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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE

Wonderland Other Women
NIHE only thing q man doesn't
4 know about ,women"-and
utomobiles-these days is which
one of them is going to GET
him, and how. where or when!
The trouble with spring love
and poison ivy Is that you never
suspect you are anywhere near
thNfn until you break out in a
rasASand begin to suffer"
Moosrn society Is broadminded
enoughAo overlook a scandal or a
skeleton @but a saxophone player
In the Hmily is something it
can't forgive you!
What pity there are no service
stations Whete we can mend
punctured illusions. renew worn
out faith, rechaege the enthus-
iasm. and refill empty hearts!
Most men are polSgamists who
are welded to Collection Of
habits, a desk-drawet full of
string, corks, wrapping-raper and
fish-hooks, seven Of eight pairs of
shoes and wife.
What really fills the woTAer's
wards of the insane asylumsv is
keeping the soup hot, the rosst
moist. the salad cold and the pin
palatable until man GETS there!
When good-looking bachelor
complains that he cant find a
girl" who'll have him, a woman
smiles graphically, just as she does
when little Johnny says he can t
find a wash-rag to wash behind
his ears.
Every fIapper figures that II
pyorrhea doesn't get you at forty,
neuritis will; and after that,
there'll be plenty of time for being
good and sensible" and suppress
ing yourself!
Never was there a time when
you could get such expert medical
attention as today-if you can
only live long enough to find out
which specialist to call!
A woman counts that spring
WASTED that doesn't see her
either engaged, married, re-mar-
ried-or at least stirred by the
thrill of q new fancy!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
mrs. Cornelius Beeckman-
Placing Knife and Fork
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

Placing Knife and Fork
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Kindly advise the proper
place for knife and fork before a
meal is finished. E. G.
A good question, this, and one
that I take great pleasure in an.
swerfng, for We can be known"
by the way we place, our knives
and forks while we are eating.
May / begin with a suggestion
as to where the knife and fork
should not be? After a knife and
fork have been used for a course.
they should not again be placed
with their handles on the table.
cloth. That is, the entire knife
and fork should rest on the plate.
It is always correct, during the
course, to place the knife 80 that
the handle Of the knife rests, say,
two or three inches in from the
rim.
II you eat In the European
manner that is, do not shift"
your IOIA AAOLA1 yO0A AS4b AAeIA40 W
your right after you have cut
off a mouthful Of meat you lay
down your knife and fork after
every mouthful or two--to regis.
ter ease, grace and interest in
the conversation, in a convenient
place on the plate, the knife
always on the right and the fork
always on the left.
How we lay them depends on
the amount OF food and the posi-.
ton of the food on the plate.
at Is, sometimes it IL easy to,
cross them somewhat, sometimes
to lay them to tht right, and
s1metimes to the left, of the food.
The convenient place is' the place
to lay them, always remembering
that their handles must not touch
the table or the tablecloth.
IL you eat in the European
lanner, after you have cut a
piece Of meat you lay your knife
across the rim of the plate and
'shift" the fork to the right hand.
To my mind, this method Of eat.
ing is awkward and undressing,
but it it is not incorrect. The
European method Of eating is
making rapid strides in this coun-
try now, and every one should,
think, be interested in 1t, even
IL he or she then chooses not to
adopt 1t!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12

ceit and decently mask our self
ishness. But our tendency to frit-
ter seems incurable.
Well start in on a busy morn
ing's work and work like steam
shovels for an hour or SO.
Then we'll begin to lag. We
won't stop work entirely. Neither
our consciences nor our bosses
would permit that. But wen
fritter.
well look out Of the window.
Or powder our noses. Or bite our
nails. Or light a cigar. Or go
into the washroom and discuss
the fight returns with BIZ. Or
take UP a paper and read a para
graph or two. Or phone q
friend. Or plan our next sum-
mer's fishing trip or sport clothes
outfit. Or loaf into the next
office and talk over business
with the filing clerk. Or lean
over the back fence and ask the
neighbor the latest news about
that Clancy girl. Or sit on our
shapes and think of our wrongs,
the while we pretend to be very
busy reading a letter.
All of these forms of frittering
ARE popular in both home and
6ffice. But they are not the
only forms which this vice takes.
We fritter under the pretence
Of studying, as well as working.
Take Nancy for example. Nancy
wants to do short-story writing.
Nancy knows perfectly well that
the way 10 write short stories il
to go off by herself and dig In
and write 'ena. And for the first
few days Nancy followed this
procedure beautifully. Then she
found that writing by yourself is
lonesome. monotopous, ardous
job. So she Joined d, short-story
class.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12
TASTE WITH
FEET

FNHAT a fly tastes with its feet
= and not with its proboscis. is
the theory Of DR.. Dwight e. Min.
Mich, Of the University of Mime.
sofa, following interesting expert
ments reported by Popular Science
Monthly.
Placed on tasteless oil. the
flies seldom took the trouble to
extend their proboscides, or suck
ers, seeming to know III advance
that 1t was worthless as food.
Allowed to walk over wet sugar,
however. Immediately an array
Of hungry suckers" descended
to lap up the food.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12
By ELSIE ROBINSON

And once in great while It
discusses short stories. The
method IL for the young author
ess to, read her story aloud and
ask all the others to criticise.
This is Just about as calm and
dispassionate procedure AZ q
guillotine party in the French
revolution. 1t is very noisy and
exciting and results in q lot OF
bad blood-and is as helpful In
the writing Of short stories az q
pig-sticking.
Nor il this form Of frittering
confined to foolish female au-
thoresses. Big butter n egg
men fritter In much the same
fashion, only they call them con.
ferences instead. Of classes. The
Plunketville. Ladies Aid Society
has nothing on our important
financiers when 1t comes to talk
ing fiddle-faddle.
Even in our social relations we
fritter. We fritter around from
one religion to another. We frit.
ter in politics and friendship and
marriages. And it's my profound
belief that if our spirits survive
after death, they Immediately
start frittering all over again.
And what does 1t buy u.s.
Nothing. Absolutely nothing. We
achieve neither industry nor
leisure. We do no work and we
have no fun. We just go through
q lot of motions that kill time
and get us nowhere. And we
call ourselves civilized!
AS a matter of fact, fritterins
is the mark Of the beast and the
savage and of all brains 30 un-
disciplined and immature that
they are unable to concentrate
long on any one task. Canaries
Of that the next time you're
tempted to jump your job and
tWeet.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12
A Real Filler
The Italian, De Pinedo.

Commander de Pinedo sxilul and courageous Italian
er continues to demonstrate that flying machines can be
made to stay in the air. That ought to interest Uncle Sam
Having flown from Europe to South America then over the
South American ung and along the surface Of the Amazon
he flies up casually to the United States and is flying
around this country just present he on his way to
California Thousands will fly the Atlantic within ten
years. and in fifty everybody Surface passenger ships
viii be unknown except stage coach known now within
fifty This country really ought to start flying It's
time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12

Say what you will against ira.
dition. we know the Significance
of words by nothing but Tradi.
tion.-Selden.
federation Is good for all or It
IL good for none.-Burke,
Virtuous and Vicious every man
must be.
Few in the extreme. but all in
degree. Pope.
The path Of sorrow. and that path
alone.
Leads to the land where sorrow
Is unknown. -Cowper,
II IL one thing 70 see your road,
another to cut it.-GoorRe Eliot.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12
LISTEN, WORLD!

once a week
oftener If pos
sible. It drinks
q great deal Of
tea, smokes .
gre at m an y
cigarettes and
eats mountains
Of diverting lit
tie sandwiches.
It talks about
its clothes and
its husbands or
prospective hus-
bands and its
moods, Dorothy's
trip to N 9 "
York. It FIRE.
quently has it,
r o W s. Large.
com p1ica t ed
rows which IN
volve all the
m Q m b ers and
use up hours q
telephone con
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12

This nice-looing girl what dentists call mouth
breaher The condition Of her teeth overlooked for
goGd while and then she subjected to orthodonc treat
ment You the fine results Not only her teeth in
healthy useful condition. but the shape of her mouth has
changed in extraordinary Her face underwent changes
Of q most gratifying nature.
The moving pictures during Easter week. when all mothers
and fathers and children be present. will be
valuable revelation They will be worth seeing and needing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12

HHERES a lot
4 Of cussedness
in human ma.
ture.
We're selfish,
lazy, conceited.
greedy, bad-tem-
pered. and we
pay dearly for
all these things.
But I do be-
lieve that there's
another h q b i t
which W a 3 t e o
more man-poWer
than all others
put together,
and that's the
q II ppos e d. y
harmless habit
of FRITTER-
ING.
Frittering is
our b &c ting
vice. We can
control our tenn
pers. shame our.
selves out OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-12
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

MERELY fallen enemy may.
a rise again, but the reconciled
one il truly vanquished.
Schiller.
Fear is the parent Of cruelty.
-Froude.
The mould Of a mans fortune IL
on his own hands. Bacon.
Faith il a higher faculty than
reason. Bailey.
Many men live like fools. but
fools they cannot die.-Young.
The punishment can be ro-
united. the crime II everlasting.
Ovid.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01
FOUR ARE PINNED
BENEATH CAR IN
IRRIGATION DITCH

Art Halpin was brought to Red
Lodge on stretcher on the noon
train yesterday, as the result of in
Jurles, consisting of fractured right
leg above the knee and numerous
body bruises, received when a Star
touring car in which he was riding
overturned into an irrigating ditch at
a sharp turn on the road near Joliet.
The driver of the car was a Young
man from Belfry while the other oc-
cupants of the car besides Mr. Halpin
were Mrs. Halpin, Eddie Whalen and
Mr.. Davidson of Cody. Mrs. Halpin
and Eddie Whalen received scalp
wounds and were bruised generally.
MI. Davidson was also bruised and
scratched but the driver escaped un-
harmed. All occupants were pinned
beneath the car, and had miracu-
lous escape from death by drowning.
Dr.. Koehn was called to Joliet where
ne administered to the injuries of the
ones. They were on their
way to Red Lodge when the accident
happened.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01

pate in the boycott against that COM
pany' in violation of the mandate of
the Bozeman convention.
| When the Helena convention disap-
proved the course you had pursued in
the matter, you promised to use your
influence to have the local union
rescind its action and solidarize with
the rest of the membership of the
federation to make the boycott more
effective. Have you carried this
promise out, and, if not, when would
you do it? Was the action of the
Bozeman convention unconstitutional
that you refused to abide by it? Was
the action of the Missoula convention
increasing the salary of the officers
to take effect Immediately at its adj
Journment in accord with the consti-
tuition and bylaws of the Federation?
The decision of the Helena conven-
tion to abolish the office of secretary
treasurer and dispense with the SER
vices of Mr.. Manson in that office is
in strict conformity with the consti-
tuition and by laws of the federation.
You are again attempting to defy the
decision of the convention because the
action is not suitable to you. Tell me
when you would learn to abide by the
will of the majority properly ex-
pressed in this most democratic or
ganization or how long you shall re-
main In your refractory attitude to-
ward the decisions of the conventions /?
Let me assure you that this office
is prepared to execute the decisions
OF Helena convention and carry in
to effect the constitution of the feder-
alton Notwithstanding the whining of
the deservedly-deposed secretary
treasurer Manson and his dastardly
refusal to turn his books over to me
as the convention ordered from fear
that the membership will get to know
that there are more than one thousand
dollars obligations with only S64.77
cash on hand as of July 2, 1927.
Ii you expect this office to be guid-
ed by your caprices, instead of the
constitution of the federation in ad-
the affairs of the organi-
zatIon, you will suffer deep disap-
polntment, because your humble presi-
dent will not do it.
Yours truly,
Stephen Ely, President.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01
FAIR EXHIBITS ARE
BEING SHIPPED TO
STATE FAIR TODAY

,. +. Spar, prominent rancher of
the Clearcreek district, expects to
leave tomorrow for Helena where he
Will have charge of Carbon county's
exhibit at the Montana State Fair.
Samples of the products of this conn
ty were shipped to Helena Yesterday
by Mr.. Spar and F. I. Peterson. who
have been making collections of fair
displays and preparing them for ex-
hibition.
The exhibit will include creditable
showing of grains, grasses. yege-
tables and fruits as well as special
exhibits of coal from the North
western Improvement company. five
cases of Red Lodge peas from the
Red Lodge Canning company, oil sam
pies from the Dry Greek field, scenic
views of Carbon county and the
Beartooth mountains. Special effort
IS being directed to the display of GER
tltled seed potatoes and head lettuce.
Shipments Of fresh head lettuce will
be made daily from Red Lodge.
AT the close of the Montana State
Far Carbon county exhibits will be
and packed for the Midland
Empire Fair in Billings; which will
begin September IS. 1t is expected
hat Carbon county will have a some
what better display of fruits and
vegetables at the Billings fair as the
'xtra days will allow them to mature
more.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01
LABOR FEDERATION PRESIDENT ATTACKS
RECORDS OF TWO FEDERATION OFFICIALS
stephen Ely Denounces Conduct of Sam Mitchell and
Edwin Manson; Asserts Former Secretary Entered
Scheme to Fleece Friendly Merchants

The Montana Labor News of the
issue of July % contained a story of
the controversy between Stephen Ely,
president of the Montana Federation
of Labor, with secretary E. H. Man
son and S. w. Mitchell of the Clerks
Union of Butte. Mr.. Ely takes Messrs.
Manson and Mitchell to task for their
failure to abide by the decision of the
state convention on the administration
of affairs of the state federation of
labor in Montana. 1t also appears that
William Green, president Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, agrees with
Mr.. Ely in one of the most seathing
denunciations of the conduct of labor
officials. The Labor News on july %
declared that Stephen Ely attacked
the records of Sam Mitchell and Ed
win Manson before the delegates of
the Trades Council in Butte. Sam
Mitchell, of the Clerks Union, was
present and participated in the debate
Among the points in Mr. Ely's ad-
dress was that of Manson's employ
ment as paid agent of the Equitable
Life Insurance company while being
ostensibly in favor of the principle of
Workman's compensation. Ely pro-
duced Photographic evidence of what
he termed "This base betrayal of the
workers" Following is letter direct
ed to Sam Mitchell from Stephen Ely:
Helena, Montana, July 90 1927.
S. W. Mitchell,
Secretary Clerks Union,
Butte, Montana.
Dear Sir and Brother:
1t i'll becomes you to speak of COM
pllance with the laws of the Montana
State Federation of Labor. If under
stand you right, when you speak of
these laws you really mean your
Whlms. 1t was not very long ago
when you withdrew as delegate of
your local union, from the Silver Bow
Trades and Labor Council, because
that body refused to follow your die
Iatlon. You displayed the same child
lsh, whimsical mind when you at
tempted to settle the Bozeman Can
hlng company controversy against the
wishes OF the women and girl mem !
bers of the Cannery and Seed House
Employees Union, and failing to set
tie it, you advised the members of
your local union ito no longer partici-
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01
INITIATE TWENTY Y-SEVEN CANDIDATES
MT0.SEC0ND DEGREE OF MOOSE LODGE
Oass Oh fourteen Initiated Into First Degree; Special
Train Returns 10 Billings Early Sunday Morning;
Moose Degree Team From Billings Adds Pep to Parade

10 the stirring strains of "Tht
Stars and Stripes Forever" played By
the Red Lodge municipal band, a spec.
lal train of five coaches pulled into
the local station Saturday evening
aboard of which were some two hun
dred members of the Loyal Order of
Moose from Billings, Laurel. Joliet
Livingston, Roundup and Fromberg.
They came to be guests of the local
Moose lodge and also to exemplifv
the work in both the first and second
degrees. The drum corps of eleven
members came, as we'll as the degree
team that initiated William S. Hart
on July 4. Among the prominent men,
bers of the order from Billings were
Edwin Grafton, ex-mayor and pres
ent postmaster; George H. Smith, as
slstant county attorney; James Shoe
maker, secretary Billings Commercial
club; Jack Hays, veteran railroad
brakeman; E. F. Mckenzie, deputy
sheriff; H. L. Duncan, state L. O. O.
M. supervisor; Rev. Jesse Lacklen,
pastor of the First Methodist church,
and host of other we'll known bust
ness and professional men of the
Sugar City.
At eight-thirty the members of the
local lodge to the number of about
eighty formed in double lines and
headed by the Red Lodge band march
ed to the railway station, the plat
form and surrounding streets of
which were already crowded with
spectators awaiting the arrival of the
special train. During the twenty
minute wait the band played several
pieces and when the train arrived
crowd estimated at near thousand |
was at the depot.
Led by the Red Lodge band and en-
llvened further by the drum corps the
members of the order formed in
parade column two blocks long and
marched to Dimich Hall where the
work of the order was exemplified
until late hour when the members
partook of banquet in the basement
dining room of the Methodist church.
The banquet was served by the
ladies with their usual efficiency and
courtesy. A class of fourteen received
the. work of the first degree and
class of twenty-seven was initiated in
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01
BEARCREEk LABOR
DAY PROGRAM WILL
START WITH PAR ADE

A committee from the Miners
Union at Bearcreek has announced
Its program for Labor Day, Monday,
September S, and is planning to make
the day full of pep, entertainment
and fun for everyone over the hill.
Prizes will be awarded for the many
sport events that will constitute the
program for the day.
The first number of the DAVIS en-
tertainment will be a parade that
will begin from the Lodge Temple
hall promptly at nine o'clock Monday
morning. An hour or so will be de-
voted to speeches on mining and la
Dor questions and problems.
The events from eleven o'clock in
the morning until about six O'Clock
in the afternoon will include boys AMI
girls races, high school girls race,
race for inside company men, outside
company men and contract miners.
Prizes ranging from fifty cents to
four dollars will be awarded winners.
The afternoon events will open with
a Tat mems race at one o'clock, a
married woman's race, sack race,
three legged race, old mems race in
which entrants must be over 55 years
of age, a hundred yard dash that will
be open to all, ladies egg and
spoon race, running high and broad
jumps, a tug of war between five
mems teams, a quoting contest and
baseball game between Bearcreek
and Bridger. Prizes to winners in the
afternoon events will range from one
lollar to eight dollars.
A big dance at Lodge Temple nall
n the evening will close the program
Music will be furnished by "The
Iagabonds."
The sports committee from Bear
reek is composed Of Dave Miller,
laurice Santavicca, Luke Muller.
ohm Mcdonald, Chris Kokat, John
lcCeish, Pete Bedina; refreshment
Ira Maxwell, Alex David
on, Glenn Lodge; entertainment COM
1ittee, William Nelson, William
'ecklin, Raymond Milesell and Chas
mith; dance committee, John Nc
Ieish, Ray Mikesell, Dave Miller and
luke Muller.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01
CLOSES
DEAL ON FARM

D. M. Marino Jr., bonded realtor,
who recently established his office at
10 South Broadway, has been kept
busy the past ten days listing and
showing property he has for sale, as
well as fitting up his office with
reliable maps and data to aid him in
his business.
Last week he was instrumental in
making a deal whereby the fine 24O
acre farm owned by Harry Matthews
nine miles north Of the city, together
with its implements and equipment
was sold to Martin Zibert. The con.
slderatlon was not made known but
1t is understood to have been m
wards of $4,000. ~
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1927-09-01
JACOB WEAST dies
FOLLOWING ILLNESS
OF FOUR MONTHS

Death lntervened in the active lif,
/, OF Jacob Weast when he passed away
IN a local hospital about three O'Clock
yesterday morning from an infection
OF the knee and general debility. Mr.
Weast, who was 55 years old, had
been confined in a hospital at Glen
dive before he became patient in a
local hospital early in August. In all.
he had been in poor health about
four months and his death marked the
passing Of one of Carbon county's
most prominent citizens and pioneers.
Jacob Weast was born in Peoria.
illinois, January %, 1872 and was en-
gagged in railroad work at an early
age. Until the year 1896 he was a
contractor but had been engaged in
farming and stock raising on Red
Lodge Greek for about 80 years. He
had never married and is survived by
three brothers and two sisters. Will
liam Weast of Absarokee, Doc Weast
OF Red Lodge, Grover Weast of Cas-
tagne, MRS. Mollie Tunnicliff of Rob-
erts and Mrs. Anna Frederick of
Joliet.
Funeral services for Mr.. Weast are
being conducted this afternoon under
The direction of r. G. Martin. The
remains will be inferred in the John
Henry cemetery at four o'clock this
afternoon.