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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
Who Owns Public Streets?--
Missing Milk Bottles
By BILL PRICE

Police Judge MCMAHON boldly challenges right
the District Commissioners give exclusive Of certain
places in public private interests for parking
poses.
he brings up question of the real ownership of the pub
lie streets Of Washington and he correct in doing The
question viii have to be settled or later.
hotels other interests must have parking
spaces set aside their benefit and the police to be
used TO chase off private citizens who happen to park there
for minutes why isn't the merchant entitled the
consideration? Why isn't the citizen entitled the
street space in front Of his home for his own parngq
Property in exclusive sections OF Washington have
they felt that the space belonged to them for their own cars
Besides mighty looking to aged Ford
fiver parked in front Of 100000 mansion might ind
cate that poor relatives making visits.
Of all private interests the hotels would the
entitled to consideration They serve thousands Of
and want strangers think well Of Washington Yet
precedent i established that causes other interests to seek the
same privileges
sell to taxi companies the exclusive rights granted them
the streets making money out Of what belongs 70 the public
legal right grant exclusive parking privileges but the
legal right does not constitute moral fair right
madden than to find mo parking signs around private
establishments He feels, and correctly that public streets
belong to the public
The Commissioners win have to go into this matter some
time and draw line somewhere Extension Of exclusive
limit There ought no doubt that the streets Of any
Of all
What becomes Of all the milk bottlesQ DO they pile up
on the shelves Of homes and remain there?
CHARLES COLUMBUS, secretary Of the Merchants and
Association is trying to enlist civic Organza
tons i campaign to put stop 70 the economic
voVed IN the disappearance of bottles waste that the
public must pay for when milk prices are fixed.
Bottles cost cents each and part Of the overhead Of
the milk dealers The truant bottle says Mr. Columbus
has become such financial strain on washington
diaries that appeal for cooperation is necessary
While seemingly unimportant matter beyond that
Of the ethics Of retaining other peoples property eco
norc side amounts to much We set up howl every time
the price Of milk advances and yet never stop to think
that the unreturned bottle plays part the price we must
pay
The milk bottle waste is chiefly due thoughessness It
IS on with the negligence of American people as To fire
hazards negligence that this country millions Of
dollars each year in fire losses The public indirectly pays
these losses in increasing premiums fire insurance
We have fire prevention week. designed arouse the
public conscience Maybe Mr. Columbus can start return
your milk bottle week
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
By FL Sic ROBINSON


insurance office. And / though
We ought to wait while. But
Dick WOuIdn't hear st such 81
thing. So gave up my lob and
we came out here.
That was five years ago. Now,
as Ear as providing for ME and the
two children goes, YOU couldn't
find q better man than Dick We.
never have to ask twice for any-
thing we need. And i suppose
he really loves us. But you just
ought to see the way he acts!
or course by the time he gets
home at night I'm pretty tired.
It's no picnic to take care OF d
house and two lively youngsters
all day. have b woman who
helps with the cleaning every Sat
urday and we send the washing
out. But still get simply worn
out. Besides that, It's so dull way
out here. It's terrible to be so
tied down after you've been your
own boss.
'Well. il / happen to mention
that to Dick he either doesn't pay
any attention to me at all, or he
talks as if I'd committed some sort
Of q crime. Last night he asked
me what I was sbeefing about any
way and why / had to always
meet him with q bunch Of gloom!
Believe me, Elsie, he heard a few
things then! After all I've given
up to marry him! You'd think
that out OF common deceucy he'd
appreciate what I've done for him,
taking care Of tile house and hav-
ing the children and everything
and be q little grateful. So I
wish you'd write an article and
tell them what's what, Elsie
ARE MARRIED MEN CRATE
full TO THEIR WIVES?
No, as q general thing they're
AND WHY SHOULD THEY
BE2
Yep, I heard you rise for air,
Martha but again / ask why
SHOULD Dick be grateful to you
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
BTJIIzDI1G

HOME AND 3llA4k111sss
FAMILY. ..
II Won weren't earning your liN.
inc this way you'd have to ne earn
Ing Il some ether way. Ana -
WouIdn't expect your boss g. ~
writing poems of gratitude " yQu
because you performed your duties
Faithfully. You'd be hustling KA8n
along to hold your Job ana tiiaAlik-
irlg your lucky stars Is you dion
gef fired. IT would be q business
proposition and you'd oct acccEo
wen. 50 II marriage q business
nronosiffon, The love ana h0nQr
fhaf "a with It are all yelvet.a
beautiful bonus which civilization
has added to an ancient Grail. III
fundamentally It's q career Tor 30
mem business career men
they,re supposed to carry On as
they would carry on any other J0p.
You're not comforting an honor
on your husband by carrying on
that career. You're simply earn
ing your own three squares Per.
You're not earning crowns ~
glory BY being q busy housekeeper
and & devoted mother. You're mere
81 adding to your own profit BY
running your business EFFICIENTLY.
There's nothing neartrending. Or
startling about your frazzled nerves
and aching back. All other work
ers have frazzied nerves and acKi-
fnr backs. why should you ex
meet d Croix de Guerre Tor
yours? -. -.
I YOU'VE NO MORE RIGHT TO
REEF TO YOUR HUSBAND
EVERY NIGHT ABOUT THE
PETTY ANNOYANCES OF YOUR
DAY THAN YOU WOULD HAVE
no BEEF AT THE BOSS or
An INSURANCE OFFICE.
housekeeping isn't your hs1s
bands job-itss YOURS.
It's as much up to q married
woman to earn her liviug as it Is
up to q single woman
So why the 'sgratitude7''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
JUST 20 YEARS AGO
(Ced From The Washington Yeays Ago Today
BY WILLIAM MOORE

Four money lenders III the
Pension Office were garnering d
rich harvest at the expense of
underpaid clerks when Commits
sioner Warner led them politely
to the door and gave them 81
figurative kick in the rear.
God Save the King" was more
popular than Down Where the
Wurzberger Flows" when Wash.
ington opened It's arms to Prince
Louis OF Battenburg. Louis.
CARRIED in Prince Albert coat ana
luxuriant whislxers, beamed de-
NghtedIy upon the thousands Of
Washingtonians who thronged the
station upon his arrival.
The letter carriers were sim
underpaid and told Postmaster
General Corte1you 60.
Residents of South Brooklaua
told the Commissioners they
were tired OF waiting ii the rain
for street cars that should b Oh
time but were proverhiaiIy thirty
minutes late. They wanted rain
shelter erected at Twelfth street
and Rhode Island avenue north
east. South Brook axiders today
are still ms for the HiIsltcE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOL ONION
BY Helen Rowland -

~ Helen Rowland
Confessions 81 the 7OOtt Wifo
| MY DAUGHTER, ! woman il
- full Of .I-told-you-so's, Z and
If thou hadst listened tome i. 4
and her middle name ii Record
ing Angel
But that which man hath for
given is straightway forgotten.
and his tongue no more repeateth
1t.
Yet. the workings Of his heart
are exceedingly strange and who
shall fathon his reasoning?
For 10, he will forgive a woman
for making him suffer but never
for making him RIDICULOUS.
He will forgive her for turning
q gun upon hin-but never for
turning the laugh" upon him.
He will pardon her for driving
him to torrents OF jealousy but
never for being jealous Of him.
He may forgive the woman who
hath, sought to murder him-but
never the damseI who hath be.
sought him to MARRY her.
He may forgive her for making
a fool of hersslf over another
but never for being foolish over
HIMSELF.
He viii pardon her for accusing
him OF that, Of which he is not
guilty-but never, for suspecting
him Of his besetting sin.
He may condone her for run
ming away from him-but never
for running AFTER him.
He may smile, when she calleth
him a brute, a ruffian, and a
Don Juan--but, let her call him
q "goody-goody and behold he is
filled with wrath.
He will forgive her for deceiv-
ing him in love-but never, for
beating him In an argument, a
game, or a business deal
He may pardon her for seeking
to improve his manners and reno.
vate his morals-but not for clean
ing his DESK or throwing away
his old shoes.
He may forgive her for upbraid.
ing and denouncing him in private
but never for correcting his
FRENCH accent, before company.
He will forgive her for mis-
understanding him-but never, for
SEEING THOUGH him!
Yea, verify, verify, a. man is
reasonable and suffering: and
there is nothing under the sun
for which he will NOT forgive d
woman save for pursuing. him,
embarrassing him, and BORING
him!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04

t6DLEAsANT room in N. W..
section: convenient to de-.
part1nent buildings; 81 a month.
Times Want AID.
John D. Rockefeller says his
rest is frequently disturbed by
horrible nightmares in which he
in1agines himself flat broke. Dear,
dear!
jolly Tar chewing tobacco was
distending the mouths of F. street
dudes. The cigarette was the
hallmark Of a SISSY"
Mathilde Townsend's reported
engagement to the Duke D'Alba
furnished inspiration for Sunday
feature writer's. Photographs OF
the Wash ngton beauty on horse
back. on the links and In her
palatial Dupont circle home graced
the society pages OF The Times.
Ye goode ship steamer st. Johns,
scene of many q nocturnal ro-
nance, blossomed forth on it's
first trip on the Potomac. 1T
was purchased from a New York
concern, and was heralded as the
largest side-Wl1eel steamer on the
river.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
By Garrett r. SerViss.
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics Of Popular
Tr1knwaek

!
For the last twenty-fivye years /
nave been trying to get an answer
20 this question: Why don't they
make telescope big enough to bring
the moon and stars closer7 In 1910
read that they. were making 8 fele-
scope for the Paris Exposition that
would bring the moon within six
miles miles. But friend who went there
Is there q limit to tht size of tele-
scopes or is 1T the expense2
r. s. ". New York.
TT is both, and / will show you
why. In the first place, by,
the laws of optics, the size Of any
object as 1t appears to the eye
varies with its distance. II you are
mile from a tree 100 feet tall
the tree win have an apparent
height Of a little more than one
degree. |. e., its height will appear
about twice as great as the dia.
meter OF the full moon. II YOU
approach to within tenth of q
mile of the tree 1t will appear
nearly eleven degrees In height.
and viewed at a distance of 100
feet its top will appear so high
tnat you have to throw your head
back to see it.
AT the same time, as you ap-
proach, not only the height Of the
tree, but all of its dimensions. in.
cIuding the details of its branches.
leaves ana bark. become larger
ana reveal their smaller features
one OTTER another.
Nnvy sFxyl1t1o A.
instrument enabling you to see
iIlVlsloly small things by b.! .ging
them SO close to the eye that they
are masnIfied, as was the APP
proacn1ng tree. The telescope is
an instrument to enable you to
see the details OF unattainably dis
tant OBJECTS by bringing them APP
parently so near that their consti-
tuent parts become visible. In other
words the telescope saves you the
trouble OF actually going near the
distant object in order to see it
larger and better.
How does it do that? I have
not space here to say more than
That by producing an image of the
object near the eye, and then mag.
n1fying that image, the telescope
effects the same result thar would
follow actual approach. with its
"obJect-glass." or it's object mir
ror. 1T produces the image: with
It's eye piece" Ia kind of micro
scope) 1t. magnifies the image.
MagnificatiOn
The amount OF magnification
depends upon the ratio of the
focal length of the object.glass to
the focal length Of the eye-piece.
II the first is 100 inches, and the
second one inch, the magnifica-
ton Is 100 diameters. IL with the
same objaQt glass an eye.piece of
g half-inc locus Is used, the mag.
nficationsll be 200 dianeters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
The Woman PLAYS

Eight women, beautiful and richly eweled were arrested
IN raid on gambling house in Chicago
They were trying to beat the wheel
Gambling for chips md money open game is against
the law Gambling with tea the side perfectly legal
The bridge matrons viii take this the Supreme Court
There isn't much difference between throwing yellow
ones the roulette table paying the weeks
bill over the bridge cloth It's gamble
There's kitty in either game. The house gets it in
roulette The doctoHGes in bridge The woman giving
big bridge party Is aWreck for week after.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04


Dill III kllgss
pa De Ito e
Wo1A1 he
Ids PIE a
q ollle
We 4 aalllik u.s.
oant eo l0Ve YOU
a1iu respect you
and provide 0r
Y q Y !. a q g Y
gree that he does
A. !.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
LISTEN, WORLD!
Sc NJ y n 4 You
write an

Nv 3 J Nit Z y z
article on the hi
titude of hus<
ban(1 storms
Mar tila Some
times T wonder
why wives Ell ure
II. Why just take
myself for *
ample
Before I mar
red Dick he was
simply era II about
me Rang me up
three or four times
q da sent me
special delivery
letters on know
all the usual line
Elsie. He jt1a
pestered me To
death. be ing me
to marry him. 3
had q dandy posi-
ton at the time
SAX q Wnnlr ~ an
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-11-04
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
Lounh and BE SuperiOr
q pocToR FRANK oRAlsR
I1ll (glll1 "a 81 u

- 70 man hates him It whom he can laugh, NroIe
Ben johnson ii Tie sixteenth century,
= We hate that which We fear and We nsxer rs
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-12

flee yesterday but it was so intricate
that it was necessary to send it into
Minneapolis to have zinc etching
made of the drawing. 1t will be i'm
possible for the Herald to publish il
this week. As the next issue will be
only one day before the game, bills
will be printed containing the cut and
the cues of the puzzle, on Friday.
These bills will be distributed about
the city and will state when the
answers must be filed to participate
in the contest for one of the twelve
prizes which are being hung up by
the Sank Centre businessmen for the
winners.
This cross word puzzle was pre-
pared by Supt. H. A. Falk of the
Public Schools and is absolutely orig
inal in design and contents. The
cross word bugs of Sank Centre are
going to have world of fun in work
ing out this puzzle.
Watch for the bills. If one is mo-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-12
Sank Centre Young Men
Buy Long Prairie Business
Everett Lux and Louis Borgmann
Will Take Over Farmers Power
and Implement Co. March l

Everett Lux, one of the stockhold-
ers and secretary Of the Bergman
Company, Sank Centre, and Louis
Bergman for over year employed
by the Blue Valley Creamery Com
pany of this city, Wednesday of last
week closed negotiations for the pur-
chase of the Farmers Power and I'M
plement Company at Long Prairie,
and the Herald understands they viii
take over the property March first.
Mr.. Lux has been associated with
the Bergman Company for the past
eight years and stakeholder since
1917. Mr.. Bergman is the eldest
son of County Commissioner Ferd
Bergman. Both are high class citi-
zens and will be a decided loss to
Sank Centre.
The farmers in the trade territory
at Long Prairie will find them court
eous and dependable and firm with
whom they can do business with per-
feet safety.
The gentlemen will move their
families to Sank Centre as soon as
suitable housing facilities can be
found.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-12
Final Lyceum Course Number
Of Season Thursday Feb. 10
DR.. Roy Smith the Attraction-School
Board Books Stronk Series for
Coming Season

The final number of the 1924-5
Lyceum Course under the auspices
of the Sank Centre School Board will
be given at the Junior High School
Auditorium Thursday evening of next
week, Feb. 10Th, at which time Rev
Roy Smith will be the attraction. Mr.
Smith has spoken in Sank Centre on
previous occasions and there are a
large number of people who will be
delighted to hear him again. Season
ticket holders can have their seats re,
served at the Corner Drug Store or
Monday, Feb. 10th, and after.
Because of the success of the Ly,
ceum course entertainments in this
city the last two years the Schoo
Board have been encouraged to the
extent that they have booked the
very strongest series ever brought tt
this city for the coming fall and whit
er. There will be four numbers ant
every number will be a positive head
liner. This series costs $4,000 more
than any other series of entertain
ments brought to the city. The Dav
les Opera company, very popular
here, is one of the numbers booked
the Welsh Singers is another, and tn
remaining two attractions are equal
| ly strong.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-12
WELFARE OFFICERS NAMED

The first meeting of the Stearns
County Child Welfare Board for 1925
was held in the room of the County
Commissioners at ST. Cloud last
week. Mrs. C.. c.. Dragoo has been
appointed by the Minnesota Board OF
Control to fill the unexpired term OF
the late Helen Ingram of this city.
At last weeks meeting County Sup
erintendent, William A. Boerger was
named as chairman and Mrs, Dragoo
was selected corresponding secretary.
Mrs. A. F. Moynihan of this city who
has been the active head of the board
since its organization, was reelected
executive agent. Mrs. Moynihan's
report of the work of the board for
the past year was read and approved
and ordered turned over to the Board
of County Commissioners after which
it will be available to the public,
Joseph Kowalkowski who succeeded
Peter Lair as member of the board
of county commissioners, also takes
his place as a member of the Child
Welfare Board
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-12

$1,581.03 in construction work, and
$14,61802 in the total plans.
No. 23-29.5 miles in county;
$10,971.14 expended for maintenance
work; $14,685.14 for construction
work and $73,974. 55 included in the
total outlay.
No. 24-21.2 miles; $6,513. 68
expended for maintenance work ;
$67.43 for construction, and $780,
455.83 in the entire outlay.
No. 28-14.9 miles; $4,325.07
spent for maintenance work; $685.
"a for construction, and $158,607.-
II in the outlay.
No. 69-9.7 miles; $2,S47.67 for
maintenance; $110.35 for construc-
ton, and $151,811.49 in the entire
plan.
Other expenses on highway work
in the county-to state aid county
roads-amounted to $11,217.50 for
maintenance work. The total outlay
under the plan would be $175,815.-
27.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-12
Oratorical and DecIama-
ton Contest Is Success
Five School Participate-Judges Had
Hard Time Picking Winner-Lo-
cal Students Honored

The sub district contest in Decla-
nation and oratory in the High
Schools in this district was held in the
Junior High School assembly room OH
Monday evening. Five schools par
ticipated and the contest was close
one.
Wallace Solum of Alexandria won
first place in the boys oratorical con-
test. Ralph Wagner of Osakis was
placed second. The first winner is
a high type student and gave his Sc
lection with east and perfect control
He should win place in the district
finals.
Hazel Erickson, also of Alexan-
dria won first place in the girls era
matte division. She was given q
close contest by Lillian Flahaven OF
the local High School. The Alex.
andria entry has had more experience
than the, Sank Centre contestant, anC
uesd her experience to advantage.
Carl Fischer of Sank Centre, in
his grafton, gave fine exhibition Of
work as done in the Public Schools
here. He received one first, one sec
ond, and one fourth place. Evidently
his selection did not meet with the
fancy of one of the judges, but we
are all satisfied with the splendie
showing made by the two Sank Cen
tire students.
Miss Lucille Knickerbocker, wht
coached the local contestants is to be
congratulated upon the fine results
she has obtained. .<.-
The program for the evening was
Oratoical Division
Happiness and Liberty"-Johr
Harness of Long Prairie.
"John Brokn = Carl Fischer o:
Sank Centre. +e
Enemies or Neighbors'- Wallace
Solum of Alexandria.
"The Vision of War"-Ralph Wag
oner of Osakis.
One Fleeing Hour
Senior High Girl
Dramatic Division
"The Littlest Rebel'-Erma Du
Boise, of Osakis.
"Inja''- Edith Rowe Of Melrose.
! "Pro Patria"-Helen Sergeant O
Long Prairie.
/ "The Mallet's Masterpiece-Haze
Erickson of Alexandria.
"The Lance of Kanana"-Lillial
Flahaven of Sank Centre.
Judges-Prof. C. O. Bemis of st
Cloud. Prof Vandervelde of st
Cloud. Miss Helen Roberts of Lit
| t1e Falls
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-02-12

Besides the bank examiners there
was a representative of the War Fin
ance Corporation at the bank, check
ing up the business this organization
had had with the Little Sank institu-
ton. The Herald understands that
Mr.. Nelson will have much explain
ing to do to the Federal institution to
satisfy the officers that everything
has been on the square
John Kortan, treasurer of Kandota
township, had the townships money
deposited in the Little Sank bank. At
the time the bank closed, the books
showed az balance of about $688.OO.
Mr.. Kortan was under the impression
that he had surety bond covering the
amount of the townships funds he
had in the Little Sank institution.
The Herald understands that there is
some question about the validity of
this bond and whether or not the
bonding company can be held liable.
Mr.. kortan takes his. loss philosophy
cally and stated to the Herald that
the loss was his and not the residents
Of Kandota township.
The Todd County Credit COMPANY
of which the active head is Andrew
Hendrickson vice president of the
Little Sank bank, is another organic
alton that has caused the farmers
considerable worry. A. F. Gumphrey
representing the Federal Intermedi.
ate Credit Bank of St. Paul, is in Lit.
tile Sank checking up the affairs OF
the Todd County Credit Company
Many farmers have received notices
from the Intermediate Credit bank
to call and check up with Mr.. Gump
hrey. Most of the farmers whom the
Herald editor interviewed on Tues
day, had received the notices. The
amounts charged against them run
all the way from $4,000 to abou
$1,000. Most of the farmers whom
the Herald editor interviewed vehe
mently denied that they had evel
done any business with the Todc
County Credit Company and sal,
they had not signed any papers TO-
theseAor any other amounts. Their,
is probability that the charge O
forgery may be added to that O
embezzelment.
Nelson did not confne his &C
Invites to being cashier of the Littl
Sank State Bank but was one of tn
, active heads of the Minnesota Min
eral and Gas company which contro
, the mari beds near Little Sank an
: the Herald understands that the book
) of the bank disclose, that instead o
a balance of several hundred dollar
! there is an overdraft of several hun
, dred dollars. He was also presiden
of some wildcat oil company; al
officer in a defunct accident insur
ance company and other activities
While the confidence of his farme
l friends has apparently been badl
! misplaced he was also apparently a
easy mark for others.