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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Mrs. John Jones and Mrs. A. V.
Fultz and small daughter, Naomi
were Joplin visitors Friday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Phillips of the
Evereat Cafe, were Joplin visitors
Friday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

Mrs. Joe Riseling and daughter,
Jaunitonta, were Joplin and Galena
visitors Thursday and Friday.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1918-06-14

DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Scott visited
friends in Joplin yesterday.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

Here is another small picture by the farmerartoonist
Congressman from North Dakota
1.-THE dandeliOn, spelling the pastures and the hay
says Congressman Baer s pretty bad nuisance the
farm But the plant in this picture is It's weed
with three kinds of flowers the politician flower Big Biz
that robs the farmers through trusts Of which he must buy
and through combinations through which he must SELL
'The politician flower that acts the servant Of Big
Big and the kept press that beats the drum for both Of
them and praises them"
The people that this newspaper live In cities and
know little about the fight that the farmer makes all the
year around.
thousand weeds a thousand insect pests bother him
the farm.
And worse difficulties bother him In the cities.
he buy from big combinations that charge him all
that he pay, and little more.
And he must sell to big combinations that pay him as
little possible.
There is nothing disgraceful in all our American
life than this fact.
The dollars farmer produces
and farmer gets dollar The other dollars By
those that handle the esu of the farmers Work after
fcrH-
The farmer will find his salvation as all others must in
a republic IN THE BALLOT BOX.
If he would stop listening to and shouting for ready
made political slogans and work along lines
Of his mapping out he would get rd of the par
cusr weeds that the young Congressman of North
Dakota shows In his picture.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
By EARL GOODWIN.

In the face of the claim by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company that it MUST abolish its fiat rate
because it cannot live and accomplish what has been
accomplishing the from the Bureau Of Stand
ards that Washngtons fiat rate service is not much Of
burden after all.
The Bureau of Standards looks upon the local telephone
burden day vacation compared to of the
really busy towns, telephonically speaking
''The average number of busyhour fatrate messages
per subscriber is but 1 says the bureaus scientific
port the subject of local telephone companys request
for relief.
Furthermore the bureau report shows there has been
falling off in the ratio of such calls for the past three years
Why, then does the C. and P Telephone Company seek
to discontinue fiat rates. increase nicken esot rates,
and boost private subscription ratesi
The company declares it does not want to inict this
burden upon YOUR shoulders for matter of money
Merely to get rid of the fghtfu burden the which
the Bureau of Standards says does not exist.
What's the answer theni
think you find hint of it in the pages of the Bureau
of Standards report wherein it is shown that the POS
SIBLE REVENUE INCREASES under the request of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company would be
total of MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR, can amount suf-
cent to amorze in two years the company central of
fee equipment carried the books December g. 1917,
at 81 ,828,189."
have warned the public and the Public Utilities Com
mission against granting the increases. 1t is simply
method of slipping acknowledgements load from the
c. and Co. to the shoulders of the merchant the lawyer
the DOCTOR the house owner and to everyone who pays for
call The Bureau of Standards backs up my warning with
facts and figures
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
A Good Lincoln Quotation to
Remember
Whenever Lynchings and Other Acts of Democracy
Discourage You.

Dr. E. h. Collier, of 624 Post building Battle Creek
Mich, cticisng very justly particular brand of phil
osophy offers the following quotation from speech delv
cred by Abraham Lincoln in July 1854, as follows:
Most governments have been based practically on a
denial of the equal rights of
"Ours began by affirming the rights
'They said most too ignorant and vicious to
share in government.
Possibly so, said We and by system you would
always keep them ignorant and vicious
1--WE propose to give all a chance and expect the
weak grow strong the ignorant WISER happier and better
together
That is good quotation, and thank Dr. Collier who
sends it along at this opportune moment.
Many citizens contemplating the events of day are
discouraged.
Strikes indicate that wornen interested
In today's dollar than in tomorrow's democracy
Grating and profeering by that are TOO rich al
ready make quite clear that of intelligent c
interested in public robbery today than pub
tic safety later.
Lynchings by brutal drunken mobs a protest against
murder in Europe and various other demonstrations our
democracy might well discourage the unthindng.
But Lincoln pointed out truly sxty-four years ago.
We do not say that ali men really equal.
We say that they ought to have a chance to prove
their equality.
And 1--WE propose to give all a chance and we expect
Continued in Last Column)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
Tolerance Is a Virtue We All Need
By Elizabeth Jordan

Dear Miss Jordan:
At the breakfast table this
morning my brother told me that
1 was an 'intolerant priE"
What did he mean? And ~
am one. how can get over It?
WALTER.
T AN afraid, Walter, that your
brother meant to be disagree
able. To call a person ian
intolerant prig" is not to pay him
a compliment, as you evidently
suspect.
But l like the spirit in which
you take the charge. Most of all
/ Ike the wish you express to get
over being an intolerant prig, if
you are one.
Let me add that l do not think
you are. A prig is a narrow
minded, self-conscious person, en-
crossed in his own mental or
spiritual processes. II he is also
intolerant, it means that he is un-
willing 70 allow others any varia-
ton from his individual standards.
His mental state is biased, possibly
bigoted.
Proof of Innocence.
This is a sad condition to be in,
Walter. But if you were really
there. as your brother suggests,
you would not hasten 20 me or to
any one else to help you out. You
would be content with your situa-
ton, and convinced that those who
did not share it with you, by that
very fact proved themselves to be
in the wrong.
In other words, you would be
calling other persons "intolerant
prigs," instead of Open-mindedly
setting about to discover if you
yourself are one.
So much for the personal ele-
ment on your question. Now let
US talk a bit about tolerance-one
Of the finest Of human qualities,
and by no means as universal as
it should be.
The tolerant man is the open
minded man, the mentally-bal-
anced man, the understanding
man. He knows that he himself
is not the sole repository of human
wisdom. He knows that wisdom
will not die when he does. He
knows that usually he can learn
something from the humblest Of
his associates.
Whether he can or not, whether
others are right or wrong, he
knows that they are entitled to
their opinions and TO the expires
sion of them in words or actions,
not from his own point of view but
from theirs. He is able 70 look at
their problems from their stand
poinnt. II they work out wrongly,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
A Good Lincoln Quotation to
Remember
CONTINUED from First Colum

Continued from First Coumn0
the weak to grow stronger the ignorant WISER happier and
better together
is slow process Dr. Collier in his letter says in
pessmistic tone: IF Abe could only now
Lincoln could come back and watch our lynchings
proeerng and strikes and how little we really
realize the fact that war he would say They
have still long way to travel The weak growing
stronger, the ignorant wiser, SLOWLY
But he would not be discouraged.
For he would realize that the ignorance the misery the
seshnes developed through thousands of years of oppres
sion and darkness cannot be wiped away in few years
you believe that equal that under free gov
eminent they ought to live perfectly and that miracles
should happen night the present day dscouages you
ment intended only tO give all chance you viii see that
you cannot tear down in less than centuries what you have
built up in tens Of centuries and you will be patient with
the drunken murderer who ynches in the Of patriot
ISM and the money drunken poteer who swndes the Gov
eminent also in the name Of patriotism.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
J d a n

he experiences an understanding
pity.
In other words, Walter, the best
type of tolerant man is the big
hearted, big-minded man whose
tolerance springs from his knowl-
edge of his fellow beings.
When John Bunyan saw the
drunkard staggering toward him
he gazed on him more in pity than
in disgust. Then he turned to the
friend who was with him.
There" said he, 'but for the
mercy of God, there goes John
Bunyan."
From the big lesson to the
smaller one that each day brings
is only a step. We are closely as
ISOLATED, perhaps with someone
whose qualities we despise- some
one who maliciously gossips.
someone who lies, someone who
pretends to be our friend but who
works against US in the dark.
Sooner or later he will be recog-
niZed as the venomous thing he is.
Sooner or later the mischief he is
doing will be undone. Sooner or
later the truth will come out. In
the meantime we can only pity,
one so made that he must crawl
in the dark, though he was meant
70 walk in the light like a man.
The ordinary give and take of
our social and family life brings
hourly need for tolerance. We ex-
press an opinion. A sister disa-
grees, quickly and strongly. We
are irritated. But why? Partly
because OF the force of her dis
agreement, but largely-one may
as well admit it-because she ven
lures to disagree at all
Free Talks Value.
Yet why should she not dis
agree? And what is there in US
which makes US assume that be-
cause she disagrees she must be
wrong?
Nor is the family intolerance
Conlneu 70 Jne young people. In
thousands of American homes
there are fathers and mothers who
actually believe that fatherhood
and motherhood carries infalli-
bility with IT, From morning I'M
til night these parents "lay down
the law"-expressing their opin-
ions as statments Of fact and al
lowing no expression of difference
Of opinion among the children.
Such a policy is not only I'M
modern. but also extremely I'M
wise. Free talk is the individuals
safety valve. The child sup
pressed at home is apt To break
out elsewhere. No other place is
Tolerance o. every other persons
viewpoint so seriously needed as
in the family circle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
o o d r o ".

have been doing considerable work
for the Red Cross, and am now in
charge Of a large auxiliary; but l
long to be Of more active service.
l speak two languages, but have
only a limited knowledge Of
French.
"Can you advise me What to do,
so as to be of greater aid to my
country? DISCOURAGED"
There speaks the earnest, de-
voted spirit Of the American wo-
man, enthusiastic to help.
But discouraged" should re-
member that We can't all fly, we
can't all chase submarines, we
can't all go over the top. An ef-
ficient chorus girl. filling up her
card with War Savings Stamps,
rigidly observing the meatless
and wheAtless days, doing her
bit for the Red Cross between
whites, and every night helping to
lift the strain Of care and worry
by her graceful performance is aid
ing much more to win the war
than some inefficient, unframed
Sister Susie" who, by pull or per-
suasion, has managed to obtain a
nurses uniform and get to the
front
Your Chance.
Even in the old days, war was
a matter Of infinite attention to
details. The horseshoe, the horse,
the rider, the battle, the kingdom
were lost, all for the want of q
horseshoe nail" And today it is
more complex, so ramifying and
co-ordinated as to include the
whole people. 1t merely remains
to direct the energy Of each in
dividual into the most effective
channel.
/ yield to no one in my honor
for our fighting men, nor for the
wonderful, self-sacrificing wo-
men who, needless of death and
danger, are cheerfully accepting
all the privations and toll Of SER
vice on the other side. No one
should refuse to follow their gal
liant example, who is needed or
fitted for the work they are do
ing. Let your qualifications be
submitted to the proper authori-
ties; and then. if you are called,
answer. Ready" and go.
If not, then fight for your
country by putting the very best
you've got in you into your job;
for, as has been frequently point
ed out, it is not bullets alone that
will win this war, but dollars,
and food and ships, and by keep
ing together the vast, intricate
framework of business and indus
try.
So to Bob Smith and to Lizzie
Smith, too. I'd say: Ely, if that's
what Uncle Sam wants of you.
But whatever you do; don't go up
in the air."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

HOB SMITH enters the AVA
X ton corps. The business of
- the aviation corps is to fly.
Consequently, We picture Bob
Smith as soaring aloft, darting
hither and thither in dragon-fiy
flights, making hazardous scout
ing trips out over the enemy's
lines, bombing hostile trenches and
supply depots, fighting deadly
duels 1000 feet and more up in the
air, wheeling, circling. lodging
among the clouds.
But as a matter of fact Bob
Smith may never leave the ground.
He may never occupy a seat in an
airplane except as a passenger
and merely for the sake Of the ex-
perience.
Yet that is not saying that Bob
Smith is not as truly serving his
country, or that his work is any
less important than that of the
renowned ACE" who boasts a score
Of fifteen or more enemy machines
to his credit.
The Aces" Arm.
In order that the "Ace" may
successfully perform his adventur-
GUS feats, it is highly essential that
every bolt and nut and spar and
stay upon his fragile craft shall
be true and taut, that his controls
shall work without a hitch, that
his engine shall function unclog-
ged and the buzzing whirl of his
propeller continues justified.
And for this purpose a force OF
assistants is required - hangar
men, skilled mechanics, and sail
makers. If ! am not mistaken, the
squad attached to each airplane is
composed of fifteen men, one FLYER
and fourteen others who remain
upon the ground, vet whose serv-
ice is no less vital and indispensa-
bic.
This illustration seems TO mo
very aptly TO epitOmize the duty
and relation of each Of us toward
the Government in this day Of
stress
am trying to make a point
here, apropos Of a large number
OF letters have recently received.
Here is one which ! select as 4
sample:
Dear Mrs. Woodrow: have
something which has been trOulR-
ling me for some time. am 4
young woman twenty-three years
old. pleasantly situated in an ex-
cellent position, and earning a
good salary. But I am not happy.
for have an intense desire to
serve nv country.
MY brother has Joined the
army. and l want to do my STARE.
too. Every day grieve that am
not a man and able to enlist. /
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
HEARD AND SEEN

Of our colors by salute. I at the
time called attention Of others IN
the room to the fact.
"And yet Washington does not
mind showing its patriotism to the
almighty dollar, as is evidenced by
the charge Of $3.50 to one of our
soldiers recently by one Of the
smaller hotels for a cot in the base
ment Of the hotel.
&C. E. NEWELL" ::
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

Travel on the wRECO was en-
livened again today when a car at
Fourteenth and F streets couldn't de-
eide whether to go toward the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing or east
ward toward the Capitol. II COM
promised by sending the front wheels
one way and the rear wheels the
other way, causing a tie-up Of large
proportions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

Having read in this column that
an army officer complained Of being
overeharged for a room obtained
through the local room renting bu-
reau, E. S. HEGE, in charge Of the
bureau, made a minute investiga-
ton and claims that the army Off
GERS letter was an eXaggeration OF
the facts. As for the price charged,
Mr.. Hege says he has seen the bank
deposits Of the people owning the
property and states absolutely that
the property is not rented at an ex-
cessive price. II / have done the To-
cal room-renting bureau an injus-
tice by printing the original COM
plant, here is an open Apology but,
on the other hand, l am ready at
any time to help keep down war
time prohteering, big or little.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

"Apropos Of your perfectly proper
Gliding Of the public about lack of
respect for the flag on parade, why
does not Washington, like New York
and other cities, have a regulation
for the police for a uniform salute
to the colors and the national an
them?
at would at once be respect and
an example.
AT the Chilean ambassadors fu-
neral the other day, when the col
ors went by, the President arrived
and the anthem was played. The
police guard looked interested, but
that was all.
Surely in these stirring times it
is proper that the authorities should
issue an order for a uniform salute.
"READER."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

. The Answer Is no"
April 30, 1918.
Heard and Seen Editor:
Did you notice the pretty girls
in the MunSey window Friday?
MISS VANITY"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
Elect Her First.

"Why not 'SENATRIX' RAN
KIM" Wouldn't that sound good :
The Senatrix from Montana
What's the matter with that. It
listens well. It is classic. In old
Latin days, when lady overcame her
opponents in warfare OF politics, she
was hailed a 'victrix.' We have had
'executrix' and 'testatrix' from time
immemorial. Let's make it unani-
nous. 'Senatrix Rankin hereafter.
CANON"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

81 watched the bond parade from
the eighth floor Of a building fac
ing the Avenue for about thirty
minutes. Among hundreds within
my range of vision only American
soldiers acknowledged the passing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

HERBERT E. SHANNON told the
Kiwanis Club right out loud that
he took my advice about Offering
rides to pedestrians and right away
three young ladies turned him down.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

MERCER VERNON, navy pay
master, writes from Antilla: keep
the home fires burning. because
expect to be back in the Capital
within a couple or three weeks"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
PatriOtism in WashingtOn.

Dear Sir: Noting JULIA C.
BRADLEY's chagrin at finding
Washington manhood's patriotism at
low ebb when the colors passed in
the Liberty loan parade brings to
mind the fact that Philadelphians
along Broad street Saturday after
noon maintained a terrific pace in
barring the thateh as Old Glory float
ed by.
"And there was more than one or
two Old Glories at that. Philly may
be slow, but it is still the birthplace
Of freedom and patriotism.
"W ]. R"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

The postcard on IUhick these lines
ICsre peHned Is stamped Opened
BY CENSOR" HoW tVds It done,
do you suppose?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
A Nice Little Burden For You

The Telephone Company Doesn't Want Increase Its Revenues Of
Course But Its Present Means That the Public
Will Have to Pay a Million Dollars More Per Year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02

CONTINUED from First Column)
the weak to grow stronger the ignorant wiser, hspp
better together
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-05-02
Don't Go Up in the Air If You Fly
By Mrs Wilson Woodrow.

DOB SMITH enters the avia-
X ton corps. The business of
- the aviation corps is to fly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-09
Eight Cartons
Ready To Send Across

Already 2S labels from soldiers in
France have been presented to the mail
ing headquarters of the Red Cross at
the office Of the Portland Railway
Light and Power Co. This means that
90 cartons have been given out to be
filled with Christmas remembrances
for the boys over seas.
While 2S boxes have been given out
on presentation of the labels, but six
have been filled and forwarded. As
Nov. 20 is the last day when cartons
may be mailed, those in charge of this
service urge all who receive labels to
at once secure cartons and have them
mailed before the final rush begins.
Labels have been received from the
following, which i~nsures them a Christ
mas present in France, or wherever they
may be serving:
Otto Kubin, Robert Kreson, Dan
Fry, Dick oRss, Lloyd Lee, Allan Jones,
Mem Pearce, Frank Barton, Bruce Me
Daniels, Miles T. Bradford, Clinton E,
0strander, Douglas Phillips, Burton f.
Walker, William Sherwood, Chester G
jefferson. Don Bradford, William +,
Knower, Robert Adams, Henry NJ. Tour
nier, Jay Brown, Richard Gray, George
B. Bietz, r. II. Wilson, Oliver V. Mat
thews, Leslie Ingels, Elgin M. Short,
G. 6 Durham, Ralph Bhven and Her
bert Tasto.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-11-09
Here Is Peculiar
Case OF Retribution
And Gates Is Loser

What is sauce for the goose should be
sauce for the gander. That was the
theory of j. O. Bailey, assistant attor-
ney general, when he advised the pub,
lie service commission, in a written
opinion, that the commission is without
jurisdiction over the water plants of
Heppner and P~rinevilfe on the grounds
that they are municipality owned, and
therefore cannot grant an increase Iii
water rates.
IL. v. Gates is the chief owner and
manager Of these plants. He is also
tho chief owner of the water plant at
Dallas. Some time ago the city OF Dial
las petitioned the public service com
mission for. a reduction in water rates,
showing that the existing rates were ex-
orbitant. Gates resisted the conten-
tions of the city and made the objection
that the commission did not have juris-
dietion over the water plant because
under his agreement with the city the
plant was really owned by the city.
He carried the case into the courts
and the supreme court held that the
plant was municipality owned and con.
sequently the commission had no juris
diction over it and could not order 4
reduction in rates.
In the Heppner and Prineyille eases
Gates has petitioned for an increase in
rates, and contends that the commission
has jurisdiction.
Assistant Attorney Central Bailey
points out that the agreements between
Dallas and Heppner and P~rineville and
Gates are almost scientifically the same,
and the commission is without juris.
dietion in the Dallas case, when the
city was seeking a reduction in rates
it is without jurisdiction in the othel
two instances, where Gates is seeking
an increase in rates.