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The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
THE TOWN CRIER.

The card party Of George III.
Thomas Post. w. r. C.. No. IL, that
was postponed from october 20 for
the benefit of Thomas Relief Corps.
No. IL, auxiliary TO the Grand Army.
will be held this evening at the Ma
sonic Hall, Eighth and + streets
northeast. at 8 o'clock.
4 complimentary dance 20 the
sailors from the Sylph and May
flower is TO be given by the Daugh-
ters of Isabella this evening at S
o'clock at knights of Columbus Hall,
606 L street.
The Washington War Chorus,
Otto T Simon director. is to meet
this evening at 7:45 o'clock in the
auditorium Of the Interior Building.
Eighteenth and + streets. All men
who sing and desire to assist in this
patriotic movement are urged to at
tend. Rehearsals will be held each
Saturday evening.
Important matters concerning the
community are TO come up for con-
sideration at a meeting OF the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa-
tion this evening at S O'Clock at the
Brown Betty Inn, Sixteenth street
and Park road.
A tea for girl students of George
Washington University is to be
given this afternoon from 3 to 6
o'clock at the National Wom8n's
Suffrage headquarters. 1896 Rhode
Island avenue. All George wash
J ington alumnae are invited
DIR. Harvey w. Wiley is TO lecture
on The Place OF Latin in a Liberal
Education" at the meeting Of the
Washington Classical Club at
o'clock this afternoon in the Bristol
School, Mintwood place and Nine
teenth street.
Charles A. Douglas will lecture "a
the post graduate class Of the
American Institute of Banking next
Monday night in the chapter rooms,
Il9l4 + street northwest His sub
| ject will be Economic and Financial
Problems in Mexico"
The stereoptIcon lecture 90 he
given by DR.. Nelson Mills, originally
announced at Mrs. SOmers. 1lOi NJ
street, has been changed to the \
w. c. A, and will be delivered this
evening at o'clock.
The Housekcspers' Alliance. un-
der the leadership OF Mrs. r. ;
Ransome. meet at 1922 street
northwest Wednesday afternoon.
The BRhaI Assembly of Washing
ton has announced 4 special service
lin Commemoration OF the Tooth an
inivcrsary Of the birth Of Baha'o'llah
DR.. Hills Cole, Of New York, vii
speak in Studio Hall. 1919 Connect
cut avenue. tomorrow evening al
Sis o'clock.
Community matters. street rail-
way and other improvements are tc
be considered at meeting OF the
Mount Pleasant Citizens Associa'
Ition this evening at o'clock at the
Brown Betty Inn, Sixteenth street
and Park road.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
Wages and the War.

These are days of unprecedented government con-
troll of industries The war has brought home to
America the fact that TO do things in big way, all
the people have got do them together. And their
is the organization that represents all
the people of the United States.
The war is already responsible for government
control of fuel suppes-the mining of COAL the ship
ment of coal and the sale of coal We have just as
extensive government control of food and ransporta
tion. We have found out under stress that interest
in these things is common interest.
But the biggest of all industrial factors-labor-
is still hired and fired, and paid, the hitand-miss
plan according to thousand different wage schedules
in thousand different parts of the country based on
a thousand different agreements between employer and
labor organizations individual unorganized workers
One OF the results is that wage increases have failed
for the most part to keep with increases in the
cost Of living The narrow margin of the worker has
been cut down to almost nothing.
In England the war has taught that this kind of
thing won't do There they have established, through
wages board. government control of wages, in the
way that they have government control of food
supplies and railroads, and mines-of the army in the
field itself, for that matter. They have to it that
standards of living maintained, in many instances
raised. in the interests of higher efficiency.
Eventually will have to come to something like
wages board ourselves although probably we will
not go ABOUT IL III just ule ELlShSh way wages hd'e
got be made to fit the increased cost of ving-the
wages OF every and woman who works in this
country They all of them helping to win the war
less than in khaki. And it is vital to each
of that the other fellow, well ourselves not
only keep on helping but keep helping efficiently
rs possible This bearing in mind that efficiency does
not go and has gone hand in hand with reduced
living standards
This question OF government control OF wages is
going be the big that Congress will face
when it reconvenes December 3. Also it will be up
FOR consideration the AmeIcan Federation of Labor
convention in Buffalo November 1t is mighty
good thing to be thinking about right Coming
events cast their shadow before" And government
control of wages during the least may well
|c considered Coming event.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
DR.. MARDEN'S UPLIFT TALKS
The Beginning of Defeat.
Nv ORISON SWEET MARDEN.

Nv hoover can sell DOoh an NndN
town is a wonder" said salesman
recently on his return from Western
town 81 was a week there, and took
only half a dozen orders"
The following month his firm sent
another man TO the same town. and
he took thirty orders in one week
for a high-priCed book.
Now. the fellows who can take or
ders in any plnce. whether it is big or
little. lively or dull. are always won
iers to the fellow who doesn't make
good, II the wonders" who do things
i'm the world. who are always 10 the
front in every enterprise and under
taking.
The man Who docs the unusual thing
is ALWAYS the wonder" to those who
never exert themselves to do anything
above the ordinary. lie is always
lucky. but l notice that his sort OF
luck is usually accompanied by grit.
detcrmination hard work, cheerful
ness. the resolution not 10 he downed
by obstacles, the ambition TO win out
The lucky man, the wonder" is gen
orally made up of the common, every
day virtues that characterized Frank
lin 7 ,coln, George Peabody. all
those have risen head and shoul-
dcrs pove others IN their different
callinss.
You generally find luck in' company
with the common virtues which every
one can cultivate. You will never find
II Coupled with laziness. with the lack
70 arrl,-tnan, with Incidence. Those
who lie abed late in the morning, who
work when they feel like ii, quit when
they don't feel like IL. never run across
luck. But luck follows the progress
sfve. the up-to-date fellow, the fellow
who is willing TO do his hit like
man. Luck has an affinity for the
man who is n wonder"
The things that especially distin-
guish the "worder" are his courage
and optimism. He is determined to
succeed, and his very attitude be-
speaks victory.
This is the attitude that conquers
obstacles. Your own will only come
to you when you approach it like a,
conuuerer, with victory in your very
face. Luck will forever run from the
man who goes about with a hang-dog
depressed. defeated air.
IL YOU are a salesman. for example.
and approach your prospect with de-
fear in your face. IL he sees marks
of defeat all over you, II you show by
your very appearance that you don't
expect to get an order. you are not
likely TO get il.
IL you are an emnloye trying 20 set
the place above you, and yet carry
defeat in your very face; II you show
that you are discouraged, that you
don't expect TO get on, that you have
no idea you areeeoing TO be advanced.
YOU are more likely 10 be fired than
TO be promoted 10 the higher pigce
you arc after. No employer wants
people around him whose very stmos-
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
To Doug.

Most of the movie folk fill me with WEAKNESS,
Most of the films horrible bore;
Chaplin instills me with feelings of dreariness,
Arbuckle thrills with thirst for his gore
Yet when | notice the placards that feature you
Join the line, like the veriest bug.
How help it. you blithe, healthy creature, you,
Dough
You are the spirit of Pan at his happiest
You a faun that is brought up to date,
You are the huskiest liveliest, snappest
Picture of youth in its joyous estate;
Huge are the that the gossips saying you
Add every day to your bank account snug;
Well, you're worth more than whatever they're paying
you,
Doug!
Why. Just you smile-who can figure the worth of it
Leaping so boyishly out of the SCREEN
All of the whimsical magical mrth of it
Yelling up fresh from heart that is clean;
You're like breeze with the tang of the west to it
Ever a tonic and never drug,
You bring with glorious zcst to it,
Dougl
-BERTON BRALEY
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
Baker Was Notified.

Several months ago one of the rank
and file men in the country who knew
the character of the Russians that
have been making trouble for their
country warned Secretary Baker that
he was taking chances on agreeing to
an attempted solution of the problem
by sending commission abroad.
Events have turned out precisely as
was there set down. The hope now is
to undo anything that may have been
done there by good intentions gone
wrong. and to cement the Russians to
US by somewhat more drastic process
than then seemed necessary.
Russia is not out of the war epua-
ton for the very simple reason that
she cannot be out IL she wanted to.
II the allies make no mute appeal to
her for aid, Germany would he expect
ed to endeavor to swear her IN as a
deputy to her military ambitions. any
way, so either way the populace OF
that big country turns it will find tur-
moil and trouble greeting ii. The Rus
sian spirit must let that lesson sink
in-when it sees that retirement from
the war cannot bring it peace. it will
conclude, like Mr.. Bryan has. that the
only way out of the war is through il,
and it may then he expected to take
upon its shoulders great portion of
Its burden.
Unfortunate statements have been
made with reference to the situation
which would not have been made II
all parties had thought twice before
speaking Probably little harm has
been done by them, however. as Rus
sia at best has only one eventual
course. and that is to return to the fir
ing-line and aid in the battle for world
democracy. After the turmoil and
trouble have passed, and after the
Russian governments well-wishers
have seen what is their inevitable
duty the way will be easier both for
Russia and her allies. That is what
Congress will think until something
very radical happens over there to
disabuse the minds of the solons of
this thought. 1t is no time to get dis
couraged over the situation. The Rus
sian troops renewed in spirit and on
larged in numbers may come to tho
rescue at some future day at just the
right time to swing the balance in fa-
vor OF democracy. who knows?
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10

the editors and owners in for person
al instruction and consultation, and
is inculcatinG in them, when they ar
rive here. the spirit which he be
lieyes will make them better under
stood by the people Of this country
and which-and here is the large
task - Will make them understand
our country and its purposes much
better.
The judge is sanguine enough TO ex-
press the belief that the school is
doing the editors and owners much
good, and that all around it is a most
satisfactory way of handling the
proposition. The judge indicates that
in the last analysis he does not ex-
pcct as much trouble from German
editors, even though they may have
been indiscreet in the past as he does
from socialists.
Socialists have no regard for gov
ernment or for property, the judg
points out, while German editors
even il they have failed to under
stand the United States up to this
time, at least have regard for prop
erty and for government. and are
/ thus basically better prepared to un-
dertake the tests of real American
ism. The socialist is just about past
cdemntion-and unless somcthinE
surprising happens to change theiT
characters, it is likely that this class
Of newspaper men will have to suffer
considerably before they realize Uncle
Sans earnestness in the matter.
Lamar is kind and willing to meet
fair men and patriots half way, but
woe be to the bigot and traitor who
dares undertake something which the
judge cannot sanction.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10

phere is discouraging; people who
carry defeat in their dress. their sp-
pearance. their manner. their CONVEX
sation. Victory is what he wants. lie
wants conquerors. not defeated en-
ployes.
Remember that you are your own
advertisement Of the thing you are
trying to get or trying 10 do. IL
your advertisement IL a poor one, YOU
will not get what you are after. Peo-
pie will not risk their health, their
physical welfare, with a physician
who does not look the part OF a COM
petent one. They will not risk their
law suit with the down-and-out IaW-l
yer; they will not risk their business
prospects 10 the man who does not
show in his very manner, his appear
ance, that he is a winner. Nobody
wants 10 take risks with a man who
advertises in his own person that 10
is a loser.
No. my friend. IL you are trying 10
get up and to get on in the world: u
you are trying to get a higher place.
IL you are trying TO open the door to
4 position above you, IL you are seel--
ing 10 succeed in any line. and Yet
carry defeat in your face. in your
you will not succeed in your quest.
The habit OF regarding yourself as
lucky VIII help TO make you lucky.
just as the habit OF thinking of your
self as unluclsy Will make you un-
lucky. You cannot be as efficient
when YOU are Convinced that you are
unlucky. that things are against
you. as when you thorough y
believe in yourself and are con-
WINGED that you are lucky, that
you were born 10 succeed. Cut
ting down your belief in yourself
cuts down your efficiency. and gives
you that defeated. discouraged look
which will discount your best efforts
The defeated expression is the beEin-
ming Of defeat.
who would back you in a race
While defeat is in your face?"
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column in the City

Marine Corps headquarters has re-
ceived many letters from Marines in
Haiti requesting their transfer 10 the
battle front I'm France. Peace is now
thoroughly established in the Wesr
Indian republics. and the sea-soldicr-
are tiriuE Of the comparative Quir-
of the various posts where they az
serving.
NU officers and men remaining n
National Guard regiments which hav.s
been heavily drawn upon 10 MI up
other examinations will have thor
chance at the front. The War Dopari-
mont intends to use all these skCl-
eJonized units to form a reserve int
France from which Gen. Pershin- NAV
draw to keep his fighting forces al
ways al full strength.
Secretary Baker gave his assur-
anCe on October = TO the New Eng
land governors who called on FE-l
in the interest OF the depleted regI-
ments. The governors who NIsuo'R
the Secretary OF War we're Mccall.
OF Massac chusetts: Millekin, OF Maine i
! Graham. OF Vermont: Keyes, OF New
Hampshire: and Holcomb. OF Con-.
/ nccticut. Gen. Bliss. the Chief oc.
d
ent at the conference.
The chief OF the Bureau OF NayI-
cation has just announced the pro-
motions that would Cnsuc as the re-
suit of recent acquisitions to the COM
misSioned personnel OF the naval cs-
|tabIishment. The regular computation
10 provide for the assimilation into
! ;he navy Of 4cs temporary ensign 8
! promoted from warrant officers and
reserve officers and similar appoint
ments 20 the Medical, Pay. and Con-
struction Corps have been made. Tie
computation provided the following
increases in the various corps:
Rear admirsls, { g
Medical direcJo;s, with rank Of rear
admiral, ..
Captains. II.
Medical directors. with the rams
Of captain. 10.
Pay director with the rank OF cap
tain. J.
Commanders. 30
Medical inspectors, =
PAY inspector, J.
Naval constructors with the rank
OF commander. 1.
Lieutenant commanders, 50.
Surgeons. i. 4 surgeons. and as
sistant surgeons, 22.
Lieutenants. III.
Paymastcrs. T. \. raymssters. and
assistant pay1uastorsr. IL.
Lieutenants Junior grade) and en-
signs. 10
Naval constructors and assistant
naval constructors. 20
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
The Philippines Not Involved.

There two phrases in the Lansing -Ishii
agreement which doubtless will become focal points OF
controversy when nations return to the channel of
legal adjustment, instead of war, means of
ng their differences These phrases are Special in
tcrests' and geographical propnquity."
Many speciOus plea can be hidden under the mask
of the phrase, special interests German diplomacy
now utterly discredited and bankrupt has been built
instance it is ccumscribed by the rearmation of the
"open-door' policy given by Japan, and by the guar
antee of the territorial integrity of China Further
more the whole agreement illustrative of that good
faith and honor among nations which the antithesis
of Prussianism and which must be the foundation
stone of the future world peace for which the nations
leagued against Germany working.
Suspicion of Japanese purposes in the Far East has
become so strong since the presentation of the twenty
one demands upon China that Mr. Lansing has given
the keenest kind of surprise party by the manner
in which he has slain the old stock bogey, "The Ye1-
low Peril" Some one has suggested that Japan might
interpret the phrase geographical propnquity' to in
clude the Philippines, which lie at her back door. OF
course, the United States cannot for a moment admit
that Japan has any special interests, bears any spe
cial relationship, TO the American possessions in the
Orient The Root-Takahira agreement covers this
point. and the RootTakahira agreement is still stand
ing being the framework upon which the Lansing
Ishi agreement has been constructed.
There is doubt of the wholesome effect which
the exchange of notes will have upon nterna-
tonsl relations As piece Of politics II is the
cleyefest ti~ng the American government has yet
evolved, As Secretary Lansing ssya it "und9es the
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
Some in Hawaii.

Not all of the busy members OF the
Lower House-busy meaning those
who went some place else than to their
home districts during the recess-went
to the front in France. Some of them
sought safety where "they are wearing
'em higher" l. G. in Hawaii, and re-
ports indicate that the trip started out
from San Francisco in glorious fash
ion. There are no subma rine dangers
to be encountered in the quiet Pacific
and the members are assured of sound
sleep on the way over and back.
Members of, the House Military and
Naval Affairs Committees are in this
party and they are said to be giving
considerable attention to Western
coast defenses and to our Pacific pos
sibilities.
The ratification of the Japan-United
States understanding with relation to
China, however, must show to the
members that not as much gravity at
taches to the Japanese question as
some of them have thought all along,
and as they were unquestionably led
to think during their brief stay in
California. On the west coast of this
country from which came the first in
timations as to Japan's intentions on
this continent undoubtedly has a de-
spoiled attitude and If it were to be
the sole means by which the relations
with Japan were to be judged there is
little likelihood that we would have
the same feeling we now have.
Congress on the whole. however,
will probably give little thought to the
Japanese question during the coming
regular session. Where some sus-
picions were entertained here. during
the war session. over the possible in
tentions of japan those will be dis
PEELED now and 1t will he up to Japan
to carry out the spirit embraced in the
understanding and to. this country to
see that Japan is given fair and Just
opportunity to carry It out.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
Doug
BRALEY.
My Country First.

When mother slipped my nightie OIL
On me, her tiny little SON.
And ere she tucked me in my bed,
She listened to the prayer I said,
The words of which are fresh today
The words my mother taught me say:
Now | lay me down to sleep,
| pray the Lord my soul to keep"
But now |, medtatingly
Think how selfish twas of me-
And believe, if she but knew.
The war our eountry's going through,
She'd change that verse and have me sa,
This lille prayer from day to day:
Now ] lay me down to sleep,
| pray the Lord my country keep"
-yQHN CL4GETL PRQCTQk
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10

/ heard an epicure say. with the be-
trayal OF pride 30 characteristics of
those given to displaying their weak
nesses.
He believed that the refinement Of
his taste achieved through years Of in
dulgence not only JUSTIFIED his slavery,
but lifted il to kind OF freedom asso-
ciated with art.
And yet he was as much the victim
OF his appetite as the slave OF any pas
sion. When he could not have certain
KINDS OF food prepared in certain ways
ne suffered intensely. II was on food
that large part OF his thinking was
bent. He often made Il the subject
| OF long discourses. With him eating
was usually accompanied by the drink
Ing Of delicate wines 90 add 70 his en-
joyment and to aid digestion.
The severe attacks OF gout that he
used 10 have might have been taken as
/ warnings Of an old age where self de-
NAL would be necessary, a hardship
terribly severe.
To compare a case OF this Kind with
that Of the holy man given 20 fasting
is 10 find the advantage by no means
on the side Of the epicure. in prepar-
ing for the life 20 come the holy man
establishes his life now on a basis OF
sound reason.
II is very curious 70 zee how many
OF the modern tendencies among eN-
perimenters in life Approximate the
ways of the religious enthusiast.
And in no particular 10 this tendency
more marked than in the discovery
that emancipation from food slavery Is
means OF securing physical health
and clearness and vigor OF mind.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
j. W. W.'s No Marr.


People of the Middle West and far
Northwest have suffered considerably
during the past two or three years
from depredations of the l. w. VS.
The sharp tactics employed by the
Federal government in handling
these outlaws during the war stress
forecasts an equally severe handling
of them IL they seek to reorganize
and carry on their outlawry after the
war. This Is one of the good effects
that will follow the big conflict. and
to people of the sections affected
means much more than can be real
lied here.
Many members of Congress have
commented upon this feature, and
some Of them have called attention
to the fact that in all the commune
tics of the land where returned SOL
diCrs will make their homes in great
numbers after the war there will be
n general unhealthy reception given
to those who seek to attack the gov
ernment, and who think and speak
lightly of a citizens obligation to
his government. In this respect the
post-bellum spirit of the civil war
will be apparent in the country-and
more extensive Ian was that spirit,
because the South will be affected
by it-and a generally more apparent
patriotic spirit will be found every
where. The baptism of fire through
which our men will go will not leave
them cool and unresponsive to their
duties as citizens, but will make of
them arch-proponents of patriotism
This is another benefit that will ac-
crue from the war. 1t will supplant
the paCifism and molly-coddlism
which thrived at an alarming rate
through some portions of the land
juse previous to the war, and which
found warmest Endorsement at the
hands of some of the country's So
called prominent statesmen and
scholars.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10

Up in New York some OF the theaer managers de-
cded that handling the tax 75cent seats, which in
wolves pennies was too much trouble. And now the
poor public must pay 81 for those same seats. Appar-
emily it did to them that the trouble could
be eliminated Just as well BY reducing the price to
"a
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10

Art is all right in its place but the art of Germans
has no place in America at this time. There is
plenty OF work in this city for the Department of
Justice Judging from the reception accorded the man
who DETAINED the national anthem.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-10
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR.
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
WISE OLD TINE.

WISE OLD TINE.
Time plods along, and YOUTH com.
plains
Because Of his o'ersluSgish pace
The ardent quest for drossy gains
Instils impatience in the race.
Yet TIME is wise, and will not move
A jot the faster for YOUTHS rage
He knows he goes too fast for LOVE
And brings US all too soon TO AGE.
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