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The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Maryland's New Form of
EXtOrtiOn
Automobile Authorities Take Mothers
En- Route See Sons Camp Mesde.

For and stupidity the people of the District
of Columbia must designate the Maryland automobile
hortes the truest exponents especially those auho
ties who fingered in the vicinity of Laurel yesterday and
took away fines ranging from $40 to $50 from fathers and
mothers who went to visit their at Camp Meade.
It's difficult enough to ride the sandy and rough
roads to the camp to get glimpse of boy who has been
drafted but it is exasperang to find magistrates and road
inspectors lacking to arrest army of
fcers fastening to camp and to impose fines because
of the two license plates required by Maryland had drop
ped off route because moorist claimed, the
speedometer varied exactly two miles from that of the
chine which sneaked alongside to detect possible offender
One claimed, indeed, that attached to the
office of commissioner of motor vehicles in Baltimore
tuay egged motorists to exceed the speed limit by ap
pearng in low racing and whenever anyone attempted
to pass his car the increased his speed thus causing
the innocent motorst to somewhat beyond the limit in
order to get out of the congestion As motos fell
into the trap he was promptly arrested
The Maryland authorities ought to investigate this
don not only because of the injustice of such tactics to
the motorists but because leaves the impression that the
In question somehow reaps the benefit of the number
of arrests to his record each day.
Feeling between Maryland and the District of Columbia
has been bitter about automobile licenses for time but
if the Maryland authorities going to try to extor money
every Sunday from people who i'll afford to pay fines
repeatedly because of technical irregularities such the
dropping of license plate exceeding the speed limit by
mile two in order to pass traffic. then redress must be
sought in Congress.
Reckless driving should be prohibited, but Senators
and Representatives from Maryland surely do not wish to
have it said that automobile authorities of their State
of drafted troops and army officers pay the salaries
missions of overzeaous road inspectors 1t is situation
that should have the earnest consideration of the governor
of Maryland or the Maryland Council of Defense.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
All Very Well, But How Would You Like
to Have Frank NOyes, of the
Star, For a Competitor!
Continued From First Column.)


home after he had his Koran ready for SALE to spend
days crying out to his followers: Ths way, please,
have an Improvement on the Koran"
But that would have been sane reasonable conservative
business enterprise compared with camping outside the tent
of Frank Noyess Washington Star crying out This way
please write better editorials with left hand than
Frank Noyes write with both hands put together
We print such letters those above without believing
them be deserved and in spite Of the fact that they shock
modesy because need outside help to believe that
it is possible to make headway against that dominating
NoyesStar Noyes! Yes Star! Yes. But both together
tough combination.
Shall we in the end like Brother Job find ourselves
journalsticay speaking with fourteen thousand sheep
and six thousand cames and thousand yoke Of and
a thousand she asses
Perhaps So we hope So And IF so we shall it
to friends such those quoted here.
Meanwhile have read Job backward and forward
year after year, for nothing Bos could not HIM
Noyes shall U.S. and for his STAR say it.
How long will ye my soul and break me in pieces
with words Keep your eye The Times Sunday and daily
circulation and learn that the Star in heaven and the
greatest Noyes earth be with loving patti
ence-pus news features, good comic page and
sional readable editorial
The circulation of The TIMES is strong healthy and
GROWING. Times advertising to newspaper the as
coal to ship, is GROWING.
Washington generous in praise, and above all life in
Washington, Mr. Stack points out is Life in the
interesting city in America
Here shall sit like the ancient shepherd the plain
watching that Star glad enjoy its light while
it shines with full brightness much obliged it, if it will
shine little less brightly
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
The Question of Manners
Vital in the Business World

All three episodes set me to
thinking, and the result of the re-
Election was encouraging.
Evidently, in the business world
today, the question of manner is
more important than ever before.
Evidently, manner is now given
its proper place in the workers
claims to recognition.
Evidently, that being the case,
we shall have better and better
manners in the business world
and higher standard of manners
will also be demanded elsewhere,
to the benefit of workers and their
work.
For these men and women
whose conversations / have quoted
were not thinking of surface man.
ners, of those rules of etiquette
which tell one when to rise and
when to be seated and which fork
to use.
They were not considering social
polish or the lack of it.
They were considering the
CHARACTER of their subjects
the basic personalities betrayed by
the manners of the persons they
were discussing.
For the question of manner, or
manners" goes far deeper than
many realize. Manners, good or
bad, betray the hearts and the
souls of their possessors.
Often, by a word, even by a
glance, a man, Cutwardly all that
he should be, betrays to the see
ing eye the fact that he is not
sound at the core.
The possession of good manners
will not save him from this reve-
lation. Good manners may mean
much, or tnev may mean nothing.
Some excessively polite persons
have atrocious manners. Others,
with no manners" at all, certain
ly with no knowledge of social
rules, are so invariably kind and
considerate that all who know
them love them.
The rudest man l know has per-
tsct surface mannr-s. It would be
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
(nCo 01,oI.c Let Your Work Speak
OIGOO OICIC = for TfRoIf

by Istenauoa Nsvsse
Some talented
for them artificial their ability ana
measure of
You perhaps are not fortunate
You feel that conviction
worth to those whom n q way.
You contemplate putting big deal and you want vou,
name to spell wherever mentioned
Well, Dragging do
you were better than you would not
have to word do not brag
However 20 around like cov ,,.
board ace
There happy medium Of selfrepect which
permissible and Others with vouy
capacity.
Confidence in yourself the man you ar,
After for position
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

u 1DING downtown this morn
N ing l overheard a CONVEX
sation between two men
They were speaking of a third
man.
Zones might fill the job" said
one. Hes clever enough. What
sort of a chap is he, personally?
The other answered without hes
itation.
"a bounder," he said briskly.
"Beastly manners"
"Then he's out of it A" said the
first speaker. "How about Rog-
ers?"
The qualifications of the second
man were taken up. Both speak
ers were through with Jones.
They had classified and shelved
him.
The episode reminded me of a
conversation held during a COM
mittee meeting | attended the
other day.
The committee needed a new
office assistant, and the qualifca-
tions of different candidates were
under consideration. In the mat
ter of ability and references one
candidate seemingly stood far
above the rest.
"What sort of a girl is she2"
asked the chairman Of the commit
tee.
The only woman who had met
the girl hesitated.
"Why," she admitted at last,
cher manners are not very good.
She's brusque-almost rude"
"Then she's impossible" de-
clared the chairman. This posi-
tion calls for a woman with kind
ness and tact"
The candidates name was
dropped, and a less expert worker
was given the position.
The memory of that episode re-
called still a third, in which the
president of a great firm was
speaking to me about a man we
both knew.
1--WE had an opening here last
year." said the president. at was
a fine one, and | wanted to offer it
to him. He could have filled it
perfectly, for he's a splendid
worker. But l couldn't even sug-
gest his name to our board of di-
rectors. His manners are too
AtzOci0uS I SUPPOSE" the uTsSi-
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
By Eliz a b til Jorda an.

impossible for him to remain
seated in the presence of a lady,
unless she, too, were seated. Meet
ing her on a cold day he would un-
doubtedly stand with his hat in his
hand while he spoke to her.
But before he parted from her
he would certainly say something
that cut and stung. For this man
prides himself on saying things no
one else would dare to say-sar-
castle, bitter, personal things,
thinly cloaked by humor.
81 see you are still obstructing
traffic." was his pleasant greeting
to a plump woman who he knew
was very sensitive as to her in
creasing plumpness.
No amount of surface "man-
ners" can make such a man appear
a gentleman. With every edged
speech that drops from his bitter
tongue he proves himself what
he is. Day by day his friends are
falling away from him. 1t is to
such as he is that big men hesi-
tate to offer big positions.
In a way equally eloquent and
convincing a man with no surface
manners" at all, or with ap-
pallingly bad ones, will often show
himself for what he is.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
The Big-Hearted Man
In the All-Night Train

Once, while was making an
all-night journey in Germany, a
man entered the compartment in
which my friend and l were sit
ting. 1t was late at night, and he
at once ~roceeded to make him
self comfortable.
He utterly ignored out existence.
He took off his coat. He took off
his collar. He seemed about to
take off his shoes, but thought
better of it.
Then he stretched himself out
on the opposite seat, filling the
space intended for three persons,
and went to sleep, snoring loudly.
An hour later a woman and two
little children entered the COM
partment. One child was a baby
of two. The other was between
three and four.
1t was plain that the three had
already made a long Journey and
and that they ware in the last
The Washington times., 1917-09-24


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September Il, 1917.
Mr.. Arthur Brisbane
g.. Care Of Washington Times,
Washington, D. o.
Ny dear Mr. Brisbane:
The management of my Columbia Theatre in Washing
Ton has just reported to the extraordinary results of the
full page advertisement of Mary Pcord published in the
Washington Times" Three thousand in three days were
turned away from the theatre which packed every
performance Inever had any doubt that newspaper edited
you would prove be the best possible medium for high
class advertising congratulate you this wonderful dem
0nson Of the advertising in your paper in the Of
these Mary Picford performances. Yours very tuly,
80 e.. MARCUS L0EW.
NIL
Address All Communications to the Company Signed.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

stages of exhaustion. The two
children cried without ceasing.
The mother, worn out, was un-
able to quiet them.
My friend and l took a hand
with the children. We seated
them in our laps and showed them
our watches and the bright con-
tents of our travelling bags. They
were beyond any such slight diver
sions. They yelled their little
heads off.
The collarless man, who had
been aroused by their entrance
and had languidly moved into a
corner of the seat to make room
for them, turned to the mother.
"Give them to me-" he said.
His manner with them was Won
derfully gentle and understanding.
He knew exactly what to do. In
half an hour he had them both
asleep. Throughout the long night,
fearing to awaken them, he sat
with the baby in his arms, the
other child's head resting against
his shoulder.
81 have children of my OWL" he
explained, when we congratulated
him. 1t was quite clear that his
children had an unusual father.
Whole Question of Manners
Summed Up in Two Words
If that man had possessed
manner to match his big heart he
woulC have been a Chesterfield.
If the man of the rapier tongue,
to whom l referred above, had
body to match his heart, he might
look like a malicious monkey.
Tie ideal combination, Of course,
and the thing for which we should
all strive, IS the understanding
heart and the gentle manner-the
manner whose basis is considera-
tion for others.
Polish and '-0wledOe o. social
rules are ad lirable things. Let
US have them if we can. But in
any case let us cultivate the un-
derstanding heart. That is what
the world needs and increasingly
d,mands. Without it we can make
but little progress. With it We
cannot go far wrong.
For all the rules in all the books
of etiquette can be put into Just
two words: BE KIND.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
All Very Well, But How Would
YOuLiketO Have FrankNOyes
of the Star, For a Competitor?

He Saith to the Wasngtonian "Read and He Readeth And
the Dweer in Secret Places Subscribe and He Subcrbeh
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

We receive frendlytoo friendly and thoroughly unde
gervedters from readers and citizens of all knds-not
excepting that important citizen who places advertising and
makes possible for newspaper to exist and do its work
For instance this from NJ Cresap vice president
Of the big national firm of Hart Schafner and Marx
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
This Person Controls Thirty
Theatrical Corporations s-And
He and Providence Only Know
How Many Theaters

He Seems to Think That the Readers of The TIMES Are
Good Family to Reach Through Advertising.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

STACK ADVERTISING AGENCY,
1900 Heyworth Building,
i Chicago.
Sept II, 1917.
Mr.. Arthur Brisbane, care Times,
Washington. D. C.
Ny Dear Arthur Brisbane:
I read in the papers that you
bought The Washington Times. l
always knew you had brains, with
. perfect thinker, and you sure
have planned the most delightful
future. for yourself imag1nabIe-
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

Washington-the most interesting
city in America-and The Times.
You will have practically all the.
circulation in Washington eventu-
ally. The people are interested in
what you think, and the United
States can congratulate itself upon
one man who has ability and the
courage to give expression to
thoughts which are instructive and
worth while. Sincerely and cor
daily,
J. LANGFORD STACK.
JLS-LB
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

Stack Of Chicago wonderfully prosperous although
We have him playing polo jumping horses fences
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

HART SCHAFFNER & MARX,
Chicago. New York.
Executive once.
Chicago. Sept II, 1917.
Dear Mr.. Brisbane:
1 want to congratulate you most
warmly on your success with The
Washington Times; in fact, what
you are doing there was not alto
gether unknown to US. We have
been keeping our eye on you, and
We have no doubt that you are go
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

ing to accomplish even more than
you expect. 1t looks as IL Wash
ington had been waiting for you.
/ am sure that our dealer in
Washington will be very happy to
have our advertising in The Wash
ton Times.
Success to you. Yours truly,
HART SCHAFFNER & MARX.
NJ. CRESAP.
AK-MC.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

These real and loyal friends that call upon u.s. the
midst Of our work Of constructing newspaper They
not like Bdad the Shuhite sitting the ground seven days
and seven nights, saying nothing.
Such friends and their letters you toll and mo in
nsWpaper office from six in the morning as the
shadow Of great rock in a weary land"
. We appreciate these letters, like them and invite
thsm And would you gentle reader you had to COM
pee In the newspaper business with Frank Noyes of the
Washington Star
The circulation of The TIMES now is bigger than the
circulation Of the Chicago News for instance if you compare
the size Of Chicago and the size of Washington
But nothing is big compared with Frank Noyes and his
Star and their joint genius and accomplishment
We should have hated camp outside the tent of Ma
- (Continued IN LastC Coumn)
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Elizabeth Jordan Writes on Good Manners

n 1DING downtown this morn
N ing l overheard a CONVEX
sation between two men.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
This Week
Program Attractions at
Local Theaters.

Sunday.
Empress-Geraldine Farrar in
The Woman God Forgot.
Isis The Man From Montana.
Bijou--Hippodrom vaudeville.
Monday.
Empress Farrar in
The Woman God Forgot.
lsis-O. Henry stories.
Alcazar-Mixed program.
Tuesday.
Empress-Geraldine Farrar in
The Woman God Forgot.
Isis-Falcon feature.
Bijou-Sirens of the Sea.
Alcazar-Mixed program.
Wednesday.
Empress--Harold Lockwood In
Under Handicap.
lsis-World program.
Bijou-Sirens of the Sea.
Alcazar-The Land O. Lizards.
Thursday.
Empress-Harold Lockwood in
Under Handicap.
1sis-Carmel Myers in The Lash
of Power.
Observation-Disclosures vaudeville.
Alcazar-The Land O Lizards.
Friday.
Empress-Pauline Frederick in
The Hungry Heart.
lsis-Gray Ghost.
Aicazar-Tha Land o. Lizards.
Saturday.
Empress~-Pauline Frederick in
The Hungry Heart.
Isis-Comedy program.
Alcazar-Perils Of the Girl Re-
porter.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
MULLHALL STARS
ON own ACCOUNT
With Louise Lovely and Car
mel Myers at Bijou in
"Sirens of the Sea-"

Jack Mullhall. co. starred with Louise
Lovely and Carmel Myers in the six
act Jewel feature, "Sirens of the Sea"
which comes Tuesday and Wednesday
TO the Bijou theater, is a true product
of Little Old New York-brown- haired.
blue eyed, 24-years- old, of Irish par
entage, born within sound Of the
crowds of it's Great White Way, edu-
Gated at it's public schools ana At Co
lumbia university. He even had his
first experience of the stage In the old
town, with the West End Stock COM
Broadway, somewhere in the thirties,
and where he was in a fair way-to be-
come a matinee idol.
But pictures began to interest the
young chap, who has been an athlete
all his life. and is a swimmer, horse
man, oarsman, boxer and expert
fencer. When your greatest joys are
in the great outdoors, why elect ca
reer which must be followed within
four walls? When pictures begin t
call to a boy of this kind, che won,
never heed naught else" Into the
movies he plunged, with the old Bio,
graph. and remained until they shu,
up shop, when he went over to The
Universal forces.
That was last May, and he at one.
began to 'ppear in the support" o.
.arious omen stars, Ruth Stonehous,
| and Flora Parker DeHaven among
them. But Jack Is not the sort I,
. remain anybody's leading man 70
very long. He's apt to do the leading
himself. If there is any going on; ant
| when the powers that be discovered
that he was making a habit of run
ming away with the honors in q pic
ture, they decided to turn him over t
Raymond Wells, and let them do thei
worst together. Their worst is mos
remarkably good and presently W,
were reading on the front Of theaters
Jack Mullhall" in 1.-The Terror" o
in Mr.. Dolan of New York." instea,
of the derogatory, with Jack Null
hall' after somebody's else name S,
Jack is now a full Pledged star in hi
| own right, and his latest picture, Isl
rens of the Sea- gives him splendid
opportunity to display his talents.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30

Not Quite Down and Out.

Many man feels that he Is down
and out when as q matter of fact he
still has in him many years of good
service that can be brought out by
proper treatment. Stomach trouble
often makes one Respondent. It hits
him where he lives. saps his strength
and energy and makes him feel like
giving up. Give him a few doses Of
chamberlain's Tablets to improve his
digestion and invigorate his liver and
bowels. and in most cases recovery is
prompt and effectual.-Adv.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
FRENCH ACTRESS BUSY,

For "The Eternal Temptress," In
which she will appear as the Princess
cordelia Sanzio, Nine. Lima Cavalier,
will have powerful support. the cast
having been chosen with great care
and consisting of well-known screen
players. The role of Harry Althrop is
Interpreted by Elliott Dexter, well
known to Paramount patrons, while
Count Rudolph Frizl is portrayed by
Alan Hale. Among other prominent
actors who appear are Edward Field
ing, Mildred Conselman. Hallen Mos
tyn, James Laffey. Pierre de Matteis
and Peter Barber,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
And Then Mary Pickford
Accepted Doubtful Gift

Mary Pictford, the Aircraft star, is
a great lover of animals. A woman
whom she met learned of this and sent
Mary beautiful Pomeranian. Know
ing that she was not in financial cur
enmstances to give away such an ex-
penslVe present Mary demonstrated
with her and wanted to return the dog,
but was flabbergasted when the donor
said: ITO tell the truth, the dog cost
me very little. l put an ad in the
paper offering n reward for the re-
turn of an imaginary Pom and l Sc
iected the best one of about a dozen
which We're brought to me,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30

Black velvet is the most fashionable
fabric for millinery.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-30
Can Tell by Her Lips
the Words She Speaks

Elsie Ferguson, the latest convert to
motion pictures was noted for her per-
feet diction, and it has been noted
that in the films when she talks the
words are easily recognizable. Miss
ferguson says she used to stand in
front of a mirror and practice talking
for the cultivation of her voice, which
improved her enunciation.