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The Washington times., 1918-09-30
Fairfax Writes of the Problems Pitfalls the War
Especially for Washington Women

highly petulant expression if Jane
suggested coming to her for a
visit while the domestic situation
was being adjusted.
Tearing Up the Domestic Hearth.
stone.
She is lavish with advice, she Is
only too willing to lend a hand in
tearing up the domestic hearth
stone, but she would be the last
person onS earth to do anything
practical for Jane or her chill
dren.
She belongs to that large COM
pany of chartered wreckers who
will supply all the dynamite that
is needed to blow up any home or
anything else that is organized
and in running order-she enjoys
the drama of that-but she never
suggests anything whatever in the
way of reconstruction.
But" she will argue, Should
a woman put up with a situation
that entities her to a divorce?
Where is her independence, where
IS her character, where is her
moral sense?"
To which am probably going
to horrify you by replying: Some
of these sentiments are the privi-
leges of the rich, and to recon-
mend them to the poor or the near
poor is as absurd as for a doctor
to prescribe a daily airing in a
limousine for a man earning
hundred dollars a month.
Entitled to Care In Declining
Years.
And a woman who gives her
youth to child-bearing and child
rearing, keeping house and admin
istering the family affairs is en-
titled to care in her middle and
declining years. II a woman has
talents that put her in the finan-
cially independent class, that is
another matter, and she can choose
her own course as well as a wo-
man Of inherited wealth.
But for a woman who has put her
entire capital of youth and
strength into home-making and
then demolishes it in a fit OF
righteous indignation, is too much
like a child wrecking her dolls
house because she is mad" with
the boy next door.
The dolls house represents her
life effort, all her energies have
helped to build il, and she is only
playing into the hands Of the.
enemy when she deliberately
wrecks il.
So l am going to beg the little
woman who has written me such
a pitiful letter not to throw aside
her home too lightly. Middle
aged beginnings are hard things.
she may try to start again and
fail, and her children may fail in
attempting to help her, and all
the ensuing happiness may onry
result in doing the greatest pos
sible favor to a man who for the
time being has forgotten that he
promised Ito love, cherish, and
protect"
The Washington times., 1918-09-30
HEARD AND SEEN
Bet Your Money On the U. S. A.

sent to a training camp for the do
latIon Of the war:
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE So
Speaking Of cigar store coupons,
send all you get 10 GEORGE A.
BABCOX at the District National
Bank building. He exchanges them
for tobacco which he in turn sends
to the wounded soldiers at Walter
Reed.
Along with a bunch Of coupons
from T. NJ. c., Mr.. Babcox received
the following outburst:
Tobacco is a nasty weed
like it
1t satisfies no normal need
/ like it
1t makes you thin
1t makes you lean
And it takes the hair right OF
your bean
It's the worse darn stuff Two
ever seen.
LIKE IT.
b6T IOOR MONEY ON TIE 10. 81 "A
What has this to do win anythlaC7
on, AoTy, DON'T Vos Doep,
DON'T yoW SoeepI
Oh, Aory, DON'T yoI sosSp,
Don't you oeepl
Phorooh's army got 6rotOsSGk
Oh, hory, DON'T Jos oO0A
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. a.
PETE KNoRR declares he win -
without a new winter suit and boy
more Liberty bonds.
That's the way to lick the Kaiser.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. 81
A girl war worker tells me her
milliner will not sell hat frames
forcing the aforesaid war workers
to buy hats at milliner's prices) and
an army officer tells me his tailor
charges 81 to braid a lieutenant's
sleeves, and 50 to braid a captains
sleeves, and so on up the scale.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. aA.
SONGS OF DAY LONG DEAD.
Inspired BY the Spanish tear, oEs 81
the old Jdrorites teos this oHs
Goodbye. little GIRL, goodbye;
Goodbye. little girl, goodbye.
Just let me 1ceor this rose % for,
For I'm marching Gl1oV 10 be q soldier.
DON'T cry, little girl, DON'T cTr;
Bye and bye, little girl, bye 0Ad bTO,
IN nv uniform Of blue
RI come nlorchtn0 home 10 voS-
Good bye, little girl, goodbye.
The Washington times., 1918-09-30

ri M EN- Who Have Made
W Love to Me"-she's tell
\ ing all about it in the
magazines, the mystic
rious woman with the personality.
l wonder how much she'll tell and
just exactly what she'll forget.
Somehow the men who make
love to us are always so different
from the men we wish would make
love to US, and absolutely and en-
tirely different from the men to
whom We should like to make love
if we dared.
There's never anything very TO
mantle about the man who really
makes love to you, is there?
He says all the same old things,
in just the same old way, and he
seems so astonished and hurt if
you think of anything new to say
to him in reply.
The man who doesn't make love
to you-oh, he's so different! Quite
different!
There's always something so diff
ferent about him. You can't quite
imagine what he'd say or how he'd
say it, and you'd like to see his
face change-just to you-just to
you out of all the world.
And you wonder and wonder who
the woman is that he does make
love to, and whether she appreci-
ates him or not, and if she knows
how lucky she is, and whether she
answers him as he should be an
swered, or if she's just little cal.
culating mink, who wouldn't give
him her real heart for the world
for the very excellent reason that
she has no heart to give.
The man you'd like to make love
to-no, indeed, l shan't tell about
him, but we all know one, don't
We? Sometimes he's very. very
old and tired, and lonely, and we're
sorry for him, and would like to
warm the fires on the hearthstone
for him just for a few minutes, to
make him feel that there is still
room in the world for him. And
sometimes he's very, very young,
and eager and earnest, and he has
illusions and hopes, and you don't
want TO see his hopes die, and you
The Washington times., 1918-09-30
A Red, White and BLACK Lie

Continued from First CoumnD
complete guarantee that there shall be sackening Of
effort and interval of pause your Government asks you
to your share of the cost of victory by buying your
limit of the Fourth Liberty Bond issue
The Germans boosted Qook again at the poster repro
duced above) that cit is impossible for America to train
and fit in time for the European suitable and s
cienty large army and provide it with the necessary
endorsements"
Do YOUR part to prove that that is lie. Do it en-
Enthusiastically Do it promptly Do it to the very limit Of
your resources Invest in Liberty Bonds today.
The Washington times., 1918-09-30
TODAY'S TOPIC
SOME REFLECTIONS ON DIVORCE

in the background the well-mean-
ing but improvident friend whose
advice is as kerosene to a burning
house. She is quite sure that in
James place she would not put up
with the situation a moment
longer.
Yet this lady would assume a
The Washington times., 1918-09-30
G. NJ. MCKAY says:
"Put your money where your
heart is-buy more bonds"


BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. s. A.
CONGRESSMAN TOWNER was
looking at fall hats Saturday morn
ing.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE Q. s. A.
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. g. A.
BONE ROBINSON tells me to
give a boost to an employe of the
Union Station named English, who
answers the questions of the multi
tude regarding the arrival of trains.
Bone says Mr.. ENGLISH is there
with the goods.
BET YOUR MONEY on THE U. s. A.
7 Hotice that the cork or fight rule
hasn't had any Influence on the mas
toho has to torite Heio name for coS-
somHle euery day.
Some day l trust he will be writ
ing "chowder a la Crowder" and be
The Washington times., 1918-09-30

pendence going to react on your
children? Is It going to cripple
their careers by sending them out
only half equipped for the life
struggle, and are you willing to
accept such a sacrifice even II
they are prepared to give it,"
AS an antidote to these straight
facts, there is usually somewhere
The Washington times., 1918-09-30
Another Chance.

Another Chance.
EDWARD J. NEWCOMB, Of Con-
gress Heights, says there are many
returned soldiers at st. Elizabeth's
Hospital who are being passed BY
in the general rush to "do some
thing for the boys" For instance
Mr.. Newcomb says:
There are between thirty and
forty such soldiers from the Eighth
Massachusetts, regiment that are
being treated for shell shock. These
soldiers feel very much sighted in
not being able to participate in some
Of the good things done by the Red
Cross. These men certainly would
enjoy entertainments and smokes
and such other little attention as
could be given them, and do hope
that you will give some publicity to
this fact and brighten up those men
who are so depressed"
BET YOUR MONEY ON THE o. So
The Washington times., 1918-09-30

The picture above is a
reproduction of a poster,
printed in red, white, and
black, which for months
has screamed from the bill
boards of Germany and Aus
tria the false message of
safety from American arms.
It is a typical German lie.
It's purpose to quiet the
alarm that rose in the breasts
of the German people may
have been temporarily effec-
tive.
They may have believed
for a few short months the
absurd boasts of their gov
eminent, but they know bet
ter now.
The security into which
they were lulled vanished
with the news of Chateau
Thierry and st. Mihiel.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16
perso,lals

Sheriff Wilson was business visit
or az Iron River last Wednesday.
HOUSE FOR RENT-on Marquette
avenue. Mrs. Lydia Pearse. IT
The picture OF the hour. Draft 25S'
at the U-No treatre Friday, March 20.
Miss May Cossette visited her home
at Crystal Falls over Sunday Re
porter
Gen. Mgr NJ. r. Richards went to
Chicago last Sunday night on a bus
mess trip, returning on Wednesday.
Edward Ponehaud OF Stambaugh Wis
tied at the home OF his parents at
Crystal Falls over Sunday and Nor
Reporter.
Word from Iron River is to the ef-
feet that the Kenosha plan has been
adopted by the three townships OF
Iron River, Stambaugh and Bates. A
committee of II is to manage the
fund.
Miss Stella O'Brien. who left In
January to take the principalship of a
school at Cornucopia, Bayfield, coun-
~, Wisconsin, has been elected super
intendent of a Sunday school which
she assisted in organizing Reporter
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

Everyone has been most generous
to us. One of our visitors yesterday
was Sir J. Maher, the surgeon gener-
al OF Ireland. who wanted to send US
TO hospital or do anything else that
he might,
Representatives OF the American
consul also called and cabled to the
department for us.
The hospitality OF Ireland is OF a
genuine quality, Larned and are
ready 10 testify.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

We expect to remain here until my
cold Is better The we afc going %
London. thence to Franceakhd proba-
bly, to Italy. With good luck -
should return about the first OF Apl
hope that our wires reached YIN
in time TO prevent alarm at our safe
ty. We are not anxious to have an
other experience like that OF Tuesday
night. trust that all other American
ships will escape. Remember me 10
all.
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

"The Neglected Wife" at the U-No
theater soon.
Broadways greatest melodrama,
within the Law" at the U-No thea
ire soon.
Howard Warren who is with the
hospital corps Of the regular army al
Sault Ste Marie, has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. War
rem during the week
Supt Charles Il. Lawrence, accom-
panied by Asst Gen. Mgr Chlnn, OF
the Pickands -Mather interests, was IN
town last Thursday on a visit 10 the
properties in this vicinity.
Ira Odgers was operated upon an
the Darling hospital last Saturday for
appendicitis. He was taken i'll very
suddenly so that the. operation came
as a surprise to his many friends
Will Eldred will leave Sunday night
for Waco. Texas to enter the service
of Uncle Sam in the capacity of ma
chinist in the areo service. His faith
er, w c. Eldred will accompany him
as far as Chicago
Ed Bies was here Wednesday from
Iron Mountain where he Is going into
the vulcanizing business He will
make that point a center for serving
the range and have service car To
make all the towns once each week
to collect work and deliver tires.
Mrs. John Wall was operated upon
at the Darling hospital last Monday.
The operation was very difficult and
serious once. but we are pleased to
report that she is gaining rapidly
and her family and friends expect her
to recover soon.
The party who stole the snow.
shoes, axe and trap from Fortune
Lake, between Sunday, February "a
and Monday, March 4, is KNOWN,
and If the same are not returned inn
to the place from where
they were taken, arrest will follow.
Dr. McBurney and daughter. Miss
Jean McBurney left last evening for
Chicago. where Miss McBurney Will
be left under the care OF specialist,
her health having been very poorly
for the past several months Report
sr
The ladies OF the Rebekah degree
stan entertained those who assisted
them in putting on the business mems
banquet with a party at The Diamond
Drill hall Monday night A very
pleasant two hours were spent aud
dainty lunch served
o. o. Wheelwright formerly o;
Florence. but since the first OF the
year a resident OF Lansing. was in The
city most OF the week Mr.. Wheel
wright Is on the stan OF the state geo
logical survey In the capacity OF in
specting engineer OF mines. lie takes
the place vacated hy Mr.. Hamilton
the latter went into the army
The diamond drill., 1918-03-16

Howard Warren who is with the
hospital corps of the regular army at
Sault Ste. Marie, has been visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. War
rem during the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09

Adam Forepaugh's circus so success fully that Forepaugh became in the eyes of small boys a greater man than Hannibal or Caesar. Mir. Clarke also "piloted" Harvey minstrels through a highly successful London engagement and he was press agent for Keller, by some authorities held to be the greatest magician who ever lived.
 But the real business of "Kit" Clarke's life was fishing. He followed the sport with Cleveland, Joe Jeffer- son, Horace Greeley and other celeb rites Thirty years ago he retired from business and devoted most of his time to angling and writing about the pastime, many of his articles ap- bearing in the New York Sun.
 Once fisherman, always fisher man. Thrice blessed is he who cannot only extract every ounce of enjoy ment from the sport itself, but when for various reasons is unable to draw his catch from lake or stream can give pleasure to himself and others by writ ing about sport as old as man him eo1f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09
LUKE MLUkE SAYS

Some women seem to think that ali- mony is the only thing worth while in matrinony.
 Other correspondents may forget to drop you line every now and then, But it is different with the fellow that you owe
 The reason why. sons actions make father so sick when son is in love is because father acted the same way himself when he was sons age.
 It may seem paradoxical, but any mother can tell you that the only way to keep a small boy quiet is to let him make a noise
 Why is it that the man who has a neck that looks like an elephants leg always keeps his head shaved?
 A woman uses more economy than a man in almost everything but words. Even in her age she can make few years go long way.
 If a boy tries to be man. he gets q lot of credit. But if a man tries to be Ia boy, we call him darn fool. Palmistry to the contrary, the wrink- les in a woman's face will tell you more about her past than will the lines in her hands. When a man sighs and wishes he were dead, he is either trying to get some woman or trying to get rid of some woman.
 Women have as deep sense of hu- nor as men. But a woman has figure ! to preserve and she is afraid to laugh and grow fat. One man is as proud of the fact that he can't quit smoking as another man is of the fact that he has quit it. What has become of the old-fash- 1 toned house that had a big brass knocker in the middle of the from l door?
 l When married woman gets tht 1 idea that some other man underestimate her better than her husband. some di' vorce lawyer is going to get the prics of vacation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09
X x H Appeal for Larger War Time Production

w provement in coal production in the Birmingham district as the re- suit of earnest appeals from the gov ernment a general speeding up of all lines of work related to wartime es- sentials is now urged.
 Mass meetings are to be held in various industrial centers under the auspices of the United States employ ment bureau, which has been organ lized as a division of the department of labor. The governor of each state is cooperating with the bureau, and George B. Tarrant, Alabama director of the United States Employment serv- | ice, has issued calls for Mobile, Mont gomery, Birmingham, Gadsden and other industrial cities.
 i The Birmingham meeting will be held in Capitol park tomorrow night and everybody is invited to attend Several noted speakers will be on hand and the addresses will be at once in forming and stirring. Alabama thrills with patriotism, but what is especial Fly needed now is a practical applica- tion of patriotic sentiment to indus trial activities for the winning of the war.
 Men engaged in productive occu- pations are besought to do their best. There is pressing demand for the prod ucts of all labor and the ringing ap- peal for increased output of war es- sentials should not be in vain.
 Let's have big rally here and catch new inspiration for high-tension patriotism-th quality that trans Hates itself into action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09
Dr. Edmonds, Vacation

Yes, l am glad Dr. H. M. Edmonds, pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church, is going away for a much needed rest and that he is going far enough from his field of labor to make him for get it all for at least two months, said Hale Tarrant.
 "The hearts of every man, woman and child in his congregation last Sunday morning were touched by this lovable mans words when he told us goodby.
 You know. I used to be rather cynical about men really loving each other, anu as d boy I didn't take much stock in the Damon and Pythias story, but since knowing Henry Edmonds as we'll as some other men, l have learned that such a thing is possible. He comes back next September after camping. tramping, hunting, fishing, climbing trees and en- toying many other sports and pleasures of youth along with bunch of kiddies up in old Maine,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09
MULE MEAT

From the Nashville Banner
 If the Germans capture any America n mules,' says The Birmingham AgeHer- aid, they may be tempted to try mule steak Perhaps so, but we trust nonS of our friends over there will ever be called upon to resort to any such eN- pedient. We are proud of our mules. the great worE they have done and are do- ing over here and over there, for victory. So appreciative are we of the mules service that we are ready, if necessary. off when he attempts to bray the Star Spangled Banner" but We can never no, never, recommend his steak even to the despised boche as anything approach ing a gastrcnomic dainty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09
Southern Bell Aids

T think it very commendable in the Southern Bell Telephone company to distribute for the American Red Cross institute for crippled and disabled men the very appealing little pamphlet that this organization has gotten out in the interest of their york; said Robert F.. Murphy.
 This pamphlet will reach thousands Of the subscribers of the telephone com pany with their monthly bill this month. and it goes as an insert free of cost to the society. The telephone company IS always ready to do their part in dissem1- mating propaganda of any kind that IS beneficial to the nation or the commun- ity, as they have shown on every occa- sion where they had the opportunity to
 be of service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Good Advice to Owner.


 Automobile owners should have their license number painted in large white figures on the rear of their car bodies for quick Identification. in case the car is stolen" said A Wade, the courteous desk sergeant at police Headquarters Tn many cities in the western states the insurance companies require owners Of Ford cars to have this done before theft insurance is granted, which I cor slider a wise policy. It is almost impos- sible to recover half of the Ford cars stolen, for the simple reason that they all fill the same description. If the numbers were painted on the rear, 1t would be q great deal easier for the authorities to capture the thief and re- cover the car before they had travelled very far If the thief tried to paint over the white numbers it could be easily de- tected."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09
ANNE ALLEN

ANNE ALLEN By Edward Fitzgerald. The wind blew keenly from the Western
 sea- And drove the dead leaves slantins from
 the tree
 Vanity es yanities, the preacher saitl-- Heaping them up before her fathers door When I saw her whom l shall see no
 more
 We cannot bribe thee, Death. She went abroad the falling leaves
 among, She saw the merry season fade, and
 sung
 Vanity ot yanities, the preacher saith Freely she wandered in the leafless wood. And said that all was fresh, and fair,
 and gooo;
 She knows thee not, 9 Death. Her pleasant smile spread sunshine upon
 all; We heard her sweet, clear laughter iin
 the llali
 Vanity of vanities. the preacher saitK- We heard her sometimes after evenihg
 prayer As she went singing softly up the stain Nc voice can charm thee. Death. Where is the pleasant smile, the laugt-
 ter kind, N That made sweet music of the winter
 wind? 4ss e. Vanity of vanities. the preacher saith Idly they gaze upon her empty place, Her kiss hath faded from her fatherss She Is with thee. o Death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-07-09

the English private known the woIlo round as plain Tommy Atkins. He saw a group of excited men gathered abou. a table All seemed intenuy interested He drew nigh to find out that two or the irrepressible soldier lads had ran their hands beneath t2.eIr shirts anu fished out chat and placed them siuc by side on sheet of paper anu Wele betting that theirs would crawl aclos" the sheet first.
 He told another story which had strangely familiar sound, but l maintain that any raconteur has the right 10 tahe any old chestnut he can find ana
 roast it and sell it if he can Iie ss'iu l was in tho dead of winter. lie p Pc, z, went out into No Mans Land Wi.h 7. . ration of grog to try and restore .he ',s n frozen men but his hands peins iiui'S he split a bit of the rum m the ,reiien. ,reea's .s Soon rat came along anu So' ,aas of it. ant, rearing up on his hlnu ,es s ;, strol,ed nis whiskers and cried, Where is that cat, bring her outs
 ua sa,d he preferred to tell us oi 'ne hiab snirits of the boys who were su. rerins rnanv privations, but whose nora e 2 was unoroken, and who Tn the i.'ee death preserved the Sood Huiiioi s . qualities of the Anglo-SaAon. Ills rnieA iov was that the war had united Ens land' Canada and America, the great English speaking nations, into one ian. ilv. and that. they were fighting slde ps l side to overthrow the Tcuton. Ihls su- nrsn,a fact is one of the outstandlhs rains of the great conflict.
 Ha said. .l do not wish to be irreVer' ent. but the Kaiser is always poas.lhs that Cod iy on his side, but know eha- onr Heavenly Father never llsnts ol inc side of might, but on the sioe o' right" lie told of & captured German WIG WIG made the same claim for the Germans that God was on their side, bui aaaeu netulantly. But you English are iuchs 1 vo,l have the Americans fightins TOT l you." The inference was that the 9er.
 man soldier was losing faith Tn IFS iTeuton God of war and looking anX i iously on the part Uncle sam was play
 ing
 1 The thing l like about the men ron I the trenches is that every one Of then is sure of . final victory. They want nc
 Gernlan-made peace. They never whin'
 CT talk apout the burdens of the War