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The Washington times., 1918-05-08
More About Extra Work For
Government Clerks
By EARL GOODWIN.
The Present Trained Force Allowed Work Overtime Pay
Could Clean Up . Lot o the Loose Jobs.

Letters from Government clerks speak of the real de.
sire to do night work to get little money ahead to meet
the constantly increasing cost of living
In editorial the subject of the peevish law pre-
venting ambitious clerk from working for than
two jobs II ne receives more than two thousand
dollars from the two stated that this statute holding the
Government work back and keeping many smart and
women from earning more than $1,000 year.
am opposed to any limitations which keep down a
workers chance of getting all he can earn In private en-
poyment my only experience with such condition has been
such to make believe is imposed by thoroughly self
to have been imposed because the lawmakers scared to
death. by the amount of money clerk
making because he chose to work day and night He earned
more than $1,000 and that too much for Congress
If the peevish law complained of would be suspended
or repealed it should be, of clerical work could
be cleaned up by the extra clerical force after office hours
for extra pay It is estimated that ten thousand clerks
would be glad to take extra Government work. The
work MUST be done time and by doing it in this way
much of the job could be cleaned up before the city too
full of clerks for any of the to find beds.
There will be and work, and more and more
congestion until the Government solves the housing prob
lem. In the meantime is it not wise to get all the work
done possibef
The present force of workers are for the most part
trained and skilled In Government work They would not
have to go through process of training which in itself is
dead loss while it is going
In conclusion allow me to quote from of the many
letters have received 1t comes from man In the Post
Offices
''Permt me to commend your editorial relative to the
repeal of the law limiting the aggregate income of employees
holding than one position under the Government to
$1,000.
"URder the present emergency conditions its useful
thing of the past not to speak of the unaness
of its operation in many instances.
''To illustrator have family of four to provide for
and am buying home which make monthly payments
and of my children too small to permit of my wife
working elsewhere in addition to her home duties and
total family income is therefore limited to $1,000 On the
other hand know of instances which have doubt
manifold In which both husband and wife work both regular
and overtime having incumbranee and boarding only,
who may together $4,000.
I trust you may be instrumental in securing the
peal of this law least for the period of the present
emergency"
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

wonder what that poor foolish lit
tie woman, devotedly attended by
Mrs. Thomas, would say to this
counterfeit Of speech today? With
the world against her, her hus-
band in France still to be heard
from. venture to say the elop-
ing lady Is under no illusions in
regard to dissipated women, or
dissipation either, for that matter.
The epigram that. in all prob
ability is claiming Mrs. Changers
attention today is: For as you
SOW, ye are like to reap" Or the
line from the Old Testament:
"They have sown the wind, and
they shall reap the whirlwind."
Charity Was There.
Another of DR.. Thomas efforts
is: "Chivalry is the persistence
of the old race habit Of contempt
for women" Certainly no chiv-
airy greeted the foolish young
wife as she stood friendless in
the police court and the hotel de-
clined to have her back. But l
cannot see that this brand of
chivalry shows any absence Of
contempt. However, if chivalry
was absent, charity was not; it
was there in the person OF Mrs.
Thomas-fne, splendid, magnani-
nous.
l wonder what she thinks Of
her husbands epigrams-they
have not hurt her certainly. She
probably regards them as other
wives do their husbands after
business craze for gardening,
carpentry, or detective stories.
What does she think Of this ef-
fort of her husbands in particu-
lar: "Matrimony is often an ar
rangement by which the woman
trades her irreproachable con-
duct for irreproachable gowns"
Ard what is Mrs. Thomas trad
ing for her irreproachable con-
duct on this occasion?
The Washington times., 1918-05-08
This Wife Is Heroine . By Beatrice Fairfax

began by being smart, sneering at
law and order in their "pithy say
ings," and later broke the law
and suffered its penalties-in an
effort to live up to their speech.
Formed the EpigramatIc School.
There was the case of the brill
liant Englishman whose decadent
epigrams may be said to have
founded the smart" school Of
literature. From being the most
petted man In London, he became a
by-wo1d; and managed to live
long enough to serve his sentence
and die outside Of jail. There was
the switty and delightful professor
"a member Of the faculty Of Co
lumbia College. New York-who
fell by the wayside, after he began
writing "pithy" sentences at the
expense Of the homely virtues.
And there are dozens and dozens
Of playwrights who fairly run cpl
gram foundries over hours in their
efforts to be witty at the expense
OF convention. Curiously enough,
they are more often in, than out. Of
the divorce court, and marriage Is
invariably the bull's-eye around
which plays their prettiest and
crispest witticisms.
DR.. Thomas Not a Master at Epl.
gram.
DR.. Thomas efforts are distinct
ly poor along side OF the achieve
ments of some Of the master word
jugglers. He says: 1.-THE morality
Of women is an expediency, rather
than an innate virtue"
He also says: women are bet
ter of for having had their fling
as men do. Dissipated women
often make excellent wives" /
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

Writing in reply to an editorial
recommending a method to allow
night work work for Government
clerks. A. ]. GERRER, 1926 New
York avenue, intimates there are
enough men waiting for Government
Jobs to do the work Of the needed
1000. II they only had pull enough
to get places. Can this be true?
Read his letter.
THE writer cannot refrain from
taking exceptions to your article.
You say the Government cannot get
enough clerks. Jobs are created and
work grows faster than clerks can be
assembled. personally know OF men
that have been here for six months
on their own expense and ] knew
The Washington times., 1918-05-08
Says Only Those With Pull" Get Jobs

OF many that have been here two,
three, and four months on their own
expense trying to get into the service
OF the Government without results.
Now, the men I speak OF are all
o. X; they have the best OF creden-
tials from the highest officials OF the
various States from which they come.
So naturally there must be some other
cause for their not being employed
in some department. I am Inclined to
believe that unless a man has some
sort Of q pull from the inside OF some
department. he stands a poor chanoo
Of getting in, no matter. how stron8
his credentials are. This mattse
should be ferreted out. in justice to
all who come here 70 oher their
services"
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

daddy" may not represent his ideal
as wife and mother.
What VIII the Husband Sayi.
Very naturally he may prefer to
dwell alone rather than risk his hap
piness in such precarious domes-
ITCHY. There is. also, the boy OF
three TO be considered, in all prob
ability the soldier father may
have some ideas about his up
bringing; he may not feel that the
child's best development cannot
be assured under the care Of this
kind Of mother.
In the meantime, Mrs. Granger
weeps and has her meals brought
to her bedside by splendid Mrs.
Thomas, who is big enough to
condone the folly Of both youth and
age and play the minIstering angel.
too.
DR.. Thomas part in the triangle
seems to be that Of a warning, a
warning against the folly OF GER
tain forms OF being smart" He
is one more pitiful illustration Of
a man trying to set the world on
fire by a hat full Of poor cpl
grams. The Standard dictionary
defines an epigram as a "pithy
saying" but it ought to add a
secondary meaning to the effect
"a dangerous diversion for the
aged"
Epigram Dangerous Sport.
II the pun is the lowest form OF
wit, certainly the epigram is the
most dangerous form Of indoor
sport for the elderly. Within the
last few years, the daily papers
have recorded the undoIng Of
scores Of professional men who
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

N VI Olbeu uOes d "OmdQ score
N SO splendidly, as did Mrs.
Thomas, wife Of DR.. Will
liam Isaac Thomas, when
she took under her roof the mis-
guided young woman who had
registered with DR.. Thomas at a
Chicago hotel.
This gracious act OF magnanimity,
on the part of the "wronged wife"
will go a long way toward disprov-
ing the tooth-and-claw methods
ascried to women in their dealings
with each other.
Since the exposure, the foolish
young woman has "wept contin-
uously," doubtless she feels that
fate-the wprld-circumstances-
call it what you will-has treated
her very cruelty. Very probably
she does not blame herself,
women of this type seldom face
facts, It is always the outside in
fiuence that Is wrong with them,
never the inside weakness.
Mrs. Granger UndeVelOped.
She seems neither better nor
worse than the usual undeveloped
woman that finds herself in this
kind OF plight. She is reported as
saying: when my husband re-
turns from France / will dwell
vita him alone"
But what of the husband? viii
he acquiesce in this arrangement?
He may feel that a woman who
could travel from Texas to New
York to say "good-by" to a hus-
band about to risk his life on a
battlefield in France, and i'm
mediately accept consolation from
a man of fifty-fve whom she de-
scribes as a dear old bald-headed
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

A lady, initials n. J. B.. living At
SOO1 Sixteenth street northeast, says
that ontApril IL she boarded car No
404 on the wRECO. Il was about 2
o'clock In the afternoon. No seats
but in one seat was q DOG, unmuz-
zled. After vainly trying to get the
owner Of the dog to put the animal
down on the door. the conductor COM
promised the row by accepting a fare
for the dog and the lady stood.
Three cheers for the WRECO.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08
Bor. Fetch Doc pioKsnes.

Boy, Fetch Doc DiOEeneS.
The ticket seller at the circus
the one opposite the main entrance
gets a little advertising.
A family, father, mother and lit
tie girl, bought three seats and for
got to take away their change from
a ten dollar bill
The mistake was not discovered
by the father until he was INSIDE
the circus tent and IN the seats
When he went back to tell the
ticket seller, that gentleman pro
duced the identical change, wrapped
about with a rubber band.
Here it Is" said he, Il knew you
forgot it."
The Washington times., 1918-05-08
Pedestrians Have NO Rights.

Being a daily reader of your
Heard and Seen column, I would
like to ask II II Is not better and
safer to cross streets in the mid
die OF the square than have the
crossing police pull the COCO
sign while one Is in the middle
OF the street at crossings?
A POOR PEDESTRIAN.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

DANIEL SMITH GORDON, 21S1
Florida avenue northwest says Con-
Eress can stop profiteering in rents
by imposing q double tax on all such
increases, making twice the amount Of
erty.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

MRS. H. MANNING. living on Co.
lumbIa Road, asks me II there II any
thing to be done about the American
Ice Company raising the price OF Ice,
and the smaller companies following
suit, and refusing to sell II in less
than 10-cent blocks.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

Isn't it the American Ice Company
that proudly adVertisss the fact that
II has bought so many hundred thou
sand dollars worth OF Liberty Bonds?
To be paid for by YOUR money.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08
Among the Lawyers
FRANK HOGAN has = new
straw hat.

So has CONNIE sYME.
Haven't seen JACK CoSTIGAN,
but I'll bet he has one. too.
ED BRADY took his daughter
to the circus yesterday,
RALPH GIVEN, Assistant U. 8.
Attorney, has a lot OF whiskey in
his office which has to be de-
stroyed. under the dry" law.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

Wood and fuel were very scarce last
winter and many families suffered
from the cold. Tell me why the bar
rels and boxes which are burned
every day on = dump just south Of
Highway bridge could not have been
given to some OF the people who
needed hrewood last winter? You
cannot get q man to give you a bar
rel or box Is II q patriotic step to
take this hrewood out In Virginia
and burn 1t to help NIL Up q marsh?
The Washington times., 1918-05-08
HEARD AND SEEN

There Is this to be done. Mrs. Man
ming. CLARENCE WILSON. the Food
Administrator for this District, can 80
into the subject Thoroughly and can
ascertain where there is just and I'M
Just price raising. Also the District
officials can prevent ice scale cheat
ing.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

REXFoRD HOLMES. 321 Southern
building, offers to send to every mem.
Der Of Congress the facts IN any IN
fair eviction notice or other case OF
real pronteertng. He says he viii
do this without expense to anyone
except himself II the injured person
will put him in possession OF the
facts.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

And, OF course, the people can make
their own ice some day when they
awake to the advantage OF doing
things for themselves.
The Washington times., 1918-05-08

That's the way Omar, the old tentmsker, puts it.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
HIGHWAY
BOARD MEETING
COUNTY FATHERS

The state highway commission is in
session in Fargo with the North Da-
kota Association of County Commits
s%ioners. The work of the highway
board, recently subjected to attack,
will be explained to the county com
missioners, and the reason why $780,
900 has been expended in preliminary
work in preparation for a big high
way Improvement campaign to be
launched this spring will be explained.
The counties of Benson, Cavalier.
Dickey, Ramsey, Stark and Stutsman
will be asked through their county
commissions to extend The amount
which they have appropriated for road
work to care for larger projects now
under consideration. State Engineer
Jay W. Bliss will address the county
commissioners, and j. B. Kaulfuss,
publicity engineer with the state high
way commission, probably will have a
place on the program.
Assistant State Engineer p. w.
Thomas has just returned from a
fruitful visit to Manning, where he
conferred with the Dunn county board
of commissioners and found it en-
thusiastic for a comprehensive plan Of
trunkline highways. Mr.. Thomas
drove from Dickinson to Manning with
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

mortgage and which will be sold to
satisfy the same are situate in the
county of Burleigh and state Of North
Dakota, and described as follows, to-
wit: The south half $50 Of the
southeast quarter SEQ, the north
east quarter (NEM) of the southeast
quarter (SEA) and the southeast
quarter (SEA) of the southwest
quarter (SWA) of section twenty-five
(22), in township one hundred forty
two (142) north, of range seveHty-six
G6) west, containing one hundred
sixty (16O) acres, more or less, &C.
cording to the United States govern
ment survey. There will lie due on
such mortgage on the date Of sale the
sum of $929.59, besides the costs dis
bursements and expenses Of this fore
closure.
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota.
December &c, 1917.
EDNA W. DULLAM,
Assignee Of Assignee of Mort.
gagee.
Newton, Dullam 4 Young,
Attorneys for Assignee Of Mort
gagee, Bismarck, n. d.
Dec 2G; Jan 2, 8, 1G, %, 80.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
Acids Endanqer Ships.

Shiplnastcrs dislike carrying drums
of acid where they cannot be reached
readily. a Chilean ship, the Japan Adj
vertiscr says, recently put in ut the
Falkland islands leaking badly. Her
and chalk. The acid had leaked from
the drums and mixed with the chalk,
forming c:rhonic acid gas in the hold.
This gas is deadly and the crew could
not make repairs. Meantime the acid
had gathered at tn" bottom Of the hold
and eaten away the iron frames Of the
ship.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
E.. T. BURKE
LAWYER
Tribune Block : Bismarck, N. D.
PHONE 752.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that a mort
gage executed and delivered by
George S. C. Upright and Matte J..
Upright, his wife, both of the city of
Bismarck, in the county of Burleigh
and state of North Dakota, mortga-
gors, to the Northwestern Mutual Saw
ings and Loan Association, a corpora
ton, as MORTGAGE, which mortgage
was dated the 2Sth day of March, A..
D. 1916, and recorded in the office of
the register of deeds within and for
North Dakota on the 2Sth day of
March, A. D. 1915 at. 8 o'clock p. IN. in
Book 1927 Of Mortgages on page 235,
which mortgage has not been as
signed, will be foreclosed by a sale
of the premises in such mortgage and
hereinafter described at the front
door of the County Court House in
the city of Bismarck in the county Of
Burleigh and state of North Dakota
on the 10Th day of February, A. D.
1918 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon ~
satisfy the amount due on such mort
gage on the date Of sale.
The premises described in such
mortgage which will be sold to salts
fy the same are described as follows,
tO-Wit:
The east half (E%) of lot Eleven
0D and all Of lot Twelve C12) in
block Eleven Q1) of Riverview Addi-
ton to Bismarck, according to the GER
titled plat thereof duly filed for rec
ord in the office of the register of
deeds in and for the county of Bur-
leigh and state Of North Dakota, refer
ence there to being had.
There will be due on such mortgage
AZ the date CT sale the sum OF twenty
six hundred seventy-seven and 21-100
dollars (~$2,677.21).
No action at law or other proceeding
has been instituted to collect the debt
secured Ly such mortgage. er1
Dated at Fargo, North Dakota, this
4th day CT January, A. D 1918.
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL saw
INGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,
"a Corporation, Mortgage.
Spalding and Shure,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Fargo. North Dakota.
Jan. 8, 16 % go; Feb. 6 13.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
GERMAN AIRMEN SHOW INCREASE OF
= INTEREST IN AMERICAN PLANE CENTERS
AND DROP BOMBS WHICH ARE HARMLESS

aim, even at such close range, was
poor, for no Americans were killed.
Another German machine which
flew over the position later dropped a
bomb from a higher altitude at a hang
er. The bomb missed its mark, but
dug a great hole in the adjoining field.
At a certain place nearby, an enemy
squadron descended within 300 feet
of the earth and sprayed an anti-air-
craft machine gun position with a hail
of bullets, but did not hit any Of the
gunners, all of whom were French.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
NOTICE or MORTGAGE FORE.
CLOSURE SALE.

Default having occurred in the con-
ditions of the mortgage hereinafter
described, ....g g.,..
Notice is hereby given, that that
certain mortgage executed and deliv-
cred by Abram Josephsen and An
ma Josepbsen, his wife, mortgagors,
to H. p. Goddard, morteagee, dated
the 21st day of October, 1912, and filed
for record in the office Of the register
of deeds of the county of Burleigh
and state of North Dakota, on the,
18th day of November, 1912, at nine
o'clock a. M, and recorded in Eook
III of Mortgages on page Sc, and as
signed by said mortgage to Mary
E. D. Jones by an instrument in writ
ing dated the 18th day of December,
1912, which assignment was filed for
record in the office Of the register of
deeds of Burleigh county, North Da-
kota, on the 18th day of February,
1918, and recorded in Book
10 of Assignments on Page
SO, and assigned by said assignee
to Edna w. Dullam by an instrument
in writing dated the Sth day of De-
cember, 1917, which assignment was
filed for record in the Office of the
register of deeds of Burleigh county,
North Dakota, on the 18th day Of De-
cember, 1917, and recorded in Book
Isl Of Mortgage Deeds at page 1856,
will be foreclosed by a sale of, the
premises in such mortgage and here
described at the front door
Of the court house, at Bismarck, in the
county Of Burleigh and state of
North Dakota, at the hour of ten
a. M. on the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1918, to satisfy the amount due
upon such mortgage on the date Of
sale. The premises described in such
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

Fred Turner, one OF tie daddies Of the
ltei Trail, and everywhere he found
an abundance of sentiment in favor
of building more roads all better
roads. The assistant state engineer
made his visit at the request of Com
missioner Anders, II of Dunn coun-
try's foremost highway boosters. Dunn
county made only a small a%pproplia-
ton for road work last wear, and this
will be largely increased.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

With the American Army in France,
Jan. 1G.-Enemy air raiders are show
ing an increased interest in the Amer
lean aviation centers, especially those
nearest the lines.
During one Of the most recent in
scended within 200 feet Of the ground
~endeavoring to make sure that the
several bombs which they dropped
should hit their targets, which in most
cases we're buildings in which men
were billcted. Luckily, the German
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
THREE KILLED AND
20 HURT IN WRECK

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 1J.-Three
persons were killed, and about 20 in
jured, when Union Pacific passenger
train 1872 was wrecked about m mile
east OF Beloit, Tuesday, it was an
nounced at the Union Pacific offices
here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

Ashley Visitors.-Mrs. Cannon, Mrs.
Lorraine Drews. Mrs. J.. n. McGogg
and Mrs. C. G. Campbell Of Ashley. ar
rived in the city Monday and while
here are guests OF the Mckenzie.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
MAJOR GARDNER WILL
REST IN ARLINGTON

Macon, Ga. Jan. 1G.-preparations
were made Tuesday to take to Wash
ington the body Of Major A. P. Card
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms in all
modern home. Prefer gentlemen.
Across from 500 Depot. 716 Broad
Way. II limo.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

tfoR sALE-Only theatre in North.
Dakota town Of 1000 population
Reason for sAlling-must go t.
warmer climate. r. F. Jarvis, Glen
i v1llin. " nAk : 70 II IT.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

ner, former Massachusetts congress.
man, who died of pneumonia at Camp
Wheeler late Monday. The body
will lie in state. Burial will be in
Arlington cemetery.
Tribune want ads bring results.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16
IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING 0UD0M'T NEED
SELL 1T THROUGH THE BISMARCK TRIBl
ROOMS FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms in
modern house. Inquire 404 list st.
Phone $50. | 16 1Wk
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

F0R sALE-One-{ourth section land,
3 or 4 miles from Bismarck, $3.50
per acre. One.iourth cash. SWA
section 80 T. 139, range 70. Alex A.
i Gibson. P. o. BOX SCI. Chico, But
ler Co., California. .
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Tribune want ads bring results.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

FUHEKENT-Modern furnished room,
close in. 223 Second street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-16

" ~tN iEU-rurnlsned flat OF small;
! cottage for mansand wife, about Feb.
1. For references inquire S. e.
BergesOn e. Son. 70 6;
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FOR RENT-Comfortable modern
home completely refinished; fine
location. Phone Corwin at 700.
" If 4
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MISCELLANEOUS

W t%,~t Ev-hoomers and boarders at
the Dunraven, 2l2 Third st. Mrs.
y Blanche Masters, Mgr.
81 s II % mn
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tUk RENT-Nicely furnished flat in
: modern house. Good and warm. No
children. S07 18th st. Phone AGAR
Bismarck 1.15.6t