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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-18

WILLIAM H. SMOoT, who is
one Of JOHN H. WILKINS eof-
fee experts, came into the Heard
and Seen office with a whole cof-
fee bag full Of money.
81 put ten cents in this bag"
said he, and then went around
collecting ten cents apiece from
all Of my friends, and told them
to put ten cents in for all their
friends.
These dimes are all for the
wounded men at Walter Reed
Hospital. l Just want to see to
it that everybody / know or can
reach makes some Christmas gift
to those boys"
The money Mr.. Smoot collects
in this way will be turned over
to the Red Cross to buy gifts for
the wounded men. The Red
Cross has heartily indorsed The
Times Christmas gift plan; and
evidently Mr.. Smoot has a host
OF friends who think the same
way.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-18

A private in the Fifth Regiment OF
marines was mustered out Of the
service Friday night. He had been
stationed at the Navy Yard post His
name is r. H. CHRISTENBERRY.
He has given his right arm and part
of his ear for the cause.
Saturday afternoon he was stand
ing in front OF the Willard In civilian
clothes for the first time in three
years. His former commanding Of
fcer CHANGED to pass. The officer
stopped and the following converse
ton ensued:
Hello, there. Christenberry, how's
civilian life?"
Pardon me, sir" said the private,
with the air of an aggrieved South
ern gentleman. but from NOW ON
I've got a prefix attached to my
name-from now on it's Mr.. Chris
tenberry."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-18

ED SCHMID is tickled to death
these days because a woman who
had been watching a stuffed owl in
his window came inside and seemed
very much hurt because the wings
Of the poor bird were tied down.
She thought 1t was a live owl.
TOM GRANTS young brother
James has been made q corporal.
He Is in France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-18

HORACE WINTER says:
Sam Marks returns to this city in
civilian clothes and with a perfectly
good story:
An oficer jumped a recruit for
not saluting him, opening up as fol-
lows:
my man, how long have you been
in the service?"
Two, days, lieutenant" replied
the recruit.
How did you know I was a lieu
tenant?"
Because you called me for not sa-
luting."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-18
ANGELS AND MINISTER'S OF
GRACE!

Better get CAPT. FRANK MORSE,
OF the Morale Division, back on the
Posts theatrical page. l saw with
horror and amazement Sunday that
some one had printed a picture Of
Americas greatest and most widely
known custard pie comedian and had
called him
CHARLIE CHAPMAN.
Saw COMMISSIONER GARDI-
NER in a District Building elevator
the other day. Gwynn says it's true
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-18

Lieut.. JOHN KIRBY, who has Just
come out OF the artillery. Is New
York visitor this week.
LOUIS MELIUs, publisher Of the
American Postal Service and a vet
eran washingtonIan, writes me q
kind little note, and ! just wish I
could get him to write for me some
Of his recollections Of his boyhood
in this city. How about 1t, Mr..
Melius?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-18
HEARD AND SEEN

that bump out in front Of his house
has sprouted.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
DEATH OF MRS. ETHYL STACK

The many Glenwood friends of Mrs.
Ethyl tSack were greatly shocked last
Saturday at the news of her demise in
Denver from an attack of influenza
The shock was the more intense be
cause few had heard of the lady's i'll
ness prior to the receipt of the tele-
gram announcing the end
Ethyl Lee was born in Glenwood
Springs July 10, 1890, her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. X. Lee, being among the
received her education in the public
schools of this city and in the State
Agricultural college at Fort Collins.
She was married October 10, 1910, to
John G. Stack of Salina Kansas, and
they have since made their home in
Denver. She is survived by her hus-
band, her father, one brother, three
sisters and one child, Mary Elizabeth,
seven years old.
Mr.. Stack is stationed mt Fort Riley,
Kansas, as chief operator in the govern
ment telegraph service. He FASTENED
to Denver as soon as advised of Mrs.
Stacks serious illness, but the death
call came before his ARRIVAL
The funeral was conducted from Far.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

NUNS mortuary Tuesday afternoon by
Kew. Pepper of the Methodist church
the attendance being large in view Of
'he present restrictions imposed by the
health board. Many beautiful floral
offerings and many expressions of grief
told of the high esteem in which the
lady was held in this community. Mr..
stack was not able to attend the funer.
al, being obliged to remain in Denver
with his little daughter, Mary Eliza
beth, who is critically iii. AS soon a.
the child recover Mr.. Stack will re-.
turn with her to Kansas where she will
be given home with his mother ut
Salina.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
RALPH TRIMBI.E PASSES AWAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Mich Trimble of Cattle
creek left Glenwood Thursday night of
last week with their son, Ralph, bound
for Anaheim California, in the hope
that the change in altitude would prove
benefit to Ralph, who for the past
two years had been suffering from
heart trouble, as result of rheuma-
tism.
telegram received by relatives
Tuesday morning announced Ralph 5
death soon after they reached their
California destination. The lad was
buried in California and the grief
stricken parents will probably remain
in that country for several months.
Ralph was IA years of age last MAY
and was very popular among his young
companions. His death comes as a
shock to the Cattle creek community
and as an especially severe shock 20
his parents, as Ralph was their only
child.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

The State Department of Public In
struction, acting on the advice of the
State Board of Health, has postponed
the regular examination until March.
Teachers whose certificates expire be-
fore that time may have them extended
until March by sending them to the
County Superintendent of Schools.
TIPPETT WESTERMAN,
County Superintendent of Schools,
Garfield County, Colorado.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to the many friends who were
so kind and helpful to us during the
sickness and death of our dear one,
especially the ladies of Glendale Circle
and we greatly appreciate the many
beautiful floral offerings.
MR.. and MRS. J. L. NOONAN.
ELEANOR NJ. NOONAN.
LIEUT.. w. F. NOONAN.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Elizabeth Mccarthy has been indis-
posed this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. DAILY are confined
to their home this week with the flu.
c. N. Vasseau made business trip
to Rifle the first of the week.
Think War Savings Stamps, talk War
Savings Stamps, Buy War Savings
Stamps
James A. Blair is another sufferer
with the flu, but at this writing is much
improved.
George Byers of Divide creek visited
his daughter, Mrs. J. S. Woody, a few
days this week.
Miss Anna O'Neil, after an absence
of two months was seen again on our
streets this week
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Mrs. F. w. Kaiser departed Thurs
day night for California, where she
will remain for the winter.
w. X. Buckles, foreman of the
power plant, is spending his vacation
in Colorado Springs and Denver.
Miss Annabelle O'Hara, who has
been nursing several flu patients at
Rifle, is now sufferer of the disease
herself at Rifle.
Mrs. Margaret Station is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Westfall, and her family
in Pueblo during their bereavement 4. n
the loss of their son, who recently die |
of pneumonia in France.
Miss Bessie Fitzgerald contracted the
flu the first of the week while acting
as telephone girl at Rifle. She was
not feeling well so came home and was
in bed with the flu the next morning.
Mrs. II. w. Pottenger and children
have been visiting in Rifle this week
with Mrs. Pottenger's brother, DR.. l..
b. Clark. During their absence Mrs.
Julia Pottenger is at the home of Mrs.
E. NJ. Tully.
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Louis PuSker arrived in Glenwood
last Friday night from Salt Lake City.
where he has been living for several
months. Louis has just had a severe
attack of the flu and came to GIenwooI
to recuperate.
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Miss Herren, n nurse from Fruita,
came to Glenwood last week to care for
her brother, Dewey Herren, who had
an attack of the flu. Dewey was suf-
ficiently recovered Monday, however,
and returned home with his sister.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all our friends anG
neighbors who were so kind and
thoughtful in our hour of sorrow
Especially do we thank the B. of L. F
& E., also B. of l.. +.
MRS. H. w. POTTENGER
and Family.
MRS. JULIA POTTENGER.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
TE ZZ62(2 ar1
4 WE[E[M'S \
Elg)QDZlIYGSZ] !

Art Crouch has been indisposed few
days this week.
Tom Dodd and his son, Tommy, are
Ill with the flu.
The best Christmas gift known: "a
War Savings Stamp
The Liberty Loan army will continue
its campaign during 1919.
= - y
good New Year resolution: To
save and invest in 1919 War Savings
Stamps.
Dr. Riddle, eye, ear, nose and throat
specialist. Glasses fitted. Citizens
Bank building.
Miss Pearl Horn leaves this evening
for Lamar where she will spend the
holiday season with her parents.
Mrs. Dee Weidenhammer, who has
oeen visiting here for the past week,
left Thursday for McGregor, Colorado,
to visit her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Sultzenburger and
daughter, Opal, left Thursday night for
Nebraska where they will spend the
holidays with Mr.. Sultzenburger' sis
ter.
The redemption of War Savings
pledges is as patriotic as the redemp-
ton of military pledges. The boys re
deemed their military pledges. Enough
said!
Sid Foster returned the first of the
week from Denver where he was called
by the illness of his wife who passed
away the latter part of November from
influenza
Mrs. Julia Richardson leaves tomor-
dow night for Tucso, Arizona, for an
indefinite visit with her daughter
During her temporary absence her
boarding house at the corner of Ninth
and Blake will be closed.
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Mike Sheridan fell on the icy walk
near Bigham' IS bakery Thursday morn
ing and broke his right hip He was
taken to the Glenwood sanitarium where
the injured limb was given surgical at
tention and Mr.. Sheridan is now get
ting along nicely.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
MUSIC STRUCK

The latest victim is j. B. Higgins
who purchased through j. w. Rawles
one of those marvellous rich tone Para
mount Photographs.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
LUMBER WANTED

j want some second hand lumber,
suitable for barns and sheds. Anyone
having an old building containing such
lumber, advise A. j. DICKSON,
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
PIGS FOR SALE

l have number of fine pigs for sale
(weaners), some red and some black
ones. Also a number of shoats, Just
right to put into the feed lots for win
ter feeding. A. ]. DICKSON.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
FOR HER

Odd pieces of French Ivory; Brace
let Watch; LaVallier; Cameo Brooch
or Diamand ring.
j. w. RAWLES, Jeweler.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Frank Brown of Denver is visiting
at the home of his brother, l.. D..
Brown, while taking advantage of the
baths in the hopes that he may receive
benefit from the paralytic condition
from which he has suffered for some
time
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

1 have good market for alfalfa hay.
See me at once. j. 8. WOODY.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14
SPECIAL

WANTED-Alfalfa hay, second cut
ting preferred. J. s. WOODY.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

l buy Liberty Bonds-all issues.
GEORGE EDINGER
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Little Barbara Cle.iand had the mis-.
.ortune la, Saturday to run into a
tree while coasting on her sled cu
rIgnth street. She cut her head ab)ve
the right eye and it wa> necessary to
take several stitches, brt she is now IN
the mend
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Miss Herren, n nurse from Fruita,
came to Glenwood last week to care for
her brother, Dewey Herren, who had
an attack of the flu. Dewey was suf-
ficiently recovered Monday, however,
and returned home with his sister.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Louis Pusker arrived in Glenwood
last Friday night from Salt Lake City
where he has been living for several
months. Louis has just had severe
attack of the flu and came to Glenwool i
to recuperate
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

On account of the schools being
closed for so long time and consider
ing the fact that it would be hard for
the seniors to make up the work re-
quired for graduation, the school board
decided to have school for the senior
class beginning the first of this week.
The subjects in which most seniors are
enrolled are being taught and it ls
proving to be very satisfactory. Two
periods are being used for each sub
iect, one for recitation and one for su
pervized study so that it is not neces-
sary for the pupils to do any outside
study. The building isswell ventilated
and germicides are being used and
every precaution t'km to prevent an
outbreak of the -
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Mrs. Margaret Station arrived home
this week after a few days visit in
Pueblo and Colorado Springs. She was
accompanied home by her son, lvap,
who has just received and honorable
discharge from the students army
training school at Colorado Springs.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

The local draft board has been no
titled from headquarters that the av-
erage reflections of draft applicants
throughout the nation was 10 per cent,
the percentage for Colorado being 6.3
per cent while those of the local board
were but 40 per cent, and Sheriff
Fravert, DIR. Koran and C.. Il. Hubbard
are feeling mighty good over this
news, so complimentary to their board
~ " ~
Arthur LEVEL, 10 year old son of NJ
and Mrs. Joe LEVEL of Redstone, died
at the Kendrick cottages Thursday
morning from pneumonia following the
flu. The LEVEL family were brought
to Glenwood last week when it was
found that the mother and two chill
dren were suffering with the disease.
The funeral will be held at Carbondale
as soon as Wesley, a brother of the de-
ceased, arrives from Pocatella, Idaho.
y = -
Old nAoArr for aa1a A this oIl30A.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Ira Ralston, after recently receiving
an honorable discharge from Uncle
Sans service, visited few days with
the home folks before going to Silver
ton, Colorado, where he is now en-
ployed as a school teacher. He teaches
subjects in the high school and eighth
grade and also manual training. This
is one soldier boy who found position
without the intervention of any com
mittee in his behalf, and this is only
forerunner of many similar circum-
stances which will follow rapidly as
the boys return to their homes.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Our American soldiers are buying
the iron crosses CT Imperial Germany
from the German soldiers, to whom they
were presented, for Il cent apiece. They
you one hundred cents to wear the
American Red Cross, but it S worth it.
BE ready when the membership com
,nittee cll!.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Mrs. Julia Richardson leaves tomor
dow night for Tucso, Arizona, for an
indefinite visit with her daughter
During her temporary absence her
boarding house at the corner of Ninth
and Blake will be closed.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Mrs. Pony Moore of Cardiff, while
engaged in sewing, Wednesday, ran a
needle in her finger, breaking off the
point and leaving the head and body Of
the needle in her finger. At first she
thought she would cut it out with a
razor blade, but decided that this was
too painful so came to Glenwood for
surgical aid. She was accompanied
here by Mrs. Ssther May of Cardiff.
The Glenwood post., 1918-12-14

Mrs. II. w. Pottenger and children
have been visiting in Rifle this week
with Mrs. Pottenger's brother, DR.. /.
b. Clark. During their absence Mrs
Julia Pottenger is at the home of Mrs
E. NJ. Tully.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-06
TRUTH For THE P. r. r.

NTHERE is the gifted and courageous
w man who will volunteer to do for the
p. r. T. the service which that astute
corporation yearns so earnestly to perform
for the public and enable 1t to know the
truth?
The necessary talent does not seem to
be available on Mr.. Mitten's expensive
"publicity" staff There Is something
strange in the situation OF the P. R. T.
Even In its hours of bitterness and pain
It Is an inspiration to f1ippancy. Few
people ever try to be fair with the trolley
company. 1t has made cynics of US. Men
tion 1t and people laugh-or swear They
have wearied of being serious. They found
it got them nowhere.
Who will be the first to break the awful
news to the p. r. T. and tell it that this
Is It's own fault?
The Transit Company is in a position
with relation to the public at large which
gives It enormous advantages for self
advertising. 1t touches intimately the lives
can please or embitter them and range
public opinion on its side or against it.
And. brilliantly. unfailingly. it always
seems to make the worst of its oppor.
tunjties.
Did Mr.. Mitten ever ride on one of his
Walnut street trolleys in the rush hours?
We may presume that he did not or he
would never have tried to lure the good
win OF the city with pretty words. 1t is
not TOO much to say that the conditions
on the Walnut street cars about o'clock
In the evening these days are indecent.
Everybody has to wait in the cold. In the
end everybody is 1ammed and crowded.
wearied and humiliated, paved and tram
pied. The cars creep or stop altogether.
It might be assumed that the p. r. T.
coaldn't help the situation II cross-town
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-06

lines were not nicely adjusted to connect
with the West Philadelphia routes from
the center Of the city; II, while Walnut
street is a seething mass Of angry people
packed in trolleys, Spruce and Pine and
SAMSON and Filbert and Arch streets, al.
most deserted. did not seem to offer clear.
quick, comfortable avenues to home and
dinner. Why the p. r. T. does not use
these streets and the connecting lines in
the rush hour no one knows. Presumably
the Department of City Transit doesn't
know. Some one ought to stir up the De-
partment Of City Transit. since Christmas
is coming and the situation is getting
worse.
If the Department of City Transit hasn't
the authority to reroute the trolleys, It
might apply to the next Legislature for
that authority.
Meanwhile before Mr.. Mitten spends
much more money to have US know the
Truth" It night be advisable for him to
spend nickel in the rush hours and
learn little of it for himself
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-06
MIR. TAFT AND MR.. WILSON

ON EVERY occasion when 1t begins to
~ appear that rabid partisanship may
blind us to the Overwhelming importance
Of the questions with which we must deal
in Europe something happens to prove that
we are never without the resources neces.
sary to mental poise in a Cricis.
Such was the lengthy editorial written
by Mr.. Taft in yesterdays Public Ledger
upon the topic of the Presidents European
trip. Here was a wise, passionless and in
flnitely fair analysis prepared to support
Mr.. Wilson and to strengthen his hands.
Thus, after all the partisan clamor of dis
approval that filed the air, it remained for
the one man who had the best reasons for
feeling badly used to be most just and
most friendly in his estimate OF the Pres-
dents motives.
Unquestionably Mr.. Taft should have
gone abroad with the peace commission.
He gave the first prestige to the plan for
a league of Lations. He is thoroughly In.
formed in relation to every issue involved
in the European tangle at this moment.
Yet. left behind and denied the opportunity
to serve the country as he might have
served It, he Is not to be swayed from the
service Of truth.
1t Is no wonder that Mr.. Taft is liked
and admired. He is one Of the few men in
either party whose prestige is sure to in.
crease steadily in the stormy times imme-
diately ahead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-06
THE POSSIBLE PLIGHT OF SHAW, MP,

THE piquant spectacle Of the Fabian
Il turned Harry Hotspur Is presented in
East Middlesborough, England where
George Bernard Shaw seeks to renounce
the security Of a critic, unfettered by
public office, In favor OF the perils Of cam
didacy. In a word, the worlds champion
long distance writer OF play prefaces IS
standing for Parliament.
Whether signed copies OF THE Revolu-
tionIst's Handbook" are distributed at the
hustings Is not stated, but consistently
they should be, for his constituents Of the
Labor party are certainly entitled to ac-
quaintance with his principles. Their dis
closure in politics as freely as they have
been in literary broadsides Of dramatic
tracts Is what gives the quality of rash
ness to the irrepressible image breakers
latest move.
Perversity. headhltting verbal "Donny.
brookery" at the barley water sessions of
the Fabian society have long been an in
nocuous delight to a public which never
mstook word for deeds. Incendiary Ian.
guage from a coterie whose very name
spelled delay was deliciously paradoXical.
Even more engaging were the Shav!an
volumes wherein witty cantankerousness
on every conceivable theme was raised to
the maximum OF incisive expression. In
all these manifestations, however. Mr..
Shaw as the ineXhaustible critic who
spurned fortnight action was safe.
Today he is no longer inviolate. Where
his code Is contradictory it must fail in
legislative halls. Where it is definite-and
here Is the bitter cup for the most aggres.
sive of "modernists"-it is no longer novel.
AntI.mitarism, economic and industrial
| readjustment, radical free speech and uni
versal suffrage are subjects Of which Mr..
Shaw has no monopoly Of Endorsement.
He cannot startle Parliament with the
PHILOSOPHY" of arms and the Man." for
the practical application Of 1t will very
shortly be under serious consideration at
| the Paris conference.
In fact, Mr.. Shaw's wings are not ex-
| traordnary for the excellent reason that
| the whole world Is learning to fly If he
| falls back upon the policy Of II told you So"
| he will only be echo!ng the ex-Crown
| Prince Of Germany. An iconoclast with
| comparatively little to smash needs indeed
| even more than the courage of a Percy for
mora! support.
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Member of tho Associated Pre-.
THE RIGHT MAN

TT WOULD have been difficult for the
4 President to have found in his party
successor to Secretary McAdoo in the
Treasury Department who would have
been more satisfactory to the country than
Carter Glass.
He was chairman of the House Commit
tee on Banking and Currency under whose
direction the Federal Reserve act was
passed. He made a careful study OF bank
ing legislation in this country and abroad
In preparation for leading the fight in the
House for the passage of the bill, and he
was wise enough to take the Aldrich plan,
the result of the work Of a commission Of
experts, as the basis for the bill which
his committee reported. AS result we
have a Federal Reserve Bank law which is
the product of the thinking of Republicans
and Democrats and is neither a Democratic
nor Republican statute but an American
law.
The new Secretary of the Treasury Is
expected to be as broad-minded in his ad-
ministration OF the affairs of his depart
ment and to deal on their merits With the
questions which come before him. His
promotion is in accordance with the best
principles of government, which require
that as men qualify themselves for service
they shall be utilized where they can apply
their knowledge and experience to the
best advantage.