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The Washington times., 1918-04-29
Another Good McAdOO Job.
Under Private Control of Railroads You Would Have
Waited Ten Years For It, Or A Hundred Years.

The Baltimore and Ohio trains now run into the Penn
yania railroad station land their passengers in the middle
Of New York city.
No more getting out at ferry to cross the North river
carrying your baggage into the ferry carrying it of again.
struggling for taxicab street walking through
the crowded waterfront on the way to subway.
Mr. McAdoo managing the railroads for the people has
in mind quite naturally the CONVENIENCE of the people
It did not take him long to act when the fact point
ed out to him. or when his own wide engineering and rail
the comfort of Baltimore and Ohio Travellers BY
LANDING THEM IN THE HEART OF NEW YORK.
The Pennsylvania railroad with big Manhattan sta
ton and its tubes under the river there ready.
There nothing to do but give the order that Balt
and Ohio trains should be sent through the Pennsy
Vania tube into the Pennsylvania station
This under PRIVATE AND SELFISH OWNERSHIP
could not be done.
The of the Pennsylvania wanted to freeze out
quite naturally, the of the Baltimore and Ohio
They not to be blamed for that Private ownership of
public monopoes is game of reezeout with the public
usually the frozen but with competitors frozen out also
whenever that is possible.
The Pennsylvania railroad and the New York Central
railroad protecting their stockholders-which is what Of
fcals paid to do always-fough to keep other rail
roads from landing their passengers in New York
The thing changed when the people took the rail
roads and Mr. McAdoO put in charge of them
McAdoo sald quite truly The freezeout game is non
comfortably and land the people where they want to be
landed
he gave orders that the Baltimore and Ohio cars 20 into
New York city, using the Pennsylvania station, which the
people control
The Baltimore and Ohio going in there now and
It is another fine red feather that the public will gladly put
in the cap of McAdoo.
That won't be the end of this good work.
The next step will be to give to New Jersey Central
railroad travellers the benefit of to the Hudson tubes
which by the way McAdoo himself buit-although he
longer has any interest in them
The of those tubes had been monopolized for
suburban traffic by the Delaware and Lackawanna the Erie
and the Pennsylvania And Mr. McAdoo had to actually
force upon the Lackawanna the use of the tubes.
The hundreds of thousands of suburban passengers that
the New Jersey Central railroad will soon be able
thanks to Mr. McAdoo-to land in the center of New York
city downtown uptown stepping directly into any sub
way that they want.
This means added convenience, in the year. for millions
CONTINUED in Last Column)
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

cap, so when he repeated the
greatest Of all his desires-not to
grow old-unconsciously he took
out his purse.
But he could not "tip" Time.
The grim figure with the scythe
seemed to be waiting. with his &C
count, at the old mans elbow.
Selfishly, hoped at" would not
happen there, at the table next
mine. In imagination, saw the
little furry that the passing Of the
old moth would bring about. He
would collapse. fall, there would
be confusion, the walters would
carry him out and the band would
play its liveliest music in its nois-
lest key to hide the momentary
disorder. And in a moment or two
everyone would be eating and
drinking as usual.
But 1T" did not happen there, l
am thankful to say. He was bah
bling to the girl with the cropped
hair that he was as young as she
The Washington times., 1918-04-29
THE
Money Cannot Turn December Into

~ HE old gentleman in the bun
waIstcoat, fecked with red,
i announced to his guests
that he never intended to grow
old. The statement interested me,
he was the oldest looking person l
had ever seen.
The party, Of which he was plain
ly the host, occupied a table next
the one where ! sat, in a big fash
ionable hotel where noise is apt to
pass as gayety, clothes for beauty,
and the influence Of wine for wit.
His guests might all have been
grandchildren-they consisted OF
"short-time" vaudeville lady and
her dancing partner; a young wo-
man who breeds toy dogs; a gen
tleman jockey Of sorts-part
gentleman, part Jockey. A boy
about-town; a girl with cropped
hair and a ferocious appetite. A
lady with the face Of vulture-
antecedents and history unknown.
Not Afraid Of the Dark.
None pf the mouey company
dining at hsi expense-challenged
the old gentleman's sttement, and
he repeated it. like child crying
in the dark: "I'm not afraid, No,
I'm not afraid OF the dark"
The guests smiled assent, the
poor old dotard had been lavish
with his hospitality, the least they
could do was to humOr his delu-
sion. Presently the old man drew
out his wallet-a big apOplectic
affair, highly polished by much
slipping in and out Of his pocket.
The waiter had not presented his
bill, indeed he was nowhere in
sight, but the gesture Of reaching
for the wallet had become auto
matte with the old gentleman in
the bun waistcoat shot with scar
let. His purse was his wishing
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

DEMPSTER SMITH calls atten-
ton to that thingummy at the
northwest corner OF Fifteenth
street and New York avenue
the little house on one leg, in
which a man is supposed to keep
the switches straight-and asks
HOW IN THE WORLD THE MAN
EVER GETS OUT?
MR. SMITH offers a circus
ticket as the prize for the best
answer.
The Washington times., 1918-04-29
Once OUers
Looking Past the
Hard Luck.

NeVIB srTea-
II to be optmlst
tried TT
Hard train yourself that but In
than the TRIES Of everyday
You have hard luck; can't help It; forget #.
Dont the involved, but forget
Look ahead and brightness in the future
Danish regret and useless
misfortune mistakes which have
road achievement
future look back lost profits position
friends. steppngstones to ultimate
land full OF opportunities before
Have faith in ability to hem
while in
sell '
The Washington times., 1918-04-29
Another Good McAdOO JOB
Continued from First COlumn.)

CONTINUED from First Column)
It means increased value for the real estate Of many OF
the most important cities in New Jersey.
And all of this goes the credit Of McAdoo, and Gov
eminent control of railroads.
ANYBODY who magines that the people, seeing the results
of Government ownership will allow the railroads to back
to private control is badly mistaken.
The railroads there the power there the night Of
the people is there
And PUBLIC OWNERSHIP will replace public control
There will be no little private fights between cor
porations freezing each other out part OF the time ana
freezing the public out all Of the time.
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

One Of the regular sights now II
JOHN KIRBY, the magazine writer,
riding on a horse and wearing
checkered pants.
I don't know who policeman e95
is, but he told me he sucked his
thumb until he was ten years old,
and even then would have eontin-
ued had he not frozen that mem
Der, which rendered it painful for
sucking purposes.
Frank Ward o'Malley has . story
about wartime Washington in the
Century Magazine this month, and,
unlike most writer's, he calls peo-
pies names right out.
For instance, he has LARRY
HILLS in it; also JOE TUMULTT'
&PAT" McKENNA, who has been
in the executive office Of the White
House since the T. R. days, is de-
scribed by Mr.. O'MRlley, but not
mentioned; also RUDY FORSTER,
TOM BRAHANY, and Police OFF,
GERS KELLY and DALRYMPLE.
Then the article winds up with q
picture Of Pennsylvania avenue
made in 1880, guess, as It shows
high-wheel bicycles and horse cars.
The mail today brings me an or
der from LEVI COOK for that hat.
However, the explanations by Mr..
Cook are valuable and interesting,
and I will have them ready for pub
LEGATION, in full or in part, tomorrow,
think.
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

BUNNY WARNER and friend and
I saw car $40 on the WRECO run
into one Of JOHN EEWBOLD'S horses
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

Who do you say Is the most
DISTINGUISHED alumnus OF the
jefferson SCHOOL,
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

People who wonder where went
walking yesterday may be delighted,
or disappointed, to learn that didn't
I went over on the Ridge road. which
10 less than half . dozen miles from
the Capitol and as rural as middle
Nebraska, but on the way over hap
pened to see the mayor Of East wash
ington, C0TTER T. BRIDE. sitting
in his doorway looking as happy a.
clam at high tide. So my trip was
not fruitless, was Il?
The Washington times., 1918-04-29
an THIs az TRrFi

A very conspicuous feature Of yss-
terday's Liberty loan parade was that
not a man within the radius Of my
Vision-and was MP and down the
his hat when the col
ors went by.
: JULIE n. THAYER.
April q, 1918. 1874 Clifton ST.
The Washington times., 1918-04-29
HEARD AND SEEN

One Of the regular sights now Is
JOHN KIRBY, the magazine writer,
riding on a horse and wearing
checkered pants.
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

B. K. PoSTLETHWAITE, Of the
Wyatt building, also eritieises the
lack Of respect for the flag:
Remembering the titanic Strug-
gle for liberty which was in prog
ress even as the parade was NOV
ing, It seems as though the least We
bystanderS could have done would
have been to bare our heads as the
flag passed. Officers and private1
might also stand at salute as the
flag passed. These little customs
are worth while. Let's be ready for
the next opportunity to show that
we are REAL RED-BLOODED
AMERICANS. Cheer the boySl
Salute the. hag!"
Naming the Tub" do please usS
numerals-for New York avenue say
No. 1, and so on, to all the others.
Soon everyone, even children, would
know the location Of No. in Gnv
color preferred. Easy to remember
and to place when mentioned.
JULIA C. BRADLEY,
120 B street northeast.
The Washington times., 1918-04-29
It Does Not Pay to Steal
Automobiles in Washington
Few Facts and Good Detective Story You That 1t Is
Easy A Pie to Catch q Motor Thief When You Have
Specialized Detective Force.
BIZ EARL GOODWIN.

why don't something about the number Of
automobiles stolen in this town."
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

last Friday at Tenth and F streets
about 2:45 p. N. The horse was one
Of six which were hauling print paper
down to brother FLEMING NEW
BOLD, and II was q wonder some
one wasn't killed.
The Washington times., 1918-04-29

For instance, he has LARRY
HILLS in it; also JOE TUMULTY.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
FORGET Your
RHEUMATISM
Not Necessary to Have Your
Troubles With You Any
Longer.

Don't suffer whenyo can get "NfT''
trone Prescription 80"
rheumatism one of the most COM
mon ailments is one of the hardest
to cure, because of its being a blood
disease. Any remedy to be effective
must purify the blood and Kidneys
common sense teaches you this.
That is why "Neutrone Prescrlp-
ton 99' is so successful, it is COM
bination of blood purifying agents
prepared from tie prescription of
specialist.
1t relieves those sore, inflamed
joints and muscles, at puts out the
fire." 1t does all these things, re-
stores your health, makes you happy
and free from pain.
Go to your druggist today and gel
a SOC or $1.G0 bottle, then say, good
bye Rheumatism. Nail orders Elled
On $1.00 size.
Hindle's Drug Stores and leading
druggists everywhere.-Adv.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
Entertainment For
Soldiers Endorsed

Hartford, Feb. 26-The Connecti-
state Council of Defense has given its
nearly endorsement to the project
taken up by the Military Entertaining
council of the war Department to
PROVIDE healthy, high-grade theatrical
amusement for the soldiers in the
environments.
Inc purpose is to provide enter
talnment for the off hours of the
men and prominent theatrical mana
gers throughout the country are CO.
operating with the Federal govern
ment to stage appropriate produce
tons. Local agencies of the Council
IN many of the cities in the state are
at work on the sale of so-called Smil-
cage Books. These "Smileage Books ,
derive their name from the railroad
mileage book because of the similar
!ty IN appearance. They are printed
in two sizes-2O coupons for 81, and
100 coupons for SIS. "Smileage Books
are being put ON sale by local agen-
cles of the council in stores and 9TH
er places of business.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
habitant on the planet.

habitant on the planet.
Our moon makes round of the
heavens from West to East once a
month, and, as the Earth performs its
axial rotation in one day, the appar-
ent motion imposed upon the moon is
ever SO much more rapid than the
movement in it's orbit. Consequently,
the former predominates, and the mo-
ton appears to be from East to West
In the case of Phobos it is just the
reverse. 1t only takes Phobos seven
and one-half hours to make the entire
round of its orbit in a direction from
West to East. The Marian day, how
ever, is twenty-four and one-half
hours long, so that Phobos can make
his rounds three times while Mars
turns once on it's axis, The orbital mo-
ton is therefore by far the faster and
will predominant in the composition
of the apparent motion.
The diameter of Mars is about 1900
miles, or a little more than half that
of the earth, but the actual mass, or
material, composing the planet is only
a tenth of the earth in weight. There
fore the force of gravity on the sur
face of Mars is only about a third of
what it is here. In two respects, length
of day and angle between the equator
and plane of orbit, the two planets
are practically alike. Perhaps one OF
the most important - questions is
whether Mars has any atmosphere at
all. 1t appears that there is a very
thin layer of gases surrounding the
planet, but much less dense than any
which a human being has reached on
the earth, and the absence in this at
mosphere of any appreciable amount
of water vaporSseems to be indicated
by the latest spectroscopic observa-
tions.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
can be recognized because of the CHI
acteristic red color of his light.
Mars is Retrograding

acteristic red color of his light.
Mars is Retrograding
The thing which separates the plan
cts from the stars (besides the phe-
nomenon of twinkling) is the fact that
the planets move through the field OF
stars while the latter always main
tain the same positions relative to one
another. AS all the planets pass along
their orbits in q direction which is
opposite to that of the hands of a
clock, or from right to left, the re-
suit is that the motion across the
heavens is mainly and almost entirely
from West to East. Do not confuse
this motion with their apparent mo-
ton in rising and setting, which is
due to the earth's diurnal axial rota-
ton.
This East movement is
sometimes turned into an apparent
East-to-West movement because the
earth is itself in motion along it's or
bit. AS the East motion pre-
dominates, it is called the direct
motion, while the less usual East-to-
West motion is called retrograde mo-
ton. This is what Mars is just now
uO1uSy dIIu IL 10 luISISSI1I " llOlS ILlcSI
all the astrological takers seized upon
this fact to make multitudinous nom
sensical prophesies about the war. Ac-
cording to some, the retrogression is
directly unfavorable to the Kaiser.
some have blamed the entire war upon
this hapless planet. We are certain
that the "rudry planet is quite in
nocent of any evil intentions toward
the earth, though It would be very
convenient and satisfying to be able
to blame something like a planet for
the evils and shortcomings on the
earth.
The Moon of Mars
Mars beats the earth in the num-
Der of satellites, for he is fortunate
enough to have two of them, called
by US Phobos and DEMOS. These are
fit names for the companions of the
God of War, for their meaning in
Greek is fear and terror. Both these
satellites are very small, only a few
miles in diameter, and both are very
close to the surface of the planet in
their revolutions about it. The inner
one, Phohos, is less than six thousand
miles from the center of Mars, and as
a result of this proximity we have a
queer phenomenon: Phobos would ac-
tually be seen to rise in the West and
set in the East if there were an in
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

By DR.. c. S. Brainin of the Column
bia University Observatory Staff.
The March evening sky is rich in
lplanets this year, as no less than four
planets find places upon our map. The
entire solar system comprises eight
lplanets, seven besides the Earth. Of
these, two have orbits which lie en-
tirely within that of the Earth; the
orbits of the remaining five lie en-
tirely outside the earth's orbit and for
that reason are called superior plan
cts. These five, as the reader probably
knows, are Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Ur-
anus and Neptune counting outward
from the earth.
Only the first three of these, how
ever, are really good objects for obser-
walton, for the distances of Uranus
and Neptune are so great that to US
they appear no brighter than stars of
the sixth or seventh magnitude, i. e.,
Just about on the limit of visibility.
Even in the largest telescopes very
little can be observed, so that our
knowledge of the physical conditions
of these planets is next to nothing.
OF course, their motions as well as
those of their respective satellites are
accurately known. In a small tele-
scope it is impossible to distinguish!
them from the neighboring stars, both
because of their small size and be-
cause of their extreme distance from
the earth and sun makes their appar-
'ent motion through the field of fixed
stars very slow. We have, however
indicated the position of Uranus on
the map, where he will be found near
Saturn in the constellation Cancer.
Fortunately the case is quite differ.
ent with Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, all
three of which are also to be found on
the map. Those are probably, next to
to the moon, the celestial bodies with
which we are best acquainted. The
proximity of Mars and the great size
CT Jupiter and Saturn make them cas-
lily observed with all sizes of instru-
ments and readily recognizabIesby the
naked-eye astronomer.
Saturn will be found near the meri-
dian at the time and date of the map
and on the meridian about an hour
later. There are a. number of yery
bright stars not very far away, but you
can easily distinguish the planets from
the fixed stars by the absence of scin-
tillation, or twinkling. Jupiter is easily
found in the western sky between the
Pleiades and Aldebaran in the group
OF Taurus. Mars is in the east and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
BRITISH OFFICER FINDS
COMFORT IN JERUSALEM

London, Feb. 26-''I am very COM
fortably billetted in the German Cen
eral Falkenhayn's headquarters, I
writes a British officer from Jerusa-
lem. 81 am even sleeping in Falken-
hayn's bed. The whole place is very
luxuriously fitted out. There are
sitting rooms, parlors, and library, all
lit by electric light, and with every
convenience, together with a bath
room with hot and cold water and a
shower"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
BRIEF NEWS NOTES

The arrival in England of delegates
from the allied nations for a confer
ence on International standards was
announced by the Aircraft Board.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

Benjamin Cheney, husband of Julia
Arthur, the actress, fled schedules in
bankruptcy, in Boston, showing liza
bilities amounting to $1,7O0,31O
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

The Carnegie Corporation gave
81 1000, 900 to the McGill University at
Montreal in recognition of what the
university has done for Canada dur
ing the war.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

Increasing demands for raw mate
trails caused an increase of 1886, 900, 900
in the imports of this country for the
first seven months of the fiscal year.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

General elections We're held through
out Spain on Sunday. The Liberals
maintained their standing, although
complete returns are not yet in.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
You'll feel like this

fWhen you approach your
first golf ball this Spring,
unless you get in some
practice.
fNot possible to play golf
now, you say?
fYes it is.
fHow about the indoor links,
at American Hardware
Stores?
Here is an official Spalding
course On which you can
practice the complete
game.
leone in and get back the
thrill Of a fine, vigorous
drive.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

STOVE AND FIREPLACE Wood for
sale. D. L. Clarke & Sons. West
River St., Tel. Milford 254-S.
r 81 d.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

The Navy announced the death of
Seaman J1lius Fuchs, of st. Louis.
aboard the collier Neptune He was
killed by a falling bucket of coal.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

I have a fine lot of
block wood for sale. Your
order will be promptly de-
livered. D. j. Carten,
Broadbridge Road. Tel.
Stratford 1854. 6zSoT
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the
asked congress to provide
$780, 900 for investigation of minerals
at home to save ships used to import
them.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

CORTEZ C. ROCKWELL, plumbing
and heating; jobbing ~pecialty, 305l
Main and Hillside avenue. Phone
Stratford 1142 or 114-3. B19*tf
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

Representative Irvine L. Leuroot of
Wisconsin announced he had permit
ted his friends to go ahead with the
preparations for his nomination to the
Senate.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

SWEET PEAS VTOLETS, TULIPS.
DAFFODILS.
JOHN RECK 6 SON.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

The Boston Fish Bureau announced
completion of details in the govern
ment agreement between the Corean
government and the Royal Fish Co.
of the Pacific coast.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

Major General Perkins of the Amer
lean Red Cross announced that every
american soldier that goes into the
trenches receives an American Red
Cross comfort kit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26

A board of excess profits reviewers,
consisting of about a dozen repre-
sentatives of special industries, will
be created soon by Internal Revenue
Commissioner Roper.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
More Than
SaleS-Making-

we are building business prestige and
on the solid foundation of
in goods
Courtesy in service
Superiority in workman
ship
Moderation in price
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-26
HARDWARE
STORES

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Lyon & Grammar. Retail Division
FAIRFIELD AVE. AND MIDlsEE ST.