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The Washington times., 1917-10-09
By EARL GOODWIN.

If there is any thief than the who sells food
ice coal anything else at short weight he has failed
to register so far.
If you buy ten pounds of meat and sneak gum shoes
call the police because you would probably have evidence
of the theft
If you buy ten pounds of meat and the butcher weighs
trick scales that steal from every pound
probably will never know it.
George W. Roberts, the Superintendent of the Depart
ment of Weights Measures and Markets. there s short
weighing going He asks the Commissioners to recon-
mend to Congress which Congress may later enact into
law giving the District of Columbia the right to prescribe
exactly the kind of scales that may be used to sell meat and
ice and other necessities.
In this voteless the people who pay the taxes don't
have the right to say what sort of scales the butcher
and the ice must order to sell the correct weight
Any faulty weighing device be brought In and used
the expense of the people until Mr. Roberts and his III
spectors find it. test it. and condemn It. In the meantime peo
pe have been robbed the lowest possible form of hevery
It might interest of the trusting housewives of Wash
ngton to inspect the collection of trick scales false
ures and shorweght devices Mr. Roberts gathers in the
of year.
In Justice to the honest dealers Mr. Roberts says there
are not many shorweight dealers However, wherever
found his reputation is 80 bad ne taints the name OF
the honest in his business.
Mr. Roberts has not enough men to watch the short
weight evil He asks for and he ought to have more
He ought to have big enough and smart enough catch
every thief in Washington operating behind shortweght
scale Furthermore he ought to have the authority and dis
creton to indicate what scales be used and what scales
may not be used At present he has to wait until scale Is
found tested There scales cheap and faulty
in character they to develop faults sooner or later
Mr. Roberts knows they faulty but he has no authority
to- prevent their installation
ISN'T 1T RIDICULOUS THAT VOTELESS WASH
INGTON HAS TO GO TO CONGRESS AND SUE ON
RFNDFyD KNEE FOR THE RIGHT TO ENFORCE THE
USE OF ACCURATE ICE AND MEAT SCALESi
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
Mabel Dodge Writes About
the Pivotal Man
For Government to Be Great and Powerful 1t Must Be
Ruled BY Great Man.
By M a b el Dodge.

if he himself is the pivotal man Of
courage.
Another man can spread fear Of
disaster around him, if he Is the
pivotal man of fear and misery.
Every one felt that Job could
spread misery and disease all
around him and they kept out Of
his way-very wisely-till he
changed his point Of view.
There has never been a success
full movement without its signif-
cant pivot. Look for the pivot
when something big turns up.
The labor movement will never
get anywhere till it finds its big
leader or pivot.
Your house will never be set in
order until you stand stiR some
day and take stock of your situa-
ton and decide that you will be-
come the pivot upon which it shall
turn. Then you will see things be-
gin to turn around you.
What you believe in will grad
ually become the belief of those
around you.
What you think and say will be
contagious.
Your mistakes will be reflected;
but also your successes.
Your own kind Of temper, in
fact, will become the temper Of
your house!
Everyone knows how peoples
servants reflect them and their
ways and their feelings. The way
a maid opens a front door is the
writing on the wall Of the house,
telling Just how welcome you are
or are not.
Do you realize that if you read
newspaper you can feel the per-
son upon whom it is turning?
You can feel whether he is a cheer
full, pleasant person or a Grabbed,
sarcastic person?
There are newspapers which
have turned upon personalities so
strong that they 20 on perpetual
ing the characteristics Of their
heads long after the heads are
dead and buried!
Newspapers are portraits Of in
dividual men-coIeges are por-
traits Of individual men-govern-
ments are portraits Of individual
men. And your household is a
portrait Of one man
II he is a pivotal man.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
Elizabeth Jordan Discusses
Beauty and Old Age
Influence of Mind and Character Over Ones Looks Mos
Vital Element in Whole Question.
By Eliza b tn Jordan.

The peacemaker Of the party
took the floor.
"Oh, come now," she said.
We're talking theories, not per-
sonalities. In our hearts we all
agree We know that beauty is a
tremendous power. We know that
the man or woman who has it il
among the fortunate ones Of the
earth. And we know that its loss
is a tragedy"
"But why?" insisted the plain
woman. "why?"
For a dozen reasons-but prin-
cipally because beauty is a delight
to the eye wherever we find it.
When it goes or is going the world
is losing as much as the owner.
Then, too" the speaker went
on, "it helps to keep our ideals
alive. Deep in our hearts, We all
believe that a person who is beau
tiful ought 70 be as good as she
locsk. When she isn't, we're dis
appointed. But we turn the same
hopeful, trusting eyes on the next
beautiful creature we meet"
Women don't admire one an
others beauty" muttered the plain
woman. Everyone admits that"
They may not admit that they
admire it," said the peacemaker.
But in their hearts they do ad-
mire it. Watch a beautiful woman
enter a room, and observe her ef-
feet on the men and women who
see her. The men get a stunning
but a general impression. The
women take in every detail. Moth
ing, absolutely nothing, escapes
them"
"You are all claiming that
beauty is only skin Deep" said the
quietest woman in the group. 1T
seems to me that I've heard
something, somewhere, about the
influence of mind and character
over ones looks. Isn't that i'm
portant?"
81 forgot about that" admitted
the third woman, slowly. Il sup
pose forgot it because it is the
vital element in the whole question
of beauty"
"Yes," added the practical mem
ber of the group. THE most beau
tiful woman l know never bought
a jar of complexion cream in her
HfeI"
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
RE you a pivotal man?

A RE you a pivotal man?
~ Perhaps the words make
you laugh? Wait till you
read this through.
The encyclopedia describes q
pivot as that on which something
turns"-the pin In the pinwheel Is
the pivot.
Napoleon in his army was its
pivot
President Wilson-rare case with
American Presidents-is the pivot
Of the State.
King George of England is not
the pivot of the empire.
II q pivot is that on which some
thing turns" there has to be a
pivot In order for something to
turn.
Where there is no pivot, things
aren't turning round-there is no
movement-no growth-no change.
For a government to be a great
and powerful one, It must be ruled
by a great and powerful man. For
an army to conquer, 1t must be led
by a conqueror. For a university
to turn out good men, it must have
a creative pivotal man at the
center.
When you get a good pivot in an
army. you get a good prototype for
every man in that army. When you
get a good head to a university.
you get a pivotal man who sue
ceeds in fastening the young eyes
Of the student upon those quail
ties which he would emulate.
There is one college in America
that has never turned out any sig
nificant man. No one has ever
heard OF an eminent man who went
to that college. On the other hand,
there is a small college in New
England where nearly every man
who leaves 1t is heard Of after
ward.
Now, the main difference in these
colleges is in the men who are at
the head Of them and who have
been the pivots.
The mystery Of mans contagi-
BUSINESS lies at the root Of it.
And you are as contagious as
any man anywhere.
Just what you are is contagious
Just what you stand for is con-
tagious. What you think and what
you do is contagious-wherever
you 60, and all the time.
One man can spread a perfect
epidemic of valor around him
raising courage to its ninth power,
The Washington times., 1917-10-09

TT ALF q dozen women were
~ discussing a friend The
- friend, / need hardly add,
was not "among those present.
"She has let herself go all to
seed" said one woman.
"Yes?" said another, "and
there's no excuse for 1t.
There's never any excuse for
losing ones beauty" said a third
woman.
That, Of course, led to an imme-
diate argument. Every woman
agreed that one should not let
oneself go to seed" but several
thought that sometimes, at least,
one could not help it. They
pointed out, for example, the blast
ing. effects of age.
Nonsense" said the third wo-
man. "One can be as beautiful,
in a way, at seventy as at seven
teen. One can keep ones figure,
ones hair, and ones complexion If
one tries. It's a vital duty Of
every woman to make the effort"
A plain woman in the group
she was very plain-interrupted
the speaker.
az think" she said firmly, you
are attaching too much impor-
tance to good looks. It's not case
of sour grapes with me-" she has
toned to add, "but I've always
thought it was q pity to make such
a point Of beauty and of keeping
beauty. OF course, there's a GER
tain pleasure in seeing it, and in
having it," she added honestly.
But, aside from that, what good
is it7"
The other five women answered
together. They were interested,
excited, and, more or less, unintel-
ligible. But out of the babel came
several theories.
"A woman can hold love longer
il she is beautiful" said one.
The plain woman shifted.
"The lore that is dependent on
beauty" she said, doesn't amount
to much, and you all know it"
WELL" said another woman
with an intellectual brow, you
will admit, won't you, that the
soul deserves the most beautiful
body one can give it?"
The plain woman looked offend
ed.
"If you're limiting that a plain
body can't hold a perfectly good
SOUL" she said, II protest"
The Washington times., 1917-10-09

is no denying the fact that you
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ever grasped, the real pulse Of the
American people.
The Washington Times will,
without question, exert an influ-
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the entire length and breadth Of
the country. 1t needs no prophetic
vision to say that The Washington
Times will prosper and be a potent
force In every phase OF journalism
under its new ownership.
Your statement Of circulation Of
today and rapid upward trend Of
receipts In advertising revenue In
all that one needs as proof.
Sincerely yours,
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COMPANY,
CHAS. F. W. NICHOLS,
President
CFWNlHH
The Washington times., 1917-10-09

THE JOHNSON ADVERTISING coRPoA
Mr.. Arthur Brisbane,
clio Washington Times
Washington, D. c.
Dear Mr.. Brisbane:
1 do not believe there has been
a more important development In
American Journalism than your
purchase Of The Washington
Times.
As we all know, Washington is
a city which certainly should be
extremely national, and yet, In
way, 1t is the most provincial OF
all cities. Is It not possible that
Washington newspapers have been
so close to the machinery OF the
Government that the din OF Its
grinding has shut from their ears
the great voice Of the nation!
You have brought to Washing
ton what 1t really needs, refresh
ing national viewpoint, for there
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
Well Paid But Futile Attacks on Hearst

Continued from First Coumn)
the kind newspaper you buy ism worth owning and
the kind of public official you hire unable to deliver
the goods.
There not rascal in the State Of New York from the
New York Central railroad trying to steal the peoples
streets down the miserable backguard newspapeman
irving to curry financial and social favor with the great
that does not hate Hearst.
And the intelligent man can guess why
The Washington times., 1917-10-09

And the minute the steam roller
begins to operate on that bump to
smooth it out this fellow Borland
from Kansas City, Mo-. will begin
to make speeches in Congress call
ing attention to the great privileges
enjoyed by the District Of Columbia
at the expense of the rest Of the
nation.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
HEARD. AND SEEN

The first telephone message l had
today came from Charles E. Kern
"Why not" he suggested, keep
some Of the saloons open after No
vember 1 and use them as rest sta
tions for the big floating population
now in the city. There are thousands
of soldiers, sailors, and other strang-
ers, and some kind Of q loafing
place ought to be provided for them.
Tom Grant gives me q most urg-
ent invitation to attend the first fall
meeting of the Chamber Of Com
merce to be held tonight. In addition
to q lot of reports and things, Iom
wants II known to all hands that this
is positively the last time the Cham
Der of Commerce will be able to
serve punch
When a New Yorker will admit
there is something good in any town
outside Of his own, it deserves notice.
One of those blase Broadway fel-
lows was here in Washington for q
few DAYS. After he had ridden
around town in a large whizzing yell
low racing car, and had been arrest
ed or stopped by every traffic Of
fcer on the squad, he left the city
with this compliment on his lips:
"I have seen every form Of traffic
The Washington times., 1917-10-09
Regulating the Scales

Any Short Weight Device Be Installed Here An Act Of Con-
gress Presidential Signature Block
the Crooked Ieeman's Purpose Ridiculous Situation.
The Washington times., 1917-10-09

officer New York has been able to
send after me, but nevsr Il all my
life have seen the equal Of this fel-
low Sergeant Buen Stanley. He Is
my idea Of what a good policeman
ought to be-"
Writing from the Senate press
gallery, James Lloyd Wright asks
me to come up and join in one Of
the o'clock sessions. Anyone who
wants to hear just how to run the
Government, the war, or the world,
or any little thing like that, will get
it hot from the bat at q Senate
press gallery DOW WOW.
Now that Gwynn Gardiner is .
Commissioner, perhaps the District
Government will take look at New
ark street hill Right in front Of
Gvynn's house on that street there
is the most awful bump any jitney
ever met.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
WAR AND BUSINESS

"a few industries will suffer by The
war. Liquor is one of them. but not :
much sympathy will be wasted on
those who happen to own securities OF
distilleries or breweries. Perhaps a
few lines of business that cater wholly
to luNurics will gradually be Obliged
to retrench. But only small proper
ton of the investments of the country
are based on luxurics. The prosperity
of the steel. machinery. copper, and
practically all other metal and mineral
lines. the oil. automobile, rubber. SUI
basic industries has been remarkable.
and will probably continue sufficiently
good. Railroads and public utilities.
this latter including IA telephone, tele
graph, electric, gas and power con-
Germs. have enjoyed larger revenues
than ever before. Farmers have re-
ceivcd the highest prices for their prod
ucts. Banking and real estate have
for the most part been extremely ac
tive. In other words. practically all the
industries OH which the countrys in
vestments are based have been, and
are, doing exceptionally we'll, Reactions
in certain lines may be expected: but
on the whole there has never been IA
time when Investments in the United
States seemed as firmly intrenchcd as
now" ALBERT w. Atwood in the Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
Robinson Crusoe's Relics

y biography written in the early
part Of the last century by DR.. \. w.
Davis OF Tenbury, England, tells OF
the good doctoO visit to Largo, in
Fifcshirc, where he saw chest that
once belonged to Alexander Selkirk.
This Selkirk was none other than Rob-
inson crusoc, and the chest was that
which had been with the redoubtable
adventurer on the island of Juan Fer
nandeZ. It was an heirloom that had
been handed down in the family and
was then in the possession of Il poor
woman, also named Selliirk. She had
Il drinking cup that had belonged to
her distinguished ancestor made OF
cocoanut shell and tipped with silver
DIR. Davis was convinced that both
relics were genuine. The chest was
of Il kind commonly used by seaInen
and had *. s." cut into the lid at
several places. This same woman also
owned musket of Sclkirk's. but she
gave it to the laird of the parish. DIR.
Davis notes that visitors were permit
ted to see the weapon upon request.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
Americans Under Fire
By Albert Payson Terhune

their ground far longer than they could
otherwise have done. But for IA severe
wound which disabled ,iie chief. the
white men might not have won the
day.
This was the first of (, series OF bril-
liant fights in which the Seminoles
wrought havoc on their foes. Tired at
last of acting on the defensive. Dsceola
led a large stroming party against Fort
Micanopy. The garrison or 800 United
States troops were taken by surprise
and outnumberea. Yet they fought
like heroes. And after a bloody de-
Tense of the fort, they succeeded in
beating back their Indian assailants.
Seldom have American soldiers fought
with moro gallant courage and prowess
than did these 500 defenders of Mean
opy.
Dsceola wiped out his repulse by de-
fcatins Il government force at Fort
Doanc. And for more than year he
was able to hold his own against a sn-
perior and better-armed enemy.
There seemed no way to conquer him.
His wits were equal to any rusc the
white generals might employ.
Then, in october, 1887, General Jesnp
invited Osccola to come, under Il flag
Of truce, to Il peace conference, to a
fort near St. Augustine. Why Osceola
should hove been so rash as TO put HIM
self into the power Of his white foes
is still n mystery. But he trusted to
Jcsur's word SO he went to the con-
ference. There Jcsup trcachcronslS
seized him and packed him off to Fort
Moultrce.
The war was over. I4caderless, the
Seminolcs surrendered. Three months
/ later Osceola died in prison.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
When Wilson Laughs

Somebody always is trying to take
the JOY out of the job of being president
by saying that President Wilson leads
a dreadfully sad life. something like
kid" Atlas, the wcll-known weight
litter. or some of those other gentlemen
who bore tremendous burdens. But tho
president can laugh and does laugh a
great deal. It's safe bet that he is not
half as sad as most of the folks who
feel SO sorry for him.
Off and on. I've seen him at the
theater almost weekly during the past
two years. and he always seems to be
in good spirits. The heartiest laugh l
ever have seen him indulge in came the
other night when he witnessed two
Japanese jugclers kicking barrel
around a stage. He simply roared at
their antics.-Elisha Hanson In Car
toons Magazine.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
TUO-FdCed
We All Have Two Profilcs,
Says Science.

Most Of MS have heard the expression
"two-faced" applied to some one in
scorn 1t always has been taken to
mean that the person so described was
hyrrocritical. But psychologists recent
~ have undertaken to prove that all
of us are two faced. That is to say,
they maintain that the two sides of
the human face differ. And the left
side of the face is more comely Of the
two. In proof Of the assertion, 1t Is
pointed out that in taking profile pic
lures, photographers usually pose theii
subjects SO as to expose the lett side
bof the head.
Now for the scientific proof. The
left side of the brain. Us is well known
does practically all of the thinking and
planning. while the right side relates
more closely to the physical and is the
base of the senses. But strangely
enough, these two portions of the brain
control opposite sides of the body. and
as the left side of the brain does the
! hardest work. ii imposes the greatest
strain upon the muscles and nerves on
| the right side of the body. Thus the
muscles of the right cheek are more
| constantly in use and undergo greater
stress than those of the left side. and
| this causes deeper wrinkles Ilon the
right side of the face. But this condl-
! ton has another result. As being in
| closer touch with the thinning half OF
| the brain. the right side Of the face has
greater animation and the right eye is
| more expressive than the left.
As IA further proof of this theory. and
! one which may not be wholly welcome,
| these gentlemen go further and ten us
| that the two sides OF the face do not
! match. They say that one eyebrow nsu-
! ally is higher than the other. and that
| the eyes ordinarily are not mates. And
neither do the two corners of the hu-
man mouth tally. Our ears seldom
| match. and one jaw often is set diff
| fercntly from the other.
/ 1t Is is familiar axiom that there arc
| no duplicates in nature. The physi-
1 ologists claim that this is one of the
| causes for differences in the features
! OF the same person---that nature never
/ models two eyes or ears in an eX-
actly identical way. But there are per-
/ sons in whom the difference Is so small
i that it practically does not exist. And
nearly always this is IA woman. Then
J we get what is called Il perfect
!, beauty"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-04
NO. 3o-oscEoLA's WAR.

After Andrew Jackson riskcd war
with Spain and with England to stop
the rasages of the Seminole Indians
there WAS peace in Florida for ten
years. Eut it was a peace that could
not last. The sengeful Seminolcs
lurked In their Everglades and plotted
mischief to the white man. All they
lacked was the right leauer. And
presently that leader vas found.
He was Osccola His mother was a
Seminole chiefs daughter. Ills father
WAS an Enslshman named Powell. The
half breed son early became Il chief
among his mothers people. He adorcd
his pretty Young wife. A ncighboring
planter in 1885 declared this wife was n
rlIlaway slave and had her KIDNAPPED.
osceola. in fury over the loss of his
wife. went in much haste 10 General
TEnmI son. III" soF"rnm"nts local In
dian agent, and demanded her return.
He also demanded justice Of her kid
NAPIER. The bereft husbands manner
was not as seryil" IS Thompson
bukcd Osecola. The half breed rctorted
With more fcrocits than before, adding
, threats to his plea for the restoration
of his wife.
Thereuron, General Thompson had
him loaded with irons and thrown into
prison.
Treated like q common felon and de-
MED the most simple justice, Osccola
took an oath OF revenge on the whole
race at large. and on Thompson in par
| ticular. After six days in n cell he got
| free. But he did not return at once
/ to the Everglades. Instead. he lnrkcd
| near the agency post
! For months he lay in wait with all
! the merciless patience Of his race,
| sending for some of his braves to join
! him. At last his chance came. He
met Thompson riding with a few
friends outside the forts limits. Osce-
! ola and his braves attacked the party
from ambush. Thompson and -four
other white men were killed.
Osceola knew well enough what this
vengeance was likely to cost him and
his people. lie had counted the cost
/ Ana ne WIS Jtius u pay TIC ilItI
shaded the Seminoles for the war that
was certain to follow. Throngs of fugi-
tive slaves joined his banner.
One war party of these Seminolcs and
slaves fell upon Il detachment of Unit.
ed States troops commanded by Major
Dade. and ma ssac cred them. Osccola
was gaining what Roadway he could
before his white foes should be ready
to march against him In force. He
knew the advantage of striking tho
first blow. And he did not hesitate tc
take that advantage.
General Clinch. with GOO regulars and
militia. entered the Eversla sies. NJ the
ford of the Wi.hlacoochee river he WI.
met by Osccol'. who. with 200 follow
er<. h rred his passage of the stream,
For nearly two hours the Indians
ou:rumbered three to onc-hela tr'
. ford against the soldiers. before su
perior force drove them back. The,
thought like wildcats. And osceela'
military genius enabled them to boil