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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-14


which that they all sections of the country with
population 100000 small
Boston Mass Cleveland Ohio Pittsburgh Pa Mont
Canada No. Milwaukee Wis; Providence R l.; New
ark j. Seattle WASH Salt Lake City, Utah; Des Mon Iowa, and
further after the this petition shall be granted street
in Washington will remain lower than they in 1S6 of the
z46 cities and towns in question
10 Even with rates for transportation District Columbia
straight all tickets abolished there will
doubt that the additional thus provided will
all of obligations and requirements
ask for this minimum only hopes that reonabness will
of the commission and result
sufficient enable meet the present without having
further relief hereafter though street railway other
found ask and the commissions
much greater advances
the federal realized the peculiar difficulties
now being
them properly these difficulties
the appeal local tribunals which
lit has jurisdiction Washington
under direct and exclusive federal control
that this commission will the state authorities have done
federal authorities the existence of the
necessity action IN
relieve them.
The small increase involved will appreciate burden
upon public and necessary the public interests enable
these companies maintain unimpaed credit pay their
poye wages under unprecedented conditions and provide
the improved and facilities the conditions demand
all than that borne by other community in the
United States under like conditions
til respectfully urged requested be
granted by honorable commission speedily possible
gether with such other relief if any, commission may
tproper.
Respectfully submitted,
| Washington Railway and Electric Company
By William F. Ham
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interested parties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-14

For the information of the commission have prepared similar
statements Of operating within District OF
Columbia alone These have arbitrary apporon
of applied the business done within and without
however will b. demonstrated to the f.eion Of the commission
statements show concuv that additional within
the District of Columbia imperative.
H. It high may
permanea
ronted with demands for greatly increased
pendiures only for ordinary for capital
expenditures unprecedented high
plain is equally unless the
10 induce IN its securities by the public which cannot be
done unless the companies show operating sufficient
the assured increased operating with fair the
investment Such showing is manifesty impossible
means local. but the result of conditions affecting the whole
public service ooo h h or osnsad u has ~
the corresponding necessity for increased order that
expenditure. may just
expense By none has this been clearly
than by the federal which, having taken
the railroads. the expenditures
promptly raised all freight from 1875
while greatly cuans the
aboshne mileage and other special
with the sxcket hereby asked abolished The President
high public appeal
all state and local authorities having the of local
public utilities such the petitioner with beraliy
the end all public utilities
bed render that efficient service which essential to the
has been responded by the local authorities generally with the
that increased for traffic have been granted by
the public atemkng authorities in 26 cities located in hyhee
of the of the Union well four of the eleven
of Canada of the methods compiled
by the official publication Of the American Electric Railway Association
| to June 80 1918, follows:
Ten-cent cities
|Eight-cent l city
Ten-cent owl fare 7-cent regular l city
owl regular l
owl regular. cities
Seven 43 cities
Sx-cent addition for 16 cities
ISxcent &c cities
Sx-cent with residue
Five-cent central and for II cities
Five-cent fare for transfer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. IL cities
Reduced eliminated AZ cities
jWorkmens reduced abolished IS cities
ICharge transfer. city
246 cities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

The stock for the wheels and box IS
three-eighths of an inch thick. for the
axle and handle. three-quarters of an
inch square.
Get out all stock to dimensions and
lay out the curves. Those at the
corners on the front and back pieces
are compass curves. that is. they are
parts of a circle and can DO made
with a pair OF compasses or steel di-
viders. The curves on the sido pieces
are made free hand. Measure in
three and one-quarter inches from one
end and one and one-half inches from
one side and connect these points
with curve that is pleasing. Finish
one side first and from that lay out
the other side. thus getting them alike.
Use coping saw to remove the stock.
In making the wheels. care should
be used TO get them exactly round. It
Will be well to lay them out with a
pair Of dividers. making a good cut
IN the wood with the point. Saw very
close to the line and finish with a
wood file or sandpaper. II very care
full, the wheels can be made very true
for the line IS there for a guide At
the centers bore holes for the screws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

gave sharp whistle and rolled away
leaving Margaret all alone with the
little Japanese girl and the baby.
For minute Margaret could not
believe her eyes. She could not be-
Heve that her father and mother
would go away and leave her, then
she realized that they did not know
she was not on the train. She began
TO run after the train along the track.
for on the back platform she saw her
father calmly sitting and smoking. He
was looking the other way and never
dreamed that his little daughter was
running along the track and CRYING
and crying The little japanese girl
ran too, with the little baby strapped
on her back
At last the train was quite out of
sight and Margaret sank down on the
ground and cried as if her heart would
break. Soon she felt a soft, little
hand on her shoulder and looking IN
she saw the little Japanese girl stand
ing beside her. The little Japanese
girl took Margaret's hand and led
her away, talking to her in a soft
little voice. which was comforting al
though Margaret could not understand
the words.
They came 10 a very little house
with a thatch roof. There were
pigeons and bantam chickens around
the door. and & japanese woman
who was the little girls mother, was
sitting rice in big sieve. The little
Japanese girl. whose name was Uri
ran to her mother and pulled her
sleeve and said a great deal in words
Margaret could not understand. Urls
mother came and took Margaret's
hand kindly and dried her eyes on
the sleeve of her kimono.
''I want to go back to Mother and
Daddy" cried Margaret. "Oh. cant
YOU help me?''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

But. of course. they could not IN
derstand her.
They led her into the house and
as it was supper time, they put a lit
tie cup Of rice and picked peaches
and dried seaweed before her. Urls
father soon came in and they told him
about Margaret. He was kind to the
little girl too, and showed her how to
use chopsticks.
That night there was no soft, little.
white bed COR Margaret. She was put
to bed on the floor on a quilt with
Uri and tie baby. She cried and
couldn't go to sleep. and pretty soon
she thought of the little. red mem
orandum book. The next morning
she took out the book from her pocket
and marked the day on the calendar.
It was June IA. Then she wrote in
her round hand:
Il was bad to get off the train
without asking Mother. I am staying
at Urls house" Then suddenly she
remembered that June IA was Flag
Day. She thought of her dear country
across the sea and Of her father and
mother and Uncle Billy. She was just
wiping her eyes, when she happened
TO see piece or red and Whlte striped
cloth. What was it the cloth remind
ed her of? Oh, Of course, the Flag!
Margaret jumped up and picked up
the cloth and made signs to Urls
mother, which meant: Please. may
have this?"
Urls mother nodded, glad to see
the little stranger looking cheerful.
Well" said Margaret, Now I must
have blue. Where can I find some
blue? My dress!"
She took Urls mothers funny. big
shears and cut square out of the
front of her dress. Was 1t naughty?
Wen. Margaret didn't want to be
naughty. she wanted a Flag. her
Country's Flag. She took a big, funny
needle and sewed the blue in a corner
Of the red and white striped cloth.
L must have stars" she said
Where can I find some white cloth
for stars. NV petticOatp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

Of our present flag. on the same day
Philadelphia observed Flag Day. and
since then the custom has spread
over the United States"
yes. our teacher did tell US that"
said Bobbie. Il remember now, and
she said that on June Il. 1777. Con-
gress resolved the flag Of the thirteen
United States be thirteen stripes, al
ternate red and white: that the Union
be thirteen stars. white on a blue field
representing a new constellation
And did you know" asked Boobies
father. that the first national flag was
unfurled by Washington on September
II. 1777, at the Battle of Brandy
wine?"
That's something new for me to
tell the boys at school tomorrow. Do
you know anything else about the
fag?"
In 1916" said Bobbie's father.
Congress resolved that the perman-
ent flag of the United States should
be thirteen horizontal stripes, alter
nate red and white. and that on the
admission of a new state to the Union,
one star be added 20 the then twenty.
and that such addition should take
effect on the fourth of July next sue
ceeding such admission"
And now there are forty-eight
stars on the field" said Bobbie. We
say a poem at school that goes Ike
this:
There are many flags I'm many lands
There are flags of every hue,
But there is no flag in any land
Like our own red, white and blue"
Hurrah for our flag, the Stars and
Stripes forever!
1T is indeed beautiful flag" said
the English soldier uncle. "and you
have just cause to be proud of It, for
it symbolizes one of the greatest pow
ers of the world, and IS honored the
world over"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

~ Ut OVER THE RIPPLED sur
81 "a face of the lake a snow white
u 81 gull flew in great sweeping
" circles. Round and round he
flew as though he wished to spy out
what might be under every ripple of
the clear blue water. With his broad
white wings outstretched he looked
like a bird aeroplane flying over the
water.
After he had carefully spied out
where the most fish were swimming he
circled round and round that one par
ticuIar spot; lower and lower he flew;
and finally with a quick downward
dart he dipped under the water and
brought up struggling fish.
Holding it tightly in his bill he few
off towards his home.
So far everything had happened
quite as it should-quite as happened
every day. But before he had flown
clear across the lake towards his home
another great gull darted towards
him! "Oh, dearI" thought the first
gull. now there comes that great
quarrelsome gull that I thought I had
left far behind me! And just as
have this fine fish for my dinner tool
Maybe If fly right straight along he
will not notice that have Just caught
fish; maybe he will think I have
just been looking for my dinner"
But the gull should have known his
enemy better. Before the second gull
had quite reached the lake he had
seen the fish in the first CULTS mouth
and had determined to have that very
fish for his own dinnerl
why should 7 bother to fish," the
second gull had said to himself. why
should I circle around and hunt where
the fish are swimming and go to all
the trouble of fishing a dinner for
myself when right here IN the air is
fine fish all ready for the stealing and
eating?" And as nobody disputed him
OF course he knew he was quite right.
Now with gulls. thinking and acting
come very close together. Hardly had
the second gull noticed the first CULTS
catch till he had thought all this and
had started towards the gull for the
dinner! The first gull saw him coming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

She cut the hem off her petticoat
and, remembering how Betsy Ross
made the First Flag. she folded the
cloth and cut some stars-not forty
eight, but they were nice stars. Next
she fastened them on the blue square.
When Urls father came, she banded
him the flag and a long bamboo pole
which she had found, and made signs
to him that she wanted the flag put
on the pole and raised up on top of
the cottage. Urls father was polite
and kind and glad to please their lit
tie guest, SO he willingly put the flag
up.
How grandly It waved IN the
breeze! How 1t thrilled Margaret's
heart with the thought of her dear
native land so far away! She stood
for a long time looking at it, when
she noticed Uri and the baby stand
ing near. Then she decided to have
n Celebration. OF course, she would
have to do most of the celebrating.
but she knew lots of patriotic songs
and poems, and there was the Star
SpangIed Banner" to be sure!
Meanwhile Margaret's father and
mother were anxIOusly looking for
her. They got friend of theirs who
owned an automobile to help them in
the search. They were following the
railroad track over which they had
come by train, when suddenly Mrs.
McAlister pointed and cried:
What is that, over there, above
those trees-see?"
They looked eagerly, and Father
McAIister exclaimed: The Flag!"
Well, in about five minutes they
drove up in front Of Urls little home,
Guided by the Flag. Margaret was
inst finishing her Celebration. Such
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08
NE FISH THIEF

and knew at once what he was intend
ing to do. "Oh, dear" thought the
poor pursued gull, now he will get
this fine fish and no telling when 7
can catch another one? Whatever
shall 1 do?"
And then the poor gulI had a happy
thought. Even if I cannot eat my
fish" he said to himself, Il can keep
that thief from eating it-that I cam"
And he dropped the fish out OF his
mouth and into the water
And what do you suppose that Sec
ond gull did then? Quick as a fash
he darted down from the air-ducked
into the water and came up with =
struggling fish exactly the same size
and kind as the one the first gull had
dropped! Do you suppose it was the
same f1sh2
And two little boys who saw the
whole performance are wondering If
it wa really the same fish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

ssslsSssssssSSIl q ~ III

~ OBBIE'S ENGLISH soldier
"a uncle had been sent to America
"A Il on important government serv-
bAA% ice, and, of course, he went to
visit the family OF his small and in
tensely patriotic nephew.
You bet I'm glad you came now"
said Bobbie. We're going to have
the SWEETEST entertainment in school
tomorrow. and you must come to see
it. I'm going TO recite."
AN entertainments! For me? Now
really that's awfully good of you"
NO. not for you" corrected Bob
bic, none too tactfully. For Flag
Day. Tomorrow is our Flag Day
June 14th-youu see! ThereIl be
flags waving from all the houses. and
most folks will wear flag pins and
oh. it's a great holiday"
But why do you have Flag
Day." asked Uncle John.
TN tell you all about IT," said
Bobbie. drawing his Uncle towards
the couch. our teacher told US the
whole story in school today. You see,
we didn't always have a flag of our
own. here in the United States, and
when the Declaration OF independence
was signed the people wanted their
own flag to show that they were free
George Washington went to Betsy
Ross, who lived in Philadelphia. and
asked her to make the first flag That
was in 1777, and we've had Flag Day
ever since"
well. that was pretty good for you
Bobbie. but not quite right" laughed
Boobies father, who had entered the
room unobserved by the two on the
couch. Flag Day was not officially
recognized until June IA. 1897, when
the governor of New York ordered
that the Stars and Stripes be raised
on all public buildings in the State in
commemoration of the 120th ami
versary of the adoption by Congress
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

meeting! Such kisses and happy tears
you never did see! Urls family were
all rewarded for their kindness to
Margaret Then off drove the happy
McAlisters, the little girl clasped tight
in her mothers arms.
when we saw the Flag" said
Father McAlster, I'VE knew that an
American lived there. We knew it
was a true, loyal American who was
showing his colors so bravely, and
here it was my own little girl the
whole time!'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

The hole should be only large enough
to permit tho wheel TO revolvo freely.
Washers are placed between the
wheels and the axle as shown IN the
drawing.
The box IS fastened together with
brads. The axle and handle arc fas-
tened to the bottom OF the box with
one inch fiat head screws. BE sure
to locate the axle square across the
box. Use a small piece OF dowel
through the end OF tho handle 90 hold
1t by.
The cart viii be very attractive II
painted n bright red. children Ike
bright colors and toys are always very
attractively decorated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08
THE FLAG MEANS AMERICA.

of America fo
American Red tits
gandh ngnenand
efa n
Land that S s
Red Crosss Amerc o lie
cat his inevh n the rnost in giUn
in
TIL Eng
rernddane tina AIKEN dbeside them
rim
BY nvgft
Red Crosn
i Rec Cross
eto the Europe"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

:
81 s. " and sisters and il is necessary
b 81 D 10 help mother great many
d u h times by taking care Of them.
The easiest way to do this is to provide
some kind Of amusement that will let
them play alone to a great extent,
The handy boy can make toys for
them and thus his task is made light
CT. And besides he gets a great deal
Of pleasure in the making OF the toys,
even though he will not use them di-
rectIy.
During the summer the little folks
like TO get out Of doors and play In
the sand and to build things. \ small
cart is one Of the first things they will
enjoy for it will enable them TO haul
sand and other materials.
Illustrated this week is a cart that
via not require a great amount of
stock and yet Will be large enough TO
provide the means OF amusing little
brother or little sister. Do not think
the cart cannot be made to different
dimensions than those indicated. If
a larger one IS desired. the dimensions
can be easily increased.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08
sEGMENTED ANIMALS
ANSWERS

BEHEADINGS-BO In Khdkf-1.
B0red-red. 2. Yedr-edr. 9. Edle-aIe. 4
indeed deed. 5. KUHN. 6. HGtr-dtr. T.
Abase-base. g. Kof-Of. 8 TfedEdedL
W0RD TRANSFORMATIONS - I.
ADrfLPiD. .. Pdrent-Nedr. 3. Banana
Anna. 4. Ldrch-Car. 5. SiIUer-EUtL 6.
FtftU-Fit. Z. CTGCl-Iedl0.
REGNENTED ANIMALS. - !.
PEC-an; CAR-mine; Y-el0. 2. PO-ppyi
LE-nlon; CAI-egOTB
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

find a girls name.
4. Behead and curtan tree, and
find a vehicle.
5. Behead and curtal a metal
and find sin.
6. Behead and curtail a number
and find suitable
T. Behead and curtail TO creep,
and find crude.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

OST BOYS have little brothers
and sisters and il is necessary
10 help mother a great many
times by taking care Of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

n Ut OVER THE RIPPLED sur
81 Is face of the lake a snow white
u 81 gull flew in great sweeping
" circles. Round and round he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-08

~ OBBIE'S ENGLISH soldier
"a uncle had been sent to America
"a 81 on important government serv-
1A-% ice and, of course, he went to
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-10
JAN HARRIS ZACHAR:
v CIZiCH SLUZBACtI?

Ccskosovenska tiskova kanccar uverenila jmGno kra
jana dopisem radiciho bratu kdes evopskem zae
tt, nevstupOvaH do naS armady. Ma to- spOjenci
spln anebO nebudou mOci spln tuzby samostanO
s tudlz proevame kev v ciZich sluzbach ZapOmne
sme menO OnOho kra Jana. Pamau ien re bydli
pacifckem pobfez vme ze podobne smysleni proevue
Sc Atantiku. Pravda e pocet akych Cechu nepatrny
take lehko by byo gnorova e Ncmene dnes n6mecke
porazce emeske ronte oti pred
kym moznosmi mirovym ktere by mohy dat jakys pod
klad pro "v cizich suzbach' proto odpovidame
Define Omu mas narod je svobodcn. Vidi kOcm sebe
Vlady rozpinac zemepisne hospodasky rozpeh SVEN
zapomnajci prava malych pokuseni moci slavy bo
hastvi dopouseci mnohdy skuku neomuvitenych Nez
mez vladam emi je eden obr ktcry piiim vyzna
nj: "Buh mne, vyvyScncmu mad osatnm uloz zvastn
slan: vadnouti Mali musi uzna toto me poslani
mus prijmouti mu jazyk zrizeni ceou kuuru do
brovone nebo prinuceni yeci nemi posav me cese
pred, sice mecem mym budou seren.'
Obr ten, nejmohutnejsi rytif imperasmu autokracc
Obdivovate vlky sraz seni kdoz rozhodnut jsou OBJ
haiti svobodu pevniny more - ci Stran6 vnuy by
sympae naseho naroda? Jse pfesvedten
onoho obra Nemecka. Sydeli bychom svu lid kdyby
cit Berline ponevadz pripade tom byl by yznavacem
stejne flosofe fosoe tiny Srdce Pahy nemoho by inak
nez bt spoence sdce podle moznos ponulo by
vici cinu
Nesrnne dvati valku aks obchodniho stanovi-
ska: pomhzete-l man, spojenc, k neodvsost pomuzeme
vam vojskem. Anebo: pomahame vam vojskem nezapo
1nente ma mas mirove konferenci.
Ne, zde je zapas nesmiTienych ide auokracie vono
stf Imperialism dobrou Will valky mrem ny Cecho
slcvac bcJueme pro dee sveesi zretee budeme
leze odmenenl anebo W to neproevane krev "v
glitch sluzbach."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-10

jake prozatimnl Wade Geskoslo
venskeho naroda pravo .soud-'
nictvi a yykonu trestni moci, u
znano tim take suverenni pra-
vo naroda naseho.
TAX pred nami stoji vlastne
jiz ceskoslovensky stat a Ma
rodni Rada jake jeho prozatim
nj zahranicni vlada, podepre-
ma vlastni armadou ma trech
frontach svetove valky.
Nyni name pine pravo k ma.
dejlm ma dokonaly dspech nasi
revoluce! Nuze ma cestu "a po-
sledni metou osvobozenim ma
seho naroda pod jha habs-
burske dynastie!
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-10
NEMECkY GENERAL v 81.
Bril- OPERUJE PROFIT
NASfM HOCHUM.
1000 RakusanI a Mad'aru We
zbrani u Omska.

Ceskoslovenska Tis. Kancelar.
Washington, D. c.. - Neue
freie Presse Sc sdeluje telegra
mem re Stokholmu dne 5. Ger
vence:
DIE zprav sem doSlych byla
V Sibiri postupujici ceskoslo-
ver,ska vojska porazena silny-
mi oddly rakousko-uherskych
zajatcu, kteri Sc vyzbrojili. Ia
sahnutl techto oddilu lie de-
kovati, re Cechoslovaci memo
hi Sc dosud rozsiriti a mnoho-
nasobne byli odrazepi. Tvrdi
Sc, re u Irkutslu operuje 1000
rakousko-uherskych zajatcu a
20, 600 Rakusanl a Uhri stoji
Francii pfi slavnosti odevzda-
v Omsku.
Pouze jeden dalsich ddka-
zu, re bolsevici odzbrojovali
nase vojiny, ably jimj ozbrojeni
NGmci a Mad All meli snasi
pr.ci.
Zrada bolseviku Jest zde do
statecne prokazana.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-08-10
ANGLE PRIDELILA, NASf
ARMADE GEN. BOWSE.
Uznala tim naSi armadu "a
spojeneckou.

Ceskos.ovenska Tisk. Kancelaf
Washington, D. C. - Zahra
ricni ministr Bargour pred ga
sem oznamil Narodnl Rade,, ze
v uznani nasi ceskoslovenske
armady "a spojeneckou prideli
Ii nj armada britska sve zastup
|ce. K nasf armade v Italii pri-
pojil Sc jake zastupce britske
armady general Bowse, Gene
raj Rathcliffe ienz spolu gen.
Bowsem navstivil nase hochy
ma fronte prohlasil po defilova-
nj nasich batailonG: "Vzdy byl
jsem pritelem Vaseho naorda,
- ted teprve pevne verim, re
do svobodne Prahy Sc dostane-
te re sc tam uvidime." :