The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1918-01-11

on West Broadway.
response to signing the food card pied
ges is finn Washington. The house
wives tre willing to knit, and they say
they actually save food-but they
dom ike the food pledge. You ask
why; and answer | don't know.
Washington has suffered from cold
and d rich editor There are a few OF
them in the worlG) announced that he
viii pay for coal for aTy who couldn't
buy it. 4 thousand or more people
availe0 themselves o. the offer in
twenty four hours. The local coal Of
fees have had waiting lines Of custom
ers. who have had TO carry home a bus
hCi Of coal at Z time. There is little
complaint. Bat. The Fuel Admins
jration says that the coal dealers o.
Washington have not furnished them
cooperation. AID il you tsk Me why,
again | shall have TO answer. | don't
nov.
The telephone company suddenly
finds its business doubled, in it puts
II new exchanges. takes new buildings
ana piles up hundreds CT thousands of
dollars worth Of expense in meeting
the situation. Does anyone commend
he company: On the contrary the
Juhi;c pouTs cut IT,, wrath upon the tel
phones and telephone companies. ami
anuses Itself in criticising the service.
The telephone company appca5s TO the
administrative authorities for increaS
al rates. And the newspapers and tic
puhlic fairly rear their pIo,c-,s. Tie
Gas company finGs that Everyone
,artI burning gas for rurl. since there
mt coal enough: and the plant strug
~.eS 10 keep up with the demands made
upon it. Ii goes ii the administration
with al appeal for helr. and says it
must have Increased rates and appar
s1tIy proves It's case. But. Does the
public agree? Il does not. IN fact
,iIe public fairly Snarls every time any
uggcstion is made in behalf Of a pub
l,c service corporations Of thy kind.
There arc ten thousand Of addition
i clerks doing war duty in the various
government departments. The cold
lor adventure. experience, and more
pay. But. Some Of them haven't
truth is that these people came here
waitrd 20 get their first pay check be
Gore Joining the agitation for Increased
~&ia'i"S. They are apparently all will
NC IL 90 heir patriotic duty" at the
biggest salaries they can ahstrtct from
Uncle Sam: and eveiy mother son
ard daughter of them took LAY OFF, |
during part of the holiday season.
Let us not forget the DOLLAR a
year men''--the richmcn who are pat
-ioticaily' serving the Government on
the above salary basis. After exempt |
ing Mr.. Hoover and few other real !
generals from the list, it is SAFE to
say that Arthur Brisbane. the great
editor, vas Almost right when he print !
ID II his papers - few days aoo: "Th = !
should al be sent back tc Wal stree. !
Human beings are indeed interest !
NJ. have attempted to tell about Il t
'tS Of them in the above. These Wash .
ington quirps of behavior should be /
known 10 the country. It i my busi /
ness to help spread the truth.
And 80. while | am writing a sort Of .
letter back home" instead of a mere
newspaper story. and a few more
peeps under the cover may be enter
tanning. The trouble with Us writer's
here in Washington is that We give so
much attention to news. and that be
ing our work VIC GROW to ACCEPT the
standards that exist as common
place and uninteresting. So \ will
saw away with my Mother Grumpy
cpistlc.
At the top of the headlines this week
comes Mr.. McAdoo You may have
seen McAdoo, as he has been chasing
about a good deal of late. AIcAdoo
has been long time adjusting himself
in Washington. There has evid:dentlv
been great deal of reluctance in al
hitting that he is "a big man" But
that has always been settled finally. i
in favor Of Mr.. McAdo6. He's a whop
per; tall. skinny fellow, with big
head and lots in it; and fists ready to /
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