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The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Takes Issue with Advertisement of
Washington Railway and Electric

Takes Issue with Advertisement of
Washington Railway and Electric
Company.
To the Editor of THE TINES:
In the edition dated April 4, to my
'astonishment The Times, a paper
called my paper for over twenty
years, having been a regular sub
scriber. accepts and publishes an ap-
peal to the public headed "The Wash
Ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. Notice to the Public" etc.
which i consider Is trying to Infiu-
ence public opinion unjustly, and the
words OF President Lincoln come to
my mind, you can fool some of the
people all the time, all the people
some of the time, but you cannot
fool all the people all the time"
The people, IL they look into the
principles of social economics, will
find the purchasing power OF the dol
lar has diminished considerably more
in the past year than the increase
the employees OF the Washington
Railway and Electric Company are
demanding. The wages paid these
men will not purchase the necessary
commodities of life to enable them to
raise their children morally, physi-
cally, and intellectually capable of
discharging duties which will con-
front them as citizens of the United
States OF America
According to the last report OF the
Public Utilities Commission, the divi.
dends of the Capital Traction to
their stockholders were much less
than those declared by the Wash
Ington Railway and Electric Com
pany. Now, why don't this company
be fair?
II this company acted fair in this
matter in the first place they
wouldn't have to publish such an
article. Why don't they stop gam
bling with the destiRes OF these
men who have raised children here
that are a credit to the community?
This controversy has developed into
Money VS.. Bread, and the thing
which is going to conquer the greed
is the benevolence Of the laboring
man OF this country.
MRS. GEORGE ]. BECKERT.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
WOULD HAVE BANKERS AID
Wall Street Wants MeAdoo to Call
Conference to Finance War.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Wall Street,
financial center of the country, be-
lieves Secretary McAdoo should call
a general conference OF experienced
bankers to devise ways and means OF
financing the war with Germany.
Flag bedecked, with the colors al
most crossing the narrow streets in
the financial district, patriotism Is
manifesting itself in the big build
ings where the nations business Is
controlled.
Plans for the sale OF bonds with no
remuneration for the service already
are being made. Wall street Is think
ing of the war, not in millions, but
In billions of dollars.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
The Rhyme of the WIIfuI Twelve

Twelve little willful men,
All refused to sign.
Three of them were left at
home,
Then there were nine.
Nine little willful men,
In an awful fix.
Three became Americans,
Then there were six.
Six little willful men,
When again they run,
Folks at home will have their
say:
Then there'l be none.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
on the Part Of Car Men II nm At
tempt TO Confuse Real Issue.


To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
In last evenings issue of your pa
per President King, OF the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
screams in 1O-inch type that he won't
recognize the street car mems union
because some of their members and
their officers are lawbreakers. And
to prove his case he oites instances.
President King-or rather hfs pub,
licity man-is an adept in applying
the theory that when you have a bad
case abuse your opponent.
For every instance of law breaking
by trade unionists, 1 can match mum.
berless instances where street car
company officials stole franchises, de
bauched public officials, issued water
eu stock and compelled the public to
pay dividends on same, and consorted
with gunmen, who were paid by these
officials to break strikes of street car
men within three days"
But even were / to present this evil
dence, does 1t prove that Mr.. King,
as a street car official, Is an undesir-
able citizen and should be treated as
a social outcast or an unhung horse
thief? or course, i might succeed in
soaring timid old ladies. but / could
not affect a man with his head on his
shoulders.
So, please, Mr.. King, abandon your
attempt to confuse the issue involved
Don't talk law and order until Wash.
ington citizens forget your importa.
tion OF thugs in the Nations Capital
for the publicly expressed purpose OF
breaking the strike in three days"
You will not be permitted to dodge
the main issue-that you want your
striking employees to sign individual
contracts, and they insist on the right
TO have a voice In working conditions;
they ask for the right to bargain col.
lectively. JAMES p. EGAN,
Member Typographical Union, No
10l.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
The Dollar Mark on the Flag

1t has long been a part of social.
istic propaganda that all the wars
of history have been organized and
promoted by commercialism in the
interests of trade. 1t is an obsession
that violates all the teachings OF
history and all the patriotic impulses
of mankind. 1t leaves out of view
every sentiment of national honor,
every noble motive of the crusader,
as well as the more primitive in
stincts of military glory and of de-
Tending ones own country and ones
own freside from a foreign foe.
This obsession seems to have
possessed Senator Norris in the ut
terance of the phrase, "the dollar
mark on the American flag" which
was so instantly and passionately re-
buked by his fellow-Senators as
grazing the edge of treason" The
man who really thinks in his sober
moments that the American people
are going to war with Germany at
the bidding of Wall Street, or at the
instigation of the metropolitan
press" is mentally unfit to represent
any State of the American Union in
the Senate. 1t indicates a crassness
of ignorance that is almost unbe-
lievable. If the Senator from Ne
braska really represents the intelli-
gence of his people, the need of
Federal aid to education is manifest
that schoolmasters may be sent who
have some knowledge Of history and
of human nature to impart to the
next generation of pupils in Ne
braska.
The American people, after long
patience, after the conviction of
Germany's understandable lawless-
ness had been forced upon their
minds by undisputed acts of murder
and piracy, ordered by the imperial
government, are going to war. They
trusted the President of the United
States to give the signal when war
should be declared. The nation has
arisen to the high and sacred duty
involved as one man. 1t is prepared
for the sacrifice Of its sons on land
or sea, and for an untold burden of
taxation for meeting the expenses of
the war. 1t is fighting the cause of
worldwide democracy and of world
wide peace to be established upon
the ruins of empires and thrones.
The dollar-mark phrase was an in
suit to the American people, forgive
ness for which Senator Norris will
not live long enough to receive.
Nor is it possible for any sane
man to believe that the commercial
interests of the country who may
profit by the war are so lost to
every human consideration that they
would run the risk of sacrificing
millions of our countrymen's lives" in
order that they may "coin their life
blood into money
The Senator wandered over three
columns of the Congressional Record
in his endeavor to explain what he
meant. There is no explanation
possible. The best thing, the only
thing left for him is to make an
humble apology to the people of his
State and of his country for his in
famous Misrepresentation of their
motives in entering this war.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Final drill OF season by Second Cavalry.
riding hall Fort Myer. $50 p.
Meeting of Barry Farm Improvement Asso-
clatIon, James G. Birncy School. p. m.
Meeting OF District OF Columbia Red Cross
Chapter, Memorial Continental Hall. $50
p. m.
Seventeenth annual meeting Woman's Inter
national Missionary Union and Washington
CITY Auxiliary, Mission to Lepers. st.
PauI's English Lutheran Church, Eleventh
aod II streets northwest, . p. m.
MasonIc-School Of Instruction. Royal Arch
Masons.
Knights OF Pythias-SyracusiAns Lodge, No.
10.
Pythian sIsters-Rathhone Temple. No. g.
Odd Fellows-Central Lodge. No. l. and Me-
tropolis, No. lS; MAganenu Encampment.
No. 4.
Rebekah L.odges-Miriam, No. 6.
Concert by United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, Stanley Hall, $50 .. n.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
ALIMoNY COST SCARS
Two Dollars Higher In New York
Than Chicago.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Judicial no
tice has been taken OF the higher cost
OF living in New York as compared
with Chicago.
William Bomb, hailed to the Domes-
tic Relations Court for failure to pro-
vide for his former wife, was ordered
to pay her 81 a week. Bomb said a
Chicago Judge had fixed the alimony
at $5, but the plea for the lower rate
was denied by Magistrate Cornell.
Bomb is a screen actor.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
ENLISTS AT AGE OF 96
Or: A. e. Ballard Joins Home Guard
In Ocean Grove.

ASBURY PARK, N. J., April 5.-The
Rev. DR.. Aaron < Ballard, president
of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting As
sociation, who was ninetysix years
old last Christmas, has enlisted. 1t
was announced today, in company
OF minute men which has been or
ganized in Ocean Grove for home de-
fense.
Major John c. Patterson, who Is
eighty-three years old, a veteran OF
the civil war, but active and vigor-
Gus, is also a member.
The company now has a muster
roll OF $50, and is drilling with night
sticks as weapons.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
LETTERS TO TIMES
FROM ITS READERS
Suggests That "copperhead'
Is More Fitting Term Than
"Pacifist."
the Editor Of THE TINES:

To the Editor of THE TINES:
Why not discard the term "pacifist"
and revert to that more opprobrious
and therefore more fitting name "co?-
perhead" to designate those who, TAX
ing counsel of their supine cowardice.
| and worse, clamor for a shamefIs
peace at a time when not only the
inherent right Of self-protection but
national honor and every other decent
instinct of humanity cries out for
resort to force Of arms-the only
argument that can conceivably appeal
to Teutonic Kultur?
Only those who know their reptilian
prototype can thoroughly appreciate
the aptness of the name to be applied
to these coldly venomous enemies Of
their country.
Born of the slime and ooze of swamps
the copperhead borrows the poison
Gus hues of the rot and filth OF its
environment With this protective
color to conceal itself 1t creeps forth
to lie under foot and strike at the
unwary passer-by; or, preferably,
basks near the campers fire and sinks
its fangs into the hand that has sup
piled the warmth to comfort 1t.
Thus the human copperhead loves
the comfort and protection of the law
and even emits a strident outcry when
the Government fails to exert force
sufficient to protect its precious self
(witness the complaint OF lack OF police
protection at Baltimore the other
day), yet, IL II does not openly con-
sort with our foes, 1t is all the more
dangerous reptile to have about. Bet
ter the warning OF the rattler, fol-
lowed by swift and courageous attack,
than the masked and hidden treachery
of the coppeThead.
Also, strange and anomalous though
1t may seem, the creature will fight
IL accorded a handicap of twice or
thrice its years and strength. This
handicap, by the way, is not yet de-
termined. Up until the I'd of April 1t
was believed that a husky, young
copperhead, backed by a number of
his henchmen, might safely venture to
assault a gray-haired. honorable Sem
ator of three score years and past.
Recent returns, however, indicate an
error on the part of the official handi-
capper.
Given a fair field and no favors;
we believe now that Uncle Joe and
Comrade Elihu, with a good, brisk
messenger boy to act as skirmisher,
could rout the whole kit and cahpodle
OF the copperhead forces and be back
home in time for an early luncheon.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

A Wall Street man who has just
returned from the South said he
heard T. r. make a speech and w. ].
B. teach a Sunday school class. Well,
between them both he ought to be
able to keep in the middle OF the
road.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

One Mr.. Godolphin, of Chicago, Is
being accused of inventing the
''U-boat," or Submarine" kiss.
1t all came out in one of those
court stories; here's an extract from
the testimony:
"She said that they used to dive
together while bathing, and that
while they were under the water he
kissed her"
Godolphin met a dolphin
Underneath the sea:
Said the dolphin to Godolphin,
play U-boat with me!'
Finish it and you can have tits
a fine chance for a poem with q
moral porpoise.
Gin-a-dolphin meet Godolphin
Comm through the Rye,
Gin Godolphin duck a dolphin,
Need a dolphin cry?
DON MARQUIS.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
BOY "soLpIER" WOUNDED.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Playing war.
which he had been hearing so much
about at home, Freddie Nofsky. FIVE.
said, Halt, or l frer" to Robert.
seven. and shot him. Robert was Sc
rIously wounded. but may recover,
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Amusements.

Palasco-''yery Good Eddie" $50 p. m.
New NRtionai-'-Twin Beds" $50 p. m.
poIr.-New Poll Players. in alma, Where
M Won Live" 2:i5 and Sis p. m.
"a r Keith's-V1udeville. 2:I5 and S:l5 .. m.
2sl5 and s:l5 p. n.
Loew's Columbia-Photoplays, 1870 a. m to
lstrand-Photoplays, II 4. m. to II p m.
II a. m. to II y. m.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
GIRLS CUT DANCES FOR WAR.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, April 5.-As a
result of the war, sororities of Indiana
University have placed a ban on
dances. The girls decided spending
money on entertainments at this time
was wrong,
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Maybe that ancient swallow stick"
brought here from the Virgin Islands
was also used as a last course at pub.
lie feasts to plug would-be after DIN
ner speakers.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Don Marquis
Column

One of the most disappointing
things in the world is to pick up a
bale Of exchanges for the purpose If
grabbing of a paragraph or two that
can be warmed over and finding them
full of your own paragraphs warmed
over.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

1t was cruel for Senator John Sharp
williams to intimate that Senator
La Toilette could succeed in making
himself immortal only by making
himself eternal.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

One of the Youngest nephews OF
Uncle Sam gave the old gentleman a
lesson when the Philippine legislature
passed a compulsory military train
ing measure.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

The Numismatic Society is going
to discuss tonight the question, "Wh4t
coins ] collect and why" The really
interesting question would be How"
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

This world is all fieeting show,
A cause for pessimism,
To him who has ST. Vitus' dance
And sciatic rheumatism.
-Kdnsds CITY Star.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Ex-Queen Lii, by hoisting the Ameri
can flag over her residence in Homo
lulu, proves that there is really some
thing royal about her.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
AUToETTE FOR RED CROSS.

CHICAGO, April 5.-Mrs. ]. S. Tol.
son announced she would operate her
automobile as a taXicab five hours a
day and turn the money over to the
Red Cross. She will drive the car
herself,
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Success in life for the commuter
consists in growing a tomato which
really looks like the one on the front
cover of the seed catalogue.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
VOLUNTEER is TRIPLE WEIGHT

NEW YORK, April 5.-Frank
Weakly, who didn't look IL, offered
himself for three soldiers. That is to
say. he tipped the scales at 420, or
three times the minimum weight for
q single soldier,
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
OFFERS HER FIVE SONS.

NEW YORK, April 5.-Mrs. Daniel
]. Hoar offered her five sons to Uncle
Sam as fighters. Its mighty hard to
give them up, but the cause Is worth
It, II It has to be-" she said
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Our daily anonymous German tells
us, this day, that we have been print
ing "a lot of lies and bosh-stufS"
about the Germans.
Certainly lies and Boche-s stuff have
frequently come to our attention.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

1t is a retreat when a million men
fall back for military reasons.
1t is a rout when a million men fall
back for personal, private, and indi-
yidual reasons.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

The women who are going into the
navy as yeomen will find the job no
sinecure, they say-a mans work Is
from sun to sun, but a yeoman's work
is never done.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

be remembered as the man who put
the fist in pacifist.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Eren the EnEIne wa. UnInIured.

(Katonah Correspondence TO the North
westchester IN. " Times.)
The fire engine was called out the
early part of the week to put out a
grass fire which had started near the
former d. ]. Smith house. No damage
was done.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

And imagine being a Holy Rollel
and having boils at the same time.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Referring to a poem of ours recent
ly reprinted by request-and labeled
with that glad MOTOR F., asks,
"who the dickens requested it?'
Among other requests, r. F., our re-
quest to the printer had some weight
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

The general maid generally lacks
generalship.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

"a kiss" says the Portland Oregon
ian, marks outburst of eXuberance
of spirits. Done through sterilized
gauze 1t would taste like warmed
over ice cream"
To sterilize a lady's sighs
Or kisses is outrageous.
I'd much prefer to humor her
And let her be contagious.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

Interned Germans Scorn Courtesy
Headline.
We wonder whether that comes
from being interned or from being
Germans?
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

The Gum Shoe has been Shown.
Now for the Mailed Fist.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Hymns of Hate.

A man l cordially late
Is William Wallace Wurst,
He filled my pipe with dynamite
Last year on April 1st.
-LetUtStoH Journal
A dentist that I'll never like
Is DR.. Dudley Booth;
1t was with nitric acid that
He filled my wisdom tooth.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

April.
When this one is over We hope the
problem of abolishing April will be
taken up in a serious way.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05

"what new scheme are the Germans
cooking at wilhelmshafen?" asks q
contemporary.
Whatever they are cooking, 1t is a
safe bet that il has potatoes in IL.
The Washington times., 1917-04-05
Modest About Her Work.

"Oh, that was nothing; it isn't even
worth mentioning" said MISS Leech,
when Miss Fligleman started telling
tales out of school,"
She has a fellow worker now who's
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14
CONGREGATIONAL Church Notes.

Morning worship with the tenth
sermon in the series on the parallels,
at 1O.45. At the evening service an
illustrated lecture on the subject, SIN
the Tennessee Mountains" The slides
show one phase of the work of the
American Missionary association, that
which has to do with it's work among
the mountaineers. The study in the
prophecy Of jeremiah will be contin-
ued at the mid-week meeting Wednes-
day evening.
The class of the Sunday school
taught by Mrs. w. J. Joslyn had a
party at her home Friday afternoon.
The class taught by Miss Heidger
has formed a Pollyanna club with
Pearl Austin, president; Dorothy Por-
ter, vice president and Doris Cleasby,
secretary. The Willwins have COM
pleted their class organization with
the following officers: President,
Verne Richardson; vice president,
Chester Clapper; secretary, Charles
Hardy; treasurer, Dwight Stafford.
Oney Allard, Kenneth Perley and
Charles Hardy are chairmen of the
three committees, social, membership
and study. This class has the same
organization required of adult classes
for enrolment at the office of the
state Sunday school secretary at Bur-
lington. The Sunshine Mission Band
had an attendance of "a at it's last
meeting Sunday afternoon and will
have a party in the church vestry
Saturday evening.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-14

Miss Persis Lyon returned home
Thursday from a short visit in St.
JOhnsbury.
Frank Parlin has been working at
the Valley House during the absence
of A. d. Beede.
The American Red Cross society
had candy booth at the Norwich
concert Tuesday evening.
A party of about 20 people went on
a snowshoe hike Sunday and ate their
lunch on the old fair ground.
Mrs. J. G. Austin and daughter,
Pearl, went Saturday to East Barnet,
to visit her father, Mr.. Cooper.
Victor Sheltra is moving from Wa
ter street to Mrs. Cameron Ander-
sons tenement on Prospect street.
Mrs. Grace Donaldson expects to
begin work in Colby Stoddard's law
office Monday morning as office girl.
Mrs. Ray Litchfeld and daughter,
whose home is in the West, are now
visiting her mother, Mrs. George Co.
ing.
The Odd Girls met with Mrs.
Blanche Harris Monday evening.
They reported a very enjoyable eve
ming.
Mrs. J. D. Corley, who has been
staying with her mother, Mrs. M. A.
Ordway, has returned to her home in
Johnson.
The girls basket ball game at New
port was reported to be splendid
game. The score was to 2 in favor
of Newport.
Mrs. Harry Gordon, who has been
spending the past week at the Valley
House, has returned to her home in
ST. Johnsbury.
A. D. Beede has been spending
few days in Westmore, taking an in
voice of the stock of goods for the w.
c.. Daniels estate.
Mrs. A. D. Chandler and Miss Eliza
Eaton, both of whom have been i'll
with grip are improving although the
trained nurse is still there.
Edward S. Jones, who has been
working for Colby Stoddard in his
law office expects to go soon to Bar
ton to work for F. D. Thompson.
Excellent reports have been re-
ceived regarding the progress of Miss
Clara Bennett, who is training to be a
nurse in the sanitarium at Battle
Creek, Mich.
The w. C. + u. will hold their Feb
ruary meeting with Mrs. Carl Gay
Tuesday afternoon. Roll call, quota
tions from Frances Willard. Let us
have full attendance.
The son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Reed
of ST. Johnsbury has been named
Russell Adams Reed, themiddle name
being for Mrs. Reed, Adams having
been her maiden name.
The auction sale held at the Lyman
Heath farm Saturday was a success,
the COWS being sold for very high
price. All the personal property was
sold but the farm was not.
There remain uncalled for at the
postoffice advertised letters addressed
to Allen Mann, Henry Bush, j. Ga
ford, Mrs Clarence Gray, Mrs. Jennie
K. Roberts and Mrs. Jennie Smith