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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31
What Are the Town Folks in This Coun-
ty Doing to Assist the Farmers?
BY J. f. BODENHAMER

This county has lost much farm labor in the
last year or two. So has the next county and the
next state. The condition is nationwide
What can be done about it?
There is no law to conscript labor the govern
ment can't create it; shin building aud other war
industries must be speeded TO the limit
Shall the county fail to produce her share Of
food? Must the town suffer in business by loss
OF farm prosperity at a time when farm products
high?
Under similar conditions what have other com
munites done?
l. In many places all business houses have
closed for few days at time in order that every
town person fitted for such work might go to farms
in the county help cultivate harvest the crops
2. Many chambers of commerce have canvass
ed their towns and counties, listing all of farm
experience securing their promise to go when need
ed and pledgng their employers to give them leaves
of absence for that patriotic work
3. Many communities and counties reduir-
ing every loafer and ideT to go to work urging
every person engaged in work that is not OF wa
importance to work nearby farms during TuS1
seasons; organizing high school boys; abandOniug
the Saturday half holiday farms
County agents in a number of places have call
ed mass meetings. resulting in county war cOun-
Gil as it were, composed of leading farmers and
business men, organized to secure and utilize emer
gency town labor for the farms.
Some all of these methods, or similar ones,
can be applied in every town and county
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31
Editorial Echoes.

The Saturday Evening Post sounds the keynote
in the coming elections in the following solid chunk
of wisdom 1T is better to keep ten men out of
office on suspicion than to let traitor in We
will do well to take this truth to heart Americans
cannot afford to elect any man to power upon whose
complete loyalty there rest even the faintest
shadow Of suspicion doubt The country has
more than enough leaders of proved loyalty, and
their services should be secured. Ability and 10y
atty should be the only tests Upon these two
Qualities in our nations leaders hangs destiny
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31

In congratuIating Brunswick on having been
awarded q seyen-lliIIion Government plant
for the manufacture Of picric acid the Savannah
Press graciously says:
Brunswick has been advancing very
rapidly since the war began. Because it is
Georgia port and because what helps Georgia
helps Us all. pleased 10 know of this
latest acquisition to its industries. Bruins
wick has long been an attractive and delight
luI place. with the coming of the enter
prisez which have made it headquarters in
the past year its importance will increase
and its worth and wealth be multiplied"
Now that is the spirit which marks a truly
progressive city and which makes for the upbuild-
ing Of the Commonwealth. Our Savannah con-
temporary states simple but deeply important
truth when it says, What helps Georgia helps US
all" 1t is only by thinking and acting upon that
princirle that any community can forge forward.
Envy Of auotners good fortune is a sign of
r.ediocrity and weakness. A town that has sub
stautIaI resources and the ambition and energy to
develop them need never grow apprehensive over
d ueiEhbor success. however dazzling it may be.
Fu5 ali true success carries with it helpfulness
To others: all lasting enrichment becomes widely
diuuseu.
The thoughtful business world realized years
ago The wastefulness and folly of cut-thrOat COM
petition Great merchants rejoice in one another's
achievements. and 50 DO cities that worthy of
greatness This spirit grows constantly stronger
in Georgia There is a widening and deepening
sense of comradeship both between urban and
rural districts and amongst the town and cities
themzeIves. hearty appreciation of the fact that
the things on which agree are infinitely more
important than those which we differ and that
while our rivaIries may be keen they should never
be churIish. This is the Georgia spirit
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31

In conEratulating Brunswick having been
awarded q seven-liilIign-dol Government plant
for the manufacture Of picrie acid the Savannah
Press graciously says:
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31
BITS OF INFORMANT

Twelve thousand square miles,, 900 acres
constitute the rice land Of Japan.
Nearly all artificial gems are pounds of
alum crystalIized under special COMBS.
At Efuler West Africa is a nj drum, ina
sound of which can be heard 90 Midway
state Of New York has 3G4.023 br vehicles.
They nay an annual zee OF more tR2 ,215,O00.
More thar 1000 motorists vhoed to zton,
look and 7fs..r were killed at graToszinCs IN
1915.
Wooden ,olo= rr~ -N~~- a~e : made ~
Tieoo~-f7 from material -o~--2rl.l rs waste
by sawmils. 9.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31
NOTICE To SUBSCRIBERS

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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31

In Austria just there doesn't seem to he
any chance of fooling any of the people any Of the
time.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-05-31

The Journals Service Flag
IN honor OF the sixty-one Atlanta Journal
Who have entered ,le service OF their country. The
one white star is in memory OF Captain Meredith
GRAY who gave his life the French Battlefield
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06

cent on the amount of taxes collect
ed by him as provided in an ordinance
Of the City CoIrcil approved June ~.
1881, and whenever the collection IN.
his possession shaH amount to one
hundred dollars Or more he. shall de-
rosit the amount witt the City Treas,
urer ard take his receipt therefor
Tic audiio, shall be entitled to fee
IF twenty-five cents upon caca license 5.
issued under section two Of TINS ofdi-
nance. which fec has been added 10
the taxes imposed, and he snail De,
post with the City Treasurer all
money collected by him when II
amounts to one hundred dollars or
more, taking the City Treasurer.s re-
ceipts therefor, and shall be paid by
warrant, on the City Treasurer, the
fee of twenty-five cents on each
license so issued by him.
When licenses for two or more
vehicles of the same kind are issued
to the same person, only a fee or
fifty cents shall be charged therefor.
The tax on all licenses shall be pay
able on or before the 1st day OF June,
1918, and all taxes remaining unpaln
on DECEMBER /, 1918, the Mayor shall
make a report fer such delinqucnts to
the Finance Committee on or before
January /, 1919
II shall be the duty of the Chief
and Sergeants of the Police or such
officers the Mayor may detail to call
quarterly upon each and every person,
firm or corporation doing business m
the city and deraand an exhibition OF
the license. The officer shall make
report to the Mayor whether or not
any person, firm or corporation IS
doing business other than that Tor
which license was obtained, and II SO
the offender shall be preceded against
The taxes on every license granted
for the unexpire,. portion OF the year
shall be charged PRO RATA, unless
otherwise provided.
Section 3-All persons, firms OF cor
porations prosecuting any business,
or occupation, not spe-
ciaily embraced in this Ordinance,
that requires a license under the laws
of this state, shall be required to take
out a city license and pay the amount
of tax thereon imposed by the state
law fer such business, employment or
occupation, under the penalty pre-
scribed for violation of section TWO
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06

VIRGINIA-In the Clerks office of
the Corporation court of the City of
Alexandria, on the 9TH day of June
1918.
Anna G. P. Mitchell, Complainant VS.,
In Chancery. John 0. Mitchell, Defen-
dant.
Memo. The object Of this suit is to
obtain for the complainant an abso-
lutte divorce from the bonds of matri-
mony from the defendant on the
grounds of wilful and voluntary deser-
ton and abandonment for more than
three years prior to the institution OF
this suit; custody of infant child; and
for general relief.
It appearing by an affidavit filed IN
this cause that the defendant, John O.
Mitchell, is nonresident of this
State: 1t is Ordered That said defend
ant appear here within fifteen days
after due publication OF this order, and
do what is necessary 70 protect ms
interests in this suit.
ROBINSON MONCURE, P. Q.
A copy-Teste:
NEWELL S. GREENAWAY, Clerk.
135-4w.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06
THE NEW LICENSE LAW.
(Cnntinued From Page One)

Of Revenue shall issue the license and
impose the tax chargeable thereon
and shall furnish the Mayor, Audi
tor and Finance Committee the details
thereof, and also the name of the per-
son, firm or corporation obtaining the
license. the said amount Of the tax
on a license shall! be paid to the Mayor
lefore the same becomes effective.
The Commissioner of Revenue shall be
entitled to a fee OF fifty cents for
each license, which amount shall be
aided to and r:.Qe part of said tax
thereon, and the Commissioner of
Revenue shall be PAID the sum of fifty
cents on each license when the tax
thereon ! is paid by warrant on the
City Treasurer.
The Mayor shall be entitled to a
commission of two and one-half pei
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06
Washington Southern ky.
Schedule In Effect May IL. 1918.

For Washington and points north
daily, 9:OS, 9:53, 1908 a. m, 1913,
1928; 1:1S, 2:5S, 3:1s, 1O:1S, ll:35
p. m.
Week days only, 6:23 p. m. satur-
days only sos p. M, and Sundays only
8:1S p. m.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and
points south at 3:35, 1855 (locaD and
g:47. a. M; 2:27, 2:47, SIT QocaD
G:17. SIT, GIT p. m. daily.
Accommodation for Quantieo at
1850 a. m daily and 2:53 p. m. Satur-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06

Having qualified as administrator
Of Mrs. Alice MILAN, deceased, all per-
sons indebted to said estate are re-
uu"stei to make prompt settlement
with me, and ali persons to whom said
estate is indebted are requested to
present their accounts properly certi-
fled for payment.
Lawrence MILAN,
Administrator.
GO7 South Lee street, city.
i30-1Ot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06
|: this ordinance.

OF this ordinance.
Section 4-This act shall b. in force
from and after its pa: sage.
Passed the Common Council June
a, lelS-z y; !:
ne HOWARD W. SMITH,
+. -, President.
Passed, the Board Of Aldermen May
+. + MArBURY,
- President.
Approved June 5, 1918.
THOMAS ~. FISHER,
Mayor.
Teste.
Daniel r. Stansbury, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06

days. Night train leaves HAS p. m.
daily for Fredericksburg and inter-
mediate stations.
NOTE-Times of arrival and depar-
ture and connections not guaranteed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06

MARRY IF LONELY-For results,
try me; best and most successful!
"Home Maker" hundreds rich
wish marriage soon; strictly con-
tidential; most reliable, years eI-
perience; descriptions free. 1.-THE
Successful Club" Mrs. Purdie, Box
556. Oakland. California.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06

Insure the home NOW-don'5 de-
lay another day. This is the season
in which most fires occur. lnsurlng
through this agency means ABSO-
Lutte PROTECTION at regular rates.
LAURENCE STABLER
415 Prince Street. Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-06-06

Makes cream in 20 minutes without
any effort on your part. Just put
in the cream, flavor and ice. Set
it in a corner and in 20 minutes your
ice cream is made. Prices, So and
S4 for family of to II people.
r. E. KNIGHT & son
.621 King Street.
FOR SALE-Two most useful articles
at this time of year. Cherry seedcrs
and Simon cream polish for silver,
gold and glasses. r. L. Knight &
Son, Cpl King streer.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-14
The Police Get Rightful
Recognition
The Fremen Should Be Given an Equal Increase in Pay

The report by the Senate District Committee Of the
appropriation bill for the District recommends weearned
increase in the pay of the police
The Times has urged the advance not only In justice
to the officers and paromen but for the further reason
that Commissioner Brownlow and Major Pullman have been
seriously hampered in maintaining the force at the present
scale Of pay.
The policeman is too little appreciated factor in
municipal life.
BE is too often blamed and too infrequenty praised
he seldom gets his deserts
In the Senate District Committees action there is evil
dencs that this Cys splendid police force is to get well
merited consideration.
The absence of provision for raising the hremens
pay in way conclusive that such appropriation will not
be made.
The hremen deserve an increase along with the esab
ishment Of the twoplatoon system.
They guard the most valuable property in this country
Their record under Chief Wagner the oldest fire chief
in the world, has been unequaled for efficiency.
There has not been major fire loss in this city in ten
years.
Men with that record surely entitled to every
liberation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-14
Objection to Moving Veterans

0rVhdFs the matter .citb GSking the
patriotic old gentlemen at Soldiers
Home to TnOUs to another home for G
SrhiIe, 80 that the tcGT t0OrkeTs con HE
at this home and thus relieve eon0es-
toni Anything torOB0 tcifh THAR"
There is nothing in the world wrong
with the foregoing proposition. The
patriotic old gentlemen" have out
lived their usefulness and should be
Oslerized to make room for the bomb
proof, safety first warriors OF whom
Representative Madden tells US.
Many OF the said patriotic old gen
tlemen" only gave twenty, or more,
OF the best years Of their lives to the
service OF their cOuntry-serving,
some in the civil war: more in the In
dian wars, the Spanish-American
war, and the Philippine insurrection.
They have invested many thousands
OF dollars OF their savings in the
various Liberty loans; have given
thousands to the Red Cross and Y. NJ.
c. A., and stand ready to invest and
give more from their meager in
comes.
The money that purchased the
grounds and paid for the erection OF
the buildings thereon came from the
pockets OF the soldiers OF the United
states regular army. The homo II
maintained BY funds that came from,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-14

and still Is coming from. the same
source-are you aware Of that? I
ask, for the average native born
Washingtonian with whom / have
talked from time to time is not aware
OF the fact
The writer. speaking for himself,
informs you that he gave more than
twenty OF the best years Of his life
to service in the regular army-he
has invested SIOO OF his savings N
Liberty loans, given the Red Cross
$50. and the same amount to the
Y. N. c. A. He has as income $50 per
month Indian war pension. Has he
done his bit? At sixty-seven years
OF age "the spirit Is willing, but the
flesh Is weak" Were this not so the
writer would be cover there" too.
By the way, I suppose you consider
that you are doing your bit. How
about II? How much OF your home
have you given up to accommodate
the war workers." How much have
you In the Liberty loan? What have
you done for the Red Cross and Y. N
c. A? Rather personal, know, but
you did not mind hitting us where
We lived when you wrote query for
yesterdays Times.
You ask a question-will you pub
lish this one answer?
WILLIAM J. SAINTER.
A Member OF the Soldiers Home b
the d. c.
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Again the ClOse-Fisted Husband

him-had gone before he demand
ed an explanation.
He got It, his wife took out PEN
Gil and paper and showed every
penny duly accounted for, indeed
she was Is cents short, and this
she had contributed. But how
did you manage so we'll before"
Il didn't manage, I donated.
Now | am investing every penny
| have In Liberty bonds"
wish l could report that an i'm
mediate conversion followed, but it
did not. The lady kept strictly
within the amount her husband
gave. and the road to that gentle
mans conversion was via his
stomach.
In time he grew weary Of tripe,
liver and herrings and it nerved
him finally to skin his roll deeper
than the first outer circle. At least
he has this compensation for hts
sufferings, he knows what pro-
visions cost, he knows what II
taxes 10 run nome.
Such cases are hard to under
stand, why should a man seek TO
humilate the woman he has chosen
before all other women? Why will
he permit a niggardly impulse, be-
queathed doubtless by some I'M
worthy ancestor, to triumph over
his better nature, his wife's affec-
ton, the very foundation Of his
home? Why does the little power,
derived from holding the purse
strings, compare with what he
loses in the way of loyalty, love
and faith?
If a man OF this type would only
pick out a riOtous spendthrift Of a
woman, fate could no longer be
called blind. It would be a triumph
Of the law of averages, a master
stroke Of circumstance. But alas,
too often, it is the other way
round. The miser gets a thrifty
manager and the woman spend
thrift gets an indulgent and gener-
GUS husband.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-14

lost the best you have to give
your faith and respect
No woman, no matter how hard
she tries to be loyal, can idealize a
selfish, stingy man who INDUCES
all his generous impulses away
from home.
There is something wrong with
him, some blight in his makeup, q
dropped stitch in his knitting-to
commander the national occupa-
ton as a figure Of speech.
From the days Of the cave men
down to the present time, it is the
instructive impulse OF normal man
to do for his own. The cave man
went out and slew a wild animal
and brought home the choicest
portions TO his cave lady to cook.
The bunch Of violets, the little
trinket, the fun Of being taken TO
a theater or movie" are all the
developed outcome Of the cave
mans generosity. And II one of
his descendants is wholly lacking
in this attribute it might be to his
wife's advantage to know the rea-
son.
II it is poverty, or the high cost
Of living that checks his liberal
impulses, have nothing but SYM
patty for the cave mans many
times removed great grandson.
Though It is difficult to under
stand, why anyone short OF an
actual vagrant could not afford an
occasional movie" or a bunch OF
street flowers.
But when it is a case Of such
ignoble meanness as my correspon-
dent describes, where the wife is
skimped to the last penny and
strangers are lavishly entertained,
it seems to me that the wife is
justified in calling in all her
woman's wits to deal with such a
situation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-14
By Beatrice Fairfax.

Two courses arc open to the
young woman who has written
me, she can get a position-for-
tunstely not a difficult thing these
days-or she can use her ingenuity
to bring her husband to terms.
When there is no money forth
coming for the laundry why not
neglect to send it, a lack of clean
linen, may perhaps be a more eff
fectual appeal than either tears or
entreaties. A dialogue like this
might be helpful:
Husband-'Mary, where are my
Glen shirts?"
Wife-"There aren't any, John.
l had no money to pay the laun-
dry"
In a somewhat similar case tne
husband Of a woman who wrote
me several times, had a habit OF
doing out pitifully small sums for
household expenses. He would
strip one or two dollars from the
outside OF his "wad" and with all
the anguish he might have dis
played in having himself bodily
skinned present them.
There was never money enough
to run the house, and the wife in
variably made up the deficit from
a small income, which she was for
tunate enough to have. This con-
tinued until the wifely worm de-
cided to turn. And the next time
her husband told her he was bring
ing home friends to dinner and
accompanied the announcement by
laying a couple Of dollars on the
table, his wife took It, went to the
market and did not exceed the given
sum. And the principal dish Of
that little dinner was beef liver.
Her penurious helpmeet could
hardly wait till his friends-all Of
fcers Of the concern that employed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-14
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
have been reading your articles
for some time. hoping to fnd sug-
gestions which would help me solve
a problem l find most perplexing.
have been married two years
and was engaged for a year and a
half, which was the hAppiest time
Of my life.
During my engagement l received
every possible attention. courtesy
ard evidences OF generosity. All Of
which stopped with the last quarter
OF the honeymoon.
Ny husband makes more now
than he did when we were married,
but I have actually had TO sell my
wedding presents to pay for neces-
sary things like laundry work. He
never takes me to a theater or a
movie" never has given me even
q field flower, and yet he is most
lavish with his friends. I hear &C
counts OF lunches downtown, poker
parties with stag suppers, long mo-
tor trips given by my husband TO
his. friends, and sometimes their
wives.
When demonstrate he says these
are given for business reasons"
and that he can't afford the extra
expense OF taking me. would go
home to my own people, but there
are two unmarried girls at home,
and ii does not seem quite fair 20
them.
I wish you would answer this
letter, as you don't know either Of
us. and a little impersonal advice
"ould be very welcome.
Yours sincerely,
MARY G.
TAM afraid, my dear Mary G.,
your husband is only one
more illustration Of that Gym
ical joke regarding men OF his
type: why run when you have
caught the carr"
He has caught the car and he
regards the transaction as finish
ed. 1t never occurs to him that he
might lose what he took so much
pains to acquire. Or that he has
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-14
DipIomatIc Pudding.

At a club in this city the steward
put diplomatic pudding" on the
menu and in my quest for informa-
ton as to what 1t was, / received the
following replies:
ED BRADY-"If It's diplomatic
it's something that looks fine and
tastes awful"
DAVE LAWRENCE-'Tt's a mess,
IL it's diplomatic"
STU GoDWIN-"It's something
the chef brings you and then In
comes William Jennings Bryan aud
tells you not 70 pay any attention TO
it."
BILL BoRAH, Of Idaho-"If It's
diplomatic it's q secret"
MAC, the Waiter-HO~ed, sab. /
ies'' dom exactly knows myself, but
1t shore do look funny"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-14
From the Public to the Editor
Very Kind Of You.

Ny Dear Mr.. Brisbane:
- wish &c express to you my pleas
ute in and appreciation OF your daily
editorials. Hitherto have been
been sending irregular clippings
from your pen 70 my soldier son at
Camp Johnston, Fla, but now shall
ssad him the paper regularly for the
sake OF the editorials, which are an
Inspiration TO lofty ideals OF pa
trtotism and service.
Your tribute to mothers on Moth
ees' Day was worthy OF being read
in every pulpit in our land, and was
the expression OF one mighty in
mind, mighty in heart mighty IN
soul"
congratulate you on doing a big
Hbit' for God, humanity, and native
land. Very sincerely,
1IRs. J. K.) LUCIA R. MAXWELL
23l1 eighteenth street