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would doubtless
nature-rom juxtapoion three co
red blue and black in aid Of the third Liberty
Confusion Worse Confounded

Confusion Worse Confounded
The Of "Unde demonstrate complicated
nature OF the camoufage involved the
last year Fundamentally camouage is coloring ana
earsts has object
has never been enough He steadily the
same time certain unpatriotic acute
enough to observe that he cyclone
of patriotism and doyay which accut
and judgment which have overtaken others
The aim of the relatively military
OF the Hearst variety Mtoncconfusion
confusion OF public opinion by argument
which still has its SINGLE deliberate direction thor
opghgong of the passing
through Kansas purpose
and where path very key
to the direction behind the
Out of single impression may gow-if
played the back The American out of stories of rich
ness and and threatening
nelghbors and hemng allies out of ters
onslaught of victorious Germany spanking profen
and muntion Makers out of attacks
out of for America frst" appng heom ~
thoughts and all views of the Thoughts
and views of who want stopped fought ou
10 clean peace may gowand do pretty definite stap
OF mental and emotional doubt M
state for fighting nation.
And one knows better proprietor publisher
The New York American The Evening
newspapers. 81
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i llOnlNS

with some such scientific phrase as
"from the evidence in the case it would
be fair to conclude" or "the data at
hand would seem to Indicate" or "from
the morphological and cmbryological
standpoints." In this way a professor
is accustomed to pass the buck, as it
were, to his data" or to "the con-
sensus of scientific opinion
Marriage and
High Stimulation
For example, Professor Thomas had
seemed to say in his writings that it is
contrary to mans nature and to his
higher interests to be faithful in mar
riage. But what he actually said was
this: "We have every reason to con-
clude that exogamy is one expression
of the more restless and energetic
habit of the male" whose "tangential
disposition" leads him, as "an express
sion of his somatic habit" to seek love
adventures outside the family circle
and makes him "the carrier of the So
cial will" Monogamy, which the world
calls "being good husband" is, ac-
cording to Professor Thomas, "a habit
acquired by the race not because it
has answered more completely to the
organic interests Of the individual, but
because it has more completely served
social needs" From "the biological
standpoint" it "does not, as a rule, an
swer to the conditions Of highest stim-
ulation, since here the problematical
and elusive elements disappear"
Again, the world thought Professor
Thomas had said that marriage was a
failure. What he actually wrote was
this:
"The strain of the matrimonial SIT
uation at present is abnormal and al
most impossible. The demands for at
tention from husbands on the part of
wives are greater than is compatible
with the absorbing general activities of
the latter" This looks like scientific
way Of saying: otis no use, my dear
We might as we'll decide to part, and
I'll take my fun where 1 find it," But
it isn't. 1t is merely scientists de-
ductions from observed facts.
Generally and academically speaking,
sex is by no means so complicated a
matter as the playwrights and lyric
poets have pretended, tie professor
argues. 1t is nothing more than q
question of metabolism. "The determi-
nation Of sex is a chemical matter,
maleness and femaleness being solely
the expression of difference of atti-
tude toward food" This, gentle reader,
has no reference to her fondness for
lobster and chocolate creams, or to your
preference for porterhouse rare. You
must understand that the professor is
speaking morphologically and embryo
logically. The theory is that the hu-
man embryo turns male Or female at
certain time in its development accord
ing to the amount of nourishment which
it. happens to receive. If it is overfed
it becomes little girl, anl at last has
a pink ribbon tied around its neck; if
underfed, it becomes little boy, and
has blue one.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

the commercial and public morality Of
man." Woman, he explains, need not
be honest in the commercial serse.
She is rather petted for her queer ma
nipulations of her spending money.
She need not be honest in the ethical
sense. Her fibs are passed off as
pleasant jokes. But on pain of ostra.
rism she must be honest in the Shake.
spearian sense of observing "the moral
code"
In place of his own virtues man has
given her others, which she is to re-
gard as peculiarly her own-virtues
such as modesty, constancy and devo-
tlon. These she practises in order to
please and fiatter the jealous male"
The morality of the person" is in
Professor Thomas's historico- socio-
logical view, something OF an innova-
ton. Woman has been obliged to
\dapt herself to it somewhat artificial
ly. She regards it as game she
must play. She does not especially like
it. She did not make the rules. But
she must play it as best she may to
her own advantage.
"Always with a rather definite re.
alization before her of what dread.
full thing it is to be an old maid. she
has naively insisted that her sisters
shall play we'll within the game and
has become herself the most strict
censor Of that morality which has be-
come traditionally associated with
woman. Fearing the obloquy which
the world attaches to bad woman, she
throws the first stone at any womas
who bids for the favor of men by
overstepping the modesty Of nature.
These are some of the "data" whlca
the world mas been digging up IN us
research on the sociological expiana-
ton Of Professor Thomas. "The evi,
dence available" it remarks. "wouia
seem to Justify the conclusion
But Professo: Thomas interrupts
with the tart reioinder that it is none
Of the worlds business. =,
Society should not interfere win
the free association of mature persons
capable of planning their own lives
and seeking their own values"
This is the professional view:
The governmental view, on the otnef
hand
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Bolo on Hearst

BoIo Pacha dinner Shers about the middle of March,
1916, avlh William Randolph Hearst his guest On his return to
France he immediately used his acquired lie Jour-
ap to print the first that Paris May
1916 euogy of Hearst Its aid the of The
N0 Yor American his get back into the good
of the French government the cable rights hh
interesting the latitude the public Of the
IT, 1918:
Never have the pathes the
the Allies than the when the policy of the United
States these sympathies
like there double mentioning the
William Randolph Hearst figuring in the first rank Goha
American Who would dare deny the kingdom of publicity this
who himself daily several of which
regarded the the Old and New Worlds
number Of magazines which is distributing to
than four hundred who addition supplying
than three thousand theatres with films? This
handler Of his all the by
which appeal to the crowd.
We would be sighting his personality considered him only
the the M has than
colossal transaction He wanted help himself with the
lever which he himself had forged He the first before M
his politics shake off the of the
The the Qengenage)
degree special played the beginning
Of the European conflict
originality power-hat M. Hearst No will be
asonhed that have been the last
notice this They made him at time when
the Allies did sufficient heed following the evolution Of
the official ntrigues Hearst has borne them grudge for it,
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
ISAAC THOMAS, Phi. D.,
w to judge by his own writings,


was suffering from demon
stration of "the male katabolic nat
ure" and "somatic habit" when he
was found at Chicago hotel some
two weeks ago, by the Federal author;-
ties, in company with Mrs. Peall
Granger, wife of United States army
officer now in France, whom he had
registered as his wife. The "somatic
habit" DR.. Thomas has written, ex-
presses itself in "tangential dispo-
sition," and makes it's possessor hunt,
experiment and seek adventure.
But according to his explanation, his
was no such vulgar adventure as the
ordinary man has misunderstood his
professional intentions from the start,
and so has the government. His kata-
bolic yearnng was for scientific data.
says, he was merely. utilizing. his du-
ties to the University of Chicago (from
which he has since been released). He
was, in short, only there "for research
purposes" in connection with his forth
coming work in five volumes, which is
expected to revolutionize the science
of sociology.
"The explorer in this field" he said,
"knows that he has a chance of per-
ishing, just as the geographical explor-
er knows that he has that chance"
The world could not understand that
there was no indiscretion in the pro-
fessor's activity. And the professor
could not understand why it was any
of the worlds business. 1t was a case
of what Professor Thomas would call
"social maladjustment."
Professor Thomas's explanation was
recently accepted by the Morals Court
of Chicago, into whose jurisdiction the
Federal authorities had first given the
case. But the United States govern
ment has just announced that il does
not accept the acquittal rendered by
that court on minor charge, as final,
and is not yet convinced that the pro-
fessor's explanation explains. 1t says
that while American soldiers are pro-
tecting the honor Of their country they
have right to know that the country
is protecting the homer of their fami-
lies. So, according to latest reports.
the case may proceed under the Mann
statute.
Mrs. Thomas, on learning of the in
cident, said that her husband was "a
foolish boy, who had committed an
unutrerably stupid act, not wrong, but
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
The Proper Way
o Study Behavior

"a number of years ago 1 concluded
that the only proper way to under-
stand the present was to study the
present, and that the proper way to
study behavior (Which is the ultimate
basis of social controD was to study
the individual.
"This method may be called the case
method. 1t involves the study of the
life history of individuals, and its pur-
suit constitutes a dangerous occupa-
! ton. 1t involves association with nor
NAL and moral persons indeed, but also
association with prostitutes, thieves
and buns 1t involves the possibility of
belrg seen in places and with persons
in which and with whom you are not
supposed to belong.
Mrs. Granger told me that when
she had previously lived in Chicago
she had known a girl who had a ru-
markable history. On her own account
she saw this girl and arranged to get
her history for possible literary use.
She was to bring the girl to my office,
but 1t developed that the girl could not
come so far on that day, and it was
agreed to meet in the city.
Il registered at the hotel, and Mrs.
Granger had such confidence in me
that it did not occur to her to question
whether the proceeding was discreet
or not. We entered the room and were
apprehended before the appearance of
her friend"
Professor Thomas, in order to obtain
the room as a laboratory, had to con-
form to the etiquette on which hotels
SO stubbornly insist and write a "Mr.
and Mrs" on the register. He feels
that for being so considerate he should
be commended, instead of being ar
rested on "white slavery" charge.
An explanation of the general mis-
understanding of the professors mo-
tives may be found in the fact that
many people are inclined to judge them
by his writings. These were filled with
technical sociological language, but on
the face of them they looked suspicious.
They seemed to imply that what all the
world Knows as morality is but a make
shift, which mature persons may dsre-
rard at will. So Professor Thomas
seemcd to have been practising what he
seemed to preach.
Now, a professor may say almost
anything if he prcfaces his remark
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
r: s. p The World s Wifc
!: Il ~ ~ And Professor

seeks the anabolic female" It i, :,
deed, touching sight, and will dn,ha In
less be symbolized with a wealth !.
rude color at the next exbib;t;ons =.
the Independents. VI
But the anabolic female has hoo,
curing an "adventitious" kataho,;scc ~
in these latter days, and it ia in .a1
remarks which Professor Thomas ;ss ~
dites on this subject that his cs;.;u- ~
lind most of their ammunition 1,ss ps
cause men were not always consar,;"-
their energy, but were exerting i \;
devising labor-saving schemes - thiE aE
presently gained the upper hand SSAss y
women and were able to maxi VI
either slave or plaything. This tas asf
dency has grown until in Amer;.. '.n' 81
day wives of the well-to-do class ha~. W.
little else to do than please and aa,tse 1--we
their husbands. Because the husineeser iH.esr
and production of the world ;s nn,,, o.
the hands of men. women. who own ~
were the farmers, manufa ctrr.Na u"ce
priests, judges and heads of fam;1;as'
have become hardly more than nrosas ,
sional companions. p-'ies-
Now, morality, according to profo,
sor Thomas, has always been notts- t.S-
of shrewd adaptation to matar;s1 ,as,ssl
needs. And modern society. evolv;rn lr,,a. !
new and peculiar place for it's s womsI
has given to them a new and nocri;a, i;sa,
morality. Se'"''ar
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
More About Hearst

THE second Of this series of articles ON Hearst IN
meet S"ndays Tribune, rcU deal zvith such methods
OF camoutldge as the printing of the Gerard books
hacmoehers cartoons and editorials g0ing Hp-serzicc
to the mnf'on, md 7ciM the general types of disoy
propaganda zc1uch they zcerc calculated to shield,
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

soldiers the railroads and the fnanc
called forth only Amerca rst
interesting and confusing specimen of the Hearst
"Under Fire. Henri
Illuminating demonstration
canouae habit Incorporate
He longer knows his
own mind. He can't camoufage reality
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

horizon of the national life And Hearst
the camoufeur. =
Some would have been with covering
teltae tracks they had already
Here who while he tended to that straight
ahead taking
aid should discovery
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Morals and the
Case of Woman

=. "There has been developed" he savs
"a peculiar code of morals to coyer
the peculiar case of women. This nav
be called q morality Of the person and
OF the bodily habits. as contrasted with
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
Substituting a "Better Book

ME Hearst recently bought Of
DOOR, Under Fire. written by Henri Frenchman know
be celebrated booL
full splendid
- ' W WV i'e"ch
Major Ekenfelder member this country
however information
winch the FRENCH would be in
IN France
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28
This Suicidal White World"

iney are obsessons which editorial brain tbrow s +
-"hch Is the notion that Janan +o .-a
aiS important duty at the present nomentSoccnr =; vac
h he amencans pnchan for capital letters permits ~
- "'a' ehe conduct of the Central Powers
m s''eVously injured the peace nhere cones +h
p"fase-'h's unhappy suicidal white world"
tho he - ceasng to fight Germany with amies
~ ~ way 10 oeat Germanyjuif a separate neace for 49," n
rnh, - - sney were struggling war which thew w
~ " prosecute successfully without or ammnnion w.,
1o eo'o measure the mputatn the Russian revo; ~ s
opinion wn'cn Hearst has always held the present q"
Czar-nnade war for objects" ~ '0sse Is "a
oh Apni The American" into spreade.o ur:,.
~ ne avy and hon JoScphus Daniels Efficient sea s;s
.uo 'e ene're oack page and welded
u 70 ne stars OF the nag Ton the right "butes arc
course quite as much along the customary crito h
ne as hey arc patiently patriotic" but this M
promised more OF the same Sort discussing
IN the different branches military
1or udalon the shpudng Ia branch hiber
e neath and recreation Of soldiers elimination Of
pioneering unt now point which Hearst has dot
ienHtn tn the information that
~ large ows apathetc toward wokngman be-
New-York tribune., 1918-04-28

indiscreet." Professor Thomas's own
explanation is couched in more academ--
ic language. He puts it this way:
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Civil Service Examination.

An examination for post office
clerks and carriers will be held
at the post office in this city on
September IA, 1918.
Age limit, IS to As years on
the date of examination.
Married women will not be adj
mitted to the examination.
Applicants must be physically
sound, and male applicants must
be not less than 5 feet A inches
in height in bare feet, and weigh
not less than 1875 pounds with
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For application banks and for
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FOOL HATH SAID
A Tribute and an Indictment for
Americans by a British
Officer.

Ottlcer.
THE fool hath said in hi,
heart, There is no Cod" HI
says it in many ways and take.
a long while in saying it; but
the denying of God is usually
the beginning and the end of his
conversation. He denies the Wis.
ion Of God in his fellow-men ana
fellow-nations even when the
spikes Of the cross are visibly
tearing wounds in their fee
and hands.
There is one type of fool, ex
clusively American, whose stu
pidity arises from love and ten
derness. Very often she is q
woman. She has been response
BILE for the arrival in France Of
a number of n~arrow-minded and
well-intentioned persons; their
.errand is to investigate vice con-
ditions in the u. S. Army. This
suspicion Of the women at home
concerning the conduct of their
men in the field, is directly trac-
cable to reports of the debasing
influences of war set in circuIa-
ton by the anti-militarist.
| want to say emphatically
that cleaner, more earnest. bet
ter protected troops than those
from the United States are not
to be found in Europe. Both in
Great Britain and on the Cont.
nent their Puritanism has Gre
.ted a deep impression. By their
S@A
ldealism they have made their
power felt; they are men with q
vision in their eyes, who have
travelled three thousand miles to
keep a rendezvous with death.
That those for whom they are
prepared to die should suspect
them is a degrading disloyalty.
That crackers should be sent af-
Ter them from home to pick up
clues to their unworthiness Is
'heerly damnable. To disparage
ne heroism of other nations Is
lad enough; to d~istrust the he
'oes OF your own flesh and blood,
lttrlbuting to them lower than
.lvlllan moral standards, is to
guilty of the meanest treacb-
Try and -Coningsbv
c. F.. A. in the Red
ross Magazine.
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charge For Telephone Installa.
ton.

@AN1NGAAAA
ton.
The Postmaster General issue,
the following:
Order No. 1887.
Owing to the necessity of con-
serving labor and material. ana
to eliminate a cost which is nov
born by tile permanent user of
the telephone, a readiness-to-
serve or installation charge will
be made on and after September
/, 1913, for all new installations.
also a charge for all changes in
ocation of telephones.
Installation charges to be as
follows;
Where the rate is 50 a month
or less 81
w mere the rate is more than
81, but not exceeding $500 a
month $1,000
Where the rate is more than
$500 a mOnth...S 15 90
The moving charge to a sub.
scriber will be the actual cost
of labor and material necessary
for making the change.
In accordance with Bulletin
No. 2 issued by me August l..
1918, stating that until further
notice the telegraph and tele-
phone companies shall continue
opera tion in the ordinary course
OF business through regular
channels, in all cases where rate
adJus tmentS are pending or i'm
medlately nee essary they should
be taken up by the company in.
volved through the usual chan
nels and action obtained where
ever possible. In all cases, how
ever, where rates are changed
such charges should be submit
ed to me for approval before
in effect.
A. S. BURLESON,
Postmaster General.
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Incredible.

A Chicago man claims to have
thrown a pat full into the dis
card, when it required only a
white chip to win a $500 Jack
pot, for no other reason than
chat his wife wanted him at the
phone. We believe there is far
less excuse for a lie like this
than there is for a fish whopper.
Houston Post.
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attached to this battalion. l am
helping to keep the boys sup.
piled with ammunition and be.
lieve if the occasion demands it,
they sure can get. rid of a great
amount. 1t rains almost every
day but as the ground is very
rocky and sloping it never both
ers much.
The airplares have had a live
~ time Of it today and the anti
aircraft guns have pumped a.
way all day.
| had a letter from Coleman
and he had been in the service
six days at that time. He told
much Of his trip home and l
would too, if l could get there.
/ heard Albert was ging to leave
Lexington. It may have been i
mistake, hope it was. Am glad
to hear that Fred is able to
work every day, No doubt the
boys are making good money
now. Did Ennis farm this year
or has he been working on the
railroad? Tell him l hope to be
back to take a few hunts with
him. | won't say this fall, but
1t should be in the Spring any.
way. And then how | would en-
Joy one of those fine meals your
could always put up and
a little ioshing with "old man
Buck" for many were the happy
days | spent with them, now
more than ever do | realie how
good they treated me and Just
how much | owe them for their
kindness. If the old saying holds
Everything eventually
evens itself" then there is GER
5ainly something good in store
them.
| can't say that l have fallen
n love with any of the French
neither have l learned
their language as we'll as my
'wn nor fallen in love with the
nurses. You see
am leaving the French girls
for the Frenchmen
nurses for the Docs.
am saving myself for the girl
wiz hlliIS Ily SOCkS,
though the French girls may be
pretty and they may be kind,
cannot be a traitor to the girl
| left behind"
Now Bess, if you only knew
low much l enjoyed your let
ers you would take those few
minutes again and turn them in
o a bundle of news.
Trusting to hear from YOU.
nd this means Fred and Ennis.
90, soon, | am as ever
Robert L. Chamblin,
Co. F 140th Inf,
Am T. Z