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The Washington times., 1918-05-28

CHARLIE SEMMES' telsphons
bell rang late one day, and on an
swering It he heard this:
"Mr. Semmes this is L. S. ROWE,
Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury. / have been locked in at your
Connecticut avenue place. How can
l get out?"
"An right" said Mr.. Semmss,
I'VE always Try to hold customers.
Just wait there till we send q sales
man and an order blank and you
can sign it and we viii let you out"
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

L. A. PERKINS, Of the Riggs
building, has this 70 say Of the con
traption at Sixteenth. and Z streets:
at reminds Of q crossroads saw
IN England, where q sign read:
This Is q CroSaroad -
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

G. g. TODD, Jr., makes q good sug-
gsstion. He calls attention TO the
fact that It Is hard, In fact almost
impossible, to see the yellow Car
Stop" signs at night Either paint
them with luminous paint or hang
lanterns on them" he says
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

hey, Eddie! Here's q Fellow Talking
About You'll
In the last paragraph Of your
Seen and Heard column Of Saturday
noticed you referred to ED shy
DER'S remark about your seeing %
and so today with a plug hat on. Do
you refer to the only Eddie Snyder
known as BROADWAY EDDIE7 he
has Just such q hat as you describe
and has made the identical remark
that you quote, 80 please enlightaa
Us as to which Ed Snyder you mean.
r. L SMCK,
1870 Brentwood road northeast
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

ISAAC GREGG says that DOC
BEELER ought to change the car
stop for east-bound cars at Four
teenth and F streets.
"At this point" ayers Mr.. Gregg,
"there is q switch which Is thrown
by changing the current on the con-
troller Of the cars. That makes
many Of the cars slow up tempo
rarily, and half the people believe
the car is coming to a full stop. In
stead. the car sweeps on around the
curve and does not stop until Il Is
in front Of the Ebbitt House.
81 saw a brand-new automobile
wrecked entirely one day last week
Just because of this circumstance"
GRANVILLE HUNT says: why
not use the public schools to advan-
tage in the summertime and let the
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

COL. JOHN McELRoY Is think
ing Of doing some tractor plowing
over to his farm at Bally McElroy,
Va
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

WILLIAM L. STODDARD was
cooling on in his shirt sleeves IN
Rock Greek Park Sunday afternoon.
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT was
out Stutzing with a large and m
teresting looking family Sunday.
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

Mystery Of the two iron (2)
dogs At 215 A street southeast
q cleared. Read below.
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

J. B. HAVILAND started oR the
week with q silk shirt with thirty
seven different eolored stripes.
The Washington times., 1918-05-28
HEARD AND SEEN

Government have them for ofieeS e.
living quarters?"
The Washington times., 1918-05-28
To the Editors of Mississippi
and Other States

What Shall They Do to Make Their Newspapers More
Powerful and Compel Recognition of Their Valuei
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

you were fooled as I was By
those furious iron dogs. About
twenty years ago the head Of one Of
them was accidentally severed, and
the fact was disclosed that they are
composed Of ordinary common clay.
The remaining one still guarding the
front yard Of 215 A street southeast
gazes into space as he did in ths
days Of our youth. ". B. D."
". B. D. e q asHtLeTs6H 0Rd .
scholar and has RVed neGT those com.
mon clay dogs since st. MGrPs tOGs
q tOoodsH shack IN the days of thS
late Rev. Dr.. A. FLoridMs StsstG.
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

VI TE were all talking about
wv the Mother Superior the
nthar dau
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

CLARENCE WILSON, read the
abovel
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

1913 F street northwest
The Washington times., 1918-05-28

CHE'S going to be married, the
y pretty girl with the clear
mind and the broad, toIer-
ant love 0f humanity In
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
HOME GARDENERS
GET INST. CIRCULAR

Springfield Mar. 29.-Home garden.
ers of Illinois have YOU received a
copy of the garden circular Just is.
sued by the Illinois State Farmers
institute? II not, apply for one al
once. 1t will be Of inestimable value
to you in your work as it tells just
what to do and when to do it. for the
successful raising OF home grown veg.
etables Fifteen hundred copies OF the
circular have already been issued and
as many more will be printed to meet
the distribution demand, the Institute
officers declare.
The primary needs for a successful
garden, soil and location. preparation
of soil, the tools planting plans and
choice Of varieties, coupled with hun
dreds Of other answers to questions
are told in the pamphlet 1t is got.
ten up in such a manner as TO make
it thoroughly unde standable to all
classes, which even includes the more
advanced agriculturists.
Copies may be had by application
to the local Institute representative
or the main body here.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
For the Housewife,

Old window shades, when soaked
and boiled clean to take out the dress
ing, make excellent roller kitchen tow
els.
Inkstains on boards may be re-
moved by vinegar or salts of lemon.
A fine crater is better than knife
for removing the surface of anything
that is burned.
Crumpled tissue paper is one of the
best things for polishing mirrors and
glass of all sorts after washing.
DO not take time to CRATE chocolate;
put the bars in the saucepan and
place over the top Of the kettle until
melted.
II tack has been driven far into
floor and is too rusty to get out
easily, it can be removed more easily
il a drop OF oil is poured on it.
Silk frocks, silk shirts and SO forth,
says laundry expert, may be washed
in lukewarm water and pure white
soap. Borax and ammonia will make
white silk yellow.
To keep light gloves clean rub with
fine bread crumbs after each time OF
wearing.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
CUl.TURE

II there Is no royal road 10 learn.
ing or to culture, no broad highway
that one can traverse in rapid indo.
lence in an expensive motor car, or
cheaply for a five cent fare, there
are, on the other hand many differ.
ent paths leading to the goal-some
OF them well beaten by the footsteps
Of those who have passed, and are
yearly passing over them some less
frequented and trodden only by ear
nest men who have intelligence and
persistence to find the way. 1t Is
with the former that our colleges are
chiefly concerned, because it is their
duty to guide students through the
most certain and quickest roads to
the end they seek.
This essay deals not so much with
culture az with the basis for culture
that can I've laid by college or uni.
versity, for culture like all educa-
ton, must continue through life. All
we can do as teachers is to lay the
best foundation for it that we can,
and the upshot of the argument here
presented Is comprised in the old ad-
age that the true basis for culture is
to know little OF everything and ev-
erything OF something. While we may
admit that this Is the subject TO be
sought, sharp differences OF opinion
exist, and will long remain, in regard
to the means of attaining 1t. One Ques.
lion thrusts itself prominently for
ward: Every man who is to study
profession must, If he is serious, mas
ter that subject we'll, why, then. it
may be asked, should he not devote
his previous college course wholly to
getting as wide an acquaintance with
as many subjects as possible, and
leave his thorough knowledge of one
field to his professional training?
The answer is obvious to any one who
has had practical experience. Tho
mind that deals only with elementary
work in many subjects rarely gets tho
vigorous training needed to acquire Z
firm grasp of any of them. The smat.
terer on leaving college is a smatter.
err He has never learned anything
thoroughly, and although he may DO
so later, his subsequent training viii
hardly relate backwards to illuminate
and deepen his knowledge Of subjects
that was superficial when he acquired
It. II The best result Is to be obtain.
ed, the thorough study Of one subject
must be contemporaneous with tho
diversified study of others, and rad.
late life into them. The North Amer.
lean Review.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
A Simple Way to Stop
Itching and Dandruff

Itching scalp and dandruff are
often caused by using soaps on the
hair that have a drying or irritating
effect
There is now on the market a
shampoo preparation, called Heand's
Fluff, that is absolutely free from
injurious ingredients. 1t is made OF
pure vegetable oils by an extraordi-
nary process.
Heand's Fluff, however, while re-
moving excess oiliness has just the
right amount of Oil to feed" the
glands during the process of sham
poo, and thus aid in preventing the
dryness that usually follows wash
ing the hair with ordinary soap.
Heand's Fluff is a pure white
cake, light as summer cloud. 1t
does just what the name implies
makes the hair soft and fluffy.
If You suffer from itching scalp
dandruff, brittle or falling hair, pre-
mature graNness, or any other hair
trouble, you will lind Heand's Fluff
wonderfully soothing, healing and
beneficial 1t treats as il cleans. F"
The use Of Hoand's Fluff will aid
in restoring lost hair beauty Even
one shampoo will make the hair APP
pear heavier. Try it. You will be
delighted with Heands Fluff. At all
druggists, only 25c--enough for to
10 shampOOs
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
Tuesday, the Sec.
ond Day of April

NEXT, being the first Tuesday in
said month, for the purpose following,
viz.
FIRST--To choose a MODERA.
TOR to preside at said meeting.
SECOND--To elect
ONE SUPERVISOR.
ONE ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR.
ONE COM MISSIONER OF HIGH.
WAYS.
ONE OWN CLERK
ONE ASSESSOR.
ONE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
ITO fill Vacancy
And to act upon any additional sub.
iects which may. in pursuance of law,
come before said meeting when con.
vened
The town meeting for transaction OF
miscellaneous business shall be held
at the hour of o'clock p. m, at Hotel
Ottawa
Polls open at Z o'clock a. m, and
must close at o'clock p. m,
Given under my hand at Ottawa
Illinois, this Goth day of March, A. D
1918. CHAS. ]. STiCKLEN,
Clerk.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
wool" From Cork.

The department Of overseas trade
has been Informed through n relia.
pie channel that Spanish firm is
manufacturing wool" from Cork.
which, it is claimed. may with adj.
vantage be substituted for natural
wool in the manufacture of mar.
tresses pillows. quilts, etc This ma.
teral is stated to be cleaner and light.
or than wool.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
Plea for Architectural Harmony.

Architecture is frozen music" but
we would have to keep cotton in our
ears If some Of our rural architecture
should thaw out. Why does The har-
mony we appreciate in music and
painting not appear in our buildings,
particularly in their relation to each
A. Bourne, in the House
Beautiful.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
Bond Mere Matter of Form

Inc secretary of the treasury is not
required to give bond. but the treas
urer OF the United States, subordi.
nate office of the department. is re-
CURED to do 50 because he Is the Gus.
todian Of public funds. The treasurer
Is required to give a bond of $50 900.
which is insignificant compared with
the sums he handles.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
HIGH SPOTS IN THE CAM
TORMENT NEWS
. q SSSx SSSS 90 Z

Camp Dodge, Des Moines, lathe
machine gun company of the Three
Hundred and Forty Ninth Infantry
| regiment here has been termed the
suicide squad The boys hickman
ed il so after a disastrous defeat" of
an opposing force" in a mimic war
fare battle During the engagement
they literally moved the attackers
down and the field was strewn with
the dead and wounded The name was
given it because the boys considered
an advance in the face of Il slaughter
ing fire from the machine guns was
nothing more than suicide.
Camp Logan. Houston. TEXAS a
further proof that German spies are
everywhere. officers here point TO the
case of the Y. NJ. c. A. secretary at
Camp Logan He is George Il. Mayer.
The man has been taken into custody
as a vlolator OF the espionage law
and placed in solitary confinement. On
being brought before Major b. NJ.
.Chiperheld. division Judge advocate
and questioned. unsatisfactory ans.
wers and contradictory statements
were made by Mayer and he was re-
manded to the stockade.
Camp Grant. Rockford, lll.-Men in
the base hospital here who have been
delayed in military training because
of their illness will be given special
instruction on recovery A plan for ii
has been devised by Lieutenant Col.
onel James NJ. Phalen, division sur
geon Il provides for the creation of
provisional companies, where the
soldiers Will receive lessons in work
they have missed and fitting them for
more advanced exercises of their own
companies on completion. The men
will be given individual medical treat
ment along with the graduated drills.
II is expected in this manner hun
dreds will be built up to the proper
fighting point
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29

The polling places for this election
will be as follows;
First Precinct Basement Hotel
Ottawa, Columbus street.
Second Precinct .-Perrot's barn,
Lafayette street.
Third Precinct. Weller store, cor.
ner Columbus and Joliet streets.
Fourth Precinct. --lllenichs build.
! ing. 1880 Chestnut street.
Fifth Precinct. --Sehaefer's hall
Chestnut street
Sixth Precinct ---Jobst' barber
shop, West Main and Harden streets
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
ILLINOIS BRIEFS.

Rock Island.-Labor leaders here
are up in arms and investigating
charges that vice conditions have re-
duced the efficiency OF workers at
the arsenal fifty per cent. They in.
sist the men are nor laying of but
ON the contrary are working more
than full time daily.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
ANNUAL
TOWN
MEETING

Notice is hereby given to the citi-
zens illegal voters) Of the TOWN OF
in the county of La Sale
and State of Illinois, that the AN
NUAL TOWN MEETING AND
ELECTION for said town will be held
at Hotel Ottawa, in said town, on
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
KAISER SAYS PEACE
MUST Be MADE BY
THE GERMAN SWORD
TEUToNIc WAR LORD DECLARES
ALL HIS TROOPS NEED is GODS
AID AND THEN WILL COME
FINAL VICTORY.

Amsterdam, March 29.-The Kaiser
has sent the following message TO
the vice president of the Reichstag:
We have grievously shaken Eng
and's army by Gods help We are
advancing daily, Notwithstanding tena-
cious resistance. The number of
prisoners is great, the booty in war
material unreasonable.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
peace Through Sword"

May the German people, and es.
pecially their chosen representatives
derive confidence anew from the great.
ness OF these achievements, that the
German sword will win us peace.
May it be recognized that what
is now needed is that the people at
home, too, shall manifest by their
fortitude their will to victory. The
coming world peace will then, thru
the German sword, be more assured
than hitherto, so help us God"
Chancellor Won Hertling has wired
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg his
sincere admiration for the splendid
deeds OF our army"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29

To keep picture frames from becom,
Ing fly specked, rub them with water
In which onions have been boiled.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29

Alton.-Police are searching for
dog prisoners here. Several high
bred CANNES have been killed by some
mysterious person Authorities and
owners are unable to give a cause for
the acts as all animals were kept
chained and away from the public.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29

The fearful unbelief is unbelief in
yourself-Carlyle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29

Monmouth.-M Monday will be loyal.
ty day" here. Pledge cards asking the
date of birth. citizenship, occupation.
employer. il not employed why.
amount of support given liberty loan.
whether member of red cross and
ether questions. will be distributed
among the people for answers.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29
"Fatherland at Stake"

Won Hindenburg replied.
i express my deep thanks to
your excellency for the friendly words
with which you have had the kind.
ness to address me regarding the vic.
tory over the British army.
Trusting in our splendid troops we
ventured the great battle. Proud to
be fighting under the leadership and
under the eye of the supreme war
lord, they are battling in manner
above all praise, Every man is filled
with the consciousness that the fu-
ture of the beloved fatherland is at
stake
The army will not relax until
with Gods help, it has won for the
homeland the good victory which it
needs as the foundation for a future
based upon strong German peace
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-03-29

Galesburg. Knox county dentists
are helping win the war. They have
consented to repair teeth of select
men free of charge before being called
into service. Twelve of them have
poined a Dental Preparedness League
Peoria. "A red cross dance will be
held at the Bartonville State Insane
Asylum near here Monday in the
amusement hall. Some of the pa
tients will participate and the pro-
ceeds will be given to the Red Cross.
A large attendance is expected.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-09
COAST TO COAST BY
 HOUSE ON WHEELS
(Detroit Free Press.)

From coast to coast in the worlds only house on wheels is the feat of MT and Mrs. A. W. Robins of San Francisco, now in New York, after an adventurous trip across the continent in an automobile that has all the con- veniences of the modern city apart ment
 When the trip was decided upon, out in San Francisco, Mrs Robins de- clared she would not travel unless she could have all the comforts of home so MT. Robins hastened to a garage, where he mapped out plans for the "hOuse on wheels
 Then new home of the Robinses has 3 bedroom, parlor, library, kitchen and conservatory with growing plants-all in one. It is light touring car with a truck body and rides as smoothly as a ship on the sea, Mrs. Robins says. She declares she is the one who should know, for it was she who drove every inch of the big stretch from the Pa cific to the Atlantic
 There was no time limit on the trip and it was filled with so much adven- ture that the car has been given the name "Adventurer' Once when the car was in the Rocky mountains the Robinses were attacked by wildcats, but escaped. Again when the car was making steep hill the brakes col lapsed and both Mr. and Mrs. Robins had narrow escapes when it began to crash backward down the steep in- cline.
 Big, cushiony seats used by the driver ill day time are transformed at night into a big, comfortable bed. There is a water tank with running water, hot and cold; also there are portable baths, folding sink and gas stove. Electricity and gas for lighting are nothing new for ''The Ad- venturer," and there is a separate oven where Mrs Robins bakes her own bread tSAas
 The library and conservatory are l the prettiest rooms" in the house" 1 The library is filled with book cases and a victrola that boasts of 100 of 1 the very latest records. Oftentimes when the wolves were bowling off in l the mountains, MT. and Mrs. Robins were dancing to the tune of jazz band piece or d tango. Flowers and | ferns adOrn the conservatory, the win dows of Which are dressed in lace cur ] tains.
 Closets, drawers, buffers pantry. an 1 ice chest, folding chairs and tables, and a writing desk are a few of the other things in the house on wheels" l Nlr. Robins was a printer in San 1 Francisco. where he and his wife lived 1 the last ten years MT. Robins home 1 is in Chicago, and they stopped off l there on their way east. As soon as l the weather becomes genuinely cold in l the east they will start for Florida,
 where they expect to remain until
 spring.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-09

it is said that q faintly sweet odor still comes from the container when the top is removed. But the liquid within can not be properly called perfume, for the process of its manufacture was not de- veloped until the tenth century, In that era an Arabian physician named AVicenna formulated d method for making perfume that has been fol- lowed more or less closely ever since.
 From the earliest times the images of favorite gods were honored by the burning of incense. Almost every tenn pie of old had it's fragrant balsams and perfumed waters, obtained by flavor ing them with the aromatic barks and plants. Frankincense and myrrh are almost as old as time itself.
 It was not a long step from the use of these things in temples to their use of sweet scented water in the bath. And after the Arabian physician hit upon a method for making perfume the custom spread over the world. Throughout medieval times perfume was highly prized. It remained for an Italian who settled in Cologne, Ger many to develop the manufacture of perfume to a real fine art. So famous did his preparations become that the name cologne is now accepted equally with perfume for all sweet scented Installations. The most famous ot these are made in France. where the industry was an important line of business before the war.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-09
PERMITS SHOW
 BUILDING DUNE

Ten building permits. aggregating S11,8S4 in new construction work and improvements, were issued from the office of Building Inspector Mann dur ing the week January 1 to January 8, as follows:
 C. J. Hammon and C. Lanver, own CTS; remodel building at 25 East Madi- son at cost of S350. Clinton Lanver contractor, owner.
 J. w. Hutchinson, owner; frame gar age, 1924 North Third street, costing Sl94, Home Builders, contractor.
 Harry EffrOn. owner; rebuilding warehouse at 1909 East Madison, cost ing $550. Harry Effron, contractor, owner.
 Sam Siegrist, owner; rebuilding building damaged by fire at 227 West sherman street costing S1, ,000. Sam Siegrist, contractor, owner.
 l.. II. Woolsey, owner. constructing brick garage, j0 by 74 feet at BIO North Second avenue, costing S4,000. C. Eagon Construction company. contractors.
 Home Builders, owner; constructing brick and plaster residence at 1927 West Washington street, costing $2, 900. Home Builders, contractors.
 Home Builders, owners; to construct brick residence at 1737 West Jefferson street, costing S3000. Home Builders contractor, owner.
 Augusta A. Greasy, owner; to con- struct frame, three-rOom cottage. IA by 30 feet, in rear of 115S East Fill
Arizona republican., 1918-01-09
COMMERCIAL LEAD FUR AMERICA AT
 CLOSE 0F WAR
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

PITTSBURG, Pa, Jan. S.-Amer- ica probably will have a commercial lead at the close of the war, but the nations energies will require quicken ing if this lead is to be maintained, it was pointed out in a paper by John Clausen. vice president of the Crocker National Bank of San Francisco, read here today before a conference of the Committee of Fifteen on Educational Preparation for Foreign Service, ap- pointed by P. P. Claxton. commis- sioner of education of the United States.
 Trade combinations for the advance ment of extra territorial business, inn proved banking facilities, relations. practices and with the investment abroad of capital hitherto held at home. and training in commercial lan- guages and business fundamentals were advocated by MT. Clausen. He pointed out that with modern labor saving devices and tremendous out puts, high wages to employees, as com pared with other countries need not mean a disadvantage in the market.
 The automobile business affords a familiar illustration, the paper said. The wages paid in automobile factor ies are very high, but owing to the scale upon which the automobile in dustry is organized, the costs of pro- duction have been lower here than