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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-20

Not often does Washington en-
joy such a sight as it did the
other day when the ice came thun-
dering down the Potomac with the
boom and crack of artillery, bring
ing with it a message of spring
and awakening.
The eternal dawn had come
again, "spring with her thousand
sorceries and her overlooking
measure of unrest" as D'Annunzio
puts it.
There was human unrest in the
rush and roar of the river, clogged
with ice foes, grinding Nand tear
ing at the shore, snatching at
trees and moored boats, and dash
ing them with the frenzy Of a
blind force against the piers Of
AGueduct Bridge. 1t was a blind
force, earth-old and deathless,
yet how many Of the men and
women who stood watching the
river, as a spectacle, realized this?
The Pursuit Of the Dollar En-
haustlng.
too worn out with the struggle to
take the lesson of the river to
heart. 1t takes SO much imagina-
ton to make the ever shrink
ing dollar spread over a larger
and larger area of the high cost
Of living, that the blind rush of the
waters in answer to the great
~ NJ
ing more to them than that ice
was thawing and it would soon be
time to buy straw hats.
Singly, we manage to afford
straw hats, green vegetables,
linen suits, and an occasional treat
at a theater or a movie" but we
can't afford these if We marry.
Marriage, in the less prosperous
walks OF life, is beginning to Re
like the sugar, wheat -four, and
beef that must go across the sea
to our allies-it is getting to be
taboo.
Love comes under the ban Of
that blighting phrase the increas-
ed cost Of living" A man cannot
AFFORD to make love to the girl OF
his choice-unless she Is rich
because he cannot afford to ask
her to marry him. The income
that very comfortably started his
father and mother in life barely
suffices for him alone. A normal
home life Is out OF the question for
him, and he begins to adjust him
self TO bachelorhood.
The Beautiful Things in Life Slip
Away.
The girl begins TO see all the
beautiful and real things in life
slipping away from her, too. She
lives in q dreary boarding house or
she shares a small apartment with
another girl, and they have too
many meals OF the tea-and-marma-
lade school to be really good for
them.
Such glimpses OF home life as
she gets come from some other
woman's home, where she goes to
dinner or Sunday night supper.
And such smiles OF babyhoOd as
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-20

T. C. HOMILLER says the tub -
Fifteenth street and New York ave-
nue. reminds him Of an INDIAN
TURNIP or Jack-in-the-pulpit. All
he suggests is that the tub be paint
ed white, green uniform be placed
on the traffic officer, and that the
officer be equipped permanently
with a red face and a smile.
One gentleman who dresses well
and eats three squares per diem
even if he does work for the Gov
eminent told me today that Sun
bath tub sounded right to him, and
it isn't bad, although as LEON
EARLE says, mot good though"
To play on wards, however, l
think that LOUIS J. SIMONTON
has scored a bulls eye in naming it
"Bull's-eye-view-of-traffic, and
now vote for that name.
A. NJ. CARPENTER.
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BUT WE'RE APT TO PUT 1T ON THE NON
ESSENTIAL LIST.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

One cannot help wondering
what fate has in store for them as
one sees them on the streets, In
the cars, going and coming from
work. Will their lives become ut
terly sterile; will they become
mere human automata, or Will
a kinder fate give them a full
measure Of real living?
Sectional PreJudlces. Forgotten.
Will the young lady, with the
delicious Southern accent, from
South Carolina, Alabama, or Mis-
sissippi, and a feeling that the
Moth is still the Moth" forget
all her inherited prejudices in
listening to the curiously foreign,
but not unpleasing manner, in
which the young men from Mas
sachusetts or Rhode Island pro-
nounce certain words? Will these
energetic young men from New
England remove the last shred Of
feeling against "Yankees?"
Washington at the present time
is the great melting pot of the
country-the crucible that will
bring forth the best spirit OF
Americanism that the country has
yet known.
Will the young lady from Flor
ida, Alabama, or Texas-as the
case may be-marry the young
man from Connecticut, Massachu-
sets, or Maine, and amaze her
grandmother-who still remem-
bers the civil war vividly-by
bringing a Yankee boy to the
land of the magnolia and the
mocking bird on their honeymoon?
Why not? 1t is as much to the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-20
The Deadly Parallel
By EARL GOODWIN.
Telephone Company Demands vs.. The Governu

There is nothing simpler than the telephone question
The Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company says
it CANNOT exist without cutting down the service and
charging MORE MONEY.
The Posoffce Department offers to take the Wash
ngon telephone system and give MORE people telephones
and do it for LESS money.
Just put the thing in parallel columns to show with
glance of the eye the difference between the demands Of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company and the
offer of the United States Government present the official
statement of Postmaster Chance the Senate and the COM
plaon of the telephone company demands made up by
the Public Utilities Commission.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-20
1 1.o.o The Mysterious
OILCC OO6I y Sense of Danger

Copyright 1917. International News Service
Did YOU ever have you should be careful avoid
thing sorrow?
After the catastrophe you remembered that had feared the
thing which had pass
Did you anything experience do having
and ntuitve warnings unheedngly?
What do YOU SUPPOSE is the Lord allows
cut these unpleasant situations successfully?
you suppose the higher power talks to
through your inner self?
Why do YOU not listen yourself and
ones MANY anxious hours instead making before their time
from the shocks your microscopes!
When YOU are reminded Of possibility of danger under certain
conditions consider that warning if
claimed 'front.' the housetops -:
and the intuition you nave ana you
nd an unerrng aid developing through cultivation
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Out of the of conflicting argument there seem to
be few propositions which clear and definite follows:
(a) That previous to the breaking out of had
fairly satisfactory system with reasonably good service for
which paid much than other cities like stu
alton.
(b) That the telephone company made money and
trbuted Its part to help the American Telephone and Tee
graph Company roll the surplus and dividends
of that concern.
(c) That since the outbreak of war; the service has
proven entirely inadequate and while heroic efforts have
been made by the company there have been when the
service has broken down entirely.
(d) That the company has been called upon to make
expenditures in of its receipts and is demanding
increase in the local rates to make up its alleged deficit
Of course the company has expended Of
money but much of this in reality capital and viii
be utilized to extend the plant and laying foundation
make more money in the future, AND THIS NEW PROFIT
WILL BE THE RESULT OF DECREASED SERVICE
AND INCREASED RATE, IF WE ARE NOT CAREFUL
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-20
HEARD AND SEEN

To alleviate what promises to be-
come q problem, I suggest that the
east third Of the Public Library
Park be donated and presented to
the WRECO to be remodeled and
rented by them to the W. B. & A.
for terminal purposes
1t seems to me this is an ideal
location for a railroad yard, and this
plan will avoid congesting the
streets.
OF course, IL CLARENCE P.
KING hesitates about accepting, the
city can offer to remodel the site and
even erect q terminal for him if
necessary to secure his cooperation.
II he remains reluctant it would
lot be beyond the bounds Of reason
This, Of course) to offer to move the
Library to some other point, and
then he could have the whole block.
OF course, the city should rent
the terminal to him for about q
thousand dollars q year and allow
him TO rent it to the w. B. & A.
a Ia Center Market.
What Happened to Hancocksi
Hancock's was not swept away IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-20
The Telephone Co. Demands.

4ne 1elePnone Oo. OemanoS.
The proposed changes On rates sub
mitted by the Chesapeake and Pc
tsnae TeIephons Company are Arieay
n folIOwsS
I. All aat-rate residences service Il
abollshed. 80
:. There II no change In the ladl-
vfdual line nessage rate. which AZ
pines to beth business and Fssidence.
untfl the number Of local messages
used In one year reaches 2.IOo. when
the charge fer additional messages n
inereased from . to Z cents. ADD
t1oaai local messages IN exeeaa 81
Alec are axed ~ - per hundred In
stead Of - per hundred.
,. Private Branch Exchange SyE
tens-The nlninum annual rate (busI-
ness o. resideace) Il Increased froG
ei1o per year 60 eI12 per year. ThIs
inerease n caused ~ eharulng eenta
Per message fer 800 local nessages
per month instead Of AZ cents. - In
the rates new IN eject. Additional
lseal messages re increased from ,
- 2 eeats.
The rate for LEGAL messages frsa
puh'f pay stations n Increased 1Pom
9 - - cents for eaeh period Of avs
lsssHe e or fraction thereof.
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What Happened to Hsncocksi
Hancock's was not swept away IN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-20

Dear Editor: for US both so i am writing this
Why you kill all the without mother moving my
father sao you were ne man 1hnS
very time had 80 +o W. 40 thought
little oude maybe YOU wude help
play good little keep maybe those people
kitty will stay with for hours who want to Kill tn stS Goni
day when better hold know what friend cat can De
sings plays paper kin the ky maybe
funny with her catnP ball forget ort not have & sg S
and waits for me to feed her she about all ky
does had and did
D St up ns 9 ss11 shs % Kitty and
way kitty is or
what
my my said they would
was child that was not very well to put
all the time wude think that in the Times my
than and mother tort read and rite
This is pitifu letter and it expresses affection that
makes very painful the duty of those that seek to protect
children including grown up children against themselves
The intelligent health officer in the United States
said:
I is absolutely useless for any health department to
fight against chdens diseases particularly scarlet fever
dphthea long children are allowed to play with cats
and dogs.
The cat plays with the sick child in the day time at
night goes out and divides the disease germs with other
cats And these cats carry the germs to children that are
well and the disease spreads.
dogs and cats carry germs from child another
and from the cutters into the houses Those that allow
their children play with such pets and hold them in their
only risk the health and the lives of their chill
dren, but endanger the lives of other children.
The only pet that could be considered safe would be
hairless Mexican dog dipped in solution of carboic acid
each time before it is given the child playthng
Meeans shave their eyebrows and their Boards and wash
them with carbohc acid should get other toys for their chill
dren Living pets belong to the savage state They appeal
to children Of whom all mentally in primitive stage
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-03-20

the dry wave. The fine old tavern
lost out four or five years ago. It
had a pleasing individuality which
could not be standardized and
properly gave up the ghost.
o. c.,
1888 N. Y. Ave.
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''Why Do You Want to Kill All
the KittieS?"
We Don't Want That, Nor Do We Want the klttles
to Kill Small Boys.
the KittieS?'

This letter. from little boy, speaks for itself, most
pathetically:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-27
Tommy Would Be Lost Without His
Big Jack-knife; Uses Innumerable

BEHIND BRITISH LINES IN
FRANCE, June 15.-Every soldier in
the British army IN France is pro
vided by the government, as part or
his overseas kit. with jack knife.
The military Jack knife is built for
service. 1t has only three parts "A
big blade of Sheffield steel, can
opener, and a marlin spike The
whole thing clasps into solid steel
or bone handle four inches long,
which is provided with "A ring so that
1t can be hung to the belt.
The Can-opener Ia an Indispensable
part of the provision for a soldreHs
well-being at the front Several i'm
portant items of his daily menu are
supplied to him in scaled cans.
The Sheffield blade has numerous
uses too obvious to need mention, but
It Is noticeable that Tommy Atkins
frequently uses it for purposes of
eating in preference to the table
knife in his kit
The knife blade Is also used con-
stantly as wood cutter IN the
trenches the lighting OF brazier is
frequently a difficult operation, ow-
ing to the vital necessity Of avoiding
smoke The Germans have a strong
antipathy to smoke, and the sight or
1t rising from the British trenches
arouses In them disturbing evidences
of envy. hatred. malice and unchar-
itableness. It Is we'll therefore, to
avoid smoke So the wood for the
brazier must be split up into thin
sticks and shavings, and for this pur-
pose the official jack-knife is the
ideal instrument.
When the soldier is withdrawn
from the trenches 1t Is his first duty
10 make himself and his belongings
clean and presentable for inspection
Tommy hangs his coat on a peg and
"shaves" It with the knife blade
The marlinspike attachment is
useful for prying open wooden boxes,
for cleaning stones and mud out OF
horses hoots, for adjusting belts and
harness Braziers for the trenches
are made from biscuit tins punched
full OF holes to admit a draught.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-27

The Germans were. for long
time, greatly puzzled by the marlin
spike attachment which they found
on every British prisoners jack
knife. They made great capital out
OF story that it was used TO gouge
out the eyes of German wounded. In
the official report OF the British pris-
oners Of war commission, several In
stances Of this fable are recorded.
Captain Beaman testified before
the commission that he was berated
hy a German colonel for permitting
his men to use their marlinspikes on
the eyes of German wounded. Cap
tain Browne told the commission OF
listening to Chlan major who was
giving a lecture and who exhibited a
British jack-knife, showing the mar
linspike attachment and describing it
as used for torturing German pris-
oners. The story appears to have
been deliberately cooked up by the
German military AUTHORITIES for the
consumption OF their troops.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-27
WAR GARDENERS OF TOLEDO
Real Estate Firms Make Offers OF
Lots PIowed for Patriots.

The Toledo Museum of Art. To-
ledo, Ohio, has had a spring exhibit
ton of 1000 war posters selected
from 80, 900 made by the children Of
the public schools and the free
classes in design conducted at the
museum During vacation the chill
eren will engage in various war ac-
tiyit!es. The museums bird con-
servation campaign, as a war meas
ure to protect crops, received an
Impetus, according to the official re-
port. by W. f.. Becks' gift of a statue
of John Burroughs, which was un-
veiled recently. On this occasion
John Burroughs was the guest Of
Toledo and 10000 public and paro-
chial school chlldren marched past
him singing and strewing flowers at
his feet. The museum is headquar-
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-27
SPECIAL ENDOWMENT FUND
FOR OFFICERS DAUGHTERS
Provision Made TO Take care OF
Girls Unable to Pay Own Tuition
and Maintenance.

To make provision for the daugh-
tcrs OF army and navy men who lose
their lives in the war st. Agnes
school. Albany. " y, has formed Il
war service campaign committee.
This committee has for It's object the
raising Of special endowment fund
Of $500, 900, which will assist in pro-
yiding tuition, board, and care for
at least 25 girls OF this fund slOO,-
900 is already in hand. There is a
waiting list Of 23 girls. daughters or
officers who ARE widowers or otti-
ccrs whose wives are invalids. These
officers. who desire home care ana
educational training for their daugh-
ters during absence in the war, are
capable Of paving about half the
tuition at'the school 1t is the desire
nf the war service campaign COM
I'mittcp to " complete the required
amount.
st Agnes school, which was
founded by the late Bishop William
CrCswell poane, was tho pioneer
school to give its pupils training in
mothercraft, the St Margaret home
for bahies near by furnishing oppor-
tunity for practical work, The girls
who stay under the school supervi-
sion all year are taken care OF dur
| ing vacation at a summer home on
| Lake George.
Among the patrons Of the nation
nj board Of the war service CAM
paign committee are: Hon. Elihu
| Root Hon, Franklin X. Lane, sec
| rotary OF the interior; Hon, Bene-
diet Crowell, assistant secretary Of
war, Hon, Franklin u, Roosevelt,
assistant secretary Of the navy; Maj,
| Gen. William c. Gorgas, surgeon
seneral OF the army, and DR. John
| H. Finley.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-27

ters for the American Artists War
Emergency fund for the state Of
Ohio and for the Toledo committs'
for pictorial publicity.
THE food production movement
has received the cooperation Of the
superintendent OF public schools
who. with the approval of the board
of education, has modified United
States war garden army OF children,
under the direction of teachers, who
will be retained during the summit
to supervise the work" the report
says. Real
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-27
SneietpNe&as
Phone, 6000, Residence 1900
Phone, Office 5000, kcrldcncc 1000.

10 Join Mr. Haskell who recently
enlisted In tho national army and
ahas been ordered 10 Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs Bernard a. Gillespie
| CMiss Katherine KERR Of Phoenix,
Arlz.. have announced the birth
NJ a son born last week Mr. and
| Mrs Gillespie are soIoufning In Los
! Angeles. cal. during the warm sea-
son.
/ Mrs. Robert L.nImlor viii leave
during the ncEt few weeks 10 join
/ Mr Imlcr. who Is visiting his home
folk in Woodbury.. Pa Mr. lmler
/ has been transferred to the tank
service ~ thc army and expects 10
spend some time IN training At Get
tysburg, Pa,
Mrs. j. e. TydccSer and tho Mis-
/ scs Josephine ana Catherine For
rcster have returned from Auburn
dale. Mass, whore Miss ForreS'er
recently was graduated from La
selle seminary
Mr. and Mrs - oufr W Edwards
pro lcnVnV thn evening Tor ~
/ rnug from wh.ch place Mrs Ed
/ w rds rgprCiH tn go l1l"J ~ Toledo
| ohio for The remainder OF the sum
mrr with her home "-foIh
/ Mrg T. A pe witt and Miss Mary
| Uc WIT hnye returned TO their home
/ In Pittsburgh, Pa, after spending me
past sc.crsl months In this city WIN
7 their relatives Mr.. and MrF Fred
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-27

far-reaching plans for the fourth
war loan mindful an we shall be OF
tho presidents recent words regard.
ing the war revenue bill, Many
counttos throughout the country
have tuSncd their" liberty loan COM
mittces' over to tho women said
Mrs. Funk. we have at this head
quarters reports from over 5000
counties, and from 100000 women
who worked on committees during
IN third Liberty loan drive"
The pulpit Of nn Ohio church Is
to be filled hy woman whose hus-
band Is serving as a Rcd Cross chap
lain. Mrs Ethel Wayne Kendall Of
Danyillc, Ohio. win take the place
OF her husband, the RcV Percy NJ
Kendall. as pastor OF the Church Of
Christ Dlsciplesv and will receive his
Fun salary, 'Mrs, Kendall has
been engaged in various forms
or religious executive work for
many years" said Mr. Ken
DAN she has been active In
tho Christian Endcavor field and In
Rible school work. She has had
charge OF the junior church in the
Bible school in Canton Ohio Mrs
Kendall has made tours for evan
gellstlc work and has frequently
| addressed church audiences In the
| interests of missions. | know that
| tie congregation win be Well cared
| Tor IN my absence, and I feel conf
I dent in leaving all the church duties
/ 20 her"
QUO Of the women's teams, which
| is doing good work in the baby bond
/ and war stamp drive is the "servico'
team composed Of a dozen young
natrons ana girls, every one whom
! has a husband or brother in the
! service. Mrs q. l.. Frost is captain
and Is assia9I by Mesdamcs Robert
/ l.. Imier, Harry +. Miller, Don G..
/ Roy, Bruce Martin Roy u. Gwynne,
| William Miller Ross; Misses Elise
/ Berry Edna Nelson Dorothy Dorm,
/ Mary Delaney As a result OF their
= first days drive the women turned
in $500.
Al Protestant denominations are
cooperating IN tho union com
munlon services held in many OF the
camps and Cantonments throughout
, the country, a representative Of the
| federal council of churches reports
: Chaplains OF the various demon ina
lions and Y. NJ. c. A.,geligious sccre-
tarcs assist at these services, usually
held in the Y M. G. A. huts Grape
juice has taken tho place Of COM
munion wines Of other days, and war
bread Is used in place of the one
time white bread.
Nearly fifty Of the Protestant
churches Of northern France have
bean under fire since the beginning
Of the war. The financial help sent
from America win he used for repair
work and rehousing the refugees
in these districts according to Andre
Mouol, secretary OF the United Pro
tCstants French committee II Is
stated that the maintaining OF the
religious services OF these people is
mn importanJ factor in the winning
Of the var.
Women workers at Red Gross
hcaddua rtcrs and ihe various work.
rooms throughout the city are con.
centrating on pad making at pres
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are spending the week with Mrs.
bIidgeWutvrs parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. c. Spitznagle OF Vorn station.
Mrs. A. \, Little expects to leave
next week 10 visit her daughter, Mrs.
George S. nays, In Dallas. Texas,
and TO later accompany Mrs. Bays
on a trip to Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs waite Phillips, for
merly Of Okmulgee. have acquired
tho residence at 1921 South Owasso
street, Maple Ridge, where they
will shortly lie at home to friends,
Mr.. and Mrs a, II. Harm and Miss
Larue Harm. accompanied by Miss
Louise HALEY. will motor next week
TO Colorado to remain for an indefi-
mite time
Mr. and Mrs ~. T. Wilcox and
children, Virginia and Homer, left
early in the week on motor trip
to the east, with the Maine coast as
their objective.
Mrs n. c. Gotcher OF Muskogee,
who was the guest for several days
OF Mrs. Claude II. Rosonstein and
b Mr., Roscnstein has returned home
! MA IA A. c. Minner OF Guthrie
is spending the week with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles j. Brill, prior to Mr.
Brill's departure for service in the
army.
Mrs. y II. Rnss ne returned from
| Albuquerque. N NJ, where she ac'
companlcd Mr., and Mrs Fred ID
| Hiss who will remain IN the south
west for an Indefinite time.
Mr. and Mrs Edwin r. Perry and
! children viii leave on Sunday tC
spend the summer sojourning a
| Michigan Lake resorts
Miss Camille Markham has re
turned 10 Bradford, Pa, after haVini
| spcrt tho past several 0,onthS IN ni
i city with her sister, Mrs. Winifret
/ Nasaahaugh.
Mrs. Robert l., Davidson an,
/ children expect to leave next We''
fof noyisit TO Mr.. Dayldson's home
! folk In Kentucky.
Mrs Robert NJ. Caller and bah
son have gone to spend the remain
dcr Of the warm season In COLORADO
Springs.
Mrs. Eugene Adkins OF MuhKos@'
.riu com, tomorrow to spend IN
wcck end visiting the home, ot ne
parents. Mr.. aud Mrs w I Brady
Mrs. G.. K. Ninsey VIII so tode.
I tn Little Rock, Ark, for NlS'
OF several weeks
MIR. and Mrs John y. Andersen
have returned from a few days tr'I
I'm the ozark country.
Miss Lucy sImms Of kansas Nlt
was the guest yesterday of Mrs or
LiEhtner Frost.
Mrs JoAn II. Markham, jr,, ,
e,eodtng Few dpvs as 'Ne guest o
friends in Coffeyvillc, Kan.