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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

1t isn't particularly patriotic thing
that is asked of the employer-and it
most certainly is not philanthropic
one.
More harm than is apparent has
been done the industrial cripple and
will, be done our crippled soldiers and
sailors by wellmeaning individuals
who "pity" them, who lionize them as
heroes, invite them to get up before
an audience as objects of pity glorifed
through sacrifice to a great cause.
Pity? Bosh! Of course, man prefers
to have all his limbs, but without
them he is not to be treated as a
patriotic ornament and put on shelf.
He wants to work, to get back into the
industrial field he left, and pity isn't
going to put him there.
Every employer in this city ~h~~ld
be asking himself to-day: "What am
going to do for these men," He
should take stock of the positions in
his organization and find out what Jobs
legs, or other disabilities, could salts
factorily and capably fill. And the way
to know, to be ready with actual posi-
tions based on experience is to use all
the cripples he can, now.
After July l all men OF draft age must
work at some "useful occupation" or
tight. This means that thousands of
vacancies arc going to be made in
business-vacancies which cannot be
wholly filled by wonderland many an
employer to-day is shifting uneasily
in his chair, wondering who can fill
these positions. That Red Cross Insti-
tute for Crippled and Disabled Men, at
81 Fourth Avenue, can tell him. 1t will
take any position an employer has and
study it to see if one of their men
could satisfactorily fill it. They aren't
asking for charity. They won't let
cripple go to position unless they
know he can handle the work efficiently
Already they have placed crippled men
IN positions which we, who have not
studied the problem, could scarce be-
l'eve these men could fill-yet they
are filling them most satisfactorily.
Men .on two crutches-which means
they have no legs-are working in au-
tomobile, candy, electrical, pencil and
paper factories; have become machin
lists, silversmiths and leather manufact-
urers, or are working at switchboards
IN offices. One armed men are doing
mechanical drafting apd vanishing.
working in factories and Offices. or as
attendants at clubs and restaurants
one-iegged men are making artificial
limbs, working as machinists, solder
ers, doing divers jobs in piano. auto
mobile and button factories, and gas
IRON works. and serving in clerical
positions or as statesmen. Countless
other Jobs are being filled daily and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

outside, shaking the earth and bricks
from the wall and making the pit
props that supported the roof rroan
ominously.
The German battery men were OBJ
vlously determined to bring down the
chimney, but long slender shaft such
as this Is a VIGOROUSLY difficult tar
get. They did some quite respectable
shootlng, and most of their rounds
burst very close, but nothing except
direct hit on the chimney or it's
foundations was likely to do anv real
harm The factory itself had become
olackened heap of ruins long ago.
AT last one Of the shells burst right
on top of the dugout in which the man
were sitting. A large part of the wall
fell in, and the roof sagged badly
under the shock. A cloud of dust and
smoke filled the place, making it i'm
possible to see across it.
Hunner Morgan was the first to nick
himself up from the floor, upon which
both had been thrown.
ullo, chum, are you all right >, no
called "S
yes, Pm all right" spluttered Wat
kins in reply. Got mouthful .,
bricks, though. 'Ope 'e won't get anv
nearer"
I'm off before e does" said MORGAN
decidedly, making for the entrance
Don't be fool, man." replied Wat
hins. We've got to stop ere till we're
TOD to go. Besides. it's worse outside
mere can you go to, anyway"
well, You don't suppose Pm goin'
10 whistle up taxi to take me to the
strand!' said Morgan, contemptuous-
~. mo. I'm goin' up the blinkin'
chimney; it's sight safer than this
rathole."
Watkins watched him in amazement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

blrthright and the foundation o, ev.,,
mans selfrespect. If our national
government makes provision for :.
mans family during his training. and
pays the cost of his reeducation; If tho
employer does his share BY STANDING
back of the man and realizing .ha. i.
can be, and is, an industrial asset .h.,
much will be done to overcome III.
horror of war.
That fear OF usclessness. which
bars many a soldier from marryinr
Will be done away with, for his abjlt,
to support and maintain a home will
be as great after the war as it vs,
before. But this cannot be unless n.
employer does his large part-and BE-.
gins now to study the Jobs under HI,
Jurisdiction and determine where cha
cripple viii fit in. Let him give tn.
industrial cripple preference for thess
Jobs, and let him consider thoughtfull-
the application for employment of di.
abled men, bearing in mind the impu.
lance of utilizing to as great an eI,
tent as possible labor which wouls
otherwise be unproductive. In this
way he can offer the returned soldier
real employment instead of 1harity.
and can fill his organization with me-,
who are an industrial advantage TO
himself
Let every employer write on hs
memorandum the telephone numb.,
Gramercy 1857 1t will connec.. hin
with the Employment Bureau Of th.|
Red Cross Institute for Crippled and
Disabled Men, and the next time hs
has vacancy in his organization lie!
him begin his search for workman
there. No time or effort will be
wasted, for the institute is affiliated
with all other agencies, and should
they have no man fitted to meet the
requirements demanded his applies.
ton for worker will be turned over
to some agency handling physically
sound men.
IN this way every employer will bel
doing his duty toward the cripples who
have fought to keep his business secure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
Standing on a
German Target

"'Ullo! Ere comes Mr.. Cooper alors
the trench" said Morgan suddenly
Nov 'e's runnin', same as we do
look out. sir, No. it's all right, e.
inside the dugout. Lot safer ed be
c came up here"
Some minutes later the German osf
terry fired last vindictive salvo sh'
then relapsed into sulky silence 'A'
men climbed down the chimney, to mex
Lieutenant Cooper standing at the o's'
of the dugout.
"Hullo." he exclaimed as he "'
them. Where did you fellows COW
from? thought you couldn't ma''''
to get here
well. SIR replied Morgan awkwa''.
ly. I'VE got here all right. bu' V.
got the wind up waiting in TINS g.
dugout, so we ran up the chimney 81,
Good Lord" exclaimed Coop',
Call that getting the wind up. do y's
wish we could let Fritz know w
you thought the safest place was ~
thing he was trying to hit But ssN
on, let's get to work; we've sv'
shoot to do"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
Plans Training of Soldiers After Manner r.
Which France Reeducates Her Stricken
for Field and Shop

are employing these men, not through
pity, but because they fill an industrial
need. There is an appalling shortage
of labor to-day. and the time to cx-
pertinent with these crippled men is
now. Every time an industrial cripple
is found satisfactory, it means place
is opened for one more crippled soldier.
One OF the greatest overhead ex-
penses in business is the cost of train
ing a man for job. If he doesn't
remain the forcman's time and the
materials used are wasted. This is a
difficulty seldom met with in the case
OF cripple. When he gets job for
which he is fitted, he sticks. He knows
the difficulty under which he works.
the handicap he has, and once satisfied
he seldom makes change.
There is scarcely a position which
a cripple cannot fill. Already these
men are working as accountants, toy
makers, bookbinders, shoemakers.
woodworkers, mechanical craftsmen.
'oiioiS, WOOU-CdIVeIS, gardeners, ma
chine tool makers, agriculturists, in
dustrial designers, cabinetmakers,
automobile engineers. bookkeepers,
timekeepers. switchboard operators,
ushers, mechanics, electrical workers,
house painters, typewriters, stenog-
raphers, sheep shearers, power plough
ers, school teachers, clerks and Office
men.
The institute looks into each posi-
ton offered one of its cripples, studies
the working facilities, the fire equip
ment of the building, the possibilities
Tor man with one leg sitting at his
work instead of standing, etc. After
cripple is placed, the institute fol-
lows him UP and keeps a record of his
success.
After the war every effort will be
made to train a crippled soldier for
work closely allied with that in which
he was employed before the war.
Where this is possible it will mean a
shorter course of training to prepare
a man for work-for participation in
useful labor, which is every mans
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
By Natalie McClo.key

HDUCATING the employer to an
IL appreciation of his responsible
ity to the crippled soldier, and
of that soldiers industrial value to
him-this is the task that group of
able men and women are attempting to-
day in this city. Morning and evening
of every working day the crowds of
business people who pour from the
Twenty third Street subway entrance
and hurry in their divers directions
pass modest building that would look
quite like many another on Fourth
Avenue if it weren't for the Red
Cross emblem that flies from its roof
and on its door the small red letters
which designate to all who enter that
this is "The Red Cross Institute for
Crippled and Disabled Men," New
York.
But once inside, it's like no other
building in the United States, for here
is located the first and only training
school for disabled men yet under way
in this. country. If l am ever on
crutches, or tied up in a sling, I am
going to call on that institute again.
Not that, being whole, I was a disap-
pointment to them; but the welcome
their cripples receive, the common
sense understanding that man is a
FORMAL human being normal
even though he lacks limb, must be
about the most divine comfort and
satisfaction imaginable to a cripple
who, unfortunately, is more accustomed
to being regarded as an object of pity
than as one who is Immediately needed
to fill an industrial gap.
How completely and efficiently he can
fill this gap / did not realize until I
saw crpples at work in the institute,
through which I was most eagerly and
courteously shown. Indeed ] forgot
that | was there for any other pur-
pose than to get enthusiastically ex-
cited over the chances our crippled
10 IL,
Already fitted to accommodate $50 men,
this training school has been most
carefully planned and equipped to edu-
cate the cripple to fill skilled posi-
tions, commanding good salaries. No
more need we see men without legs
walks selling pencils and shoestrings.
BY means of careful training these
men can be educated to take an i'm
portant place in our industrial life,
equipped as they can be with artificial
limbs and appliances that almost
wholly overcome their handicap
By the way, have you ever seen a
wooden leg, or arm, or hand made?
Did you know that the first wooden
leg was made for soldier wounded
at the battle of Waterloo? Did you
know that willow wood is used because
it is the lightest and strongest? That
leg is 'routed out"--a process re-
quiring great skill and dextcrty to
make the proper grooves for bones
over which it fits?
Well, hadn't seen or known these
things, but ! had an opportunity to
get in the way of all the workers, who
are themselves cripples, and see every
thing that happens to that piece of
rough willow from the time it starts
in to be leg until it is one. After had
seen all that could be done with the
artificial limbs and appliances, when.
had seen the cripples do everything I
can do--and I'm whole came to the
conclusion that Cripple" is a mis-
homer. There isn't such q thing But
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

Already, some 1900 cripples are en-
ployed at the Ford plants. The Kohler
& Campbell people of this city, the
Empire Art Metal Company, the Auto
Pedal Pad Company, the Auto Pneu-
matte Company, Untermeyer & Rob-
bins, and the Eagle Pencil Company
ere all employing crippled men and
cooperating with the Red Cross Insti-
tute. The Fox Film Company will take
all the motion picture operators
PIES mind you-that the institute can
send them. And these organizations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

as ne ran across to the dark hole IN
the side of the chimney and dissp-
peared up the rungs inside. Then, fred
oy MS example, or disliking the pros
pect of being left alone, he followed
him.
From the slit at the top the men
watched the shells bursting all around
and listened to the splinters striking
'he brickwork. There was a sense Of
being right up out of it all, sors
or desperate excitement in listening
10 the whistle of each approaching
she'll and waiting for the miracle ths'
would cause it to miss the chimney.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
Getting the Wind Up

~ HERE could be no reasonable
doubt about the matter at all:
the Germans had discovered
that the tall chimney which stood up
from among the debris of the burnt
out factory was used as all observa-
ton post. The two telephonists. as
they walked along the road that led
to it, could see the shells bursting all
around the base of it and they were
spondingly annoyed
"Some silly ass mus. have showed is
ugly mug out of the top" suggested
Gunner Watkins. "Wanted to kiss lis
blasted and to Fritz, l suppose. We've
used the place for six months or more,
an now | suppose Fritz is goin' to
napoo it once for all, an We'll have
to look for somewhere else"
He'll never it it," said Gunner Nor
gan scornfully. Takes lot o. lifting,
does chimney like that. wish ed
give US a chance of gettin' there,
though. Once we're in that dugout
of ours at the bottom of the boiler
house we shan't come to no harm"
"Well, we'd best get along, any
way" replied Watkins. "Mr. Cooper
told US to meet him there at II, and
It's five to now"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
Shell Hit Top
Of the Dugout

The men reached their dugout
GREATNESS, having run for it, lodging
the splinters that fell like rain, and
flung themselves on the wooden bench
that stretched across it. Every few
seconds shell burs. with a crash
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

\ crippled carpenter working at his
trade
Eelow-Whetting scythe with
both forearms amputated. This
victim is also blind in the right
eye
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
By EARL GOODWIN.

In discussing food prices in Washington quoted few
days ago from Mnot North Dakota, newspaper sched
ue of prices said to be prevailing In St Paul. Mnn ana
drew some comparisons favorable to local dealers
At the time printed them expressly called attention.
their and gave credit to the original puDhnes
friend of The Times thoroughly acquainted with cond
tions ST. Paul questioned their accuracy took the pains
to get the exact facts, and brought them to me-
1t is only right to state that the North Dakota paper
did not state the truth either as to the quality Of the food
stuffs nor in some cases the prices truthful am
glad therefore to recall and withdraw any conclusions
which were drawn from those figures.
The ACTUAL prices quoted in St Paul are not radi-
cay different from the prices charged by the more proml
nent dealers in Washington And want to say here that
the concerns which do the largest business here are not
the ones who are giving the city bad name as being the
home of gougers.
It is possible to buy cheapy here as In any OF the
larger cities This was the situation before the war ana
it still exists The unsavory reputation which the city has
gained is the result of proteeng practices lnduged Dy
food supply houses sufficient in number and widely enough
scattered geographically to give the impression OF prone
ing being general practice -
It is against these manufacturers OF an undeservedy
bad reputation for this city that Food Commissioner VIII
son is directing his specific attention They should be all
the more severely condemned and punished because they
are backenng the reputation of those who seek to 90 bus
ness honestly and at fair profit
The plan of Mr. Wilson to investigate every overcharge
reported when such report accompanied by the evidence
of sales slips is direct and effective method OF stamping
out the evil 1t identifies the dealer the buyer the article
and the price 1t is not hearsay gossip.
IF YOU THINK YOU ARE BEING OVERCHARGED
CLAIM TO THE FOOD COMMISSIONER. HE WILL DO
THE REST
overcharging.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
HEARD AND SEEN

club decided Il would hunt down ths
profteers, no matter who they were,
and would help put an END to their
practices.
JOHN ]. BooBAR, president OF the
Terminal Taxicab Company, made
the motion, which ROE FULKER-
SON seconded. and the entire outft
voted for it.
What these men will do Is this: II
they ind true the stories Of pronteer-
ing, they will say so and perhaps,
suggest q remedy. If they md the
stories overdrawn, they will say 30
and condemn the spreading Of such
gossip.
FashIon Notes
Have you seen JAMES LEE
BoST'S new checked suit?
FRED LEE, of the office Of the
Commissioner Of Military and Naval
Insurance, wears a straw hat with .
brim which has a green under side
EDWIN /. SHOPE, of the General
Land Office, submits an END Seat
Hog" poem. Sorry, ! can't use 1t, Mr..
Shope, but it recommends terrihc
violence on the part Of the public
toward the end-seat nuisance, and
this is too hot q day for any such
activity.
JESSE RAMSDELL, 24s Maple
avenue, Takoma Park, puts up .
very interesting proposition:
He says that several Government
clerks, 81, 400 to 81 800, are working
nights as messenger boys" for the
Western Union and averaging $45
to $50 a month, enough TO bring
them in the provisions of the crazy
law which prohibits q Government
employe from holding two jobs il
they net him more than $4,000.
will the clerks thus employed b
considered as holding two Govern
ment jobs after the Government
takes over the wires?" is the queS-
ton
can't answer and doubt if any
one will answer until the matter Is
brought to the attention of the
Comptroller of the Treasury, who
decides questions of this kind.
What a SHAME that the Gov.
eminent viii not pay its employees
enough.
Enter, Mr.. Reynolds!
You are right about the Patent
Office fire. was born at 1110 g
street on September 16, 1877, eight
days before the fire (AND REMEM.
BER IT DISTINCTLY. Ny father
joined the volunteers and helped put
the FIRE out.
At that time there were no busi-
ness establishments on G street ex-
cept the gilded ostrich.
l am glad you have nailed this
matter; il Is a source Of discomfort
to have these wise guys butting IN
and telling about the big wind
storms. etc, when they were no.
where near.
l can tell you anything about old
G street before 1882, as l had my
, curls cut of in a barber shon undel
! where Ham Adams is now located.
B. A. REYNOLDS.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

If anyone has a player piano TO
sell at a bargain it might be wise TO
get in touch with OSCAR MORGAN
or SIDNEY B. LUST.
These two motion picture men
want to carry out the wishes OF the
Exchange Managers Association and
present to the Y. NJ. C. A. Hut, at
Ninth street and Pennsylvania ave
nue., q player piano on which the
boys can enjoy the several hundred
rolls of music that some one mas
given them
A stack of piano rolls with no
piano is about as good as a lot OF
cobs without corn.
The gentlemen named want to get
a player piano for the Hut. Got one
you want to sell cheap?
The Exchange Managers Associa-
ton is doing considerable to make
soldiers and sailors comfortable and
happy. Its members will send to
Walter Reed Hospital at any time
ANY motion picture reel the sick
and wounded out there want to see.
Furthermore, the association IS pll-
ing up a fund to buy tobacco to be
distributed among soldiers and sail
ors here.
There's been considerable talk
about profiteering around these
parts, and some Of it has been loose
and irresponsible. The way to
handle the matter is to do what the
KIWANIS CLUB did at one Of its
interesting luncheon meetings q few
days ago.
First of all, let me say to those
of you who may not know the XII
wants Club, that this is no chuckle-
headed organization whose main am
bition seems to be the adoption OF q
flock of empty resolutions. The
Kiwanis Club is composed Of more
than one hundred honest-to-good-
ness business men of this city.
Speaking biologically, this hundred
men compose a large part Of the
RED corpuscles Of trade In the city
Of Washington.
Chief Red Corpuscle is ROE
FULKERSON, president Of the XII
wants Club.
Then there is HERBERT T
SHANNON, first vice president
And EUGENE ADAMS, second
vice president
And ELMER E. SIMPSON. secre,
tary.
You Just mention names like thos'
in this town and the doors wide oper
to you, in q minute; but for gooC
measure I'll throw in the names o
the first fve on the title page list o
members: FREDERIC A. COCHRAN
PERCY 8. FOSTER, ]. B. NEWMAN
WILL H. ToWLES and FRANK L
WAGNER
So you see there's some real earn
est stun in the Kiwanis Club.
They got to talking about this prot
iteering gossip that's been goin
round the city-and round the entir
country, for that matter-and th
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

isration Those Public Properties and the Railroads
VIII Remain in the Hands of the People and Become
the Property of the People
All the Mountains on the Globe Are Gradually
Becoming Smaller. The Monopoly Mountain in This
Picture VIII Be One of the First to Disappear Entirely
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

Monopoly Mountain Is Settling and Crumblng
and Getting Smaller. As This Is Written, the Govern
ment of the United States Is Taking Over the Tee-
graph and Telephone Lines If Organized Money Does
Not Succeed in Ruling the Country After This Admin
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

So you see there's some real earn
est stun in the Kiwanis Club.
They got to talking about this prof
iteering gossip that's been going
round the city-and round the entire
country, for that matter-and the
The Washington times., 1918-07-28
Acknowledging a Mistake

Quoted Were Incorrect WssnEtons Fan
Merchants Suffer From the Wrong Of the Proaeers
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

Chief Red Corpuscle is ROE
FULKERSoN, president Of the XII
wants Club.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

What a SHAME that the Gov.
eminent viii not pay its employees
enough.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

will the clerks thus employed b
considered as holding two Govern
ment jobs after the Government
takes over the wires?" is the ques-
ton.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

There's been considerable talk
about profiteering around these
parts, and some Of it has been loose
and irresponsible. The way to
handle the matter is to do what the
KIWANIS CLUB did at one Of its
interesting luncheon meetings few
days ago.
The Washington times., 1918-07-28

can't answer and doubt if any
one will answer until the matter Is
brought to the attention of the
Comptroller of the Treasury, who
decides questions of this kind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-28
LISBON AVENUE TO BE NAMED AFTER
 PRESIDENT WILSON

The Committee on Public Infor- nation has received the following ,ablegram from the American lega- ion at Lisbon, Portugal:
 ''Portugal's ancient capital hon. DTS President Wilson. As a mark If respect and honor to our Presi- lent and in recognition of the re- markable services rendered the cause of the Allies and democracy the municipal government of Lisbon unanmOusly voted to name one Oi he citys most prominent high. ways after President Wilson The street. a wide and beautiful resi- dental avenue, was formerly called Avenida Das Cortes and in the day: of the monarchy bore the name Don Carlos I in honor of that king The 'Avenida President Wilson, a! t is now denominated, is one ot the city's chief arteries, and ex tends from the River Tagus to thu House of Parliamtnt Arrange ments are being made for a forma dedication with appropriate cere monies in which Col. Thomas H Birch, American minister, and tn, members of the legation will b. invited to participate" - (Oficia Bulletin.)