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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
Street Railway Companies Will
Merge on a ''Cinch" Basis

The railway companies of the District now show
willingness support merger legislation to be submitted to
Congress by the Public Utilities Commission, provided it
guarantees them 'cinCh" in future years.
They cannot course be blamed for this Their officials
paid large salaries for the stockholders the
best that be had at all times and under all conditions
The public the other hand is not thus securely repre-
sented and furnished with satisfactory that its
terests will on all occasions, be fully protected.
AS starter the two railway companies if they
should finally agree MERGE monopoly of street
bus other kind of transportation in the District In this
they right railway advisable at ALL
it should include all forms Of transportation
grand transportation monopoly here presumably to be
complete control of the Public Utilities Commission
ought spell greater efficiency public service and
economies eliminated and operating expenses
reduced
In the next place the companies indicate willingness
merge law the basis of fair value OF the COM
constituent properties may determined in pend
ing litigation not any valuation that the commission has
sanctioned
Instead waiting of years for the courts to
finally fix the exorbant valuations expected which the
public of Washington must pay reasonable returns the two
companies would however into agreement by which
the commission would recognize big valuations did in the
Of the Potomac Electric Light Company.
Once having obtained valuations they willing to accept
the two companies would basis Of obtaining 7
per return quite fat little return The Supreme Court
has just decided that cent return public utilities
fair and reasonable.
The would be fixed that there
would be 7 cent return guaranteed each year on
sort of basis If the merged company earned
than that in any year. would split the surplus with
the public slight reduction of fares the next year If
failed this the public would have pay still larger
fares to make up the deficiency.
This agreement has been gold for the Potomac
Electric Company though the public be
duce but the business of that expanding while
the streetcar business expanding On the contrary
falling off each owing to the use OF
private automobiles and buses.
The railways would agree increase street
and m fares for two after localized merger but after
that the 7 per high valuations would become
operative and fares would go up like rocket.
Competent estimated that this
scheme an absolute large and steady profits to
The transportation monopoly fares would be not less than
10 and in all probability would be IL cents Commits
oner Rudolph has been quoted predicting 12cent fare
The Public Utilities Commission in its efforts to force
merger by legislation which will succeed in doing,
PLAYING WITH FIRE
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CUSTOM OF
GREETING
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN.
~ /. On the street, who
greets the other first, the man or
the girl?
2. Is it correct to accept an
invitation TO the theater from a
gentleman we've known only a
week?
8 When setting the table,
where is the correct place to
put the salad fork?
4. What is the most appropri-
ate kind of flowers for brides
maid to wear at a wedding?
5. 1t is proper to invite min
listers daughter to a party where
there is likely to be great deal
of fun and hilarity?
THE DUST TWINS.
The lady is given the privilege
OF acknowledging an acquaint-
anceship with a gentleman. There
fore he waits for the lady to bow.
This is not true in all countries.
particularly on the Continent, hut
it is true in England and Amer
lea.
.. That depends on how we'll
you have known him in the week!
Under ordinary and conventional
circumstances this would be cor
rect.
3. The salad fork is placed on
the left of the plate. nearest the
plate. All forks are placed on
the left of the plate Except some.
times the oyster fork), and the
forks are placed in the order in
which they are to be used, the
first ones to be used icing
placed farthest from the plate.
Therefore, the salad fork, 'yhich
is the last fork to be used, is
placed nearest the plate. The
utensils that are to be used for
dessert are brought on with the
dessert course.
A. The flowers that the bride
plans to have her bridesmaids
Usually bridesmaids carry arm
bouquets Of rather large flowers,
like delphinium combined with
SOlliG OlilCl lio"CIo o. AoOtIiCbAlACo'
too. if the bridesmaids wear
quaint frocks or period frocks.
they carry the Colonial bouquets,
made of the tight rows Of tiny
flowers grouped about a central
rose.
5.-lt- is not proper to. invite
anybody to party Which you
think she or he will not enjoy,
or which you think will not have
an appropriate tone" That is
unkind and therefore not proper.
/ am not sure that 1t is proper
to invite anybody of taste to ae
hilarious" party. But anybody
could be invited to a party where
there is to be a great deal OF
fun''-even a minister's daughter.
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ !. When a lady you know
is sitting on a porch and a gentle
man is passing. who speaks first?
Who pays for the brides
bouquet?
Thank you.
A CONSTANT READER.
The lady. The lady is always
and most reasonable 1t is, too
given the privilege of acknowledge.
ing an acquaintance with a gentle
man.
,. The bridegroom always sends
tho bridal bouquet tn, his befdA.
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- repining.
Woman may cut off her hair,
wear your trousers, pinch your
cigarettes, share your vote and
steal your job, but you will always
have the WHIPHAND over her.
In the last analysis YOU will al.
ways be able to dictate terms to
her. You will always run the
world.
Why? Because woman cannot
live without Love. And, YOU.
alas. are all that she has to love!
Woman MUST have love, even
though she seems to be going the
wrong way TO get IT.
Love is womans life.study for
which She 'preps'' at 16 and
from which she graduates at II,
with IA postgraduate course last
ing as long as life itself.
With woman Love is a career
in itself and she allows MOTH
ING seriously TO interfere with it.
She go in for music. art, law.
business, or medicine: but they
are all side lines. just little rum
ming accompaniment 20 the real
motif of her life.
She may resort to an artistic or
professional career while she is
waiting for the fruition of her
LIES Dream, or she may turn TO
it in despair after that dream has
been shattered But it will always
rem in an AVOCtTION, some
thing to employ her mind and
energies while she IS marking
time" and searching the horizon
for the coming of The Great
Experience.
She may make a Ligser success
of her art or her profession than
she does of love: it may amuse
and even exhilerate her to see
how far she can go in her chosen
work, but it can never satisfy
and JUSTIFY her as can one
perfect love. one complete con-
quest over the Right Man.
TO a man. on the other hand.
Love is merely a d;verting avoca-
tion to be enjoyed in his leisure
hours. after the stress of business
or sport and not to interfere
with more serious things.
Like most avocations, it occu-
pies only his evenings and his
idle hours. 1t is a form of re-
taxation. a diversion when he is
successful, and a resource when
he is discouraged or disheartened,
Love may be to HIM an inspira.
ton. it may even be one of his
HOBBIES, but is never a goal.
Love with woman is an abiding
thought. NOTHING can crowd
it out With man it is just a
transient mood, dispelled by the
demands of things more vital to
him, such as signing a big con.
tract, making a good score or
even consuming a perfect beef
steak.
Why. then, all this nutter and
anvi@t~. deer mem over women 3
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This Is German Art
CONTINUED from first two columns

CONTINUED from first two columns
This you please the beautiful Salome young lady friend
of Herod the Great terrible Eastern King who off
of John the Baptist just because the young lady asked
for it,
All that you say that you feel sorry for John
Baptist if his head cut off to please THIS thing.
Of course isn't ART But probably it is useful in it's way
has been languishng it needs something it.
You remember about the country doctor called in
the small boy He said IT can't him the way he is But
you could throw him into fit could him
You know am death on FITS.
Perhaps art has been thrown into fit you here in
order that may and again. has started
intervals before during and since the days Of Pericles
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland.

DE still, dear man. and cease
- repining.
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LISTEN, WORLD!
Nv ELSIE ROBINSON

healthy b o d y
In either sex.
b u t / don
agree t h a t a
shop-worn IN a il
is on the same
plane as q shop.
worn w G M q u.
lie may he as
off e n S i e 10
good taste. but
II e is n Q t a )
great a vlolator
of the natural
order OF things.
And sex moral
ity does st IL
h ing e on the
nat ura | la ".
d e s pite o ur
changing tastes
in ethics.
Y on a II d l
may d e S ire a
Single STANDARD
for m Z Il a n q
women. but Ola
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02

Mama Nature did not plan SuCii
q standard. she made sex M
diligence a very different thtnS
for man than for woman. Man
was TO be the hunter, the ilsnter.
Sex was a passing incident In nus
nrogram. speedily forgotten liz the
battle or the chase. He could be
and was promiscuous peter
without violating Nature plan.
If YOU will study the edlly
history of the human race you
will find that, at first, the males
weren't even family men. The
brief mating fervor involved no
future responsibilities.
But it was not so with
woman. Love was an incident TO
the male. 1t was cycle TO the
female. The mating adventure to
the woman meant more tnan
petting party. II meant help
less baby to be protected. IL
meant that the woman's life must
henceforth project Itself in.o
another life. Kisses had futures
for women. very grave futures
which neither the woman nor the
race could ignore.
That's why man handled Wo-
men" has been froWned upon from
the beginning of the race,
Defiance" The woman VINO
made light of love or evdded its
harvest was not a good member
of the tribe. She did not con
tribute to it's population. In
wasting her potential motherhood.
she wasted the tribal wealth.
SO the man-handled woman was
froWned upon and made a parlan
and the double standard began.
The relationships of men and
women have changed vastly since
the primitive days, But beneath
all the natural changes, the old
natural law still holds. Sex stlli
lays a lesser handicap on the
man than on the woman. The
Cheapening Of sex still works
greater harm on the woman
than it does on the man. Whether
you like the fact or not, sister.
a man-handled woman is worth
far less in the matrimonial market
than a Woman.handled man.
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HERE'S a cry
II OF re v oft
a g a i n I { II e
Double $ t a II d.
ard.
It's wri [ { e n
by a NJ o q e + n
Girl and it is
going to win a
lot OF approval.
BY the sa IN e
t o k e n. m Y
answer may be
unpopular. But
that shan't pre-
vent me from
making il.
Dear Elsie
A spirit of re-
bellion has come
over me and /
can't keep still
any longer. II s
about the double
standard. Y o Il
know all th e
a d m 0 n i t i ons
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handed to women against drink
ing. smoking and photographic
ularly petting.
Don't do it girls" they all cry.
Men don't want man handled
girls for wives"
That's what makes me mad.
Why should a man-handled girl ne
considered any worse than
woman-handled man? Is it lair?
I'll say it isn't. Who are these
demigodS that we should guard
our every action? Why shouldn't
they be forced TO guard their
actions as we'll.
OF course there is lot Of talk
now about sex hygiene: but no.
body thinks it is very terrible if
q boy 'sows' his wild oats at long
as he doesn't hurt his health.
Boys can have all they want Of
jazz-they can break the conven-
tions-they can have wild parties
with wild women. But when they
settle down to go steady with a
girl, or when they decide to
marry, they expect the gin. of
their choice to be pure as an
angel. And they have no Use
for her if she isn't. Nor have
they any use for the girls wnom
they have enjoyed during their
petting parties and whom they
themselves, have dragged through
the mire. Elsie, it makes me
furious.
I'm not asking for a Single
Standard that will allow both men
apd women to wallow. /. myself,
despise smoking and drinking,
and these pettinG parties nauseate
me. / just want fairness. IL
men don't want man handed
women. I'll tell the world women
don't want woman-handled men:
Defiance.
That's timely protest. sister,
and ! honor you for making ii.
But / don't quite agree with
your viewpoint. / admit that
decency is as desirable in a man
as in woman and that a man
who treats love in cheap, vulgar
way is not a fit mate for any
girl. Also. there can be no ques
ton about the necessity for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
A MODERN GERMAN REPRESENTATION OF .'sALoME,"
WITH JOHN THE BAPTISTS HEAD POOR
JOHN THE BAPTIST.
Poor John, It's Terrible

All the world to have gone crazy You
something that looks like eggs beaten and spilled and you
told that picture of "a nude lady descending
case
This statue isn't quite bad of the cubs" art
but it is bad enough
1t shows what modern German artists" doing
{ Continued in last two columns
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luxury to man, Adam can keep
Eve jumping through hoops and
feeding him applesauce.
Alas. in the Game of Life. the
cards are all stacked against her
hI- CId IVA me NatuFei
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latest pose, her new mannish-
ness? You know and SHE
knows that sine can't beat BIOL.
OGY with q hair cut,
And Just SO long as Love Is
necessity to wanasn and q raare
Evening star., 1926-02-28

At left: Life boat from the S. S. President Roosevelt in
Times Square, New York The boat used heroic
of the of the British freghter Antinoe during
Atlantic
Under rwomI& JIuicry
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18
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BY EDNA WALLACE HOPPER.


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connection whatever with the loss
of the stones; Yielding will be en-
barrassed that his wife described
herself as owning Monks Yielding
when she did not-and still does
not. Awkward-4t but not
dangerous. Wait, though! Sup
pose Comstock has discovered the
ore and starts from the premise
that, Yelding's wife or not, she is
after it. What would his attitude,
on reflection, then be-"
His lecturers manner dropped
from him and he fumbled at the
diary with fingers that trembled.
81 worked that out-surely |
worked that out. l can't remem-
Der line, yet l remember work.
ing it out"
He was still fumbling when
there came a low buzz from the
house telephone. His agitation
dropped from him; he became
calmly dignified.
"Yes?" he enquired, the receiv-
or to his ear.
"Bertha's here" a slow voice in.
formed him. "She's coming up"
Without comment, Mr.. Brum-
melton replaced the receiver, put
the diary precisely down in the
middle of blotting-pad and
changed to one of the lounge
chairs. In the distance he could
hear the sound Of light footsteps.
They came rapidly nearer and
presently he could hear the door
of the lumber-room being opened.
GAN clear" he said instantly.
The door closed and the foot
steps advanced into the room.
Through the massed ranks of din,
ing-room, drawing-room and bed.
room suites, she picked a diff
cult but quite definite way and a
moment later a woman's figure
emerged from between a book
case and a cottage piano and
walked towards the writing table.
Mr.. Brummel.On had sprung to his
feet and he now removed from her
slender shoulders a dust cloak
such as actresses wear in the wings
while waiting for their cue.
There was sheer alteration in
Mr.. Brummelton's eyes as he
looked down at the exquisite fig
ure that the dust had
shrouded; but in the brilliant blue
eyes upturned to his there was no
faintest response to his emotion.
He stiffened and uttered laconic
"Well?"
"The drafted girl was out! And
her servant either can't or won't
say when she will be back"
He waited for further informa-
ton, but from Bertha Larogni's
flower-like lips there came only
an oath foul as the gutter in
which she had been born.
The alteration deepened in his
ewes.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-18

in the evening. My landlady met
me with the news that the police
had been sent for-there had been
a theft. The good soul was inco-
herent, and while | was trying to
disentangle fact from fancy po-
lice inspector from Reiford, our
nearest town, demanded an inter-
view with me.
"To my amazement, | found my
self subjected to close cross-ex-
animation. Mr.. ComstOck, | was
given to understand, regarded me
with suspicion! (Mr. Brummelton
shook his head sadly.) You can
imagine what a blow this has been
to me. We had been, as l thought,
on the happiest terms"
"Quite so. No doubt you had an
alibi, Mr.. Brummelton?"
"As | said, sir, most fortunately,
was painting during the whole of
that golden afternoon. Not only
was | partly visible from the win
dows of the cottage, but had
pitched my easel in the dry ditch
below the Monks Yielding wall, not
realizing at the time that this ditch
ran alongside road upon which
there was a certain amount of traf-
fic. While | was at work two or
three motor cars went past me,
covering me with dust. Had not
the purple shade in the thatch-"
Quite so, Mr.. Brummelton."
The reporter glanced over his notes
and closed the book.
81 should like you to add" in
sisted Mr.. Brummelton gently,
that | deliberately stayed on in
Frierly until this morning in order
to avoid any appearance of fight,
and that have just given this adj
dress to the police station round
the corner. 1t seemed to me that
in the circumstances the best thing
| could do would be to give my
movements all possible publicity.
In this | had the benefit of Mr..
Lenpile's approval-indeed, it was
he who made the further suggestion
that he should arrange for me an
interview with a gentleman of the
press-an intcrview"-he made
the reporter a slight bow-"which
| shall add to my store of pleasant
experiences"
"Quite-. Not at all Well,
needn't trouble for anything
more, | think, Mr.. Brummelton.
III have to cOndensc all this a bit,
you know. The alibi is the only
thing that will interest my public.
There's no need, thanks.
can find my w2v out. Good
morning"
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CONTINUED from Page 49,

Fortunately for me, sir, no, |
did not go. | spent the afternoon
with my easel opposite matched
cottage that stands just outside the
Monks Welding boundary wall. |
knew that Mr.. ComStock was due
to return at any moment from Lon
don with the stones, but the purple
lights in the thatch had caught me
and banished even the glorious
sparkle of diamonds from my mind.
By the time | knew that ! should
never capture that purple shade it
was close on my Supper-time, and
| went back to my rooms, intend
ing to call on Mr.. Comstock later
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CHAPTER XIV.

ID bklhA went 10 Ihe "rIIliS-
X table and opened the diary,
reading with intense con-
centration the part he had just
added. He stood quietly watch
ing her; he watched the rise
and fall of her breast beneath the
dull blue silk, the delicate shad-
ows cast by the long lashes upon
her cheeks. the bright gold of her
hair, bright even in the shadow of
her hat. When, still reading, she
put out her hand in his direction,
he started, but az an impatient
movement of the hand he took out
his cigarette case and laid it in her
palm. Still absorbed, she drew
out and lit a cigarette and by the
time she had finished reading a
haze hung round her. It seemed
to him like lace veil, thrown by
a connoiSseur over a figure of
lcaf-fine porcelain.
"This place is sitting" she in
formed him from behind the haze.
"Opcn the window"
He obeyed her with a servility
for which he had never despised
himself; bending over the writing
table in order to push up the
window-sash his shoulder brushed
hers and the faintest possible scent
of apple-blossom rose up to him.
Then, as he opened. the window,
breeze came gently in over the
huge "For Sale" board that pro.
jected into the street; the breeze
deposited a fresh layer of CRIME
upon the designedly grimy cur
tain and banished the apple
blossom scent from the laccs at
Bertha LarOgni's throat.
"This is all right. Quite good"
she said, more mildly, indicating
with her hand the pages in the
diary that he had covered. "Hav-
ing the reporter up was a good
idea. You can't overdo the in
jured innocence. The only thing
is" she added after a moments
thought, cts a pity you worked
the reporter through Lcnpile. I'm
not absolutely sure Of Lenpilc."
"He is fool of very common
type, Bertha"
az darcsay; in fact, that's just
it. It's the type Pm not sure
about" She frOwncd and took an
other cigarette, then returned to
the diary. After a pause she
added: owe given Pa Block a
lashing already about last Monday
and ri give him another again,
before | 90! | knew it was a
near thing but ! didn't guess the
Madgwick slavey had actually seen
me 90 into your bedroom. She
must have come right up to the
door while / was unlocking the
wardrobc-if she hadn't been so
scared she'd have heard the key
turn, | should thinkw ...r.0.r
at was-may / say it?-taking
a great risk for you to go round
to Bay Terrace"
at didn't seem much of a risk
at the time. When | found the
chain up or both the doors here,
I strolled round the corner, just
on the chance, and saw Mrs.
Madgwick rolling down the Ter
race-going to post a letter, !
s'pose. She'd left her front door