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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
CHAPTER xxi
WHAT THE GARDEN OF EDEN
WAS. @ ssN

FAudili, having n sling
he could not. remember to use, stood
in front or the little mirror in the liy-
lng-room OF, the shack, tying an i'm
maculate lawn tie. He was very care
full OF, it, ~fecalling every move Of the
technic WHICH had made. his evening
ties famous lin the old days. He wore
the trousers and vest of the dress
clothes In which he had arrived at
the hack 80 many weeks ago, and
tailor, waited on a nearby chair-back.
Even h studs and links in the shirt
were thoseawhich he had worn on his
advent, ana the pocket of the old
KHAKI coat was minus the pawnbrok-
er's ticket. The shirt was the anne
immaculate: from PEARLS laundering.
Poor Pearl! At the thought Of her,
Adam turned to H. Jarvis Monroe,
VINO sat beside him, watching every
movement With pleasure, and beaming
with. pride. ~
"Uncle Jarvis, did they say Pearl
would live p Adam asked.
The doctor said she hadsa chance"
replied Monroe, soberly. IF she makes
IN effort. Woolcraft is going to mar
ry her anyhow. SO as to look after her.
Very decent chap, that."A /,
Decent I should say SOL" replied
Adam, putting the finishing touch to
his cravat. "Everybody's going to get
married around here. Evelyn and I.
Pearl n Woolcraft, and look at this,
which found here this EVENING""
He tossed a letter across the table.
Monroe picked it up and read it. It
was IN pencil, on blue-lined paper.
Dear Adm it ran. this Is to tell
you that my ole landlady and me is
going to be married tonight, quiet like.
be1ore a magistrate, which is owing
to her having somewhat overcome her
prejudice against cats. I knew She
would get me some day, SO no more
IorNthe present l will not be able to
go on with u work for a vile, I
sincerely, !
4 Euphrates T. Kip.
the oldest lot OF friends!" Commented
Monroe, laughing. But IL does Vol,
credit. my boy, it does you credit.
I'm glad I came up here when I got
your telephone message. I'm glad
deuced glad, I struck this beautiful
little garden OF yours In time to- see
In confoundedly glad I didn't miss q
bit of It. And now, If you are quite
dressed to go and. dine with your fu-
ture father-in-law, I'd be glad to have
you sit down here for a few minutes,
as there is something I want to talk
to you about"
Adam. an Immaculate and splendid
nsure to behold, so strong. SO whole
some. 80 handsome in his perfect
clothing QRhich his increased muscles
made q ty1fe snug), turned to his
guardian with "a serious face, and
took the seatZindicated, WONDERING
what was coming next. After the last
week, anything could happen. He feIt
as though nothing under heaven could
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01
ADDA-anNmo CANAL Is 10 ne
RUILN AS SOON AS WAR ENDS.

~ the italian American News Bureau
Milan. Nov. 1.-Work on the great
ana to connect the AIDA and the
Mtncio will begin as soon as the war
ends. The commission which has
charge OF the work announced its de-
cision, after a meeting recently held in
this city. Assessor Garibottii stressed
the vital importance OF the new wa
terway Tor communication between
Milan, n and Venice. not only,
between Turin and Switzerland and
the Adriatic and all the PaduanScen-
ters from the lakes OF P~iacenza to
'Ravenna. and even to distant Frioul
and 20 Trieste. The canal represents
the greatest work OF the kind
.pro1ected in Europe. 81.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-01

Beauty nay be only skin deep. but
the Impression it makes penetrates to
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
Our Antique License Laws
By EARL GOODWIN.
old tell gate days, they should be sefappe
BY modern permit regulations.

In the old days when man wanted to enter town to
do business therein he met at the city gates by highly
pleasant parsonage and If the aspiring business did
empty large part of his into the pockets of the
official he would get into trouble
Nowadays he goes to the license Office
Some day-soon, trust-our complicated and COM
plex and thoroughly antquated system of local icen viii
be swept into the corner and modern system
put into effect
There is no reason for instance why man who wants
sell food from wagon should be required pay twelve
dollars year. Every should be given that to
distribute food with the least possible expense for the twelve
dollars he pays to the District government is added to the
price which he gets from Washington 1t would
be much to the point to give the man permit free,
after the authorities have satisfied themselves of his good
character fitness to sell food
There is reason why hotels should pay dollar
year. in addition to their other taxes Just because
they hotels local authority deems it best that
cognzance be taken In this matter other than the payment
of taxes why not let the matter rest with annual permit
after proper inspection of the premises.
There why official should visit every drug
g every coal yard and every to test the scales and
then charge fee ranging from 10 cents to S. Testing
scales for the benefit OF the people at large and special
license fee should be exacted old idea relic Of the
days when toll gates the thing and public
schools undreamed Of
In Washington demand licenses and charge fees for
everything from fortune telling show to stock broker
man enters the real estate business he is Immediately pc
nazed $50 year. he wants to garage addition to
paying taxes he must get official license and pay afa
large for it. Druggists auconeers cattle dealers v
cry stable men, ticket brokers' and restaurants must pass
the sanction of local authority and PAY special license fee
For crouses and outside specaes which here to take
money AWAY from the town. there should be license fee
charged perhaps for there is other tax them but it
NOT right to maintain schedule of taxes long your
arm and complicated as puzzle picture.
Instead of license fees advocate general inspection,
to be followed by permit from the authorities That would
cover the absolutely When business enterprise
fails meet the requirements of the authorescose up
That's all there is to it.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
Selling Pistols
Msjer Pullman recommends further restrictions.


There is an outburst against gun toting IN this town
every five years so and according to my calculations
is about due now.
Some member of Congress will ''introduce bill" to
make pistol carrying very serious oense or orbddng the
sale of firearms entirely.
Following that speeches will be made at public gather
ngs and considerable sentiment will be aroused At this
time ALSO the mysterious underground influence which comes
fro close to the manufacture of firearms viii
begin to be felt in Congress and NO law will be passed
have gun toting bills from the moment of their
birth to the sad rites attendant upon their burial have
watched them and codded them and have written pieces for
the paper about them, but have NEVER pass
But do trust that Major Puman's recommendation to
limit the sales of pistols will meet with the approval Of the
rearm trust The major knowing the futity of trying to
get positive prohibition wants to make it impossible to
buy revolver without going through formaties Should
man feel like killing today he buy gun and
do it. Under the Pullman method he would have to apply
for pistol and the application would be examined and the
man would be asked questions and perhaps month later
when his anger had cooled he NIGHT be allowed to buy
the gun.
That's modest request for police chief to make and
1 hope Congress will let him have it.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
Fish Is Better Than Any Sub
marine Known
By Garrett P. Serviss.

Of 100000 pounds to the square
foot. or about 1900 atmospheres.
The bodies of deep-sea animals
are so constructed that they are
able to endure such pressures, the
water filling all open cavities,
while the bodily fluids distribute
the pressure in all directions, just
as the air within our bodies, and
the blood and other liquids coun-
teract the effects OF the pressure
of the atmosphere, amounting to
fifteen pounds to the square inch.
But if we ascend rapidly to great
heights, where the atmospheric
pressure is considerably reduced,
serious symptoms attack US, such
as dizziness, deafness, bleeding,
etc.
Lifeboat Utility.
Just as the ordinary working
depth of divers or of workmen
employed in caissons for building
submarine foundations varies
from 80 to go feet, seldom much
exceeding 100, SO that Of sub
marine boats is generally con-
fined to about the same limits.
At a depth of fifty to sixty feet q
submarine can pass underneath
heavy surface vessels, while for
ramming purposes, or for the dis
charge Of torpedoes, it is unneees-
sary to go to a greater depth than
corresponds to that Cs the unar-
mored part of a ships hull.
After the great war is finished,
it is probable that submarine navi-
cation may gradually put into
practice some Of the useful things
suggested in Jules Verne's storv.
already referred to. The necesGi-
ties of war, banishing all calcula-
tions of expense and calling into
play degrees of physical and
moral courage rarely manifested
except under conditions Of super
excitement, have in three years
taught US more of the possibilities
that lie in this direction than we
should have learned in so or 100
years of peace.
Submarine boats may carry
working crews, whose members,
wearing a proper dress, could
emerge on the bottom of bays and
harbors and carry on under water
labors on a scale hitherto unap-
preached. Icebound ports could
be reached bv such vessels run
ming under the ice, and thus COM
merce could be released from win
ter fetters. Submarine lifeboats
would conquer the perils Of toss
ing seas. Let peace once start to
turn this new war monster into a
benefactor of mankind, and the
world may meet one Of its greatest
surprises
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
A Dream Is The Minds Weird
Fancy
By Winifred Black

than they. On and on you fly, with
flowers springing by the roadside
and clear brooks singing along the
way, and there's the sea, silver Hike
the shield OF Galahad, and there
are the mountains, purple like the
cloak Of Solomon. and there are
the valleys, verdant like the gar
den of the Queen OF Sheba. Who
wants to be an eagle when they can
ride In such an automobile, on such
a ride, even II it's only In q dream?
And there is the snake dream
don't you hate that? You're walk
ing in beautiful garden or sitting
talking with a new and delightful
friend, and all at once a snake
writhes at your very feet.
You see it so plainly that all the
next sday you watch very care
fully to be sure where you're
treading.
Keep Them Secret.
And there's another dream-do
you have 1t often?-about the great
house full Of windows and set with
hunreds Of doors, and there are
winding stairs and secret passages
and you've lived in It always and
always, and yet you never knew
half the truth about II, and yon
open a little, narrow door on the
staircase, and suddenly there's a
great vaulted chamber hung in
wonderful tapestries and set with
weird lights that fascinate and
frighten you at the same time, and
you wonder whose house It is, and
how you happened to live there,
and why you never realized before
what a strange place It was-and
all the next day you look at your
plain, everyday house, and wonder
II there is somewhere In il q secret
room, or a staircase you have never
found, or a door that leads-where?
What do they mean, these
dreams? Indigestion, over-fatigue,
an imagination run wild? Very
probably.
The snake, now, and the secret
staircase In the strange house
sometimes feel as II that other
mind which sits and watches while
we work or play, or laugh or cry,
is trying to tell us something,
something full OF hope and cour-
age, or something Of a warning.
No. don't own a dream book, and
don't go to fortune tellers, but,
whisper-if / don't want people to
know what l am thinking about
when I'm awake never, never, tell
them my dreams.
II they're very clever, they will
know how to interpret them-at
least, that's what l sometimes
fancy.
How do you feel about Il?
Copyright, 1873. by Newspaper Feature asrv
ice. Inc. Great Britain Rights Rssstvsd.l
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

A store on Fourteenth street ad-
vertises milk from contented cows"
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

"p1ease let me know to what
depth submarines and divers can
submerge.-M. Paley, New York"
W.T. ITH the submarine it
w depends upon the
w strength Of the walls
Of the vessel to resist the pressure
of the water; with the diver it
depends upon his ability to with
stand the effects of compressed
air, for the air he must breathe
must be under sufficient compress
sion to counteract the water pres
sure at the depth reached.
The practical depths are far less
than many imagine. Man has
never yet penetrated, except with
sounding lines, into the real pro-
fundities Of the sea, and romances
about explorations of the sea bot
tom, like those Of Jules Verne's
Captain Memo" in his wonderful
"Nautilus,H are simply ideals Of
the imagination, far beyond the
utmost attainment of the subma-
rines of the present day. Man can
easily get up several miles in the
atmosphere, but he has never been
able to get down more than a very
small fraction of a mile in the
ocean.
Divers Working Depth.
The greatest depth at which a
diver, provided with modern div
ing dress, has been able to work
is, as far as / can find, 1872 feet.
Probably it would be possible to
dash a little deeper, but it would
De perilous. Divers often work at
depths varying from 100 to $50
feet, but most of their work is
done at from a half to a third Of
those depths. It is an interesting
and significant fact that subma-
rines are able to go but little
deeper than divers. To withstand
the pressure at q depth much ex-
ceeding 200 feet the walls would
have to be made so strong and be
so heavily braced that the vessel
would become unwieldy and its
: interior space would be too much
obstructed.
The pressure Of water upon sub
merged objects in it becopes tre-
mendous at great depths. 1t in
creases with the depth. A cubic
foot Of water weighs about sixty
two and one-half pounds, and the
pressure which the water exerts
at a depth Of one foot upon an
area one foot square equals the
weight Of a cubic foot of water,
or sixty-two and one-half pounds.
At a depth Of ten feet this becomes
625 pounds, and at 200 feet it
amounts to 1880 pounds, or six
and one-fourth tons per square
foot. To 90 down a mile it would
be necessary to resist q pressure
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
Would the Government Buy a
Dead Express HOrse?-NO
Then Why Buy Collection of Dead Express Companiesi

The real modern express institution Of the United States
Is the Parcel Post owned by the people
Thanks to Mr. Burleson the post offices carry sew
pound packages And soon despite the opposition OF
certain Senator's who forget that the popular vote elects
them the Post Office will handle all socaed express mat
ter-except certain goods such fish and other refger
ated products to be handled by Government fast freight
The gentlemen that own express companies and their
Congressman are anxious sell their express companies to
the United States Government.
The interesting question is Have they got enough Con-
gTessmen to put through this job?
Would the Government buy dead horse? No. Then
why should it buy dead express company?
Express companies fought the parcel post said the idea
was foolish and impossible Now they want to turn over
their property to the Government and get few hundred
millions of public money either in cash in annual
payments.
What have these express companies to sell? Nothing
but bankrupt, out-of- date worthless business.
They have been parasites the railroads for years. ex
trsvagant In their charges costly in their methods
One Of the biggest express companies the United States
Express, is dead, and others are dying.
:. Why should the Government buy this out worth
less junk7
The express company much out Of date the han
cab is t only to be broken and sold for scrap
Such physical property the companies may have in
the way of wagons automobiles express sheds provided
the Government could actually them might properly be
valued second hand material and bought the Govern
ment chose
But public officials buy anything except the physical
properties Of these express companies they will simply
the public money to enrich private individuals that
have already paid themselves through exravagant profits
dividends as high as hundred per cent in single year.
What official would suggest and what Congressman will
vote for public robbery for the benefit of private stock
holders?
That is one of the questions of the day
PS-I may be mentioned that the trust companies
planning to take advantage of Government control of rail
roads, in order to evade the antitrust law put themselves
under monopolstic management and in they are
unable exchange their wonout system for public cash
put themselves in training to compete with the Government
That little plan also needs attention.
Express companies boasted that the peoples Post Office
could not compete with them.
Now let the Post Office and express companies fight it
out and let be shown which of them Government
ship or private monopoly, works better.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

~ o you believe in dreams?
don't-of course, hot.
It's superstitious and ridic-
ulous and very, very ignorant.
You might as well eat with your
knife or throw salt over your left
shoulder or look the other way
when the first woman you meet
when you leave the house in the
morning is cross-eyed. or order an
extra chop and another tomato
and a secnod cheese for dinner
Just because you dropped your
fork at the breakfast table. But,
still, there are some dreams that
really-well, you simply can't
help noticing them, that's all.
There's the one about being
very tired and trying to get some
where, and walking and walking
and walking, and you never ar
rive, or, if you do, when you get
there the people you have come to
see are gone, or they come to the
door to let you in, and don't know
you, and you thought they would
fall into your arms with cries OF
rapture and delight.
Then there's the dream about
going to the party, such beauti-
full party, all lights and music and
flowers and pretty dresses and
gay uniforms, an dthe handsom-
est man in the place asks you to
dance and you float over the floor
like a fairy, and all at once you
look down, and there you are,
without a shoe to your foot, and
there's a hole in the toe of your
stocking.
Have You Dreamedl
There's the dream about being
married. Every girl in the world
has that. l wonder if the lads
dream Of the wedding march, too?
And there's the dream OF swim
ming. Was 1t clear water-tell me
that-or muddled? 1t all depends,
you know. 1t it's clear, you're in
FOR a pad run OF luck, and II it's
roily and troubled. look out-you're
in for some sleepless nights.
There's the dream OF skating
dear me, how you can skate, and
how the ice bends and sways under
your flying feet-splashi Did you
20 through into the cold water?
Ah-ha. don't be too sure about that
business venture you're so inter-
ested in!
Automobiling? Who hasn't some
where, IN the corner Of his brain,
q dream automobile that arrives af-
ter a long and weary day and away
you go, away, away, into the green
fields and over the great, free hills,
and the winds sing and the clouds
look down-but you ride faster
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
Send Magazines to the Soldiers AN Excellent
Suggestion From Miss Barkley

would induce q great many persons
10 send the boys in the Sixteenth In
fantry a great many magazines. and
/ am led to believe my Mr.. Cliffe's
letter that they will be almost as
gratefully received as the tobacco we
sent to our boys through the kind
ness and generosity OF The Times.
Won't you even make il a little
strong. Mr.. Brisbane. as We have
thousands of boys in France, and we
ought to send them thousands of
magazines and books? You know we
are all willing to do, II we only know
WHAT to do.
These boys have gone over there
to give their liVes--thousands of them
will never come back-and to make
them comfortable and contented is
the least we stay.at-homes can do.
A few magazines will help.
Very sincerely yours.
(Miss) BESSIE B. BARKLEY.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
A great deal has been said lately
about the housing OF Government
employees. but apparently nothing ma
terial has been done TO relieve the
situation. There have been sugges-
tlons made about Congress appro-
prIating large sums of money to build
arartment houses or barracks for the
empIoye who comes from other sec
lions and want living quarters. for
their families, but ! believe no de-
cisive action has yet been taken.
Now, there are scores of vacant lots
in the suburbs OF the city with such
improvements as sewer, water, gas,
and sidewalks, but the owners Of said
lots are unable to erect houses there
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
Ny Dear Mr.. Brisbane:

Ny Dear Mr.. Brisbane:
Under your management The Times
has done so many hne things for per
sons and causes that I venture to
bring TO your attention another
worthy cause and ask that The Times
point out how another bit can be
done for our boys over there.
1 am in receipt Of a letter from
Jack A. Clihe, mail orderly for the
sixteenth United States Infantry, now
In France, in which he says:
I'VE are very hard pressed for
somsthing to read over here. Maya
zines are very scarce, 90 IL you have
any old ones, won't you please send
US some OF them, and ] will thank
you In the name OF the boys and
myself. We will read almost any
thing, 90 just use your own judg
ment a. to what to send"
\ word IN The Times, ! am sure,
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
A Good Housing Suggestion

on on account OF the high cost of
building material and the scarcity of
labor. Instead OF Congress appropri-
ating large sums of money for the
erection of apartment houses in the
crowded sections Of the city. why not
take over the vacant lots at a fair
valuation and build small dwelling
houses and rent or sell them to the
Government employe? The occupant
would then have a small plot OF
ground that would enable him to cul-
tlvate a garden and give him the
healthy outdoor exercise that is con-
oucive TO good health. II the Govern
ment purposes 10 rent the clerk an
apartment, why not rent him a bunga-
low. or sell him one on the INSTALL
ment plan? FRANK N. HATLEY,
1920 jackson street northeast.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
Naming the Tub

/ have a name to suggest for the
tub at Fifteenth street and New
York avenue. How is this? Cop
polite-tub pronounced Copolitetub).
Since the traffic police claim polite
ness as one of their chief aims, this
name seems to cover all.
PHILIP A. THOMAS,
40S 7th St. S. W.
What do you think of Little
Round Top for the name Of your
TUB at that hot corner at Fifteenth
and New York avenue7 It would
seem to be the key Of the situation
in the battle raging around it.
II. o. HALL,
Fourteenth and Harvard ST.
The Washington times., 1918-04-02
HEARD AND SEEN

A store on Fourteenth street ad-
vertises milk from contented cows
Looks Just like New York here.
especially at Fourteenth and G
streets, where the boys are digging
things up again. BANKER CHARLES
]. BELL, who has been in New York
recently, says the Big Town will
be a fine placs-when they get 1t
finished.
How about placing a Red Cross
nurse In charge OF the hotel hat
checking places so that tips will go
to a war activity? This good sug-
gestion from T. N. GENNENT.
Or how about placing Thrift
Stamp salesman there to charge you
a w. 8. 8. for each time you deposit
your hat and coat for safekeeping?
JOHN C. PROCTOR answers my
query, "Who remembers when
Maurice Joyce was in the electro
and stereotyping department of the
G. P. o."
He says he thinks the late Mr..
Joyce never worked there, but that
he was, a printer, and very proud
Of his skill; and that he was very
proficient in the art Of rule-twist-
ing, quite an art several decades
ago"
got my inspiration for my query
from Keim's Handbook Of Washing
ton, printed in 1875, which contains
a paragraph giving the name Of
Maurice Joyce as one Of two men In
The Washington times., 1918-04-02

"P1sase let me know to what
depth submarines and divers can
submerge.-M. Paley, New York"