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The Washington times., 1917-12-26
DIR. HAISELDEN MAY
DECREE DEATH FOR
ANOTHER I'LL BABY

CHICAGO, Dec. 2e.-Dr. Harry j.
Haiselden leaves for Des Moines,
Iowa. today to determine whether q
hopelessly deformed baby girl In that
city shall be allowed to die or an
operation attempted to save its life
DR.. Haiseldsn Is widely known as
an advocate OF permitting hopelessly
deformed idiotic children to die rather
than to try to prolong their lives
by operations.
With reference TO the Des Moines
case, DR.. Haiselden said:
''If 1 ind that the Des Moines child
is a hopeless idiot, / shall unhesitat-
ingly advise that 1t be permitted to
die.
"I believe normal human life Is
sacred and should be conserved. but
this nation pays more attention to
conserving idiots than 1t does to
caring for normal beings. We let, the
normal die by thousands through
overcrowding, bad milk. and under
nourishment. These evils. existent
when 2 per cent OF the people own
65 per cent OF the wealth, in turn
create moIe idiots"
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
FREIGHT CONGESTION IN
LOCAL YARDS SERIOUS

Freight congestion in the Washing
ton yards grew more serious today
according to the report OF the rail-
roads received by R. P. Andrews.
chairman OF the committee appointed
by Commissioner Browplow to inyes-
tigate traffic conditions in the Dis
trict.
Practically no hauling OF freight
from the yards yesterday or Monday
has resulted in its piling up in the
yards and on the tracks outside.
There are 265 cars awaiting for un-
loading on the Pennsylvania tracks.
Seven hundred and twenty-three cars
were placed for unloading at o'clock
this morning but up to noon hauling
had been light the officials say. The
Baltimore and Ohio has about 125
cars awaiting room for unloading and
about $50 cars OF the road are In the
two yards and dumps at New York
avenue and Georgetown.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
GEN. GORDON LEAVES
MEADE FOR OCLETHORPE

CAMP MEADE. Nd. Dec. 26.-Brig
Gen. Walter H. Gordon. commander OF
the 154th depot brigade here, today
was transferred to the Tenth infan'
try brigade at Fort Oglethorpe
Chicakamauga Park Ga.
Lieut. Col. Clenard Mclaughlin
who has been on instruction duty
here, will command the officers
training camp to open here January
2. Quarters now are being arranged
for the men who will report for duty
For the greater part they will be mer
selected from the enlisted personne
OF the troops in~this camp.
Sergt. Willie Watts, colored, today
was sentenced to FIVE years hard la.
Dor for his part in the recent trouble
at Shipley, Nd near the camp, or
September "a.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
CAMP MEADE SOLDIERS
SETTLE DOWN TO WORK

CAMP MEADE. Nd, Dec 2G.-Camp
Meade soldiers today settled down TO
routine work and drill, following the
Christmas holidays, but several units
were broken up on account OF the
two-days' leave being granted ali men
OF the camp.
Rain and snow kept the men of the
18TH pretty well indoors yesterday.
but the Christmas OF the Meade fight
ers in camp was a happy one. There
were no drills. or formations, except
for the Christmas dinner, and when
the soldiers were not attending serv-
ices at the Y. NJ. c. A, or X. OF c.
buildings, they were making merry
around the furnaces in their bar
racks.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
v. s. s. CAMPAIGN
WILL Be PUSHED
DURING HOLIDAYS

Sales Of War Savings Stamps In
Washington are to be pushed with
redoubled vigor during the week re-
naming before the new year, Director
D. ]. Callahan, Of the District war
savings committee, announced today.
Starting today. speakers win talk
war Savings Stamps in all the local
theaters. and the campaign Of thrift
education viii be carried on in all
parts OF the Capital. A high sales
record f. expected by the committee
for the remaining days Of 1917.
To date sales Of War Savings and
Thrift Stamps in the city are ssti-
mated at between 500, 900 and $500.
900, with the latter figure nearer the
mark. Enormous sales were reported
for Christmas Eve; the returns are
now being tabulated and will be an
nounced shortly. Last minute pur-
chases OF stamps that went into
Christmas stockings swelled the total.
Reports from all over the country
Indicate an eager response to the war
savings campaign on the part Of the
nation The Federal reserve banks
have sold more than S12y500, 900 worth
OF War Savings Stamps and 5000. 900
in Thrift Stamps. according to figures
received by Frank A. vanderlip, al.
rector OF the war savings campaign.
New York IL leading the cities OF
the country in the distribution OF
War Savings Certificates, having han
died some p26.7o5. Chicago ranks sec
ond, its banks having taken $4,000
War Savings Certificates. and Phila-
delphia ranks third with 6T3.20o.
CIeevland II next with 3S7, 900.
and Boston has passed the $4,000
mark
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
100000, new RECORD
FOR CHRISTMAS SEALS

More than 100000 Red Cross seals
were sold in the District for Christ
mas use according to the estimates
today OF the officials in charge OF
the campaign.
sale OF the seals closed Monday
and complete returns for Washington
VIII not be in until the end of the
week. but the committee is confident
that the sales this year will prove the
largest since the beginning Of the
Hed Cross fight against tuberculosis.
Last year 100000 seals were sold
In the District and the average
annual sale has been about 10000
seals.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
ISN'T IT TOO PROVOKING!
I'm 40, IF YOU MUSTKNOW

Girls, who started the custom Of
asking a woman's age because she
desired a marriage license7"
This question is being asked today
by friends OF Miss Dora Belle Sim
mons, who almost disrupted a wed
ding party by her refusal to tell her
age to the marriage bureau clerk at
Rockville, Nd
She is today in Washington spend
ing her honeymoon with her husband,
William Luther Davis, due to the fact
that she relented when the clerk in
sisted upon her age being given.
Make it forty" she said, as her
husoand-to-be, William Luther Davis.
twenty years her senior, smiled. The
clerk did. The Rev. J. W. Duffy, of
the Rockville Methodist Church, tied
the knot and Mrs. Davis Is in this city,
Where she Will make her residence.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
SWIFT SHOWS BOOKS
UNDER COURT THREAT

The Federal trade commission in
vestigation of the Meat trust will be
resumed in Boston at a hearing at 2
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, It was
formally announced here today.
At the same time IL was announced
Swift & Co. had opened their books
to commission Investigators, follow
ing the threat to take the matter into
court.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
LIEUT.. WHITE, OF GUARD,
HONORABLY DISCHARGED

That the process OF wedding out
physically UNIT officers OF the former
District guard had started was indi-
Gated today in the honorable dis
charge from the service OF Second
Lieut.. Walter B. White, who is with
the District troops at Admission, Ala.
Lieutenant White was discharged,
IL is understood, because OF physical
defects which united him for duty
in trench warfare.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
EXPECT PRESIDENT
WILL TAKE OVER
RAILROADSD DEC. 81
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tory adjustment over wages can be
made without embarrassing the Gov
ernment's management OF the roads.
It is believed that the President will
insist upon a public declaration by the
brotherhoods, and It IL not unlikely
that a slight increase an pay will be
agreed to by the Government and
these officials, according to The Times
dispatch.
Dec. 81 End of Fiscal Year.
It is the intention If the Govern
ment to take over the roads on Dec
ember 81. IT is said, so that the fiscal
year of Government control and opera
ton shall start with the calendar
year.
1t is thderstood that the railroad
presidents are no longer averse to the
Government assuming direction, and
some of the railroad chiefs are quoted
as saying that, inasmuch as the policy
of Government control has been de-
cided upon, the sooner the step is
taken the better for the roads and the
congestion problem.
At present the railroad managers
say they are unable to do much to-
ward relieving congestion because OF
the uncertainty as to the future. The
growing congestion, especially as to
the transportation OF coal, and the Ia
Dor disputes are problems that the
railroads would be glad to turn over
to the Government.
Presidents Authority.
While further. legislation NAV be
needed for tn operation Of the rail-
roads, 1t is generally admitted that
the President has sufficient author
ity to take them under the act of
August 20, 1916. This reads:
"The President, in time OF war, is
empowered. through the Secretary of
War, to take possession and assume
control of any system or systems Of
transportation, or any part thereof,
and to utilize the same, to the exclu-
sion as far as may be necessary OF all
other traffic thereon, for the trans
fer or transportation of troops, war
materials, and equipment, or for such
other purposes connected with the
emergency as may be needful or desir-
able"
This provision is held to give the
President authority to appoint a rail-
road administrator or controller, as
was done in the civil war under a
similar act. With respect to compen-
satiOn of the railroads their chiefs
have asked that the returns from the
The Washington times., 1917-12-26

dealers relative to the amount Of coal
received by them Monday did not
come to the bureau until very late
In the afternoon, Mr. Shirk and his
assistants were unable to satisfy
applicants as to the probable dimen-
sions OF their consignments. A large
sign bearing the name of the coal
distributing bureau will be placed in
front OF the headquarters today or
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
Sen. NEWLANDS' FUNERAL
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

The funeral OF Senator Newlands
will be held at st. Adams at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. Burial will be
at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Vice President will name a
committee Of Senators to attend the
funeral.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
AGED WOMAN KILLED IN
Her STORE BY ROBBERS

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 26.-Her
head crushed, Mrs. Sarah E. Mulford,
seventy-seven. was found murdered
today in her grocery store here.
She is believed to have been beaten
when she resisted robbers.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
LOCAL DRAFT BOARDS
BEGIN CLASSIFICATION

Local draft boards began the class
ification OF registrznts tOday-that
Is, those that could begin It.
This II the day set by the directors
Of the draft for local boards to class
fly the registrants whose question
naires were mailed in December Is.
Several chairman Of draft boards de-
clare that II Is impossible for them
to begin classifying today. because
their time IL completely filled with
mailing todays quota Of question
naires and with answering questions.
How can we begin classifying
when the questionnaires that We have
mailed during the last nine days are
steadily coming in to be sorted and
examined7" asks the chairman OF one
board "Why, II would take . COM
plete office force to answer all the
q1estlons we have asked Of us
The Washington times., 1917-12-26

Government be equal to the net in
come of 1915, while Administration ad-
visers say that the average OF the
fve-year pre-war period should be
taken. 1t is believed a compromise
will be reached by the end of this
week.
CompensatIOn Program.
The President has no power to ar
bitrarily fx the compensation OF the
carriers, and this compensation can
not be arbitrarily fixed by Congress,
so II is necessary. Administration ad,
vIsers say, that, unless the roads vol
unfairly agree upon a plan. the COM
pensatIon must be adjusted by an In
dependent tribunal
Railroad presidents and bankers
are hopeful that the Government and
the railroads will arrive at an agree
ment as to compensation before the
roads are taken over. They say that
unless this is done there will be q
great financial disturbance because OF
the uncertainty which will exist as to
dividends and the future OF the rail-
road properties.
FIEht FOr ChaIrmanshlp.
Death Of Senator NewlRnds, chair
man of the Senate Interstate Com
merce Committee, may rause a sharp
fight among the Democrats over his
successor in this highly important
chairmanshlp.
Although Senator Ellison D. Smith
of South Carolina is ranking Demo
Graf on the committee and entitled to
the chairmanship on this score,
friends of Senator Pomerene Of Ohio
are urging his name for the place.
Smith Ranking Member.
II appears that by an unusual ar
rangement Senator Smith is ranking
Democrat in spite of the fact that
Senator Pomerene has had longer
service on the committee. This ar
ranRement was made by the Com
mittee on Committees four years ago.
Senator Pomerene has served six
years on the committe and Senator
Smith four.
Both the Senators already have i'm
portant chaIrmanshIps, and are even
on this score. But Senator Pomerene
has given more attention, his friends
say. TO interstate commerce matters.
Another element in the matter is that
Northern Democrats insist this chair
manshIp should go to Northern
State.
The problem is a knotty one for the
Democratic Committee on Committees
to wrestle with. II is possible the
two Senators will adjust IT between
themselves, however.
One suggestion is that Senator
Smith be made chairman and Senator
Pomerene take actual charge OF inter
state commerce measures.
In other quarters the names of
Senators Robinson Of Kansas. Lewis
of Illinois, Salisbury OF Delaware, and
Underwood of Alabama are men,
toned for the important chairman
ship.
The Washington times., 1917-12-26

Claus children neigh
borhood Harry
of the Marine Band for wood
carver, cabinet maker machns by inclination.
making
his children his products rival the
department stores His latest is automatic garden
which made by Sims himself the which
The garden shows bridge with steam engines and freight
and FORTH horse and
grain trolley
The Washington times., 1917-12-26
OYSTER As SANTA CLAUS.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. "a
thousand dollar pearl was +. Mulford's
Christmas present. He found 1t while
eating oysters.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
WHERE TO INVEST

The Seattle Business Chronicle
says:
During the year this city has been
dry there has been gain in popu1a-
ton. Building occupancy is greater
than ever. Bank deposits have in
creased. New industries have sprung
up. The amount of taxes to
be raised on this years valuation is
less than a year ago. Delinquent
taxes have been reduced.
Bank clearings and transactions
are greater than last year. Pay rolls
have been increased. Savings institu-
tons have opened more new accounts
and received a greater aggregate of
small sums from workingmen than in
any other year.
merchants have sold more and bet
ter goods and collections have been
vastly improved. Bond dealers find a
new class Of investors. Mort
gage money is more plentiful in sup
ply than in demand
To the above the Chicago Daily
News adds:
$50 much for what prohibition has
done for the material betterment of
Seattle.
This is the thought which struck
me as I read the Chronicles words:
If going dry" is the effective bust
ness stimulant here described I
should want my surplus money to be
put to work in "dry" place.
"If?" There is no eff" in the prop
osition. 1t is unquestionable that in
vested dollars prosper best where
booze (and the long list of attendant
distractions makes no claim on the
dollars and energies of borrowers.
In sending your money out to work,
you have only one way of determining
whether or not it will fall among
MASTERS and "booze holsters" and
that is to retrict your investments to
the "dry" regions.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
THE WARNER ROAD

There is every indication that the
town Of Baraboo will receive the $40,-
600 from the estate Of the late w. w.
Warner of Madison, to construct a
road to Devils Lake. Mr.. Warner
was an early resident of Baraboo, and
often during his life visited this re-
gion. Little journeys were made dur
ing the stress of busy life and dur
ing the years of his retirement. He
often expressed the joy Of being
among the Baraboo hills, and it was
most fitting and appropriate that he
leave a portion of his fortune for the
building of highway between Bara-
boo and the lake, and when complet-
ed it m ght we'll be named the War
ner Way. There is no greater joy
than to travel along a beautiful road,
and where can roads be more beauti-
full than in this picturesque region!
There is no greater pleasure that one
can provide for his fellow-man than
thoroughfare where one may walk
or ride in the open air beneath an
azure sky. Mr.. Warner in his will
left liberal sum to be expended
along these lines. After the work
has been completed it will be fitting
for the Sank County Historical So
ciety to erect a table at some suitable
point along the road that future gen
erations may know Of his generos-
ity to the community of his early life.
Mr.. Warner was a member of the So
ciety, contributed articles for it's pro.
ceedings and provided for a bequest
to the organization at the time of
making his will
Men like Mr.. Warner are valuable
to any community, leaving a portion
of what they have accumulated for
the public good. Such a spirit broad
ems the world, enables future gene
rations to enjoy the fruit of their la.
bors.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
THE CITY OF DISAPPOINTMENT

The troubles of the Chicago school
board are not surprising Also Chi
cago can prepare to tolerate some
such kind of situation as long as poll
ticians strain to use the school system
of Chicago as the nucleus for a city
political machine. Mayor Thompson
is no rare species. Political scbem-
ers have been placed in positions of
trust in the Chicago schools under
other mayors
While the disastrous results were
never so obvious as they are at pres
ent, and while the boldness of the
schemers hardly compared with some
Of the exploits the taxpayers of Chi
cago recently have had to confront,
the pernicious influence of politics
long has been evident in the Chicago
schools, and the marvel is that the
institution has weather the tempest
as we'll as it has. The school situa-
ton reflects conditions in Chicago
generally.
The city affords the greatest spec
tacle of municipal mismanagement on
the continent. In her transportation
in her housing of her population, in
public improvements, in public safety,
in her return to the mass of people
for money levied in taxes, Chicago
falls deplorably below the standard
of American cities.
The midwest metropolis, as some
one has said, needs to wash behind
her ears in a civic way, and to take
the counsel of better balanced men
who know what chaos and mischief
follow partisanship in the basic affairs
Of any community. Chicago is a
dreadful example for other communi-
ties in her zone Of influence. She is
infected civicly, and ought to be quar-
antined.-Terre Haute Tribune.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
A LITTLE LESSON FROM THE
DOCTOR

We learn today a lesson in patriot
ism and unselfshness from the doc
tors. In at least one state (Ohio) the
medical men have agreed to share
fees with doctors who go to the front
Thus, if DR.. Brown goes to the front
and DR.. Smith stays home, Smith for
wards to Brown half of any fees he
may get for treating Browns patients
in Browns absence.
The medical profession is filled with
traditions Of heroic and unselfsh ac-
ton, but there is nothing that quite
matches this for broad guage human
goodness on such a large scale. We
have to thank the war for showing up
in the human race an Unreasonable
amount of lofty idealism and willing
ness to serve and sacrifice that ordi-
narily we would not suspect was there.
We hope many will follow where these
doctors lead.-Madison Journal.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19

Hike Baker he'd a little Ford
He bot one summer day
TIL body was Turkish Gourd,
TIL seat was stuffed 18th hay.
But when ole Hike jist turned tn
crank
An guy tibet Ford" tn power,
TIL burned thing started it'll a yank
At sixty miles an hour.
An down tn road hit went so fast
Tibet Hike he couldn't see,
An fore a half mile wuz past
Tibet Ford" had clum a tree
Hit then run out upon limb,
Hike tumbled to'ard tn groun'-
But thet burned Ford" hit shore beat
him,
An got thar safe an soun,
Hike landed squar'ly on tn seat,
18th hans upon tn wheel,
An SEE, "By golly, yo're my meat,
An tibet right OFF tn reel!"
But tibet burned Ford hit ambled hence
Ez eff hit ware a shot,
An slammed right thru barb wire
Tense,
Into pastur' lot.
Hit lef' Hike hanging on tn wire
By tn tew tails NV his roat,
An then hit took right smart flyer
Fer q doggoned billy goat.
Thet goat, he never winked an eye,
An never made SCUM,
But ez thet Ford went whizz'n by
He knocked hit upside down.
An yit them wheels just buZzed away
It'll Hike he he'd got loose
An got thew whar tn durn thing lay
An he'd shut orr tn juice.
Then Hike he righted up tibet Ford
Got ready fer to go,
But afore he ever got on board,
He sot the speed at slow.
An jist ez he wuz startin' back,
18th ev'rythin' all right,
Thet goat he guy tibet Ford a whack
Tibet knocked hit out ov sight.
Nobody knows whar Baker lit
Hit wuz so fur away,
But we know tibet Ford is go-n' yit
Somers on airth tew day.
N. G.. ABBOTT.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
THE SUM ENORMOUS

In a recent talk at the City club,
Chicago, Prof. Moulton of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, pointed out that the
OOO,OOO,O0O which Secretary McAdoo
has said will be spent in the United
States by the allied powers during the
coming year amounts to almost So for
every minute from the date of the
birth of Christ to the present day. The
illustration was used to give his hear
ers an idea of the enormous size OF
the amount involved.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
HOOVER'S FOOD RULE

Housewives of = America, Herbert
Hoover announced Saturday, to the
number of one million have signed
"Win the War" food conservation
cards.
Hoover has a card for every house
wife. Card No. 1 graces the home
Of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson at the White
House.
Printed on each card are Hoover's
rules.
Summed up, the doctrine is:
Use less wheat, meat, milk, fats,
sugar and fuel.
Use more fruits vegetables and
foods not suitable to be sent to camps
or firing lines.
Buy food grown close to your home
This reduces the food distribution
problem and gives the railroads more
facilities for war materials and
troops.
The official day for registration is
July %. In many states it will be
done at the regular poll 'ng places.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
BIG LOANS TO FARMERS

According to a report by the Fed.
eraI Farm Loan board, the sum of $12,-
goo, 900 has been loaned to farmers of
this country at five per cent. In or
der to make these loans $50 farm loan
associations had to be formed, there
being an average of eighteen farmers
in each association. The average
amount each farmer received was ST.
500. Most of the loans run for pc
Rod of thirty-six years. portion of
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-07-19
LAND OF MILK AND
HONEY ON ASH STREET

This morning just about the time a
milk dealer was passing, swarm of
bees took possession of the squirrel
house in the big elm tree in front of
the home Of Mr. and Mrs H. e. Cole
at 908 Ash street. Henry S. Frs
well or other bee hunter can sly
locate the swarm by walking up the
street-no sweets or essence being
necessary. Talk about the land flow
ing with milk and honey-one can
find the ideal condition on one of
the main thoroughfares of Baraboo
The squirrels have gone into the
neighboring oak trees to see If the