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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13

But along came a low and radsI
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13
Ed Droop's Musical Memory
Fne, osE EosH Morsrw Dse fosR DIME /!

few days ago announced in this column that Ed
Droop had furnished with the words and music of
of the old cries of Washington and today take
pleasure in presenting facsimile reproduction Of Mr..
Droops contribution The words oldtme Washingonians
will remember those of famous old tafy vender who
delighted young hearts land somachs for many yeaa
And this is what Mr. Droop says about the singer Of the
song:
THE peanut song used by fine looking heavy set
Italian who was always Immediately dressed in white and
wore a straw sombrero lie without a fan and
carried his tray in front suspended by strap the
shoudrr lie sang with a slight lisp IN high tenor Key
This was about 1886
Ito Re Contnucdl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13
Approves Effort to Help Police
and Fremen-
Washington, D. C.,

and FWemen-
Washington, D. C.,
June 10,1916
Editor The Times:
As chairman OF the committee on
police and fire protection OF the
Northeast Citizens Association, l most
heartily commend your efforts in be-
half Of the underpaid members Of the
police and fire departments. as eX-
pressed in Mr.. Prices article in to-
days Times"
Some time ago the committee Of
which I am chairman, realizing the
dangers Inevitable to a depleted po-
lice force, after an investigation made
the following recommendations to the
Northeast Citizens Association, which
were unanimously adopted:
That the Commissioners Of the Dis
txiet Of Columbia be requested to
make every effort possible to lay be-
fore Congress the urgent necessity OF
immediate relief for the members OF
the police and fire Departments. by the
granting OF q substantial increase OF
salary.
That the standard Of physical ex-
aminationG be made the same as that
Of the national army.
That the age limit for applicants
Be extended 70 include those up TO
forty years.
That the uniform and other equip
Hosnt be furnished out OF an appro-
Priation.
That the present system OF reserve
work be discontinued and the older
Tasn Of the department, who are now
seeking 70 be placed upon the retired
let be assigned to this class OF work
until after the war.
nat the present system whereby
the patTolmen are required TO report
20 the stations every half hour be
changed 20 ~ 20 require them 20 re-
port every hour, ~ u % reasonable to
suppose that while a policeman ID
patFoling several beats and a. times
whole precinctH. he can DO little more
thnn hurry from one patrol box %
smother On order % comply with thIs
rule % the exclusion % actual p0-
lice Work.
~ CnnnrenI and thr Commissioner
81 thn Dinirirt n Columbia can b. tn
dursd o. rraut ne relief rontainsd in
tha ahuVs rer1mmrudatiuna, the o.
tantsnf that la ai prenFnt drmoruiiu
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13

"PoP" FLEMING, the we'll
known financial writer, and
GEORGETOWN SCHNEIDER, the
justly celebrated assistant cashier,
are arranging a three-round Cor iess)
bout witt. the mitts.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13

In response to Mr.. Cox, let me say
most emphatically the park police
man COULD and SHOULD.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13

This from DAN CALLAHAN:
Evidently you have been on
vacation as ( c. ROGERS says
he has not seen you for a week.
This information Is better for
tilted by the absence Of anything
In your paper regarding the
DRIVE now on in the District for
the sale Of War Savings StampA
GET BUSY"
I have been too much engaged
BUYING War Savings Stamps 70
pay any attention to writing about
them, and besides the Underwood
Typewriter Company did not fx my
typewriter until yesterday and /
was utterly at loss, for I can't write
with a pencil.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13

IUuUIAOW AA6AE IL liz ANe---- -
/ Chamber Of Commerce, GIL Twelfth
street northwest
CARTER REENE, says that every
one in Washington should go to the
I Columbia Country Club Saturday to
see the free and public golf match
played by the greatest stars In the
country:
aEveryone should CO." says Car
ter. even though he is so ignorant
Of golf that he does not know which
end Of a caddy is used to drive a
ball"
LEO A. ROVER, tells me that
John MCCORMACK is going r.
sing at Polls Friday for the 0eneh'
of the Knights Of Columbus War
Fund. When you realize that FIN
day is this great singers birthday
and that he is giving up a nice eele-
bration at home and that further
more ALL the gate money IS going
to the K. of C. war fund, you Will
feel lust as much Of a booster for
Friday afternoon as / do.
I have written considerable about
the nice habit of picking up soldiers
and sailors in your automobile. 1t
is a good habit. Cars are over
crowded these days, and we all ought
to give the boys in khaki and white
the benefit Of empty seats in our
fivvers-
And l thought of this particularly
yesterday morning as / stood discon-
solately waiting for a car at the foot
Of Newark street hill. As waited
for a street car sixteen automobiles
passed, with an average Of three
empty seats in each one, and every
car was driven by a man in khaki
and NONE of them stopped.
Three cheers.
But along came a low and raLish
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13
HEARD AND SEEN

craft with D. C. license No. 1856 on
the back. The handsome and intelh-
gent young man driving it asked ne
to ride downtown. didn't ask him
his name, but car 1886 belongs .
H. B. WURDEMAN. Of BIS MoEri-
son street, and / thank him to pub
licly many times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13

The Angelus Committee will meet
tomorrow night in the rooms Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, GIL Twelfth
street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-13

LEE cox says he took his grand
child into MOntrose Park and EGN
there a HUGE dog, larger than the
well-remembered hound Of the Bas-
kervilles, and furthermore it was
UNMUZZLED. A score or more 0f
children were in the park, and Lee
wants to know If the Park Police
man could enforce the dog-muzzlng
order.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
WINTER TIME


Late lies the wintry sun abed,
A frosty. fiery sleepy-head:
Blinks but an hour or two; and
then,
A blood-red orange. sets again.
Before the stars have left the skies,
At morning in the dark ! rise:
And shivering In my nakedness.
BY the cold candle. battle and dress.
Close by the jolly Are l sit
To warm my frozen bones q bit;
Or with reindeer sled, explore
The colder countries round the
door.
When to 90 out, my nurse doth
wrap
Me in my comforter and cap;
The cold wind burns my face, and
blows
It's frosty pepper up my nose.
Black are my steps on silver sod:
Thick blows my frosty breath
abroad;
And tree and house, and hill and
lake
Are frosted like wedding-cake.
r. l.. Stevenson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
PACE THREK

MouMTSfN AND ooUlRREL
The mountain and tho squirrel
Had . quarrel:
And the former called the latter
Little Prig."
Bum replied,
you are doubtless very big;
But all sorts OF things and weather
Must be taken In together
To make up . year
And Q sphere.
And ] think it no disgrace
To occupy my place.
II I'm not so large az you.
You are not 80 small AL,
And not half 20 sprv.
I'll not deny you make
A very pretty squirrel track;
Talents differ; all II well and
wisely put.
II cannot carry forests on my
back,
Neither can you crack q nut"
Ralph w. Emerson
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
NY HoME-iTALY

- IL
An itailan Lone ocout TENS Oh ms
lie over there vnen NO was
very sman boy.
AS nVea III i.aiy lor nine years
! am gong 70 ten you . noIe aoou'
tnat country ano Inc lun w nau;
When say We : mean ouiu. Z,
OF boys. we ilSed csese " eaen
otner ana we haa lou Oh iun "
getner. :.
! lVed IN the nollnell Pal. "
Itaiy, out II was not coiu tAee.
during the WINTER II sho~ea quile
oIten' Det even lhe SNOW was noe
very coio' Ior we walked aIoand =
the 'sno" DaIelo0teu S"non ou1
mothers were NOT homeJ.
we dld not nave "ucn winter
Sport 30 we were siau wns.l spInIs
came. Inc Trees anu neius ~vu,o
begn 10 sfoW green ana INC onuo
wouio make men appea .. NE
There ore ai1ny peau.An 49,. 2
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30

1t was a clear. white moonlight
evening, after one Of those autumn
days when the sky Just bursts with
blueness, and the brilliant leaves
just dance their little lives out
frolicking with the lively, autumn
wind. It was on q night like this
that Aunt Molly put on her warm,
winter coat, stuck jaAnty velvet
tam ON her head and went on quite
a little journey to see Aunt Polly.
and old "croney" friend AZ hers.
When, they first got together
they talked and talked - old
friends will do about lots Of
things. Soon Aunt Polly, 80 the
story goes, wheeled In the little
tea table and began pouring the TIA
out Of tiny copper teapot into
tiny green shelIshaped caps.
As she was doing this. Aunt MOI
~ suddenly looked up and said.
Polly G. are are you very sure
you like cEildren?"
"Well, what on earth. Molly
began Aunt Polly. setting down her
tea cup 50 suddenly in her sur
prise, that she almest made her
dozen green shellshaped cups lot
which she vas SO proud) number
eleven.-"Well. what ever made
you say that 10 Eaddennke3 You
know very wei I IKE to Be With
children any hour Of the day"
You're quite sure you don't
mind them talking whole lats?"
continued Aunt Molly, moi paying
any attention to Polly's question.
And" she still went On. "you
don't mind IL their faces and hands
are dirty, sometimes-yeu rec they
wash them . lot but they DO get
so dirty. and"
But here Aunt Polly. still aston
ished, and with eyes and mouth
forming three round "O's". showing
her surprise. broke In, Molly n.
Grant, you know love Children.
boys and girls, talking and quiet,
clean or dirty( tho ! prefer them
ciean)-bu YOU inst explain right
now what you mean By putfing
those questions ct newly didn't
yon ask me II didn't know 0ere
vas . xar on,-or something elss
- sensfbte!"
A merry laugh escaped from
Aunt Molly 1t this and her EYED
twinkled misch1eyously. Aunt Pol
" joined In and they both laughed
hea1tify-for no reason At sn-0n-
less Il was because they were just
happy.
AZ Aunt Nelly stopped laughing
vipiAg her eyes (shs had laughed
90 hard) she said. that's Just g
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Even the Smallest

every creature ID here for a pur-
pose, announced the teacher. Nov
what do we learn from the mos
quito?"
1--WE learn from the mosquito"
replied young Albert, ''how easy it
Is to get stung."
Arthur came running into the kit
chen, exclaiming how hungry he
was for q piece Of bread and but
ter. His mother promptly COM
menced to prepare it for him, and.
standing On tip-toe 30 he could see
we'll, he exclaimed: Put 1t on
thick, mother. The war Is ever"
On the morning Of the nth, when
the bells began ringing and the
Whistles blowing, Betty wakened
up and asked what It meant.
The war Ia over, and now We
shall have peace" explained.
'0h, Eoody!" she said in such =
relieved tone. "Now I can begin to
spend q little Of my own money!"
|-M. C.R
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
At Tea With the
"JuniOr' AuntieS

Polly, knew It in the first place
or l wouldn't have come to you.
knew You liked 'em-ah these
boys and girls from real little
one to real big ones. That's where
the story begins. You see. ! am
Just like the old woman who lived
in Z shoe-I have - many children
/ don't know what TO do. Oh.
there's lots Of them, the children
Of Richmond and Ill around Rich
mond.
And some even farther away than
that. and" here she said II as II
she hated to own up to II, + feel
al tuckered out, Polly, honestly.
Pm not sick-iust tired and-vell
II just have to stop and take
reatI don't want to Bit but !
lust have to. And / came TO see
ron tonight. To All you Il you
wouldn't take care Of al my chill
dren for ma, through the "Junior."
There's only three letters different
on our names, and you b Aunt
Polly to them-teIl them storieA
talk to them, read all the stories
ana poems they write. (they write
good onea, tool and answer all
their question: You1l Ak9 them
al. They're just ans. everyone OF
them. / Just mind them 1t loves"
No and take q good long rest. Now
aay you vim. Polly
III I'm to be tlss weman who
lives h q shoe, know one thing
l wont do, and that's what that old
woman did With an her children"
laughed Polly, merry-like relieved
to knew what her Whimsical little
friend aad meant BY al her Ques-
tons.
So they talked On and on. over
the tea cups. for . long. long time.
Aunt Molly telling what wonderful
children the Jaaior belong to (Its
really their paper. you know" she
sstd-and the two aunties (rAther
young annties to be sure) talked
about and planned lots OF 0ings.
And when Aunt Molly went away
that evening. Polly g. had agreed
TO be Aunt Polly 70 N Tie Juniors
children.
That's how The story ms 4 that
4 Nh Ee0e ab0at, o1l Aunt Polly
wants r. add tAat sAs wants - Ct
acquainted with m ~ Juaioes real
soon md shs wants tAem 3 oend in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

Ths Junior Palladium the chlden the Richmond
Palladium founded May 1916 issued Saturday afternoon
All boys and girls invited be end News
original acceptable will be published Articles should
plainly and side Of the with the authors
and signed Molly is always glad children
bring
letters addressed Editor
and we hope and girl will II thoroughly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30
Scraps From Sammy Stay-at-Home's Old Kit Bag

The first barbarians to settle
permanently In the Balkans PENN
sula were the Bulgars. Q Finnish
people, whose home was the middle
VOlPa diatrfctH.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30

=NR5f@K5ld

are fighting for democracy, for the
brotherhood Of man.-in America
our very government is founded on
that law. And more than all, the
Allies are fighting to prove that the
ideal of men being masters of them
selves, free to conduct their lives
as they choose in ways Of peace, is
far greater than under such a mill
tary system with everyone sub
jected to the iron rule of one mans
will as Germany has.
And so it is for me to prove
that l can make better home for
You and Jean under our American
ideals, now, that German woman
can with the Kaiser as their ruler.
And Jimmie. it is for you to prove
that in this country of ours which
gives liberty and brotherhood to all
people, with merely the schools,
the books, and the home your dad
dy has given you that in any test
of manliness you would be superior
to any German boy.
after all, Jimmie, In reality, it is
not to drive the Germans back out
of France and conquer them by
force of arms that we are striving.
That only is the means to bring
out the real issue. You know what
that great dream Is for which our
men are fighting; to make this
world q great, friendly, beautiful
home, where folks may live in
peace and happiness, when all
mems thoughts are ncble and I'M
selfish, and nations are swallowed
up in one great brotherhood.
And you want to help win this
great struggle? ! knew you do,
Jimmie! but for You and me,
Jimmie, there is no place on the
battlefield where we might, IL need
be, sacrifice our lives. All we can
do is sacrifice the great burning
desire. There wont be any flags
flying or bands playing for us, JIM
mie. Nobody ever will pin medal
on your coat or ON me for our
hereism. But Jimmie, day after
day We can go on living true to
that great cause, even here in our
own little home and city: and in
our hearts, Jimmie. we will know
that we have done our bit"
Jimmie CTS eyes were fxed very
:, steadily on certain figure In the
oriental rug before him. For some
moments he was silent after his
mother had stopped speaking.
Then he drew very deep breath,
once.
Mother" he said slowly, almost
rs If the words had to be dragged
! out Of him, dad and Mr. Harlow
are pretty good friends. aren't
they?"
Eyes, Jimmie Boy" answered
his mother quietly as she went on
with her sewing.
And / guess dad'd feel kind OF
sorry to know Mrs. Harlow was
mad at me for throwing rocks at
her cat, wouldn't he:"
| yes. Jimmie, suspect he
would"
Jimmie G. was silent for q few
| minutes longer: then locking up al
hts mother with all the quiet mani.
ness Of q boy with q new purpose
he said, II guess better go over
to talk to her then"
! And with souething Ike mist in
her eyes. Me-. Cray watched Jim
mic going across the yards.
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out
Civilians OF these
The allied soldiers killed
they preyed carrier pigeons delivering The
Of Verdun, is showing Of the outlaws caught
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-30

Constance had been visiting at
the neighbofs, and came hons &C.
companied by two Of her little play
mates, As she brought them in
with her she made this remAk 10
her mother. Il washed both their
faces before I broughA them over."
George WasAingtOn had only i've
cabinet c@cers-4 secretary OF
state. . secretary Of the treasury,
a secretary az war, q postmaster-
general, and an attosneg-genefal.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-17
Another Suspicious Fire
On Brooklyn Water Front
Destroys Stores Of Food

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-Anothcr dsas-
trous fire on the Brooklyn water front
destroyed to-day a fivc-story warehouse
filed with government food stores,
valued at approximately 100000. In
vcstigation on the theory Of 'inccndtar-
ism was begun at once. IN view OF tho
suspicious circumstances connected with
previous water front losses. Fire de-
partment officials agreed. however. that
this blaze had been caused by plumb
scr's torch.
Firemen had a hard battle to control
the fire and prevent it's spread to ad-
joining buildings and shipping. Three
fire hnats were unable for a long time
to force their way through tho ice packs
Only when II was possible TO direct pow
erful streams Of water from these craft
was the blaze checked.
While tho Brooklyn fire ragcd and
much apparatus had been called 70 check
its spread. another blaze broke out in
sIx-story theatrical store house in Man.
haitian. owned hy William a. Brady. One
fireman was killed when floor col
lapsed. carrying down several others.
who escaped with slight injuries. Val
liable scenery belonging to the Metro
politau Opera company was destroyed
The loss was estimated at SIS, 900.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-17
VI, VA. COALERS
IN CONFERENCE
With McAdoo and Garfield
Get Assurance of Better
Car Service.

CHARLESTON. Jan. l6.--Announce-
mcnt was made from the office Of Gov
ernor J. ]. Curnwell lutc this evening
to the effect that til" chief executive
had arranged for n meeting OF West
Virginia coal operators with Director
General of Railroads McAdno at four
o'clock this afternoon. Anuthcr con-
ference with Fuel Administrator Garfield
and Mr.. McAdoo was held at six o'clock
at Mr.. McAdon's offices. According to
information received by the state offt-
cials here the confcrees were salts
factory and the West Virginia coal op-
orators were very hopeful that ear con-
titionS would become better in tho near
future
While inquiries among coal men here
Indicated that the lowest supply Of cars
this season has been reported. not only
In the Kanawha district. hut generally
over West Virginia. thor" was feeling
Of optimism In evidence. and better
service is expected by all within few
weeks.
Nannwha operators declare. however.
that they have information direct from
Illinois operators that They are getting
more cars than they ran load.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-17
Great Army Of Railroad
Mechanics to Be Rushed
To the East By the j. S,

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. l6.--To
meet the shortage Of machinists ana
other skilled railroad workers in the
East. the railroad administration TO-
day took steps looking to: moving 4
number Of these men from the western
railroads for n few weeks until the
overburdencd eastern lines can mako de-
laycd repairs 10 locomotives and freight
cars which now cannot be operated.
\. II. Smith, assistant TO Director
General McAdoo. in charge OF transpor-
tation in the East. was asked 10 report
on the number Of mechanics needed by
the eastern roads. while several OF the
executives OF the western roads started
4 survey t. ascertain how many men
they could spare. Within. few days
the results Of these inquiries viii he
presented IN Mr.. McAdoo Meanwhile.
il was stated to-day. some eastern roads
already have asked the less burdencd
western and southern lines 10 furnish
them with lnachinists and car repair
crs. It was made plain that efforts
will j." made t" transfer only those
men willing 10 make the change. aud
thai no attempt will be made to coercc
workmtn.
Great Need Of Labor.
The heed OF additional labor nj near.
ly all railroad c"ntcrs III tho East was
emphasized to-day in reports OF con-
rrstcd transportation conditions to the
uirccr,r-ticneral from Interstate Com
mrrrr Commissioner McChord.
Railroads plan To take advantage or
the shutdown Of industries the next
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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-17
5O-GER|NAN
SITUATION NOW
IS CONPL PL|CATED
Warning Of German Factions
Continuous With No Unit
ed Policy Settled.

Although tho peace pourparlerS De-
tween the Bolsheviki and the Ieutonic
allies have been resumed at brest-Lt-
ovsk. the peace by agreement eectto''
of the German populace and some OF Inc
newspapers continue their expressions
OF dissatisfaction with the ambitions OF
the pan-Geru snists and the terms 'hae
have been advanced by the German DEL
esates at Brcst-LitoYsk as the basis roF
a peace.
Amsterdam dispatches announce that
an understanding has been reached pe-
tween the political and military par
tics in Germany on the basis or the
Russlan program Of no anne3ations or
,ndrmnities in the east. and leaving 10
Field Marshal von Hindenburg. In case
Of q German victory. the liberty or deal
ing with possible anne1ations IN the
vast but tho evidence tends to SHOW
that tho factions are Still ut odds. Ao-
ditional meetings at which speakers en-
daarored to outline the viewpoint or the
,n,litaristtc element have been broken
nm md II is announced that Chancellor
ron Hertl,ng IS to be permitted to. de-
liver his delayed address on Germany
u,ar aims to the main committee OF tho
Reichstag next Friday. for which the
country has been clamoring.
Adding 70 the political strife IN Ger
many and Austria comes the announce
ment of the resignation Of the Hunga-
rian cabinet. due to the conduct OF the
war. Failure to obtain adequate sup
mort for the military programs put
forward by the cabinet Is given as tho
reason for the resignation OF the minis
try. The programs included the forma-
ton ur au independent Hungarian army.
which Emperor Charles vetoed.
The situation between Russia and
Rumania apparently Is growing acute
On demand Of the American ambassa-
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