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The Mountainair independent., 1918-04-25

Mrs. Anna Williams of Albu-
querquc has been visiting with
the Noss family west of town, and
while here succeeded in securing
REIMBURSEMENT on which she
fled a homestead.
The Washington times., 1918-12-25
God Bless You Everyone
By EARL GOODWIN.
Just Little Christmas Greeting Folks Who Read fis CoIu
Every Day and Help Ne Make y.

Merry Christmas to Every One of You We have =
spendd time together In this column and as this is the on
opportunity have in years time to say how much ap-
precate your friendship and cooperation am going To
make the best OF it without delay
mhen tne column was started the first contributor was
ROBERT smith, who had views the Fourteenth street car
line and, beginning with that little paragraph of Mr.
Smiths, we kept hammering and hammerinq ali of ne
until we accomplished little something in the wav of
car service Improvement all town. and he still at II
little later the Johnny Ferris Alumni was started
and 1t seems to me that thousands of Washington boys and
girls who had ridden the tail of the famous East Wash
nton Ice cart began to send in nominations for member
ship IN the association Then had wonderful time
naming the TUB at Fifteenth street and New York
Over fifteen hundred of you offered suggestions Ms To The
name for that prominence which the traffic policeman
stands day and night and only two or three people hit ON
the same name, so the town has been calling it he tub
ever since.
We all had spell of remembering the things of the
old days. and some of the memories sent by contributors
and published by me have given the reputation of being
nearly nundred years old Later the steamboat
developed and ghosts Of vanished days began to loom
before bringing smile and memories of the time when
everyone In Washington knew the various boats BY their
whistles.
But Old Washington couldn't have the middle Of the
stage to the exclusion of New Washington The Things Of
Today the important things albeit the things of yester
day may have been more pleasurable.
We have much to accomplish in Washington TODAY
can tell by the things hear and that the city u
dergong great change. Many of remember the sleepy
old city when you could hear the tinking bells on the
necks of the horses for half mile away 1t is pleas
to REMEMBER those days; but dangerous to believe
we still live in them.
We live in NEW day. a new generation. There are
new problems and must throw away some of the old
methods of handling the problems.
think that is enough of sermon for Christmas Day
As started to say think privileged Of all men in
the National Capital to have many friends as / have
in this column, and frankly confess to you that YOU
are the real column conductors for it is from YOU that
get all my ideas
Merry Christmas.
The Washington times., 1918-12-25
Eighteen Millions for Five
Hundred Dollars

Did you read the real estate of old New York?
Years ago wise old Robert Lenox bought from the city of
New York. for five hundred dollars piece of land in upper
Fifth avenue. Frck the steel man. has house worth
couple OF millions built little piece of this land
Otto Kahn the banker has another worth another
million or so on another piece of it.
AL together the little farm land that Lenox bought for
hVe hundred dollars worth eighteen million dollars
You say, my, my, my, what wonderful increase in
real esae How could New York city be foolish enough to
sell for five hundred dollars land that sure to be worth
eighteen million dollars some day."
Spare your my my, mying At least the city got five
hundred dollars And what it sold to Lenox is worth only
eighteen Millions bagatee when it comes to max
ing money out of big city.
What do you think of New York city fully grown
that gives away its Streets not for five hundred dollars
but for nothing?
And what do you think of city that having given
away It's streets supplies couple of hundred million dol
lars to enable the private of the streets to build sub
ways and exploit the people to the limit?
III Robert Lenox who got for five hundred dollars
the farm now worth eighteen millions could come back and
look at the street system of New York he would
FuS me back In the grave do belong a live CITY
For he would the streets Of New York given awav for
nothing capitalized by the Owners" at thousand mil
lion Of dollars.
pared with corporation profits
When VIII the people know enough to keep their lands
AND THEIR STREETS and their railroads and their other
public monopoes that enable private corporations to get
tho millions with which they buy and control public
servants?
Miss De Lamar inheriting ten millions from her father
more TO come later rents duplex fat at No. 27O Park
evenue-fweny rooms and seven baths The young lady
In her modest apartment with baths will not have
more than thirty or forty dresses.
heGhared Queen Elizabeth had q thousand dresses
Z (coatEsed in Last CelaHR5
The Washington times., 1918-12-25
A Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year

More than nineteen hundred years ago today baby
was born in stable in the Holy Land. His mother was
uoora simple gentle Jewish girl She gave to the world
two great gher Son. upon whose name Christianity A Is
founded and Christmas the birthday OF her chlId oay
that brings happiness to millions all the world every
year.
She gave her Son and found happiness In giving
He gave His life for sinful men, for poor children ana
women And he found happiness amid all the suffering In
giving.
Today is the day of giving. For children it means or
should mean, only happiness receiving OF presents
For the full grown whether they are rich or poor Is
ay that should happiness through sacrifice Pity
him who cannot find happiness in the gifts that he makes
To make today what should be- to celebrate properly
day with such meaning give something MORE no matter
what you may have given already. It always be done
There is nothing worth while in the world but happ
ness There is real power but the power to create
And the nobes power is the power to create happiness
Do some additional things something extra, for some
one near you for poor child that may be disap
pointed for family that has endured illness and
pense
You will have no trouble in finding the opportunity
after the hour when you have read this the de-
sire is there
The Washington times., 1918-12-25
Eighteen Million. for Five Hundred Dollars.

Continued From First Column.)
hanging in her closets and not bathroom The world
progresses.
The foundation of that De Lamar fortune teaches you
that patience pays and when talks earnestly you
should give him careful hearing.
friend of this writer sent famous old California
miner named Seven Oaks to look certain gold prospect
The old went taking money and miners with him. BE
sent word that everything promising and asked for
more money He did this three times Then the man who
hired him another to investigate and found old
Seven Oaks spending the cash for drink and doing little
mining.
The old miner brought back in disgrace, said "An
right did get drunk, but you made mistake There is
gold there He went to De Lamar who advanced a cou-
pie of thousand dollars This time the old miner spent the
money digging instead Of drinking and De Lamar took out
what is called kidney of gold thick kdneyshaped
deposit hidden away In the earth worth several millions
of dollars. That started De Lamar's big fortune.
It Is really the California miner that is renting the
fat with twenty and baths though the Lord
what has become of him Doubtless the Demon Rum
buried him long ago
The Washington times., 1918-12-25
HEARD AND SEEN

II the gentleman who drives q
truck with an open mufner up
Chaplin street every morning before
dawn will leave his name and ad-
dress with me I will promise to get
him a hearing before the police Of
, ficials at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
A widely known physician has a
scheme for getting some good out Of
the bootleggers' whiskey which the
police are confiscating by the barrel.
He says:
81 have read Of the proposition to
pour into the sewers all the booze
taken from bootleggers, and that
the amount confiscated runs into
thousands of gallons.
This liquor will run from 40 to
so per cent grain alcohol, which can
be redistilled from 1t and sold for
scientific or Industrial use. At the
present price of grain alcohol-$7
or IS per gallon Tor higher)- a
very substantial sum could be re-
allied and used by our local board
OF charity for relief among the poor
during the coming winter. This. /
think. is a practical way OF obtain
ing good from evil. and I hope that
It will find favor with those having
the matter in charge"
GEORGE B. OSTERMAYER SAYS
that on the evening Of the day /
printed that story from MATT
HORNE about the cuIlud soldier
who was going to see his father or
his mother or his best gal he hap
pened to be in Keith's Theater.
An entertainer on the stage in
formed the house that he had a good
The Washington times., 1918-12-25
A Date Set for the End of
Nonsense
(Let Us Hope.)

The Public Utilities Commissioners, having received
the Beeer report locations for free transfers. gives
ten days notice exclusive of holidays and Sundays) of
a hearing to be held on January 7th
- It is remarkable how particular the public and its
Representatives have to be in the matter
Of obeyng both the letter and the spirit of the law when
corporation is the party of the second part.
It is perfectly plain in the order issued by the Com
missoner granting the fvecent fare that the location
Of FREE transfers is dependant ONLY ON THE JUDO
MENT OF THE COMMISSION However Alphonse bows
to CASTOR and sets day Meanwhile the public waits.
May we not hope the nonsense will end January 7th
and that the FREE transfers will be put into effect the
fve-cent fare order revoked?
The Washington times., 1918-12-25

That First Movie Show.
Some of your old-timers ought to
have q course Of memory training.
Mr.. WILLHYDE. MR.. ANSCHUTZ
and Mr.. MITCHELL are all wrong,
the first movie in Washington Rte-
dated the Unique and Tenth and D
streets by nearly q year. it was To-
Gated at the old Metzerott music
hall, F street between Eleventh and
Twelfth.
Also, the Willard Hall was not
located where the F street entrance
to the Willard Hotel is now. it was
located where the Merchants Bank
is now, 1414 F street northwest.
DIR. B. BYNG.
The Washington times., 1918-12-25

story to tell; that it was his OWN
story, but that the Heard and Seen
Column had printed il and credited
1t to some one else. but that he was
going to tell II ANYHOW"
The fayorite indoor sport this
winter bids fair to. be thinking up
the worst form of punishment for
Mr.. William Hohenxollern, the man
with a quick getaway. JACK cos
TIGAN'S vote on the subject is to
cut Bills legs and arms off one at
time. CONNIE SYME saws he
ought to be hanged in the public
square at Louvain.
PIERCE MILLER says the for.
mer emperor-buteher ought to. be
made to take two daily rush-hour
trips on the Washington and Old Do
minion Line.
MISS ALYS HAWKS says BIN
Hohenzollern ought to be burned M.
The Washington times., 1918-12-25

Continued From First CoIumn)
hanging in her closets and not bathroom The wo
progresses
The Washington times., 1918-12-25

MISS ALYs HAWKS says Bin
Hohenzollern ought to be burned M.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24

General Huston Thompson. these coats include many bearing rejec- tion marks and others which had not even been inspected These defective coats, it was said, were mixed with other coats in bundles packed by the manufacturers.
 In connection with the arrest to- day of Harry k. Lazarus, wealthy clothing manufacturer, charged with attempting to bribe government in- spector, Mir. Thompson explained that while cooperating with the council of national defense Lazarus was not actually member of it. sub committee supervising rain coat production According to MT Thomp. son, he was a member of d commit tee of rain coat manufacturers whf conferred with the sub committed on questions of produetio!
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24
BUREAU TO SETTLE ALL
 COAL MINE DISPUTES

Washington. July 23. Creation of a bureau of labor which will be charge with the settlement of controversies between coal miners and operators for the period of the war, was an nouneed tonight by Fuel Adminstra- tor Garfield At the same time lt'n- ciples upon which the adjustment of grievances shall be founded, were made public
 John P White, former president of the United Mine Workers of America and Rembrandt Peale, a coal operator ol central Pennsylvania. have been named oint heads of the bureau. which was organized after conferences h,- tween officials of the fuel administra tion and the United Mine Workers
 Secretary of Labor Wilson and Dr. Garfield previously had agreed that all questions pertaining to labor ia the coal mining industry will remain ua- der the jurisdiction of the fuel admir- istratiOn,
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24

those things for which this country in the past has looked to Germany. She refuses to consider resuming purchases of raw materials in Germany. She be- lieves. too, that we shall rather buy from her than Germany.
 Frances determination to eliminate Germany from future economic rela- tionships is well Illustrated in her plans regarding the future of the chemical industry. The French intend from now on to develop to the limit that production of raw materials for use in the manufacture of chemicals for which the necessity of war has proved their capacity, and to increase greatly the number of their factories engaged in the manufacture of chemicals. New companies have been organized, and
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24
COMMITTEE FIXES
 CRUDE OIL PRICES
CONTRACTS ARE TO BE GOV. ERNED BY APPROVAL OF
 THE FUEL ADMINISTRATOR

Tulsa, okla, July 23l Following the recommendation of A C. Bed ford, chairman of the national petro- ieum war service commission, and M. L. Requa. oil administrator for the fuel administration, who spoke here yesterday at d joint meeting of oil refiners and producers, the advisory committees on production and on re- fining and marketing of the mid con tinent field tonight made public 'the1 plan to stabilize oil price
 The committee adopted the follow ing schedule Of premiums that re- liners and purchasers may pay pro ducers above the market prices:
 Cushing crude, 75 cents a barrel Yale and Quay crude, 90 cents; Gar Der crude, s1.50; Billings crude, ,s cents; Kay county crude 75 cents Healdton crude, 90 cents
 It was agreed that Healdton pro ducers and refiners might have ten days in which to show cause why the
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24
GOVERNMENT HOLDS ijP
 RAINCOAT DELIVERIES
MANY GARMENTS THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY SEEN RE JECTED ARE FOUND IN
 BUNDLES.

New York, July 23 Officers of the army Quartermasters departmen. tonight notified concerns named by tho department Of justice in its cx lposo CT an alleged nationwide con spiracy of bribery and graft in the manufacture Of soldiers rancoats that no more deliveries would he ac- cepted until further notice and that payment would be suspended on large quantities of goods already de livered.
 This action was taken by Captain F. C. Weishman, u $. R., in charge of rain coat inspection, and Major Thomas McGrath, in charge of in spection of all war materials in this district followed the arrest yester- day of l7 rain coat men and the dis covery of thousands of defective rain coats, ready for shipment to France, at the puartermsster's depot here
 According to the investigator $ working under Assistant Attorney
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30 cent premium should be changed, if they so desired
 in aii other crudes for the mid continent division, including Kansas. Oklahoma and northern Texas, a maximum premium not to exceed 25 cents per barrel, with the rule that where the premiums now paid are less than this maximum, the oil ad- ministrator is to make the price now paid the maximum. The committee recommended that all contracts for crude oil made in the future should contain this pro vision.
 That all parties agreeing to this contract shall bc subject to cancel lation or assignment in whole or in part at any time upon request or or der of the president of the United States or the United States fuel ad- ministrator or of the director gen. eral of the fuel administration. act ing under the authority of the presi- dent.
 The new regulations will not affect any contracts now in existence m- less tbe fuel administrator feels the contract is contrary to the policy he out lined in his letter of May IT., 1918.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24

this debt Probably Great Britain and the United States will help their ally with this burden. but even then the task will take time to accomplish
 France has certain clements of strength, however upon which she is relying to restore her former proSperi- ". She has splendid climate, rich soil and an industrious and thrifty population. With her coal and iron mines. her crops of wheat. grapes. hemp. flax and iUte, her skill in the manufacture of leather. hosiery. cotton goods glassware and silk goods. her future is exceptionally bright There will probably pass from view. for n
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24
PRUSSIRNS BELIEVE
 MIGHT IS RIGHT
THE REAL FEELING OF THE PGUSSlAN IS GAINED FROM lNTERNED GERMAN oF-
 TIGERS.

London, July 23. Despite their four years of fishting. some of the German prisoners of war still are obsessod by the German idea of conquering the world. That madultera(ed Prussian ism still exists in the German ranks is the conclusion of one British Of ficer who has interviewed a number of German prisoners. one of them he describes as "an intelligent uni Nersity man. The British officer quotes their conversation as follows
 "I do not wish to insult you" said the German but you English are well intended fools. We who govern in Germany are not like you. We gov ern the fools; the fools govern you.
 Your principles are smeeping,' re- piled the Brton. ITO come down tc practice, what have you to say about the guilt of the beginning of the war?''
 "Guilt?' demanded the German; "it was glory l claim il for Germany. @
 That is hardly your official view.
 "The official view is for the fools. g
 But you believe in the Prussisu purpose behind all this asked the British officer
 -I do, as in nothing else" replied the German The Prussian purpose is God There is no othher Prussia will rend the veil of the temple. but she will destroy to create. Against Prussian might the world as 1t exists today will fall in ruins, but Prussia will build a better and more virile world in ifs place strength only will survive. The life of man is naturally a fight The strongest in force and cunning will live
 '9It will be going back to the Flood, said the Brton
 Prussia is the Flood"
 And when the world is drowned, virtue and all such weaknesses will go with it."
 The old virtue was womanish. !" said the prisoner. 'The new virtue is stren- th."
 ''In that blessed future will war reign triumphant"
 Life is war-all of life that Is healthy Peace is only striving. for mastery with other weapons That :a the law Of nature"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24

capitalizations have been increased since the war began, and special schools arc graduating chemists.
 The Republican Committee of Com mercc, Industry and Agriculture. which was founded in 1914 under the auspices of lhe Ministry of Commerce, has becn surveying rho possibilities or the French colonies and of friendly countries to ascertain where products formerly imported from Germany are to bc obtained The French govern ment is now concluding agreements for materials with countries which. it is hoped, will prove 10 be permanent sources of supply.
 In proramtiou 10 meet German com
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50 everyone will fight until every

''So everyone will fight until every one is dead2"
 The weakest will go under. Thc' are the disease. The stronger vii live; and after that the stronger and stronger, till there is perfect health
 But it may be that Prussia vii keep a few slayes?'
 tCertainly," sai the German Those who care not to fight that they may rule are in nature s'e,
 ''i had had enough of it." the office, concluded Tt was nauseating But the man was genuine in his beliefs and so obsessed by his elementary no- ton of yirility that it was a waste ol time to argue with him. His concep- tions were quite definite and not a doubt assailed him. The hideous war world of his vision seemed 10 him a natural and a glorious world"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-07-24
MURDER.

have killed the prices on my prop erty in Hot Springs. will sell with out regard to value. No 1. 8-room
 two-story house, good outhouses, lot i00x150. No. 2, 6-room house, one story and half, basement, good out houses, lot 50x150. No. 3, five-room house. lot 80xf30. No. i. two business lots, corner Seventh and Robson, with five rooms. No. 6, one-half interest in 14-acre truck farm two miles out.
 See M. S. COBB, owner, phone 116l or 1859. 5-10-tf
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lee. rental is paid by the governs ment and an allowance for the ex- penses. maintenance, working capital and other things made Ship owners themselves manage their fleets and are encouraged to make them as effective ms possible by the distribution of bonuses and the replacing of ships that are sunk
 Ships cannot now be built in France The Minister Of Maritime Transport and Merchant Marine holds that to bring materials from the United States or England would handicap French shipbullders because of the cost of materials and transportation This would mean that French exporters would have to pay higher freight rates 10 theowners after the ships were in the water. This would place not only ex. porters but all French industry under a handicap in the competition for after war markets. It is proposed. there fore, that the state shall replace de- stfoyed ships, as 1t can buy materials more cheaply, and therefore will be able to contract for new ships on basis of insuring reasonable rates to lhe trader. The government contracts 10 replace ships in this manner within three years after the war. these ships becoming the absolute property of those from whom their equivalents have been requlsitioned.
 On the other hand, the Ministry pro- poses to build state-owned fleet for the colonies, which will be managed by ship owners, the state sharing in the profits and deficits. There will be no more subsidies for ships in which the government has no interests. With these plans go proposed harbor i'm provement. France has today no har- Dor where ships of the largest types can dock. The government plans fur ther to coordinate railroads and ship ping lines, especially across the Med iterranean to Algiers and Tunis
 While France cannot avoid making extensive purchases of building mate rials and machinery abroad, she plans 10 curtail largely her food imports. Wheat, barley and rye are grown or dlnarily. but the war has brought many changes. and the French are get ting acquainted with the cheaper cereals. such as Indian corn, millet and rice flour In the government re- port on war economy It was recom- mended that every parcel of soil not cultivated be sown without delay with wheat, barley. Indian corn and oats, and planted with potatoes and vege- tables.
 Legislation to increase agricultural production Is being framed Deserted territory will be cultivated A back to-the-farm movement has beeu inau- gurated. and bonuses are to be given to those who abandon their ancient implements for modern agricultural machinery.
 France has no such resources of men and materials ms have Great Britain and the United States. She under stands that without the most intense application of energy to such resources as she has, increased production, eliin- ination of all waste, and resolute eff. fort to win foreign markets, she will be unable to regain her standing among commercial nations. That ef- fort she is making. She invites the United States to establish relations with her that will be of mutual benefit. There is for this country no grcate opportunity for service and profit.