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The Washington times., 1917-01-20
AWAIT PRESIDENTS
ACTION ON OIL BILL
Executives Stand on Phelan
Amendment Excites Interest
at the Capitol.

Interest in the probable attitude of
President Wilson on the Phelan
amendments to the general leasing
bill, now before a Congressional sub
committee, Is being manifested at the
Capitol. and speculation as to the
stand to be taken by the Chief Execu
tive Is rife.
II was learned at the White House
today that Mr.. Wilson has not vet
made up his mind regarding the mat
ter. despite the reports to the con
trary. Whether he will favor the
massage of the bill in its amended
form, involving the rights Of thou
sands of acres OF oil lands in the
west, depends upon the outcome of
more detailed investigation now
being made.
president seeks Light.
President Wilson has asked for a
map OF the lands in question, a list
OF the owners, the estimated value 'of
the property. and a history OF the
land. He will then have Secretary
Daniels and Attorney General Gregory
state their reasons for opposing the
measure, and Secretary Lane his Tea-
sons for supporting it.
This information before him, IL is
said he will be able to act more in
telligently.
At conference yesterday an effort
was made to bring about the adjust
ment Of the differences between the
Cabinet members and the Congress
man Phelan amendments. It is said
the President will hear the claims of
both sides OF the controversy before
taking a stand.
Failed To Reach Agreemsnt.
The general leasing bill passed the
House at the last session of Con-
gress, but when it reached the SEN
ate, the Phelan amendments were
tackled onto It. Secretary Daniels
and Attorney General Gregory op-
posed the amendments, while Secre.
tary Lane favored them.
A joint conference was held be-
tween the Senate land committee
and two representatives from each of
the Navy, Justice, and Interior De-
partments, on the bill, two OF the
Phelan amendments having been re-
ported out of the. Senate. 1t was inn
possible for an agreement to be
reached at this conference.
The matter then was taken before
the President.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
kccU,nE ones Ears Open.

II is queer how much the person
who keeps his ears open can hear at
almost any sort Of public gathering.
For instance. at a religious alliance
meeting in ono of the churches the
nthcr night when one demurc little
woman was overheard saying to her
equally demurc little companion:
"Wcn. | was playing bridge and for
Got all about it," II sounded rather
odd in such n place and suggested the
lines
her prayer-bo"k and her paint
At once T. improve the sinner and the
saint
THE COMMENTATOR. 4,
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

The Colorado legislature has passed
a law prohibiting dancing to the tune OF
The Star-SpanGled Banner" Anyone
who tries il once needs no law to pre-
vent him from repeating the attempt.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Don Marquis
Column
French without a struggle.

French Without StruBke'
/ bought some cheese: twas badly
hurt.
l tell my friends 'tis Camembert.
DO you suppose they've found me out:
Not at all. sir, pas du tout!
An expert only knows the age
or veritable French fromagc.
r.. L. ID.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

A Reading, Pa. farmer last year gave
sleeping accommodations to 622 trHmps.
This ia the first sign of any considA
able success for the back to the farm
movement.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

II all the poems l have writ
Were hcaped up in a lump
They'd make the tower or Babel
y look
AS little as a stump
You pile 'em that way, IL you will;
Myself, am too plump.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
The Diet Test.


Twelve husky rockies are being fed
in New York on food containing so
many calorles to test the value Of
certain articles of diet, and they are
having the time of their lives" and
are getting fat at the expense Of the
city. Last Sunday they had for their
MONDAY meal roast pork with apple
sauce, wheat bread and butter, hom-
iny, apricots, tapioca pudding, and tea,
and the cost of the meal was IL cents
and its food value was 1 1925 calories
for each man. For breakfast they had
oatmeal and milk, pancakes, syrup
and coffee, of the food value Of 500
calories per cop, and for supper corn
chowder, graham bread, butter, and
tea of the food value of 900 calories.
The object of the test Is to prove that
living need not be very expensive and
should be in the reach. Of all.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

Anyway those German raiders are
helping give n publicity TO South Amer
lean trade which other forms of propa-
ganda could not put across"
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

Frank A Vanderlip warns against
Commercial indigestion" little while
ago he diagnosed the troubles Of the
railroads as hardened arteries" Soon
Or. Vanderlip will he kept busy as a
consulting industrial physician.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

The Department of Commerce re-
ports the invention of shorthand
code for Chinese. The next step will
he TO get the Chinese to use it.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

Civil engineers complain that they
are paid less than union mechanics.
Why don't they follow the lead OF
the school. teachers and actors and
baseball players and form a union?
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Social and Personal News.

Mr.. Lloyd George is heard a great
deal Of with regard to the war these
days in England.
A poor boy who starts honest can go
quite a ways, Good boy. Dave. say we.
Tom Osborne has got into jail again.
Better be careful. Tom. how you go TO
jail Just for the fun of IL too often or
some day some of. those fellows will play
a mean joke onto you and not let you
out again as per scheduled date. maybe.
Mr.. Billy Sunday is planning to
spend quite some time in Gotham, us
per present plans.
Several of the boys have said to We
Ed. they bet he don't dast to go to
BilIy's meetings for fear he would
get converted himself. What we dast
and what we don't dast is our own
business, boys. and don't you forget
that. which holds good whether We
dast to go or whether We don't dast
to go.
Do you dast to go yourself, boys?
Robert Stuart Donald Marquis, OF
Brooklyn Heights, was christened as
per the above name and cognomen yes
terday. Ye Ed. was in the pastors
corner. and Robert went into the ring
with his mother as bottle holder, the
bout being a quite lively one and end
ing in a draw. More good clean fights
are what the churches need to keep
the young men interested, say We.
Mr.. Tom Lawson. of Boston. is spend
ing the winter amongst his many
friends In Washington. Wherever
Tom goes he is sure to make quite a
lot of talk, being used to being the
life of the party.
Hey, Tom?
We don't hear so much of Colonel
House these days.
Quite a lot OF talk about women
voting is coming up again.
Hey, woodrow:
Dana Burnet is quite a poet and
cannot be caught off his guard in that
line. Yesterday. hearing man
sneezing, and asking what was the
matter with him, the man said it was
bronchitis and neuritis and grippe,
and ouick as a fash Dana said a poem
as follows:
Brochitis .
And grippe.
Neuritis
And pip"
Tho min not being really true, but
inst added by Dana to make the poem
NIL out.
pin beinc a chicken disease. really,
nat comes on their tongues, although
not tho kim of chickens you boys are
.binLipg about beingi meant, as they
are always able TO eat.
Hey, boys:
We saw a piece in the paper the
o,her day about COW that gets
drunk on rcrmcnted cornstalks.
whole flock of cows like thatOue
.Ii,,, from house TO house and dis
,,rsirp milk punches should be
pa,rerIV welcomed in those somi arid
rcrions, the prohibition states.
Tho leak inquiry viii probably mar
rou, down to those old offenders,
lin Doe and Richard Roc.
mid YOU ever know detective, in
- Iifc who didn't tell everyone he
i,nou that he was detective?
The IordIy ones who control our
,ood evidently figure that the cost OF
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

By the time Congress gets through
investigating this leak it is going
to cost more than it would to write
another peace note.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

The IordIy ones who control our
fond evidently figure that the cost OF
living isn't really high until people
start to eating their false teeth.
DON MARQUIS,
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Here and There
In the News

Gypsy Smith. the Younger. is com
ing to Washington to conduct a great
revival meeting in a tabernacle es-
pecially built for him on sixteenth
street. The house will hold comfort.
ably seated on substantial benches
5000 persons. 1t will be heated with
half dozen immense stoves and bril-
liantly illuminated for. the services at
night, and the sun will give the light
by day. \ choir of 400 voices, men
and women. will conduct the singing
under the direction of Mr.. Smiths own
leader. The tabernacle has been
built. the singers are being organized
and trained and many Of the religious
community are waiting with much
expectation the coming and work OF
the evangelist, who has been described
as to his methods as. "a sort OF cross
between the tender grace OF his dis
tinguished father and the dynamic
force of Billy Sunday"
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

Lots of people get sore over The
Rev. Bouck Whites fiagburninS
stunt who didn't care very much, tp-
parently, when Americans went down
with the Lusitania.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

basebaIt and Religion.
The meeting will last for a full
month and will begin next Friday.
January -. The initiative was taken
by number OF Presbyterian minis
tcrs and laymen but the undertaking
has burst UNCONVENTIONAL bonds and
has enlisted the cordial sympathy and
active participation of all manner of
Christians who feel that the time 10
ripe for just this sort of enterprise
in Washington. Unquestionably, there
is great deal OF raw material here
that could be worked to the common
advantage and whether men believe
in the machinery of modern revivals
there will probably be none to with
hold their sympathy from this earnest
and dignified effort to promote the
moral welfare of the community. II
the same enthusiasm can be aroused
in this work that is stirred up when
the home team is goinsto play at the
park and Walter Johnson is to be In
the pitchers box, the tabernacle will
be packed at every service. The
home team is going to play at the
tabernacle.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

Tho leak inquiry Will probably mar
down to those old offenders,
,.hn noe and Richard Roc.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

We saw a piece in the paper the
o,beI day about a COW that gets
drunk on rcrmcnted cornstalks.
A whole flock of cows like that0ne
,.oarirp from house TO house and dis
r.rsinr milk punches should be
eagerly welcomed in those somi-arid
rcrions. the prohibition states.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20
Do you dast to go yourself, boys?

Mr.. Tom Lawson, of Boston. is spend
ing the winter amongst his many
friends In Washington. Wherever
Tom goes he is sure to make quite a
lot of talk, being used to being the
life of the party.
Hey, Tom?
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

We don't hear so much Of Colonel
House these days.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

When q woman quits bothering her
husband about the new way she has
done her hair the honeymoon is over.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

What has become OF the old-fashioned
Newspaper paragrapher who used to
write every day a paragraph beginning:
What has become OF the old-fashioned
man who" etc.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

We don't mind harboring an ordi-
nary number of homeless grippe
germs this time OF year. But we
consider 1t an abuse. of hospitality
when they begin to swell up like
balloons and bust in our, bronchial
tubes.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

Quite a lot OF talk about women
voting is coming up again.
Hey. Woodrow:
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

Lawson seems to proceed on the the
ory that il he accuses every one in th'
world Of everything, some one will sure
Iy turn out to be guilty Of something.
The Washington times., 1917-01-20

A correspondent writes US we are
too hard on President Wilson. Josephus
Daniels, ct al.
It's odd how ones lenience may be
misunderstood.
II our correspondent knew what we
think Of this Administration he would
perceive that what we say Is mild and
genial in comparison.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03
IT GETS THEM ALL IN END
5eIated Speed Germ Manifests lits
Presence in centenarian About to
Take First Auto Ride

Kitty Goetz, one hundred years old
and her brother Igny Karisch, only
ninety-eight, resolved that they would
never go to an institution for the aged
True, the wind that had blown the roof
from their squatters' shanty was
sweeping coldly over the meadows
near Rosedale, L. l., where they lived,
and they had nothing to eat. But they
weren't going to leave their homes just
for that. Spring would be coming soon.
Kitty left her nightdress on all day
to fool the police, for she reckoned
they wouldn't take lady through the
streets in her nightdress.
Then they heard a purring sound,
which grew louder, then seemed to stop
just outside their door. They tottered
out and saw large, sleek automobile.
"Pve come to take you for a ride" a
police sergeant announced. "We're
going to Kings County hospital" Kitty
had never been in an automobile be-
fore, and as she looked at the big car
belated speed germ infected her soul.
Say" she demanded, "how fast can
we get to that place|-New York
Tribune.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03
q DADCY'S EV[NING
Al A|RY TALE
. 81 hApY GRAHAl1.BCIyNeR
BEST DREAM.

"Some children" said Daddy, "were
playing.
LETS pretend we're awfully rich,'
said two of the children. we shall
have motorcars and we shall have
alrplanes to fly In. We shall have
quantities Of people to give orders
to. Wen never have to tidy our rooms,
and Wen never have to run errands.'
So they began to play.
"Three other children said, Let's
be very famous. We shall have all
the people in the world swarm around
us like the bees do around the flowers
for the honey. They shall say how
fine we are, how brave we ware, and
how noble. They'll put up monuments
to u.s.
"And still three other children
wanted to play. we want to play
that we have a few animals. They
are such funi More fun than any
thing. And If we treat them right
Wen be loved so much. Yes, we shall
play we have two dogs and little
pony
"They all started to play. They i'm
agined everything, and used bits Of
wood and moss for their treasures.
They had a fine timel 1t was like be-
ing someone else to play and make
believe
"The Sandman happened to be up
before his time. He usually sleeps
all day and gets up at night. But he
felt he wanted some exercise. He
did not want to sleep any more. He
heard the children as they started to
play. oh, what fun to put them all
to sleepp he chuckled.
"Just then he had a fine idea. Il
shall go and call on the Dream-King,
he said.
'Now the Dream-King was sitting
on a throne made of silver threads so
beautifully woven that they held to-
gether and gave him the most Won
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03
Comfort First.

Two little girls whose parents were
natives of Norway had just been lis
tening to a lecturer who praised the
people of that country very highly.
"Just think / was born in Nor
way" said one with a good deal of
pride.
"Well," the other answered, 81 could
have been born there if I'd wanted to,
but thought I'd rather just be born
in America, and then I'd be here."-
Christian Herald.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03
What Berlin Says Of It.

German official reports on the
French offensive are naive. They ad-
nit the success of the attack. but as
sert the object OF the Germans was,
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03

derful of thrones. Over his head were
little boys and girls flying about, and
there were Fairies, Gnomes, Elves,
Brownies.
".Hello, Dream-King,' said Mr..
Sandman, for Mr.. Sandman is not
afraid Of anyone-not even of a
King.
"'Hello,' said tie Dream-King pleas
antly. What can do for your
"'Tell me why all those children
are flying about over your headT
"'They're the children in other
lands must give dreams to. All chill
dren 1 want to give dreams 1 can see
in my magic mirror over my head. And
there are the Fairies and Gnomes who
have special little friends they want
me to be sure to give nice dreams to
this very evening. The children 1 am
sending out the dreams for now are in
the other lands where it is night. They
will be getting up when 1 start send
ing dreams to the children around
here
"'But, Dream-King,' asked the
Sandman, can't you give some dreams
now around here. / want some chill
dren to have some so much
"'Oh, yes said the Dream King.
But will have to call my old friend
and partner, Mr.. piping Time. He
helps me when children are asleep in
the daytime-napping time, you see.'
$50 together the Dream-King, Mr..
Mapping Time and Mr.. Sandman put
the children who were playing sound
asleep and sent them dreams.
"They all had their play-games made
real in their dreams. The two chill
dren who wanted to play they were
very rich, dreamed they were rich
but oh, how they hated it All around
them were buffers and servants in
wonderful iveries. And they had
great motorcars which were driven
by some quiet, stiff person who
wouldn't answer questions. They
felt as if they owned absolutely moth.
ing at all for everything was taken
care of by someone else. They weren't
allowed to play and get the least lit
tie scrap of dirty, for they had to
wear such wonderful clothes Oh,
1t was a very miserable dream.
"The children who wanted to be
very famous dreamed they were sur
rounded by people who never let them
move so they could play. They saw
monument put up in park with
their names written In stone. But
the monument was too big to play
with.
"The children with the dogs and the
pony were having the most gorgeous
dream. They were taking such care
of their pets and the animals loved
them so.
"But at last the Dream-King, Mr.
Mapping Time and the Sandman left
them. and they awoke suddenly.
sand one and all agreed that ami
mails and games were fun. but that
riches and great fame were very, very
dulLn
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03
SOAP is STRONGLY ALKALINE

and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with LA Creole" Hair Dressing,
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price, $100.-Adv.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03
Aliens Foot. Ease for the TEnnns,

The antiseptic powder TO be shaken into the
shoes or used in the foot-bath. Young men in
every community are using Aliens Foot.Ease
In their drills for Military Preparedness. Used
by the Allied, French and English troops be-
cause II rests the feet, takes the friction from
the shoe and makes walking easy.-AdV.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03
She Had.

"Have you ever done any deep-sea
fishing?" "Well, 1 become engaged on
an ocean liner"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03
news REVIEW OF
The PAST week
War Councils With Leaders of the
Allies Are Opened in Wash
ington.
fight over CONSUMPTION

Dents Committee Rejects Presidents
PIan-Enemy Submarine Report
ed Near New York-NiVelle
Smashes German Lines
Between Reims and
Scissors.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-05-03

Many a woman has lost an ardent
by marrying him.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-31
UNCLE JOE'S TRUE VERSION
Veteran Congressman ReteIls Green
Corn Story Which He Declares
Is Thirty Years Old.

"Uncle joe" said new member OF
the house to Representative Cannon Of
Illinois, II heard good story about
you and green corn"
"Great guns, man, that story is
thirty years DID," said Mr.. Cannon.
"Well, am new congressman and
I fell for It,"
eff you are going to tell 1t again."
went on Mr.. Cannon, ''let me tell il
to you right. 1 have seen more YER
sions of it than there are silk threads
in a corn tassel. It's true, all right.
ut happened at the old Willard no.
tel when it used to be run on the
American plan, with three meals
day. am a light cater, but am pow
erfully fond of green corn. One day
had a neighbor on from Danville,
who took dinner with me. 1 had
three orders Of green corn.
"'Joe,' says he to me, how much
board do you pay Mt this tavern? l
told him. He looked at the stack of
corncobs, ruminated a moment, and
then remarked: Don't you think 1t
would be cheaper for you to board at
a livery stableT"
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this beastly place now-tonight. Weir
for the trunk. If it never comes, 81
much the better"
Again all she could do was to ash
him, with a bewildered stammer, wha
he meant.
Because" she added, 81 can't e
home yet. Pve-only started"
"Started!" he echoed. 'Do yor
think I'm going to let this beastly
farce go any further?"
And with that he told her what
had happened in his office that after
noon, told her of the attitude of his
friends, how they'd all known about
Undoubtedly had come to see for
themselves, and, out of pity or con-
tempt, hadn't told him. He told
her how he'd felt, sitting there in
| the theater. He accused her as his
wrath burned brighter, of having Sc
lected the thing to do that would hurt
him worst. of having borne a grudge
against him and avenged it.
1t was the ignoblest moment of his
life, and he knew it. The accusa-
lions he was making against her were
nothing to those that were storing up
in his mind against himself.
He didn't look at her as he talked,
and she didn't interrupt; said no word
of denial or defense. The big out
burst spent itself. He lapsed into an
uneasy silence, got himself together
again, and went on trying to restate
his grievance-this time more reason
ably, retracting a little. But under
her continued silence he grew weak
ly irritated again.
When at last she spoke, he turned
his eyes toward her and saw a sort of
frozen look in her dull white face that
he had never seen in it before. Her
information was mOnotonouS, her voice
scarcely audible.
81 guess I understand" she said. ST
don't know whether 1 wish l were dead
or not. If I'd died when the babies
were born. But I'm glad
came away when did. And I'm glad"
she gave faint shudder there at the
alternative, 'I'm glad I've got a job
and that L can pay back that hundred
dollars 1 owe you. I've had it quite
while. But I've kept4it, hoping you
might find out where I was and come
to me, as you did, and that we might !
have a chance to talk. I thought I'd
tell you how I'd earned it, and that |
you'd be a little--proud with me
about it, proud that I could pay it |
back so soon."
She smiled a little over that, a smile
he had to turn away from. 81 sup
pose I'll be glad, some day, that
it all happened; that 1 met you and
loved you and had the babies, even
though it's all had to end" she shud-
dered again, like this"
1t wasn't till he tried to speak that
her apparent calm was broken. Then,
with a sudden frantic terror in her
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CHAPTER XXI.
Frederica's Paradox.

FTGOeTlCdS FdTduONs
Two days later Rodney walked In
on Frederick at breakfast, alone.
"Hello! !" Frederick said, holding out
a hand to him, but not rising. "Just
in time"
"Don't ring" he said quickly. 'Pve
had all I want. My train got in an
hour ago and I had a try at the sta
ton restaurant"
"Well, sit down, anyway" said
Frederick. She reached out cool,
soft hand and laid it on one of Rod
ney's which rested Imply on the table.
There was rather long silence-ten
seconds, perhaps. Then:
"How did you find out about itY'
Rodney asked.
They were both too well accustomed
to these telepathic shortcuts to take
any note Of this one. She'd seen that
he knew, Just with her first glance at
him there In the doorway; and some
thing a little tenderer and gentler
than most Of her caresses about this
one, told him that she did.
"Harriet's back" she said. "She got
in day before yesterday. Constance
said something to her about 1t, think
ing she knew. They've thought all
along that you and l knew, too" And