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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-11-14

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The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-11-14
Mayer Roy M.IIer has been advlsed

The public schools Of the city after
heins CLOSED sinoe last October on
aceeunt of the Influenza wifi open
again next Monday morning
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
Consider the Union Station
By EARL GOODWIN.
lg. But II Owes Us Hundred Thousand Dol
lars in Taxes.

Before the Union Station was built public streets ran
through much of the space occupied by the big sta
ton OF which Washington is proud
The Washington Terminal Company which the
Union Station, bought privately owned property in the
space desired and Congress enacted law which allowed
the Union Station to use the street space within the con-
fines of the plan of the terminal.
Congress stipulated in this law that the Washington
Terminal Company should pay taxes on property owned
and occupied by its station and equipment
This seems reasonable. you were engaged In sell
ing vegetables and the city gave you the exclusive
OF an entire street. would you not feel that you owed the
city your share in the community upkeepf
The Washington Terminal Company, however, sees
the matter in different light
1t refuses to pay taxes the streets which have
been given them by Congress 1t has paid taxes the
private property acquired for the terminal but it
has questioned the right of the District to demand taxes
for the public streets closed and turned for the pr
vate of the Washington Terminal Company and the
Union Station, which is private making insti
tuition This attitude, oo is maintained in spite of the
law which says:
"That the property owned or occupied by the termi-
nal company, or by the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Company, or by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company under authority OF thus act or
otherwise, together with the improvements that be
put thereon shall be subject to taxation in the District
of Columbia In the same and to the extent
as other property in the District of Columbia ="
The Washington Terminal Company, however has
streets closed for its private and occupied for
money making purpose 1t has employed the finest legal
talent and the finest legal talent always knows how to
The Washington Terminal, Company day will
pay its taxes Justice Robb of the Court of Appeals
has said in these words
tWe rule therefore that the abandoned streets and
avenues occupied by the terminal company subject
to taxation
Following this pronouncement, the terminal company
STAYED off paying its by involving itself and the
District of Columbia in long, legal tangle based
technicaity. That tange will have to be cleared away
before the main issue Of PAYING THE TAXES can be
touched again
Some day. after the legal fight technicates has
simmered down, either the terminal company viii pay
thousands, Columbia
will get Judgment and TAKE the taxes.
Meantime, the Union Station be utilized as
object lesson for wealthy who seeking ways
make all the money they and at the time pay
as little possible to the community which they live.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06

ing the monuments Of the ages, Of
beastly and unthinkable cruelty
to prisoners, of all the loathsome
savagery that is included under
that favorite term, "Schrecklich-
keit."
II is a stupid idea that we can
COW and frighten people into sub
mission, that by cruelty and ruth
lessness and slaughter we can ter
rorize and intimidate nations and
SO make conquest easy. 1t has
been exploded again and again.
Ideas Prevail
Babylon, with her might and
all her prosecutions, could not sub
due a little handful of Jews as long
as they held to their spiritual
ideals. Spain, mistress Of the
world, using every dark device Of
cruelty and oppression, could never
overcome Hollands stout-hearted
"BeggarS OF the Sea.
But the Hun brain still fails to
assimilate these facts. 1t is
obsessed with the idea Of might, OF.
hate, Of frightfulness, and these
clouds befog its judgment. It
blunders continually. 1t failed ut
terly in its estimate of us. Ger
many never believed in the first
place that we would go into the
war, or, in the second, that we
would prosecute it with vigor.
She regarded US as a country
whose only essential unity OF spirit
and purpose was the chase of the
dollar. But she has found that we
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
By Mrs. Wilson Woodrow.

stained national honor; no obliga-
tion has ever been a "scrap of
paper" to US. We have never bull
lied the weak and helpless; we
have never used our strength for
aggression. We have always fought
fair, like men and not like mad
dogs. And we have never been
beaten!
Our Proud Record.
We have sometimes been out
numbered in men, in guns, in all
the paraphernalia of war. We
have gone against overwhelming
odds. But we have never been
beaten.
And why? Because America
has never taken the field that she
has not fought for an ideal.
The moment you do this you
see that the present war is a bat
tie Of the children of light against
the powers of darkness, the forces
Of allied freedom and democracy
against the Hun idea and every
thing that the word Hun stands
for.
And Hun throughout the world
has come to be recognized as but
another name for Autocracy, Mill
tarism, Barbarism, Brutality, In
trigue, Disregard of Treaties. In
the Hun brain originated the idea
of liquid fire, of poison gases, Of
bombing helpless women and little
children, Of torpedoing passenger
ships, of desecrating and destroy
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
Germany's Insolent Contempt Of Us

WE are an unconquered ma
w ton!
That fact is one Of the
biggest assets that America
brings into the war. Every other
country involved has known its de-
feats. But over the story of our
national life is written but one
word-Victory!
1t was our Alpha. 1t shall be
our Omega.
It is incorporated in our blood;
we breathe it in. the air. 1t is the
angel that goes before US, our pill
lar of cloud by day and our pillar
Of fire by night.
It has been said that this war
found US unprepared. That is true
in a material sense. But in a
spiritual sense we had the best,
the most telling, preparation that
any nation could ask for.
We had the heritage Of York
town, of New Orleans, of Monte
rey and Chapultepec, of Santiago,
and Manila Bay, and of clean, fair
fighting on the side Of the North
and on the side Of the South. We
had the inspiration of Washing
toms lofty spirit of "noblesse
obligew of Andrew Jackson's grim
determination; Of John Paul Jones
and his 81 have just begun to
fight" of Lincoln, the epitome of
every American ideal; of the chiv-
airy of Grant and Lee.
We have the record of an un-
The Washington times., 1918-08-06

are Just as ready to give the dollar
as to chase it. when the chord of
our national idealism is touched.
Germany's insolent contempt
and arrogance has acted as a
boomerang; for it has created
that very spirit Of unity and pur-
pose which she believed we lacked.
She has given the greatest boost
to democracy known to history;
for "Sectionalism" and "Class
Consciousness" are with US for
gotten and ignored shibboleths.
The boy from California is
fighting beside the boy from
Maine; the girl from Florida and
the girl from Minnesota are nurs-
ing together in the hospitals; the
Wall Street banker and the Ne
braska farmer, the cotton grower
from Texas and the quarryman
from Vermont are all buying Lib
erty bonds.
This is no time to pause and
weigh the question, to debate the
advisability of investment, and
whether you can afford it or not.
You can't afford to do anything
else.
At the present moment there is
Just one duty before every Ameri-
can man, woman and child-to
buy Liberty bonds. You can do
without dozens Of things you
think you need, you can do with
out many things you think you
want, but you can't do without
America and America can't do
without victory.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06

A modest reader brings in the
anonymous information that the
steamer jamestown that ran to Nor
folk was sold to the Brazilian gov
ernment after the close Of the James,
town Exposition, and is now disturb
ing the alligators in the Amazon
river.
Hey, Mr.. Chanee-Open UpI
With the establishment of aero
plane mail delivery it appears that
the Postofice Department Is doing
everything in its power to better
the mail service of the public, but
Il appears that at least one thing
has been overlooked at the main
postoffice, constructed at the cost Of
millions, and finely appointed
throughout There are some nay
odd service windows on the main
flnor, each bearing an inscrlrtion
proclaiming functions. Thirty
of these windows are never used
and but one small one, is devoted to
the retail sale of stamps. Almost
at any hour long string OF persons
is to be seen lined up in front OF
this window waiting their turn to
purchase stamps. Isn't it possible
for the department to open up at
least one other window to anay the
congestion there, and give some sort
of adequate service in this connec-
ton? CONSTANT READER
SARGENT C. ELLIOTT COM
plains that the cars on Florida ave-
nue. northeast are too noisy.
From a WeIl-Known Washingtonian.
Herzog's Theater was burned at
night, in the winter of 1888. The
attraction for that week was "The
Silver King"
Herzog's Theater opened Deem
ber. 1884, with the Jennie Kimble
Opera Company in "The Mascotte," )"
followed by "The Chimes of Nor
mandy" "Pinafore," and "Olivette," "
with handsome George Paxton as
the leading tenor.
Inclosed please find program Of
testimonial benefit rendered to MIR.
Herzog.
TALBOI ". FULlLLI,
111S Lamont street
COURTNEY RILEY COOPER, the
scenario writer and author OF The
Eagles Eye" is back in Washington,
having enlisted in the marine corps.
Let me commend, if you please,
your activity in turning the light on
the high food prices in Washington:
I believe in Tive and let live," and
don't begrudRe any one his proper
profits. During war times one can
hardly expect peace prices, but by
Allah and all the gods it is bad
enough and hard enough to be fight
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
HEARD AND SEEN

ing German profiteering on the
western front without having also
to fight domestic profteering. A
weakened morale behind the lines
may be as dangerous as weakened
morale on the lines.
HERMAN FELTER,
50 Bates st. N. W.
Special Correspondents from Our
Glen Echo Editor.
That the residents of Glen Echo
are proud of the thirteen men In
service overseas Is demonstrated by
their quick response for subscrip-
ton to defray the expense for a pole
and service flag to be displayed at
the Glen Echo postoffice. Within
three days $39 were raised, and as
SIS only are necessary the remaining
S14 will be donated to the Red Cross.
WALTER c. CARROLL conceived the
idea, and MRS. CANADA, postmis-
tress at Glen Echo, put it in execu-
ton by requesting subscriptions to
be dropped in a bottle specially ar
ranged for the purpose.
And will MORRIS HACKER, the
smiling new superintendent Of ref
use removal, or whatever it is please
send couple Of husl1ies to get some
high-grade refuse from a certain ad-
dress I'll give him If he doesn't mind.
Honest, Morris, l haven't seen one
of your boys in a month.
Among those in Peacock Alley in
the Waldorf recently was E. B.
JOHNS. Kind of blocked the view
for the rest of the folks, didn't you,
Liz?
Say, HAM SMITH, when do l get
my coal?
HARPERs FERRY NEWS.
Claude KitchIn and friends were
stuck with a punctured tire or some
thing on the road to here one day
recently.
Tomatoes are selling for 5 cents
pound.
Xxx
Dan Callahan's young son Is visit
ing Milt Allies boy up to the Allies
cottage. near here.
X
Irv Belt and Arch ,Onyun. Of this
paper. and families are stopping with
Mrs. Graham. on Main street
Z
Dick Sylvester. the well-knowa ex-
police chief. has rented his cottage to
the writer. In addition to being
fully furnished, the Sylvester cottage
has the most complete collection OF
wasps' nests outside a museum. and
also a family of rack lizards
Raymond Neudecker, L. 8. n.
passed through here en- route to
Charles Town. W. Va, last Friday.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06
The War May Last a Long
Time But the Result Is
Now Certain

What was begun at Chateau Thierry is being finished
at the Vesle
The German salient the peak of which pointed to Paris
and which the Kaiser and his generals placed their fad
ing hopes has been wiped out hattened obterated and
the Clown Princes army is running like jack rabbit for
cover
Military history will give the work of the allies during
the past week place high in the achievements of the
worlds great armies.
Foch maneuvered his forces and directed his STRAIT
egy as to turn seeming disadvantage into sweeping
offensive and splendid victory.
It is highly gratifying that the initial stroke in this
successful movement delivered by American soldiers
On the work of the United States marines at Chateau
Thiey depended the of General Fochs first move
toward disodging the army which threatened him and
Paris
How well the Americans did their work has been told
not only by the French who with them but by the
Germans who felt their steel
1--WE have met their ike" is the English of what
German prisoners said they rushed safety with hands
above their heads willing and glad to get away from dan
ger.
What the marines began other Americans with their
French compatriots, have kept up day after day.
There has been rest for the fleeing Germans.
So pressing has been the pursuit and fast the fight
that the dead the guns and the munitions have been left
without attempt at burial or salvage.
Even the personal appngs of of the royal princes
were deserted while he few to safety minus tooth brush
and gilded flask
The splendid direction of the allied forces at the hands
Of General Foch and through his officers has only made
the present victory certain but has rendered the German
forces impotent to make successful counter attack
They may be able to gain sufficient foothold beyond
the Vese river hold up the pursuit and from their
rushing retreat.
But it will not be for long
Shortly they will have to face another attack and then
another and another until full and final defeat has been
accomplished
The ten commandments of the allied armies are being
learned by heart and obeyed to the letter.
They the rules that Foch has laid down for his SOL
dier He believes and his believe that obedience to
them means victory. Here they
The Washington times., 1918-08-06

Be merciful to the women of
your foe and shame them not, for
you are a man; pity and shield the
children in your captured territory,
Tor you were once a helpless child.
Bear in mind that the eneuy is
your enemy and the enemy of hu-
manity until he is killed or cap-
tured; then he is your dead brother
or your fellow soldier beaten or
ashamed, whom you should no fur
ther humiliate.
DO your best to keep your head
lear and cool, your body clean and
comfortable, and your feet in good
condition, for you think with your
head, fight with your body, and
march with your feet
Be Of good cheer and high cour-
age; shirk neither work nor dan
ger; suffer in silence, and cheer
the comrade at your side with a
smile.
Dread defeat, but not wounds;
fear dishonor, but not death, and
die game, and whatever the task,
remember the motto of the division,
1T Shall Be Done"
The Washington times., 1918-08-06

Keep your eyes and ears ready
and your mouth in the safety
notch, for it is your soldierly duty
to see and hear clearly, but as a
rule you should be heard mainly in
the sentry challenges or the charg-
ing cheer.
Obey orders first, and if still
alive kick afterwa1d if you have
been wronged.
Keep your arms and equipment
clean and in good order; treat your
animals kindly and fairly and your
motor or other machine as though
it belonged to you and was the
only one in the world. Do not
waste YOUR ammunition, your gas,
your food, your time, nor your
opportunity.
Never try to fire an empty
gun nor fire at an empty trench,
but when you shoot, shoot to kill,
and forget not that at close quar-
ters a bayonet beats a bullet.
Tell the truth squarely, face the
music, and take your punishment
like a man: for a good soldier
won't lie, he doesn't sulk and is
no squealer.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06

American spirit guided by those ten rules is certain
to win No German force picked Prussans can
stand against Valor rightly directed.
The war may last long time but the finish is in sight
the result is certain, victory is assured.
Foch and the American soldiers have made hope fact
Rnd established beyond possibility of doubt the final dom
nance Of Righteousness and Democracy.
The Washington times., 1918-08-06

The ten commandments of the allied armies are being
learned by heart and obeyed to the letter.
They the rules that Foch has laid down for his SOL
ders He believes and his believe that obedience to
them means victory. Here they are:
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28
NOW no sANI nNNII.nr

Now that tho Iob Df saving day
liEht has heru decided upon. BE- Gee
no longer profitable rs discuss its
shortcomings Let us 1INuuIrr 200 sr"
how much sood .,n hr gotten out of
%. And. AS we understand It one OF
the main advantages claimed 'nr i'
~ that II ounhl's tine vurkiugmHu or
tho office cnployo Go get uut uf the
grind an hour earlier each evening
ana have the opportunity tu spend
that much more time ou r,,reatl.o
pursuIs without having, Co.'s uaw. to
burn the mldnight oil ,uru '.rut into
day lose nocdtul sleep oud .auaC-
quently bodily 'Isor %owo wtrh r".
form was badly needed and II this
eNp"r'mrut does mo- more 'htu euro
the lars" number of rrnu'u uf ih'ir
pcurhani i"r artltlDlpi uFhi as con-
romluu' of pleasure 10 vI.I have luH.
tifi"d i'a i''l
'nisll" of th# advantage. 20 ie
d"uh'inl u there iS much real hon".
NJ Co be claimed iHr tho law As
fhr as saving llrht aud ucl us pro-
Visions are iohr u la only ln ot-
fcct dnrlng. those eo"#"u7 n the N"nr
whom There i- uilndF plenty OF day
hE@ for nI human needs. la lh"
winter "" must n""ds begin our toll
hy 'anale-lIRht 'uJ perhaps close It
'h' Same way. hnl in the summon
ih're S hlii" necessity ot calling on
tho handlW"tk oI Huan TO hEht our
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28
MNKING THINGS MORSE.

There II more to this discussion
about t2bO wheat than simply the
matter OF encouraging the farmer to
greater productivity. Laying aside
all doubts ns To the sincerity OF pur-
pose OF the men who are urging the
change. prominent among whom Is
Senator Gore. tho fact Btlll remains
that even tho probability of such ..
policy let alone It's accomplishment.
has made ana Is making for damage
to the interests OF the country. II
In all well enough to take the part
OF tho farmer and give him all the
advantages that Justly accrue to him,
yet we must remember that in dis.
tinguiahlng between vocations ss well
as discriminating between products,
we are rapidly adding TO the already
heavy burdens OF the people In gen.
oral Not saying what disaster to
the consumer might result from bet.
ter prices for wheat. yet the very
fact that wheat and wheat alone Is
singled out for a single standard of
production TO be specially favored
has brought about an unfair and un.
necessary boost for speculation In
the other grains.
The proposition Of the senate TO
solve the food problem by raising
the price OF wheat has resulted uAt
as any sane man would have eS
peeted, Just on the chance that tho
president might fail to veto the pro-
posed increase, the pricos OF corn
and oats have mounted to new hign
records and tho people have to pay
the price OF this eNpcricment Hrok
ors freely predict that II 81 30 wheat
should become an actuality, corn aud
oats Will continue to mount. and
the common people win he taxed to
swell the profits OF the spectators
who have these grains 10 sell. II Is
Just such conditions az these that
caused farmers In some sections 10
feed wheat TO their hogs, because 1,
was tho cheapest food And what
ever crippes the buylng public will
later react on the producer and the
farmers Will find themselves. as usu.
Rl holding the sack AZ their reward
for listening to tho pleas ~ the dem.
aEogue.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28
Everyday Wisdom


llicccigghS mako YOU cNclaIm
when there isn't anything 70 cx-
claim about. They make you ac-
cent words on tho wrong syllable
and they interRUPr your train OF
tlot They are a very useless
phenomenon.
Kings and ocasa nts alike, have
hlcCoughs IiCcouEhs visit the high
and lowl" They respect the dignity
~ no parsonage and the solemnity
~ no occasion. Right In the mid
die OF almost anything, q corona
ton. a wedding, great speech, "A
love scene niccoughs are apt TO
come.
Then II you be king you had bet
ter go hide in "A garret, or the pop
place viii 500 YOU are mortal and
rise up aud make a republic out OF
your empire.
Advice to kings with hiccoughs:
Shun society Re very careful who
you take into your confidence. Drink
nine swallows Of water This won't
do any good Hold your breath for
20 minutes. This won't do any good
either Get somebody To send YOU
"a fake car lcEram with disastrous
rcVa. This wont do any good
either tlavc canrors fired or when
Won are not expecting them. This
won't DO any good either. People
have boon known to have hlccoughs
for three Years
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28
Mrs. sexton L. ONcrhcnring.
BTIn XVII

ttAl 1 - u ~ ' ~
The next morning when Mrs Sex
ton arrived tn give me what | called
my etiquette lessons" I was still
outraged that she, not |, was 10 plan
and manage my first dinner party
was so nervous, so angry that !
could not silt sull, and fidEeted and
fussed until she said
We will wait We will not talk
longer at present. You must learn
to sit quietly, to be composed %.
Had | done AS. wanted TO- as |
felt impelled, should have told her
TO get out Of the house was mis-
tress. II seemed TO me It should hc
my privilege 10 receive whom |
would, 90 bar out those distasteful to
me. Instead. | meekly folded my
hands and waited until she was ready
to resume
She was particularly ovcrhearing
that morning Whether ! showed
my resentment In my manner, | do
not know / probably did But il
seemed 20 me that ncNCr had she
been SO upplcasautly sarcastic.
when she left. she said
After today We viii take up the
duties ot hostess Your husband
wishes II. And to be u perfect host
ess is charm not 10 be lightly
thought or hope you will do your
best 70 credit me At the dinner
An Awkward Speech.
Mrs Sexton has the menu for
tho dinner II Bridget needs help,
she knows where tn hiro g. / have
engaged butler today l'haNc been
quietly looking Tor u suitable one,
ever since We were settled His ref
crences are excellent George said
that evening
"Oh, dear ! shall hate "a man
around under my feet AN the time, 90
/ exclaimed without thinking
THAT speech shows how h1a.y YOU
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-28

No conclusive truce can guarantee
everlasting peace, neither can the
absolute crushing Of either party Not
beliigerents Napoleon at one time
was master OF almost all Europe.
but his very victories contained
within them the germs of future
wars. We need TO settle the difficul.
ties this time permanently and
justly as well, 20 that tho seeds OF
the future conflicts may not take
root. either from arrogant Victory
or calling defeat A ranking sense
Of injustice left In the minds OF a
people will SOW the seed OF more
bloodshed.