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The Washington times., 1917-12-13

with the imaginative writer. | re-
member a magazine story which |
read some years ago of two men
who were shipwrecked on a desert
island. One had been a financial
success, the head of a great cor
Poratlon; the other, as he bitterly
declared, his industrial slave"
Arriving on the island, however,
their positions are reversed.
The subordinate by a ruse OBJ
tains possession of all the weapons
and supplies which they have saved
from the wreck and during sleep
ties up his former employer, refus-
ing to release him unless the latter
agrees to work for him under con-
ditions of virtual slavery. The
corporation chief. compelled to as
sent or starve, enters into the
agreement and faithfully keeps it
for year. But by the end of that
time, through the exercise of those
characteristics and talents which
had previously advanced him and
through the lack of these same
qualities in the other man. there
was a second shift in their relative
positions. The moral is that a spe-
cial aptitude will always express
itself under any conditions.
1t is a sort of doctrine of "pre-
destination" as applied to tempo
raj affairs. We all have our differ
emit bents, and the only way we
can achieve success is by follow
ing those bents and trusting to
them. The man on the desert
island who usurped the authority
was not born executive. His tai
ents lay in a different direction.
We are not forced like cattle in
the stock yards to follow certain
set runways, but are free to roam
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the range. If we go slam into a
barbed wire fence or get ourselves
begged in the mire, that is largely
due to our own needless blunder-
ing. 1t is silly to blame 1t on
destiny.
II is idle to attempt to sidestep
or run away from anything. The
thing you have fled from will be
the first one to greet you on the
new ground. You have about as
much chance as Little Daffydown-
dilly in HawthOrne'S fable had of
escaping old SchoOlmaster Toll,
for it will be- remembered that
everywhere Daffydowndilly went
he discovered Toll in one shape or
another, and when at last he re-
turned in desperation to the school
house he found that the companion
with whom he had been through
out his wanderin0s and whom he
had supposed a fellow-truant was
none other than Toll himself, and
in his very grimmest guise.
If your lot seems bitter, then,
and your destiny hard, just look
over your own little garden patch
and you'll probably discover what
overshadowing weeds have prevent
ed your flowers from blooming. II
YOU can't discover them yourself,
there are always plenty Of kind
friends close at hand who will take
pleasure in pointing out their ex-
act location and irving you the full
botanical details.
Then there is only one thing to
do. Weed the garden thoroughly.
II isn't easy. Very few worth
while things are easy. But it is
certainly possible, and there you'll
, have the ground all prepared and
ready for your second chance"
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Concerning the Prohibition G.
tiOnal Amendment.
COnstitu-
Continued from First Column. }

Continued from First Column.)
words permitting only the brewing Of temperance drink
that viii contain than THIRTY PARTS of pure water
ONE part Of alcohol drink that child could take with
out injury, but that will keep wormen contented and
prevent the feeling Of dissatisfaction that enforced cewaer
modified by illicit whiskey would infct upon the country
Will the House Of Representatives decide to overrue the
President make joke of the Constitution which they have
respect disregard the wise preaching of Jefferson
and all to obge the sincere but ignorant misguided and
opinonated fanatics that political blackmal their
weapon?
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~ you want a second chance
What would you do with

What would you do with
1t If you had tit
Suppose a tricksy, mischievous
fairy named LOB" should pick you
out for his attentions; and it is
quite possible that he might, for,
Of course, since "Peter Pam" we
all believe in fairies?
Suppose he should suddenly
transport you to his enchanted is
land, and there, by his magic,
have things so arranged that you
could begin life all over again,
say, at the age of twenty-one?
"To draw long dreams of beauty,
love and power
From founts of hope that never
will outrun,
And drink all life's quintessenct
in an hour,
Give me the days when / was
twenty-one"
And suppose you had that "sec-
ond chance" under exactly identi-
cal conditions and circumstances
to redeem that browning folly, or
wrong, or mistake to which you
look back with such regret, and
which you feel has materially dis
torted your destiny?
Wouldn't you regard that good
fairy as a supreme benefactor, one
who has granted you the greatest
Of all possible boons? Since the
beginning of the world man has
spent much of his time crying:
ooh. If / only had it to do over
agAin~ "0h, if could only be
given a second chance!"
Well, the Second Chance Is the
theme that Barrie has taken for his
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Music To Our Soul.
December 10. 1917.

December 10. 1911.
Ny Dear Mr.. Brisbane:
I want to extend IN the name OF
the committee and myself our cordial
appreciation of the untiring kindness
OF The Times In helping along the
great Song Day. II you were there
you know how wonderful II was and
that It was the start OF q great new
movement OF patriotism With very
kind regards. very sincerely yours,
MRS. GEORGE FRANCIS KERR,
Director of Plans,
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T have noted with pleasure" says
TUCKER K. SANDS, "the position
YOU have taken both as to suffrage
for the District and also the fight
against the suggestion that wages Of
Government employees should be re-
duced."
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From a Sailor.

from q SAILOR
Navy Department,
Bureau OF Navigation.
Captain Brisbane,
Editor Washington Times,
Dear Cap!
Permit me to take an oar in the
civic-bettermsnt boat you are so
manfully plotting.
The Washington Terminal, q cor
poration child, operates the Union
Station and adjacent yards. The Ter
minaI Company has Installed bubbling
fountains in the station where the
tired traveller cam get . cold. refresh
ing drink on a hot summer day,
The District Of Columbia, consld-
cred. believe, by many learned gen
tlemen, q freak political child, opsr-
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MARSHALL W. PICKERING pro-
poses to help in the high cost Of
affdaVits by acting as notary public
free Of charge in all matters con-
corning the draft. Mr.. Pickering IL
In charge Of the minority room Of
the House Office building. Any swear
ing that has to be done in connection
with the next draft can be done in
front Of "Pick' free Of all costs.
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Enter the telegraph messenger
girl. YOUNG Mr.. DARR, the man
ager for the Postal Telegraph Com
pany, in the Post building, tells me
he expects to have two girls on duty
today.
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Su9Au anu BOAu CIOoo.
Miss Biggs made the presentation
speech, and ! know It was a good
one.
THOMAS L. HUME has this to
say Of Voteless Warrington:
"The great principles Of freedom
and self-govefnment vouchsafed in
the Constitution to be the inalien-
able rights Of all men, are denied to
citizens at the heart Of the very
Government built upon those princi-
Piles, where the standard of moral
and intellectual attachments is as
high, perhaps, as any place on earth.
A naturalized alien, lunatic, or an
infant in the States has as much voice
in the conduct of our Government as
the high-minded citizenry in this
District. This is inconsistent with
American principle and unsound in
doctrine"
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HEARD AND SEEN

JUDGE JAMES PUGH ought to
----sA.lt-- -. r.. II. .s.,ll y.at-a
CAptSoA1Sc NE ~ 80 VSSsS H====--
a million dollars with that smile and
a moving picture camera.
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THOMAS G. BRADY SAYS:

at is not an uncommon thing TO
be told for one-haH hour that the
telephone is busy. ] experienced this
both yesterday and today at my. own
house, and was for more than thirty
minutes getting connections. 1t 10
not an uncommon thing for US to
spend fifteen to twenty minutes on
any ordinary call"
The Washington times., 1917-12-13

ALFRED GE1GER says that mo-
tormen on the Mt Pleasant line
claim there are four unnecessary
stops on that line above Dupont Cir
Gle. One Of them is at Florida ave-
nue. and Connecticut avenue. mas
much as there is also a stop about
q hundred feet south at Connecticut
avenue and 8 street.
The Washington times., 1917-12-13

MISS NEALE BIGGS, who runs
the news stand in the Riggs Build
ing, asks me to say that recently
the Bible class of Esther Memorial
Church at Congress HEIGHTS enter
tanned in honor Of CLARENCE E.
WOLFE, who has led and taught
the class for a long time. The re-
ception was held at the home Of Mrs.
v. Boyer, 507 Alabama avenue, and
the class gave Mr.. Wolfe q fine gold
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Concerning the Prohibition Con.
StitutiOnal Amendment

Read What Mr. Hoover and Mr. Curtis of the Philadelphia
Ledger, Say.
The Washington times., 1917-12-13

rule himself live in his way-and the Congressman
that votes to by Constitutional amendment VOTES
AGAINST AMERICAN SUCCESS IN THIS WAR. This
is free not the puppe of old women male female
Evening star., 1917-10-07

The committee was composed Of pr. Eritx
Talbot Of Boston, DR.. Samuel L. Hammil
Of Philadelphia, DR.. w. p. Lucas OF Bos-
ton and DR.. Sedgwick OF Minneapolis.
DR.. Sedgwick Is q member OF the Ameri-
can Pediatrtc Association and chairman
Of the section on children's diseases OF
the American Medical Association.
A series Of conferences was held at
q childrens' health campaign. The
time ago was the first step in that
gigantic campaign. The unit ranks
with staff hospital organizations. the
United States army.
Just before leaving Dr.. Sedgwick
said: 1--WE expect to work with the
French physicians and save the chill
dren and give France bigger chance
to every hamlet. We will teach the
mother and try to give every child d.
rect and continuous medical attention.
The work will have to extend beyond
the war
But perhaps the most graphic picture
of what lies ahead OF the men and
women who have braved the danger
of war and disease in order that they
NAV save innocent children, was given
by Mrs. Lucas. when she said:
This particular work for children
will of necessity have many sides. medf-
cal and surgical first. But also the
children must be taught once more to
work and laugh and play. to forget the
sound of big guns and not be afraid
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three weeks, and Mr.. Know1son only
took the offices a month ago."
"Oh," commented Bristol-"then take
my card to Mr.. Knowlson; he will prob
ably be able to give me Mr.. Boulter's
present address,"
The boy hesitated.
Hes out, sir" he said, but without
conviction.
leave my card"
He turned and Quilted the office, care
fully closing the door behind him. Three
seconds later he reopened 1t and, peer
Ing in, was In time to see the boy knock
upon the private door, A little wicket.
or movable panel, was let down. the
card of John Henry Smith was passed
through to some one unseen, and the
wicket was reclosed!
The boy turned and met the wrathful
eye OF the detective. Bristol re-entered,
See here. young fellow" said he, I
don't stand for those tricks! Why
didn't you tell me Mr.. Knowlson was
in7"
''Tm very sorry. sirw-the boy quailed
beneath his glance-"but he won't see
any one who hasn't an appointment"
Is there some one with him. then?"
We'll, what's he doingT'
to see"
What! Never been in that room~
Never! declared the hoy solemniy.
Bristol surveyed him thoughtfully.
Look here, my lad" he said quietly,
"is that door locked?'
Always" replied the boy.
Does Mr.. Knowlson some to that
shutter when you knockr'
"Then % and ,sneskr
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hole in one of these, the furthermost
from the corner. A tiny beam OF light
shone from the bank window on the
reflector, or from the reflector on the
window; which circumstance in itself
was not curious. But above the renee
tor, at an acute angle this mysterious
beam was seemingly projected upward.
Walking a little way up the court, ne
saw that 1t shone through, and cast a
disc Of light upon the ceiling of an Of
fee on the first floor of Bank Chambers
above
It is every detectives business to be
obseryant, and although many thou
sands of passers-by must have cast
their eyes in the same direction that
day, there is small matter for wonder
in the fact that Bristol alone took the
trouble to inquire into the mystery
for his trained eye told him that there
was a mystery here.
He walked down the court and into
the entrance OF Bank Chambers. An IN
spection of the board upon the wall
showed him that the first floor appar-
emily was occupied by three firms. two
Of them legal. for this is the neighbor.
hood Of the law courts. and the third
n press agency. He stepped up to the
first door. Past the doors bearing the
names of the solicitors and past that
belonging to the press agent he pro-
ceeded to a fourth suite OF oh1ces.
Here. pinned upon the door frame ap-
pcared card which bore the legend:
THE CONGO FIBRE COMPANY.
Evidently the Congo Fibre Company
had 30 recently taken possession OF the
offices that there had been no time to
inscribe their title either upon the doors
or upon the board In the ball.
Inspector Bristol was much Impressed: :
fos into one Of the rooms ocoupted By
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the door, stood watching him and
watching the ominous black tube which
he held in his hand. 1t was weapon
unknown to Europe and therefore more
feared than the most up-to-date OF
death-dealing instruments.
Hassan OF Aleppo pointed 1t toward
me.
'"rhe keys. effendi." he said-"hand me
the keys"
He advanced step; his manner was
than foot removed from my face. That
1 had my revolver in my pocket could
avail me nothing. for in my pocket it
must remain, since l dared to make no
move to reach nr,h,a Il under cover OF that
The black eyes Of Hassan glared in
saneIy into mine.
"You VIII have placed them in your
pocketcase." he said. Take it out:
hand it to mel"
Taking the case from my pocket I
placed it in his lean brown hand.
An expression Of wild exaltation
crossed his features: the eagle eyes
seemed to be burning into my brain. A
pufr Of hot vapor struck me in the
face-something was expelled from the
mysterious black tube. And with
memories crowding to my mind of
similar experiences at the hands of the
hashishin, / fell back, clutching at my
throat. fighting for my life against the
deadly. vaporous thing that. like a
palpable cloud. surrounded me. Then q
curtain of darkness descended. I ex-
perienced a violent blow upon the fore
head Il suppose I had pitched forward)
and for the time resigned my part In
the drama Of the sacred slipper
At about s o'clock that afternoon In
spector Bristol. who had spent several
hours in Soho upon the scene OF the
murder Of the Greek. was walking
along Fleet street. bound for the offices
Of the Report. As he passed the court
on the corner Of which stands a branch
Of the London County and Provincial
rtous phenomenon.
: There are redectors above the bank
windows which face the court; and Il
aDooosed. -. Bristol that thare Wa 3
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ganized from the point OF view ro0c
hygiene and medical attention al0uer
for they do not only occupy them.
selves with newly born lnfanfss
Classes are formed for children who
are older. and these permit OF primary
instruction, games and even appfeD-
ticeship to 4 manual trade. -. -
'Outside OF the army some pract3Q&
nothing has been changed In the ecA0o1
system In France. Doubtless the cU@s
munity Of teachers has suffered QEuet
losses, but kind-hearted people Or ~
tired professors have taken the placo q
the absent ones. ""
'In the army zone the problem has besA'
a difficult one. First Of all. the queeg3on
is raised, Why keep children In the AA0-
ger zone?' But we must adapt oure4lyu4.
to the abnormal conditions q mo0eEn
warfare, which. by reason OF long.r4ND4
guns result in an extremely vast dAd9~e
zone, from which It would be almost lMs
possible to remove the population.
done in the neighborhood OF the nfg
lines. Doubtless the civil ana miHtn8Y
authorities are always ready 70 ase@O
transportation to the rear, and therS1
no lack of charitable institutions or evy1
generous private households In the H>
terior of the country, who are conetaMlY
opening their doors to exiles. But u -.
almost incredible how small u the pro-
their homes an dhow large 10 the pro-
portion of those who, having ned uA1ep'
the impulse Of well justified panicso N.e
Immediately to be sent back to ebse
country" =. Il
,,es- :.
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plosions or flying spllnters- Computations
brought on BY Inhaled gas had left many
crippled. In the dead Of night the help
less children were taken from their Aw-
taken to place Of security and care.
There is an incident told by q French.
man In this country:
1t was early in the war. and he was
serving in his native town with the Amer
ican Ambulance Corps- For many weary
brought in. It was late at night. he was
tired to the point of exhaustion. Among
the last to be brought in was tiny sol.
dier. surely baby. he was 20 small Yet
proclaimed him to be q soldier. Finally,
investigation showed that the soldier"
was but lad Of eleven. He had been
playing: play uniform and gun OF WOO; 3;
and a deafening report. The child brought
to the hospital had had one leg blown on
at the thigh.
1t is to meet such a need that the
American Red Cross sent to France the
infant welfare unit. made up Of physi-
clans. specialists in child welfare work
and nurses. The project is being financed
by Mrs William lowell Putnam Of Bos-
ton, sister OF DR.. Lowell. president OF
Harvard, who Is an enthusiast In the
cause OF infant and child welfare work.
The unit will give such immediate AID
as is possible to eradicate disease and
alleviate undernourishment among the
children of France. At the same time
it will make general survey of condi-
tions and lay the foundation of a system
which will be nation in its scope
and will be carried on by units to FOL
low this one.
France is to have ''better baby cam
paign. such as has placed the United
States in the forefront of those nations
which give modern treatment to their ba-
bies. something which at present is un-
known by both physicians and the moth
ers OF France.
Several weeks ago Maj. Grayson n
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Infant Welfare Unit to Save the Children (

this was an average Of but appfoxi-
mAtely . births per 1000.
Prior to the war the estimated popu.
lation OF France was 3s.5oo,ooo. AZ the
mated at 100000. leaving the populA-
ton upon which these figures were
compiled at ss.5oo.ooo. The annual
death rate before the war. based upon
The .ns osn entire population. ranged from
725,00O to 775.000 annually. the birth
rate being practically the same.
In 1916, however. figuring upon the
basis OF $50, 900. the death rate has
risen to 7oo,o while during the same
$4,000. In the military establishment
the death rate was estimated at 400, 900
for the year. making a total mortality
sos the year Of 100000. as against
600 more deaths than births in a single
year. In Paris alone, where 4s.s17
babies were born for the year ending
August /. 1914. during the subsequent
Twelve TIVE re-. nentns e the number OF births
Not only did DR.. Lucas make an In
vestigation In France before the unit
was sent there. but his work In Bel
sa h. sang,ons sgsn him deep insight into
OF the war-stricken countries. In
April. 1915. Mr.. Hoover asked Or.
Lucas to make a survey Of the health
conditions in Belgium For more than
in Belgium had been feeding l0,000, 900
people. and he desired to learn just
what the consequent state Of health
among the children was. The manner
In which DR.. Lucas accomplished his
said:
"Ie travelled over the occupied terri
tory OF Belgium. watched. listened and
examined. studied records, talked with
doctors, collected evidence, saw babies
In canteens. saw long lines OF hungry
Riddles waiting for soup. He went to
hospitals and schools. to orphanages
DR.. Lucas report showed that while
conditions were extremely bad. under
the circumstances they were far from
what might have been expected.
dren had become blind, deaf or lost their
reason, while a continually Increasing
number showed symptoms Of tuberculosis
or actual tubercular conditions. And
they are in France today. Added to this
is the great lack Of food and sufilcient
clothing. 1t Is the great army Of half
clad. half-starved babies and children
the war--the awful price being paid by
the innocents.
In Belgium the situation OF insufficient
food was met by the establishment Of
canteens: canteens for tiny babies. where
milk was supplied; canteens for the grow
ing boys and girls. where supplemental
meal was given them, and canteens for
expectant mothers, where they, too. re-
ceived special food.
The sending of the infant welfare unit
to France grew out OF a conference Of
committee of the American Pediatric As
sociation with Herbert C. Hoover and
physicians who had worked In Belgium.
A committee was named at the request
OF Mr.. Hoover to consider the situation
and possible methods OF dealing with 1t.
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will turn my brain! I'll let matters
stand as they are, and risk the conse-
quences"'
/ hesitated no longer. but passed out
from the hotel and once more turned my
steps in the direction of Fleet street.
AS passed in under the arch through
which streamed many busy workers
told myself that to dread entering my
own chambers at high noon was utterly
childish. Yet did dread doing so! And
as / mounted the stair and came to the
landing, which was always more or
less dark, I paused for quite long time
before putting the key In the lock.
AS / closed the door behind me. some-
thing. probably q slight noise, but pos
sibly something more subtle-an in
stinct-made me turn rapidly.
There facing me stood Hassan of
Aleppo!
That moment was pungent with
drama. In the intense hush of the next
five seconds I could fancy that the
world had slipped away from me and
that I was become an unsubstantial
thing of dreams. Hassan of Aleppo ap
palled me; and now. with my back to
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the fibre company shone that curious
disc of light which first had drawn his
attention to Bank Chambers. He rap
ped on the door. turned the handle and
entered The sole furniture of the office
in which he found himself apparently
consisted of one desk and an office stool
which stool was occupied by an office
boy. The windows opened on the court,
and a door marked Private" evidently
communicated with an inner office,
whose windows likewise must open on
the court. 1t was the ceiling of this
inner office, unless the detectives cal
culations erred. which he was anxious
to inspect.
Bristol produced a card which bore
the uncompromising legend: John Henry
Smith.
Take my card to Mr.. Boulter. boy"
he said tersely.
'Mr. Boulter sir? There isn't any one
of that name here"
ooh" said Bristol, looking around him
in apparent surprise; "how long is he
gomez"
II don't know, sir: I've only been here