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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20
You Can't Mistake the Idea in These Little Cartoons
tC0pyriEht. Isnl

Here's another cartoon by Baer, of North Blackstone
Of the that caused him to be sent to Congress by the
farmers of North Dakota.
Out there in the far West they haven't learned to be
polite as we are in this part of the country. They call
spade spade and they call thief thief-even If he
steals million
Here we call thief thief if he steals loaf of bread
of pork and beans But if he steals million we call
him nancer-send polite reporters and ask him to tell
young how to succeed.
In this excellent cartoon by Baer you some Of the
Dakota Congressman's favorite characters
big Big is his greatest favorte Baer knows that the
farmer works night and day, summer and winter and
Sunday add to the wealth of the who doesn't work
all except with lead pencil figuring out how much you
can make from million bushels Of wheat you give the
farmer dollar and hold it until you get dollar and half
As long he is in Congress- and long he feels
inspired Congressman Baer will make pictures that you will
in this newspaper You will with that it is not
bad idea get this able bodied citizen to give you
conceptions of what your fellow citizens who work the
farms in the West and who called upon to feed this
nation and Europe, now thinking about.
Remember that this picture by Baer reflects the thought
Of TEN MILLION FARMERS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20
Art VS.. War Emergency
Special Board Should Be Appointed House the New War Burs
Government Clerks and Universal Suffrage
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

One need not be things architectural to realize that
the distribution of the Offices Of the Government in
motley collection of vanished buildings far from artistic
One need not know much about office factory comforts
do not house their employees the Government is doing
today.
Room and space seem to be at premium. Old buildings
have been renovated and additions built to permanent ed
fees But the tendency be build temporary
structures and to erect them paZas and parks without
regard to the effect from architectural artistic point of
view For years. the Fine Arts Commission and kindred
organizations have labored to obtain symmetry and
orderly development Of the Governments building plans
Now of sudden the emergency given the
for abandoning these plans Congress has just appropriated
for instance, 100000 to erect temporary Office building
at Sixth and streets Colonel Harris and the Fine Arts
Commission have given their approval but only because
is to be Temporary" affair.
Representative Tnkham, member Of the District Com
mttee has introduced bill which asks Congress to adopt
policy of making authorizations for buildings only after
plans have been approved by the Fine Arts Commission
which is studying the present and future needs of the
National Capital and Is expected to make compre
hensive report o a building program
But there Is something urgent than architectural
harmony 1t is economy and foresight in the of old
buildings to meet the growing expansion of the Government
There ought to be board with the duty of considering
the question of Office space Builders and architects well
persons who know something of the problems of factory
and Office space should be appointed to it. The machn
of the Government is becoming extensive that
longer be viewed local problem Representative Fz
gerald chairman of the House Committee Appropriations
very wisely argues that would idle to
nue to make large appropriations for purposes if the
departments In Washington cannot carry their work for
lack of space.
beautiful city in the United States and the most handsome
of national capitals But is thing and
another. To do justice to both is difficult but not mposs
bic task Yet neither end will be attained if the present
haphazard method of choosing buildings for the
bureaus is continued The whole problem ought be CO
ordinated by a special board
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20

still going on. From failure to
failure We progress until at last
We reach success"
The inventor paused His wife,
l noticed, had Joined only half
heartedly in our laughter at his
hard luck anecdotes, and had
shown some symptoms Of impa-
uence at his philosophizing.
We'll" she said a little grimly,
failure and adversely may all be
as wonderful and desirable as you
you say, but for my part I'd rather
have the peace and comfort Of sue
cess.
Those stories that my husband
tells" she turned to the rest Of US,
are very amusing now no doubt;
but, believe me, they were not SO
funny as actual experience either
to him or myself"
my dear" he corrected her, IL
did not claim that failures are ever
humorous or agreeable at the time,
The philosophic mind may say with
Aeneas, 'Meminisse iuvabit,' but It
Is pretty cold consolation.
What l asserted was that fall
ure is one OF the most valuable
things that can happen to a man
or woman. provided that he or she
has the gumptlon to learn from the
experience, and the nerve to watch
the things that you gave life to
broken; and stoop and build 'em
up with worn-out TOOLS
Naturally, also, the more Sc
we're the hardships which result
from the failure or mistake. the
more valuable the experience
proves; for 1t is then a spur to
extra effort. One may lament that
he has to ride in n crowded street
car rather than in a luxurious
motor; one may complain Of the
little inconvenience of life. But
when one finds himself actually In
hell, one gets out. For where tha
will Is strong enough. there Is al
ways \ wRy,"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20

hat has suddenly grown too small
for him.
"But the one who rises after a
sleepless night, sore and aching
in every joint from a drubbing at
the hands of fortune, is very apt
to study out how it all happened
and take thought to avoid a SIM
liar experience the next time.
Beginners luck is proverbial
in every sport and enterprise from
trout fishing to playing the stock
market; but it is the old stager,
with his expert knowledge gained
from many a wearisome and
empty-handed day along the river,
upon whom we have to depend for
our supply of fish.
" Ride Nth an Idle chip, ride tD4tA an
unused heel;
But once IN q +rGy there SCiH come a
day,
when the colt toiH be taught TO feel
Tie lash thGt folIs, and the curb that
gals,
And the sting Of the rotoeIed steel
"'Sweet are the uses Of sd-
versity,' is no mere figure Of
speech" he continued. Adversely
is our most valuable schoolmaster.
There is not a success in the world
today real success, l mean,
not a mere fash in the pan
which, if the truth were known, is
not the evolution and flower of a
long line of failures-perhaps not
always what the world counts
failures. but to the men them
selves, reckoned in that category
in which misses are as good as
miles.
Nature had to experiment long
while with the three-toed eOhlp-
puses before she evolved anything
so perfect az the horse. 1t took
thousands Of generations OF ugly
and misshRpen beasts to reach the
stage Of man, And the process Is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20
Mrs. Wilson WOOdrOw's Article on Failure -

afterward confessed, they had
come there prepared to haggle
and TO keep him dangling on in
uncertainty for weeks. But the
idea of competition and the bold
front he put up brought them to
time, and the deal went through
that afternoon.
IF people would only recall
their past Mistakes" the inventor
drew his moral, "they could ex-
tricate themselves from many a
dilemma. The sense of foolish
ineptitude which swept over me
when | discovered that l had been
bluffed out in that poker game
stood me in good stead in this
game for a vastly more important
stake. | simply borrowed the tao
tics which had been used against
me, and played nv busted straight
as If had a royal flush"
You evidently believe" ! said,
that We learn more from our
failures than from our cuccesses?"
More?" he spoke with an en-
phasis which repudiated even the
suggestion. NO man yet ever
learned anything from a success.
And the proof Of It is that sue
cesses do not often repeat
"A person may score a success
on the first trial. Sometimes he
may follow II up with a second
success. But rarely with a third.
The reason is that he doesn't know
how he did 1t. The lightning just
happened to strike him. It's the
failures we make that teach US, if
We are capable Of being taught at
all.
1.-THE fellow who wakes up the
morning after TO the jubilant song
of the victor and a shesf Of glow
ing press notices is not going to
question very much how the result
was obtained. He simply ascribes
it to his own transcendent genius,
and by the time he gets ready to
start down town discovers that his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20

TINE host at our dinner
party-a very successful
- inventor-had fallen to
reminiscing and was giving a
broadly humorous account Of
the shifts and subterfuges to
which he had been put in the eff
fort to keep up appearances be-
lore fortune came his way.
He told, remember, of his hor-
ror on one occasion when he had
invited a number Of capitalists to
his office TO discuss a proposition
he wanted them to back, and not
half an hour before the conference
the sheriff walked in and took pos
session of the place under an exc
cution.
The inventor was nonplussed.
He paced the floor, uncertain what
to do. All the structure of bright
hopes he had been building on the
strength of the coming interview
crashed about him; for he knew
that this exposure Of his financial
weakness would scare off the sup
port for which he was angling.
Then he remembered a poker
game, where he had laid down a
full hand before the superb bluff
of an opponent who held abso-
lutely nothing, and it offered him
a suggestion.
When the financiers arrived he
led them into his inner office.
Gentlemen" he said, you will
have TO give me an answer to my
proposition-yes or no-within
five minutes That man outside is
q representative of one of the big
gest corporations in the country"
And SO the sheriff was-a repre-
sentative of the State of New
York. "He wants to take over
this whole concern without delay,
and unless you agree 10 my terms,
am going TO let him do it."
The stratagem worked to
charm AZ one Of the syndicate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20
The New superintendent of Buildings
and Grounds

Major Clarence s. Ridley, who succeeds Col William W.
Harris has before him extraordinary task The of
Washington in wartime is job of unprecedented proper
TONS for the population of the city has increased and the
demands of the Government for space outlined above
growing daily The record of Major Ridley index to
what Washngtonans expect from him in the future
Incidentally the thanks of the city due Colonel
Harris who while seemingly too at times in his treat
ment of employees at the Government buildings the
less established in the end efficiency and discipline The
best wishes of the people of the District go with him in his
new work In France.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20
What the Federal Employees Union
Recommended,

is interesting to note that the convention of Federal
employees now meeting in Washington advocates woman
suffrage well equal pay for and in the
Government service What this organization recommends
ment employees reside in Washington If they go record
favor of suffrage therefore, doesn't it permit of
the inference that male suffrage is similarly ndorsed This
appears dispose ectuay of the argument that the Gov
clerks do want to vote They do want to vote
and they had the right today they would not have been
found making recommendations for a minimum wage or a
scientific retirement for clerks
kindred To reenfanchse residents of Washing
is of prime Importance to the Government clerks The
convention would do well to adopt resolutions expressing
hope for universal suffrage in the District of Columbia
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-09-20
To a Young Lady Named Hazel, Age %.

Continued FromF First Column.)
being feels under certain conditions for instance under the
influence of jealousy you never be able to write about
it from experience.
Try imagine what is like then write how YOU think
Jealous man a jealous woman would feel
Read what the great writer's have had to say about e
ousy compare your work and theirs
For instance take these two extracts from Shakes
peare one from Byron:
had rather be toad
And live the VdpoRr OF q dungeon
Than keep corner in the thing love
For others
Otheto, Act !, Sea
his as If the dead could feel
The icy PORN around them steal
And ShHdder, as the reptiles creep
To revel DER their Totting sleep
Without the power to away
The cold consumers of their cLdyl
The Gi1oHr-Lord Byron.
Read those two quotations slowly and then read your
own; don't be discouraged yours is not the best of the
three.
Bear in mind the saying: "To convince Others be your
self convinced Try to write always in serious mood
Say yourself 81 Of fifteen hundred million ghosts
that live this planet walking around for few minutes
in dress made Of flesh, blood, bones, and And
going my ghoSt brain to be Of to the other
poor ghosts making mistakes and wondering what to do
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-26
BRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL

A. l.. Rohde returned yesterday
from New York, where he had been
since Sunday attending the furniture
show.
c. j. Goodale, who has been i'll, is i'm
proving. His son, Ernest Goodale, and
his daughter, Mrs. Glenroy Smith, and
the latter's son of Springfield, Mass,
came to visit him Wednesday.
j. +. Hall and daughter, Miss Hor-
tense Hall, will 90 today to Meri
den, CoAn., where Miss Hall will spend
a few weeks. Mr.. Hall will go from
there to New York for a few weeks
stay.
Leonard Pierce of Hartford, Conn.
is in town for few days called here
by the illness of Mrs. Pierce, who is
better. Mrs. Pierce is ill in the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anse'
Pierce of Canal street.
Homer Sherman, who was here Wed
nesday to attend thu Sparks-Johnsor
wedding, returned next morning tC
Charlemont, Mass. Mrs. Sherman viii
remain few days with her parents
Mr. and Mrs, +, w. Johnston.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-26

the winter with her son, Raymond
Reed, and family.
The Ladies Social circle will meet
with Mrs. John White for the next
regular meeting Thursday afternoon,
Feb. /.
severe windstorm with a light
fall of snow lowered over this section
Monday, in places completely obliter-
ating any trace of highway.
Mrs. George Tudor went to Town
shend Wednesday with her sister, Mrs.
Steele, who will visit relatives there
before returning to her home in New
York state.
Mrs. NJ. L. Johnson has received
news that her brother, Charles Dexter,
who has been in the Memorial hospital
in Brattleboro three weeks, following
an operation for appendicitis, will be
unable to leave the hospital at pres
ent because of an attack of pleurisy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-26
DUMMERsToN.

George l.. Townshend is i'll with heart
trouble.
Harry II. Miller, who has been ill, is
more comfortable.
Ernest Ray went to Washington, d..
c., Monday to attend the Potomac Park
electrical school.
A. f. Miller took party of eight on
sleighride to Hinsdale Friday night
to attend the firemen IS ball.
Mrs. Dwight Johnson went to Athol,
Mass, Thursday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Margaret St. Cyr. She also will
visit at the home of her son, Ellis John
son, in Greenfield.
Ye Christian Endeavor society will
hold an olde tyne social and spelling
bee in ye vestry of we church at early
candle lyte of we Saturday night, Jan
uary 9th. All we youths and maidens
are asked to be present in we costumes
of We ancestors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-26
WEST DUMMERsToN.

A number of children of district No
6 are confined to their homes with
measles.
John l.. Burnett of Bellows Falls
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Burnett over Sunday.
Edward Huntley of Brattleboro
spent few days the first of the week
at NJ. R. Huntley's, where his moth.
er is i'll.
Mrs +. Il. Phillips went to Brattle.
boro Friday to spend several days Fri.
day with her daughter, Mrs. o. S.
Stevens.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-26
CHESTER.

John A. Rowell, son of Fred A,
Rowell, proprietor of the Rowell Inn
at Simonsville, has purchased the Full
lerton hotel here and will take pos
session soon. For the past five sum
mer seasons he has managed the Mount
Holyoke house where he and Mrs.
Rowell were very popular. The Fuller
ton and Rowell Inn will be run in con.
junction as they are only six miles
apart and on the Ideal automobile
route from Manchester to Lake Suna'
pee and the White mountains The
Fullerton will be put in good condi-
ton for the coming seasons business,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-26
WEST WARDsBoRo.
Camping Trip and Trophies.

Raymond Kendall and Willard John
son started Saturday for a midwinter
camping trip. They first went to Grout
pond, where they opened camp and
made their headquarters. Their hikes
were taken on ice and snow with snow
shoes. On Monday they went to the
Somerset reservoir and fshed through
the ice for pickerel. While fishing
they saw an otter which they chased
for some distance with revolvers, but
which finally escaped under blocks of
ice. On their return home Tuesday
night Mr.. Kendall brought as sou.
venir of the outing pickerel 90
inches long, weighing three and one.
fourth pounds, which he, being tax.
idermist, plans to mount.
Mark Tudor has returned to Ben.
nington.
Miss Rena Perkins was guest of
Mabel Streeter over Sunday.
f. o. Newell has been suffering with
an infection in his left hand.
Travis Robinson was at home from
Townshend over Sunday and Monday.
Albert Robinson spent Tuesday
night and Wednesday in Brattleboro.
M. L. johnson was at home from
Montpelier from Friday night to Mon.
day noon.
The Stratton Mountain club is in.
vited to meet at l.. b. Kendall Sat.
urday evening. 80
Mrs. /. +. Reed has come to spend
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-26
Mems and Boys Bargains

In consequence of the shortage all during the
past have less offer bargain prices than Wo
ems department. The lots smaller and varied making
it hard to list them accurately will ask you and
look around and you will find very interesting
values Small boys will find bargains that resisted but
some of the larger sizes missing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-11
l9Rath8

cosd@:rY AaEN Wiz sr q Gl ELIIaEr d ALLN go
Est, mi $50 Church Sci FranErord. Int
= APPLE.-Jan, 10. DENA e.. wife Of Harry
" Apple R%latiyGs ana friends mvited 10
hoass square S.,t' mt iDri!'ta III" ''O' '''''"
ASAY.,-Jan. 10 JOSEPH r.. husband or
friends GGdsgg iriands' Lods" 80. ~ 'js ~
aF"WhItE2 9F WIassborr JG'ng NJ, IT. mp order or
FrS1E fFrS5IEsSA Ass3' trG lHlE 5on rng55adenc% q
IIpt N. r. Denl.. ,Gasss1oro; \ J. Train .leays-
may cali Ii rri.. to S'00'T" p M d. "' Friends
AI,WEhL L-Jag. ., Maggie a.; owifG, Of Rob
husbands, r,sjleuce. 3osS \, Perez st. Ii"r'tt,
yosGPf F3rCH! hasband di"n Of ntc GG'.I iaHnSR SR
= Rainhridsc, aged 81 Relatives aud friends
nalr Bids 1s.o Chestnut st.. Phtin. Int. MI
.BARINGER Jan. 10. LrZZrE A.. wife Of
Elmer $ E99Tlnscr arg daqsllgr Of HAIRY and
Invited 10 funeral services. sat, = p. NJ. %
f, Clapicr St. Gcrmauowu. Int. private
husband 5f h Il a cHH&STA& Hsasrl noa
Relatives and friends. mgmbers Of William Penn
soaSaban%n FSs,denge 6I 5rr 4nr%T E@hE I3I
mag call after p. M, Fri.
BEcHTELf--Ian ), suddenly CHARLES e..
hgs3ahG@ nd ~ Isf 'irriIf,, gEIie gnd son ot
friends Tonsuwa Tribe No 10 l. o. H. NJ NJ
l'fo H. oa RSef Dept. invited to fuRsra Ne A. sesy ~
Ices Fri = u. m.. l2l2 William 81. Int North
wood Gem Friends mas call Thurs. after
BEOE. Suddenly. Jan 10. AGNES IL wife
Of Henry A. Beck aud daughter of Eliyubatb
and late William kleyer, llG Upland terrace
Balu, Pa: Due notice OF funeral Will he givcu.
wife OF Walter a. BeutriCk tuee Hughesl aged
40. Relatives and friends invited 10 funeral
services, Fri, p m, 1880 N, Jessup ST. Int,
BEVAN,--Jan. 10. MATILDA. wife ot Harry
Bevan. aged 81, Relatives and friends Invited
son, William W. Beyan. 237 Montana 81. tChew
and ShaTpnack sts., Germantown. Int private
BiAIR,-Jsn, g. MARGUERITE NJ. wife Of
william j. Blair, Jr. and daughter on John j.
and late Margaret l.. Brenuens Relatives and
y. Marshall st.. Solemn requiem mass ST. I'D
wards church 10 a. m Int, 81. Denis's Gem.
Bs0YbGJan. o. WILLIAM s., son OF John II.
1913 y. ETanklln 81. Int. private.
BRACKEN,-Jan, 10. BRIDGET, widow or
Richard BTacken. Due notice Of funeral, from
BREENGJan. o. ]. NEWMAN son OF John
b. and Ida j.. Breen, aged 10. Relatives ana
ba4sa PiSa rsaSani o adss cEco88 82 ve r.
auiem mass Church OF the Immaculate Concep-
ton Germantown, 10 a. m. Int. Holy Cross
BREN NNECil ilE,-Jan. 10. FRED W. BREN-
NECKE, aged 80. Relatives and friends, Nice
town Lodge. No. s4S. ]. o. O. f.; Danish Bene-
dciai Society and Scandinavian Beneficial So
ciety. invited 10 services. sun. 80 -. m.,
oliver ii. Hair Bldg 1920 Chestnut 81 Int.
private, Montrose Gem.
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SITUATIONS wANTED-MAlR

ROOEKEEPER Practical office man OF eIDr
rirugr ana ability desires change for good req
sons: references present unI former employeh
II naG, l,dgrr Ieulral.
Aur,khEpER aud office manager age 40, VIA
ront owing to dissolution OF garlnerSh9.
Years with previous employer 231' Ledsf
RoDEEEUPER. married, ~ years OF age .;
s,res position as hSnl h2oGEsrpGsrrie pGrecs !" 'sA'
RupSEEEPER middle aged, desires pGslii,a
where gan Srt through hy ! p, m b ~
want positions best refs, ! ~, Ledger Cent
rHAuFFEuR. white; private 'amIlyi thoroasag
.cmn"trnt m every respect hfst TeiS 'se.,, e,,,
WrIe Fred Weber 1871 y, l.th. Ph'''
Diamond 5n30 w
"a rrGtR, white, - lnoTouShly comPislSssss Ri9Sss
r.cemmendalors. Phone Dickinson aSS'M
1879 Reed %.
CHEMIST. experienced Ia research and gshsu1t
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'uNllANlON or pcrsonal and priyate ssefs,n1 ,r
,mnn or Hay' . Il E'RrFIl ysrs Mona ps
lraduIte cducutiuu; general professional H., s..
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position ar salary, II 2id Ledger CenirA;
c9MPANl9N and valet refined y9q9s s57 ma R1n tss ss
DRCGS--Posltion as buyer or manager
Wholesale house 90 years experience
Nitr lruSet central,
MACHINlST, years experience; good WofAs''
reference, 12iS s. 40th st.
MAN & wife. japanese. first class as eo9ss eos,s
butler or cook maid, Togo SOo n 10
SALESMAN. experienced. would like 70 repfsssa
concern I'm Philadelphia and vicinity sa-"
COmmiss ion basis. III Sj2, Ledger Cenu4A--
SALESMAN, age 20, desires position VIII WIZ w "
Sity tS7 Address Address {? iSp. Ledger 'oface. -.
STUDENT wants work for Saturday aftsfaSst
and evening. Address q, !. L., BOX T. -
fersnn Medical College.
MATCHMAKER. rs years experience ). -"
man, 40 Gibson ave. Philadelphia. -
. lyNG MAN rs, gosd personality, deslI9sss,
making change; experienced Factory hlAAsssssI
understands bookkeeping, accountlhk VII
thoroughly: exceptional executive abluya II
consider offer anywhere future Is assures
.3h. Ledger Office.
YOUNG MAN. %, experienced In managemeas,
department stores, desires a postioni tI-
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-11
CLUBS AT PRINCETON
TO DISCUSS CRUSADE
Movement Against "Snobbish-
ness" Becomes General
University Topic

,....,.
fNlNOtL ION a. d. Jan ~. .I, 9l.
eusslon OF the cluo movement al I.L.n.,lo, w,
was throWh opeh to lhC t"'.!t u''''''..', ,
,ouay WIN 'ne I",IoW''E ",lou,,,,','''i'
issueu nv '"e V'"p e't'''"''a
II shall not be termed breach OF
the interclub agreement Tor inc mem
bers OF the upper class cluns 20 us
cuss with members OF the s'phomore
ana freshman classes any pnas' OF Ine
question OF changing or AppHsnlnE lu'
cup system nut naIn'S hUu ,n, '.",,