternoon, have
been told by John Colpoys, at
my suggestion, that tickets to
tomorrow's baseball game are go
ing to be passed around.
We could of just as well fixed
the conference for yesterday, and
promised them tickets for the
opening game, but what's the use
Of starting more riots than is
necessary? As it is at the pres
ent. John will only have 70 give
tickets away to Ed Minte and
Ed Linskey. and Arthur Chamber
lain and Bill Gallagher, and may
be two more of the boys. Maybe
Henry Miller will he there, too.
That's the way to settle strikes,
If you are interested in labor
troubles, Mr.. Editor.
COLONEL FIXIT.
We certainly have respect for
the gentleman who takes care of
that two-faced lin more ways
than one) clock on Julius Peyser's
bank at Ninth and G streets.
Recently the clock, having been
jazzing. along foolishly for some
days, went completely flooey and
stopped.
Did the caretaker let it stand,
and have the rush-hour traffic
believe it was perpetually twenty
minutes to at Ninth and G.?
No, ma'am. over each face of
the poor old time piece he placed
a large circular piece OF paper,
killing a couple of sparrows with
one stone-for the paper stated:
Time to save"
LOUIS Potter, the brilliant young
organ'ist, and Mrs. Potter. de
ughtful singer of this locality,
are going away to Charlestown,
w. Va. where Louis has a good
job waiting for him. The Civitan
Club gave them a farewell party
yesterday.
Our own adieu is as follows:
If you get discontinued down in
Charlestown, Louis, don't forget
that you have lots Of friends in
the old voteless District of Column
bia, although Ye Ed personally
can't give you q job, as we have
no organ in our office.