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The Washington times., 1918-07-31

Very saney and wisely the Government has directed
that for the purpose of fuel saving all electric lighting of
store windows in the evening shall be discontinued.
The public viii miss these attractive displays and the
merchants will lose their valuable advertising
The Times suggests that in the place of evening display
Sunday be made sort of gala window day.
Even the prmmest of the Puritans used to dress up
for Sunday "Go-tomeetin'" clothes necessary in
every Plymouth Rock family
Why not dress up the store windows in their best for
Sunday?
The Sunday streets are dull enough as they are
the stores open the would be different but
that would mean work for tired peoplet would be in all
ways outrageous.
But there is earthly, heavenly for making
shop windows dead on Sundays
We have got past the time when thought that Sun
day should be day of universal sorrow and gloom We
realize that there actual meaning In the words The
Sabbath was made for man. not man for the Sabbath"
Life Is dull and depressing enough anyhow. the big
stores can make little brighter than is Sundays
they will render a good public service.
On Sundays the tired women that work all the week
90 out to walk and the sights Everybody knows that
store window full Of beautiful things will do to
cheer up tired than any other sight earth.
Big windows dressed for Sunday with especial care
and beauty would be inesmable addition to the at
tfactveness of the important streets.
The women who have little time to themselves on
ordinary days would be glad Of chance to all the fine
along with their mothers the Sunday walk would enjoy
the store windows also
Let the merchants fix up their windows for Sundays,
with their minds especially upon the poorer and upon
the children Make the windows gay possible and at
the time make the display useful by showing the
mothers what they want to see.
Put in the best bargains as wen as the handsomest
things.
II the merchants VIII follow this advice they win add to
the Sunday streets attraction Of greatest value to the
American woman-always born shopper.
To be respectful to the Sabbath It Is not necessary
to be gloomy Providence does not close up the flowers
the songs Of birds hush the singing brooks take the color
ont Of clouds and sunsets on Sunday.
To the American woman beautiful store window Is
to be desired than flowers songs Of birds glorious
bores 3d. for the sake Of busy women Let have
the store windows ct their best ON Sunday
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
Suggested Water Economies

chronic, It might be called an spS-
demic OF leaking faucets. In wash
lngton, resulting in the wastage OF
millions OF gallons OF water annually
To be convinced OF this waStage, one
only needs to put the stopper In the
bath tub and see the result in an
hour or two.
II q warning were given to ,th9
owners OF houses, apartments. offiee
buildings, etc, that after . certain
time limit an Inspector would can
and a flne would be imposed II such
conditions were found to exist any
where. I am sure II would result IN
averting q great deal OF the danger
OF a water famine. Then. instead OF
recommending the limiting OF the
amount OF water used IN bathing.
cleaning the sidewAlks. etc people
could be induced to use . glass while
brushing their teeth. and TO use .
little lee to cool water for drinking.
instead Of letting u run interminAbly
tc get cool, and to perform their abb
buttons IN a waShbowl instead OF un-
der a faucet. think there would bo
little danger OF . water famine
July q 1914 AREAnEA
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
You Called the Wrong Number, Lady

he just keeps right on reading his
newspaper and says "Uh-huh."
and never takes out his check
book or even makes a move to
take II out.
Now II that woman would Just
tell him how she and the wife of
his business rival met at a tea,
and how the rivals wife told her
how clever her own husband was,
and limited that she, the rivals
wife, was very, very sorry for her
for being married to such an IN
successful man. and then Just
mentioned incidentally the lovely
dress the rivals wife had on, and
the nice things people said about
1t, and about how successful the
rival must be to dress his wife
so we'll
Tragedies of Errors.
"B-r-r-r" the messenger boy
would be right in her front door
in less than no time with a COM
plete new outfit for herself, and
1t would be prettier and smarter
and more expensive than the dress
that the rivals wife wore to the
aforesaid tea.
And each of the stories would
have been perfectly true.
l know wpman who would lay
down her life for her son, and she
can't do as much with him as any
cheap, little, new acquaintance
can, all because the new acquaint-
ance takes the trouble to get the
right number, and the old ac-
quaintance who has known him
and loved every drop of blood in
his veins since he was born always
persists in calling him by the
wrong number.
"B-r-r-rI" there's the telephone.
| do hope it's the right number
this time.
Copyright. 1918. by Newspaper Feature Ser
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The Washington times., 1918-07-31

Ask Paul Grove how he got LIB
erty bond for about % cents
Had the great pleasure Of attend
ing a luncheon meeting Of the 0P-
TIMIST CLUB yesterday. Believe
me, they've named that outfit right
RAYMOND DICKEY was my host
Thanks.
Is there anything in this idea:
Army officers by the tens of thou
sands are working in offices these
hot days all bundled up in coats and
puttees and a general degree Of stin-
ness that makes me HOT to think
Of 1t.
Wouldn't it advance the general
progress Of the war II these officers
could shuck their coats and throw on
their restraint and saw wood with
out being hampered?
H. L. WOODWARD, 700 Ninth
street northwest, says that Sergeant
BUELL. STANLEY was once an
actor.
These are prosperous days for ye
ed. FINGY C0NNERS has Just
sent a crate of Irish potatoes from
Florida. They arrived safe and
sound yesterday.
Moreover, GEORGE H. NOR
LEY, of Hyattsville, came in yes
terday and laid bunch Of tomatoes
on our desk 1t is the biggest bunch
we ever saw, having thirteen delici-
Gus tomatoes on one stem. Each
tomato appears to weigh about q
pound
Wish some one would favor Us
with a fine watermelon.
Saw JOHNNY WEISMAN, the
well-known South Washington
smoked fish merchant, the other day.
Glad to see you John, any time.
Perhaps some one will be able to
explain the attempts at art which
surround the District dog pound.
What appear to be extremely old
semi-sarcophagi have been arranged
about the place.
Also a dirty white lamb is teth-
cred near the northeast corner.
FARMER BILL HIBBS was
threshing wheat over to his place in
Virginia last week. He got twenty
bushels to the acre. and sold the
whole business for $2.20 bushel.
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
HEARD AND SEEN

Had the pleasure buying q niekeHs
worth of ice from JOHNNY FER
RIS one day this week. And that
eminds me that CHAS. S. PRICE,
1859 u street northwest, tells me
that the Johnny Ferris Alumni As
soeiation really started in the south
west as Johnny started in business
in that section moving afterward
to the southeast.
A tUonsGn ICrotc to me asking i0h1
so felC men 1Cere coRsiderGte enough
to QtUe "lifts" to tConsen Uorkers go
ing do1rn totCH IN the morning and
npto10n IN the evenings. published
the query, aud the foLlo1ctH0 replies
are GRs0ng those received. would
be glad to get YOUR Viet1s:
] have a friend who owns q Ford
car. He gave me a lift q few Sun
days ago, from Cathedral and Con-
necticut avenues. He told me his ex-
perience with regard TO offering q
lift to two ladies' They replied,
'Who would ride in q Ford?" He
left them standing, waiting for an
electric from Chevy Chase.
He also told me of an experience
of an acquaintance of his who lives
in Anacostia- This gentleman owns
a large 6-passenger touring Pack
ard He was on his way into the
city, and saw a gentleman and two
ladies waiting for a car to the busi-
ness part of town. He slowed down
and drew to the curb, offered to
bring them into town. One OF the
females got very much enraged and
gasped this reply: "The horrid
brute, he is insulting, he should b
reported TO the police"
ALLAN McLANE ALBERT,
177S Willard St N. W.
81 came to Washington a few
weeks ago and use my car in going
to work. Ny first experience IN Of
fering a woman a lift resulted in my
embarrassment before about fifty
persons waiting for d car on q corner
In Mt. Pleasant.
~I recovered from the shock m
about a week and tried again. This
time / thought / was taking no
chances and stopped by the side Of
an elderly woman and with my
sweetest smile asked If could take
her down. The look she shot at me
nearly stripped my gears. Then I
swore, ~never again"
DO the ladies of Washington,
imagine they are in danger Of be-
ing kidnapped from vile men driv-
ers. / don't understand it"
R. d. JONES,
1909 Irving St N. ".
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
crT ELLO," said the voice at
the other end Of the
= L wire, Hello"

ri ELLO," said the voice at
IN the other end Of the
i i wire, Hello"
1t was a nice, soft, pleasant
voice, rather cultivated. too-the
owner of it was either from Bos-
ton or from England-but didn't
like the sound of the voice, just
the same.
1t had called me up from my
first nap after a very strenuous
and wearisome day. Hello" said
the voice.
'Ts this Franklin 1852"
mo-" said /, in a voice that 1
fear was neither soft nor pleasant
nor in the least cultivated. "lt is
Franklin 1890"
"Oh," said the voice, pardon
me. Awfully sorry. Wrong num-
ber."
Then the owner of the voice
rang off, and / was cross, and /
couldn't go to sleep again till l
had counted ninety-seven black
sheep jumping over white fence
into a field of very deep, very
green clover-or was it ninety
eight that counted? l never can
quite remember.
But l remember the annoyance
of the wrong number perfectly
well-odd how "choosey" the
human mind can be sometimes,
isn't it?
How do they get all these wrong
numbers, the people who call us
up at the wrong time? Is 1t the
fault of the telephone operator?
Is she so busy telling Kate and
Maggie, who are in the same Of
fee with her, what He said and
how she answered Him. and what
the other girl wore, and how faded
she looked in 1t, that she can't
pay attention to her business? Or
is the one who is doing the calling
careless about the number? Does
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
By Winifred BIa ck

and each went his separate way
quite cheerfully, as though every
thing was all right.
wonder il either of them did
have the others number" aud
have it quite correctly. There's
good deal in 1t, isn't there?
know a woman who would
have really very happy, comfort
able life IL she would only take
the trouble to get the right num-
Der when she tries to deal with
her husband.
The number by which he can
always be called and found at home
it "Me-Vanity-III." But she al
ways calls Number "I-Self-cen-
tred-2222."
When she wants a new dress
she always tells him how anxious
she is to have it herself, and what
a love of a frock Mrs. So-and-So
had at such and such a tea, and
how she hates her old dress, and
The Washington times., 1918-07-31

she speak too low or humble, or
get too close to the receiver or
stand too far away?
1t surely is some ones fault be-
sides the telephone. ! wonder
whose?
What's Your "Numberr
The wrong number-what
nuisance it is and what a lot Of
bother it does make. wonder if
some Of us don't get the habit
OF calling the wrong number when
we try to talk to people, not only
over the phone, but by letter, or
by actual personal contact?
heard two men disputing the
other day.
I've got your number" said one
man to the other.
"Well, you needn't brag," said
the other man to the one. 1--WE
got yours, too"
That seemed to settle the dis
pute, for they both stopped talking
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
Boosting Too Much
for Your Friends.
Once OUers
oopyrIEht, International Nsvs Service. 1918


inferior performance
friend think
10 an injustice to the affected
praise when advice perhaps
humiliation have countless
Of distinction
The real friend who has interest at heart the who will bs
expense Of friendship need be-
taking criticism which is intended for good
worthy OF friendship.
ability
for such talent when
with the thing
BE iustb generous' with praise
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
Sunday and the Shop Windows

Why not make up for dark windows week nights
by gay display Sundayf-The ladies will enjoy it.
The Washington times., 1918-07-31
1t Pays to Organize

Farmers Throughout the Country and Workers Generally
May Learn This From the Farmers of North Dakota
The courier-index., 1918-11-08

Claims may be, in many instances,
delayed longer than ordinary, since
few companies may have sufficient
ready funds on hand to meet all
claims at once. 1t is necessary to
keep funds invested, and large part
of the reserves of all organizations
is carried in live securities rather
than ready cash.
The companies and societies have
been hard hit, but they are equal to
the emergency and the insurance
companies are emerging from the Wis
itation stronger than ever and with
public confidence greatly strength
ened
The extent of the epidemic is
shown by the fact that health authori
ties think it will exact toll of
100000 lives before it is abated. The
toll in Arkansas alone will probably
The courier-index., 1918-11-08
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become a part of the organic law of
the state.
But should the new constitution be
adopted, the old instrument, with all
it's amendments, would be abrogated.
One of the important activities of
the Arkansas Public Health Associa-
ton is it's campaign for public health
nurses in the various counties. Jack
son county last week made an appro-
priation of 81 800 for the purpose, this
being the second year the work has
been undertaken in that county.
Mrs Chas. l.. Shafer, executive Sec
dietary of the association, said:
"Jaskson county appropriated $3.50
for the work last year, but at that
time neither the judge nor the mem
bers of the court fully realized the
great good the county would derive
from this fund. The nurse had been
in the county less than two months
when the influenza epidemic came.
She was a trusted lieutenant whom
the doctors trusted and appreciated,
for Jockson county had its share OF
the epidemic tragedies. One night
this nurse was the sole watcher by
the bedside of two workmen, both or
whom were raging in delirum when
found in their cabin in the outskirts
of Newport, and who died before
morning. On another occasion she
brought aid to a family in which the
mother and three children, one a
tiny baby, were all Ill with the dis
ease in the same bed on which lay
the dead body of the husband and
father Judge McLain, addressing
the quorum court last week, SAID +:
Gentlemen. when I asked for this
appropriation last year for tubercu,
losis relief, / knew only in general
way what it was to accomplish
have now seen it in operation, and II
is the best thing have ever seen.
sa~-
An effort is to be made 10 re-Vitai
ize and complete the organization OF
the home guard by regiments anu
brigades. There have been organized
in the state, or are now in process
of organization seventy companies
It is proposed to organize battalion
and regimental units from the most
efficient of the home guard units
/ The requirements include regular
drills. full complement of OFFICERS
that they be uniformed and equipped
from funds raised in their respective
communities and that they nave
armory facilities for the proper care
of arms and equipment. At the earn
est possible date officers Will be de
tailed to inspect every company IN
the state with a view to determinine
whether they have met these ano
other requirements.
II has been suggested that home
guard weeks be designated In the
various counties and an appeal De
made to the people to assist the men
who are willingly and unseifisnly
The courier-index., 1918-11-08

reach as much as three thousand.
Army training camps have reported
more than 100000 cases with approx
imately $1,000 deaths.
The United States Public Health
Service has everywhere been most
active in the enforcement of quaran-
tine regulations, and regulations SINH
lar to those which closed the schools,
churches and places of amusement in
Arkansas and other places in the
United States for three weeks have
been the rule throughout the coun-
try
The epidemic has caused some life
insurance officials to raise the ques-
ton of the advisability of charging
an extra premium on soldiers policies
while they are in camp within CONT
mental limits of the United States.
A canvass of the companies, how
The courier-index., 1918-11-08
LITTLE ROCK LETTER
(By Clio Harper)

Little Rock, Nov. 4.-By the time
this is published the general election,
probably the last that will ever be
held under the constitution of 1874,
will have been held.
Seven democratic congressman will
have been returned to aid in carry
ing out the policies of the democratic
administration
Arkansas seal of approval will
have been placed upon the Wilson
policies which are bringing the
United States to the fore as the great
est nation of the world.
1t is probable that the state and
county officers elected on Tuesday
will be the last in the state to be
chosen for two year tenure, as,
under the new constitution, they are
to be elected to four year terms.
The people will have passed upon
three proposed amendments to the
constitution, two of which are in
Guided in the provisions of the new,
constitution, although not in the
same terms.
The people will have expressed
their desires regarding the issuance
OF bonds by municipalities and the
increase In the personnel of the SUI
preme court, which are provided by
The constitution of 1918, also the
question of farm loans by the state.
Tn adoption or rejection of these
propositions will not be of great mo-
ment, unless the people refuse to
ratify the new constitution.
In that event, whatever amend
ment is adopted this week would
The courier-index., 1918-11-08

ever. made by the Insurance Field,
revealed the fact that a majority OF
the companies are not In favor of the
extra premium.
1t is fact demonstrabIe by figu-
res that the death rate among the
civilians was much larger than among
the soldiers. and the companies are
not inclined to penalize one class
OF policy holders for the losses In
CURED in another.
While struck severe blow, the
insurance companies are made strong
err than weaker by the experience.
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serving their state, county and COM
munity without hope of reward.
This work has been sanctioned by
the war department and the council
of defense system.
Now that the influenza epidemic
has passed the cost of the scourge
which has swept the country is being
counted, and it is being found to be
tremendous in many ways.
Not the least among the interests
that have felt the effect of the alb
normally high death rate is the in
surance companies. All of them have
had extremely heavy losses. old line,
fraternal and mutual all alike have
suffered.
The effect upon life and health in
surance has been of the greatest i'm
portance throughout Arkansas as well
as the nation. It has produced losses
that will amount to an impossible
figure, and has created an active
demand for insurance of this charac-
ter, despite the greater difficulties
in the way of soliciting, and the nee
essarily more physical requirements.
The epidemic has established a
record in the death rate that in many
section is ten times normal. For in
stance. one of the big New York
companies announced that in twenty
three days in October. its losses
from influenza and pneumonia alone
were considerably larger than all Its
war losses since the outbreak OF
hostilities, including several large
policies covering passengers on the
| Lusitania.
Added to this expense Is the prob
ability that there will follow an alb
normally high loss ration during the
winter when the weather is inclem
ent and the severe cold will be trying
to the constitutions already weakened
by disease.
The malady has struck down men
and women In their prime, who, to
the day they became i'll, were con
sidered the most perfect physical
risks. It has been observed that
children and very old people, as
rule, were less susceptible to the
fatal attacks than men and women
between twenty and forty five years
of age. This is the class that for the
most part carry insurance.
Fortunately. so far as known, all
insurance concerns are in most ex
| cellent condition for meeting this
terrific strain. Notwithstanding, thai
they have been. probably, the most
liberal single business In the pur
chase of government securities, that
very fact has strengthened their re
serve and ability to pay.
Every BENEFICIARY of deceased poll
CIV holders will receive payment In
full of his claims. The companies, OF
most Of them, have a ninety day
clause in their policies, or certifi-
Gates. but 1t is thought that very few
] of them viii take advantage OF this.
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We have rented more 81 . year
boxes for the safe keeping Of Liberty
Bonds and other valuable papers
than ever before. Where are your
bonds and other valuable papers.
LEE COUNTY NATIONAL BANK
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SONY 1ll55a

NO internal medicine will cure
eczema. Only by the applica-
ton Of CRANOHENE, the great
external remedy, can the Ecze-
ma microbe be destroyed. Prove
tn's statement for yourself at
our expense. Write for free
Test treatment; address Mills
chemical Co., Dept. D., Girard,
Kansas.
Sleeps Like a PIow Boy"
l suffered for 20 years with
Eczema In Its worst form. Az
Iected all over the body. Ora
NoLENE left me as fine as
white silk, and sleep like q
pioW boy" ]. McCrackea, John
son City, Tenn. written two
years after using CRANO-
LENE.)
AT all drug stores, Csc, 81, $2.5c
sor sale by p. r. TURNER
Money returned II net satisfied
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