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The Washington times., 1917-12-14
What Will the Railroad Men
Hear From the Government?
VIII They Rebuild Their Property With Taxpayers
Money! We Doubt It.

Little Mr. Railroad saying to the people of the United
states with tear in the eye and sob in the voice:
Would you be kind enough to lend me thousand mil
lion dollars? spent the last generation taking everything
OUT Of my railroads and putting nothing in.
wont you please rebuild the railroads for me now?
Won't you please tax yourself to give the money
build up my private property?
And won't you please pay higher freight rates and
higher passenger rates, that continue earning iV
dnds and pay you back your own money and get roads
rebuilt at your expense?
"And won't you let me continue privately owning the
railroads and exploiting YOU?
"Do me this little favor and your humble petitioner will
ever pray
That's the situation exactly and everybody knows it.
Out of the peoples left hand pocket in taxes the rail
roads want to take thousand million dollars starter
more later.
Out of the peoples right hand pocket in increased
charges the railroads take enough money pay
back the borrowed money with interest pay themselves
dividends and reequip their roads.
Quite naturally the railroads. having made their reas
enable little request anxious to know what the people
and the President will have to say.
The nation about to decide upon the most important
step that it has taken since the civil war.
1t will decide NOW whether the railroads shall continue
to the Government the past whether the people
will the railroads and control them The decision rests
with the President and Congress- and think we know
what the decision Will be.
Not>a Government dollar should rebuild railroad un
less that railroad to become PERMANENTLY GOVERN
MENT PROPERTY. The railroads not only confess they
PROVE their inefficiency and incompetence
The gentleman who in private oos the railroads says
public that Government ownership would work. How
about Germany? In Germany the the rail
roads And in Germany they have considerable
scale.
The German railroads have not broken down. They
transport millions of troops from the the west front
keep going the business of country locked in from the out
side world.
In America the privately owned railroads break down.
go to pieces at the mere mention Of war.
That Government ownership is necessity the war has
proved
Continued in Last COumn)
The Washington times., 1917-12-14

Bring Into Contempt Make Wormn Dissatisfied Put The Country
Whskey and Drug Basis Destroy State Control Of State Police

The habits of the human cannot be changed over
night to obge fanatics Mr. Hoover head of the Food De
psrtment told the truth when he said Those who wish
brewing entirely suppressed should bear in mind that
such pursued the country would be placed
upon whiskey basis entirely"
The President has dealt with this vitaly important
question wisely conservatvely and effectively using the
power given to him by Congress he has reduced to
minimum the alcoholic content Of beer.
He has forbidden the further manufacture of whskey.
This has than doubled the price of that alcoholic
drug In consequence official statistics in the State Of
New York show that drunkenness has diminished by 80
per cent and the alcoholic wards practically empty In
New York there is prohibition and the consumption Of
beer among worngmen has increased while drunkenness
has diminished because those that formerly drank whiskey
now content themselves with beer.
Cyrus e. Z. Curtis of the Saturday Evening Post
the Ladies Home Journal and the Philadelphia Public
Ledger, is an earnest worker for temperance.
Let the many sincere temperance in Congress read
the first page of this newspaper what Mr. Curtis in his
Ledger says about the proposed constitutional change
1.-THE Constitution has been the vehicle for decla
rations of policy Not the Monroe dotcne has been
incorporated in the fundamental law To compel all the
States conform to the police regulations Of the majority Of
States would be to destroy local government
Let Congressman from the South think this state
ment in the paper of one of the useful and sincere
The Washington times., 1917-12-14

the army of Federal spies that this constitutional amend
ment would create in manner not exactly welcome to
Southern statesmen in that might seriously in
terfere with Democratic supremacy in the South.
ooNGREssMEN FROM THE SOUTH, THINK
THAT OVER BEFORE YOU MEEKLY BOW YOUR
NEcKs TO THE LATEST ANTIsALooN LEAGUE
ORDER.
This constitutional amendment passed in the House.
would represent the convictions of the Congressman but
hypocrisy
Every Congressman knows that this statement is true
Every Congressman knows that if the ballot the
stitutional amendment ballot making impos
sibe for the Anti Saloon League bosses to punish dis
obedience the amendment wouldn't pass Far from getting
twothirds majority wouldn't get onehfh Of the votes
in the House.
This constitutional amendment would make labor dis
satisfied with just cause, and injure the nations efficiency
in war
It would inject into all of the States bitter
controversy savage political fight now when the nation
needs harmonious united action freedom from bitterness and
especially freedom from dissatisfaction among the workers
upon whom depends success in this war
A prohibition amendment to the Constitution might
be effective regards the harmless mild stimulants it
would not be effective against whskey drugs after
a few months.
The Washington times., 1917-12-14
Two Live Topics
KlinsIe Valley Park-A Capable District Official.
By EARL GOODWIN.

For years Commissioners of the District of Cou-
ba have urged Congress buy the beautiful little forest spot
known Kingle Valley 1t of the most charming
little places you could find in days Journeys has within
its bounds the most pleasing combination of trees slopes
brooke and general outdoors atmosphere and there
why Congress should hesitate to make this wonderful
little wedge of green part of the public park system Nat
urally it is part of Rock Creek Park but by the inexp
cable attitude of successive Congresses tempting
morse for the steam shovel and the aparmenhouse builder
This session of Congress should the first steps taken to
acquire the property so to insure from the advance of
the building
An Efficient Municipal Department.
If you do not hear of Government official Govern
ment department you may rest assured that official his
department is doing the allotted work well and quietly The
and the office always shreking for the meght is the
embodiment of animated ineffcency ninetynne times in
hundred These thoughts from perusng the Engineer
Department report with reference to the Districts
Asa E. Phillips, Superintendent of the Sewer Depart
ment skilled and proficient engineer of long experience,
has been thinking for Washington ten to twenty
advance Had he not this sudden increase in popu
aon would have been confronted by nars in the drainage
system But for many years Mr. Phillips has been working
for the Washington of the future which accounts for the fact
that there kick protest against his department
And a sample this reference in the Commissioners
report will be of interest,"
at is beyond the scope of this report to detail the
drainage studies and plans of preparation
execution by the department. and related physical
data Reference to the report of its superintendent will
prove both interesting and instructive of the pr
cpa essentials to the health and comfort of this community
and other communities within its tidal range"
The Washington times., 1917-12-14

Dear Miss Jordan:
I agree with much that you say
in your Times articles, but your
constant optimism surprises me.
1t seems plain that you have
never known deep sorrow.
How can anyone be happy now
adays who thinks deeply and feels
keenIy? How can one enjoy eat
ing when others are starving. be
comfortable when others are cold,
sleep when others have no place
to sleep? Are you trying to make
the world forget what II should
never forget until all wrongs are
riEhted?
/ hope these few lines will not
hurt you. l. b.
MO, L. B., your words do not
hurt me. Instead, they in
spire me to discuss the sub
ject on which you and have both
thought much. though we have ar
rived at different conclusions.
First of all, let me say that one
self must be the Judge Of whether
one has known deep sorrow"
Perhaps our sorrows are not as
deep as we think them. The only
thing we can be sure of is that,
as a rule. our friends and acquaint-
ances will bear our sorrows with
the utmost fortitude.
Now as to your criticism. Let me
try to put, briefly. the difference
between your point of view and
mine.
Suppose you and were walking
along the street behind third per-
son. Suppose that third person
suddenly experienced an agonizing
attack Of angina pectoris-one Of
the most painful diseases known.
You. II you carry out your
theories in actual practice. would
promptly lie down beside that per-
son and suffer, too. I. following
my theories, would secure medical
assistance for him In the shortest
possible time; / would see that he
was made comfortable at the ear
Hest possible moment. and through
out the doctors ninistrations I
should make a special point of
cheering and encouraging the pa
tient, II that could be done.
Which OF us. l.. B., would that
patient prefer to have by his side
in his extremity?
Having helped him to the best
Of my ability, having seen him
safely in the hospital or in his
home, being assured that there
was nothing more l could do,
would most certainly 20 home my
self and be as comfortable as I
The Washington times., 1917-12-14
Lift the Soul Above All
Sorrow Now
By Eliz a b eth Jordan

could. No suffering that might
then endure would benefit him.
Also-and here is a point for you
to reflect upon, L. B.-any unnee-
essary suffering l caused myself
would, to just that degree, lessen
my usefulness to the next sufferer.
A Worlds Danger.
In short, L. B., to initiate your
admirable frankness, / consider
your point of view not only a NOR
bid one but a highly dangerous
point of view for individuals to
hold today. And it is because so
many beside yourself hold it, and
because it is So dangerous to the
community and the world, that /
am discussing it in these columns.
The first lesson that young doc
tors and young nurses are urged
to learn is not to indulge in NOR
bid and emotional sympathy. The
more of that they experience the
less useful they are to their pa
tients, and the sooner they wear
themselves out. Their sympathy
finds its supreme expression in
service.
In such viewpoint, l.. B., lie the
three great S's-Sympathy, San
ity, and Service.
thank God that l am an op-
timist. Never in the history Of
the world have optimists been
more needed than today.
Do not make the mistake, L. B.,
of assuming that because some Of
US are optimists we are also fools.
The intelligent optimist does not
shut his eyes to facts. He stands
erect and looks them in the face.
To himself and to pessimists he
says something like this:
Optimist's Greed.
"The situation Of the world to-
day is black indeed. But there is
hope in it-and | am going to hold
fast to that hope. Also, with every
power that is in me, / am going to
help the world to realize it.
81 shall waste no time in whin-
ing, or repining, or in morbid SYM
pathy. Whatever l can do to help
] will do. And, in doing my ut
most, whether it is much or little,
/ can and will be cheerful"
For after all, L. B., the power
to lift the soul above the sorrows
of life is the real test of the
strength of that soul. And this
includes the power to forget one
self and ones little emotions in
efforts to help others-not only to
sympathize with them, not only to
suffer because they suffer, but to
work toward the relief and the end
of their suffering.
That's what l stand for. L. B.
now and always.
The Washington times., 1917-12-14

On Monday Congress will consider the advisability Of
changing the national Constitution make it take the place
of local policemen The proposition is to alter the Constitu
ton to obge prohibition fanatics that have succeeded in
making of the United States Senate through pot
cal blackmai and find it convenient to alter the Con-
stitution to suit their purposes.
Congressman from the South supposed to believe in
State rights and State authority They considering the
proposition to permit the nation to do police work in the
States.
Let them oblige the Antisaloon League by making the
Federal Constitution Antsaoon League plaything and
the South will formally ndorse ending of State authority
and open the way for other kinds of Federal police work
that will not suit the South well
If Congressman from the South wish to open the way
for future Federal amendments and populate their States
with Federal spies enforcing prohibition amendment and
available for AT ELECTIONS and in other ways that
might please administration after 1920 let them
fool with the Constitution now and pull pieces in
obedience to the orders of Anti Saloon League threats
The State police has power to regulate prohibition
Every State has prohibition that it, every State can
be bone dry if it chooses.
Let the South now force prohibition on New York
Illinois, Massachusetts, New jersey Pennsylvania using
the Constitution club and later those States may
The Washington times., 1917-12-14

tEX /ES," said the Beauty. 81
Y had it made at the new
L tailor's. / think it's
rather good, don't you?"
And we all took a sip Of tea or
put in a lump of sugar or said:
"A lemon for mine, please" and
answered in a mild and approving
chorus:
"Lovely-so smart-the very
thing"
"Yes," said the Beauty. 81 love
this color. l always wore it well.
Ny husbands fond of it, too. He
gets ties like it when he can find
them. He's the oldest chap about
his ties, .Ilways so fussv. They
must be just SO or he won't look
at them. And"
"Did you hear the man just from
the front yesterday" said the
Quiet Girl. 81 thought"
"Yes," said the Beauty. a
heard him. My husband didn't
want me to. He thought it would
be too hard for me, but l went
anyway, and a woman in front of
me kept moving her head, and /
couldn't hear, and sO-I'm pecu-
liar that way, anyhow. / don't
seem to car to hear people talk
for very long on any one subject.
My husband says it's because my
mind is quick and needs change.
/"
"How did you like the New
World Symphony" observed a
Distraught Young Person in a tenn
peramental hat and an artistic
blouse. Didn't you feel that the
brasses were a little-ah-er-ah
-" The Distraught YouEg Per-
son twiddled her long, slender fin
gers, plucked something out Of
the air, and looked with eager in
quiry into our faces.
All About Herself.
The Beauty answered for all Of
US:
81 didn't hear it," she said. "My
husband heard it, and he thought
il was awful rot"
There were at that table six per-
sons.
An artist of distinction, a musi-
clan Of note, a writer of much
charm, a woman doctor who is
said to be one of the best surgeons
in the world, the Beauty, and the
one who chronicles these doings.
The artist has just had a picture
The Washington times., 1917-12-14
perance workers in the United States Let them think well
before they destroy local government"


before they destroy local government
The fanatics that forcing this constitutional amend
ment upon them planning to send thousands Of Federal
spies and Investigators into every Southern community
those Ansao League fanatics will be first and most en-
ergetic, under other Administration USING those
spies in their own particular way.
congressman from the South remember that when you
vote for this prohibition amendment the Constitution you
do than vote permit little band of fanatics to con-
troll great Northern States and great bodies of wormen
ercing them against their will.
You are proposing to give to the leaders of the Anti
Saloon League thousands Of Federal agents be used
they please IN YOUR DISTRICTS in your local affairs in
your elections
You know the character of the Anti Saloon League WE'LL
many Of you have described to this writer and in
none too complimentary.
may to you wise to obEige these gentlemen BY
turning to them police powers in Northern States where
the prohibition that you approve for local reasons not
necessary and not wanted.
Take care how you twist the Constitution in such
way give future Republican President closely
allied with the AntiSaloon League well organized band
of Federal prohibition agents. with wide powers capable
of being made highly useful election day. in YOUR
TERRITORY
Don't be in too much Of hurry to change the Cons
tuition of the United states-you might regret it.
The Washington times., 1917-12-14
Lady Orchids Perfume Is
Poison To Us
By Winifred Black.

hung on the line in the smart gal
lery; the doctor has Just built
new hospital; the writer has a
whole purseful Of clippings eulo-
gizing her new book; and the mu-
sician is preparing a program for
a recital which promises to be
quite a success.
But we didn't hear a word about
any Of these things, not one word
the Beauty wouldn't let us.
She talked about herself and her
husband, and her mother, and her
house, and her new dog, and her
old cat, and her frocks, and her hat
and her sisters child, and her
brothers practice, and she talked
all the time.
And not one word she said was
in the least interesting.
Not 4 single word-yet Of all
the world she chose those subjects
simply because they had some
thing TO do with the most interest
ing person in the world-herself.
What lot she does miss!
We're going to luncheon to-
gether, the other four and I, TO-
morrow. We telephoned and
asked one another, and we're not
going to let the Beauty hear about
it. Shed come if we did, and
then all our time would be wasted
again.
| want to hear about the
writer's new book, / want to ask
the doctor whether she thinks
blondes or brunettes make the best
nurses, and what her idea is as
to this new theory Of subconscious
treatment for nervous troubles.
Things, Not Persons.
want to get the artists real
opinion of the iargon a certain art
critic talks. And I'm going to pin
the musician down and make her
tell me, not whether she likes De-
bussey, but exactly why she likes
him.
! want to talk and to hear talk
about thinRs-not about people.
want to talk and want hear
talk about Generalities-I'm sick
Of personalities.
Poor Beauty, what a little, mar
row stupid life she does lead, to
be sure! How tired she must get
OF having the same person for
breakfast, dinner and tea every
single day Of every single year!
Copyright, 1917. by Nsvspaper FsAtur,
service. Inc Great Britain Rights Rsssrvedl
The Washington times., 1917-12-14
What VIII the Railroad Men Hear +
the Government!
(Continued from First Column.l

Continued from First Column)
And Government ownership of railroads does not
out of this war will indicate that there still exists the old
condition and that RAILROADS STILL OWN THE GOV
ERNMENT.
This much be said those in whose hands the power
es you want real dissatisfaction in the United States
you want the people feel that they being robbed in the
of if you want to hear from the farmers when
90 back for their votes you want to hear from business
men whose industries suffer from railroad mismanagemen
you need only TAX THOSE BUSINESS MEN AND FARM
PIRATES
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-21
The Busy Bees Their Own Page

SUCH number receive indicate that Busy
Bees spending the Of their play time after school on the
skating ponds the editor thought they might be interested
few facts about most Of out
l. II door Did that the first little children who dis
glide gracefully the ice quite
naturally Dutch kinder Of Holland where the
surfaces of the canals afford peculiar facilities for it?
children who sharp enough think
inviting pasme mothers fathers found skating
them OF travel and that market
would as thirty miles hour, without stop
Perhaps the novel feature Of all that there meta
would their feet by thongs and then slide along the
pushing themselves by Of iron shod poles
stride advance there has been
brought boys and girls
what skill should be capable
Q the awkward bone skates the Dutch children used
While Holland the birthplace OF skating the English children did
far behind its discovery 1t in England that they had such
skating festive
lamps and and refreshments added to the vy and
who entered the noted for
cva awkward collisions which
with the boisteousne and roughne the
accidents
So Busy try skaters OF oden times
skating pond would be
homes.
Of the book this week. Honor
Lorene Swanson the Blue and Esther Hahn
of the Red side.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-21
(Honorable Mention.)
Farm Adventures,

By Esther Hahn, Aged II Years
David City. Neb. Red Side.

By Esther Hahn. Aged II Years,
David City, Neb. Red Side. ,
Katie was an old horse, indeed, she
could hardly walk, but we girls en-
joyed bouncing up and down on her
back.
One day we started to the pasture
We came to an old creek where cat
tails had grown so high that it was
no longer free to run, consequently
it dried up and left muddy bottom.
At the end or near it we went through
il, thinking it fun to have the cat-tails
scratch our feet
We decided to go through the thick
est part. Being very wide and the
cat-tails reaching to our heads. we be-
gan to think it wasn't quite so much
fun after all. Down we went! The
horses hind legs had sunk way down
in the soft mud.
Frightened at not being used to
farm adventures, cried to my cousin
asking her what to do.
"Slide down" she commanded.
Down | went. and che came after me.
We ran out of the creek, wondering
il, the horse could get out, but when
we reached the top of the hill there
she was eating grass as though moth
ing had happened.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-21
(Honorable Mention.)
The nd-Hearted Girl.

By Lorene Swanson. Aged 9 Years
Wall Lake, la. Blue Side.
It was a warm midsummer after.
noon and a car on the outskirts Of a
large city was being rapidly filled
with people from a church, near at
hand. Two modestly dressed girls en-
tered the car and seated themselve,
on one side, followed by lady who
smiled at their bright faces as she
secured resting place.
May | look at your Sunday school
paper for a moment?" she asked the
older girl. II should like to see who
publishes it." And the speaker
stretched out her hand.
Certainly" responded the girl
promptly, handing the desired paper
to the lady.
A moment later it was returned
with pleasant Thank you,"
But the owner, receiving it, hesi,
tated for an instant. then said quickly
Wouldn't you like to keep it?"
"Have you read it yourself?"
mo; but | shall get another next
Sunday, and for this week | could
borrow Elias if you would like tc
keep this one" was the reply, spoken
modestly and sweetly. -.
mo, thank you, dear. I gained al
the information l wished by jus'
glancing at it" replied the lady. "Bu'
| shall like to think as | 60 home
that you were unselhsh enough te
offer it to me"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-21
A True Goose Story.
By Helen Crabb, 4016 North Thirt

By Helen Crabb, 4016 North Thirty
fourth Avenue, Omaha. Red Side.
One day about two weeks before
Christmas my papa went to a shoot
ing match and won a goose, which he
brought home and told US to feed
well so it would be good and fat for
Christmas dinner.
As we did not have chicken house
we put it in the garage and it was
my duty to feed and water it every
day. | became fond of it because it
seemed to know when feeding time
came and would fly up i'll the window
that looked toward the house and
watch for our back door TO open.
When l would open the garage door
with its feed and water and speak
to it it would talk goose talk back to
me and cat out of my hand.
The day before Christmas papa
killed it, but you may be sure l did
not look and ! was sorry it was
dead. Mamma said we had to kill it
soon or none of us would have the
heart to do it.