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The Washington times., 1918-06-02
QUESTIONS.

Oh, solve me The Riddle of Life,
That narrowing, world-old riddle,
Whereon many heads have pondered and brooded
Heads in caps hieroglyph-scribbled,
Heads in turbans, heads in black beavers,
Heads periwigged, and thousand others,
Poor, aching human heads
Tell me what signifies Mani
Whence has he comet And whittier goes hei
Who dwells in the golden stars!'
The waves murmur their endless babble,
The wind it blows and the clouds they wander,
The stars they glitter eoldy Indifferent
And a fool waits for an answer.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

Cynical it is the last line has its value Man must
ask these questions he always has asked them and he al
ways will ask them. But only 1.-THE fool waits for an
sWer."
The wise man knows that murmuring waves, blowing
winds wandering clouds and gering stars, coldly in
different" all be compelled by the genius that resides
in the spirit Of man to answer his questions.
"I am fearfuIly and wonderfully made" said King
David "and that my soul kn0Weth right Well''
Fearful and wonderful is the soul Of man. occupy
ing no space located nowhere ruling this earth and
has boundaries.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

aT saw SENATOR KIRBY Of the
more or less sovereign State Of Ar
kansas On the street car the other
day-hanging On a strap. In view
Of the fact that the surprise Of get-
ting 4 seat on the same line killed
a former prominent Senator don't
you think that members Of the up
per house should refrain from pa
tronizing the traction eompanies7
hope the Arkansas solon viii take
this to heart for it were q shame to
XII a man so promising.
WAYNE C. MARTIN
The Washington times., 1918-06-02
"Oh, Solve Me the Riddle of Life

Continued from First Coumn)
to possess of justice commits no crime regard
less Of reward or punishment or hereafter.
But lack Of belief in the existence Of SOUL existing
forever would deaden and discourage the mind Of man
The life Of the individual is but hour this planet
which eventually viii go back to dust we do. Il is but
a moment in eternity
The great Jewish poet Hsine cynical and powerful
driven out Of Prussia by the hatred Of the Hohenzosrn
describes in vein Of bitter cyneism poor feeble man
Questions is from Heines Poems Of the North
Sea- and the translation into English that give you
is by the daughter Of Freiligraeth.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

1T was always a great pleasure t0
sit under this great teacher.
His whippings-and there were
plenty-left no after-sting.
Il remember onee a big boy brag-
ged about what he would do II
Thomson ever licked him. Soon
after the teacher caught him by the
lapel and gave him a larrup with his
black strap. Big Bill broke loose
and bolted cut the back door and
NEVER came back"
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

The first prize was a silver medal
for the best scholar; second prizes
we're books for several good scholars,
and the third prizes were certificates.
The President Of the United States
usually distributed the prizes. was
given the silver medal on one oe-
easion. great surprise to me, as 1
had never expected It.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02
Heard AND SEEM
By EARL GOODWIN.

! WALlslA2A uLL1ANs o. ne A A.
A., Contributes this:
-DrOpping IN e q reatanrant ths
other day, was remlnded 10 eat
potatoes. that II would Be 4 pafrIolic
act and that spuds were cheaD.
had 4 nice little potato a cream for
whieA ] paid g cents. All together.
now: Hurfah for Uncle sam and
potatoes, but down with that kind
Of restaurant
WHAT'S the mater with the hos
pitals? Just as was Getting rood
and sore shout ONE Of them WITH
which ] have had dealings reea1tly,
along cones 4 batch Of mail bringing
kicks about several othsrs
! presume Il would be Yery oRen-
siye 70 some Of our leading hospital
administrators % mention names, 50
for the sake Of peace III print this
one hiek and make It nameless.
There Il more 20 coma about fhd
Blank Hospital Here Il Is. Nv
family was there for three weeks,
Of which three days were clean lin
enless. one day elsVatorless, one day
eggiess. and one day iceless. Every
DAY the price % the room alone was
81. 10 was = nice little room thai n
pre-WaF tines rented for about so
q week On, yes; one Sunday dinner
vas composed largely of eurdled
soup and sour string beans.S
And a doctor friend shrugs his
shoulders and says:
HALL the hospitals are having 4
bad time getting help
To which say, Then ALL tba
hospitals had better reduce their
prices"
Before the United States took over
the railroadg whenever wanted 3
ticket On q Pullman seat / had @
find someone with influence enough
10 get . ticket agent 70 talk % ne.
can remember the MOB that would
line up in the PennsyIvania ticket
Office, for instance, and I always cot
q raw deal, especially IN rush times.
Nov with more than rush tines,
and with Government supervision
a0u mNcu ueooeQ eLueenCy 4 DuE-
chase tickets and seats with smooth
ness and comfort The new com
bined ticket Office at Thirteentn ana
r streets has enough clerks In Il;
and has ENOUGH TELEPHONES.
I am moved to write these hneg
after going there with the we'll
known and justly celebrated Mr.
JAMES HAY. JR.. now Of AsheVille.
but once Of our own town Jim vas
buying q seat to AsheVille and ] vas
getting two for New York
Jim got his IN q second. I asked
the polite clerk for two seats soa
any train between now and The mid
die Of the next week" And ! cot
them IN q hurry, without confusion
and with great graeiousness upou
bis part In the old days II you
asked for seats like that someone
would have been called in 70 re-
move your remains.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

We had one month vacation in
August Examinations took place
shortly before vacation time. We
would be dressed up and put through
our PAGES in front Of the trustees.
After that our tasks were easy until
the exhibition day, when we we're
marched to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton. A distribution Of prizes took
place here.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

Mr.. Thomson was q stocky built
man with Wavy. thick, curly blseE
hair, and the boys soon named him
'Bushyhead, and never mentioned
him BY any other name. The teacher
OF the grammar school we called
Peanut
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

There we're three GRADES Of
schoois-primary. intsrm6diats ana
grammar. He taught the intermsdi-
ate. Il vas IN q tWo-story frane
building. The first story Was uss,i
for the school. There were abo1g
seventy boys Of all sizes from ten
years 70 eiShteen- The building Is
now residence snd is located On 2
street between Sixth and Seventh
streets southwest, IN the rear OF tne
new ST. Dominie's Church. Al raj
time this neighborhood was a coHl-
mons.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

Each week two boys would clean
up the room after school and W5dId
be rewarded BY being excused from
All lessons on Friday afternoon.
They we're the only janitors we had.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

WHAT'S the mater with the hos
pitals7 Just as I was getting eood
ana sore about ONE Of them With
which have had dealings reeaatly.
along cones 4 batch of mail bringing
kicks about several otherA
The Washington times., 1918-06-02


effective tcomna ssodier
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

M Thomson aF5t Lived IN one Of
the two double brick houses %
sixth streeL about K street south
vest The strsts we're not 90 clearly
defined IN those days and you gem
orally cut across the commons 70
get anywhere.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

And a doctor friend shrugs his
shoulders and says:
"ALL the hospitals are having Z
bad time getting help
To which I say, Then ALL tba
hospitals had better reduce their
prices"
The Washington times., 1918-06-02
Strong John Thomson

Here q a. iAtsTsstiHs seeomt, 81
an ol6-ttRe WaShia0tORian, Of he
reeolieetloAs ~ thSt IozOus m6n-
Strong JoAa Thomson. I commend
Il 70 orr sehOiSrs and teachers aad
1asmbsyS Of thS BoSrd Of Edueatioa
Of todoB. Nots tie difference b.
ta0esH WashfaStoH sek1ols THEN
and NOW. TAS 4 I1vAisksd Ne 81
GEORGE 2. sERoBEL. Of an K
street nOytkDsst.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

"stEong John ana hIS family came
here from Maryland, and TIE team n
which they arrived nrBt PARKED Ia
'front.' Of Pages windmill. on ? street
between Sixth and Seventh streets
southwest, on the Island. Cart
George Page occupied that whole
square with hi4 mill, garden and
dwelling.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02
of Life

The biggest oldest question comes from Charles F.
Wilcox, 500 Tulip avenue Takoms Park:
WHAT Is the souI?
WHERE Is the soul?
ht good thing, does it do any good to bslsUs in
Seui and Immortality?
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

Nov with more than rush tines,
and with Government Supervision
add much needed efficiency I pur-
chase tickets and seats with smooth
ness and comfort The new com
bined ticket Office af Thirteenth ana
# streets has enough clerks In Il;
and has ENOUGH TELEPHONES.
The Washington times., 1918-06-02

I am moved to write these liAes
after going there with the we'll
known and justly celebrated Mr.
JAMES HAY. JR-, now Of Asheille.
but once Of our own town jim vas
buying q seat to AsheVille and vas
getting two for New York.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
PEN AND PENCIL HERE HELP US TO- LGH LIZZIE AT LIGHTER sn

Copyright. 1915 by The rlsua. Co. By SIDNEY SMITH
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
LYNN, IND.

Blair Mills has been called to Wash
ington, D. c.. and will leave Friday Of
this week to take up his work under
governmental orders. :. Several from
this place saw the Human Fly" at
Winchester Tuesday evening. -. Word
has been received here of the marriage
Of Miss Ellen Nichols, one of our for
mer teachers, to Mr.. Will Stevenson.
The wedding occurred at one of our
camps where Mr.. Stevenson is sta
toned. Both have many friends here
who extend congratulations. MIR. and
Mrs. Isaac Hodgson were here We'd
nesday Mr.. and Mrs. Hodgson have
moved on their 16O acre farm near
Huntsville. Mr. Hodgson and his
daughter Geo are expecting to go into
the stock business as soon as Miss
Hodgson arrives from the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. D. Gray and Mr. and
Mrs. c. Waters of Farmland were
Richmond visitors Wednesday even
ing. The little six-weeks old baby
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Shade died Mon.
day and was buried Tuesday. Mr..
Flood of Farmland has been spending
few days with his sister, Mrs C. c..
Ventress, and starting a new cream
station here. -. "A soldier recently re-
turned from France will speak at the
Red Cross meeting to be held at the K
of p. hall Friday night. -. Mr.. and
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
HAGERSTOWN, IND.

Mrs. Bert Wikoff was hostess to the
Woman's History club Monday after
noon. The response to roll call was
New Books" Mrs. Laura Hines read
a very interesting article on "Ru-
MANIA" Mrs. John Hunt read a mag
azine article telling of the "Gypsies
OF the Balkans" and Mrs. Laura Geh-
hart read the "Story of the Balkans"
The secretary, Mrs. Hover, read the
minutes of the previous meeting,
when the club adjourned to meet May
20, at the home Of Mrs. Sarah Bell on
North Perry street.
Mrs. Ray Teetor was hostess to
the Progressive club Wednesday after
noon at her home on West Madison
street.
Miss Ruth Allen spent Wednesday
at Richmond.
The Aid society of the Christian
church will meet Tuesday afternoon,
May 81, in the basement of the
church.
The Anti-Can't social and business
meeting will be held Friday event. 9
at the church. The hostesses are
Miss Florence Bell, Mrs. II. C. Ends
ley, Mrs. o M. Deardorff, and Miss
Mary Clark.
Miss Annie Dilling went to Rich
mond, Tuesday.
Mrs. H. f. Truitt and baby daugh-
ter are guests Of Mrs. Truths par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby of near
Troy. o.
Miss leila Paul of Newcastle came
Saturday and spent until Monday with
her sister, Mrs. Bert Monroe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Castor are
visiting friends at Anderson and Tip
ton. They will remain two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C.. Wischmeier and
two children Of Gas City spent Mon.
day night with Mr.. and Mrs. Nose
Keever and family at their country
home, two miles northeast of town.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Quit Factory
II Years Ago
Now as Strong as a Mule Aft
er Treating with THE
INTERSTATE DOCTORS.
Mr.. DELL CONNER, OF 1902 CEN
TENNIAL AVE-, MUNCIE, iND.,..
LEFT HIS WORK ON AC-
COUNT OF RHEUMATISM

Dell Conner, of 1902 Centennial
Ave-, Muncie, Ind, was compelled to
quit factory work eleven years ago
on account of rheumatism. He has
been unable to do hard days work
and was in desperate condition
when he applied to the Interstate
Doctors for relief. His improvement
was so rapid that his friends can
hardly believe their eyes, and he
wants the public to know where he
got this remarkable treatment, and
writes for publication as follows:
Muncie, Ind.
81 had been a sufferer from Indi-
gestion, Rheumatism, and Leakage OF
the heart for seven years, always
smothery, short of breath, boating
and distress after eating, and consti.
patton. l had grown so weak from
lack of nourishment, loss of sleep,
etc, that l hadn't been able to do a
days work for over three months,
when | called on the Interstate Doc
tors, fighting against fate and having
lost all hope of ever being well again.
l called on them September 80, 1916.
Their physician gave me q careful ex-
animation, analysed my case for me
in plain terms / could understand, and
l placed myself under his care. be-
gan improving in less than two weeks,
and by November LIST l went to work
and have been at it every day since.
| never have shortness of breath any
more, eat well sleep well, and feel as
strong as mule. l consider myself
completely cured of my difficulties
and | feel like in this way letting the
public know where they can get rapid
cure for their ailments. Will say in
conclusion I hadn't been able to work
in factory for eleven years on ac-
count of my troubles, and now after
treating with Interstate Doctors l
can work anywhere.
DELL CONNER,
1902 Centennial Ave-"
Voluntary testimonials like the
above, coming from the heart full of
gratitude for his saved life and health,
with no other object but to guide
some other sufferer to reputable, skill.
full specialists, is what has gained for
these specialists the confidence of all
who know them.
DR.. Underwood, in charge of the
Richmond Institute, on the second
floor of the Starr Building, does not
depend upon mere statements to prove
the superiority of his methods of treat.
ment. He can point with pride to a
clear record of cures made in this and
other localities, and refer you to hun
dreds of your neighbors and friends
who were sick, but are now strong
and well.
Any sick person is safe In going to
these SDecialistS Their examination
and consultation are free, honest and
confidential, and if they cannot re-
lieve your suffering they will candidly
tell you so and not take one penny of
your money
Open every day from 9 a. m. to s
p. m.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
PEACE OFFERS
FOUND ON HUN
WAR PRISONER
Germany Expects Assallants
To Pay in Cash and Chat
tells.
lRy Associated Press)

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE "wednesday night. May 10
--Germany's conditions of peace are
clearly stated in document found in
a German trench that was recently re-
captured by entente allied troops. A
resume OF the principal conditions, as
given in an official translation, reads:
AFTER the enormous sacrifices we
have made of our blood and property
we exact as necessary minimum to
the preservation and development OF
Germany the following:
Belgium, especially the Flander
coast with Antwerp is to remain un
der German military, economic and
political dependence.
Liberty Of the seas shall be prop
erly established for all nations, the
central powers being allowed a com
mercial fleet totaling 17,S00,000 tons
while that of the allies should amount
to 100000 tons.
"Our colonies shall be returned with
augmentation.
1--WE are to have more numerous
and stronger naval stations.
The Longway and Briey mine fields
which provided France it's weapons
for attack, shall become German.
Establishments of the frontiers
particularly in the Vosges. are to be
fixed according to the military situa
ton. and the appreciation Of the com
mandant. Our frontiers must be such
that their defense is made easier.
1.-THE former German Baltic prov
inces shall be incorporated, their rich
soil furnishing new cereal fields for
German peasant emigrants, thus pro-
tecting the empire against the dan.
gers Of famine.
"Courland. Lithuania, Livonia and
Estronia are to be colonized.
"One million, eight hundred thous-
and tons Of Roumanian petrol will be
at the disposition Of Germany.
Those nations who attacked peace
full Germany must pay all war charges
in raw material, ships, ready money
and territorial concessions, leaving
Germany with only S5,000,0 100000 ma
tional debt"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17

You can always have the law, but
it takes a satisfactory business deal
to get the smile.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
IL Killed in Plane
Accidents in Two Weeks
tBy A ssociated Press)

WASHINGTON, May 17.-Aviatol
accidents at American fields took q
total of y lives in the two weeks end
ing May 8, the war department report
ed today. The camps from which fatal
accidents were reported are as fol
lows:
Carl Strom Field. Arcadia, Fla;
Hazelhurst Field. Mineola, n. Y, 2;
Cook Field, Dayton. Ohio, 2; Post
Field, Fort Sill, Okla. 1; Rockwell
Field, San Diego. Calf, 1; Scott Field
Beleville, Illinois. 1; Camp Taliaferro
Fort Worth, Texas, (Taliaferro, Baron
and Carruthers fields) 8; WILDER
Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio, 1.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
NINE GET DIPLOMAS

EATON, O., May 17.-Diplomas were
received by nine students at the an
nual commencement exercises of the
Monroe township centralized schools
held Thursday evening. F. s. Fox. Col
lege of Oratory, Columbus, addressed
the class. The graduates: Orla EN-
rick, Willard Brown, Hugh Stephens
Russell Horn, Treva Shelter. Helen
Leas, Florence Agler, Edna Rautsaw
Susan Guenther.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
STUDIED IN AMERICA
CHy Associated Press,

(By Associated Presss
STOCKHOLM, May 1.-THE Swed-
ish state not only grants so-called
"stipendiums" from state funds &c
authors. sculptors, musicians and
painters, but also to journalists. These
journalists stipendiums" have just
been granted for the present year
They include two of 1000 crowns each
and four of 500 each. One of the 1000
crown grants was made to Stock
holm reporter "for a two-months study
in the United States of modern report
ing organization, arrangements OF
facts and headline writing"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
TOO MANY REGULATIONS
(By Associated Press)

AMSTERDAM, May IA work
man who was arrested in Berlin few
days ago for violating the regulations
regarding the purchase of second hand
shoes pleaded in defense that "as
there are now 395 separate regulations
governing boots and shoes, a citizen
may be excused for violating one of
them unawares."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17

Mrs. ]. C. Showalter and Miss Mary
Kemp were visitors In Richmond Mon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
MANHOOD" TO BE SUBJECT

CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. May H.
The baccalaureate sermon to the grad
uating class of the Cambridge City
high school will be preached by Rev.
r. C. Jones, at the NJ. e. church, Sun
day evening. His subject will be
Manhood" The music for the occas-
ion will be rendered by a special choir.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
PLAN TO STARvE STRIKERS
(By Associated Press.

tBy ASsoc1ated Press.)
AMSTERDAM, May lin order to
prevent the recurrence of strikes IL
the industrial districts, the German
authorities have established rigorous
system whereby towns of over 100, 00C
inhabitants are forbidden to obtain
food supplies for more than three days
in advance. Hence. If strike occurs
the food supply can be almost immed
lately stopped and the strikers starved
into submission.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
DAWSON RETURNS
(By Associated Press)

AN ATLANTIC PORT, May IL
Henry P. Dawson, chairman OF the
American Red Cross consul arrived
here today on an American steamship
after a tour OF inspection of Red
Cross work abroad. He left the
United States in February.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
sPEEDER is FINED

EATON, O., May 17.-For auto
mobile speeding on the streets here,
Robert Ritz, of Eldorado, paid fine
and costs amounting to $40 in police
court.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Another Richmond Boy
Arrives IN France

Chester Jack, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Levi Jack. 104 Southwest Seventh
street, has notified his parents Of safe
arrival in France with the American
expeditionary forces.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-17
Masonic Calendar

Friday, May liking Solomon's
Chapter. No. 4, r. A. M. Called meet.
ing, work in Mark Master degree.
Saturday, May 1S-Loyal Chapter,
No. 40, o. e. S. Stated meeting Aid
social
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

In a larger way, and in a more
serious matter, Mr.. Wilson did to
the people of Michigan exactly what
the war fund drive workers did to
Mr.. Ford. Instead of asking for a
contribution to the fund and leav-
ing it to Mr.. Ford to determine
how much and when he should res
pond, the drive leaders 'bawled him
out in open meeting, with the in
ference that if he did not come
through he was Stacker. Isn't that
exactly what Mr.. Wilson did with
the people of Michigan Instead of
asking them to send to the Senate
some loyal, active, capable and ex-
perienced man, leaving them to de-
termine who the individual should
be, the President 'bawled them out
in public, telling them whom they
should send to the Senate and infer
entially accusing them of lack of
loyalty or good sense if they failed
to come through"
The people of Michigan did exact
ly as did Mr.. Ford-they resented
the methods pursued. They dislike
the spirit of dictat on as much as
Mr.. Ford does. If Mr. Ford himself
had shown resentment at the Pre-
sidential dictation to the people of
his state, there would be more SYM
pathy for him now that he has
shown resentment at dictation which
was personally distasteful to him.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-12-13

Stockgrowers all over the west
have been very much at sea regard
ing the probable demand for live
stock at the close of the war. 1t
was confidently predicted by many
that present prices would be cut in
two, but since the armistice has been
signed announcement has been made
that this country will be called up
on for double the quantities of food
that have been sent abroad during
the war period. At the National
Western Stock Show, in Denver, dur
ing the week of January 18th, an
effort will be made to inform the
stockmen generally as to the real
situation regarding the demand for
live stock after the war. While
there has been an increase in the
sheep and hog population. it is be-
lieved that the cattle population will
show a material decrease during the
past year. The government is 60
ing to try to help increase live stock
production OF all kinds and plans
looking to that end will be discussed
at the coming Denver Show when
it is expected that there will be a
representative gathering of stock
men from all parts of the country.