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The Washington times., 1918-04-10

(STELL me. dear Mrs. Wood
row, why must or should
station in life stand be-
tween the happiness Of two people :?
Why must two persons whose
thoughts, ideas, and tastes are
identical be torn apart, because
one was born poor and the other
rich? God did not intend money
and luxury to be a barrier; then
why should man."
This Was News.
When 1 had read this far, sat
up and began to take notice. What
tore these two loving hearts apart?
Ny correspondent had started off,
according to all the laws Of con-
struction governing modern fic-
ton, with 2 situation to hold the
readers interest in the first para
graph. AS for the question she
put me, why should man regard
money and luxury as a barrier, |
simply murmured: This is news
to me. / have always believed that
man in the mass regarded money
and luxury as a goal"
She goes on: The writer of this
note U have not yet reached my
twenty-frst birthday has been
reared in one of the most distaste-
full parts Of New York, among poor
but respectable people. But school
and five years in the business
world have polished off the rough
edges to such an extent that I can
truthfully say ! am quite at home
with refined and cultivated peo-
pie. Keen observation and much
thought have worked wonders, and
/ have now educated myself so
that l feel capable Of holding my
own anywhere and at any time.
IL have ideas and ideals of which
/ am proud, and even though the
environment in which ] have been
brought up does not generally fOs-
ter such ideals, nevertheless have
lived up to them. always hoping
for something better and always
happy and contented.
About year ago | met a man
who proved very congenial, and
this companionship has caused a
deep and noble love TO grow be-
tween US. However, he is one
born and reared in wealth and
luxury, we'll educated and refined.
We are ideally mated, but his peo-
pie have come between US and
have politely but firmly told me
they would not acknowledge me,
that ] was a designing girl who
never had had anything and want
ed him solely for his money.
Punish Them.
"Of course he knows better, and
regardless of this wants me to
marry him. But / have decided to
sacrifice my happiness instead of
my self-respect, and have declined
TO enter a family in which | should
be only An sVtAidss. And so ] have
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

Bread that cost cents eightsen
years ago costs at least 10 cents now;
meat that cost 10 cents to IS cents
a pound then costs 80 to 20 cents now;
sugar that cost Al cents then costs
o to 10 cents now: shoes that cost
$3.50 than cost $50 now; clothes that
cost s25 then cost $40 to $50 now;
everything that buy has risen from
80 to $50 per esat IN price, save only
rent, and that 10 preparing to 80 up
at least 10 per cent next fall I was
planning to get around the. rent
The Washington times., 1918-04-10
$40 a Year Is Not Enough
The Senate BIN For Clerks Than Hous.
But Il Could Be Even More Generous II Il Weah
Meet Bad Situation.
BY EARL GODWIN,

The Senate Appropriations Committees Legislative sp
preparation bill is much farer than the bill when il
left the House carrying Little Willie Boriands political
plaything anonymous amendment.
The Senate, which knows political trick no matter
how it is disguised would stand for any such unfair
proposal the Kansas City tried to unload Govern
ment clerks for his advantage election campaigns
The Senate committee therefore, strikes out the Borland
amendment which adopted by the House without ~
roll CALL designed to make clerks work added unpador
hour each day.
The committee also extends the $120 wartime bonus to
Government clerks up to the $2,5 500 salaries.
In view of the pfully small salaries paid by the Gov
ernment for some Of its men wish this salary
bonus could be increased and extended still further
This present cost Of living advance cannot be met by
meager 2O The Governments researches prove that
Economists at the Department. Of Labor collect the fg
from every city and town in the country day by day.
and monthly charts published showing the advances in
living costs the proceeds The Government spends
hundreds of thousands Of dollars to prove that the Of
living is doubling and yet will NOT grant clerk sub
starvation wage enough money to meet that cost.
Scores of letters to giving experiences in try
ing to live in Washington clerks salary and of the
most sensible printed March &c. but it will bear rA
printing, so here 1t is:
The Washington times., 1918-04-10
N February 8, Wolf, Of
Heidelberg, discovered a

~ N February 8, Wolf, of
II Heidelberg, discovered a
~ strange object in the con-
stellation Gemini, whose motions
indicated that it was either a
comet or an asteroid. 1t was faint,
being only equal in brightness to
an eleventh magnitude star. On
February 5 the discoverer an
nounced that the object had no
nebulous envelope, which would
have indicated a cometary nature,
but that it had satellite of the
fourteenth magnitude, at a dis
tance of 240 seconds of arc
(about one-eighth of the appar-
ent angular diameter of the
moon), and that this satellite was
revolving around it rapidly as
to change its position angle 13
degrees hourly. BY February 16
the brightness Of the main object
had diminished to the thirteenth
magnitude, while the satellite
was not seen again.
In the meantime the conclusion
that the object was a new aster-
old was generally accepted. If
this be correct, the most interest
ing thing about the newly dis
covered member of the small fry
of the solar system is its mysteri-
Gus satellite. The account given
of this satellite might be sum-
marily rejected as the result of
erroneous observation but for the
fact that many asteroids exhibit
curious freaks of luminosity,
which can be best explained by
the supposition that they are ir-
regularly shaped, rotating bodies.
Eros Doublei
At least one Of them, the cele-
brated Eros, has been suspected
OF being double. So many hun
dreds Of asteroids are now known,
and the majority of them are so
minute, while their orbits are so
irregularly eccentric, and so In
extrtcably intermixed, that there
Is nothing improbable In supposing
that some Of them may be bound
together, like the earth and the
moon, by their mutual attraction,
or that there may occasionally be
meetings among them resulting in
a coalescence Of two or more into
one. or else the formation Of i
close group revolving around their
common center Of gravity.
The problem becomes still more
interesting when considered in
connection with the theory that all
the asteroids are the product of
planetary explosion. There are
only four asteroids of any consid-
cradle size, and the largest OF
these does not exceed 400, or at
the most 500. miles in diameter, or
say 1-1000th Of the bulk of the
earth.
The vast majority Of those that
have been discovered principally
The Washington times., 1918-04-10
Once OUers
The Real
Trouble.

Copyright adeas srvf~
You cannot expect home you
willing your
The difficulties are cited tha, ma m IN.
other did do his o lei
Little grains Of dissatisfaction one partner
70 assume duties jointly roll into
The best Of natures untus,
and doneeragby the wife TO sst
obugHuons which come the of life
Too work and car. and
attention
connuba who ar. and ,Iv.y, ,,,,.
to be-hepmates in the o the
When either tries TO shrk 10 be trouble
Are Stacker your mari partnership?
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

It is editorial important to every member of Con-
gress and to hundred millions of American citizens
who, whether they know it not would their
country rapidly to the devil there small
try newspapers to watch the local rascals in and Of
corporations and keep track of their doings
The country newspapers, and more especially the
smaller daes and thousands of weekes national po
hcemen watching and protecting the public welfare
Their influence is to put it mildly, hundred times
greater than the influence Of all the socaed great metro
politan daily newspapers combined
The who reads the country weekly or small daily
is the farmer the dweler in the small town village read
ing and THINKING as he reads T.
reads far away from the noise he reads because he
interested in the country in which he lives and for which
he works
The people that read small newspapers living on farms
the people that form public opinion in the United
States decide national elections and the course of history
not the people that crowd the apartment houses and the
moving picture theater and the baseball parks of the big
cities
The editor of the small town or country newspaper is
literally the national policeman.
If published in all the newspapers that twelve
hundred policemen had been silently and quietly put to
death by commercial organization somebody would
shows signs of interest.
But when you read the above statement concerning the
killing of twelve hundred small newspapers and incident
ally ending the Of twelve hundred editors you read
something that doesn't interest in the least
1t would, Mr. Bodne, of Missouri points out inter
est the Government earnestly it knew the meaning of
these twelve hundred small newspaper funerals.
The. WASHINGTON TIMES calls these extracts from
MIR Bodnes editorial to the attention of those concerned
from the President of the United States who knows the i'm
ponce of the local editor because he has read history and
knows the de OF public opinion all the way down to the
least important Congressman from the biggest CITY, who
doesn't know much of anything except that would like to
be reelected
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

Potatoes are now selling for 20 ana
80 cents q peck, and beans are "a
cents a pound, which Is cheaper than
they have been for many months.
And yet q seed merchant on Sew
enth street asks $3.50 q bushel fol
seed potatoes, or 31.5o . half bushsl.
One way to encourage our war
gardeners.
The city Of Omaha sells garden
seed to its amateur gardeners at
cost.
Why can't We all get Jobs with the
War Department and get coal from
the quartermaster?
Six tons Of coal were delivered and
stored by United States soldiers on
the 4th for g.. Is q ton to a man who
draws q good pension from the Gov
ernment and holds down . Job as
watchman with commissary prid-
leges, who lives on 9 street north
east, near Third.
The governor Of North Dakota
says that the citizens Of the State
are getting so law-abiding that the
Jail Is becoming useless.
Wonder II any Of our missing fif-
teen went out that way?
Earthquaks simply BorloAd sRasA-
ing he teeth
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

proposition BY building, or buying .
house Of my own; but I stand . risAt
corpulent chance OF doing that nov,
with the price Of lumber and labor
gone high into the blue empyreaa.
DO notf You bet I do-not-
The consequences Ii that the 1850
for which schemed and worked and
prayed some nfteen years. plus the
munifcent $40 that Congress has
about concluded to give me. II Of
much less vEiue to me than the 81 zoo
that was paid when ] sntsrsd TIE
service
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

the onerous burden Of Govern
ment publicity, without pay
the Mercury has given $500 in
space to this cause since the
war began-but to give money
as well. But there is another
angle from which to view the
matter, and in this view the pub
lie is vitality interested. With
the metropolitan press being
taken over by big business and
the country weeklies, the back
bone Of popular government,
suspending by hundreds, where
are we to go for a liberal
press? Through what medium
will democracy express itself?
These questions are addressed
not alone to advertisers, but to
those worthless at Washington,
who, refusing protection to
country papers in their fight
AGAINST extortion, will yet call
londest for their help in the
years to come. They are big
questions, not affecting individ-
ual publishers here and there
alone, but to be considered as
vital to the nation.
The Washington times., 1918-04-10
HEARD AND SEEN

Watching out for danger and On
constant guard Is what the faithful
officer is doing In the tub. Respect
fully yours.
MRS. 8. F. McCREADY,
722 North Carolina avenue.
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

II all of you got seats the street
car companies would simply pay ex-
penses and would have nothing for
dividends, because you know the
straphangers and those who are
jammed in at the last minute at the
risk of their ribs pay the fares which
pay the dividends.
After this mornings experience
how would you vote? For continu-
ance of strap-hanging under private
ownership or a seat under Govern
ment ownership where the aim Is
SERVICE and SEATS?
Down at the Army Medical Mu-
scum yesterday ] saw a truck. II
was the biggest army truck l have
ever seen, positively awe-inspiring In
size. 1t seemed to be as big as an
ocean liner.
Moreover, it was as unwieldy to
handle as a liner and appeared to
take about a quarter Of an hour to
dock itself at the curb.
Then when 1t had docked itself,
one of the crew jumped OF the fore
deck, ran around to Nhe stern and
unloaded the cargo.
It was plaster-of-paris model Of
q foot, Weighing about pound.
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

The authorities having made
two tabs to grow where there
was but one, and In view Of
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
(streets) amendments, 1 nomi-
nate.
Mike and Ike. They look
alike" E. s. MAY,
1915 4th St NV
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

Twelve hundred weekly pa
pers IN the United States have
suspended publication during
the year and hundreds Of others
are on the verge Of suspension.
In the cities consultations con-
tinue and many papers operated
by Independent capital have
passed out Of existence. No
other line Of business has been
20 adversely affected by war
conditions. With no hope Of
recouping increased cost Of
operation with an advance
either In subscription or adver-
tising rates, even those papers
fairly secure are facing stu
alton far from encouraging to
say the least of it. As costs
mount. being denied protection
from the Paper, trust by the
United States Senate, publishers
Of small weeklies and dailies are
wondering If the struggle is
worth while. They alone have
not profted by reason Of the
war or can hope to. Yet they
are not only expected to bear
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

In his newspaper; "The Mercury Of Paris, Mo,
Thomas Bone publishes editorial important to other
Americans to the editors of the countys smaller news
papers. Read extracts from it:
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

The State of Georgia has or
dered the Atlanta Gas Light
Company to return to Its custom
ers $50, 900 as Q rebate for poor
gas served for eight days during
the coal shortage.
We had a few days Of mighty
poor gas here.
A little rebating would be en-
tireIy acceptable. How about it!
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

Being interested in the naming of
the tub. may suggest Sentinel
Stand" or CBox') - an Appropriate
name?
The Washington times., 1918-04-10

OF course, you all got seats In the
cars as you struggled to work in the
storm today? That is, Of course, You
DID NOT.
The Washington times., 1918-04-10
WOhld Government Permit the
Murder of Twelve Hundred
Policemen?

MOI Then, Mr.. Government Please Read Extracts From
Thomas A. Bodines ''MERCURY."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Coffee Market

New York June 5.-There was ht- tie trade selling in the market TOT cor. fee futures today. probably against cost and freight purchases and 1lrst prlces were 7 to points lower. Offerings were by no means heavy, however, while tne urinary markets made a generally steady showing and there was little tursner a,fr change here with the close 1 to polnts lower July sold at s.22c and December s,54 to S.55c; July S.21c, September S.Soc, october SAC, December S.5Sc, January < .5Sc. March s,G9c, May s.Soc -
 Spot, dull. Rio Is, SEC; Santos As, rolsc to ll5c It was reported that prom sl inent importer had purchased about % GOO bags of Santos coffees, spot or near by afloat, believed to be on the nasls of 10c for As and 9Ac for ts. Mo.s santos offers were reported in the cos. and freight market. including 4s Ae 1o1Lc London credit.
 The official cables showed an adValce of 75 reis in the Rio market The Santos spot market was POO reis higher ana nd san an tos futures 9 reis lower 70 iV0 .. o1s noa. bisber Brazilian port receipts, S4'oOo' Tundiahy receipts 14,Oeo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans June 5.-I1eavy covering of the short interest put the price or cotton to higher levels today in the race of extremely favorable crop accounts. The demand persisted from start 10 m ish and at the topmost levels, late m the session, prices were Az to 73 points over yesterdays close. Last prices showed net gains of g to 69 points.
 Julv led all other months at the ad- vance. as the result of extensive strad- dle trading, involving the buying of that nosition against sales of the new crop months. particularly October. July was horgbt because of the spot situation ana October was sold because or the iaVola- ble showing of the new crop
 Y was generally considered that the tendency of the market to rise was que to the efforts of a large short interest to cover. There appeared to be no con certed speculative buying movement pe- Srond tbe straddle operation. The week. iv crop accounts from the government xyere called the best of the season mus far and the weather map indicated that favorable conditions continued over .ne ent;ra belt. with no great change propa- b1a in inc immediate future. To some axtant the market was steadied py a eood demand for spot quotations, but the snot market was quoted unchanged al So cents for middling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
FINAL EXERCISES
 AT GREENSBORO

Greensboro, June 5.-(SpectaL )-Ihe oHn and last commencement of the Southerh closed with the graduating eN- ercises in the college auditorium yester- day morning The class of lz wore cap and gown, as usual. They were Horace Conliette. Lamar Kelly, Herman l. MOT gan. Leon Bates, S. w. Turmpseeo, James McCurdy, Kenneth Edwards, MT Deal. Misses Betty Chapman, Maud Gar rett Lela Mae Tate Miss Chapman was salutatorian and Horace Coulliette vale dictorian. pr. c. P. Atkinson and Prol. F. E. Chapman read the honor roll OF students who had joined the colors' mum bering 115 Dr. o. c. McGehee oI the trustees made a few closing remarks.
 Diplomas were delivered by Presldeht c. C.. Daniel.
 Miss Mabel Yerby, daughter Of Editor Yerby. has the distinction of making the highest degree in the junior class or the law department of the University or Ala bama and was awarded the schoiarship prize at the recent commencement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
JULY COTTON WAS
 TIE MAIN FEATURE
General List Closes Firm, % to S8 Points Over the
 Previous Close

New York. June 5.-The feature in the of July contracts, which sold up to 25.95c, or 9S points above last nights close and TIP points above the low level of Monday That delivery closed at 25.S5c. with the general list closing firm at net advance of 29 to SS points.
 The market opened at an advance or 22 to 67 points, generally B to 45 points higher on the active positions. There was a renewal of yesterdays covering movement, which seemed to be stimu- lated by the firmness of Liverpoool and the appearance of moderate trade demand, There was a good deal of real izing around the initial figures and there were reactions of which extended to 23.35c for October and 22.9Sc for December after the publication of the bearish weekly weather report. Some scattered southern selling was also noted on the decline, but the offerings were soon ab- sorbed and the market turned firmer during the early afternoon. Reports of a demand for cotton out of the local stock, with sales to exporters and the bullish average of spot advices seemed to increase the nervousness of July shorts while the strength of the near month naturally had a bullish Influence on later deliveries October sold up to q. .75c and December to 23.29c in the late trading, or 35 to AT points net higher. Closing prices were within a few points of the best, although sentiment was somewhat unsettled by reports rom Washington that the war industries board had decided to fix prices on cot ton duck and similar goods. Earlier re- ports from Washington said that the question of utilizing lower grades in the manufacture of cotton goods for the gov ernment was to be taken up with the war industries board and the possibility of such action helped to strengthen the July position. Liverpool and domestic trade interests were both buyers of July, presumably to cover straddles or hedges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
IS
 CAUSE OF REACTION
Strength of Marines Was a Feature, With a Meeting
 of Directors Today

New York. June 5.--Stocks opened with demonstration of strength to- day, but reacted very generally in the later dealings on moderate offerings. The setback was accepted as a natural result of the recent advance, which in- yited considerable profit-taking.
 War news was mostly favorable, but offered little promise of an early pass ing of the strain along the French front. The submarine shock subsided completely and shippings displayed a better tone than any other group
 The strength of marines, especially the preferred. at an extreme advance of 25s points, accompanied the news of a special meeting of the directors to- morrow. It is expected that further details of the deal with British int tercsts will then be announced.
 Coppers developed sudden heayiness in the latter part of the season, re- acting l to 314 points, Chino showing marked weakness. The reversal evi- dently anticipated adverse dividend ac- tion on some of these properties ill the near future.
 Professional activity again contrib uted to the variable strength of cer- tain speculative issues, notable tobac- cos. motors. oils, fertilizers. industrial alcohol and distlllers, but pookS 1alleu to elicit any general support
 Standard industrials equipments aid rails developed a reactionary trend after their early gains. United State Steel closing at haf a point loss, q reversal of almost two points from its best. Liberty Bonds rallied slightly from low records of the pre- Sious day and international war fl9- tations including Paris 6s and Anglo French 5s. hardened half to one point
 United States bonds, old issues, were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-06
Negro Draftmen Are
 Called to the COlors

Washington, June 5.-Orders for the mobilization of 40,0OO negro draft regis trants qualified for general military service to entrain from June 20 to 25' were sent out today by Provost Marshal General Crowder. The registrants will come from 20 states.
 The apportionment includes the follow ing: Alabama, 1900, to Camp sherman, O.; Arkansas sO0o, to Camp Pike, Ark; Florida, 25oo, to Camp Dix, N. J.; Geor- gia 1000, to Camp Gordon, Ga; Ken lucky, 2OoO, to Camp Taylor Ky; Louis- jana, 5000. to Camp Funston, Kan; Mis- sissippi, 5000, to Camp Grant, H.; North Carolina, 1e00, to Camp Taylor, Ky; Oklahoma 300. to Camp Funston, Kan; South Carolina, 5000 to Camp Jackson s. C.: Tennessee. 5000, to Camp Dodge, Ia Texas, 5000, to Camp Travis, Tex Virginia, 5000. to Camp Lee, Va.