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The Washington times., 1918-04-01
BY EARL GOODWIN.

That old principle of physics which teaches us that two
solid objects cannot occupy the space at the time
has been neglected for long time IN Washington with the
result that everyone has tried to be in the place or get
to the place at the time every morning and every
evening
Result: Crowded street cars badly mussed shoppers,
frefu Office holders bad tempered clerks many letters from
rate Citizen whose name is Legion and general feeling Of
Incompetence.
To cure this rush JOHN A. BEELER traffic expert who
has lived with railroads and railroad affairs all his e
to Washington the adviser of the DISTRICT GOVERN
MENT-ooks over the situation.
He right away that the congestion already beyond
every day. and that by the end of the year. with
people here, the Governments business viii suffer ap
preciably.
He that there two ways to cure the evil One
would be to build street lines and get cars
and the other to change the habits of the city viii take
months and perhaps years. to build enough street
lines and get enough will be easy to make the
changes in the schedule of the travelling public The prob
lem is to relieve the congestion TODAY.
Already he has taught the city something In the way Of
getting and avoiding useless stops His latest sug
geson to scatter the opening and closing hours of Govern
ment departments and private Offices promises to give every
one elbow the going and coming OF course
his suggestions not laws.
AS far advising merchants to open their stores 10
O'Clock concerned that recommendation seems 70
radical departure from the present plan that he
thought advisable The merchants themselves unoube
ly will take up the matter together.
would also depart in small item from the Beeier
recommendations. He advises closing the District Building
at O'Clock D. m trust that some day the Offices in that
building with which people haveto deal constantly win be
kept open ALL day long At present it is hardship to
persons to get to the tax office the collectors Office
the license Office the building Inspector Office the oheE
public Offices during the time allotted for public business
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Easter Monday or Eggiess Mon
day-which?
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Can You Make a Small Farm
Profitable?
Yes, in Prohibition Territory.

This is the story of little farm in North Caro-
lima, belonging to mountaineer.
The facts and figures supplied by an important Gov
official known to everybody in the United States
The facts exactly he gave them and they prove that
in prohibition territory farming can be made prohtable-n
you do not take the law too seriously.
North Carolina mountaineer planted ten acres In corn
He got twenty four bushels to the 240 bushels In all
he then proceeded follows doing what thousands OF
others doing in prohibition territory where prohibition
eliminates the temperate drinks and puts the population
whiskey basis
he kept 40 bushels of for his use to feed his
horses cows, pigs, and have seed for next year.
BE bought small still and barrels for fermentng pur
poses.
From one hundred bushels of he made three hun
dred gallons or 1200 quarts of moonshine whiskey.
This he sold the soldiers in nearby cantonment at
&aquart.
1200 quarts at 81 equals 81 4S00
Deducng 5000 for overhead charge and costs Of sale
balance $500.
Deductng 81 900 "for avoidance of interference and
aayng suspicion which in plain English means bribery
and you have net balance for the farmer of $500 for
hundred bushels of corn.
That is $500 per bushe $36000 per acre. after
ing enough for the farmers and for next years
planting.
These figures, which are guaranteed, show:
First that small farm can be made profitable.
Second, why prohibition does not prohbit-where pub
Lie opinion and private sefshness opposed to it.
With nation wide prohibition there would be many
profitable little cornfeld in the United States.
The Washington times., 1918-04-01
By Beatrice Fairfax.

age, had consented to a divorce,
but, learning that he had lost his
fortune, the famous beauty was
80 touched by his loyalty that she
refused to leave him in his pow
erty.
These women, and scores Of
others who have helped to make
history, were as conspicuous for
their brains as for their beauty.
They did not spend their time in
steaming and creaming in beauty
parlors, they did not devote hours
in getting ready for bed, and hours
in preparing to meet the world
again, next day. Women who keep
young. by physical means alone,
defeat their purpose at the start
They achieve a curious num-
mified effect, that suggests rather
an old doll, preserved through sue
cessive generations for reasons of
sentiment, rather than a real hu-
man being.
Keep the Divine Spark Alive.
II you allow the spirit, subjec-
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She was not a beauty, nor was she
unduly concerned about her
''looks," but she had a great mind
and q great heart, and no woman
Of that period welded a greater
influence.
Recamier Remarkable For Intelli-
gence As Well As Beauty.
Recamier kept her beauty and
influence to a surprising age.
She was seventy-two at the time
Of her death, and her great infu-
ence was only beginning to wans.
Her intelligence, as well as her
beauty, attracted to her the mosr
brilliant circle in Paris during tie
consulate and empire and later at
Abbaye-aux-Bois. Among her
friends were Madame de Stael,
Chautebriand, and Constant, but
she was accredited with loving
only Augustus Of Prussia. She
had agreed to marry him, and her
husband, who was three times her
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Government Ownership of Telephones a
the National CAPITAL.
(Continued in Last Column

telegraphs only urged the purchase of those pneumatic
tubes little entering wedge. That was my subtle
diplomacy"
If Senator Bankhead and his friends that recommended
the purchase of the interesting pneumatic tube outfit will 60
record above suggested they will find the record Of
value later
THE PEOPLE MEAN TO OWN THEIR OWN NATU-
RAJ MONOPOLIES, AND THEY WILL OWN THEM. And
they will select purchase those that have real vauno
discarded exravagant, broken down pneumatic tube
Germs or out-ofdate express companies
The is educating the people rapidly Congressman
that do keep with the procession will have chance
to think it at home
p S-Concerning the property Of the local telephone
monopoly in Washington The property status is clearly
fixed by the statement Of the company that it is not paying
expenses by charging present legal fees This shows of
course that the franchise in itself is worth nohng-uness
the people should consent to tax themselves additional
amount in order to MAKE 1T WORTH SOMETHING
The franchise being worth nothing, the Govern
should pay fair price for the actual property of the
telephone company making allowance perhaps for the in
creased value Of copper in the wires and perhaps
eliminating in computing the price of the telephone nsu
the large profit that the Western Electric Company
makes by selling goods exravagant price to its big rich
brother, the Bell Telephone Company.
But this does not that it should play the part of the
farmer negotiating for gold brick We hope that all SEN
ators see the point
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History records innumerable in
stances in which women, long past
middle life, have kept youth and
the ability to command admiration
into q green old age.
And in no case is it recorded
that they spent an undue amount
Of time on the external processes
Of keeping young. They kept
alive a great variety Of interests,
they made friends among brilliant
men, they kept abreast Of current
topics, they kept their minds
young and their faces seem to
have taken care Of themselves.
Keep Young In Spirit.
The brain begins to die and the
body inevitably follows. The
women who have kent their youth
conspicuously have been young in
spirit
Perhans the most famous case
Of the prolongation Of youth is
that of Ninon D'Enclos, a famous
French beauty whose grandson fell
in love with her when she was
seventy, though at the time he
was unaware Of his relationship
to the fascinating woman who won
his heart. Needless to say his
grandmother rejected his suit
Her salon was the most famous
Of that day. and among her inti-
mate friends were Madame de
Maintenon, Madame de Lafayette,
and Queen Christina Of Sweden.
Among the men who paid homage
to her beauty and wit were Richie
lieu, Conde, st. Evremond. La
Rouchfoucaulde, and three genera
tions Of the family Of Sevigne.
These men and women discussed
endlessly political questions, cor
responded voluminously and had
many intellectual interests in COM
mon.
Her Mind Was Alert.
Ninon D'Enclos kept young be-
cause her mind was alert and con-
stsntly refreshed by the best talk
Of the day. Of course, all Paris
was in love with her, but "all
Paris" would not have been II she
had been dull and stupid and had
nothing to talk about but silly
personalities.
Madame Roland was nearly
forty at the time Of her execution
in Paris in 1793-a victim of the
French revolution. Her salon was
the headquarters Of the republic
ans and Girondists, and she in
spired many Of the men who made
possible the RspubEs Of France.
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THE BESTOWED WOMEN OF HISTORY
HAVE HAD BRAINS

tive mind, or whatever you may
call the divine spark within you to
age, a ton Of cold cream. or steam
enough to propel a battleship
won't keep you actually young
looking.
Age is more a mental than q
physical process. Put a young girl
or boy to live with elderly people
and he or she will rapidly become
much older than a child Of the
same age living among other chill
dren. The constant system Of
accommodation going on in the
young mind, the daily adaptation
to the older point Of view, brings
about a premature age.
II you would be young, surround
yourself as much as possible with
people whose minds are alert and
vital. Keep in touch with children
and youn0 people and try to see
life in their terms Of joyous ex-
pectation.
Regard Life As Eight in the
Morning.
If you are forty, think Of life
as about 8 o'clock of a beautiful
sunshiny morning in early spring
and that all good fortune is await
ing you. If you do this regu-
larly and conscientiously'y you will
notice a change in your appear
ance, aging, petulant lines will
grow dim, you will begin to look
young because you have trained
yourself to feel young.
Refresh your soul with music,
art and literature-not trash.
Have as comprehensive a point of
view as possible, go to hear peo-
pie talk on subjects whether you
agree with them or not. Talk,
argument, discussion does for the
mind what boxing and exercise
does for the body. Monotony is
the death of the brain-therefore
of youth and life. Nothing is so
bad for people as to see the same
set of individuals day after day,
to eat the same kind of meals, to
hear the same jokes and talk over
and over the same subjects, to
have the same round of duties and
pleasures.
Change, the Salt That Preserves.
Change is the salt that pre-
serves body and brain. If you are
a conservative, hear what a radi-
cal has to say, and vice versa
And above all things don't dwell
on your ailments, don't "enjoy poor
health" and revel in talking about
it. Your health, symptoms and
general bad feelings are not fit
subjects of discussion outside of
the doctors office. Don't dwell on
i'll health and age and you'll keep
young.
The Washington times., 1918-04-01
Government Ownership of Tele-
phones at the National Capital
The Postmaster Pushing the Thing, Appr,
by the President.

Postmaster Burleson has made good fight for telephone
congressman anxious to protect private monopoly there is
every prospect that MIR. Burleson will succeed.
The local monopoly played into his hands nicely It
announced soemn that with wages increasing and all the
other difficulties including business than Gust
why business should be derment is clear) the
telephone company would have to increase its charges
Thereupon Mr.. Burleson said "You need not do that
The Postoce will take your telephone service it
for the Government pay employees much they get
ting give better service, make increased
charge, and earn profit
That as you can imagine was embarrassing to the pri
vate monopoly and the private monopoly Congressman
In spite of strong opposition, the bill is reported out
And unless telephone monopoly discovers VERY persuasive
arguments for Congressman to sn their backbones and
make them brave public ownership of the telephone system
by the Postoffce will begin it should begin at the Ma
tona Capital and end later with little Government tele
phone bell in the American farmhouse distant from
Washington, D. G.
We invite the Congress of the United States and Sen
ator Bankhead of Alabama especially become enthusiastic
supporters of this telephone public ownership idea
As chairman Of the committee that recommended purchase
by the Government of the pneumatic tube system Senator
Bankhead has gone on record as favong Government pu
chase and ownership.
1t is of course not thinkabe that he would recommend
the purchase by the Government of the pneumatic tube
te doubtful at best in value and officially rejected by the
Postofce Department and at the time oppose purchase
OF the telephone system that the people and the Posoce
Department WANT.
His lofty spirit Of patriotism would make it impossible
for Senator Bankhead any other Senator to Gov
control of the most highly developed most i'm
porant of communication teephoneand at the
same time light for and insist upon Government purchase
Of very doubtful pneumactube property whose owners
are anxious to unload it.
We invite Senator Bankhead rise in the Senate give
three quiet cheers for Government ownership and say
am fopubc ownership of telephone and telegraph the mod
recognized of communication realize that the
people took control of the post Office because they chose to
control COMMUNICATION OF CITIZENS WITH EACH
OTHER see that the telephone and the telegraph sim
pie natural extension and development of communication
and therefore like the mails they should be controlled by
the people
81 demand Government ownership of telephones and
CONTINUED FirstCo Column.)
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c-a,etul a. Government employs.
r,u,t be for the action Of the sehA.e -
,tr,kIns the BorlAnd amendment N
,ho agriculture appropriation BILL ana
hone,uI a. they may be that the maj
,ct,on ot the Congress will not impose
,Don them a minimum eight-hour-day
without q corresponding conpensa'o"'
,hey cannot forget that It Is always t'o
cov.rnment employe who Is the Victiu'
vb., our legislative economists oesn
n nara down the annual appropriations
:. nave, seems to enter their minds thaI
there Is room for economy In other CIT
eIes-among which are Congressional
circles.
Each member Of Congress receives q
mileaEe Of 20 cents each way. coming TO
and returning from the seat Of Govern
ment, for each session Of Congress- he
collects this mileage whether he makes
the trip from the State or district he
represents, or whether he has remained
In Washington during the interval be-
tween sessions. This means that the
Government pays each Senator or mem
Der of Congress 10 cents for every mile
Of the distance between his home and
the seat Of Government in Washington
for every session OF Congress which he
attends. and this in addition to his
salary and other perquisites.
There are In the present Congress
ninety-six Senators and t35 members
Of Congress, . total of b31. For each
round triD nile that this entire bod
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Government Clerk on Mileage

travels In attending a session OF Con-
sress, the Government Of the United
States. at the present rate of mileage.
disburses s212.4O. Assuming that the
average distance Travelled by Sena-
tors and Members of Congress in
coming to Washington to attend ses-
sions of the Congress is 1900 miles
each way, it is probably more than
this-the expense to the Government
for each session would be $3ls,OO0 In
mileage.
Even granting the necessity OF
paying the travelling expenses OF Sem
ators and Representatives to and
from Washington to enable them to
be in attendance upon the sessions
OF Congress, is there any reason eth
er Of equity or Justice why the Gov
ernment of the United States should
be called upon to pay more than
actual expenses and a subsistence al
lowance?
Not only this. There Is hardly a
year passes during which Congress
does not arrange an "inspection tour"
of some kind which, in effect.
amounts to q most excellent holiday
junket for a party selected from
among our honorable legislators AT
GOVERNMENT EXPENSE. These
junkets each cost the Government
anywhere from 10000 to $4,000. and the
only thing the people of the country
ever get In return 10 a report.
GOVERNMENT CLERK.
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With broad use of the editorial
"we." s. NJ. STOCKSLAGER, Of the
McGill building, discusses the quea-
ton Automobiles VI. Pedestrians at
length, and quote Mr.. Stockslager
as follows:
"The only possible advantage to
be gained by requiring pedestrians to
cross streets only at the regular
crossings Is to the vehicular traffic,
for anyone must know such foot
passengers could cross elsewhere
with much less danger than at such
crossings But they are driven to
these crossings IN the interest OF the
vehicular traffic and, IN THEORY
assumed to have q prior right-of-wGy
ct such crossings. But whoever saw
or hears Of any vehicle driver will
|ingly complying with such theory OF
regulations? We are sure we never
did. On the contrary, particularly In
the vast majority Of crossings wherO
there is no crossing policeman, they
blow their horns when q block or
more away and expect all pedestrians
to run to cover or be run down.
They usually choose the former"
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Easter Monday or Eggless Mon
day-which?
Easter Sunday was q wonder and
after / had attended divine services
at 7:45 (new time) / walked down
town. "JIM" BAKER, secretary Of
the Senate, standing on his porch.
waved me q welcome.
And down the street further ]
caught sight of the head Of CON-
MISSIONER GARDINER sitting
in an upper story Of his house.
On Connecticut avenue there ap-
peared to be two classes Of people.
Those bound for church and those
bound for the golf club. Among
those churchward bound was JOHN
NELSON, NJ. c., from Madison,
Wisconsin, with whom I chatted
concerning the chances Of IRVINE
for the Senate.
And as we stood there, CON-
GRESHAM GILLETT, in the
slickest looking car you ever saw,
shot up Cathedral avenue. Church
or golf?
Further on, in front Of JOSEPH
TUMULTY'S house, ! saw q Ford
car smashed in like an accordion
and a man who was picking up the
pieces said it had run into a trolley
pole. When will those be removed :?
BILLY RoDENBERG, riding by
in a new automobile, made me hop
in with him. He believes in treat
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BILLY RoDENBERG, riding by
in a new automobile, made me hop
in with him. He believes in treat
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Beeler Scores Again

Applying Common Sense He
Works Out Plan Which May All Comfortable and Happx
The Washington times., 1918-04-01

telegraphs. only urged the purchase Of those pne
tubes as a little entering wedge That was my
diplomacy"
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ARTHUR DUNN went to St
Johns church yesterday.
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HEARD AND SEEN

ing Washington with . broad, fair,
and liberal policy, and I wish there
were more Congressmen with the
same spirit
LEVI COOK made . wry face Il
me. Perhaps he isn't accustomed 70
stovepipe hats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-07
ESTATE OF oRRIN coAcHE


State Of Vermont district OF Washington, S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
triet Aforesaid to the heirs and all persons
interested nj the estate Of Orrin Coache late
Of Plainfeld, in said district deceased,
GREETING
WHEREAS, application hath been made "a
this court in writing. by the special admins
trr 'eF rvaying for license and authority %
sell all Of real estate Of said deceased to wit
Situated In the town Of Plainheld In said dis
trict representing 10 said court that Il would
be beneficial to the heirs and all persons
interested in the estate Of said deceased 70 sell
said real estate and convert the same into
money.
And bringing into court the consent and APP
probation in writing, OF all the heirs 70 said
estate residing In this state, and setting forth
the situation Of the real estate.
WHEREUP0N, the said court appointed and
assigned the 25th day OF November 1915 at the
probate office In Montpelier, IN said district, to
hear and decide upon said application and petit
ton, and ordered public notice thereof to be
given to all persons interested therein by pub
fishing said order. together with the time and
place OF hearing three weeks SUCCESSFULLY IN
the Barre Daily T.mes. a newspaper which cir
eulates In the neighborhood OF those persons
interested In said estate, ali Of which publica-
lions shall be previous TO the day assigned for
hearing.
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said court, at the time and place
assigned, then and there In said court 10 make
your objections TO the granting Of such license
II you see cause
Given under my hand at Montpelier, in said
district, this 9Th day Of November 1918
FRANK J. MARTIN, Judge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-07

ESTATE OF WILLARD c, BUGBER

State Of Vermont, District Of Washington. IS.
To tho honorable probate court for the dis
trict aforesaid:
Your petitioner, William G. Nye. administra-
tor Of the estate Of Willard G. Bugbee, late Of
Calais, in said district, deceased respectfully
represents that the sale Of all of the real estate
Of said deceased, situated in Calais. in said
district, 10 wit, Including the homestead right
and the interest of the widow therein, would
be beneficial to the widow and heirs Of said de-
ceased and those interested IN said estate. in
order to convert said real estate into money.
!, Said administrator therefore prays said court
10 grant him license 10 make such sale
Dated at Montpelier, this 18th day of 'octo-
Der, 1918.
WILLIAM G. NYE.
Personally appeared before me the above
named William G. Nye and made oath that he
would faithfully perform the duties Of his trust
in making sale Of said real estate according TO
his best Judgment and the law Of this state
FRANK j. MARTIN. Judge Of Probate
We, the widow and heirs, Of the said de
ceased, residing In the state Of Vermont here
by consent 70, and approve Of the granting Of
the license prayed for BY the foregoing petition
MRS. EMMA A. BUGBEE,
FRANK a. BUGBEE
CHESTER w. BUGBEE,
MRS. GEO a, WHEELOCR,
MRS, MINNIE B, ROBBINS.
Noy7.lA-2l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-07
ESTATE OF cLERNARD ELMER

State OF Vermont District OF Randolph, ss.
The honorable probate court, for the district
aforesaid, to all persons Interested In the estate
Of Clsrnard Elmer OF Orange, Vermont.
GREETING
WHEREAS. application in writing hath been
made to this court by the guardian Of Clernard
Elmer for license 70 sell the real estate Of said
ward, via. Hts dwelling-house, barn and about
81 acres Of land adjoining, situated in Orange.
Vermont representing that the sale thereof
for the purpose Of putting the proceeds Of such
sale at interest, or investing the came In
stocks or other real estate, or using the
avails thereof for the benefit Of said ward as
the law directs would be beneficial for said
ward.
WHEREUPoN, the said court appointed and
assigned the 18th day Of November, 1918. at the
probate Office in Chelsea, In said district 10
hear and decide upon said application, and or
dered that public notice thereof be given 70 all
persons interested therein, by publishing this
order three weeks SUCCESSFULLY In the Barre
Daily Times. a newspaper published at Barre
City Vermont, which circulates in the neigh
borhood Of those persons interested therein,
all which publications shall be previous to the
time appointed for the hearing
THEREFORE, you are hereby notified 70 ap-
pear before said court, at the time and place
aforesaid, then and there in said court 20 OBJ
tect TO the granting Of such license II you see
cause.
Given under my hand at Chelsea. in said
district. this s0th day Of October 1918.
GEORGE L. STOW. Judge.
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