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4 THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL ( ATLANTA. GA., .» NORTH FORSYTH ST. " ? I Entered at the Atlanta Postoffice as Mail Matter of the Second Class. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Twelve months J® c Six months Three months .. 25c The Semi-Weekly Journal is published on Tuesday and Friday, and is mailed by the short est routes for early delivery. It contains news from all over the world, brought by special leased wires into our office. It has a staff of distinguished contributors, with strong departments of special value to the home and the z'arm - Agents wanted at every postoffice. Liberal commission allowed. Outfit free. M rite R. R. BRADLEY. Circulation Manager. The only traveling representatives we have are B. F. Bolton. C. C. Coyle, Charles H. Wood liff. J. M. Patten. W. H. Reinhardt. M. H. Bevil and John Mac Jennings. * We will be responsible only for money paid to the above named travel ing representatives. ’ NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Th- tebrt for your roper rhcwo the time your iubseriptioa expires. By reneuinir at leeat two weeks be fore the date on this label, you tnrure rerular an rice. In < rrtenny paper changed be sure to mention your oi<l a well a« your r.ew address. If on a route, plea re give the route aurr.ber. . . . . We cunrot enter subscription* to begin with back numbers. Remittances sbeak! be sent by rental .’rder or registered mall Address all >rder» and notices for this I* part met t to Hit, SEMI-WEEKLY JOI RXAL. Atta nta. Ga. I h *>VW*****-***Jst The Journal’s Service Flag In honor of the seventy-three Atlanta Journal men who have entered the service of their country. The two white stars are in meme.;- of Captain Meredith Gray ana Captain James S. Moore, Jr., Journal men, who rave their lives for our country in France. • How Germany Can Pay. ’•But how can Germany pay indemnities’” some onlookers ask. thinking of the colossal debt which the Huns themselves have incurred. The answer is that they must pay civilization before they pay themselves, must make restitution for the wealth they have stolen and wantonly destroyed before they collect their own claims as creditors of the Potsdam Government. Germany's war debt is held for the most part» by the German people, who have gone on heaping up the Kaiser's battle-chest and taking mort gages on the future “Why worry,” they thought, “over a bill which will be paid in full and with overflowing interest by the vanquished French and Britons and Americans —the Americans particularly?” Counting upon huge incomes from such sources as well as upon vast territorial gains, the Germans have waged the war on a minimum of taxation and a maximum of credit. Now that their hopes of mulcting billions from the nations they assailed are blasted, they are keenly concern ' ed over their Government's debt to them. But that can wait, and. as a matter of simple justice, must wait. It can be repudiated, deferred, whatnot. But first of all, accounts between Germany and those she has so brutally wronged must be squared. • With the domestic debt put aside, Germany can proceed to the settlement of her accounts with the Allies, as far as measureless wrongs can be reckoned in economic terms. The New York Journal of Commerce interestingly points out in this connection that inasmuch as a long period of rebuilding will be necessary to repair even a small part of the destruction the Huns have wrought, “an annual liquidation of the costs of the operation might be as effective a means of paying the debt as any that could be devised." Further: “German industry can be set at work to produce the materials, machinery and equip ment that will be needed in the process of re storing the district of northern France that has been laid waste as well as the shipping • to recreate the merchant marine that h.-~ been sacrificed to the “ruthless" type of warfare. Such an annual tax may be stated in terms -of money, but the actual settlement of it kmust come as a regular deduction from the output of German mines, forests and factor ies, from customs taxes or a tax upon trans portation until the debt has been made good.” The more concretely the payment of the tax connected with the tasks of restoration is made, the more effective and wholesome a lesson it will be for the German* people. When they understand that their labor and savings are going to repair the vast ravages which their militarism inflicted, they will come nearer grasping the significance of the war from the world's point of view; they will learn through practical expiation something of the cost of the Hohenzollern adventure; they will acquire a lively respect for the law of nations and a heart deep resentment against the; autocracy that led . them to defy the lightnings of the world's con science. Indications point to a real Thanksgiving in Europe as well as the United States. The President ’s Appeal. The people of Georgia may be depended upon to do their full part in support of the President's appeal for the return of a Democratic Congress in the November elections. Always loyal to the party of Jefferson and Wilson, the rank and file of this Commonwealth will be especially so at a time when that party has so epochal a mission to perform for the nation and for the world. Under Democratic leadership the American people are prosecuting their war against Prussianism with an efficiency unexampled in all the history of their great na tional undertakings. They cannot afford to alter or weaken that leadership at this critical juncture. It is “imperatively necessary." as the President urges, that there be unity of counsel and of control * in the tremendous tasks now before tha Govern ment. The Republican leaders in the present Con gress. while “unquestionably pro-war,” are never theless “anti-Auministration.” “At every turn since we entered the war,” President Wilson declares, "they have sought to take the choice of policy and the conduct of the war out of my hands and put under con trol of instrumentalities of their own choosing. This is no time either for divided counsel or for divided leadership. Unity of command is aacassaxv now in civil actions as it is upon rhe field of battle. If the control of the House and Senate shpuld be taken away from the par-, ty now in power, an opposing majority could assume control of legislation and oblige all ac tion to be tffken amid contest and obstruction." Perceiving the wisdom of those earnest words from the nation's Commander-in-Chief. the vot ers of Georgia will see to it in the forthcoming election that the Democratic nominees for the and for the Senate shall receive not only the safe majority, which is a matter of course, but an overwhelming majority that will proclaim as never before the State’s loyalty to Democracy and to the American cause. THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL 1 , ATLANTA, GA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1918. What Our First Army Is Doing. IF the progress of the Americans seems slow as compared with that of the Allies to the north, it should be observed that our forces are at tacking on a sector which is peculiarly important to the enemy's entire system of defense and where accordingly he is offering his maximum of resist ance. On what may be called, for lack of a more precise term, the Champagne and Meuse front, is staked Hindenburg's central hope of keeping his vital communications intact and escaping a deluge of disaster. In this region lies the key-point to the Luxemburg gateway and its appurtenant railroads. If those lines and positions soon fall to Allied con trol the Hun retreat will be in peril of becoming a rout or a wholesale surrender. “The fate of the Fatherland," reads a captured German order, ' may hang on the fighting north of Verdun.” Here, then, the enemy has massed his strong est available forces against the French Fourth and the American First armies.- Writing from the field of action, Edwin L. James, a correspondent of the New York Times, says: “Since Pershing's men launched their first attack in the mist of the morning of Septem ber the twenty-sixth, they have fought and put out some twenty German divisions, among whom are some oi the best in the German army, such as three of the five Guard divisions and the Twenty-Eighth, known as the Kaiser’s Own. ’Tn front of us now there are some eighteen more divisions, and others are being brought up day by day to confront us. I be lieve that fully one-sixth of the rifle strength of the whole German army has been thrown against the American First Army in the last week. We have met troops brought from Flanders, from Cambrai, St. Quentin and in fact from all parts of the German front. In front of the American First Army the lines are held in undiminished numbers, the Ger man command taking chances elsewhere in order to try to make sure that the Americans shall not break through." It appears, too, that there is an exceptionally formidable concentration of artillery against our forces, and machine guns well-nigh innumerable. “One must bear in mind,” the Times correspond ent remarks, “that the machine gun is the prime weapon for defense. This means that a certain number of men on defense with machine guns well placed, as the -Germans know how to place them, can hold back a much larger number of men who are equally good fighters. When one realizes that on some parts of our front these venomous lit tle weapons are placed one to a yard, one realizes what a severe task our soldiers have.” Frontal attacks being, as a rule, far too costly in such cir cumstances, our men are often under the necessity of flanking and surrounding enemy positions—a slow’ and tedious operation. It is not to be wondered, therefore, that the American advance has been less rapid and pro nounced than that scored in tl?e shining victories of the French, British and Belgians on the norther ly sectors. But our army’s work has been none the less important in its effect on the situation as a whole. By relentless pressure it has compelled Hin denburg to divert great masses of troops from other parts of the front and thus has made vulnerable points at which Foch could aim his masterly strokes. It has succeeded, moreover, in inflicting heavy damage on the enemy’s ranks, forcing him to replace in less than a month some twenty divi sions which were so severely reduced or fatigued as to be incapable of withstanding further Ameri can blows. This of itself is a weighty contribution to the Allies’ campaign, a prime purpose of which is to wear down and eventually destroy the Ger man military machine. Nothing, indeed, that the American forces in France yet have accomplished compares in difficulty and in fundamental results with what the First Army is now accomplishing with iron tenacity north of Verdun. Apostles of revenge need not worry. We’ll have our hands on Germany’s throat while we are making peace. 1 Utilizing Industries For War A striking and seasonable story is told by the Manufacturers’ Record of two industrial concerns, each in a southern city. Shortly after the out break -of the European war both were offered con tracts for some twelve million dollars’ worth of munitions. Both were strongly financed, well equipped and easily capable of such readjustment as the new’ line of production required. One con cern, how-ever, declined the offer with scant con sideration, saying that it could see no wisdom in disorganizing its business to take up even so re markable an opportunity as that presented. The other concern grasped the proffered contract eagerly and, after necessary preparation, began turning out the orders. Today it employs twenty thousand persons at high w’ages, is steadily in creasing its forces, steadily adding to the prosper ity of its community as well as of itself, and is playing a notable part in the winning of the war. The other concern stands just about where it did four years ago, when its payrolls and profits and general importance were approximately the same as its progressive contemporary’s. The moral of the story is more than ever im pressive now that our own nation is deep into the war, straining every sinew to produce victory-win ning materials and implements. It is not argued, of course, that industrial plants promiscuously should be diverted from their established uses to war production without regard to public needs and business security; nor does the government con template such thoughtless procedure, though it certainly will press into commission any plants it may need. But as’ a matter both of enlightened self-interest and of practical patriotism, southern industrial concerns that are adapted or adaptable to jvslr service should be prompt to volunteer. Ob serving that the south has been rather slow in this rar.tter, the Manufacturers’ Record says: While eastern and western manufacturers had sufficient vision to see what war orders meant and received the hearty co-operation of local financiers in carying out such contracts, the south, with a few exceptions, held aloof, and neither its manufacturers nor its finan ciers grabbed at the opportunity. Thus, the north and the west have been pushed s’head in dustrially and financially at ai> enormous rate almost beyond the comprehension of anyone rot in constant touch with w’hat these sections are doing. • • This is illustrated in another case in Balti more where a manufacturing plant two years ago had on its payroll 1,100 men. and which now has on its payroll 10,400 men. As one tra els from Baltimore through Delaware and Jersey on to New England, and from Phila delphia or New York out to Chicago, he can out be amazed at the tremendous expansion of industrial interests during the last two or ree years. Th< south is doing some great things, but it was slow to see the limitless op portunity, and its financiers and its manufac turers were not as alert as they should have been. The War Industries Board, w’ith its twelve regiona’ branches, for one of which Atlanta is headquarters, is particularly interested just now in mustering latent resources into the great tasks with which it is concerned and in converting into full-sinewed producers those plants which for any reason have been curtailed in their output or which are engaged upon non-essential lines. Herein lie opportunities of the richest promise. The govern ment, it should be borne in mind, is eager to utilize every available industry. If it orders curtailment in some fields of manufacturing, it stands ready to use for urgent needs virtually every plant thus involved. Whether peace be near or far, war work must continue for a long time to come. There is no occasion for anxiety for the future, nor any excuse for slacking now. The World-Cry Jor Food. Despite the bounty of America s wheat crop, there will be serious food problems this winter, and indeed for years to come. Authorities say that even in the best of seasons the world is not more than sixty days ahead of famine between harvests, and "in consequence of the drawing of men from the usual occupations of food producing, large areas of Europe today are facing starvation.” They declare, moreover, that for at least a decade after peace is restored "the productivity of the United States will be called on to help rehabilitate the Allies and the millions of persons being exploited by Germany.” These conditions present to our country, partic ularly to the South, a great opportunity and a great obligation. They guarantee for long years to come ample and enriching markets for all the food crops and food animals the farmer will raise. He need ha,ye no anxiety concerning overproduction. There will be a demand, a pressing demand, for every bushel of grain and every pound of meat that the next ten harvestides can bring forth. Much depends, of course, on distribution facilities; if the producer cannot get his commodities to market, the world wide demand will profit him nothing. But the Government itself, as well as the best brains of pri vate enterprise, will look after.this particular prob lem; America’s transport service, both domestic and foreign, will be incomparably improved byway of response to- war needs. Southern farmers, there fore, have every incentive to go confidently forward in the development of their food producing re sources. That is the plain way of prosperity and progress. It is the way also of duty. The immediate obli gation, of course, is to supply the needs of our army and fleet and the scarcely less important needs of our Allies. Should these be neglected, the war would be lost. But beyond this stressful war period lies an indefinite future of grinr necessities. It is conservatively reckoned that deaths from starvation this winter will exceed those on the field of battle. Such is Europe’s pitiable impoverish ment. Such is the terrible gap between the Old World’s food supply and demand, a gap which only the slow, fruitful years can entirely fill. Does not fortunate America owe it to humanity to apply her utmost thrift to food-saving, and her utmost energy and skill to food production? As yet we have barely begun the scientific ex ploitation of our resources. The progress which Georgia has made in diversified and efficient farm ing in recent years, wonderful though it is,, merely points the way to what can be done; and the acre age now under cultivation is a slim tithe of that which can be made to blossom and bear. We can not do better either for our own interests or for humanity's than to hasten the development of the goodly resources. Germany is very willing to give up when there isn’t much left to be given up. The allies should also see to it that after the kaiser goes none of his spoils go with him. More Power for the Fleet. Secretary Daniels’ request for some six hundred million dollars with which to add one hundred and fifty ships to the fleet will meet the earnest ap proval both of Congress and of the country. Sea power has proved as decisive in this war as in 'any other, notwithstanding the fact that the greatest battles thus far have been fought on land. Those battles would have been quite different in character and consequence if German instead of Allied ships had ruled the waves. How tragically different, indeed, would have been the entire course of events and the common fortunes of the world! The supremacy of the British fleet in those fateful hours of the summer of . 1914 meant that the-Allies would have time and protection to gird themselves against the Hun's precipitate at tack. It meant, moreover, that the commerce of America and of other nations then neutral could move in comparative freedom and security. It meant that on the great ocean highways the globe around law and civilization would reign, sharply challeneged, it is true, by U-boat piracy, but never yielding. Every British soldier landed in France, every Allied soldier landed in the East, every American soldier of the more than tw’o million now across the Atlantic bears witness to the incalulable importance of sea power. From the day the United States entered the war its navy has played a fundamentally effective part in defeating the enemy’s submarine campaign, in convoying the hundreds of transports and sup ply ships, and in reinforcing the Allied fleets at strategic points. To maintain and strengthen this great arm of our defense, on which depends all else that we undertake, should be our proud and ever-vigilant concern. The unseasonably warm weather at least has this advantage. It keeps down a seasonable coal bill. FALSE GODS By H. Addington Bruce. MONEY, Place and Power are gods to which innumerable people bow in adoration. Thby are the falsest of false gods, and their fa vors bring in the end only bitterness of heart to those who most ardently strive for them. Money, Place and Power are gods that have ruined whole nations. They are the gods to which, as the nineteenth century grew old, Germany gave herself. How stands it with Germany today? Nay, how has it stood with Germany ever since she definitely separated from Truth, Honor and Ideality and gave herself to . the false gods of Money, Place and Power? Hark to the lament of one clear-seeing German, as his epuntrymen ar rogantly marched forth to win the mastery of the world: “Where, then, is the great idea, the broad pro gram, the illumination of the future which Ger many represents and which justifies her leader ship? “We work hard and methodically; we have become prosperous and ambitious. But have our advances and achievements in other fields kept step therewith? “Were we not, in the time of our greatest po litical disunion and economic poverty, a more sig nificant factor in the culture of the world and in the development of human thought than we are today? "The outside world has found Germans brutal when they pursued politics; hard-hearted, when they were masters; awkward and unpolished wher ever they appeared; cowardly, when it came to in dividual convictions; not to be depended upon when they should stand fast; servile, when they wished to learn; unjust, when they passed judg ments on anything foreign. “They are considered pests, and the richest and most high-placed among them excite the great est aversion.” Thus Wilhelm Muehlon. in his sensational book, “The Vandal of Europe.” an indictment of Germany and the Germans as scathing as any a foreigner could pen. When he poured out his sorrow and his fore bodings, he stood a solitary figure in war-lusting Germany. Today there are doubtless many other Germans seeing eye to eye with Muehlon, and bit terly regretting the moment when Germany let Money, Place and Power become her guiding gods. As Germany has fallen so will every nation fall that puts its faith in these terrible divinities. Desolation will likewise come to every man and woman who individually worships them. They chill the heart to all sublime aspirations. They blind the eye to goodness, beauty and truth. They dull the ear to'all noble promptings. All who take as their gods Money, Place and Power go gropingly through life, mere images of humankind. The mind in them ossifies, the soul shrivels. There arc no gods so appallingly delusive as these three gods. Pray that you be kept secure from their blandishments. Pray no less earnestly that your nation never give allegiance to them. (Copyright, 1918, by The Associated Newspapers.) GIRLS IN UNIFORM—By Frederic J. Haskin WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 25. —This is the first war in which women, other than nurs es, have worn uniforms. So far, the effect is anything but uniform. Fifty-seven varieties of women's uniforms, representing every “service able” shade and cut, can be counted by a careful observer at any busy street corner. To explain the exact points wherein each differs from the others would overtax any masculine mind, but according to the woman, the uniform she is wearing is en tirely different from that of any other organiza tion and decidedly the most stylish and suitable of the collection. « « • A month after the United States entered the war, twenty official women’s uniforms were cata logued, and the number has increased so rapidly that even those who mastered the mysteries of army and navy insignia long since have given up the idea of identifying the women’s w’ar togs. « • « Nearly every feminine war service organization has adopted a uniform, not merely to promote esprit de corps, but because practical dress was a necessity. If women are to drive and repair au tomobiles, make shells, manage canteens near the front, and bale hay, they must be dressed prop erly. The workers themselves at once realized this. • * • In factories, the accepted uniform for the wom en workers —if it is a uniform—consists of a blouse and overalls, with a cap and goggles, if necessary. Fly away hair, fluttering ribbons and frills are barred as a precaution against accidents. On the farm, overalls and blue blouse are accom panied by a big straw hat instead of the factory cap. Stray curls and bows do not assume great im portance here, and the farmerette can make her self as attractive as she likes for the edification of a chance hired man. • * • Women have always balked at the idea of wearing unbecoming clothes, or the same type of clothing on all occasions. In planning utility uni forms for war service there has been lengthy ar gument by blond war w’orkers, explaining why khaki is an “awful shade.” It is an interesting fact that young ladies given a chance to choose from several uniform moflels invariably considered be comingness an important factor and wearing qual ities less vital. How’ever, the committees who have evolved the majority of women’s uniforms have unfeelingly insisted on colors that do not show dirt, ankle length skirts, tailored waists, and other businesslike items. • • 4 Most of the dresses of canteen workers, motor drivers and office workers are modeled after army and navy designs. Good and bad points of army and navy uniforms have become matters for seri ous consideration by women on uniform-selecting committees. The soldier who became embarrassed because a young lady stared at him in the street car was needlessly concerned, for th£ critic was only studying the set of his collar and counting the buttons on his coat. • • * Need for uniforms by war workers in the field is apparent; but regarding standardized dress for clerical forces engaged in war service, there are varying opinions. Girl yeomen in both navy and marines are con sidered a part of the force and wear uniforms es pecially designed for them. The dress of the Discount is the amount taken off your bill for prompt payment. It is based on the fact that money works. When you do not pay what you owe, you are getting inter est on the money, and your creditor is losing it. Hence he is willing to pay you something if you will remit quickly. Discount is in use all down the line of business —almost. The manufacturer of a stove, for in stance, pays discount to the jobber or wholesaler, the jobber gives discount to the retail store, but here the line breaks, for the retailer gives no dis count to Mrs. O’Grady who buys the stove and cooks with it. An enterprising company has been formed to stop this gap; in other words, to give the ultimate consumer also a discount. For this purpose the system aims to secure the co-operation of four parties, the storekeeper, the savings bank, the customer, and the company that engineers the project. The storekeeper goes to the bank and buys a quantity of aluminum checks, of denomiations rang ing from half a cent to a dollar. When the customer buys a broom or a hat the storekeeper says, “If you wish to pay cash for this and take it along with you we give you a discount of 10 cents." With a little extra inconvenience the customer sees an easy way to make a dime. He pays cash and carries away his parcel, putting in his pocket the little metal check worth 10 cents. When he gets a small collection of these checks he takes them to the savings bank and opens an account. Thus the customer is helped to save, the store keeper is advantaged by getting his money in cash I MIGHT feel ashamed of myself if the red squir rel were not such an arrant tease on his own account. And he brought it on himself, for 1 meant nothing but kindness at ‘the start. It has been such blustery weather, so cold at night, and so generally depressing to the feelings of squirrels, I planned a small feast for them. Incidentally I hoped to discover just how many of this spring's population still remain. I fear there have been serious depredations by the owl. So I husked and cracked a goodly number of butternuts and left them at the lee side of chicka ree's favorite willow tree. For a squirrel will eat anything he cannot store away if he dies for it. Four of them were busy within half an hour, not very peaceably, however. I have seen just such table manners in spoiled children. One tried to hold the pile and the rest snatched from him and from each other, and they all shouted and scolded at a great rate. Presently, above the gusts of temper, 1 heard a shrill cry of pain. And the greediest rascal limped out on a branch, giving heartrending wails at every step. The othdt three forgot their differences and began holding an excited council «f war; an enemy was in their midst —an enemy none of them wanted to grapple with, a large spotted flicker with brist ling black mustache and an aggressive beak. With a deft stroke he scattered the pile and fell to picking out broken fragments of meats. Then, feeling, perhaps, that the squirrels were growing momentarily more desperate, he took a nut over to the next tree, where he might give it his undivided attention. Here he turned it over and over, inves tigating my method of splitting a shell and evi dently a bit contemptuous; it was not the way he would havd done it himself —that much was clear even to me. I revenged myself by shying stones at him when he wished to return. He can forage well enough for himself, and leave my sneered-at bounty for those who appreciate it. By now even the injured one was back, eating away like mad. But his nerves were unstrung. He was constantly raising his head and shouting that irritable anger, even between mouthfuls. I listened until my own nerves were fairly on edge and I had each cadence by heart. Then I walked back in the house and got a mandolin. It took very little prac tice to do a fair imitaion with a nail file on the wrong side of the bridge. I only loosened the string a little to find the proper tone. “Ching, churr-rr-rr, chuck, chuck!” he went. And I drew the churring note tfith the file until he danced with envy. No living squirrel ever held his tfreath that long. Where was he? All four of them DISCOUNT—By Dr. Frank Crane TEASING —By John Breck marinettes, as the girl clerks of the marines are I sometimes called, is a feminized version of the | marine uniform, with overseas cap and tailored 1 jacket. r When on duty the marinette wears the uniform at all times as per orders from headquar- : ters, but when off duty she is exempted from the ruling that all fighting forces shall wear the uni- ■' form at all times in time of war. • • • Clerks of the war department have only re- •' cently become interested in uniforms. “Swivel chair officers wear uniforms,” say the girls. “We ; are told that w r e are really helping to win the wgj, so why shouldn’t we have a uniform?” This form proposition has been placed before the young women employed in the war department branches ' and it is found that the majority are in favor of ' wearing a uniform. Several models were selected [ and displayed on pretty young clerks before the ' general staff and a committee of war department ■ girls. The girls quickly picked out a silver brown ; suit with bronze buttons and a soft, helmet-shaped i hat, but the general staff withheld opinion as to the advisability of any uniform. It now rests with the staff whether the war department girls will i appear in the dress they have chosen. Even if the J verdict is favorable, it is doubtful if an edict will put the entire feminine staff of the war depart ment into uniform. The tentative plan is to per mit the wearing of uniform as a sort of merit ' badge by girls who have been in service for acer- ! tain length of time and whose work has been sat- ‘ isfactory. • * • From the girls’ point of view, a uniform is an advantage to an office worker, because it identi fies her as in war service. Then, too, it has a de cided effect upon the wearer herself. As one girl' in uniform puts it, “war work seems more im-: portant when you wear a uniform?’ • ♦ ♦ Women are willing and eager to wear a uni form for the same reason that a man wishes to wear one. It is a badge of service—in this case, > of service to the country. Women are wearing uniforms in order to render the most efficient war service, but this does not indicate that they will continue to wear standardized dress when the I pressing need for it is over. * * • In time of peace, uniforms are associated• largely with’conductors, bell boys and maids. Now and again a radical supporter of dress reform In cites publicity and humorous comment by advo- ■; eating that civilized woman wear a standardized dress, usually a Greeklike creation of flowing; drapery, or modified man’s apparel with skirt ; substituted for trousers. Sometimes the new dress i is adopted by some organization, which resolves ( to convert the rest of the feminine world to Greek • house dresses or riding habits, as the case may | be. But when time elapses and the feminine w’orld , remains unconverted, the uplift society goes back ■ to frills and style and tackles some other problem i of humanity. ■*. * • • This has been the history of every suggested 1 standardized dress for women. A few’ hundred world reformers are enthusiastic, but the 44,999,-' 000 or more other women of the country remain sere,nely uninterested and continue to follow the latest styles. Even in war time, the powers that decree uniforms for women workers avoid trouble by conceding that off duty the uniform may be■ replaced by civilian dress. and in not having to make a delivery, and the bank has another savings account. It is a good scheme and I wish it well. There is no reason why the ultimate consumer should not get his profit frpm prompt pay, as well as the jobber. It would encourage saving. Banks would extend ’ their usefulness. Thrift would be promoted. The discount would not be given in a form for spending, but only for saving. Many attempts have been made to remedy the expense of credit accounts. There are stores that sell for cash only, and others that require a deposit i account. But human nature is human nature. Peo ple will go on buying for credit, because it is easier and just as cheap as paying cash. But if it be made to one’s profit to pay down be will be inclined to pay down. Discount in the aggregate is an enormous factor. A Chicago merchant told me he would rather have the discounts on State street than to own any store on that great retail thoroughfare. The president of a railway and steamship line recently reported $68,- 000 a month savings in his purchases by being able to pay promptly. Any plan to reduce deliveries would also elimi nate vast waste. According to a published state ment Secretary of Commerce Redfield claimed that “wasteful methods in store deliveries cost the -na tion $2,000,000,000 a year.’’ It is the consumer who eventually pays all the discounts of the men higher up. And the logical remedy for the present leakage in profits is to give the consumer a discount. It is only through interesting the consumer that the cash and carry idea can be made to work gen erally. (Copyright, 1918, by Frank Crane.) dropped their nuts and faced about, twitching their tails until their little hind feet were in a mad dance against the willow bark. They answered back. The more I played the madder they got, and the madder tljey got the louder I played—we made'a marvellous quintet, with string accompaniment. And the flicker spread his yellow-lined wings above us yelling “Kiyee!” like any wild Indian with his warpaint on—which he certainly had, gay bird that he is. Os course the dogs came running. Old Charmer lifted up her voice in her best “Hail to the Moon light strain, while the pups said “Yip yow-w-w-w” or merely “Er-r-r-r,” humming, as it were, to the tune we played. That was too much for my singers. They bounced off along the nearest aerial route to wood land peace and sanity. But with every leap they jerked out a defiant “Ching! Chuck.’’ Which was undoubtedly the awfulest thing they could think of to say. * • QUIPS AND ,QUIDDI»TIES Pat Maloney had come to take a job at a little junction railway. The official interviewing him showed him two flags, a green one and a red one. “Now,” said he, “when you want the train to start, wave teh green flag, and whenever you want a train to stop, wave the red one just like this.” “Here, says Pat, “keep your job. 1 never could wave another flag when I’d have a green one handy.” „ -' ' I "Jones has an awful habit of pulling out his watch when any one talks to him. “When they lived at Sandville Mrs. Jones used *to drive him mad with shopping instructions every morning iust before the 6:43 accommodation pulled out/’ —Puck. Sammy Smart was learning to ride the bilse.- After a few unsuccessful attempts (and a bruise or two) he managed to wabble along fairly well. •The other evening he went for a spin through the town and got along all right till he came td a very steep hill with a very sharp turn at the bottom. Sammy lost control of his machine and away he flew. At the foot of the hill he banged right into a news agent’s shop and landed with a thump on the counter. “Give me the Shamrock, miss,” he gasped to the, astonished girl. “I’m in a hurry.” J u , 1.