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The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
ONLY HUMAN BEINGS CRUEL
Proud Man the Sole Living Creature
Capable Of Deliberately inf,ietina
Suffering on Others.

A cruel person is one who exults in
the pain, mental or bodily. suffered by
another. Cruelty has Its basis In anger
fand thus is related to the combatiye
instinct), though there is cold-blood.
ed form of cruelty which may be en-.
joyed without any obtrusive feeling Of
anger. Henry Campbell writes In the
Lancet. London.
Cruelty, implying as 1t does self
consciousness-the ability to realize
the feelings Of others-is essentially a
human attribute. Children who i'm
pale frogs and eviscerate flies cannot
be said to be cruel. for they know not
what they do. Nor are the lower ami
mails cruel, seeing that they are wholly
unconscious Of the sufferings Of 9TH
ers. Thus the charge of cruelty against
the cnrnivora Is unjust. These animals
generally destroy their victims out
right and In the rare cases (e. g., cat
and mouse) where they prolong the
suffering they have no knowledge of
the pain they are causing. When,
therefore, we stigmatize the conduct of
the cruel man as brutal" we wrong
the brutes.
The animal which attacks another,
and in so doing causes pain, merely
responds to blind. unthinking In.
stinct; but man. proud man, who looks
before and after, is able to realize and
take pleasure In the pain he deliber.
ately. and by subtle means maybe. sets
out to cause. 1t Is clearly absurd to
speak of his conduct as brutal"
Rather should we call II dev!lish. the
devil usually being credited with a
goodly share of intelligence. We must
cease to libel the brutes by designat-
Ing the basest acts of man as brutal.
AS matter Of fact. they cannot be
charged with nonmoral conduct, see
ing that they are devoid Of self-con-
sciousness.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
CURE FOR little AILMENTS
Real Trouble Can Usually Be Depend
ed On to Make Ono Forget
tho Smaller Ones.

Man and animals alike, it's wonder
full what shock will do to heal our
errors and our weaknesses. The only
thing that ever stopped Uncle Bill in
an argument was dishpan, or some
heavy, blunt instrument clouted over
his brow, and In his younger days he
was some argufier. as his scars attest.
Here Is the case Of the blind man in
San Rafael. CAL, who fell 40 feet OF
the roof Of his house. and found his
eyesight restored; Aunt Ellen. who
was bedridden for years. was the FIRST
person to reach safety when the house
caught fire, and her bad hip has been
practically all right ever since; you
remember that crippled negro who
beat even the dogs bone when the bear
charged out Of the brush.
A lot of US have troubles that are
only in our minds; when we are fed
little real trouble we forget the smaller
ones. There Is, perhaps. an opening
for a sanitarium that will take Grip
pie or an invalid and throw him of
cliff. or crack him over the head with
a brick or crowbar-anything to wake
him up. make him forget his small
worries, and heal his diseased mind.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
Make Pets Of HornbiIls.

The yellow hornbill, one Of the most
interesting Of the species. is q COM
paratively fearless bird and is easily
killed. The male Is fond Of perching
on the tiptop of tropical trees and
making a noise like young puppy.
The natives in Africa find young
hornbills easily tanned They dig the
birds out Of the tree nests when quite
young and raise them on milk and
berries In their huts. When grown
the hornbill remains attached to its
foster parents and will eat out Of the
same dishes. Left free. the hornbill
comes and goes much as does q pet
crow and remains about the hut un-
til the first mating season. when 1t
goes away with one of Its kind. rare
ly to return.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
Natural Mortar Beds.

Who invented mortar? Some pre-
historic person, who In all likelihood
hit upon the combination by sheer
luck. The mortar used by the ancient
Greeks and Romans was the same
stuff that we use
But nature was in advance Of the
human discoverer by some millions of
years. In Texas and Kansas, extend.
ing over vast areas, is geological for.
nation known in that region as the
mortar beds" 1t Is a stratum com.
posed of sand. clay and lime, which,
originally fluid, has "set" and become
rock
The process by which the sedi.
mentary rocks of the earth were
formed is successfully initiated In the
sidewalk pavement Of artificial stone,
which Is spread in moist condition
and allowed to dry. 1t is better for
the purpose than natural stone-made
in slabs larger than can be quarried
and often formed with grooves so as
to expand and contract without break.
ing.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
"because-

Jelly has been busy with riddles.
"Now !" she cried. and held up for pub
lie inspection the legend. "Why did
the orange ice cream7" printed in large
letters. Because 1t saw the sausage
roll under the table," said Elfrida.
my own is much better" announced
Jelly, evidently bursting to declare it.
She was cordially urged to do so. "Be-
cause 1t saw the lemon sponge on the
dumb waiter" she proclaimed tri-
umphantly. "Quite nice and COOL"
said Janet approvingly. 1.-THE vista Of
possibilities you open up" murmured
Peter. "For instance. 1t might have
seen the banana trifle with the maids
Of honor. Or the gooseberry fool with
the nuts from Brazil. All very pain
full to an orange Of really nice feeling.
But I like your dumb WATERFALL
the Joneses," by Beatrice kelston.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
Passed by the Censor. Copyright 1918.

back through a withering burst Of
fire and slid him dextrously over the
parapet he had so lately left
Down a communication trench was
a dressing station. Tommy was q bad
case and he didn't stop there long
Back to the first aid station and into
an ambulance he went and. after 4
dash over shell torn roads, he was
unloaded at a casualty clearing hos
pital where, in his turn. he was op-
Grated on. Again he moved. this time
to a huge base hospital far from the
sound Of the big guns where a fine,
healthy constitution, gained behind
plow in the Middle West, brought
him back to health
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
FOOD FACTS.

You cant eat your sugar and give
I to the soldiers too.
The food program is fighting pro-
yram, and every fighter counts.
Constructive work at horne must
'un well ahead Of destructive work at
he front.
Only the simple life IL honoraks or
wen decent today.
We are giving our work, our time
md our money. but They" are giving
AAY lives.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
Oriental statserast

The part which gesture plays in ORR
entail drama Is set forth in recent
Hindu volume, which says that there
Is fitting gesture to. represent every
emotion. The gesture, in fact, ID de.
scribed as deaf-and-dumb alphabet OF
the soul. There are nine movements
Of the head, corresponding to nine emo
tions. mentioned BY one authority, "a
BY another: % movements Of the sin-
gle hands, and "a or % Of the double
hands. etc. also ''hands" denottng an.
imals. trees, oceans, and other things.
For example. certain position Of the
hands denotes certain emperor
caste. or planet. The Translator says
rather naively that only . cultivated
audience can appreciate Indian Sse-
tors at" )
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
Passed oy tue censor. Copyright 1913.

There is a spirit of romance about
the air service that appeals to the
average American, and at this stage
Of the war nothing is more important.
The planes have been called the eyes
Of the army" but now they will be
more, for they will carry the war into
Germany. Tons of high explosives
dropped from the skies are advance
notices that the war is moving toward
Berlin.
Not everyone can qualify for the air
service, but with the coming of the
Fourth Liberty Loan everyone can
have q direct hand in its activities.
The purchase Of one $50 bond, for
Instance, will pay for the ammunition
assd in sharp 2-minute fight with a
Hun plane and. once in action, two
ninutss usually decides The hatps eSs
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18
Tremendous Speed.

Illuminate of mercury, which Is
used as the original detonating charge
In torpedoes, expands at furious rate.
writer in the Illustrated World
makes comparison between this rate
of expansion and an express train trav-
cling at the rate Of go miles an hour.
Imagine" he says. $4,000 feet q
second-instead Of the 80 feet Sec
ond made by mile-a-minute train
and you will know why illuminate Of
mercury going of In your hand will
carry a finger with 1t and yet not burn
your coat" That is the ultimate In
speed.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

Tommy Smith" American soldier,
he bags with the rest Of
he act Of hurdHng
front Of his platoon's
hen the shrapnel
i'm. is fine fighting vigor
Ike the wind from a burst
'ocn and he collapsed inertly
he ENHANCEMENT His rifle qui-
-p-i ht as the bayonet plunged
g"~und. Tommy Smith"
behind that first wave, how
? the stretcher bearers
-r-.s-. A-t nth bayonets, but with
plain. simon-pure grit, and they pick
Cd Tommy off OF the wire, got him
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

way or the other 1t will buy one
high explosive bomb, dropped on some
Boche fortification. or pay for the
gasoline that will carry the bombing
plane and it's fighting protectors far
into Germany
The deadly machine gun that is
geared to shoot between the blades OF
the propeller can be bought with the
proceeds of four $50 bonds.
A days fighting for an American
pilot usually means that an observa-
tion plane, signalling back hits and
ranges to batteries in the rear, can
continue its invaluable work. With.
out the fast fighter to protect him the
slower flying observation plane would
be an easy prey for the Hun. The
American who buys one $500 bend
says for that days fighting.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-18

Six weeks later he WAS back with
his company. proudly displaying =
new wound stripe on his sleeve. OaGe
more that dread casualty list heading,
Killed in action" was cheated.
Well soon have millions Of Tommy
Smiths" on the firing lines. and We
must have more first aid stations.
more ambulances and hospitals to
cheat the casualty lists. A 1.00o.bsd
base hospital will take the proceeds
Of 100000 in Fourth Liberty Loan
Bonds. One $1,000 bond will buy an
X-Ray outIl: like the one that found
the shrapnel In Tommy Smiths" body
The American who suhscribes for H..
eco in bonds provides an ambulance.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

The rubber band you take off the
bank roll Is = moose for the kaiser.
Pay your Income Tax.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Real Estate Sales

Transfers reported by the y. l.
Sansbury Company, Inc
Among the recent sales reported by
the y. L. Sansbury Company. Inc, is
the transfer of 1872 Emerson street
from William u. Potter to Col. 4. G.
Christie. This is a detached home
containing ten rooms, two baths, and
is thoroughly modern throughout
The price paid is reported at about
$4,000.
Premises No. BIB Eleventh street
northwest from Florence VI. Parsley.
This is a two-story. bay window
brick; contains six rooms. bath. re-
ception hall. and has hotwater heat
and hardwood finish. Purchaser viii
occupy the premises as his home;
price reported. about $1,000
Thomas J. Connolly has purchased
from Cora r. FristOe premises No.
Gl9 Lexington street northwest. This
il one OF the houses erected by Ken
nedy Brothers about four years ago.
the builders having erected houses
on the entire square at that time.
Frederick Gerhard has sold 10 Win
fired NJ. Adams premises, I05 Rock
Creek Church road. This house was
built several years ago by Arthur G..
Moses. II consists OF two stories.
cellar, and attic; has tapestry brick
front: contains six rooms. bath, hot
water heat, and electric light. Price
around $4,000
Thomas Manly has sold premises 5I29
Colorado avenue northwest TO Charles
C. Meyer, who will occupy. the prop
erty as his residence. 1t Is two
stories, has cellar. attic. and brick
porch front: modern throughout: con-
structed within the last few years:
price. S6.35O.
Wilhelmina F. Combs has purchased
premises 1903 Park road northwest
from Fred :. Smith. This is one OF
the new homes recently built in that
neighborhood. 1t contains two stor.
les. six rooms, bath, hot-water heat,
and electric lights. Price paid, $3.50.
Mrs. Tillie c. II. Rock has sold
premises 1928 Webster street north.
west, containing eight rooms and
bath. sleeping porch. hat-water heat,
electric light. and is modern through
out. The purchaser, Mrs. Sallie NJ.
Gates, will occupy the premises.
Price. $500.
Elmer l.. Evans has sold premises
1434 Longfellow street. This is a
handsome detached home containing
ten rooms, two baths. hot-water heat,
has a wide lot and large garage in
the rear. The purchaser, Charles
Aufenthie, will occupy II a. his resi-
dence. Price. $4,000.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
LIVES OF KLDDES
MIGHT BE WE'D
BY PARK FERRY

open section is the National Museum
ground, and that is too far away for
children to walk.
The Neighborhood House makes
every possible effort TO entertain
children during the summer in its
backyard playground. or course only
a limited number can be thus accom-
modated.
There is not even sufficient shade
from the trees along the streets to
protect the children in summer
Children are allowed TO play in the
SHEETS because there is no other place
for them to go.'
Death Rate High.
Mrs Neigh said today the death
rate among children who are confined
to the narrow limits OF yards and
streets during the summer is high.
and that the Government can reduce
the rate among south Washington
children by establishing a ferry across
the harbor TO carry the children
across to Potomac Park
The Neighborbood House is To-
Gated at 40 NJ street southwest It
fosters a movement TO send children
to the country during the summer
months. BY this plan only a limited
number can be given the advantages
OF fresh air and green trees, accord
ing to Mrs. Neigh. Subscriptions
BY generous Washington people could
have no better object than the es-
tabIishment OF a ferry, the cost Of
which would be minimized, said Mrs.
Neigh.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

Thousands Of children in South
Washington, deprived even Of the
pleasure of a municipal playground,
endure untold suffering in summer
because they cannot 60 to Potomac
Park. Mothers must see their chill
dren play in the streets in spite OF
.raffic dangers. Only a comparative
ly small number OF houses in that
children can play.
These are the high lights In In
formation furnished The Times today
by Mrs. ]. p. S. Neigh. head resident
OF the Neighborhood House, which at
tempts to provide recreational faeili-
ties for children. Mrs. Neigh is en-
Enthusiastically in favor OF the project
outlined in The Times for the estab-
lishment OF a ferry to carry children
from the Seventh street wharf to
Potomac Park during the spring and
summer months.
ThOuAands suffer.
THE Times deserves the thanks OF
every family in South Washington"
said Mrs. Neigh today, when the ferry
question was laid before her. Thou
sands Of poor children in this section
never see the grass and trees because
they cannot afford 20 pay car fare
and walk miles to get to Potomac
Park. A ferry across the harbor
would be a godsend TO these children,
as well as to their mothers. who are
likewise denied the privileges OF the
city's park
There is not a playground In this
section OF Washington. The nearest
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
new COAST-TO-COAST
WATER RECORD MADE

NEW YORK, May 1l.-'Frisco TO
New York by water in nine days,
That Is the record being whispered
around naval circles today-the re
ported achievement OF a new super
destroyer The distance via the
Panama Canal is 6,06O miles, requir-
ing an average OF thirty knots an
hour. and a running speed consider.
ably greater.
Fastest cross-transcontinent trains
average only thirty-five miles
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

make happiness He said he has been
all kindness and faithfuiness, and as
regards his liberality TO his wife. he
says that she had al one time thirty
six pairs Of shoes Of coIOrs to match
every dress in her boudoir. Mrs.
Wolf il an attractive woman OF
medium height and dark wavy hair.
She always appeared in her limousine
or on the streets well dressed.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
There Is No Place Like Home"
Your OWN Home!

AMELTTA GALLI-CURCL
SOMEWHERE IN birdland-
MY DEAR AmelitA
Rack IN New York
I'VE A fow-room fiat
WITH IT'S dumbwaitsr.
AND IFS janitor.
rt' -
AND TONY, the ieeman.
AND THE miikmHn-
THAT WBnever see
AND THE pOstman's whistle
AND THE Greek boy.
WHO PRESSES my clothes
AND ONCE in while.
A DERELICT.
WHO WOULD se fed.
OR MAYBE clothed
AND ANYWAY.
SUCH AS it is;
IT'S MY home
AND, AMELITA.
NEVER believed.
COULD cry about it,
BUT l did.
AND YOU made me.
YOU MADE me do it
WHEN YOU sang the song.
OF HOME. Sweet Home"
AND I'M quite sure.
IF I'D had a. home:
LIKE SOME folk have.
THAT WAS really a home.
WITH A trundIe bed;
AND A little old box.
WITH THE wedding dress.
THAT MOTHER wore.
AND UP in the attic.
4 LOT Of cid toys.
THAT | used to know.
AND A lot of rooms.
THAT IF they could speak.
WOULD HAVE tales to teIl.
AND A yard outside.
WHERE | used to play.
AND ALL those things.
THAT SOME :olks have.
IF I'D mad them.
INSTEAD OF my flat.
WITH ITS four little rooms.
At so much 4 month.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
Band Concerts

IN POTOMAC DRIVE THIS AFIEh-
NOON AT 3 O'CLOCK. by THE l.. :
MARINE BAND.
WILLIAM Il. SNNTELMANN. y. i.'"ae'-
March "Wig-wag .-..--. g.. --- @ aa, 80,
Overture william Tell -.-.- Ma ','.''
CornCt solo. when the Boys Conir H..
Home .-.-...------- - - -
musician . .Jirieg
Suite Peer Gynt .--.--.-. -.
20, Irjtrl's dance. tdi larCc a. the
inns In the Halls OF the Mountain
King. o., I Tszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. J, -. o..
The star spangled Bann"r.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
DELETED THINGS
HAPPEN TO SHEEP
AT WHITE HOUSE

Life this week for the Presidents
sheep has been just one tdeletedb
thing after the other.
Il became known today that one OF
them is under treatment for the
dips" which is sheep slang for de-
mentia precoN. In medical terms, IT
developed bats in the belfry.' and
created a mild sensation by running
in circles and, to quote the descrip-
ti0n OF one OF, the White House at
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

t.,cues. blowing like porPoise.
Then another on" was taNen WIN
pueumonia. and both wcr" iemoNei 10
undergo course in rehabilitation.
Today the ".gh; largest "l the
flock were being sh"Tn process
viewed with alarm. as they say up
there. from capitol HIil.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

years the purchaser will have
a home of his own free from
debt, instead of a bunch of
rent receipts that stand for
nothing except as a record of
the amount of money paid in
to some other mans pocket.
Cash, if you have it, is the
best way to buy a home, or
anything else, for that matter.
But if you don't have the
cash then the easy payment
plan has many advantages. It
enables many men to own
homes and pay for them CON-
pletely, men who would never
have found it possible to ae-
cumulate the purchase price
of a home in the same time
and stand the monthly drain
for rent which acoImul2teS
nothing but rent receipts
The newspapers have been
filled with stories of rent
profiteering and stories Of
landlords endeavoring to force
the sale of rented houses to
tenants under the threat of
eviction, but these newspapers
have been particularly free
from stories of profiteeTing
on the general run of homes
for sale. With building re-
strictionS as they are the num-
Der of these homes for sale
are necessarily less than usual
But there are such home, as 4
daily peuSal of the adyeT-
Using columns of The TIMES
will show, both classified ad-
vertising and display adVer-
Using.
Never did a city look so
good from the standpoint of
real estate investment as
Washington right now. Years
ago someone said, "lf the
country continues to grow, and
grow it must, then the growth
of the Nations Capital must
keep pace with the growth of
the nation" Washington is
growing by leaps and bounds.
True, the war has accelerated
this growth, but the increase
in size of this city will not stop
at the wars end. The history
of practically every other
country on the face of the
globe shows that the capital
cities rank first in population
and importance; and while
that may not be the deStina-
ton of the Capital of this
nation, Washington from this
time on is bound to come into
a position more in proportion
to what should be expected of
the capital of a great nation.
The wise man looks upon
the investment possibilities of
the home he owns or is about
to own as we'll as its attrac-
tive qualities from every other
viewpoint. Here in Wash
ington the purchaser of a
home who buys right will
make an investment of in
creasing value as the years
roll BY. Truly it is a good
time to "Get hold of a piece
of Washington real estate and
hold on to It"
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

IA rooms and baths. Garage
for 3 cars; servants rooms; hot
water heat; electric light; 1 i-3
acres of beautiful grounds at
Forest Glen; delightful new and
surroundings. See this property
at once.
Shannon & Luchs,
713 14th St Main 234S
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

20 you eaa't SO Over ThsFs q
aght. back the nghters by Daytng
yOuF Iheome Tax Today.
The Washington times., 1918-05-11

I'm NOT quite sure
WHAT I would have done.
WHEN YOUR "Home, Sweet
Home"
CAME DOWN to me
IN THE second row.
AND sat there.
AND CLOSED my syss.
AND IT might have been.
THAT I went back.
PAST THE fOur-room fiat
AND THE maze of yearL
THAT HAVE come to me
TO A home that was
AND IS no more.
BUT WHATEVER it waA
IwANT you 10 know.
THAT YOU made me cry.
FOR A little old fiat
THAT THEY have to paper.
OR I'll move out
THANK you.
K. c. B. in his own inimit-
able way in the New York
American pays the above trib-
ute Ito the dearest spot on
earth. " BE it ever so hum
bic, there is no place like
home"
Do YOU own that dearest
spot on earth" or does it be-
long to some other man and
YOU simply buy from him the
privilege of living there? The
word home takes on a bigger
and a fuller meaning when
YOU own that home.
Time was when the average
individual, thrown upon his
own resources to battle for
place and position in the
world, could not hope to own
his own home until late in life.
Consequently the best wears of
his life were spent in some
other mans house for which
he had to pay out of his own
pocket goodly profit for the
mere privilege of living in that
home (?). In tins way the
accumulation of wears could
not be enioyed 10 the full
iuring the best years and the
most wears of 4 mans life.
Today this same man can
secure a home of his own for
ten per cent, more or less, of
the purchase price. The bal
ance can be paid in amounts
no more and usually less than
the average rental price per
month. II is, therefore, ten
times as easy to buy a home
Of YOUR own as it was
comparatively few years ago.
After the first payment is made
lie balance is as easy to meet
as paying rent, only at the
end of a certain number of
The Washington times., 1918-05-11
READING TO SPEAK.

Earl Reading. tn" British ambassador :.
members Of the embassy statf. and tho
British special mission 10 the United
S;Ates viii be the guests Of the National
Press Club tonight, Former President
Taft will preside. The affair is for
members extensively.
The Arizona copper camp., 1918-05-25

Pretty soon the cook poked his head
in the door and shouted: "Hey, Yank,
come out here and clean your dixie !"
I protested that ] had wasted a half
hour on it already, and had used up
my only remaining shirt in the at
tempt. With look of disdain he 'ex-
claimed: "Blow me, your shirt! Why
in - didn't you use mud?"
Without a word in reply I got busy
with the mud, and soon my dixie was
bright and shining.
Most of the afternoon was spent by
the men writing letters home. I used
my spare time to chop wood for the
cook and go with the quartermaster to
draw coal. I got back just in time to
issue our third meal, which consisted
of hot tea. I rinsed out my dixie and
returned it to the cookhouse, and went
back to the billet with an exhilarated
feeling that my days labor was done.
had fallen asleep on the straw when
once again the cook appeared in the
door of the billet with: "Blime me, you
Yanks are lazy. Who in - a-goin' to
draw the water for the mornin' tea?
Do you think I'm a-goin' to? Well,
I'm not" and he left. I filled the dixie
with water from an old sQueaking we'll,
and once again lay down in the straw.