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more travelling in many cases
than they would otherwise have
dreamed of accomplishing in all
their lives, and incidentally becom-
ing familiar with the people and
customs of all sections. More than
that, they are going across the
ocean and coming into intimate
contact with the people and GUS
toms over there.
Does not all this point to a ire
mendous breaking down of sec
tionalism and provincialism and to
the development not only of a new
national consciousness, but of a
new world consciousness? Broad
ened and enriched by their expert
enccs, these men should handle the
problems of the future with a
quickened intelligence.
Then add to this the effect of
the human quality in that or
ganiZation in which they are band
ed, and what is to be the result?
For years the world has been
talking about The Brotherhood of
Man" The talk didn't mean very
much. The Brotherhood of Man"
was a nice mOuth-tilling phrase for
orators and could generally be
trusted to get a hand. But that
was about all there was to it. The
few idealists who from time to
time tried to put the principle into
actual practice found themselves
extremely lonely.
Yet in this hour when the whole
world is at strife and men by mil
lions are tearing at one another's
threats, the better understanding
and the wider sympathy which are
dawning seem to presage the
Brotherhood of Man not only as an
iridescent dream but as an immi-
nent possibility.
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six months in prison for first
offense," he answered laconically.
"Repeaters in proportion" Then
a quizzical little twinkle showed in
his eye, and he added: "The cir
cumstances have a lot of bearing,
though. We know the men, you
see, and we know pretty well the
motive behind the desertion. One
of these birds that goes because
he's simply bound to jump the
traces anywhere finds scant mercy;
but a poor, love-sick kid-well,
that's something else. The army
today, you must understand" he
observed refectively, "is a pretty
human sort of an organization"
/ looked about me. There were,
if l remember correctly, a couple
of naval lieutenants, a major of
cavalry, lieutenant on staff duty,
the chief petty officer of battle
ship, and several privates-a talk
alive, happy-go-lucky, fine lot of
boys.
had been interestedly watching
and listening to them, and as a
result the adjective which the cap
tain had employed to describe the
service as it stands today struck
me with a sudden realization of
aptness. Human! That was eX-
actly the word to express it.
1t was formerly held that mill
tary discipline demanded that a
great gulf be fixed between officers
and men. But here they all
seemed to be comrades, quite re-
CARELESS of their rank One of the
men told me about football game
in which the teams were composed
partly of officers and partly of
men, and hilariously recited the
insulting epithets showered on
the shoulder-strapped players by
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Service on the w., B. & A.

ascertain when a train could be ex-
pected to leave for AnnapohS tns
ticket agent knew nothing and al
mitted IL. The dispatcher was locked
in his tower and unapproaehaois until
about T:4O p. m. when he opened the
window TO give directions to the crew
OF a returning empty, Camp Meade
work train that had delivered its pas
senEers in Baltimore and returned TO
the wards. When asked how much
Ionrer we were expected to walt, he
answered: Its not the frst time
you've waited, is it?' Asked BY an
other as to when he expected TO send
a train to Annapolis. he replied:
when / get good and ready to send
one"
L. the washington. Baltimore and
Annapolis a common carTisr for the
benefit OF the public or is II for the
benefit OF a few "swelled headed" en-
ployes? Very truly. -.g
R. V. WATERS,
Telegraph Division. War Depart
ment. washington, d, c. ~
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TINE man in uniform is going
to and fro on the earth
these days and up and
down in it.
You see him around the hotels
and in the railway stations, in the
trolley cars and on the streets,
and always moving, always alert,
always with an air of purpose
about him. There is no dawdlinR
uncertainty in his actions; he
knows just where he is going and
what he has got to do. 1t is suK-
gestive in a way of the precision
and purpose to be observed in the
different L.Its Of some intricate
and perfectly co-ordinat'n' aIecc
of machT ly.
Indeed, it is a wonderful ma
chine that Uncle Sam has built up
in the past few months-this army
and navy of splendid, staIvart
young men-ad a very different
fighting force from any thai was
ever before assembled.
] had felt this IN a way, had
sensed the different" quality
without knowing just where it lay;
but it remained for a young cap
tain of the regulars with whom |
was talking to put it into words
for me.
We had been discussing the
question of desertion, and l asked
him il they encountered much Of it.
"In the strict sense of the word,
hardly at ALL" he said. Most Of
the cases we have to deal with are
those of young fellows who run
away in order to see their girls.
They get the longing, and can't re-
sist it."
"And what do they get when
you bring them back?" asked.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05

Bill S. 2S12 in the Senate of the United States is
entitled:
BILL
ITO encourage and promote the mining of COAL phos-
phate, OIL gas, potassium, and sodium the public do
MAIN
brother of the Senate bill and reading the
is introduced in the House of Representatives No. R.
1882
We do not question the sincerity or innocence of Con-
ressmen offering these bills We point out the meaning of
them -+-
They bills intended to allow private individuals to
take over and exploit for their benefit PROPERTY
THAT BELONGS TO ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES. -:
These bills tbs surface would allow the Oil Trust
Coal Trust any big trust organization to take pub
lilo property exploit the property and exploit THE PUBLIC
In reality their wording quite innocenty of course is
ranged to give the preference the biggest monoposs
Hasn't there been enough exploiting of public property
and Of the public by private individuals?
Isn't it time substitute for private exploitation PUB
Lie SERVICE and public development?
Why cannot the people of the United Estes themselves
for themselves promote the mining of COAL phosphate
OIL gas potassium, and sodium the public domain -
that is to say the domain that BELONGS to the people?
Why is it necessary to call in MIR. Standard Oil or Mr.
Somebody Else to take this public property and deal out
to the people at prices to be fixed by the expoiters?
Government has all the machinery needed for the de-
Velopment of its own property.
It pays hundreds Of competent engineers When man
wants to 90 drilling for oil looking for coal his
the first thing that he does to get Govern
ment advice and hep-EREE. -ltat ." .ga. a9,.z
Why doesn't the Government its advice utilize
its own help drive its oil wells mine its coal selling
at fair price to the public, and finding out for itself
what these things OUGHT to cost regulating prices wisely
and justly?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05

Teleuhoue Company officials ears
must have been burning last Night
II the old adage holds true. The
Midcity Citizens Association, one
of the ivest in the whole District'
held an indignation meeting on the
telephone subject
No sooner had President A. J.
DRISCOLL turned loose the subject
than the storm broke.
I was fortunate enough to De
there. W. J. THoRNE and MAJ
PINES (syeryone on Seventh
street knows these gentlemen) gave
the best illustration OF poor teie-
phone service ] have yet heard
Mr.. Thorne told how he had called
Mr.. Pines for half an hour only to
oct the answer, "The line is busy"
Then he sent a messenger to MI.
PINES to tell him of the attempteS
call Whereupon Mr.. Pines took
down the receiver to call Mr.. Thorne
and tell him that the Pine teie-
nhone had NOT been in use all day.
whereupon central said that MI.
Tborne's line was busy. And upon
investigation it was found that It
was not busy, had not been busy, ano
that the "Line Busy" joke was being
perpetrated by the company upon
two unsuspecting subscriber victims
CHAs. S. sHREVE told the asso-
citation he had completely reversed
himself on the Government owner
ship proposition and had reached the
conclusion that the only proper way
70 get better service and better rates
is through Federal control Of the
lines.
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Mr.. McAdeo, Nail a Few Hides On Your
Rarn Door

CONTINUED From First CoIumn@
And you Mr. McAdoo will be made the victim Of railroad
treachery 81 lasl.
However Won have dealt with cunning corporation gen.
emen before and will make these men know that there Is
running the railroads with viii to build up stronger
than their will to hinder. = 5 -
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uTNEYs AND RUSH HOURS.

JITNE1S AND hOon NUNS.
Letters and complaints reach
ing me are based on the erron-
eous impression that jitneys are
NOT allowed to operate in rush
hours. The Public Utilities com
mission order specifies that they
cannot run on the contested
BUSINESS STREETS in rush
hours.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05

The next day John undertook to
ride on a Chevy Chase car and when
il was fifteen minutes late he Just
sat there and smiled and smiled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05

Mr.. Ford will be interested perhaps
in the experiences Of JOHN c. Nc
LAUGHLIN, the deus ex macnina OF
the Potomac Electric Power Com
pany. John was asked why the W.
r. & E. Co, which Is so closely az
filiated with the Pepco. does not have
service as good Is the Chevy Chase
branch Of the Capital Traction
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05

You remember that COMMITS
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05

NH. FORD, 5000 Dent place, sug-
gests that take q ride on the Cap
ital Traction Company Garland learn
that that line also has poor service
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05

In these days when We are urged to
be thrifty and to conserve, to scratch
gravel and save every nickel. isn't
It maddening to see on Connecticut
avenue a limousine being driven BY
two husky men and carrying within
its glassed interior q finely dressed
woman and a PET DOG WEARING
A FUR ROBEf It Is bad taste to say
the least
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05
The Government Should Mine
Its Own Coal, Phosphate,
Oil, Gas, Potassium,
and Sodium

There Is No Need to Encourage Private Setisness to
Develop and Exploit Public Property And
Overcharge the Public
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05

u s. 2812 in the Senate of the United States is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-05
HEARD ANDss E E N

SIONER GARDINER, IN his ID
dress on taking the oath, mentioned
his desire to bring about . revision
of certain insurance rates leaned
today that Mr. GardiheE Haa once =
solicitor for an INSURANCE. company
and was offered q position as man
ager at one time. He solicited in
suranee by day and studied hard at
law by night.
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JOHN T. MEANY, secretary OF the
firm Of Stone & Fairfax, has an In
terestins suggest IGN. anept ths short
age ofrisb0N n the s0Al eS4faAe a Hsrs
IL is: -s--s - s.-.-.--- -, -.
zone insertion Of an id "Janitor
Wanted" brought Us thirty answers
Some white, mostly colored, and =
great many Of them In the heavy
weight class. Our coal dealers tell a.
they cannot deliver coal for lack OF
help, and what little they DO deliver
must be stored by the purchaserss
why not suggest to the Comnis-
sioners that this class Of labor b
conscriptedT'
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-29
PROFESSIONAL TRAMP GONE.
Trail Of American Hobo BIotted Ou,
by War

by war r-7-HE
ST. Paul, Mimi, July 29.-War has
virtually blotted out the .grimy trail
of the professional tramp in the north
west, according to railroad officers and
officials of states from Minnesota to the
western coast.
The northwestern tier of states, long
the summer playground of the box car
transient, have so vigorously enforced
the work or fight" order and other war
measures that the tramps, who for
merly appeared in droves after having
wintered in the cities, have been re-
duced to few lonely stragglers.
And the demand for labor is so keen
that town policemen and village con-
stables are quick to draft these stray
glers and put them to work." declared
an official of railroad with headquar-
tiers here.
1.-THE armed guards about railroad
yards, bridges and tunnels have also
been a thorn in the side of the care
free .wanderer. He is in constant dam
ger Of becoming a target while loafing
around his old haunts."
In past years towns which were the
headquarters of farm laborers were
packed with professional gamblers
gunner and thugs who devised various
schemes of fleeing the worker of his
money. They mingled with the men,
wore the clothes Of the worker and
could be weeded out by officers only
with difficulty.
The war has. In the opinion of the
authorities, sounded the death knell of
this small army which annually
reaped a golden harvest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-29
GOVERNMENT MOST ExTRAvA'
CANT IN USE OF COMMODITY
WHICH is SHORT.
FAILS TO PRACTICE
WHAT IT breaches
Plea to Newspapers to Save Does, Not
Set Well In View of Facts-Numer-
Gus Cove rnment Press Bureaus Prodi-
gal With Material Which Goes Into
Waste Baskets by the Ton.
ley f. G. Dougherty.]

| Washington. July 29.--The govern
ment has started a widespread cam
paign to save paper. Newspapers have
been told 10 cut down the sizes of their
editions. The war industries board has
appealed 10 the country in general to
save paper.
But the Washington press agent is
| throwing away paper by the ton, and
every day he is increasing his output.
The paper saving campaigners might
with profit. start In their own offices
and save moro paper than the news
papers will save by cutting down read
ing mater and save it much more
profitably.
A newspaper correspondent listed
with the press representatives in the
Congressional Directory receives an
avalanche of mail avery day. nine
tenths Of which is plain junk. The
doubt find themselves similarly flooded
with useless press matter that is not
worth printing and is only At for the
waste basket.
| 1t is the practices to list each paper
separately in the Congressional Direc-
tory, so that the correspondents name
appears after each paper he represents
One letter would suffice to furnish him
with the news for all his papers. but
the press agents decline to bother with
these economies. They send him a
hand OUT for every paper he repre-
sents. If he has ten papers he gets
ten press statements. nine Of which he
invariably dumps in the waste basket
without reading.
Copy by the 6usheI.
The committee OH public information
Is the chief of the press agencies. It's
mission is to see that the people get
the news the administration wants
them to get. handled in the way the
administrat ton wants it handled. The
committee employs a staff larger than
a metropolitan paper to do the work
the newspaper men could do very well
themselves If let alone.
The food administration, fuel adj
ministration. war industries board,
council of national defense. alien prop
erty custodian, qlartermaster corps.
federal trade commission, railroad adj
| ministration and all the other new bu-
reaus have their own press agents,
turning out copy by! the bushel. All
the older departments have increased
their press agent force. just to keep
from being: overshadowed by the new
bureau.
The emergency feet corporation even
publishes a magazine. the current issue
of which seems to he devoted mostly to
printing photographs of Director
| Schwab.
If the paper used. or wasted. by the
young men trying to demonstrate that
words will win the war;" were put
to better use it is doubtful if there
would be any serious paper shortage. y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-29
Io,ua Boy. Victim,
of Hun Gas Attack,
Saves Hundreds

Cedar Rapids, July 29.-How a
Dubuque soldier who lost his life in the
fighting in France on Many II, saved
the lives of hundreds of wounded SOL
diers and hospital attendants when the
Germans launched gas attack is de-
scribed briefly in a letter written by
Sergeant Ralph II. Denny of Cedar
Rapids, now with the 168th infantry in
France. Mrs. Denny lives at 416 South
Sixth street west, and received a letter
Wednesday announcing that her hus-
band had been wounded, but IS now
convalescing in a hospitatl near the
front.
The part of his letter referring to the
heroism of the Dubuque soldier is as
follows:
Il suppose you know of the men we
lost, and believe me they were as good
as Dubuque ever sent out. One Of the
boys who gave up his life was on gas
guard at the hospital when the attack
started. A gas shell lit between his
legs and the fumes practically over
came him Immediately. He did not
have time to put on his gas mask, but
realizing the danger to those in the
hospital he rushed inside, giving them
the warning and telling them to put on
their masks
Many Of the occupants of the hos
pital owe their lives to this Dubuque
boy. When he rushed in he called,
Boys, they got me; get your masks
on The gas then came in so thick you
would hardly thing the masks could
keep your nose free from It. This man
died short time after he had given
the warning.
"On this same da,- IF the
boys from Dubuque ting
| on the casualty list, WI vas as
! sisting in carrying a wounded German
| on stretcher, the Hun, to show his
gratitude. tried to stab the Iowa lad
The boy escaped, and the German died
! soon after 1t was great that day to
see the way the boys came in with
their prisoners. They were leading
Germans, old ones and young ones
The majority Of them were boys. hardly
out Of their teens, and old men,"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-29
LAKES STRIKE. CALLED OFF.
Carriers Ordered to Withdraw Agree
mont Men Called Obnoxious.


Washington, July 29.-Oficers OF
unions of lake seamen and f1remen sent
messages along the Great Lake last
night withdrawing the strike order
which had been issued to take effect
Monday.
Union officials here expect that men
now out will return at once and that
men preparing TO leave their vessels to-
morrow will remain on them.
1t may be necessary before the
trouble is settled finally for the unions
to take another referendum.
Final action will depend on the re-
Spouse Of the Lake Carriers Associa-
ton to the orders of the shipping board.
Action by the union officials followed
kilograms by e. N. Hurley, chairman
Of the shipping board, to William Liv-
ingstone, president of the carriers, at
Cleveland. Hurley said:
United States shipping board hereby
directs members of the Lake Carriers
Association and the Lake Carriers AS
sociation as an assC citation to sign the
nations zeal for men to man its mer-
chant ships as originally drafted with
out any changes.
THE shipping hoard recommends
that during negotiations before the
United States shipping board concern
ing grievances that the Lake Carriers
Association is shipping crews for its
vessels should not require seamen to
register in its shipping officers or as
senlaly rooms"
The shipping board yesterday ordered
carriers to accept the cooperative
agreement by carriers, seamen and the
government. now in effect on the At
lantic and Pacific looking to the train
ing of searaen. but permitted changes
in the nations appeal before insisting
that the carriers sign.
The final changes in orders to the
carriers met the union demands in
effect. There will be further negotia-
tons under the arbitration Of the ship
ping board regarding wages. but labor
leaders say these will be no bar to the
mems return.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-29
FULTON EASY FOR DEMPSEY.
Rochester Man Knocked Out in FRS,
Round of Fistic Battle.

Round Of Fistic-RattIe.
Harrison Park, Newark, N. j., July
29.T-Jack Dempsey, who claims Cali
forn1a as residence. won a surprisingly
quick victory over Fred Fulton, the
Rochester Mimi, heavyweight in %
seconds at the Harrison baseball park
Saturday evening. Some of Dempsey's
friends who heard him say before he
entered the ring that he would knock
out the big Rochester man in short
order" thought Dempsey was over
confident. but he made good almost as
soon as the two men squared off.
Fulton lowered over his opponent
when Referee John P. Eckhardt, OF
atlantic City. was giving them final
Instructions.
The moment the bell called the men
from their corners. Dempsey rushed al
Fulton and took the big fellow by sur
prise. landing a hard right swing
under the heart and hooking his left
to the stomach. These blows made
Fulton vince and the bigger man was
unable to defend himself with Demp-
sey at such close quarters. Fulton's
long arms swung helplessly over
Dempsey's head but Dempsey sent in
two short arm body blows. Then he
stepped back about foot and hooked
his left to the Rochester giants head
and swung his right to the point OF
F'ulton's jaw. The big man tottered
and fell sideways to the floor of the
ring.
There was, scarcely a sound from
the big crowd Of SPECTATORS when the
referee began counting the second,
over the PROSTATE man. Fulton tried
Intellectually to raise his head and
body with his right arm as a lever but
as the count progressed his head fell
back again almost over the side of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-07-29
i OMAHA CASH GRAIN.

Onana, july 29.
Corn-Eo. white. 17s; No. 4 white,
1.65@1.e7: No. white, 1.5O@155; No.
white, 1.ss@1.4o; sample white. 1870;
No yellow, $50; No. yellow, 1910
l.5s: No. yellow, 1.5s@1.55: No. 5
yellow. $50: No. 8 yellow, 1.40@142:
sample yellow. 100; No mixed. 172;
No. mixed. 1.48: No. mixed. 1.43: No
S mixed, 1877; sample mixed, 1.20@1 30
Oats-No. 2 white, 8sH; standard
ss1s: No. white, 6sA; No. 4 white
671k: samaple 66.
Barley No. 1, los.
Rye-No. 2, 1.67.
ST. LOUIS CASH GRAIN.
st. Louis. July 20.
Corn-No. mixed. 100: No. yellow
1.s5@1.Ss: sample yellow. 100; No.
white, 1.s0@1.94; No. white, 1856
Oats-No. white, 72k Oh; No.
white 70: No. 2, mixed 66h OCT; stand
ard. 73@74h.
Rye-1.60@1.es
MILWAUKEE CASH GRAIN.
Milwaukee. July %.
wheat-Steady; No. 1 spring, 2.26;
No. 2 and spring. 2.2e; No. mixed.
2.2o.
sCorn-Firm; No yellow. 172: No.
yellow. 1.s3@1.65: No. 4 yellow. 1.5s
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PEORIA CASH GRAIN.

Peoria, July %.
Corn--43 cars, unchanged to 3 cents
lower; No. yellow. Las: sample, 1.ol
@1.43.
Oats--10 cars: u to y cents lower;
No. 2 white, 75A; standard, Is.
MINNEAPOLIS CASH GRAIN.
Minneapolis. July 20.
Corn-No. 3 yellow 1.60 a los: No. 1
yellow. 1.50@1~55; No. yellow, 1.40I
$50; No. mixed. 1.5o@1.55; sample
grade, S0@1.40.
Oats--NoJ . white. 75k 976a;
standard. 71h @73ls; No. white, 7l1
70; No. 4 white. 67@71
Barley-9OQ1.0O; choice. 1.OO@1.05.
Rye-No. ., 1.S2a1.S4.
Flax--4.62Q465.
NEW YORK STOCKS.
United States Steel maintained Il
steady undertone. while the other lead
ing issues remained inactive. Heavy
declines occurred. however. in General
Motors and American Sumatra tobacco
The rails were moderately strong.
Altho war news continues favorable
the trade was in a waiting mood pend
ing the announcement of the steel earn
ings statement and dividend actions
which is due tomorrow. If the dividend
is not disturbed there is bound to be a
better feeling and higher market.