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The Washington times., 1918-09-25
Pitfalls the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

Mo, am not going to give
N their letters; they reflect
too unlovely a picture OF
human nature. Well agree they
are young, don't know their minds,
or have made a mistake-these
tickle daughters Of Eve.
Well be generous, and let 1t go
at that, for while the boys over
There" may not realize it imme-
diately, they are we'll rid of girls
who have not sufficient character
to remain true to a promise. l
am speaking OF the inconsequent
sisterhood who write me letters
saying they Allowed themselves
to ecome engaged to a soldier or
a sailor, and now that he has gone,
they find themselves in love with
some one else"
absence Makes the Heart Grow
Ponder"
And the some one the tickle
damsel is in love with is too often
none other than herself. She likes
attention, fiattery, a good time,
and to run about to places of
amusement, and now that the man
in uniform is not here to give it
to her, she takes the next appli-
cant for her smiles and it be-
comes a case Of Absence makes
the heart grow fonder"-of the
nearby Stacker.
This young lady then becomes
very unhappy because she has a
disagreeable letter to write; she
must inform Sammy or Jack Tar
that it has all been a mistake, and
that she is going to marry Mr..
Reginald Stacker in six weeks.
Then comes her postscript to
me, Dear Miss Fairfax: VIII
you please write me a nice let
ter that l can copy and send to
Sammy in France. One that will
not make him feel badly" And
II wrote the sort of letter she
deserves, it would be something
like this:
Dear Sammy: You may not
realize it now, when first con-
fronted with the evidences of my
6ckleness and general lack OF
balance, but really, you are to be
congratulated heartily.
when you first went away l
was so utterly wretched that l
cried all the time, then l forced
myself to take an interest in Mr..
Stacker, to see IL could be less
unhappy. Our acquaintance has
now ripened into love, and we are
TO be married the latter part of
October.
81 shall perhaps get tired OF
Reginald Just as l got tired OF
you. For fickleness. like the wind,
knows no laws. We are TO have
2 quiet wedding. and the best man
Is one OF the handsomest men |
have ever seen. With best wishes,
KITTY"
The Washington times., 1918-09-25

This is the kind Of letter I
should enjoy sending to such a
girl when she asks me to dash OF
a few proxy words that will help
to soften the blow Of losing her.
OF course, any soldier or sailor Is
well rid of her, even though he
may not realize it in the first
shock of getting her letter.
He is risking his life to protect
her, and the thought that she has
proved unworthy must be bitter.
But let him look at the other side
Of the question, suppose he came
back when it's over, over there"
and married her, what kind Of a
wife would such a woman make?
Silly, vain, and foolish, her chief
interest in life is to seek admir-
alton and have what she calls "a
good time" This she feels to be
her inherent right-nothing must
ever stand in the way Of that pre-
ordained good time"
The Washington times., 1918-09-25
A City That Saves
ByEARL GOODWIN.
TT Wayne Owns an Electric Light Plant and Fl. Wa
Richer Thereby.

- Now that the nights growing longer electric
bills are growing bigger
We pay 10 cents per klowatt hour for electric light,
albeit the Public Utilities Commission has reduced the 9ats
cents Legal enangements have operated to keep the
rate at 10 cents thus far.
. Meantime the Potomac River, flowing by our doors
offers the opportunity to the Government to build Ean
tic dam at Great Falls from which electric light power
and possibly heat can be obtained for what pay
SENATOR BORAH contributes an interesting speech
the general subject of Government ownership of water
In his speech he quotes CARL D. THOMPSON on
Fort Wayne, Ind, where the VOTING citizens have es
tablished their plant Perhaps it viii interest VOTE
LESS Washington
"Here it must be noted that all the consumers Of
light and power in Fort Wayne whether patrons Of the
city light the company have secured re-
ducon rates amounting to 30 per cent since the nstaa
ton of the city plant This condition enable the consumer
to light his home place of business more deliberately and
encourages the of electricity to introduce all kinds of
appliances and In this way make home life of greater
comfort and convenience. And besides low electric light
and power rate is great advertising medium for any city,
it encourages the advent of factories and other in
situations where operating cost is important factor
"Our present utility law compes to set aside ~
per cent for depreciation
elm letter to the taxpayers and citizens of Fort
Wayne Mayor William j. Hosey thus summarizes the ad-
vantages of the municipal light plant:
81 The Municipal Light and Power Works has saved
the people of the city in public and private electric service
bills of money amounting to thfeequarters of
million dollars $4,000.
the plant to date
"3 This of money is more than double all tau
funds used in constructing the plant viz $33603973
81 1t has collected in years at cut rates 81 ola
1926 In operating and has earned net profit
of $4269O948 after paying all operating upkeep, and
newal expense.
as The net earnings of the plant in years ez-
coed the total tax moneys collected period of four
teen years and used in partially constructing the plant
Sc The last taxes levied and appropriated was in
1912. Since that date the expense of extending and en-
argng the plant has been met out of operating receipts
only.
'7 In 1856 out Of gross receipts of $3.50 90166
there net profit derived of 01427 after paying
all operating expense and after setting aside $296589
for depreciation account"
We could save ourselves many dollars month save
the city millions, with Government electric plant
and the Government could take for itself power and light
for the Navy Yard and for all Government buildings here
The Washington times., 1918-09-25

The mere reading Of that most
binding Of ceremonies-marriage
seems to change all of our sense
Of values, and make the things
that seemed paramount before,
trifling afterward. Before mar
riage, nothing seemed to matter
but love, moonlight, and the rain
bow world in which the young
lovers saunter hand in hand.
Afterward, it is largely a cues
ton of the butcher, the baker,
and the candlestick maker" And
the wife who is going to make life
worth while is not the vain, tickle,
idle girl who thinks only of her
self, but the resourceful, capable
woman who can make both ends
meet and put something by for a
rainy day.
Unless people are multi-million-
aires, crown princes, and profess
sional beauties, there is precious
little time for the moonlight bust
ness after marriage. The normal
young cou?l. have their eyes on a
house they are buying, and the
triumph of the young wife is some
dish or other that is palatable,
economical, and nourishing-
something that will help to shove
along the balance at the bank
against the next payment.
The all important question is
not Whose precious precious are
you" but How much are we 60
ing to be able to cut down the mort
gage?" They have gone past the
moonlight notch in their tide of
human affairs, and they are pay
ing for the home-that is going to
mean so much to all of them, par
ticularly the children. Thrift is
the question that now makes for
fun and happiness.
Please do not take these re-
marks to imply that people never
make mistakes about their engage
ments, because they do sometimes,
and the very bravest thing under
the circumstances is to tell the
other party and take the con-
sequences, whatever they may be.
But such a course OF action is
% far cry from the conduct Of
girl who leads a soldier or a sailor
to make love to her, at such a
time as this, then jilts him as soon
as she takes up with some Stacker
unworthy to black the uniformed
mans boots. This is meant to be
a plea against fickleness. Don't
become engaged to a man In uni
form unless you know your own
mind and intend to deal honestly
witt. him. They are giving their
all II a great cause, and they are
entitled to trust. loyalty. and love.
Don't regard them as part OF your
own good time" They are too
splendid tor the playthings OF a
fickle girl. AS Walter Scott said:
Vain as a leaf upon the stream,
And tickle a. O chAnEeful dream
The Washington times., 1918-09-25
Begin Learning
TODAY.
Once OUers


OF suffering not 70
knowledge
your up vii une,"
NOT GET AT
putting till have time
think have escaped far having
leisure hours.
Of Of and
application the
hon I 9 presented 10 correctly.
Don't max difficulties
You cannot Learn younger.
The Washington times., 1918-09-25
From The Public To The Editor

United States: but, in order to be
moderate, let US say 100000. II we
suppose them to average in value
81 900 each. the total value will be
IS, 00O, 000.0 900. A Federal tax OF 10
per cent per annum would produce
$500, 000.0 900 annually. or enough
money to build twenty battleships
every year.
1t seems to me that such a tax
would be better than a tax of 20 per
cent upon every new automobile sold
by the manufacturers.
1t would be more evenly distributed
and would produce a more immediate
and steady revenue.
BERTRAND SHADwELL
The Washington times., 1918-09-25
HEARD AND SEEN

"Manless days on the street cars
suggests HILDA MONTGOMERY
TYLER, of the Highlands.
The idea is to give the women OF
Washington q chance to get seats on
street cars.
Not a bad idea, say. Men don't
rise and give their places to women
as frequently as they did in the
more gallant days.
NJ. L. M. says that some of the
best talent in Washington cannot
connect with the soldiers camps
where entertainers are needed.
And in reply, R. c. MILLER
comes back with this:
"Any singers or entertainers
who desire to appear Saturday
evenings before two or three
hundred soldiers and sailors,
and who are really GOOD, can
find the opportunity by eommu-
nicating with the Senior c. E.
Society, First Congregational
Church, Washington, D. c."
Speaking of Liberty loan slogans,
BILL ULLMAN contributes this
one:
American Cash Makes Prussian
Hash.
Bet your money on the U. S. A.
This extract from a letter from
H. P. MERRILL, a Government Of
fetal, is respectfully referred to the
proper authorities who are actively
engaged in killing the profteer
wherever he shows head. Soldiers
in this war are NOT to be subjected
to profteering and piracy without a
yell from me. Here's the extract:
nAm told that at 8 o'clock this
morning, soldiers taking autos
at the Union Station to go to
Camp Humphreys were held up
for SIS each, eight and ten SOL
diers to the car. This is only a
confirmation of an experience
related about a week ago. A
lady with her mother brought
four soldiers into the city from
Humphreys; on the way they
informed her that the men were
being charged as high as 81
each for the half-hour ride to
this city. Any man who takes
such 4 profit from one Of our
fine American soldier boys,
should, l think. be put on rock
pile-ths bigger the better"
The Washington times., 1918-09-25

But the passenger automobiles temporary calamity
brought by the war; causing great and valuable de-
velopment in the manufacture of motor trucks and ac
tors for farm and other work
All the genius of the automobile industry the expert
knowledge of engineers and the great manufacturing plants
have for months been concentrated the tractor and
tor truck problem
Highly important as is the automobile for carrying
passengers adding hours to the business mans day. null
png the power of the physician the mechanic and the
farmer it may safely be said that in the long the
motor truck and the tractor will equal in usefulness the
automobile for passengers.
It must be remembered that the automobile industry
is today greater than the railroad industry Automobiles
carry more passengers than railroads. Soon they will
carry more freight than railroads the short hauls
least And the tractors fast supplantng horses farms
supplying the farmer with all his power and his
chinery.
The motor truck and passenger automobile to the
ghroads of the nation what the freight trains and the
passenger trains to the nations railroads And the
tractor is the national power plant to become and
more important until it shall be universally used.
When you saw farmer in the old days you knew
that COW, horse, pig, and possibly yoke of oxen
were not far away.
When you see the modern farmer now you know that
passenger automobile motor truck and tractor
part OF his equipment
It is unfortunate that the wars necessities taking
precedence of everything should have made necessary the
practical soppage of the great industry that produces pas
senger automobiles.
gneers will not be dsbanded Those that not directly
engaged in special work changing their energies
to the truck and the tractor And the end of the
war will find the automobile industry intact the values of
the motor truck and tractor through concentration upon
them of the nations mechanical genius brought the
highest point of development the passenger automo
bile had been developed already.
The Washington times., 1918-09-25

I have been informed by some Of
my a4visers that WILLIAM
HUGHES, Of the Department Of Jus
tice has considerable OF an item
for this column. and I hereby pub
hcly notify Mr.. Hughes to let her
come.
The Washington times., 1918-09-25

MAJOR CUSHMAN RICE, who is
entitled to wear more ribbons and
medals Of honor than anyone / can
now recall, was recently in Mime
apolis, his home. There a chap
named Brooks, who was intelligent
enough to break into the State legis-
lature, told Major Rice that he was
getting up a banquet in his honor
distinguished American aviator, and
all that Major Rice thanked him,
put the date down in his mind, and
attended the banquet hall, but dis
covered that Brooks had forgotten
to order the dinner and also had
neglected to invite any guests.
It would be a good idea IL lots Of
people stopped car riding and skat-
ed to work. Skating is grand exer-
else. This idea Is not. mine, but
belongs to SPEED" KARGER, son
Of GUS KARGER. The son says he
hopes to have his name connected
with the idea so that his father will
have great faith In his intellect,
from now on
JOHN MAJOR says that he is go
ing TO enter q shipyard and be an
essential worker. When asked what
he would do there he said he tn-
tended to christen ships
SONGS OF A DAY LONG DEAD.
Get q high tenor and q good
bass, and let her 20:
Stoeet AdsliSS,
Ny AdeIiss,
At HIoht, door bsort,
For yoE pine.
In al ny dreons
Your idtr face beams.
You're the J1o1r Of ~ ASarG
sceSt AdSIiaA
The Washington times., 1918-09-25
Can Anyone Answer Him?

Can Anyone Answer Rum!
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
About five month ago. the Kaiser
was going Forward With God
Please let me know the person with
whom he is now going backward
and oblIge-
Yours, E c. TERRY, MD.
The Washington times., 1918-09-25
Federal Tax Upon Automo
biles.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Sir-I have seen il stated that there
are 100000 automobiles in the
The Washington times., 1918-09-25

MIDNIGHT, SUNDAY, OCT. q.
To settle controversy, please
publish in The Times date and
hour on which clocks are to be
turned back one hour and old
time resumed.
D. r. BURHANS.
The Washington times., 1918-09-25
Bad News, for Automobiles Is
Good News for Trucks
and TrailerS
The Nations Mechanical Genius Is Concentrated on
Truck and Trailer Problem.

Because of war and the shortness of material the max
ing of automobiles for passenger traffic is cut down. al
most eliminated.
WHOEVER WANTS AN AUTOMOBILE WILL DO
WELL TO BUY IT NOW.
Manufacturing will undoubtedly end absolutely if the
war continues because the Government objects to the
buying of automobiles but because the material cannot
be spared.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22

The making OF candles ii not ord
nsrly considered fine urt. hut Use
ilaians have made it such. the dis
tinctiyeis Italian you've Jper Is made
BY hand. The materials are pure bees
wax, which Is kneHdrd and tempered
and mixed wiz a secret Ingredient 10
retNrd combustion and which has spe.
clNl Egyptian C0ttnu ItT Wlcss. The
cotton 700, - trGEt, , vIth chemicals,
20 keen Il from feeding too fast. Small
gaudie' are noticed Large ones are
mAde by roliln4 ~ >hes's rt 80,
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meaioeN.


We had fine shower Sunday night /
there was no services in the evening /.
on account OF the rain.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Rex and family
of Earlvllle Sundirycd at the Art Snt |
ton home.
Mr.. and Mrs Gus Booth and child
rem are visiting his parents near La
Noble.
Nh. and Mrs Jay Cass moved in the
Lenders house last week
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. h. Rex spent Satnr-
day at the H. II Ely home. They were
entertained in honor OF DR.. and Mrs
Willard Worsley of Dixon who were
Visiting her father IT. II Ely and sis
ter Mrs. Clara adams
Ryland Whitney. OF New York, Is
visiting his sister, Mrs, A. NJ, Tope ana
family. He also called at the l.. b
Rex home He Is civil war veteran
and called 20 ;alk old war times with
l.. B. Rex
Mr., and Mrs. W. p. Flabin and son
Dale went to Plano Sunday morning
returning on the midnight train
The commencement exercises OF
Meliden rural schools will be held in
the Han Monday night May 20. A
good program has been prepared
NIerillen school always take the lead
Admission 2ic. zoe goes to the Rec
Cross. Come and help This patriotic
cause
The Quilt that the Falryiew seWinj
Circle made and donated to the Rec
Cl5S5 was drawn by Mrs. l.. Il. WIS
ON She again turned II in ana
brought lifty dollars. Pretty good TO
a quilt .......''
lohn Eckert, Of Fairyicw shippe
ear load OF hogs to the city Monda
night.
Mrs. Dan Collins and DAUGHTER
Sandwich, visited Saturday and SUI
day at the f. Il Burt home.
Fill The War Chest
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Local Notes.

Mr.. aud RMS Frank Mccormick
vent to Chicago this afternoon for
ew days visit.
H. W. Collier is confined to his
lome iwth illness
Eddie Smith, who has been en-
Dloyed on the Ben iieppner farm.
went to La Sale yesterday and en-.
listed in the infantry and reports
this morning at La Sale 10 be sent
- Jefferson barracks.
Mrs. b r. Osgood spent today in
| Ottawa with relatives.
Mrs joe Vickers will depart the
after part OF the week Coz Nebraska
where Mr. Vickers has secured I'm
ploymelt and the family will reside
gorge and Clara went yesterday and
we're accompanied as tar as Joliet
" their mother
Cyrus Trowbridge OF Camp Sher.
man. Ohio, arrived home Saturday on
short furlough
Arthur Manning returned to Cam,
rant after visit over Sunday with
ais mother. Mrs Emma Manning. cI
illinois St
Charles tChuck) MOrrclle OF tn
Great Lakes Training Station spel
sunday with his parents, Mr.
Mrs Quinto Morrello. OF this city
The last dance OF the season vii
be held May ~ in the Home Defens,
cague hath
i. Il. Davidson was a passenger Il
toilet this morning
Mrs n. r. Thompson. Mrs Ra
Inch ana Clarence Woods spent ye,
- crday in Morris
A letter has been received Sayin
ha' Serg Richard Rice OF Camp pix
arkansas has been transferred to tn
, officers training camD,
Harold Moore who has resided
his city at he home o, his gran
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Sc Courteous 10 All.

Frequently The girl who is scrupa'
lous about iutcrrupting an Older per
sou. thinks Nothing N all ut breaking
in on the story her small hrother Is
irving Ia tell aud talking on without
paving The least attention IL him
There are u0t two standards uf e"ur-
teSy. one for older people, and another
for child. -nenn-svivanta Grit
fill The War Chest
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22

rmfneit cWlr,
GNth Ca. ina | Sect, l59th Dept
Emmett Weir.
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fill The War Chest
singiog spsrrows u Toledo.

CA IT The toy and >mu.r ald uSle
81 lpe tuHy morning there cbmr Tie
sweet, Taluriye notes o' The song sppr.
row. me mans spirits we're dro0py.
he ND. influenced Us his phHslyai iur.
fOuudngs. MOI 81 The bird, God
seht ldm 90 sing aud he sang through
fht iul aud sln0te aud maze, aud Into
thp heart " he man Another worker
ooh ~ tIe duues ~ the da, cheer
rullN. Nlll, new nope ia his soul.
leNo ElgAe
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22

Freddie MAS visitiu- "a tIuy ht@ haht-
After iuoking al The baby far tong
time. he came runnuS lu lars molh'f
and exclaimed. "1'hr bah, little lists
are both closed AMI IL looks aS If Il
was going tn stari a fish'
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22

Carried on The ribbon of new book
mark i cciluloid panel through open.
iu"> in which appear various refer.
rnt,.S that tnn be altered nv moving
pointers. with Whirh the device is
rquipprd.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22

Charley was tu have 4 birthday amt
his grandmother a>ted him What he
needed "uh dan't give me " hal |
need" he pleaded I'm sei that from
mother anyway"
FIN The Mar chest
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CHICAGO MARKETS

Chicago market report furnished 10
he Free Trader journal by W l..
sfnyre, member of Chieaso Board al
Trade. M0loney huildns phone luil-
CORE, aondeht i.amSon Bros. 90.
Chicago
Corn Open. High Low. Close.
July .,.. l42s I.42le lIlA l4lls
jane .... lll IA llu lloA
Oats
~ ... - ~ ytl '6t4
July ... Ga. e.s, td' 6''s
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results.
Cleveland. 8. Boston, D.
81. Louis. I: Washington, ).
Other games postponed, rain.
Games Today.
Chicago al New York
Cleveland at Boston
81 Louis at Washington.
Detroit at Philadelphia.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
Fill The War Chest
Ride Lnds Uesastrously.

While ont Tor q jaunt in Il Ford last
evening about ~ O'Clock, four young
ladies Of .his city ran into a tele.
phone pole at the corner OF Main and
Washington streets. Naylor Adams,
owner Of the ear, offered to let The
Young ladies take the car and The
driver not knowing how TO drive start.
ed down Main street from .hc Mar
settles Candy shop and in trying to
turn the corner At Washington, crash
ed into a telephone, breaking the pole
The windshield and Tenders of the
Ford were badly bent The ladies
escaped without injury
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LOCAL MARKETS

..---FiIl The War CHEST
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SPORTS
STANDING OF TIE CLUBS
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results.
HroulNu. /. Chicago. A.
Cincinnati : nostol, I
New York. ? st I.OniS d
Observation-Disclosures ram.
Games To-day
BROOKLYN al Chicago
Y;aston At Cincinnati.
New York at - Louis
Philadelphia III Pittsburgh
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-22
italians Expert Candle Makers.

The War Chest