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The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-08-24
MUST Be POLITE
ORDERS McADO0
EMPLOYEES MUST BE COURTE-
OUS-SERVANTS OF PUBLIC
SAYS RAILROAD DIRECTOR
DerOgatOry Remarks Often Made by
Those Against Government Own
ncrship for Selfish Reasons

"The public be damned" policy will
in no circumstances be tolerated on
the railroads under government con-
troll, is the statement made by Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo in a recent order
from the office of the director gen.
eral of railroads. This order to the
employees in the railroad service of
the United States says that complaints
have been made that employees are
not treating the public with as much
consideration and courtesy under gov
ernment control as under private
control.
McAdoo said that he hoped these
reports were incorrect but at least
they served to draw attention to a
question which is important in the
management of railroads. "The pub
lie be damned" policy is indefensible
under private control or government
control, but particularly indefensible,
according to McAdoo, under public
control when railroad employees are
the direct servants of the public.
EVERY employe of the railroad
should take pride in serving the pub
lie courteously and efficiently. Cour-
tesy costs nothing and when it is dis
pensed, it makes friends of the pub
lie and adds to the self respect of
the employe.
Lay Blame on Uncle Sam
"My attention has also been called
to the fact that employees have some
times offered as an excuse for their
own shortcomings, or as justifica-
tion for delayed trains or other diff
ficulties, the statement that "Uncle
Sam is running the railroads now or
These are McAdoo's ORDERS etc.
Nothing could be more reprehensible
than statements of this character, and
nothing could be more hurtful to the
success of the railroad administra-
tion or to the welfare of railroad en-
ployes themselves.
"There are many people who for
partisan or selfish purposes wish gov
ernment operation Of the railroads to
be failure. Every employe who is
discourteous to the public or makes
excuses or statements of the kind l
have described, is helping these par
tisan or selfish interests to discredit
the government control Of railroads
Recently the wages of railroad
employees were largely increased, in
volving an addition to railroad oper-
ating expenses of more than $475,-
100000 per annum. In order to meet
this increase, the public has been
called upon to pay largely increased
passenger and freight. rates. The
people have accepted this new bur-
den cheerfully and patriotically. The
least that every employe can do in
return is to serve the public courte-
ously, faithfully and efficiently.
"a great responsibility and duty
rest upon the railroad employees of
the United States. Upon their 10y
atty, efficiency and patriotism de-
pends in large part Americas sue
cess and the overthrow of the kaiser
and all he represents. Let us not
fail to measure up to- our duty, and
to the just demand of the public, that
railroad service shall not only be ef-
ficient, but that it shall always be
courteously administered"
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-08-24

F. Leo Grinstead, who has been
waiting for orders to report in New
York to be sent overseas on Y. M. c..
A. work, has received his blanks for
making application for passports.
This means that although he has not
received notice to report in New
York, that he soon will receive such
orders. Mr.. Grinstead leaves We'd
nesday with Mrs. Grinstead and his
little daughter for Eugene, Oregon,
where Mrs. Grinstead will live during
Mr.. Grinstead's absence in war ser
vice. The Grinstead family have
relatives living near Eugene.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1918-08-24

Lee Strauss, Mrs. Refine Grinsfel-
der and Miss Beck Cohen of Spokane
motored to Colville Saturday and
spent Sunday at the Dannheiser cabin,
"Camp Rachinones" at the Pend Or
ellie lakes. They returned Monday
afternoon to Spokane. Others. in
cluded in the house party were Louis
Strauss, Sig Dilsheimer, Sig Strauss
and the Schoenfeldt and Dannheiser
families.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
BERMUDA ONION CROP
TO BE MOVED IN MARCH

Laredo. Tex. March s.-Havinx
withstood the rtgors of one OF thu
severeSt winters experienced In the
history of this section for continuous
duration of the cold. the great Ber-
muda onion crop in the Laredo section
will begin to roll 10 market about
the latter part OF March. II Is esti-
mated that between $500 and 1000
carloads Of onions win be shipped
from Laredo this spring and early
summer.
On account of the fact that the
movement of the crop may be re-
tarded this year on account OF war
conditions and the usual shipments
Of from seventy-five to 100 carloads
daily will be materially reduced IN
humble on account of shortage OF VEN
tilator and refrigerator cars. growers
are somewhate pessimistic, though
these conditions may be met and the
crop rushed TO market with the US
ual celebrity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
Haasenstein and Vogler

OF the many worldwide prepare
tons made by Germany during the
thirty or forty years preceding the out
break cf the present great struggle.
In 1871, not the least significant was
her effort 10 secure control of the
worlds press This effort had not Of
course. been carried on altogether in
secret. Those who knew something
/ OF German history and German meth
DDS. especially Bismarckian histor
and Bismarcktan methods, had no diff
hculty for instance. in detecting the
pen OF tho German armor baron in
many articles that appeared from
time 10 time in the French press
Like everything else. however. con-
nected with the great German dream
| OF world domination, the hair was
never told, and n is extremely doubt
full II 1t has ever Vet been told Be
this as II may, an able French writer.
who contributes 10 the columns OF
L'Homme Libre over tho nom da
guerre OF Iysis has let In a fiood of
light on tho matter by exposing with
the most matter-of-fact completeness.
the business methods Of Haasenatein
and Vogler
Haasenstein and Vogler was indeed
no ordinary business firm II waR I'm
the most profound agreement with
Juliet that, after all. there was really
nothing In a name. And so. whilst
In Berlin It hravely speit out it's name
Haasenstein and Nogler in Paris IL
di business under the more accepta bic
title OF the Societe Europeenne de
Publicite. and in Italy, after the war
broke out. under the unlm peachable
title of Unione Pubbllcita Ttallana.
The concern called Haasenstein and
Vogler was ostensiblv an Advertising
agency. It's plan OF action was sim
plicit itself Aiming to secure the
monopoly of the Advertisements in tho
paper which It got into its tolls. ii first
approached the proprtetors with the
ioffer Of certain advertisements. This
step was followed, later, hy the offer
OF very enticing contract to supply
a full page advertisement. and. later.
still. by one 20 save the newspa per
all further trouble by taking over all
it's advertising
Now the contract which settled this
matter contained one significant and
all-important clause. II provided that
the firm OF Haasenstein and Vogler.
or by what other name II might be
called. should have the right Of abso-
lutte veto over "all insertions which
might be considered pretudicial or In
opportune from the point of view Of
the character or AD9 paper. from
this TO exercising an absolute veto
over what should or should not ap-
pear in the news columns of the paper
was only a short step, and one which.
ultimately, was IN every case taken
and so Lysis makes himself respon-
sible for the statement. and supports
IL by proofs, that in Italy. before the
war. Haasenstein and -yogier con-
rolied the advertising. and no to a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

II is nor often m we feel justified
In endorslrs n particular Bill Which
haa been presented for enactment by
the genera assem5lv bu, there are
no many desirable an> ueeer-ary fes--
lures IN 7ouse bin .,o 81 providing
for Abe protection and naainteaarc.
Of Bur public Highways. that We con
sidsr ourselves Justified in urging tho
passage Of that measure, together
With the amen dn4nts, ,ehlch we un-
desstand are to be presented "a 10
perfect the wider tire clause and ~
TO prevent the overlooking Of br'
AS has beer pointed our before, in
these columns. we cannot expect -
reap the FUN eenent from. or to con.
rsrve the investment of. ths large
ssras Of naonay proposed TO 90 spent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

large extent the news, OF no fewer
than nincty-six Italian newspapers.
More remarkable stilI, go little differ
ence doess the war make in the activi-
Ties Of the firm, that at the present
time the firm OF Haasenstein and Vog-
Ter controls eighty-one Italian news-
papers
Similar work was successfully car
1rled on in Switzerland and in France
and yet even that was by no means
all, for in the December of 1915, the
Haasenstein and Nogler agency is
found to have been endeavoring to
secure a footing In the press of the
British dominions. and maintaining
IN circulars sent out that it was al
ready in corresp with all the
important London papers Finally,
in the July of last year. A circular was
issued from Paris to all tho great
American houses, telling them that
member OF the Societe F7uropeenne
de Publictte would be in the United
States in the following September and
would be glad OF the opportunity of
"onferring with the firm to which the
letter was addressed. as to the pos
sihility of extending their sales In
france and Continental Europe
When 1t Is recollected that the df-
rection of the whole Of this vaEt or
ganism was from Berlin. and that so
unsuspecting was everybody concerned
in the matter that the outbreak Of
the war had no more effect upor, the
firms activities than TO cause a diplo-
matte change Of name, and in some
instances OF premises the success. up
to a point, of the German method NAV
be adequately gagged. The German
method, however, has one cardinal
defect. a defect shared in common
with all other forms OF deception,
namely that 1t ceases to be effective
as soon as it is adequately found out.
And German methods are being found
out every day. The world Is Uttered
with their wreckage, which is to be
found everywhere from Shiraz to Bue-
nos Aires, and from Buenos Aires
back again to Shiraz. Haasenstein and
Vogler. If the change In metaphor
may be forgiven are spent rockets
and they must take their place in that
great and growing collection OF spent
rockets. all the way from Bernstorfr
to Wassmuss.--C'hristian Science Mon
itor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
HOW FRANCE CARES
FOR THE WOUNDED

A moving picture and sketch en-
titled How France Cares for the
Wounded" showing a scene at the
front will be given at o'clock on
March s in tho Jefferson hotel under
the auspices of the Richmond chap
ter. National Civic federation. and the
War Relief Association of Virginia, for
the benefit of the National Surgical
Dressings Committee of America. Mrs.
William l. Allen, OF Monroe Terrace
is chairman of the committee arrang-
ing for tho exhibition.
The reels will depict the life Of n
soldier from the time he is wounded in
battle until he has recovered and is
ready To return to the firing line. And
while there viii be nothing gruesome
about II. Between pictures personal
experiences IN the French trenches
will be related by English and French
officers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

urnvirate pooled their practical ex-
perie1lce, pep and astuteness
and bought iron horses -- big
ones -- capable Of the most eco
nomical performance In the shortest
time. With the world starving for
wheat, the victory farm managers
arranged to show Kaiser Bill what
American ingenuity and Canadian
fertility can do.
The end of the war win not affect
this war-farm seeding campaign, &C.
cording to Mr., Oliver. Even should
peace be declared at an early date,
the need Of increased production will
not be obviated," he said. After the
Civil War, when the price Of farm
products scared 100 toF200 per cent
while transportation rates increased
but little and IN some cases even de-
creased wheat went up to $3.50 and
stayed above q dollar for twenty
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

Tia victory farm of $4,000 acres
n Snipe Lake district, Saskatchewan,
which In a ten days drive will be
seeded this spring with the aid Of
sixteen huge tractors, In the answer
Of Chicago business men who never
farned lick but have organized the
most efficient army to do Il the world
has ever seem
To break, disc drag and seed two
thirds OF the stupendous acreage
In the Suspe Lake district and
do II out of hand, Frederick s. Oliver
and his associates combed the
bonanza farm regions for perform
era. First they picked ]. E. Haus-
sins, who holds the worlds record
for breaking with one tractor, $500
acres In 60 days. Then they en-
GAGGED for his associates, two Red
River valley wheat kings, George Fl.
Walsh and A A, Parker. The tri-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
He JEST NATCHELLY
HAD TO GET MARRIED
First Choice Who Is Under TWEEN
ty-one Then Hunts Up Another

Deputy Clerk Breeder OF the hust-
ingE court was faced, early yesterday
morning, by srinning negro with .
request for marriage license. As
the dusky bride was not in sight,
naturally enough the clerk became
suspicious. and asked the wouid-be
benedict few questions.
How old is your giri?'
she say she twenty, Boss"
Well you can't get license with
out her parents consent. unless she
IL twenty one years of age" Clerk
Breeder Uold him.
With a woe begone expression on
his face, the negro left the office. but
was back again In an hour or two,
with a woman apparently about thirty
five years old
Boss, Is you de man ! WIS taikin'
70 dis mo'nin' p
Clerk Breeden admitted that he was
Well, boss, dis here woman fri
thirty-fve. and she don't need no con-
sent"
1t is needless to say he got his IL
cehse.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

years after the wax. And wee a1tuI
the war, there was room for enorI
nous expansion of the wheat grow
ing areas In the development OF the
Mississippi valley, which expansionl
is not now possible Ga 1t was them
although the consuming populatiou
IN all parts Of the world Is many
times greater. The only place where's
q large production plan can be put
through 10 IN the Canadian West
With It's millions Of acres Of n~w|
land. Saskatchewan h the greatest
wheat producing region ON the CONT
nent. with a wheat crop for tsnI
years seventy-one and three-sentha
per cent greater per acre than the
whole United States. In 1919
Saskatehewau's wheat crop averaged
28.5 bushels Der scre, against I'd
bushels per acre for tho UntsaX
Stata@-~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

pIoyed by the government for the pur-
pose OF investigating conditions. but
that Will not be soothing 20 the Cock
ace citys feelings.
The suggested rvnledy---e pc otaI
trains running between Camp Leo and
Richmond, so that the soldiers on
leave would not he obliged even to
pa Ts through Potersburg-ia before
the Richmond chamber Of commerce..
Whether the ar-engement can be
made depends upon the approval OF
tae director general n railroads as
we'll az tho approval Of the war de-
Tartment.
The government agent has made
roost searching personal investigation
OF conditions in Richmond and the
treatment accorded the soldiers who
corr 1ero 70 spend their holidays. He
ands them almost entirely free from
jhe evils which prevail In Petersburg.
Restaurant and hotel prices almost
invariably are fair Merchants do not
overchhrvc customers I'm uniform. The
y. NJ c a. and its co-oralnated ac-
t'vitfss give The visitors a feeling that
they are welcomed for their own
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
SIXTY CHICAGO POLICE
SHOT DOWN IN 4 YEARS

Chicago March Records show
that sixty policemen have been s,fot
In the last four years while on duty
in Chicago. This is an average OF
Ave every four months. OF tEose
shot twenty were killed outright or
subsequently died from wounds. All
of these were shot intentionail. In
the performance of their duty, and
five policemen who were shot -.ci-
dentally or Internationally are not
included in the list.
That the practice OF shooting POI
licernen is not dying out is Indicated
by the fact that at least four officers
have ben wounded since January 1.
1918. Although none of these have
died. two of them VERT seriousIlr
wounded All were shot down IN re-
yolyer duels with suspected oriminalA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
MARY PICKFORD WILL
PAY BIG INCOME TAX

Los Angeles, March Mary Pick
ford, Sweetheart of the Movies" IS
preparing to pay 100000 income tax
TO Uncle Sam This is said TO be the
largest tax to be paid by any woman in
the Los Angeles district
An idea of Miss Pickfords true in
come can be gained from the estimate
that on 100000 the total tax would
be s2s2,2o0. This tax figure is based
on the four taxes now In effect-the
pre-war tax. the war tax. the super tax
and the exce&s profit tax
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

Tho sake Of your family, your friends
aud your country The advertise
ment when is the first or a construc-
ive series. saya
Intoxicating liquor ia an I'M
poTant contributing cause Of &C.
'ldents and tneniciency.
Mere sentiment. senseiass fanatf-
oIsm, have nothing 80 DO with the arm
stand taken by these hard headed.
olear~visioued business rnen. They
Know what tney are talking about and
they rely upon S frank statement from
mem to appeal to the hard common
sense sHd the sterling patriotism OF
their employees.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
ssT-he Birth of a Nation. :,

David Griffith's gripping film drama
The Birth of a Nation" opened yes
terday at the Academy of Music with
matinee performance, which will be
repeated with two performance today
and tomorrow. -
The stirring story has never failed
to make its appeal to Richmonders.
It's plea to the higher patriotism OF
every true blooded American is efYec-
tive. although the scene are laid dur
ing the time OF the war between the
states. One of the greatest figures Of
American history, Abraham Lincoln.
Is portrayed In the story and many
scenes of historical value are shown.
1t lis said that Griffith spent $780,
600 in the production OF the film.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

SAYS the tenpins ran. Every time
Hertling sets EN- UP. Old Man VIII
son makes strike. Watch him this
time"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
Abandon BIazing MIne.

Lincoln, ILL.,, March 2.--While a fire
raging in the depths of the Lincoln
Coal company's mine here for more
than Ave months. the owners have
been compelled to abandon It, 1t has
been sealed and re-sealed time and
again without avail. The IRE started
last October. The mine n one OF the
farGsst In Logan county
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

Between the twin evils OF vodka and
ta'serisn. the Russians appear to
asYe chosen both.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

Having disarmed his people Trotzky
new urges them 10 fight to the last
Areath.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

The career of William p. Kenny.
who recently became the president of
the Great Northern railway is the kind
you read about. Kenny started his
career selling newspapers. but he did
not do that for long He became q
messenger boy and then mastered
telegraphy. In this manner he ma
turally turned to railroading Before
he was forty he wars a recognized au-
thorfty on traffic In 1872 Kenny was
made vice president and trafffc man
ages OF the Great Northern railway.
Ee is one of the youngest railway
presidents, being only forty-eight.
Copyright, Underwood q Underwood
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

The fellow who thinks he "a
licked is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

Nicky Romanoff Is reported to have
btsaned q divorce from his German
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01
Land OF JOY, Coming.

Surprises never cease. Who would
have thought that leisurely and
aesthetic old Spain. where everybody
is supposed to yawn and say man
ana" would send here a musical com
ed company that for pep" makes
many American musical comedies
seem like mere tableaux? This sur
prising big dancing show of about one
hundred native Gpaniards of both
sexes, The Land of Joy" which is
coming the the Academy next Monday
evening for two nights and with an
extra matinee Tuesday, is an extra
oridanry musical fantasy that was last
fall imported bodily. from Spain by
way of South America and Cuba, and
is now touring the United States under
the direction of the Klaw and Erlan-
ger management to great success.
The show ran In New York twenty
weeks to crowded houses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

COMEDIANS RUN AWAY
WITH NEW LYRIC BILL

Blacktace comedians with yiddtsh
dialects are rarltiea and might be ap-
preciated on any vaudeville bill, but
Morton and Glare, who lead the list
OF acts at the Lyric for the rest OF
the week, were so much more popular
with the audience than the other acts
last night that they fairly ran away
with the show. Both are good dancers
and while they do not give their voices
much exercises, they sing well.
Except for a pretty setting and two
pleasing Rumbers danced by mem-
Der of the company there Is nothing
particularly interesting in Keep Nov
ing" a tabloid musical comedy also
on the bill.
other acts on the program are Ben
and Hazel Mann, a nut comedian. as
sisted by his sister. Johnson, a con-
tortionist. who performs some interest
ing tricks with an air of nonchalance
and smoothness almost hair raising,
and the Mabel Fonda Trio, tugglers.
Especially of interest is a Aim which
shows the manufacture OF rifles used
by the American soldiers
r L. ID.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-01

Forward March
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-05-29
THIS REASONABLY FAIR TEST?

Operation of railroads of the coun-
try was taken over by the govern
ment few months since, as a war
measure, on the assumption that they
would be more efficiently and econo-
mically administered.
Now what? Announcement by
Manager General McAdoo that a
sweeping raise in both freight and
passenger rates will be put into effect
early in Junel Passenger rates will
be universally three cents a mile,
which means that Wisconsin people
will pay three instead of two cents,
The increase of twenty-five per cent
on freight rates is the most astound-
ing and unprecedented proposition In
all history The excuse offered by
government authorities for these
great increases is that the roads I'M
der their management are not earn
ing sufficient to meet the increased
salaries of employees granted by the
government.
This is probably not an exaggerat-
ed indication of what government
ownership might entail in this coun-
try. And still we frequently see and
hear well-meaning and well-informed
people arguing for government own
ership of railroads.