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MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 21, 1918.
A Story of Married Life
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
By Adela Garrison
THE SIZE OF M' ADO OS JOB
f"IRECTOR GENERAL McADOO announced Saturday that
Mi he will operate the railroads as vital needs dictate. Winning
oi the war must be accomplished whatever 'the suffering and
sacrifice, he declared before the senate interstate commerce com.
mittee today. In his first appearance before the committee with
! the initial comprehensive outline of his reasons for taking over
the roads and his purposes now that he has them, McAdoo plainly
j indicated that the determining principle upon which he will work
i will be "need."
! ' If necessary to take over more roads, canals or bridges, he
;will do it, he said; if some have been taken over and are found
to be unneededj he will turn them back.
! Government control, he said, was necessary because of
'threatened "financial disintegration," due to shrinkage of rail
road securities. He gave no indication that it is the purpose
f the government to keep the roads after the war is over.
McAdoo's task m handling the railroads is tremendous. Not
. many people are aware that the railroads of. the United States
ihave a total length approximately equal to those of Europe and
Asia combined, says the Scientific American. It is estimated that
jhe railroad tracks of this country, if strung in a continuous line,
would be sufficient to run a girdle of steel 11 times around the
earth at the equator. It is easily the biggest of all transporta
tion systems.
The writer of the article computes tha the 65,000 locomo
tives wnicn nam uncle Barn's freight would, f placed end to end,
fill four railroad tracks, each 385 miles long.
He continues : !
"The freight car statistics give us some remarkable figures.
ine average length of a freight car is about 40 feet over all, and
If the cars of all our railroads were placed end to end, thev would
itretch continuously for 20,000 miles, which means that there are
sufficient cars in the United States today, if strung out, to make
complete circle of the earth along the latitude of Philadelphia.
"The amount of freight that is carried every year is stupend
ous. The tonnage last year was 1,802,018,117 tons. That is a
big total, and in order to visualize its bulk let us invent some
large receptacle and see how many times it would have to be
wiea to measure out nearly two billion tons of freight. For a
measure we will take Madison square. New York city, which ex
tends 870 feet by 570 feet, from building to building. Assuming
that the average contents for each ton of freight is 50 cubic
feet, we find that on the basis of nearly 2,000,000,000 tons of
ireignt per year we would have to fill Madison square every 12
hours of the year to a depth of 279 feet. That is tn sav. wmiM
fcave to keep on filling Madison square from the first day of
January to the last day of December twice a day in order to meas
ure out the total yearly tonnage moved by our railroads.
"Finally, as regards the financial aspects of our railroad
system, it may bo mentioned that the total operating expenses
vpro S9 KB1 nnn nnn 4-1 j. . .
.k-.wu.uvuvu, mm mum me roiai net income was
v-l,UO,UUU,UUU."
BILLY SUNDAY'S PRAYER
rV OR the first time in history the national house of renrosen
J tatives applauded and clapped at the conclusion of a prayer
opening wie ciays session 01 tnat body last week.
Billy Sunday asked the invocation in place of the regular
house chaplain, and asked it in his own inimitable, peppery,
Vitriolic, virile, vigorous, sensational and snappy style. He asked
for the success of the United States in the prosecution of the
world war. His prayer follows :
"Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we thank Thee and
'ejoice that through faith in Thee and Thy Word this government
was built upon that foundation.
"Wo thank Thee that the compact signed in the cabin of
"Jie Mayflower by our ancestors was for democracy, liberty, free
dom, and the right to worship' Thee according to the dictates of
ur own conscience.
"We thank Thee that as a nation wa have the courage to1
How Madge Was Left Alone In the
Crowd.
Dicky was plainly worried. I could
see that as tko crowd in front, to tbo
sides and behind us swayed and jostled
each other in the successive Burges for
ward toward the doors of Madison
Square Garden whero the president was
scheduled to speak.
"They must be letting just a few in at
a time and then holding them up for a
while," he muttered as the crowd surged
forward, and then a moment lntor press
ed backwnrd as if some force in front
were pushing them back.
For myself, I was deathly nfrnid. I
had never been in such a crowd before.
I mentally resolved that I never would
get in one like it again. I was not suf
fering much physical discomfort, fox I
am rather tall, and, therefore, I had no
difficulty in breathing, as did so many of
the other women near me who were
shorter than I. Montally, however, I
was much disturbed by the fact thot
Dicky seemed to have no particular fear
for me, but was intensely .interested in
tho predicament of the two girls whom
I had seen him greet but a few moments
before, and then reassure across the
heads of the crowd.
In a few rather risjointed sentences he
had explained who they were, and the
reason for his interst in them.
"Two Virginia girls," he had said, "F.
M. V. s and nil that sort of rot. Think
they'ro studying art, but they'll never
amount to a hill of beans at it. Mighty
mco girls, though. Have a studio in my
building, and every man and woman in
the building looks out for them. Regu
lar Babes in the Wood they arc, both of
them. We all wish to the Lord some
nice man would come along and marry
them."
"Want to Get Out?"
"Both of them at once?" I asked
quisrieally, although I felt in anything but
a quizzical mood. The silly question
served to veil my displeasure at Dicky's
solicitude for the girls, however, and
that was all I wanted.
' Dicky grinned. "Got your kiddin'
clothes on tonight, haven't you?" ho
quoted an expression that, he knew I
lonthed.
The grin faded from his face in an in
stant, however, for again the crowd
lurched forward and in a moment was
pressed back. .This time a shrill scream
rent the air from the lips of a fat woman
near us.
"Oh! oh!" she wailed, "don't push
. You're crushing my ribs in."
"It would take more weight than this
crowd to crush that woman's ribs in,"
Dicky commented cynically; "She's too
well upholBtered to be crushed."
I had no heart to retort. In the sick-1
cning surge back against mc when the
crowd pushed back I had feared that my
own ribs would be crushed, but I had
choked back the cry that rose to my Hps.
had resolved grimly that no matter
what happened I would not scream or
complain.
We were making such discouraging
progress, too. All around us people were
counting tho pillars of the colonnade.
Kvcry rush brought us forward only the
fraction of tho space between two pil
lars.
"At this rate it will be 10 o'clock be
fore we get in," Dicky declared. "And
they said they would not hold the re
served sent spaces after 8 o'clock. What
do you say? Want to try to get out?"
How I longed to take him at his word
and wriggle out of the crowd if it were
a possible thing to do so. But I rcmcm-
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At January Bargain Prices.
t
A large assortment of highly finished knitting bag
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included in this January Bargain fine plated knitting
needles, superior finish; some with sterling tops as
well as other ornamental tops.
Formerly 75c, January Bargain 50
Formerly 50c, January Bargain 35
Formerly 35c, January Bargain 250
Formerly 25c, January Bargain 15?
. WE ARE READY WITH AN EXQUISITE SHOWING OF
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A fortunate purchase enables us to
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A remarkable offering of fine fashionable laces-r-just at the time with all
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Children's High Grade Sweaters $2.35
These ruff -neck sweaters are knitted of worsted
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roll neck, two pockets, elastic knit cuffs, knitted at bot
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tempted to make one. Colors navy, red and gray.
Boys' $3.25 Rain Coats $1.69
Ranging in size from 4 to 12, cut full, developed of
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WOMEN!
Guaranteed
Hand Bags
January Bargain
98c
Another instance where a lit
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towards the purchase of a
leather hand bag. Latest styles,
lined with attractive and con
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small coin purse included. A
guarantee with each one; if for
any reason the pur$e does not
prove satisfactory," return it
and it will be repaired or re.
placed free of charge.
To 50c Face Veilings
Yard 15c.
A big assortment to make se
lections from; colors of bines,
browns and black, in net and
chiffon.
METAL SKIRT HANGERS
2 FOR 5c.
To 75c Kayser Silk
Gloves, Pair 49c.
gloves
black,
Women's short silk
with double tips. In
white and colors.
65c Imported Japanese
Scarfs, 50c.
Size 20x45 inches, white or
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of pink or brown color combina
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WOMEN'S COATS
and suits at January Bargain Prices.
Second Floor.
MAIL ORDERS
given special attention to and filled
same day received.
proclaim to the world our continued belief in Thee, stamping on
our coins the inscription, 'In God We Trust.'
"We thank Thee that we are Americans and live beneath
the protecting foldfc of the Stars and Stripes. We thank Thee
that Thou canst look over the battlements of glory on our land
and see that there is not one stain on any star or stripe in Old
Glory.
"We thank Thee for our happy homes. We thank "TEee
for the fruitful trees and bountiful harvests. We thank Thee
that as a nation we have never gone to bed hungry nor scraped
the bottom of our flour barrel, and we pray Thy continued mercy
and blessings upon us.
"We pray Thee that Thou wilt forgive our transgressions
and blot out all our iniquities.
"Thou knowest, O Lord, that we are in a' life and death
struggle with one of the most infamous, vile, crazy, avaricious,
bloodthirsty sensual, and vicious nations that has ever disgraced
the pages of history.
"Thou knowest that Germany has drawn from the eyes of
mankind enough tears to make another sea ; that she has drawn
blood enough to redden every wave of that sea; that she has
drawn enough groans and shrieks from the hearts of men, women
and children to make another mountain.
"We pray Thee that Thou wilt bare Thy mighty arm and
strike that great pack off from the wolfish Huns whose fingers
drip with blood and gore. We pray Thee that the stars in their
courses and the winds and the waves may fight against them.
wo pray Thee that Thou wait bless our beloved president.
and give him strength of mind and body, and courage of heart
for his arduous duties in these sorrow-laden, staggering days. We
pray Thee to bless the secretary of state, the secretary of war. and
the secretary of the navy and bless, we pray Thee, the naval
strategy board.
"Bless, we pray Thee, Lord, the general at the head of our
party. Bless the boys across the sea, somewhere in France, and
bless those protecting our transports, loaded to the water's edge
with men and munitions.
"Bless our boys at home who are in the cantonments. '
"Bless, we pray Thee, tho senate and the house of renwwpntA.
tives, and give them wisdom and strength, for they seem to have
come into tho kingdom for such a time as this. And Lord, may
every man, woman and child, from Maine to California, and
bered his thinly veiled -scorn when I had
asked him if tho crowd were not dan
gerous. I wanted for a moment to steady
my voice, and then answered him calmly.
Dicky to the Rescue.
"I do not think it would be possible to
get out," I said quietly, "and, besides, to
my mind it would be extremely silly to
go after having gotten this far. It can't
be very much longer now."
Dicky looked at me cnriously. "Well,
yon're certainly gamer than I gave you
credit for," he said. "I whs sure you
were ready to quit long ago."
"I am not gamer than the rest of the
women in this crowd," I returned, "With
one or two exceptions they are all taking
it very quietly."
Aa if to contradict my words, a tall
Amanon-like woman on the other side of
me began to sob hysterically.
"Oh, pleas.) let me out," she cried,
pushing at the people around her like a
wild animal. "I'm going to faint."
"Nobody can let yon out, lady," a
husky voice advised her. "We'ro all
packed in here like sardines in a can.
We can't even move."
"But I'm going to faint, I tell yon!"
the woman shrieked again.
"Oh, no you're not going to faint," a
quiet feminine voice observed with a
tinge of scorn In its clear tones. "Your
lips and face hove not lost color, there
is no chance of your fainting. Try to
control yonrself as the other women
around you are doing."
"Oh, please won't somebody let me
out?" the woman walled again,
Some men near her began to push in a
concerted fashion to make a lane for the
woman to slip through the crowd at the
left. The little section where they were
pushing Included the two girls from Vir
ginia about whose welfare Dicky had
been so solicitous.
They hnd been very calm, although I
could see that they were in deadly ter
ror. But the pushing of the men to let
the tall woman out threw one of them
from her feet. I saw her sink beneath
the heads of the crowd, heard tho other's
despairing cry of "Dicky, they're killing
Edith," witnessed Dicky's arms flail a
despcrato way through the crowd in an
endeavor to get to the girl's side.
The next instant came an unusually
ioug Burge or tne crowd forward, and a
shorter one backward. When, we were
an standing still again Dicky and his
rnends were nowhere to be seen. Twos
alone in that awful crowd!
DON'TS FOR HUNTERS
IRSJ
Uon t take any chances, The function
of a shotgun is to scatter shot, bnt be
carqrui wncre yoa distribute it.
Don't take every rustle of n bush or
hough to bo a sure Indication of game.
Remember that sometime an Inquisi
tive person has a penchant for being In
strange places.
Don't blaze away in haste, and don't
get excited. Many a shooter haa filled
mc rump ot ms lavorito dog full of lead
Minnesota to Louisiana, stand up to the last ditch anTbTilal
and willing to suffer and endure until final victory shall come
"Bless our allies, and may victory be ours.
, "tnd Your own time' and in Your own way, we nrav
Thee that Thou will release the white-winged dove of peace until
u,'!LeI th? 8lm douda that han loweri" over this sin
cursed blood-soaked and sorrowing world, and when it is all over
wo will uncover our heads and lift our faces to th.
jz.r ,tis of ee"sweet
"And the praise shall be tn Thaa . .
Christ, Amen." C" iazosn Jesus
just because he was over-anxiom. .
Don't point a gun at any perssli
fun. This in no matter for jest l!
always the gun that "we didn't know
loaded" that goes off. The M
to point a gun is when yon luteal1
kill.
Don't carry a loaded gun or rlflf '
a baggy, automobile or any other to
of vehicle.
Don't carry loaded guns threnat
street, on street cars, trains, or 1
them around farm houses, to as
child playfully blow yonr head oft
Don't get excited and shoot
making sure that your object i f
Don't shoot until yoa seo the itbts
then be sure he is clear of both a
dog.
Don't forget to "break" ytt l
clear the chamber when standlsf w
muzzle or crossing a fence.
Don't drag a gun under a few "
murale pointed toward yoa,
Don't climb over fences with yWP
or lean It against a tree until Jt
over; pat. it through the fence
ground, business end before.
unfurled a service flag eontsiaWn
stars.
Your Rheumatism
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suffereri usually yield to uL
oil-food treatment in
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when everything else fail. Bj
helping to purify and enn)
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