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The Washington times., 1918-07-06
Will the Telephone Co. Get
That Increase?
Utilities Commission shouId Not Grant t. Government the
Lastitution which Causes the Congestion and
Shoah Pay Larger Share Of C0st.
By EARL eoDWIN.

There is indication that the Public Utilities Comnis-
sion WILL grant the telephone company some sort Of ca
increase in rates unless the People Of Washington abs
utely refuse to accept it There is also suspicion IN my
mind that the Bureau Of Standards viii not be as valuable
to the public mig be because is afraid OF stepping
beyond the bounds of propriety.
AS to the first part Of these propositions am con-
WINGED that the Public Utilities Commission feels that the
telephone company has made enough of to warrant
Of increase and that private ownership Is 70
continue in spite Of the Willingness Of the Government y
take it right over the telephone company must be sntsd
increased rates in order to make money for ITSELF
What the Public Utilities Commission should do, Of
course, is to recommend public ownership.
this is not done, then the Public Utilities Commission
should say to the telephone company;
"Your increased burdens have been laid upon you BY
the Navy Department the War Department the War Trade
Board and the various wartime activities OF the Govern
men and get the proper increase m rates from the
Government and then let talk about burdenng the resi-
dents and merchants Of the city"
The Public Utilities Commission should remember that
the Bureau of Standards has said
sBut for the demands the part Of the Government
for increased facilities the matter Of trunk lines tie lines
and extension lines very small addition to the wire plant
would apparently have suced to meet the local needs
Also the telephone company has evidently NOT con
dered taking any steps to install the latest automatic de-
vices to tighten the load.
The merchants and other business and private resi-
dents of this city will not welcome any decision BY the Puo
lie Utilities Commission whereby the telephone service Is
cut or the bills made largen will be the most unpopular
move ever made by any officials IN this District Of Columbia
The people here know that the Government rate too small
and the ay to eouaze it increase the rate where the
business iustifes it
AS to the Bureau of Standards If Congress does not
know eadv that this Of scientists is the best friend
the people OF this country have respect to measuring and
standardizng the relations Of public service corporations
with the public it should awake and find out Alb about II
IF there is any attempt to minimize the acvtes OF TINS
great institution in its investigations into public utilities
Congress should dig into the matter and md out just What
lies behind the attempt
The Bureau of Standards is interested in the truth and
the public and the utilities viii be better of for full and
unfailng food of light
The Washington times., 1918-07-06
There Is No Editorial to Write
About This
But It is a Good Thing to Reprint.

One of The Times big family Of readers asks to
3te an editorial on certain words Of Abraham Lincoln
Fhe following is the quotation which our reader supplies
from Lineolns message to Congress in December 1851
St i not needed nor fitting here that general agu-
..est should Be made favor of popular institutions; but
tere i one point with ts connections not % haceyed
most okhe4s which ask brief attention. Il e the effort
% haee eapaa equal footing, not Allows labor,
DE- SRrce Of the Government Il is assumed that labor
= available only connection with cApAI that nobody Ia
kus vuess else owning capital, somehow BY the
e. Of L. induces him labor This assumed, L
ecsdeed whether best that capital ShAn hire dabOreB,
sui then induce them work BY their consent buy
khasn ord drive them Il without their consent Having
proceeded far, naturally concluded that IN laborerS
ere ether hired laborers what call Saves Labor
s Of labor md could have existed labor had not
first. existed Labor the superior Of capital and deserves
much de highest consideration" ....
In these few words Abraham Lincoln wrote his own
editorial and It does not heed trte comment from any
editor. H..
Lincoln realized of course that labor which means
MANHOOD is important than capital that labor pre-
ceded capital that capital is dependent labor and not
the reverse.
Lincoln knew that just government is Intended pri
maIy protect the active man who worksthat is to
say-the great majority of all the people.
II Lincoln had not understood these elementary princ
Piles would not have been Abraham Lincoln and he would
not have been heard Of
OF course man talking today Lincoln talked forty
years ago must expect to be called by people Social
iSt and dangerous frebrand
1t does not matter very much what you are CALLED
IN this world 1t does matter what you ARE.
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

stand It interrupts me and inter-
feres Edith my work"
syuipathize with that girl and
appreciate the justice Of her con-
tention. Every human being IL en-
titled to certain amount Of quiet
and freedom from Interference,
seasons IA which TO rest and re-
fresh ones soul. The tnaest
friendships are those which recog-
nize this right and which permit Of
intimate silehces." There are
times with all Of US when the bah
Bile OF voices an do buzz Of CUES
tons Is torture But the family
circle In general has little respect
for this prerogatiVe.
Right 70 Silence.
When Napoleon was planning TO
invade England in 1904 he pre-
pared a great lotiIa Of iat-bot-
toned boats to transport his army.
Paris, bound to have It's Jest, caiIed
these peniehes sf walnut shells,
and BfuIet. the comedian, raised
q laugh one night by eating wal
nuts on the stage and tossing the
shells into q pan Of water. Il am
making peniches," he said. For
this the police punished him, but
the next night he again tossed
walnut shells into q pail Of Water.
What are you doing?" asked q
companion. Il know very well
what / am doing" answered Bru-
net; but also know when not 10
talk"
Half the trouble of this world
would be avoided If people only
knew when not to talk" II I
were called upon to formulate the
terms Of the contract which from
their very association exists among
the different members Of every
family, one of the Arst provisions I
would write into 1t would be a
paraphrase Of a speech Mrs. Fiske
makes in one of her comedy parts:
Every human being has the
right to at least one hour Of IN
INTERRUPTED silence every day, and
no questions asked"
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

Leonardo da Vinc who painted the picture the central
poo Of which is reproduced above also painted the Mona
TIA said 10 be the NEST remarkable portrait the world
whole page could be written about the great wisdom
q this italian artist and his remarkable and varied attain
ments ~. s .@s,-. = 81 -.
But there are more important things for you to learn
today. =.
picture to large number Of children asking them ct the
same time these four questions: -" - =. - 49,
What does this Representa-
a-Who is the central figure? .
S-Wh0 are the others?
&-Whs+ are they doing?
The resa of this questioning iutsrestingit was
almost amazing.
The American Weekly Supplement to tomorrow's Sun
day Times dev0es whole page TO the story OF Prof. Scott
unique test with other interesting pictures.
Il win interest you It VIII make you THINK, and that
win do yOu good
The Washington times., 1918-07-06
Wheat Unharvested Is Wheat Lost.

don the formerly local markets
for the sale OF their produce. and
10 haul or ship their truck 70 The
further removed congested cen
tiers, thereby increasing their eI-
pense and reducing their output
I will always believe that this
important problem has been neg
lected for the more spectacular
work in other less important lines
Of war-work. / have driven :
reaper myself, and could 90 ont
and cut hundreds OF bushels OF
grain per week, and my absence
in the bureau where I am employ
ed would cause no serious incon-
venience, and while I could do
this, there are thousands Of others
who are better fitted to do this
particular work, and could be
spared without any loss whatever.
Certain It Is that we are oVerlo0
ing aid for the agricultural sec
tons, which must supply the very
basis OF all Of our war activities.
Won't you put this question to
inc iOIc anu uIBo IT, IOE JIG AoA-
vest will soon have past
We are celebrating today, and
we should do so. The same man
power, however. put In the fields
OF this country on tomorrow would
HARVEST the seeds Of patriotls1
soWn today. Yours. faithfully,
BEN A. NEAL
1925 o street northwest
July 4, 1918.
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

phraseology as could well be
framed. The bridegroom after
fumbling for the ring and general
ly slipping 1t on the wrong finger,
bleats in repetition after the
clergyman, with all my worldly
goods / thee endow." Yet even as
he says it he knows that he Is
making a pledge which he has not
the slightest intention Of keeping.
What he really means is that he
will provide more or less for his
wife during his lifetime, and that
at his death she may claim one
third of his estate. A similar
mental reservation on both sides
attends the words, until death US
do part" And as for the binding
covenant, ITO love, honor, and
Cherish" apparently covers every
. thing short Of physical violence or
actual infidelity.
But II the marriage agreement
is vague and uncertain, what shall
be said abou parenthood? IN
deed, many people do not regard
the assumption of that relation as
a contract at all. and will be
startled to hear It called one. Yet
that is just what 1t is-a tripartte
undertaking between the parent,
the child and the state.
The parent agrees to give the
child maintenance, care, education
and support within certain years,
and in return the child Is obligated
to submit to the direction and SON
troll Of the parent. If either falis
or refuses to abide by these terms,
the state will step IN and enforce
compliance.
The ChiId's Right
So far, so good. But there is
something beyond the mere ma
terial wants Of the child which the
parent should give, and that Is a
respect for his individuality; and
there is something the child should
give beyond mere obedience. Here
is where the vagueness and nncer-
tainty Of The arrangement creeps
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Continued from Column IL

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and that this price gets only such
labor as no one else wants and
will have. and is very Inefficient
One farmer told me that In his
section there are fields Of hne
wheat ready to be harvested ana
no one to harvest it. ! said to
him that I had wondered II 1t was
mot practical for the army camps
in Washington TO furnish each
contiguous section a number OF
these soldier recruits TO help har-
vest this grain crop. There are
those in these camps doing very
little. they are seasoned for such
work and clothed suitably TO per-
form il. The farmer replied that
such help would save thousands OF
bushels, and that farmers would
go to the camps for It, take good
care Of the soldiers, and return
them to the camps.
Why, Mr.. Editor, can't Ills be
done? Instead Of cutting con-
sumption. why not provide to
gather what has already been
made? Washington could spare,
without the slightest loss or
hIndrance to any enterprise, sew
eral thousand workers per week
for several weeks. Farm labor
has been taken out Of the ssricul-
tural sections and concentrated in
the cities, and farmers, with re-
duced help, are required to aban-
The Washington times., 1918-07-06
n BY Mrs. Wilson Woodrow

in. One side or the other is al
most sure to take and never
give" and a fair exchange is the
spirit OF every contract.
] discussed in a recent article
an instance of the sort A mother
had written me asking for advice
in regard to q daughter who was
habituAlly bAd-tempefed and i'm
pertinent toward the members Of
her own family, although fair
spoken enough and charming in
her manners to outsiders.
As is my custom when a ques-
ton is submitted to me by one Of
my correspondents, l tried as well
as J could with the data at hand
to place myself mentally in the
position OF that mother and also Of
the girl; and when I wrote my
article tried 10 show the Younger
woman The mistake she was max
ing in giving way to her petulance
and to suggest to the elder one q
course Of iudieieus praise Is a cor
receive for her daughters waspIsh
ways.
A lirls Complaint
It seemed 70 NE that I had pretty
thoroughly covered the subject, but
q day or two later l received q let
ter which presented the question
from a new angle and caused me
somewhat to revise my opinions.
Here e Is:
Dear Mrs. Woodrow have
read your article In Sonieht's pa
per and wish TO say O. FEW words.
do you imagine, Mrs, Woodrow,
that II my mother started In prals-
ing me when | got home from
work that would make me pleas
anti No. me only thing l want
is to be left alone until I have
rested and eaten my supper. Then
she could ask ne hundreds of
questions, and a would be only too
glad 30 answer them. She has
stopped telephoning to the office,
because have made her under
The Washington times., 1918-07-06
IFE, like the form Of govern

4 IFE, like the form OF govern
meht outlined. by our Ma
- tional Constitution, is large
ly . system Of checks and bal
ances.
We've got to give and take"
run the lines in q current stage
comedy; and the significant answer
Is, You take and never give"
That's where all the trouble arises.
Every relation into which we
entef->business, personal or social
lis in effect q contract; but ex-
cept in purely commercial trans
actions, the terms and covenants
are usually so loosely stated that
one may construe them about as
he pleases, and as a consequence
one or the other OF the parties to
the agreement, generally both, feel
defrauded. The misunderstandings
and resentments due to this one
fact are the source of almost all
our so-called problems"
Any lawyer will tell you that It
II the very essence OF q contract
to leave no point open to question;
yet men who will hold out for the
last dottlng Of an Il" and crossing
Of q It" IN q financial instrument
constantly obligate themselves in
far weighuer matters on an ut
tsrly haphazard basis, or none at
all.
Two Contracts.
Marriage, for. instance, is prob
ably q more important step to most
of us than granting a power of at
torney or executing a real estate
transfer, but look at the difference
Of method IN the two undertakings.
In the. one case, every contingency
Is Safeguarded, the language is as
clear and explicit as It can be
made, there Is a settled penalty
fixed for any false representation
or breach Of the Agreement
in the other case we have an
exchange OF vows" beautiful and
s0norous we will admit, but about
a. ambiguous and indefinite in
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

There should be more benches
d. IN our parks. Thousands OF
strangers who have nothing to
do on sundays, evenings or week
DAYS are amazed to find that most
of'them have to sit on the grass
In the public parks. Get busy
Government, and get q few seats.
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

and the following conditions we're
related By all Of them: THE cool
weather and insufficient rain has
cut short all garden truck. The
small grain crops are fine, but
much OF It is going to waste for
lack Of labor to harvest IL! That
$3.50 per day is the prevailing price
now being offered for farm labor,
(Continued In Column -
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

10 Tie Editor Of THE TINES;
have just returned from the
Riggs Market" on P street north
west, where / talked with a num-
Der Of farmers who bring their
farm produce there for sale three
days OF each week.
asked Ill about the crop pros
psctA. the labor conditions, etc.
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

He is Of that famous, fascinating
and fast disappearing fraternity the
old-time printer" who saw the world
covered with printed sheets from
the old-time hand press. He himself
helped print the Ashtabula Sentinel.
now merged with another paper. on
q hand press.
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

Mr.. HoWells' father was . printer,
too, so you see it runs in the blood.
His father learned his trade m 1913
and thereab0uts, under Alexander
Campbell at Bethany, Va
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

81 have seen jobs at the Govern
ment Printing Office" he told me,
run on in no time, that would have
taken me about q million years 70
get out in the Sentinel Office"
The Washington times., 1918-07-06
LET THE WEDDING BELLS RING QUITO
Wheat Unharvested Is Wheat
Lost

We are not certain whether this letter should 60
Secretary Baker Mr. Hoover Perhaps It should 60 to
both 30 we print it, that both may read:
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

H.R MccALMoNT. Of 1910 Rhode
Island avenue, says:
II read with great pleasure and
profound satisfaction, your excellent
article anent, Mount Vernon In Pm
vate Hands, under the caption OF "A
Few Thoughts On the Subject, Just
Risht for an Independence Editorial
and I desire to thank you for the
words so wen spoken and trust your
act may insnlre other men Of your
profession. to contribute to the
patriotic press OF our country similar
articles until washington's Tomb
may be rescued-And proAtsers may
be unable to collect petty charges
from loyal Americans who desire 70
visit the resting place OF Inc
Father Of His Country.
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

SAMUEL DEAN HowELLs. broth
er Of william Dean Howells, ana
enough ike him to be mistaken for
the editor himself. tellsi me he has
pictures Of Lolita" and Of Olive
Logan, two famous actresses Of the
old days and Is going to see II thsy
can be published.
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

Mr.. HoweIIs has been in the Gov
eminent Printing Office for ever %
many years, and Is now q member
Of the watch force there.
The Washington times., 1918-07-06

RUSSELL T. EDWARDS. % the
National War Garden Commission:
Back up the Cannon with The Can
neT."
The Washington times., 1918-07-06
HEARD AND SEEN

CAPT. DAVE HARDEsTER, who
takes the New. York and New Or
leans limited back aad forth, dropped
in to see ye ed. one day last week
Come again, Dave. always giad 70
have q look at you
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-04-26

Appleton city. Mo-. April %. 1919.
To the Oregon Presbyterian Church
and Other Friends: Mrs. Clagctt and
! wish to express TO you our thanks
and deep appreciation en- m m M m
remembrance Of Us. in presenting To-
~ u generous sum Of money on our
departure from Oregon. Mrs. Clagctt
purchased a beautiful gold wrist watch
and mine shall be- used for my over
seas equipment. We cannot find words
To- thank you, but assure you TINT you
always will hold n warm place in our
hearts. and We look upon Oregon ~
home. no matter where We may be-.
] received instructions to wait here
for further orders. and do not know
just what day will leave. will
send you "A letter rs soon as I get
across.
With love and best wishes from u,
both. and playing Gods richest bless
ings upon you all. Faithfully yours,
]. a. CLAGETT.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-04-26
.Iunior.Scnior BANQUET.

Friday evening. April 10, the Jun
iors entertained the Seniors with al
elaborate but iloovcriZcd banquet.
given at the High School building. The
reccptiDn room was decorated In the
Junior colors. blue and gold. and the
banquet hall in the Senior colors, pur'
pie and white. The favor baskets and
menu cards were made up in purple
and white. \ patriotic torch was
added hy the I'VE Of place cards and
napkins decorated with flags. A bron2"
statue Of Uncle Sam holding an Amer.
lean flag was placed on either end Of
tho table. Eight of the Sophomore
girls. dressed in white MILDLY suits, and
purple tics. waited tables.
The following brief musical program
was rendered In the reception room:
Instrumental solo, Ruth Allen. Ethel
Kennedy.
Vocal solo. Miss Beaver.
The menu cards contained the fol
lowing menu and toast program
Toast Program;
Toastmastcr. Geo. Mcintyre.
Toast to Seniors. Geo. King.
Response. Thos. Vine Tcarc.
Toast TO the Faculty, Maudc Fcucr-
bachcr.
Response, Mr.. Ensor.
Menu.
Frui, cocktails: sandwiches; pressed
chicken; potato chips; cheese; pickles;
egg salad; ice cream; waters; cocoa;
mints.
The following people were present:
Faculty-Mr. Ensor, Misses Ger
trudc Bennett, Muricl McCandless,
.auretta Ferguson and Flossic Deav-
er.
Scniors-Garric Alkirc, Hazel Buch-
err, Richard Bridgeman, Jenus Dank-
ers. Allan Bunker, Vcva Frakes, Cur
tiss Knealc. Mark Kunkcl, Blanche
Hodgin. John Markt, Esther Kelley,
Lewis Kreek, Mabel Lukens. John
Netherland, Grace Mcdonald, Edgar
Rostock, Mildred Moore, Robert
Thatcher. Velyma Markt. Thomas Vine
Teare. Alice Meyer. Ruth Meyer, Ruth
Markt, Dot Smith, Agnes Schultz,
Mildred Tochterman, Nellie Milne,
Carrie Stadler and Abbie Murray.
Juniors-Paul Bragg. Ruth Allen,
Garth Hatch, Fife Carroll, George
Hinde, Ethel Kennedy, George King,
Mildred Klopp, Morgan Kreek, George
Mcintyre, Pearl Kurtz, Lloyd Markt,
Pauline Lemon, George Meyer. Flor
ence Schultz, Robert Patterson, Maude
Feuerbacher, Charles Petree, Lillian
Schultz and Orville Peret.
Those absent were: Seniors-Ethel
Greene, Harland Zachman; Juniors
Ralph Milne. Also Mrs. J. G. Ensor.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-04-26

Whereas. FIT Denny and Lrlu VI.
Denny, his wife, by their deed of
trust, dated the 22d day Of March,
i0l1, and Of record in the office Of the
Recorder Of Deeds of Holt count ,
Missouri. in Book 1876 at page 1867.
conveyed 70 the undersigned in trust
20 secure the payment Of the note IN
said deed of trust described. and Of the
interest thereon, the following dcscrib-
ed real estate, situate in Holt county.
Missouri, to-wit:
All of block five tj). in the West
crn Addition to the City of Oregon,
except a tract described as follow:
Commencing at the northwest corner
Of said block. thence south two hun
drcd and twenty-six (226) feet. thence
east one hundred and thirty-six u36)
feet. thence north two hundred and
twcnty.six (226) feet: thence west
to the place Of beginning.
And whereas. default has been
made in the payment Of the interest
upon said note when the same becamn
due and payable according TO the
terms Of said note. and whereas Il u
provided in and by the said decd of
trust that upon default Of the pay
ment of the interest upon said note
when the same shall become due and
nayablc. then the whole Of said note
shall become due and payable; and
whereas. the owner of said note has
requested INC TO execute the power
vested in inc by said decd of trus, to
sell said real estate. and out of the
proceeds Of said sale pay the indebt.
rdncss secured thereby:
Now. therefore, IN compliance with
said request, and under the power
vested in me by said deed of trust.
VII. ON Saturday. the 18th day oi
May. 1918. soil said real estate at the
court house door in the city of Ore.
gon. Holt county. Missouri. at public
weave, TO the highest bidder for cash
IN hand. FRANK pETGEE,
Trustee.