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The Washington times., 1917-10-19
THE PROBLEM
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

OF all the many problems which perplex,
I Of all the evils which disturb and vex
This world of ours, supreme,
The old insistent call of sex to sex. {:
How vast its sorrows, and its sins how vast; =
Like bleaching bones upon the desert cast
They pave the roadways where the race has trod
Down to this day back to the distant past
Bisexual first the came unto earth;
Crude human shapes, with minds of little worth,
Out of themselves they fashion other selves,
As plants grow plants they brought forms to birth
Then even as plants send forth some strange design
Into the mortal shape there crept the fine
Fair woman form, more masculine grew
And back of all there the Cause Divine
The race had finished its bl-seXual span,
More intricate became the mortal plan.
He who had said 'Let there be light now said
''Let there be woman, and let there be man.
God makes the large designs of worlds in space,
And outlines tasks for each evolving race,
And to the listening few His plan reveals.
To each He gives His labor and his place.
1t was God purpose when on earth sex came,
beauteous purpose which brought to shame
By ignorance and sefishness and lust,
And evil thoughts, and deeds too dark to name
Oh, blind the race, and ever blind it
OF that high purpose of the mighty cause
Who brought sex into being. Perfect love
And love Of offspring-these the holy laws.
The fall of from his divine estate
Is when for any cause he dares to mate
Without great love to crown the nuptal hour,
And when he bids the unborn ego wait.
Evil loves act without love in the SOUL
Evil the cause men label "Birth Control"
Good cannot come through natures broken laws
When God made sex, He set birth as its goal.
Love and the love of offspring. Only when
These holy instincts govern in
And in the race shall sin be swept away,
The fountains cleared, and earth made clean again.
The Washington times., 1917-10-19
L. S. Opinion of an Editorial
A Business Man Tells What He Thinks of "H E. DIS"
Sample Editorial
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
October s, 1917.
Editor, Washington Times,

Editor Washington Times,
Sir:
Mr.. Il. E. D.. sample might be pretty good one had
all of the people been college graduates In my opinion the
gentleman did not write sample editorial but only tried
to show how many long words he could use.
As to his question whether there any meat in the
attached think there some but fellow would have
to break his teeth to get at it, The of The Wash
ington Times, in my opinion, lies in the ability Of Mr.
Arthur Brisbane to put fine thoughts in plain words
Yours respectfully,
521 9th st. N W.
P. ST this be printed, instead of my name, please
customer of mine.
The Washington times., 1917-10-19
The New Traffic Court"
Something New the Way Of Educating
Down Number Speed Forward to the Police
By EARL GOODWIN.

Here is something new. Major Pullman Superintendent
Of Police, today opens his traffic court in the District
building It is an institution designed to give the energetic
traffic squad opportunity to give reckless careless
tomobe drivers lecture In that respect it
is more Of traffic school than court viii be place
where the traffic squad and the traffic law yioator may meet
on the carpet 1T will be place where the written and oral
complaints against the speed fend and the cutter viii
be followed through to conclusion few days ago tho
reckless driver commented upon in this column The
COURT is the ultimate development of such idea
There will be fines In this court for it is court in
name only The driver who calls there viii be informed Of
the complaint against him. He will be cautioned Also he
will possibly learn for the first time what great problem the
streets of the city presenting day and how necessary
is for each one us driver pedestrian to play the game
safe and fair and not expect to take foolish chances
Major Pullman has bright and right mind about traffic
problems he is spreading abroad among his officers that
pansakng educational work win go long way in life
saving in this city Detailing Traffic Sergeant Shelby to
series of plain talks to school children is of the best
things he has done and there is doubt that his ac
court will result in much better feeling and much better
understanding between the police and the automobile
1t viii be place where the who has been complained
against viii be shown in kindly way just how he should drive
and Just how rapidly the traffic accidents occurring
Now that the "court is to be established let every
of take interest in seeing that the reckless driver
has his number forwarded promptly to police Also let
give the court" opportunity to talk to the fellow who
drives too the street who cuts wildly and
who dashes across intersections.
If do our part faithfully Major Pullman and Leuten
ant Headey viii do their part nstrucng the reckless
just what their rights and what will happen they
tnuously overstep them. ~
1t is easy to take down the number of the automobile
Let cooperate and make the trac court worth while
The Washington times., 1917-10-19
HEARD AND SEEN

Elbow grease has increased In
price, and therefore shoe-shining
"parlors" have put the price Of q
shoe shine from i've cents to q dime.
Marion Hargrove, Purchasing
Agent for the District Government,
has recently made his annual report
Whatever he says Is likely to be 100
per cent accurate. / remember that
when Secretary Redfield Of the De-
partmeht of Commerce was, q MEM
Der Of the District Committee Of the
House he made a public statement
characterizing Mr.. Hargrove as one
of the most competent public officials
he had ever seen.
Dropped in on L. B. Mosher today.
He has just taken up the duties of
secretary to Commissioner Gardiner,
and appeared to me to be stepping
of at a lively pace. His is one Of
the most exacting positions in the
District government.
Here is an open letter to George
O'Connor:
Dear George: I was In q movie
show the other night on Ninth street,
Ryley Grannon and myself; and you
were on the platform trying to make
q patriotic speech about Liberty
The Washington times., 1917-10-19

saw Conrad syme on Fourteenth
street today:
What do you know?" I asked him
II know this much" said he. IF
we don't buy all the Liberty bonds
offered the Government viii have to
raise the money by taxing Us out Of
our boots"
The Washington times., 1917-10-19
Would You Call Your Two Feet
"A Pleasure VehiCle?"

Certainly Not. Then Don't Speak of Automobile "a
Pleasure Vehicle" 1t Is Simply a BETTER Pair
of Feet and Also Pair of Wings.
The Washington times., 1917-10-19

bonds, ending up with nne baritone
solo with gestures. Just a. youlWsrs
telling good Southern dialect story
about porter who was sweeping OF
the station, Ryley turned to me and
said he had date with Prince Eitel
Frederick tomorrow-and I missed
the whole point Of your story.
Please write me letter and tell
me that story. Write legibly and
use only one side Of the paper.
Manuscript will not be returned un-
less accompanied by stamps
Remember me to Matt Horne.
Yours truly. ~
EARL GOODWIN.
I see that Senator Salisbury went
through all the motions Of trench
life at Fort Myer a few days ago.
This included DOMINIC gas mask.
will leave to the readers own power
Of expression proper comment to
make.
The Washington times., 1917-10-19

We have read letter addressed to automobile dealers
written by intelligent citizen, W. c. Ss He says to
them, briefly:
'Stop speaking of your passenger "a pleasure
vehicle It is no pleasure vehicle than the farmer
plow." y
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

Flowing under and pasturing are bet
ter, but they also involve some waste.
On the other hand, ensiling the
slower means that it's feeding value is
utilized to the full. A quantity of
roughage is provided which lessons the
need for expensive concentrates and
makes the production of meat more
profitable by lowering the cost Of
manufacture. Obviously, this is a
stimulus to the keeping Of live stock,
which from every point of view is
most desirable.
In preparing slower for feeding, chop
ping or shredding increases its palata-
bility and enables greater quantity to
be stored in given space. Both of
these methods, however, involve the
use of additional labor and can only
be recommended when labor and power
are cheap and abundant. Cutting and
shocking, on the other hand, involve
some waste, but in general this is off
set by the saving in labor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
PRODUCE MEAT AND
AID SOIL Fertility
Putting Corn Slower Into SiIo Is
Most Economical Way to Han
dIe-Never Burn Stalks.

Erom the United States Department Of
Agricultural
The most economical way of ham
ding corn slower is to put it into a
silo. If generally adopted, this prac-
tice would end a waste through wrong
methods that now amounts to 80 per
cent of all the slower fed, says the
United States department of agricul-
ture. It would place at the disposal
Of the farmer an enormous mass Of
roughage to cheaper the cost of pro-
ducing meat and to maintain soil fer
tility in the most economical of all
ways-by the production of manure.
That the value Of slower as feed is
recognized to some extent is indicated
by the fact that S1.5 per cent of what
is produced is fed in some way. Ere
quently, however, it is not the right
way. For instance. such practices as
pulling the fodder" or topping" the
corn are most wasteful, but approx
mately 80 per cent of matured corn
is handled in one Of these two ways.
The stalks. that are left standing in
the field are pastured, plowed, under
or burned.
To burn slower is crime against
intelligent agriculture for which it is
difficult to find any explanation ex-
cept obstinate ignorance on the part
of the perpetrators. 1t offers quick
and easy method of clearing the
ground for nlowinp huf that is small
Offset for the waste of good material.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Rifle Range Industry Brisk.

The rife range industry has taken
on a wonderful impetus all over the
city of New York. Not only the men
In uniform, but citizens Of all ages
and even women are printing their
weather eye for emergency service
against tho kaiser. The little street
ranges, with their equipment Of sta
tionary clay pipes, moving clay ducks
and silver balls balanced on water
spouts, have mushr0omed their way
into all the thoroughfares in which
people promenade in the evenings, and
every unoccupied store and booth has
been converted into a spot for the test
ing of ones prowess with the rifle.
Civilians are in a majority among
those who nightly try their. skill at
these ranges, but very frequently
group of men in uniform will saunter
up to have a little competition among
themselves. The civilian marksmen or
these occasions usually retire for the
time being.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Another "Last War;"

An interesting illustration of the
fact that this present war is not the
first one to be regarded as possibly
the last, and that it is not the first
time that the possibility of perpet-
ual peace has been, considered, is fur
nished in the conclusion of an extreme
iy rare book, a copy of which is in the
Bodleian library. aR
Sir r. M0riSyne, in his IAN Exh0r-
tation to styrre up all Englyshmen
to the Defense of their Country" con-
cludes with the words: LET us, let us
therefore worke lustely move, we shall
play for euer hereafter. Let us fight
this one flelde with Englysshe hands
and Englysshe heartes, perpetual quit
mes, rest, peace, victorie, honour,
welthe, all is overs"
The book is black-letter. small
octave volume, and was printed in
1889. 1t contains interesting refer
ences to defensive works made
around the coast by Henry VIII.-Out-
look.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

(From the United States Department of
Agriculture)
Swine are profitably grown In prac-
tically every locality and on almost
every type of soil in the United States.
gion is found in the corn belt, the East
and the South are increasing the num-
Der of their swine at rapid rate, very
largely because of the use of pasture
crops to replace part Of the grain ra-
ton. In fact, hogs are grown un-
der many different methods of farming
and fed upon great variety Of crops,
showing that they are well adapted to
almost any condition found upon the
farms of this country. !
Ideal Location.
An ideal location is on well-drain-
ed farm possessing a rich soil that will
produce grasses and other forage as
well as the grains needed for fatten-
ing the hogs. This does not mean,
however, that only those farmers hold
ing rich, level lands should raise
hogs, for, as matter of fact, hogs
are most easily handled on farms that
are somewhat rolling. For the pro-
duction Of forage crops the rolling
farm is often as good as the level one,
and frequently has the added advan-
tage Of shade and better water sup
ply. The hill farmer does not have
the best Of it in all things, but in
many instances he has certain advan-
tages which he does not appreciate.
In locating, the question Of mar
ket also must be considered, and the
facilities for reaching it. Most COM
munities are connected with the large
central live stock markets by the rail-
roads, but these will be Of little avail If
the roads to the railroads are poor.
Good roads are of inestimable impor-
lance, for, among other things, they
enable the farmer to market his prod
ucts at any and all times. +
Right Number of Hogs.
The number of hogs for each farm
must be determined by study of To-
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
LIFT YOUR C0RNS
OFF WITH FINGERS
How to loosen a tender corn
or calIus so 1t lifts out
without pain.

Let folks step on your feet hereafter;
wear shoes a size smaller If you like,
for corns will never again send electric
sparks of pain through you, according
to this Cincinnati authority.
He says that few drops of drug
called freezone, applied directly upon
tender, aching corn, instantly re-
lieves soreness, and soon the entire
corn, root and all, lifts right out.
This drug dries at once and simply
shrivels up the corn or callus without
even irritating the surrounding skin.
A small bottle of freezOne obtained
at any drug store will cost very little
but will positively remove every hard
or soft corn or callus from ones feet.
If your druggist hasn't stocked this
new drug yet, tell him to get a small
bottle of freezone for you from his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Benefits of Conservation.

Conservation is bringing wild ami
NAL and plant life into kind Of semi
cultivation. In its lead in efforts to
preserve vanishing life forms the Unit
ed States is not only reserving many
areas of protection for birds and other
animals, but is seeking to better these
wild homes. A bulletin of the depart
ment of agriculture gives data col
lected on the food of wild ducks, with
instructions for stocking waters with
the plants most attractive to the differ
ent species of ducks. These birds are
useful as part of the human food sup
ply, and as many as go species Of
plants are described that may serve
for their own living.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Authority.

"And is Henry getting along well at
the fort?" inquired the friend of the
family of Mrs. Jones, the bride.
The bride had just visited Henry at
his training camp so she was well post
ed on the subject. But just word OF
explanation. Henry was only clerk
at the headquarters Of the regiment.
81 should say so," answered the
bride. "Why, all Henry has to do at
the fort is to write out orders for the
troops. Then he calls an orderly and
the orderly delivers the order. He has
every orderly at his command. can't
understand one thing about the army.
Henry always puts Smith, command
ing officer at the end of each letter.
Do you suppose that Henry enlisted
under the name of Smith instead Of
Jones?"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
FLOWING DESTROYS WEEDS
Frequent and Thorough Cultivation OF
Seeded Before Sowing Will
Check Growth.

By ANDREW BOSS, Agriculturist, UNI
versity Farm, st. Paul, Mimi
Prevent pigweed from going to seed,
and avoid sowing the seed in grain
and grass seeds. Frequent and thor
ough cultivation of the seeded before
sowing the seed will check growth in
grain fields. Good blowing, thorough
cultivation, with some hand hoeing
and pulling, win eradicate the weed
from cultivated crops. 1t does not
give serious trouble in fields where
crops are grown in "a good rotation. 1t
is most troublesome in gardens, but
shallow cultivation and hoeing or pull
ing by hand will eradicate it.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Did He Know coIors?

He couldn't see anything but green
and he wasn't Irish, either. The trou-
BILE with Hyrum A. Douglas Of Pay
son, who sought enlistment at the
local office Of the Marine corps, was
his inability to distinguish colOrs. says
the Desert News.
He was blind as bat-color blind,
that is.
After passing his general physical
examination even to the eyesight test
with a good showing, he slipped up
on the yarns.
When confronted with basket Of
colored yarn and told to pick out
reds of similar shade he choose a
deep green, and when asked to match
the yellows he also picked greens.
Told he could not be accepted by
the service he went away with the
remark: "How could you expect me
to; never did any sewing in my
life"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

cal conditions and the type of farming.
The maximum number Of hogs per acre
is found on farms chiefly or wholly de-
voted to the raising Of that class Of
stock; as for example, farms in the
state of Iowa, where it is quite COM
mon to see farms stocked with several
hogs to the acre, while the average
for the entire state is one to every.
three acres Of improved farm land. On
der average conditions in this coun-
try, however, hogs return the largest
profit when raised to utilize waste
products, and when kept for this pur-
pose alone the number will depend
upon the quantity Of waste products
to be consumed. Skim milk from dairy
herds, shattered grain from grain
fields, unmarketable products from the
truck farm, undigested grain in the
droppings Of fattening steers, and
many other minor wastes on the aver
age farm are examples Of feedstuffs
which would be wasted were it not for
their utilization by the thrifty farm
er for the production OF pork.
Utilize Waste Products.
In order to utilize some OF these
products it is necessary to have num-
Der Of pigs on hand for a relatively
short time on account Of the perish
able nature of these feeds. The rest
of the year the fattening pigs and the
breeding stock must be maintained
upon feed raised expressly for their
consumption, and while they are not
kept at loss during this time, still
the greatest profit is derived when
they are eating the cheap feed in the
form Of waste products. The num-
Der Of hogs which can utilize the waste
to the best advantage, therefore,
should be the limited factor in deter
mining the number Of hogs to the
farm. On farms in the corn belt,
where hogs are raised simply to mar
ket the corn crop on the hoof, the num-
Der is controlled by the amount of corn
which can profitably be raised to fat
zen them.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
ANCIENT FESTIVAL in JAPAN
AFanabata Matsurl" Celebration Re-
tains Its Popularity in the Country
Districts Of the Empire.

Perhaps the most interesting of the
I'VE important festivals of the Japan
csc year, Tanabata Matsuri, is cele-
DRAFTED on July Z. In the bustling cities
OF Tokyo and Osaka its observance is
somewhat out of flavor, but in the
country districts even the word 'sTana-
bata" brings heavenly solace to all
minds distressed. Ii recalls primitive
days when forebears of the present
generation saw deities in stars and a
good spirit in every blade of grass.
Saito Man, the clever essayist of the
Japan Advertiser, says of the day:
"Tanabata Matsuri is sometimes
called the festival of stars but its
literal and proper significance is the
festival of the weaving girl--or 'wife's
festival
In the days of the gods there was
a beautiful maiden who worked day
In and day out at her tanabata, or
loom. She was daughter of the heav-
emily god; none could surpass her in
industry and modesty. The father mar
ried her to handsome cowherd.
Thenceforward the girl left off her
work at the loom and devoted her
whole care to her husband. The father
seeing this got angry and dismissed
her to the eastern bank of the river OF
Heaven milky Way. Only once a
year, that is, on the seventh evening
of the seventh moon, is she allowed to
cross tile heavenly river to meet her
husband. If unfortunately rain should
fall, the water would flow over the
banks and make it impossible for the
weaving girl to cross the river. Hence,
the festival of Tanabatahime or Weav-
ing Princess. 1t is Precipitation of the
gods and goddesses for the sake Of
successful meeting of wife and hus-
band.
1T is a pity that the old custom OF
tanabata dancing was prohibited by
government ordinance issued in 1873.
Up to that time young persons of both
sexes were wont to enjoy open-air
dancing under the starlit sky to the
accompaniment of drum and singing.
The officials returned from Europe saw
signs OF Grass barbarism In this sort
Of thing, and interdicted it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04


be
duge black silk calls for all the umbrella
o
tawho CHANGED to be standing by the
the goria's
Ever umbrella back?"
"Can' I did
medicn o that inste of hell.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

a
AS for and BEANS
dollar this watermelon plush hotel when
crime than
is to go to his and etyo a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Best Carpet for Concrete Floor.

Cementing a carpet Of heavy tarred
paper TO concrete factory doors Is
recommended as a means of lessening
the noise from trucks. After the floor
has been given preliminary coat OF
gray cement paint. second coat is APP
piled. with a coat to the underside OF
the paper. and the paper IS then laid
carefully in place, and made perfectly
smooth with roller or a wide-tired
truck. This sound-deadering surface,
which is very durable j. said to inn
prove with age.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

tely pat; he sits as if he were born
TO the job. When the time comes to
feed he leaves the nest, stays the
right time and returns to the task of
warming his potential offspring.
My wife and 1 have been keeping
chickens ever since We went to house
keeping" said Bales, ''but this is the
first rooster 1 ever had that took it
into his head he was hem
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Rare AnimaIs comino.

The American Museum of Natural
History is looking forward TO adding
to its collection specimens Of gorals,
sorrows and samburs. For DIR. Henry
Fairchild Osborn, its president, has re-
ceived word from Roy @. Andrews, In
charge of the museums expedition to
Yunnan, China, that he has succeeded
In getting some splendid specimens on
the frontiers of Thibet and Burma.
These animals, which are Of the stag
tribe. are exceedingly rare.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

shortage OF food in my home state. No,
sab. l can say with emphasis and ac-
curacy' that the state of Georgia has
more food in it at this time than in
any other moment in the history of the
world. If the starving nations of Eu-
rope want to come to Georgia and re-
lieve the pinch of hunger, then Georgia
will act as host. have million wa
termelons myself, lying loose on my
place, and we are feeding them to the
hogs. 1t sounds wasteful, but it isn't,
sab. 1t isn't WatermelOnS grow in
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04

building off
Whether this
other
fashionable Washington society swng
be working
Farther the street door the
Townsend
Woodworking inspired by the
S Of
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-10-04
Two OF a Kind.

Bill-My missis is always a-jawing,
morning, noon an night. She does
nothin' but talk.
Harry-Tou're wrong, Harry. 1t can't
be, or else my missis wouldn't be with
her so much.