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Show H THE QUESTIONING PUBLIC H The other day Secretary. McAdoo hand- ed out a little advice to the railroad.of f i-: i-: cials under government control, on the ' n matter of courtesy. Many other people who have met the inquiring public should take notice. .When you ask a legitimate question of some of 'these, it ia not un- common to receive a gruff and surly re-;'' re-;'' ply that does not really, answer the inters' inter-s' roation. The excuse commonly given is : that the public asks a lot of fool ques-' ' - tions. ;." To get through life successfully,, one H, v ' has to get .information. Some of the &' queries sound very silly. Marly people L do not ask all the questions they should. :. They are fearful of being rebuffed by ' grouchy officials. So they take wrong ; trains and cars, send baggage and par- H eels to the wrong places, and take wrong H4 directions themselves. Hr-' The man who stands in a railroad of- !' fice, posfoffice, bank or other public H. place all day, and answers all kinds of H" questions and keeps good natured, ren- Kv ers a is public service, He has Hx " smoothed out the way for a great many HjL N pepple. He .does well to remember that Br " most people are bewildered when they B''' do something out of the ordinary daily HA habit. Naturally they have misunder- standings thatjaome one must patiently Hp , straighten out. H'- v People who have questions to ask of Bf -- .public officials should on their side exer- PP .else common sense. Many people will ask B a lot of things that they could themselves pfi' just as well find out in some time table Hp; or directory. Hjb; .. It is a common sight at information K'f offices to see a long line of prespiring &''' -and fidgety people, all waiting to get an fV' answer to some simple query, while one B persistent questioner takes everyone's p . time by a minute inquiry into a lot of de- K'k .tails that one could get without assist-ft assist-ft -race. .. . . at'iiJiiiill at" . ft m " |