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A COMMUTERS QUERY.

@OMMUTERS the New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad asking the why and wherefore Of the notice
recently posted that all monthly communication tickets must be
purchased the first day Of the month
The rule bound to result in extreme congestion at the ticket
offices and amount of inconvenience for the travelling
public
When cxgnccs of ceased exist hoped Government
control of the railroads would not only the removal Of rkome
restrictions longer necessary but immediate programme Of
constructive contribution TO public comfort and convenience
far exceeding all that could be accomplished in these drec-
lions while the railroads privately operated.
The Railroad Administration reported be the point
announcing another freight and passenger keep
pace with advances This part the pro-
gammc for the railroads the part that get prompt
and attention What the shipping and travelling public is
10 pay takes precedence Of service to be rendered.
Travellers have accepted without much grumbng many new
decreelke the that railroad tickets the same
day they are bought.
what twist Of the bureaucratic commuters
compelled crowd and wait for their Communication tickets
special day of the month when other days ticket offices
have not work enough to keep them busy?
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Letters Fromth he Peop]e

prepared Ia say. ! can say, however.
that the county employee has had III.
Tie or no raise in pay for more than A
quarter Of century,
The policemen and fremen haye
strong, well organized associations.
During the past three years thcy
nav" received Increases In salaries
averaging about iS per cent. While
mat percentage Of Increase is far he
low what II should be, still II shows
tAc effect Of organization and tel,,
mo that the county employcc has
h'Inseh to blame for his failure 10 re-
'tlNe recognition from the city offi-
t'aIa' county employees aIe puid
from tie city TrcaaurN)
Ihc great tlty OF New York h.s
p,"n about the most nlggardly of
emP.oycrs. While the present City
Administration has done something
Tor l's employees, 81 has hardly don,
enough. CIhe previous Administra.
uoh save the clerical employee abso-
I"itE 10 t'cognltIunD, beginning
win the new year the city WIN give
ga employee receiving Sl,SUU or less
a war uunus OF Sluu. can the on, a
employees meet the nearly 100 per
cent incFcas' IN the cost Of living
Wilh TINS p,ttance? They have been
The most faithful OF supporters O, IN,
Liberty Loan, Ked Cross, War Saving.
stamps aud kindred drives. While
employees OF private concerns We're
assisted In supporting tho worthy
movements by substantial salary n-
cfeuscs, civil employees have had 10
deprive their families and thomsclN O.
and suffer untold harlships TO dl
their patriotic duty.
Unless ] am greatly mistaken yout
editorials would have the salary of
organized labor adjusted go as I,
permit the reduction Of the high COST
OF living. / believe tnat capital hn,
taken advantage OF conditions I,
raise the price OF every Commollt,
) Tar beyond reason. | venture To saN
that capital can Increase the pay O.
I uuoTganiZcl labor sufficiently (,
bring Il on an even footing WIth IN,
salary Ol'its organized forces an,
still insure 10 itself profits far ~ eN
cess OIL the prc-War period,
Tho great army of uuurCanI4c
labor should bc urged 10 take a lea
from the book of is less educate,
brethren ana organize. Tho civ
employees Of the city Of New Yorl
lshould know the value Of orsaniza
ton. That IS what your edltoriali
say to me, oRIPAHS,
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so carly. it Is best to be on the safe
side and sec the neighboriug officer
rather than take n chance.
Also there is another phase Of this
question, that of course does not ap-
ply to the case mentioned. Deputy
Commissioner Ellen OGrady during
the week sounded u strong note Of
alarm to parents.
She explained that the number or
juvenile offenders is growing con
stantly and even went so far as to
suggest laws for the punishment Of
parents who do not keep their chill
dren Off the street and thus cuCour-
age crime and wayNardness among
them,
THIS statement is worth white taxi
| ing to heart hy every parent or
guardian OF children. 1t is much more
difficult to make the correction after
the crime is committed.
Better the ounce ot prevention in
proper management of the younger
sex than the later pound OF cure in
tne juvenile court or delinquent
places
Many a mother who is MT watcAful
enough later regrets when something
uiI"reS' en- happens. The first clement
IN this connection Is to create confl-
| dence in the child-conf,dcnce that
| he or SHE may tell the parents any
thing and they viii not be punished
I Tor II as consequence.
BE pads Of your children rather than
pnn'Sh'ng custodians. Invite their
! belief IN YOU as a friend and not one
always to be feared Children are
easily directed 10y those they love and
have faith in. but even IL some mild
/ u"Srec Of punishment Is necessary If
Is better 10 meet it in order to save
later tragedy.
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A Nd now comes another shocking
~ tragedy OF young innocent
girl. brutally murdered within
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Protecting Our Girls
By Sophie Irene Loeb


A Nd now comes another shocking
~ tragedy OF II young innocent
girl. brutally murdered within
a short distance OF her own home
The parents OF this only child are dis
tractcd. II is most pitiful, to say the
least.
Yet this young beautiful flower has
not died In vain.
Every time "A horror of this kind oc-
ours hundreds of girls are saved
Lot this be a bit OF comfort to this
stricken father and mother, that IN
her death she mas created a great eau
ton FOR the living. \ vigilance com
mittce of determined women has al
ready been formed.
| More watch fulncss will come as q
result OF IT, First OF all by the police
hut Of paramount importance Is the
great warning in the direction 't
every home and mother where there
Is young girl,
And this g. the reason FOR this writ
| inr. Girls must he saf'gnnrded III
this sccthng. throbbtng city, Com
plrtc protection can only come ABOUT
by ample care Of al concerned
Teach your daughter to hc cautious,
To avoid dark places. II for some
reason she Is late getting home the
corner policeman will gladly see h"I
TO her door
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The Jarr Family
By Roy L. McCardell


I'm all else you may do with 10
and my salary as you Will" said Mr.
Jarr But there are three things
concerning which Old Man Adamant
was Brie cheese beside me. The first
Is to live near your mother, the sec.-
ond is to live in a two-famiiy house.
the third is to live cheaply anywhere.
|. is only half the town between us
now, physically. But, temperament-
ally, the ocean divides your dear
mother and me, She is further away
from me than Wilson is from tho
White House, and all communics.-
ton is broken"
I'll think you are Just dreadful ia
talk that way, and your birthday a
hand. and mother thinking about ~
all the time, too! II bears out whGt
my mother says: that you are ma q
hearted, unkind, selfish and without
bit OF feeling, so far as she is con-
cerned. But other than that, she
says you may be a good husband, all
though she warned me l was throw
ing my life away"
AS I remember it," said Mr.. Jarr,
your dear mother was all smiles
when | Accounting came. She cleared
the decks for action when ! dropped
around by going out and leaving us
alone She did everything for us
but turn down the gas in the room
where we were. Put she set US an
a. N. oil
lights out, even in the hall, ere she
left US alone" y.
Mother was never wasteful," re :
piled Mrs. Jarr, 'Dut l will say YOU
were not her ideal as a husband for
me. But she forgave you and she
always hoped we could all have our
home together"
We'll, we never Will. and the in.
cident is closed" said Mr.. Jarr.
How much money viii you need to-
day?"
At this point Master Willie Jarr
came in. "Maw!" he cried. Joining
Ransle says that every child whose
mamma buys five dollars worth Id.
Snyder's store will be given chanct
on boys motorcycle. Can't We "a.
there first? n
NO, no! / wan to go to another
store next to SnydeTs where little
girls get q chanct on walking doll."
lnterposed little Emma Jarr. "Tessie
.Gratch, whose mamma is awful nice,
has took ten chances for Tessie."
II want a motorcycle, go to Sny-
der's store," roared Master Jarr.
That's gambling, childrcn!" said
Mrs. Jarr And mamma cAnnot
countenance such a thing; she has to
SO 70 Relief Bazaar 10 take chaTSe
OF raffle, with your grandma"
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selling out OF book. but you must
learn the actual application Of those
principles through direct contact with
tho world and with prospective GUS
toners. Further, course OF sales
manship is NOT u magic machine In
which you drop your money, lie
down and go to sleep and wake up a
finished salesman. When YOU buy a
course in salesmanship, mostly you
are buying the privileges of doing a
vast amount OF hard work. The
course merely directs your work
along those lines which VIII prove Of
most value to you. Yes. any good
course in craftsmanship is a good in
vcstment--providing.
In regard to the schools which you
mention in your letter, all OF them
are good, In your particular case,
, | believe | would recommend the one
which you have numbered as No. A.
The Principles OF Salcsmanship''
which YOU mention are valuable, but
! do not believe that they would suit
your purpose entirely.
NJ. R,-lt Is my impression that the
/ South is not as good territory for
! you as the East or Middle West
There are fewer large towns for one
! reason. This would necessltate longer
jumps in Southern territory. II you
do travel South, l believe that Rich
( mond, Raleigh and Charlotte would
| he tho logical first stops for you
/ From there, you could work South
and West, This is only my personal
! opinion, based on a knowledge OF the
! territory good railroad guide
would help YOU plan your trip.
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v,,b-, Husbnrd'- ni.-hnrse.

To the Eltur q, The Evening Norll'
I have read the different letters
which have been printed in regard to
discharging married mon from tue
service.
nm the wife Of a solder who ls
stationed at a Southern camp lie
has applied for his discharge but was
told no men were getting discharged.
] am very much in need ~ his sup
port as the flu hasn't lcf; me Neiy
strong and Washington is four
months behind IN my allotment and
allowance.
I really think rs shame that
they keep married men. by all
means they should be given first CON
sideration along with the men who
support their mothers The Govern
ment would save quite sum by
doing so aud relieve a lot OF suffer
ing in families al know 1t would
In mine
do wish the Senators from Sew
York would do something, both Tor
the delay In tho money which Is dul
and In getting the men home.
\. L. 5.
Another tnOrTHniIed Labor Letter
10 the LIitof Of The E'ouing World
Your editorials Ia behalf of unor
ganizcd labor deserve uusuntec
praise because they VIII, IN all prob
ability, teach the great army Of cler
ical help the value Of proper organi
cation.
Organized labor has won for ilsei
that recognition which It justly de
serves. ana believe 1t Is right in toy
ing TO retain the high standard o
wages which il has brought 10 Itself
am an employee OF the County o
New York. with others simllarl.
employed, ] have striyen for years /,
organize the county employees an,
have succeeded in urging about 3 pc
cent. OF them 20 get together lNer!
possible means to effect strcng or
ganlzation has been tried wthOu
success. Whether Il was the dollar o
Two which stood in the way l am no
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(lJ'D Ike YOU to tell me what
time you will be home this
EVENING"" asked Mrs. Jarr as
that fond husband and father was
making his morning getaway to the
bread line.
Usual time" murmured Mr.. Jarr.
81 hope not" replied his good lady.
But it really doesn't matter so much
this evening. I've got 10 tako the
children downtown TO get them school
shoes-if can find any within my
means to pay, In the stores. And my
mother is coming TO meet US and do
some marketing. She knows how 10
buy cheap vegetables that are Just as
good as meat--and meat COSTS
Tell her NOT to get anything ror
me-" cried Mr.. Jarr. she always
buys parsnips and hate 'em!"
Now you mustn't talk that way"
said Mrs. Jarr. Mother thinks you
do not Ike her but in spite OF that
never Christmas passes but poor
mamma gets you something from her
scSnty means. or course | have 70
get her something nice in return and
say it's her present from vou."
"Well, you need deceive her no
more II she would really accept a
present from me ! would give her a
loving cup filed to the brim with a
merry brew OF Vitriol and broken
glass, or wreath for mother-ln-
laws dear brow, wrought OF the ten
der green OF the poison ivy, orr
Nov, there YOU GO spelling my
day" cried Mrs. Jarr. III mother
was or is al ali preiudiced against
you it is only for my good, Why, she
has saved her trading stamps for
weeks TO get YOU a plush rocking
chair or cut glass fern dish for your
birthday, which is next week"
"Oh, that will be all right" ox-
claimed Mr.. Jarr, IL was afraid she'd
get me some useful present-such as
purple and yellow necktle or wash
leather yellow gloves, or'-hcre Mr..
Jarr's voice sank to a scared whisper
Ia brass smoking set-one Of those
that stand on one leg like stork and
look like a brass pie pan ON stick.
But il her birthday present for me is
not smoking set, but is something
for you, the past is forgiven in ad-
vance"
" do wish you would get along bet
ter with mammal sighed Mrs Jarr.
She SAYS there are some lovely two
family houses near where she lives,
and We could all dwell together so
nicely and so much cheaper II we
could only get you TO see thar any
criticism she may make from time TO
time is for your own good"
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LETTERS RECEIVED.

am in receipt Of several letters
touching on the insurance situation,
from the standpoint OF the salesman,
which hope to be able to give to the
readers of this column in few days.
Also, have several letters for j. C.,
whose question answered in this
column a short time ago. II J, {. vii
send me his full name and address
! wiz he glad to forward these letters
TO him.
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A British force invaded 2
on the twenty-second OF tn
British clashed with twenty
at Isandhlwa.na.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

SSNO you think II proper for a
salesman, after Il prospec-
tive customer has houcht
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lis a course Of salcsmanshlp a good
inNestmcnt?"-- II. II.
Il is--proyIdod, No course in sales
mauship VIII make You a master
salesman unless YOU have actual "a
pcrlencc in the field TO go along with
II, You can learn the principles ol
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tHO you think 1t proper for a
ID salesman, after prospeo-
tive customer has bought
from another party, to question the
customer as to where he bought,
what price he paid, &c. ?''-M NJ. +.
Most certainly not. The customer
would ordinarily resent such proceed
ure for fear the salesman might come
back and prove, or attempt to prove,
that he CHE customCD made u mis-
take or used poor Judgment. Nobody
likes to have attention called TO his
mlstakes--aftcr the mistakes have
been committed II salesman can
get the information in an ordinary
conversational way. and If he makes
no comment, it might be all right. \
salesman is supposed to have a thor
ough knowledge OF his competitors
goods, anyway, as well Al knowl-
edge OF his own.
Where can I get a good, up-to-ddte
book OF short stories or jokes? There
must be somewhere a salesman ;
story teller or joke book that is clean
and OF recent date. l.. B,
| am going to answer your qu"s-
tion by giving you a bit Of what I
believe is sound advice: Forget about
joke books and "salesman's story tel
lers," Your business is to sell goods.
You are not employed by your firm
as a comedian. one can see a pretty
good vaudeville show for few cen S
nowadays, Speaking 81 vaudeville
, shows, that is the ideal place to pick
up bright bits which you may use in
your tax to your prospects, But II
| were you, I'd forget about learning
jokes and funny stories. They're not
IN your line, as salesman, II you
happen TO hear one or read one, all
well ana good. But don't start look.
ng for them.
lis a course Of salrsmanshlp good
, lnyestmcnt?"- c.. II. II.
Il is--proyIdod No course In sales
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Auntie was, tall, thin, blue-eyed,
white haired widow, stern of fea-
lures and, notwithstanding her age,
so erect and digntfed that she gener-
ally awed our buoyant spirits into 81
lent respect, performance, by the
way, much to her credit. Perhaps,
loved helped the conclusion, for we
i,rew by experience and family leg
ends, that under this cold demeanor
md stern eye, lay great and noble
heart whose sterness was an indomlt-
able energy which mad kept aroof over
head after the desolation of the civil
war.
The large gallery of her once splen-
did house was our rendezvous in
the beautiful summer nights when
we sat, all the youngsters of the FAM
liy, her guest iois the summer, cnat-
ting, laughing, filing up the solitary
old home with our exuberant spirits.
Auntie never interfered; she had for
three months surrendered her rights
to us. She generally sat apart, on her
old leather armchair, with polished
brass tacks, her eyes following the ri
yer it rushed along; or, quietly trac-
ing the silvery light of the moon on
the stately oaks Of the park
"John," whispered the fair-haired
Loulou, task Auntie to tell us some
thing about the Rebs and he Yam
KEGS; you know you are the image of
poor, dead Uncle John-you are a
iavorite," with stress on the last
words.
when Auntie looks like that"
and she pointed to where the oil dlady
sat, 81 could not say word to save
my life, but you, John, you are a
man; can't you try?"
John, a tail youth, proudly smiled
at this allusion to his manliness. but
cast an irresolute look at Auntie. She
had pushed her small frilled cap from
her forehead, over which clustered
tiny white curls that shaded and soft
ened her fine aristocratic profile, her
eyes intently fixed on the dark tumul-
tuous waves, an image of her own
life. She sat so still, that though we
had all risen, and nearly touched her
chair, we could hardly hear her
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oses followed me, it clung to the very
atmosphere around, and, no wonder,
in the large vases on the stands be-
tween the windows were myrlads OF
roses of all varieties, it was my Gus
| tom to make a harvest of them every
morning to crowd every available
vase with them and to fill the amolr-
shelves with their dead sisters. AS
l stepped into my room my maid, Mar
tine, hastily came up and in her ne
gro French asked me to sleep IN the
! quarters that night, l nodded assent,
she soon had wrapped me in my long,
white muslin wrapper, trimmed the
lamp, set everything right, boiling and
locking everything as she retired. l
hardly heard her retreating footsteps
when | fel into dreamless slumber.r
1t had a terrible awakening"
The loud sound of bugle, accom-
panied by the galloping of horses on
the road, laundering footsteps on the
stairs and as / listened, the blood
froze in my veins, it was, it was raid
of the Federais. Then heard tre-
mendous knocking at the hall door, 1T
was followed by such blows on it that
| knew no door could resist them. !
was paralyzed by fear, my only son
had Joined the Confederate ranks. |
had refused to take the oath Of al
legiance to the United States,
could not swear to help my son,
was one-defenseless"
Auntie stopped her breath came
short; she raised her hands to heav-
en- and repeated: "Alone" Her
hands fell back to her side, John
rose, and stood upright by her; Lou
.ou crept at her feet and laid her cur
~ head on her lap; the others stared
breathlsss at Auntie's face. She re-
sumed, controlling herself:
II flung myself on my knees,
prayed for protection from the heav-
enly Father of all. At this instant the
bol.s of the door gave way. heard a.
rush in the hall, in my dressing room
dSor was violently opened, next to my
! room-to my horror!
heard the breaking of the armoir
doors. In provision of such a cal
amity my silver had been safely hid
den, bu. in that armoir were yet
family jewels of rare value, and price,
less to Inc. / rose from my knees and
as / did so my eyes fell on pale
ghost-like form, all in white. envel-
oped in sort of misty shroud. /
started-what was it raised my
hand in terror--it was my own figure
reflected in the large Psyche oppo-
site to me. A thought flashed through
my tnroDbing heart. Perhaps ] could
save myself and the jewels. ] rushed
to the dressing table, powdered my
face to white ghostly hue, my long
faiE hair fsR IN saft fQldR azqa1a mss
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trembling in all my limbs. ] noise
lessly opened the door and glided in.
The window was wide opened and the
silvery light of the moon fell on my
trailing robes and my flowing hair.
And there, there, before the armoir
stood the tall, slim form of young
soldier clad in the blue uniform of the
Federals.
"a terrible agony shook my frame
at this outrage on the sanctity of my
home. | advanced slowly. no long,
er feared. A kind of curious feeling
took possession of me. What was he
doing? He seemed absorbed by
something in the armoir. Noiselessly
/ came closer; he was smelling the
roses with which. the shelves were
covered, he gathered a handful of
them, and with sigh, buried his
face in the fragrant blossoms. Some
tender memory must have been awak-
-enet III his heart, for eh sighed again,
but when he raised his head, his eyes
caught the simmer of the moon on
my white draperies. He started
now ID the time. In the uncertain light
| lifted my arm, slowly and pointing
to the broken door, / said in a far
away voice: Go away
/ must have looked like an ap-
partition, the avenging spirit Of hearth
and home sent from heaven to pro-
tect them, for the young soldier look
ed ut me with amazement and terror,
his teeth chattered, he trembled with
the violence of his emotion Sab
riel sounding the trumpet at the judg-
ment day could not have moved him
more. With the exclamation: 'Mein
Gott! Haunted! Hauntedr He rush
ed to the door and as glided to the
door after him, with my hair stream
ing, with uplifted arm, the few SOL
diers on the gallery amazed at their
companion's flight, catching the sight
of my figure in the alternate gloom
and light outside, were seized with a
panic and with oaths and exclama-
tions, frantically followed their CON,
Ianion.
"A minute more heard the gallon
ing OF horses, the word HAUNrEn-
to my strained ear in the stiffness of
the night. ! felt my strength FAILING.
and ! dropped to the floor as could a
real ghost!!v'