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The Washington times., 1918-04-19
Wilson Woodrow
By Mrs.

kind Of me to make any predic-
tons concerning that, and you
would be perfectly right to resent
my ill-chosen prophecies, II I were
guilty Of making them. am
speaking from an entirely differ
ent standpoint. So 1 repeat that
neither mentally nor spiritually is
Bob coming back to you, the same
man that he was when he went
away.
mo matter how unimpression-
able he may be, Bob is going
through experiences which will
make him a very different creA-
ture."
81 don't grasp at all what you
are trying to say, and l refuse to
be made unhappy" she cried in a
perplexed tone. II know Bob"
"0f course you know Bob, as
far as any Of US may be said to
know another. But that is not the
question at all. Look at it in this
way: II Bob had not entered the
army, you and he would probably
have been married shortly, and
would then have settled down to
the enjoyment Of a very pleasant
suburban life, meeting the same
people you have always known,
doing the things that the rest of
your particular group would do,
and discussing tho same topics
and thinking the group-thoughts
and taking part in the various
group-activities, social, political,
and humanitarian.
Bob's New Vision.
"But how different is the actu-
ality. You remain here among
the group, mentally stationary,
The Washington times., 1918-04-19
How Public Ownership Paid
in jamestown. N. Y.
BY EARL GOODWIN.
Saved Five Millions In Rates. MOs 70 Cy Property Gad
Msds the Town Much More Prospsrous

jamestown, N Y isnot great city but evidently ss
residents wide awake and up to snuff The mail has
brought copy of the Jamestown Journal containing
the annual report Of the mayor Of the city The report vs
the operating figures for Jamestowns municipality owned
electric light plant, hospital, market and water plant
One hears many expensive lawyers and lobbyists tell
ing legislators that Government ownership failure
that would like to submit in reply this simple little
nual report OF something actually In existence legal
brainstom. Expensive lawyers retained with funds
buted by the public paying higher rate for electric light
fare telephone tolls than should be charged ar
ing to prevent the Government from taking away from pri
vate benefciares something that ALL the public should
owl-in common. These expensive men say Government
ownership is failure and they say it frequently and
with many horrendous frowns and fs that they
tually get some people to believe them
However, it viii take wiser and louder lawyer than
ever have heard to argue away the simple little
facts presented by the mayor of jamestown, N Y before
g, 1918
There was an overdraft of $4,000 when he took Office
and in year. under municipal ownership, there is
than $26 900 in the treasury.
The mayor gives list of figures from which I win
quote those concerning the municipality owned electric light
plant The receipts were $99124 the cost of antenacs
and operation $6 910 leaving surplus with which to
pay interest bonds and to provide extensions PA
b.v. Under Ieaa municipal n ownership says the mayor I've
ing rates to twOthirds the price charged by the pr-
yate corporations beyond the city limits
THE municipal water plant has a value of million
and quarter dollars with less TAIN onehaf million out
standing water bonds.
Ths lighting plant has paiHs Of four hundred thousand dollars
only spO thousand Of outstanding reszs
hare been achieved from obtained after reducing rates and
without the aid Of taxation"
The mayor makes the statement that jamestown has
saved five million dollars In rates since the residents awoke
ownership.
up bond debt he says tfbut the contrary it means
continually adding TO the value Of our public institutions
and at the time payments bonds made each
year.
Washington can do the same thing and save its people
many times five millions Of dollars
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Double Our Share of Niagara's Power
Let Niagara Do the Digging
(Continned from First Column

Continued from First Colu1nn.)
Government work there is hand when the war ends and
many men viii suddenly be looking for employment the
better for the country.
It may be mentioned that the French even with the
going carrying energscay the building Of
the canals that France needs and the Germans doing
the same.
The United States led by intelligent energetic man
in the White House. should be able to do some of this homs
work, as well as the work abroad
An arrangement could be made with Canada that would
not render obsolete useless the power producing plants
now established at Niagara
While taking away the twenty thousand cubic feet per
second to which entitled and using TO better ad
vantage six miles farther down. the Government could ar
range to use another supply Of water in the night tine
when nobody the falls anyhow and thus keep the pres
ent plants running and producing power at night
President Wilson says that he wants 70 have thiS
thing done WILL be DONE started before his time Onds
and finished soon afterward
Very likely he win Be remembered e ths maa Who
did something quite In hstoTy-ths that Moved
Niagara Pals from place 70 another and made eVo hun
dred and hfty thousand horsepower 6W WheTo ony I've
hundred and twenty-five thousand grew bsiogs.
PG-This Newspaper ls indshlsd Cor Ne laoiS aaa
figures IN this editorial % NJ ". \, nasksn Ne -
locked into ths matter carefully end nssniaeay va ~
- ~ N@E~tNst
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you might say, unless you make a
great effort. Bob, on. the other
hand, is automatically precipi-
tated into a much wider group.
Instead Of the friction Of a few
minds, he will come in contact
with many, and in that way-in
every way, in fact-his horizons
viii be enormously broadened."
Il am knitting and listening"
my companion said; "but, mind
you, I'm not agreeing. Go on"
Thus encouraged, 1 continued:
He will be in q new land; under
new skies new voices call to one
He will soon be speaking a new
tongue In more senses than one.
He will constantly be meeting new
people, having new experiences,
and impressions will crowd upon
him faster than he can assimilate
d them. He will be thrown with men
from all parts Of the world. and he
will hear many different opinions
on many different SUBJECTS.
Great singers, great actors and
actresses have freely given Of their
best to entertain him. He will
have the educational opportunity
Of seeing other manners and Gus
toms and modes Of life than those
TO which he has been used.
When He Returns.
But far greater experiences
than these await him. He will see
and take part in terrible and ave-
inspiring events. He will view hui
man nature raised to the tenth
power. in its most awful aspect
and in its most splendid and heroic
moments. He will know the ter
ror by night and the arrow that
The Washington times., 1918-04-19

TWAS talking to a girl whose
sweetheart had sailed for
France as a member Of the
Aviation Corps. Naturally her
thoughts were full OF him, and she
was planning all the things they
would do on his return. She
seemed to be very sure Of his
tastes and Of the various directions
in which his interests lay. She
spoke as II they would take every
thing up again just where they had
temporarily laid It down.
had no desire to enact the part
Of the snake entering Eden, but
almost before l knew 1t 1 heard
myself saying: But he won't be
the same"
She looked at me a full moment
in a sort of amazed surprise. Then
an angry sparkle came into her
eyes, and the color rose on her
cheek.
Arouse Her Anger.
81 don't think you quite realize
what you're saying" she answered.
"I do not believe you understand
how sympathetic. how entirely con-
genial Bob and are. II there were
ever two people destined for each
other, It is he and /. And when
you talk about Bob changing, it's
a bit Of cynicism that resent"
l didn't blame her in the least
for taking my words literally. But
now the argument was on. and l
was forced to explain myself.
You have put the obvious but
wrong construction on what I
said" l returned. II am not speak
ing Of the affection and sympathy
that exists between you. II would
be very rash as we'll as very un-
The Washington times., 1918-04-19
HEARD AND SEEN

TON GRANT had arranged lunch
for the committee, q community
lunch, inaSmuch as he and MISS
MARIE F. COLLIER and Cupid, his
assistants, fixed 1t up. CoRss. rolls
and tuna nsh. all you could eat, and
dividing the cost made It twelve
cents apiece.
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Double Our Share of Niagara's
POWer-Let Niagara
Do the Digging
President Wilson Is the Man to Do This Important
Work.

Read short unromantic collection Of facts and figures
and learn that the United States at slight expense could
actually CREATE by q simple engineering enterprise
THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND
ELECTRIC HORSEPOWER equal to the energy that would
be derived from burning million hundred and forty
thousand tons Of coal
The Washington times., 1918-04-19
Big Doings
IN the
LIBERTY HUT
Saturday Night

The trade bodies of the d. G.
viii have a whooper-up-boys
rally for the Liberty loan Speak
ers. bands, music. Everybody
60!
Signed Thomas Grant, ].
Harry Cunningham, Charles II.
Columbus, John @. Capers,
Eugene E. Thompson.
Ed. Nots-You know What ths LIbsrty
Hut is7 Ths sunday Tabsrnacls over by
the station
The Washington times., 1918-04-19

Went to the Capitol yesterday to
witness the ceremony attendant upon
IRVINE LENRooT being sworn
into the United States Senate.
The Washington times., 1918-04-19

! mention the coffee frst because
e l0os the best coffee % the igorld
Make Tom make yoW a pot fsA
The Washington times., 1918-04-19

A simple ceremony, indeed, and
before the oath was administered
by VICE. PRESIDENT MAR
SHALL l caught q glimpse Of TOM
KELLER, who used 70 live next
door to my folks on Second street.
southeast, before the Congressional
Library was built.
/ guess Tom has seen more Sena-
tors sworn in than there are books
in that library, too.
REV. HUGH STEVENSON
prayed over the Senate before The
debates began.
And PAUL WOoTON offered me
q seat in his fat runabout for a
trip back to the business center of
the town, where / had an engage
ment to meet the Booster Commit
tee Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-18

VTWITH THE END OF THE WAR and the coming
w declaration of peace the situation which compelled in
changed. ~
HOW SOON THE COST OF PROVIDING SER
VICE will return normal basis do not know No doubt the
reduction of operating expenses will be gradual and may be
years before they restored to pre-war level
THE IMPORTANT POINT in our opinion, is that the
upward trend of costs will that the tendency will
downward Instead of confronting Steadily rising expense
scale ending knows where the company hopes be able
to buy supplies and materials progressively reducing
THE WAR HAS CAUSED HEAVY LOSSES TO
THE COMPANY It prevented various Improvements
make abandonment rates established
May 1917 and brought OF criticism and hostility
for which we not to blame .~.. --r.as.."
TT rs THE DESIRE OF THE COMPANY to reduce
with the reduction of costs which we hope will develop
IN JUNE, 1913 WHEN THE HIGHER RATES
WE'RE ANNOUNCED the Company expected that the
sy charging would fully investigated by of
Railroad Commissioners for North Dakota response to the p
pcaton of the Fargo City Commissioners The Company wai7
ed the preliminary Investigation required by law and announced
its willingness to cooperate toward complete and thorough In
qury to determine the reasonabeness of the rates.
THE COMPANY FULLY EXPECTED to Justify the
urgent necessity and the fairness of the rates such nvs
cation and expected that full publicity would be given all of the
to act.
ANTICIPATING THIS INVESTIGATION the Com
pany questioned the prope laying the before the people
advertisements
Otherwise would have followed last the which
to follow setting forth the facts that
Company and seriously affecting the important services render
ed the public.
WHILE AS STATED the situation has abruptly
changed and it apparent that investigation by the Board of
Railroad Commissioners will be want to know
Rtwere possible restore the May 1917 oor
row. would still present series of statements of which this
is the first for these reasons:
Toward maintaining public good WILL without which
public utility company can exist.
2-Fo convince you that we have not attempted to
profteer.
3To defend the character and methods organize
ton and its contention that it the community
in the most efficient and economical manner
PLEASE READ THESE ARTICLES a NEW
ONE WILL APPEAR EVERY DAY
Union Light Heat 3 Power Company
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-18

A recuperative diet in influenza Hor-
lick's Matted Milk. very digestiole.--
Advt.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-18
HOME STUDY STUDENT TAKES
POSITION.

Miss Cara Kjus is Just compIeG-
ing the famous Dranghon boolxkeep-
ing course by home study through
the Fargo School OF Business (for-
merry A. B. c., and has already ac-
cepted a position as bookkeeper with
the Peoples Press, Mayville. You
can now take either class or home
study courses at this large and very
rapidly growing school. Guaranteed
AS GOOD AS ANY or money re-
funded o. ]. Hanson, President
ADV.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-18
WIrH AuTo SCHOOL,

One of the automobile schools to-
day asked for additional help and a
Dakota Business College pupil was
sent to the position. Nearly all OF
the larger offices employ D. B. c..
help-have learned it pays them to
do so-even If they have to pay a
little more publicity.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-18

". D.. is made the boundary line for
changing time.
Heretofore ON the Great Northern
line. the change from Central to
Mountain time has ben made just
west Of WiIliston. while on the N. p.
line it has been made at Mandan,
nearly 175 miles east OF WilIiston.
The new time changing line runs
from Portal to Minot and Goodall,
N. D., and thence along the Missouri
river to Pierre. s. ID.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-18
MinOt Made Time
Changing Point

Under the provisions of new time
zone order, promulgated at Washing
ton by the interstate commerce COM
mission. Minot. instead OF Williston,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-18
40 NEW PuPus

Can be taken at Dakota Business
College. Many new ones from all
parts of the state came today and
more will register tomorrow. A
short visit will prove that D.. B. c..
advantages are not duplicated so
will talk with your local banker
they know-pu publicity
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-07

the graded schools: Miss Elsie l..
Johnson, kindergarten teacher. Miss
AIMS lie Compile. kindergarten teach.
er: Miss Ada G. Willett. manager OF
a business office there.
Miss Edna G. Whitcomb. OF Keene.
n H.. Is a student IN the domestic art
department OF Columbia University.
Miss Elizabeth Harrer. OF Brooklyn,
Is a teacher in the New York public
schools.
Miss Martha $. Bartlett. OF Rock
land. Maine. In also a teacher.
Next year each Of these girls will be
lifted 20 take charge OF a group aud
carry out similar work elsewhere.
They are getting valuable experience
and training this year Henry Is
teaching them-thnt IS. Henry Bemis.
the armer-and Is directing them In
their work But Henry says they are
the most npt pupils and that he "onlS
has 20 tell them a thing once and
then they - right ahead and do 80
without m mistakes"
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keepers for the group: but they ali
prefer tho outdoor duties and are al
ways glad TO get back into the garden
work again. One of their delights on
coming INTO the house in the evening.
after finishing the days tasks. is 10
show the "housekeepers' what good
appetites gardening gives them by re
peating in chorus: we want our
dinner"
And we have good appetltes." said
N OF the girls. This life with the
hoe and the rake is a great tonic. !
can recommend n to anyone"
To show how enthusiastic these
girls are. how eagerly and determined.
" they have entered into the task Of
raising food. one illustration will an
swer. They went 10 the mountains
10 plant and cultivate the war garden
TO provide peas. beans. lettuce and
such vegetables for the hotel. The
large potato patch was a separate
proposition. and the duty of caring for
that belonged 10 tho workers on some
Of the regular hotel farms OF which
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their opportunities for service will he
more than doubled next year. The
success. for Instance. of the Garden
Clubs farmerette squad In Cincinnati
has been so marked. according TO res
ports, that their work Will be greatly
expanded next spring Much to the
surprise OF their backerS they paid
their way" from the start.
Another phase OF girls work in
food production which deserves men.
tlon Is that being done ~ the Nassau
Cottage Association. Hempstead. y.
v. under tho capable supervision OF
Miss Florence NJ. Greenwood. Tho
girls who are being cared for there.
girls who ARE sent there by the courts
and who need careful supervision for
n time, have been Interested IN She
garden and food conservation Work.
They knew nothing OF this whom 'hcy
entered the home, bur have taken 80
the cultivating OF their vegetable
patch and the canning OF fruits and
vegetables with a keen delight. All
kinds OF garden products are being
slowed away on the pantry shelves az
Hampstead for winter use.
MI TINS WORK winch Nht Noutcn OF
the nation are doing In growing food
Is carrying out tho Fall OF the National
war Garden Commission 10 Sow tho
seeds of Victory" and turn The back
yards ana vacant lots everywhere Into
"munltion plants" and then 70 Can
Vegetables and Can the Kaiser Too"
A. tine draft increases with tho con
tinuance OF the war, m will be
called on more and more 20 perform
essential war services: n among
these that OF producing and saving
food II one OF tho most important.
More and more new occupations will
be open 20 them. and they will not
hesitate to fan into limo when the op'
portunlty presents itself for them 20
be OF service 10 the nation.
Here h a call 20 YOU. women OF
America; n call from the mountains
nnd the shore. Those OF you who are
in school houses or In offices all win.
ter long. n a place where YOU can
go next summer and raise a war gar
den. You will be helping yourselves
aud your country at the same time.
You Will bc helping 70 feed the boys in
France.
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The girls AVE a plano In their cot
sage and they help TO pass the short
evenings tthey retire carly) with sing
!ng and music. They are all very
fond Of zip" the dog 1t was n red
letter DAY for him when he was al
lowed 10 follow the girls into the gar
den to have their picture taken.
\ social Register Group
Women arc helping In war gareen
work ~ another big summer hotel.
The G%reonbrier al white Sulphur
springs. IN the West Virginia Allie.
ghenios. some OF the farmeret,es
there are women whose names arc
familiar in the social columns OF tho
country. They too seem TO he enjoy.
ing the work they are doing In help
ing 20 save the garden product which
il being grown there. A great deal
OF interest has been aroused in the
war gardens there; and In that sec
lion Of West Virginia every available
plot Of ground mas been turned into
vegetable patches. Besides raising
fresh vegetables a lot are being
canned. The caddie boys with their
caddie master, for instance. picked
more than ten bushels OF beans one
morning before they began their work
on the links; and the women helped.
The Bryn Mawr Plan
Another move in which women are
helping 20 save food and which has
the hearty approval OF tho National
WAT Garden Commission OF Washing
ton. Is known as tho Bryn Mnwr plan.
The scheme "a In operation along the
main line" out OF Philadelphia under
Tho direction OF Mrs Andrew Wright
Crawford. OF Bryn Mnwr; aud 1t has
been adopted elsewhere. This service
20 save war garden crops consists ot
having women with automobiles at
their disposal volunteer 10 go out and
help pick the fruit or garden product
and haul n to the market or cauncry.
Mrs L. y. prewry. chairman OF the
war garden committee in Cincinnati.
Is one of The workers who has fol-
lowed this plan,
Woman's Land Army
Divisions OF the Woman's Land
Army are making So good this year
that It IS probable their numbers and
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had a better time IN my life" they all
chimcd IN when the interviewer asked
them how they liked II.
And he dldn't wonder. Way up
among tho mountains and lakes OF
northern New Hampshire. within n
fow miles OF the Canadia border and
tho country that hunters love. in tho
midst OF a most beautiful and pie
tureSQue country--that In where the
eight young women who have started
this new field Of useful endeavor are
spending the summer. Most OF them
are school teachers. They say this Is
"a hundred times better than being
penned up In city or town during the
heated season.
Fine Workers
"They have gone far beyond my
expectationA'' said the manager Of the
hotel. discussing the subject. "I had
doubts when we started the
scheme. bur these doubts have all van
ished. II is inspiring TO see the earn
estness Rnd the determination with
which they go about tho work. They
enjoy themselves and they are having
a fine time. but they did not come up
with any idea OF having merely a
summer lark or eve with the idea of
a lot OF money They came
with a serious purpose, OF helping 10
win the war BY adding 10 the country's
food supplies.
The Plan
n WAS only necessary to take one
look az the girls 10 see hat they are
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How They Are Raising Food In War Garden for a Fash
ionabie Hotel Volunteer Women Furnishing Autos
and Helping To Gather Fruit Their
Success On Regular Farms
Copyright. I0ls. The Unconditional syndIeats.

- ERE. YOU WOMEN in office.
school teachers and others who
are shut up all winter long.
~ listen 10 what a group OF young
women have done this summers: and
prepare 10 follow their example next
summer.
The manager OF a big aud fashion
able hotel was fishing around for some
way In which to provide fresh vege-
tables for his table without the nee
essity OF shipping them from n long
distance as had been the custom there.
lie met n OF the young ONE
WHY don't YOU let us come up and
eaise your vegetables for your" she
asked. we don't know much about
farming. but I suppose We can learn. ="
And herewith was born @ new oc.
~cupation for women-that of garden
Ing for big summer hotels.
Made Good
The girls went. They have made
good. so good In fact that the manager
already IL planning to sc into the
enterprise on a much larger scale
next year.
But Il Is doubtful n a more pleasant
and more healthful way could be
found In which to spend n summer
vacation than by going M TO the
mountains or down TO the shore some
where aud growing the vegetables for
a bis resort hotel. At least that IL
the experience OF the group OF girls
who have blaIed the way for their
listers in this form OF summer outing
The girls are enjoying themselves ina
menscly They are having . dandy
time. they admit ~. WHY. I never
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Woman Land Army
Divisions OF the Wuman's Land
Army are making so good t'ig wear
that II Is probable their numbers and