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The Washington times., 1926-10-28
Compulsory Merger OF District
Traction Companies

The Public Utilities Commission is to public hearings
TO get local viewpoint asking Congress to enact law
compelling the traction companies OF the District TO ente
voluntary merger
The new idea seems to be to COMPEL the street railway
companies of Washington "enter VOLUNTARY merger
Congress has for years had before bills proposing COM
puory merger but they have reached the 1oor
Senate for direct vote The traction nereSIs
here have known how to stave off legislation they did not
want They still know how to do It, Congress Is always
tender careful of corporation stocks and bonds AS oetWeen
the people of the District and the street railway companies tne
people received little consideration The traction
interests country allied in strong natonal
organization for mutual protection of their interests This or
ganzation has many strings it pull in Congress- wneh
called upon to do so by the local companies
The present plan of compelling voluntary merger IS
based upon idea increased taxation and other methods
that may District traction companies ANY increased
taxation win ultimately be paid for by street car riders mas
much the companies will insist having reasonable re
turns on their valuations In the operation OF all public
utilities matter how costly the public pays the bills The
utilities concerns to that
There should street railway merger years ago
It cme because not to the interest OF the com
panes have First company getting financial
from Washington street riders in large and unrea
sonabIe quantities Then there change and the other
company has recently been enjoying financial harvest Inc
getting the best of the game doesn't care to merge What
the public may desire amounts to nothing.
There viii be merger here when it suits program Of
controlling Whenever the time is ripe to
I0 and We Will Be- told that il wholly for
the welfare and best interests of the riding public Slowly
the way being paved for such merger but Congress ism
gong egate One unless word is passed that traction
bosses desire it. That may be depended upon.
The local traction heads and their important associates IN
New York such large blocks of local traction stocks
know that Congress cannot legally compel merger anymore
than compel two business houses to merge The courts
would protect invested capital against any such direct ea
ton
There indirect methods Congress could One Of
these would be legislation directing the District Government
TO and operate the street companies in given
time unless there should be merger. That plan though
would Congressman half to death TO them it
Woud be municipal ownership.
So put this IN your hats With the virtually complete con-
troll traction interests have here and the great they
In Congress there will be Of street
companies here until CONTROLLING INTERESTS ARE
READY TO PULL SOMETHING NICE FOR THEIR OWN
PocKETR0oKs.
The Washington times., 1926-10-28
FOREST USES
By Garrett P. Serviss

pounds In weight, and a cubic foot
Of hardwoods about 40 pounds, the
yearly increase of wood weight per
acre in an average forest Is from
$500 to 1000 pounds. Tails means
that from 100000 to 100000
pounds Of water must have passed
through the trees and been given
off into the air. That amount OF
water condensed upon an acre Of
land would cover it to the depth
of foot.
Forests lying in the path of
moisture-laden winds from the
ocean receive from them q sup.
ply Of water to be utilized in the
growth Of wood but afterward to
be returned in the form Of vapor
to the atmosphere. A dry wind
passing over a forest receives
moisture from it. And when
moist winds from the Gulf of
Mexico blow over the forests of
the coastal plain they contribute
water to the trees to maintain
their processes Of growth. But
they do not in consequence be-
come dry winds as they sweep
farther northward, because the
forests Of the southern Appala-
chianS In turn furnish Vapor to
keep them moist.
Thus, as Mr.. Zon says, these
winds from the gulf ''in passing
over large stretches Of forest be-
come alternately enriched with
vapor and drained OF moisture,
and in such relays the moisture
is carried into our central and
prairie region, making summer
the period Of greatest rainfall
there"
The Washington times., 1926-10-28
Life Ray.

First reports of the cathode ray produced Dr. w. D.
Coolidge made appeaer be another of those death rays
about which the public has been frequently bamboozed
since the great It is nothing of the sort.
DR.. Coodges in projecting this astonishing
force declared scientific achievement ranking with the
covery Of radum and the perfection of the X-ray.
Through a metal window in a vacuum tube like the
familiar Xray apparatus stream of billions of infinitely
minute particles Of electricity shot the of 10000
miles second Radium does the thing but the new
device produces energy equivalent that from of
radium-and there's only pound of radium the
whole world!
Experiments have only just begun YET already known
that the will strange and puzzng effects
to acid color granite kill insects and bacteria grow
a rabbit.
Science will labor patiently with Cooidges marvellous
tube Soon shall begin hear of practical application
in curing disease increasing the nurve value of foods and in
death ray to kill only dream yet This
life ray reality of unbounded possibilities benefit to
humankind, andimuch more important.
The Washington times., 1926-10-28
DEADLETTER
PROFITS

TT IS disconcerting to learn.
= according to The Mentor,
that the Dead Letter Office is
"selfsustaining"! OF all features
Of our postal system which would
by nature seem superlatively Ill"
equipped to cope with the vicissi.
tudes Of the modern Industrial
struggle it would be the D. L. o.
In fact. we might go so far as to
say that 1t is our idea Of abso-
lutte zero on the investment Their.
monEeter. Yet, like the pin In
dustry and the commerce in used
brick, it rises to confound its
critics.
Modern business success is based
chiefly on q mathematical
truism: that to multiply an In
finitesimal unit OF profit by an
enormous coefficient of produc-
ton results in a dividend-yielding
income. So when one grips the
realization that the Dead Letter
Division handles around twelve
million pieces per year, one sits
up expectantly. Then, upon
hearing that over two and a quar-
ter million dollars year in ne
gotiable Enclosures and cash
passes into its custody, one pre-
pares for still further revela-
tions.
Every year about 100000 is un-
returnable to senders, and, Of
course. goes into the exchequer
of the office. Letters advertised
as unclaimed have brought as
many as 1000 proved claimants
in a single year, each being as
sessed a penny for his success.
These two items cover practically
all expenditures Of the division.
Quantity production" methods
again.
Salvage Of mail Is as surely in
line with present day effort as
the conversion and conservation
of junk and old newspapers, and
is socially economical. Next they
will be demonstrating to a des-
pairing world that it is profitable
to handle secondhand talking
machine needles and resharp-
ened razor blades! Is there for
these no better final depository
than the Grand Canon in Ari-
zona-as one of our "columnists"
prescribes? k..M
The Washington times., 1926-10-28

IeIilgenc surface, Junior covers In
a state Of perpetual fear. He's
always afraid OF something. Afraid
Of automobiles. Afraid OF big
boys. Afraid Of being laughed
at. Afraid OF bugs. Afraid Of
the dark. Afraid Of being alone.
Now listen to his papa's and his
mama's versions Of the affair.
Its just because he's 30 sensi.
tive" says Hortense. Everybody
knows that intelligent, highly i'm
agfnatiye children are always
afraid. I am sure he win out.
grow It, but Alien Is so unfair.
He says Junior should be pun.
ished for it. He says that half
the time he puts 1t on and that
he won't outgrow 1t and that 1t
is my fault because ! coddle him.
I don't coddIe him. but I am
not going to force a sensitive
child to endure tortures.
Eat any rate, I do not think so
much Of this brute courage which
everyone thinks is so necessary.
It is courage like that that makes
wars and we know now that wars
aren't as wonderful and honor
able as we thought they were
once. Allen acts as If we should
be terribly ashamed Of Junior, but
I don't think 1t Is so terrible for
q person to be cowardly as long
as they are honest and intelligent
and clean. do your"
Here's Aliens version:
1.-THE kids getting to be plain
yellow, Elsie. He wasn't so bad
as a baby, although he was afraid
Of some things. But his mother
always petted and excused him.
She was a timid girl herself and
she has a lot OF sympathy for
him. And now, I am positive he
pulls this afraid stuff as an
excuse to get out of facing un.
pleasantness. He likes to stick
around the house and read and
he hates to play with fellows who
may knock him around a bit or
laugh at him. So instead OF
making him go out. his mother
protects him. / have tried to tell
her what an awful deal he will
get If he grows up q coward,
The Washington times., 1926-10-28
By ELSIE ROBINSON

certain acts or objects. But
cowardice goes deeper than that.
It poisons the body and r0ts the
spirit. It Is q foul and wasting
disease OF mind and body and
your boy win never outgrow It
unless you cure him Of it now.
1t Is true that he won't run
from automobiles at twenty
seven, or hide from bigger boys.
But the cowardice win be there
just the same, eating at the roots
Of his life. Only it win show in
different forms. 1t viii show
itself in hypocrisy, in self
righteousness, or disloyalty, or q
weak passing -of-the-buck. 1t win
be sugar-coated with sentimental
ity and logic, but it will be the
same old yellow streak and men
will loathe him for It.
Allen IL right in his forecast
OF that tragedy, but he is wrong
in believing that q thrashing viii
cure it. A thrashing will only
make Junior more afraid, more
sneaky. Moreover, It has no
logical relationship to the vice It
Furnishes.
If you want to make him hate
his own cowardice, treat him as
the world will treat him later on.
Show your contempt for yellow
ness. Make him feel that he is
not spiritually q part of the
family circle when he yields to
that yellowness. Ostracise him.
Don't show any anger. Don't
ridlcule him or preach at him.
Simply try to show him that
courage is a duty not only to
oneself, but to the whole big
human family. It's like playing
square in football. or like taking
ones share of the load. It's part
OF the team work. And the gang
can't play with the fellow who
won't do team work. They have
to keep away from him as they'd
keep away from thieves and liars
or people who commit cruelty.
That's the only logical treat
ment of cowardice and the only
one that can heal poor little
Junior Of his secret sickness.
The Washington times., 1926-10-28

MOST persons hearing about
ANA the beneficial influence Of
forests upon the productiveness
OF the land probably think that
the influence is exercised mainly
through the keeping OF the soil
damp by the protecting shade Of
the trees and staying power Of
their roots, which, penetrating
deep into the soil, distribute and
retain the moisture. But, accord.
ing to the research Of the United
States Forest Service, as sum-
med up by Raphael Zon. it is
chiefly through the air that for.
ests produce their useful effects.
The rather surprising statement
is made by Mr.. Zon that seven
ninths OF the water contained in
rain clouds is derived from the
soil and only two.ninths from the
ocean. And of the total contri-
button furnished from the soil. a
far greater proportion is supplied
by the forests than by the land
covered with grass, or lying bare.
But, Of course, neither the open
land nor the forests can produce
moisture OF themselves. They
have to receive 1t from some
where, and the great general
source is the vast body Of water
constituting the general ocean,
whose divisions intercommunicate
over every quarter Of the globe,
covering more than two-thirds Of
It's entire surface.
Evaporated into the atmosphere,
this water must be the ultimate
source in moisture for the whole
planet, including the underground
currents that flow at elevations
above sea level. Otherwise the
earth would have to ooze the
water from its intensely heated
core.
The action Of the forests is that
of distributing agents. Mr.. Zon
gives some striking figures to
show how this agency ia fulfilled.
ITO produce one pound of dry
wood substance" he says, from
500 to 1000 pounds of water must
pass through the body of the
tree"
He then goes on to show that a
fairly well stocked forest produces
at least 100 cubic feet of wood per
acre every year, including roots
and branches. Since a cubic foot
Of coniferous wood averages rs
The Washington times., 1926-10-28
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
ny Helen Rowland

just Life
Gray days, gay days,
November days and May days
Days Of tender sorrowing and days
Of joyous songs!
Gold days, cold days,
Yesterdays and "old days.
All the little days OF life go trip
ping right along!
Chill days, still days,
Full-of-pep.and-thr days
Days when you could laugh at all
the troubles in the landI
Glad days, mad days,
Lucky days and sad days
Days you pray, God send me
one--5ust ONE-wholI under
stand"
Glum days, dumb days,
observation-disclosures days
Days Of work and glory-days OF
WEAKNESS and strife!
Laugh days, sigh days,
Holidays and high days
1t takes so many. MANY days to
make one little LIFE!
n NAV WALL AlCOnSISCSAIIy
"A choose a girl because she is
like putty in his hands"-and
then complain bitterly to heaven
because she sticks to him like
chewing gum.
Some modern girls seem to fancy
that it is painting the lily for any.
one so poppy and beautiful to be
a good housekeeper, too.
The girl who used to whisper
scornfully. "That woman PAINTS"
now has a 16-year-old daughter
who uses three kinds Of rouge and
feels utterly unclad without her
lipstick.
In LIES Shop Window, every.
thing comes in combination sets"
like department store furniture
the cocmktail and the headaches:
love and poverty: wealth and dull.
ness; art and loneliness; success
and the wrong mate. And fate
never breaks the set"
A man picks out a wife entirely
by his eye, and then feels cheated
and resentful forever afterward
because she happens to CRATE on
his ears.
Love-making is the art of talk
ing old, old nonsense so that II
sounds just like a new and thrill.
Ing revelation.
The Washington times., 1926-10-28
Centennial Tree

TNHE first Centennial tree,
i planted so years ago. is re-
ported to the American Tree AS
ISOLATION by J. e. Scallan, Of
Waucomo, Iowa. He has planted
another Centennial tree as his
father did in 1873, just as the
nations Sesquicentenniel is being
celebrated. Scallan has registered
this tree on the association hon.
or roll at Washington. What will
this tree look like in 1875. or 2076?
The American Tree Association
wants to know who else planted
centennial trees In 1876.
The Washington times., 1926-10-28
BOY SCOUTS
IN FILM

THE activities Of Boy. Scouts
of America In doing their
bit for forest conservation through
an organized national campaign
to assist in preventing forest
fires are depicted in a United
States Department Of Agriculture
educational film, Good Turns for
Our Forests.
In this picture the scout
woodsman, craftsman. trapper.
camper. traffic director, and sol
dier-turns actor. Miscellaneous
scenic views from the national
forests and actual forest.fire
scenes are included in the film.
The Washington times., 1926-10-28
WHAT WILL
SANTA DO?

DEINDEER meat exported from
~ Alaska this fall for \ con-
sumption in the States will soon
be on sale and the prices viii
be reasonable, according to re.
ports to the Biological Survey OF
the United States Department of
Agriculture.
One leading reindeer company in
the Territory expects to export
not less than 5000 carcasses. and
more If additional vessels with
refrigeration facilities can be SCI
cured for shipping the meat from
Nome, Alaska. to Seattle. WaslB
The Washington times., 1926-10-28

but she thinka
/ exaggerate. Il
hate to punish
a little kid Like
that but I think
q good thrash
ing now might
save him from
d life-I0n
tragedy. Don't
you agree with
me?''
Not about the
thrashing, Allen.
A b GU { { h D
viciousness of
fearyeS.
Courage isn't
q foolish fetish,
Hortense. It's
the basis OF all
development and
healthy growth.
You think Of
cowardice a. o.
m ere physical
~Av.sn aa~.m-MA
The Washington times., 1926-10-28

TTOR TIE Ms e
Ii ana Alien
have put It up
to me.
It's BIO u {
Junior. Juniors
eight; q bright.
fine.looking lit
tie chap whose
model manners
always win the
enthusiastic ap
proval Of visi.
tors, much to
Hortense's de-
hit. 3 ut
J ni0r'9 o.
coward.
Coward" Is
q large, hard
name to apply
to e little tike
like Junior but
it is the only
name you can
apply. u nde r
his pleasing, in
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