Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-03-03

Dear Folks: I've rully never 1dd1ed
| much with tn psychic stuff. but tn
other night a turrible strange thing
happened. I'd just returned to tn nat
! after listenin' to tn graphic tale of tn
| war. so ably told by Private Peat, tn
game liz Canadian scrapper, who lit
orally come back from tn very jaws
| O. hell to spread his word O. warnin'
! to TIL folks of our country, an with
| mind chock-o'-block with barrage fire.
shrapnel, counter charges, over-th'-top.
| outrage, dastard1y Huns an such like,
had gone to tn phone to ask old Doc
Fixem to ship me over a couple O.
sleep powders, when 1 run slap-bang
into TIL followin' conversation between
Lon an his Josie:
II. J.-Hello. Is at you. Lon? Well,
say. Listen. Listen, kid. Lii did I
dream. when in our bitter quarrel last
Saturday night, you cut loose with that
heart-breakin' line. Then some DAY
you'll come r back to me- Rh now yo SOON VIM
kid. For here i be. crestfallen an re.
pentant, an beg your pardon: What;
Boy, you've sure got a lions heart! l
| thank you. But. listen. kid! just
gets notice from tn secretary of our
SEWN circle Stain that on next We'd
| nesday night I'm supposed to make
address before tn society on tn Evils
O Autocracy,' an while I have been
spillin' this autocracy thing ruther
careless o. late. l amt got a idea in
my head what tn blamed things about!
| So. if it amt no particular trouble 70
you, I'd sure deem it favor If YOU'D
| kindly put me hep! Is 1t got ANYTHING
| to do with tn automobile industry?
Lon-Why, no, babe! Autocracy is I'M
controlled or unlimited power over otn-
ers, invested in one person; like tn gov
eminent or power of a absolute monarch,
but if you can't field all that without
mitt. a autocrat is nervy KIND OF
Nat who up to tn outbreak of tn pres
emit war has been able to get away with
turrible lot O stuff you'd never think
was possible. o. course there's always
been a mess o lii tin-horn autocrats
snoopin' around such as autocrats o tn
breakfast table, social life, etc. But they
rully never amounted to nothin', an
folks simply tolerated 'em cause they
thought they was funny! However, in
TIL big autocratic league of tn past our
old friend Nick Romanoff. tn star hitter
of all tn RoosianS, was generally con-
! ceded to be tn c1assiest liz autocrat to
be found in autocracy. until one night.
when in a tough game o show-down. a
progressive bunch o RoosianS worked up
to better in tn draw, laid down his
"dooces' an beat it for tn country!
How's at! No, Cutie. nobody elects auto
Gratis! They just grow, but with only
Few Outly1n counties Stlll TO De HeaIO
from tn indications are that tn crops
on tn fritz, In fact, as it stands to-
day. there's only one big fat autocrat
what's rully worth baggin, an while
autocrat huntin' is one of TIL most ex-
citin' of outdoor pastimes, it's mighty
ALTERED expensive an turribly danger
Gus, It's brand-new sport to TIL quiet.
peace-lovin' folks who know no class
distinction in this fair land O. our'n. but
from tn way they've gone to it. you can
gamble your last war savin' stamp that
they'll stick to tn finish. an as long as
one drop O. blood remains in their Anleri-
human fiend who has tried to ruin this
happy world, An when they find him
we'll, let's go, Babe. we're sendin' thu
flower of our youth from every nook