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The Washington times., 1918-08-05
July %, 1918

July %, 1918
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Il is essential for some step to
be taken to establish a protective
remedy by which commuters and
travellers would receive safe, fair,
and civilized treatment and accom-
modation to which every one is en-
titled.
The conditions as now existing
are most unciviliZed and horrible.
They are beyond the endurance Of
any man, much less a woman, and
usually there are many ladies
travelling or committing on the
W., B. & A.
In the evening the passengers
are compelled to wait for the train
until the last minute, and when
the train arrives there is a general
rush for the car by the people.
and they are pushed, mashed, and
knocked about in the most bar
barous and unciyilized manner.
Here is only one instance OF
many that occur: On the Sth
Of July, when the train arrived,
the rush was so great that a lady
was knocked down. and a big,
heavy-built man was thrown on
top Of her, and others fell on top
Of them, which resulted In several
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
IT HE Queen is in the parlor
eating bread and honey
= The King is in the counting

IT HE Queen is in the parlor
eating bread and honey
= The King is in the counting
house counting out his money.
The Maid is in the garden
Where do they all come from,
the little lines we can't forget, and
how is it that we can never forget
them? Times have changed since
the Queen was in the parlor eating
bread and honey, haven't they?
The queens Of this world have
something to do besides eating
bread and honey, for that matter,
now.
Did you see the letter that
Queen Mary wrote the other day
to Haig, who is holding the line
over there in Flanders? It was a
beautiful, simple, sweet letter,
written from the very core OF her
heart, and it spoke, not for the
Queen, but for a simple, loving
Englishwoman who wanted to tell
the soldier OF her country over
IucIc uON pEOuu Suo anu Iu6 rest
of the women Of England we're Of
him and his soldiers, and how
they trusted them and believed in
them and loved them, and would
love them until death.
Ashamed of Loving.
And General Haig replied, and
be wrote a plain, Straightforward
soldiers letter, telling that he IN
tended to fight till the victory was
won, whether he lost every man in
his command or not, and at the
end of the letter was a little para
graph which said:
ave are heartened by the love
and confidence Of the women of
the British Empire to which
Your Majesty's message has given
such a moving expression"
What a world Of change we live
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These Ladies COmplain-We
Don't Blame Them
The Government Should Make 1t Unnecessary for Them
to Live Out of Washington.

Elsewhere this page we print letter signed by
number Of readers protesting against the con-
ditions they have to face in going home from work
It is enough for these women to do hard days work
V and not have fight for chance to get home to rest
There is one certain cure for the conditions of which
these ladies Justly complain Build housing accommoda-
tons HERE IN WASHINGTON for all the people who are
employed here
They work here they should live here They earn here,
they should spend here
It is better for everybody that they should not have to
go to Annapolis Baltimore anywhere else after their
days work is done.
There is ample for buildings the Government can
get the labor and the materials for their construction They
should be rushed to completion
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
ECONOMY MEANS INDEPENDENCE

Continued from First Coumnl
they but little ahead they could seize the chance
that they and take of the many short cuts for
tune. .
But each days work must be done to meet that days
expenses, and the offered chance is not taken
Get yourself free by making yourself independent and
gaining control of your own time.
'The truth shall make you free" SAYS St. John He
spoke Of spiritual freedom.
Material freedom requires the independence of action
that comes from saving.
Begin saving now: PUT YOUR MONEY INTO SAFE
AND SURE BONDS AND SAVINGS STAMPS THAT
THE GOVERNMENT OFFERS YOU
Once get start, and you will go ahead and be glad
ever after that you took the trouble to read this column
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
By Winifred Black.

In, and how beautifully the world
is changingl Twenty years ago
the average Engiishman, and nine
out Of ten Americans; would have
smiled satirically over anything
that gave public expression to the
love and confidence of the women
of the country in the soldiers Of
their country's army.
Oh, yes; they loved their women
folk just as well as these soldiers
do now. but it isn't so very long
ago that we here in this country,
especially, thought love was a silly
thing, only to be spoken Of
by poets and novel writer's and
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

foolish, feather-headed boys and
girls. We loved, just the same,
but we were a little bit ashamed
of loving.
In Oriental countries, to this
very day, IL you ask a man about
his wife, you insult him, and he
will resent that insult as bitterly
as he can. For. to his mind, love
belongs to the baser and the weak
er side of his nature and he re-
CARDS any reference to it to be an
Intentional and premeditated in
suit
Life's Greatest Power.
Ask a Turk how it is in his
harem and he would be your bitter
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

The war, with its Liberty Bond, its War Savings
Stamps and Thrift Cards. is teaching great lesson in
saving.
What we are learning from the necessities of the great
conflict going to be tremendously useful to individually
and as nation.
The hardest thing in the world is self control And
the saving Of money means the exercise Of In
all directions at That is what makes saving hard
for most of
you trying to save you must concentrate your
You say very often that it not worth while Life is
short it is well to enjoy life
But if you fail to show will power in your youth,
you fail now to make the necessary effort to gain ndepend
later you will find when is too late, that life Is
long and rather dreay when You combine old age with
poverty tired mind with dependence and the necessity of
obeyng some one else's orders.
This both women and men should remember.
Saving is habit like any other habit It is hard at
first and ultimately becomes not only easy but mechanical
The hard work is the practiclng Of self at first
most of US have to learn that.
Learn not to be forever yeaning for things you don't
need
Learn to fix your mind the future instead of the
immediate and foolish present.
Ignore the opinions of others They are glad enough
you spend your money But where will they be
with it9
They will be following some one else who is learning
the spendthrfts hard lesson of practical experience
you saw traveller in Africa scattering quinne pills
right and left his through the fever Jungle you
would be amazed at him.
GOu WOULD say TO Nun:
That precious medicine alone stands between you and
the fevers that infest this land.
Don't squander the thing that will carry you
safely to your journeys end
But you, who throw away your money and your fu-
ture independence you go through he every bit
foolish such traveller would be, throwing away his
quinine.
Your money is the only thing that keep you indie
pendent It alone you from the worst fever of
modern mepovery, dependence, the humiliation Of try
ing in old age and under adverse conditions make up
for the folly of youth.
Deny yourself Make the effort of will that is
necessary and yourself suffering and humiliation in
the future
Every who has saved anything will tell 70.
this and do not doubt that it is true:
The hardest money to save Is THE FIRST MONEY
Once you have got your start the rest easy The first
hundred dollars the first thousand dollars very hard
After that plain sailing You have the announcement
of first success, and you have become collector
In every there exists the passion for collecting
Some collect stamps collect coins old pictures or
tear jugs from Japan, or other frivolities
If you want chance to succeed, and do your best
work independently of others, be COLLECTOR OF
MONEY.
Remember that thousands Of men miss their chance In
life BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOTHING SAVED UP.
They running constant with bills with
obligations
They dare not stop; they are like on q treadmin
CContinued tn Column)
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Make a Taxi of
Your Legs.
Once OUers

opyhSht ls1A lnnznsuonsi Ns~s ssvcs
Have you considered
would feel would give attention
to the way you and sort Of air inhale?
what exercise and the sort Of
morning walk
time and your employment will permit
breahs and walk brsky
to inhae while taking eight
ande e1ha
This may difficult nrst. but persevere.
month and how much better win
walk and prefer sitting standing
would rather take wherever
or n q luxurious automobile
afraid OF horses
and don't depend
right for the
The Washington times., 1918-08-05
HEARD AND SEEN

WALTER E. MEYER will address
the Washington Zionist Circle to-
night, $50 o'clock, Y. ii. II. A.
Eleventh, street and Pennsylvania
avenue. First Official Message
From Palestine" says the note that
Robert Sold, president, sends me
today.
Jim-SWinger or TmsWinger.
You are SO uniformly right
about things in general that it Is
novelty worth noting that you
are clear on the style reservation In
saying that q "Jimswinger is a swal-
low-taned coat" A Jimswinger-
which should be written as one
word and not hyphenated-is a long
tailed Prince Albert or frock coat
and the name is usually applied to
one which has been in use many
years FIRST met them as q boy In
Georgia In the early eighties In a
settlement where the swallow-tail or
fulldress coat was totally unknown.
The Jimswinger was worn chiefly
by preachers and members Of the
legislature, and they had usually
been In the family since before the
civil war. Some Of them have
gravitated to Washington and can
still be seen on festal days.
Strength to your arm in pounding
as hard as you can the vagaries OF
the day. but tread softly and accur-
ately around the hallowed garments
Of our ancestors.
CLAUDE N. BENNETT,
GEN. CLARENCE WILLIAMS, who
was promoted a few days ago from
brigadier to major general, chief OF
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

ordnance, Is the son Of Mr.. and Mr..
Williams, Of Washington, who form
erly resided at 3417 Holmead place
northwest, and made his home with
them previous to his service at the
Rock Island, Ill, arsenal Hia
father, l believe, was an employs q
the Treasury.
This From John B MeCarthy.
The discussion in your very In-
teresting column about old Potomac
river steamers and landings BY q LOO
Of imagined old fellows is very re-
freshing. l too would like to "a
back. Who, among your readers, re-
members the THOMAS COILYER
that ran excursions to the White
House on the Virginia side Of the
river twenty-five or more years Be
FORE Glymont, River View, the
WAWASSET, and things OF those
days were ever heard of
There are some Of the real old
boys and girls left and / would like
to hear from them.
Prof. Esputa led the music.
Among the players was Prot
Sousa, the father Of our world-re-
nowned Washington musician, JOHN
PHILIP SOUSA
Who remembers COL PINCH
OVER and his TRADES on TOM
SCOTT?
J. F. BLACKMAR,
Broad Mental Scope.
Crutch Hunt says he remembers
EVERYTHING that has ever been
printed in the Who Remembers De-
partment Of this column.
The Washington times., 1918-08-05

GEN. CLARENCE WILLIAMS, who
was promoted a few days ago from
brigadier to major general, chief OF
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19

Tho nia llsaYer Otl Cos No 2 Dor
rance in the southwest Of ~. ls-Aw "
a new location With the timber1 on the
ground
A location has been made fur IN,
No Magnolia on tho Howe farm In
the northwest az SOILS ~
The Woodport oll cnmpany's No
Pierce IN the northeast OF ls-sa ~
is drilling al 700 feet
The KIRK ON A .sea Cos No nur
rows IN the northwest o 22 2s " l
shut down with casing trouble At i5nD
fcet
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19

The Carter and southwestern well
No " on the nNely farm IA The
southeast corner Of the northwest
quarter section "a 22-t Is making
about 100 barrels an hour II Is Is
inches In the sand which Was found
a 2090 feet. but II may be dee aenel.
Seven producing aauds have been
found in The CARRIER dstrict. which
rakes ii look even more promising
than the Billings iled, where big
wells are the rule "a her than lhe es
crpiion tAa.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19
MISCELl.ANEOUA

BOARD and room. by day OF week.
202 East Villas.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19

A movement IA on foot go call 4
convention Of the labor interests ot
the four western CanarTan provinces
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19
PEACE

VIII make demand for
Hartman Trunks aud Grips See
the line now on hand at Lowiher
a Mesregor y store, whore will
also be found the best values ia
Mems High Grade. Goodyear
wells and Work Shoes iou to
be the Judge
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19
At cushlno


R0xana's No j Yarhola IN the
nertheast Of Sei1~i "a a rig.
The Magnolia has rle up Tor the
No IA Scott in The southeast OF g.
1871.
The Prairie on n Gas company Is
rigging up the No ~ Long in the
southwest OF e-Is-9.
The same company's No 10 Jack.
son IN the southeast OF ii-lS~T IL a
rig. The No 10 Bruner in the north
west of 29-lN-7 is rle building.
The Wolverine on co, has a Ioca
iion Tor the No Field IN the north
vest Of 30-l9-S
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19

u j. proposed 10 increase he wages
oi the GlasFoN Seofma4l police st
week
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19

Two tnousana new wurknen
ore.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-11-19

Four lactarles VI Denmark uew af'
manufacturers hlndlns tvinc ftam "a
tor
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
Railroad Notes

The Grand Trunk lines of Canada,
report a wdge increase averaging
$500 year, nine-hour working day,
time and half time for holidays and
Sundays.
The American Locomotive Com
pany has taken orders for 20 115-
ton Mikado engines for South Man
churian railways, one Elton saddle
tan engine for Hudson Coal Com
pany and one Aston saddle tank
engine for Delaware River Steel
Company.
Harry Hoffman, formerly Penn
sylvania railroad ticket clerk at Leb-
anon, who has been baggagemaster
at the Conewago station for the past
nine years, has been transferred to
Lawn, on the branch of the Corn
wall and Lebanon railroad, as ticket
agent.
Daniel Kramer, a well-known en-
gineer in the Reading yard, has been
placed on the pension roll, having
reached the age limit. Mr.. Kramer
has service record of forty-eight
yeas.
V. Homer Slower, w. H. Diffen-
derfer and Charles Gratz, Pennsy
freight conductors, have resumed
their duties. They were off on ac-
count of sickness.
About 5000 cars of anthracite
were brought down from the mines
of the Reading Coal and Iron Com
rany and individual mines along the
Reading lines on Saturday and Sun
day. The run from midnight Friday
until midnight Saturday, exceeded
$500 cars, while on Sunday nearly
the same number were handled
Rutherford reports show a total
of 3,400 cars were handled on Sun
day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
STEELTON
WAR INSURANCE
PERIOD EXTENDED
Officers of SteeIton Chapter
Receive Official Notice
of New Order

The time limit in which applica-
tions can be filed for war risk insur-
ance have been extended to April IL,
according to statement issued from
the Red Cross headquarters this
morning. The local chapter officers
have taken an active part in the
campaign to have every Steelton res
ident in the Army and Navy insured
by relatives or friends.
The following statement was is
sued by the publicity committee of
the chapter this morning:
''The Steelton Chapter of the
American Red Cross has just re-
ceived an official notice of the extern
SIGN of the time limit in which ap-
plications can be filed for insur-
ance.
This will enable soldiers and
sailors who neglected the insurance
opportunity until the original time
limit barred them out, still to take
advantage of this very liberal and
low-priced protection against the
hazards of war.
The governments automatic in
surance has been discontinued and
no man is now insured unless he
makes the application.
'Under the rates fixed ($.65 for
for every man in the service to af-
ford a $1,000 policy.
Soldiers and sailors unable to at
tend to their own applications may
telegraph or cable their relatives to
make application for them and such
messages will be accepted as per-
sonal applications by the War Risk
Insurance Bureau, Washington,
d. G.
Dependents or relatives of men
who have not applied for insurance
are urged to write. requesting them
to either take out the insurance or
send their consent by telegraph or
cable to them.
THE Home Service Section is
ready and willing to help in any
way that they can the families of
the men in service, in regard to al
lotments, allowances or insurance.
Office at 112 Harrisburg street is
open each Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from to 5 o'clock"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19

Campbell, Saville, Tropp and Bauer,
of Scranton, and City Solicitor Houck
who are here for the trolley fare
hearing, would formally ask that
mine cave relief be included in the
call.
1t developed to-day that inquiries
as to cost of the special session of
1906 and the steps necessary to be
taken to launch such project, were
being made. Such questions will
probably be asked formally of the
officers of the chamber il the Gov
ernor wants the information.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
RAILROAD RUMBLESI
MORE TRACKS IN
YARDS AT ENOLA
Pennsy Plans Big Changes; to
Take Care of Traffic
Rush

Enola, Feb. 1S.-With the coming
of warmer weather the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company has a force
of men preparing for the laying of
additional tracks in the bound
classification yards of the Enola
yard. A number of carloads of Gin
der and dirt are being unloaded daily
by these men. The dirt and cinder
is being filled in a hollow to bring
the bed up to the level of the other
tracks in the classification yards. 1t
is the plan of the company to place
at least nine new tracks, capable
of holding more than a hundred
cars, on this bed.
Many Changes Necessary
A number of changes will be ne
cessary before the new tracks can
be used. At present the freight sta
tion is in a direct line with the new
tracks. In all probability the sta
ton will be moved across the state
highway. The freight has increased
so heavily in the last several years
that new station would be neces-
sary in a short time. Another big
change which would be the outcome
of the new tracks would be the re-
location of the two coal and wood
yards. If the freight station is NOV
ed across the street the coal yards
will most likely be placed on the
same siding.
A short time ago the company
laid several new track in the east
bound receiving yards and put in
another hump for the shifting of
freight. For years cinderS and dirt
have been dumped off near Sum-
merdale and local officials believe
some more tracks will be placed
here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
Tells DYSPEPT|CS
WHAT TO EAT
Avoid Indigestion, Sour Acid Stom-
aCh, Heartburn. Gas on
Stomach, Etc.

Indigestion and practically all
forms of stomach trouble, say medl-
cal authorities, are due nine times
out of ten to an excess OF hydro
chloric acid in the stomach. Chronic
"acid stomach" is exceedingly dang
erous and sufferers should do either
one of two things.
Either they can go on a limited
and often disagreeable diet, avoid
ing foods that disagree with them,
that irritate the stomach and lead to
excess acid secretion or they can eat
as they please in reason and make
it n practice to counteract the effect
of the harmful acid and prevent the
formation of gas, sourness or prema-
little Bisurated Magnesia at their
meals.
There is probably no better. safer
or more reliable stomach antiacid
than Bisurated Magnesia and it is
widely used for this purpose. 1t has
no direct action on the stomach and
is not dgestent. But a teaspoon
grain tablets taken in little water
with the food will neutralize the eX-
cess acidity which may be present
and prevent it's further formation.
This removes the whole cause of the
trouble and the meal digests natural
ly and healthfully without need of
pepsin pills or artificial digestents.
Get a few ounces of Bisurated Mag
nesia from any reliable druggist Ask
for either powder or tablets. 1t never
comes as a liquid, milk or citrate and
i'm the bisurated form is not a laxa-
tive. Try this plan and eat what you
want at your next meal and see if
this isn't the best advice you ever
had on what to eat" G. A. Gorgas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-19
Capitol Hill Notes

Public Service Cases.-The Public
Service Commission was to-day ask
ed by counsel for citizens of Johns
town to issue a restraining order
against the Johnstown Fuel Supply
Company, and the Peoples Natural
Gas Company, from enforcing a
ready to serve charge" this month
an unusual proceeding before the
commission. A hearing will be held
very shortly.
The city of New Castle to-day at
tackled the rates and service of the
City of New Castle Water Company
and the borough of East McKeesport
the rates and service of the Pitts
burgh Railways Company
The PunXsutawney Water Com
pany in reply to complains against
it declared it was doing all possible
to remedy conditions.
Smallpox in Carbarn.-The State
Health Department was to-day in
formed of nine new cases of small
poX, including some which had ORR
ginated in a carbarn near Pottsville.
Drastic quarantine steps were i'm
mediately ordered.
Beary at CapitoI.-Adjutant Cen
eral Beary was to-day summoned to
Washington for a conference on mill
tia affairs. He will report on the
organization of the Reserve Mill
tia.
Coles Goes. = Clarence Coles, a
colored janitor, formerly living in
Fayette county, and lately connected
with one of the offices of the State
Insurance Fund, was dismissed to-
day, it was reported. No reason was
announced. Coles has lately lived in
Harrisburg.
On
ments were received here to-day that
Richard B. Scandrett. a Pittsburgh
attorney, we'll known here, would be
candidate for the senatorial seat
of w. ], Burke.
Governors Sees Flyers.-The Gov
ernor inspected the aviation school
and training camp at Miami City
with Colonels Thomas E. Murphy
and j. Howell Cummings. The son
of Secretary McAdoo was one of the
boys who flew for them. The whole
place is admirably managed land
Colonel Cummings son is one of the
instructors.
Mr. Tingley Here.-C. L. S. Ting
ley, of st. Davids, president of the
State Street Railway Association, was
here to-day for the trolley hearing.
No MELVILLE Hearing.-The hear
ing in the MELVILLE water case set
for tomorrow has been postponed.
Ex-Legislator Here - EX-Repre-
sentative Joseph Evans, of Nanti-
coke, was at the Governors office
yesterday.
Mr.. Hoke Returns-Howard NJ.
Hoke, secretary to the Attorney
General, who has been laid up with
sprained ankle, is about again. He
was warmly welcomed back to the
Capitol
Court Takes Papers-The Dauphin
county court late yesterday took the
papers in the escheat act test case.
The Attorney Generals and Auditor
Generals Department held that the
act was entirely constitutional.
Correspondents HePe-E. ]. Hart,
of the Scranton Times, vice-presi-
dent of the Legislative Correspond
ents' Association, was at the Capitol
to-day for the traction hearing.