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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10
Lay the Cards Down
By EARL GOODWIN
Who Is So Active in Trying Gust Guard From s
ArmOry?

Before dispensing with the armory of the National
Guard of the District of Columbia hope the authortea
whether they be the War Department the Commissioner
or Congress, will go a bit slow.
Recommendations have been made to close M the nres
aTmOry at 472 street. but trust the Government will
look into this closely to determine whether there il auv
basis for the suspicion that demand for closing this ns
ton springs from the activities of estate scouts
If the office of the commander of the District of Co
lumbia Militia should be removed from that building thu
Government should to that higher rental paid
for the building than paid under the appropriation act
for the District of Columbia.
Personally can see nothing but folly in closing an
armory wartime. 1t is the only military Institution Of
the sort in the National Capital and the only peg which
to hang an AUTHORIZED, ORGANIZED defense of the
National Capital. No State, / understand from hasty
study at the War Department is contemplating closing it
armories, and probably no State will do
But here there is constant pressure being brought 70
turn the militia from its home to make for clerks and
typewrters OF some bureau another WHO STARTS
THIS INFLUENCEi Is it initiated by the officers
of the Government it suggested by agents who
chance to make commissionf
To leave the National Capital without armory IN
time would be to invite disaster if should fall
evil days. and who knows what will In this where
must guard against spies within very honest
Where would this city be, with all the troops gone and
with no way properly to organize the national guard The
present amateur cadet companies rifle clubs and similar
organizations NOT authorized to fire shot To my way
of thinking they stand in the way of enlistment under the
Stars and Stripes because get the impression they
doing all that necessary to their country In these
called "cubs and leagues In reality they merely
wearing badges and getting good athletic exercise.
There certain definite, legal authorized military
organizations They plain to behold as town pump
of them is the regular army another is the national
army Another is the NATIONAL guard.
Washington NEEDS the national guard and the Fourth
regiment being recruited Without this Fourth regiment
there will be ''home" defense from within. Military
that whoever started the to GUST the national guard
from its armory will reconsider his steps So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10

Chairman Wilcox of the Republican party calls
meeting of the committee and says There has not been
time in many years when it has been important
for the Republicans gain control of the House of Repre-
sentatives than it is today
We say:
There time when Democrats In the House
had better OPPORTUNITY than they have today to make
the House Republican from top to bottom.
It is only necessary to defeat the woman suffrage Fed
eral smendment-the country will do the rest and will
be many day and many year before the Democrats see
themselves In a Congressional majority again.
. There good many Democratic Congressman from
New York Every in New York is voter Let the
Democrats defeat suffrage, and Democratic Con-
peg7n looking around for other jobs.
b Let the Democrats defeat suffrage and Demo
Gratis South well North of the Mason Dixon line, will
have cause to regret it.
They will lose the benefit of all the admirable work that
Woodrow Wilson has done fo his party and realize with the
bitter humiliation of the thoroughly whipped that women
know their enemies and how to punish them
But Democrats should vote for woman suffrage NOT
because is politically dangerous vote against it. but be-
cause every should feel and respect for women
The who does not respect his own mother, wife,
daughter sister, should at least respect the mothers of
other men.
Let Congressman imagine that makes any better
to say that he is voting against justice for the
ground that it is politically ineXpedient
the who puts political expedency ahead of justice
for lacks respect for womenthe kind Of respect
that would give them their rights and recognize their mental
equality
Victory for women today will the addition Of
great moral force to the machinery of self It
win mean better nation and BETTER MEN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10

NNE of the tasks Of the fu-
ture is to organize labor
- so that each one is doing
his own job. That is the way to
insure the best production.
Everybody has a social value
The value lies in this mysterious
inner energy and its flow outward
for the use of others.
Everybody is measured by every
body else, consciously or uncon-
sciously, by the degree and kind
of energy he has, and by what this
energy is producing.
We all judge each other by that.
Our instinct, swifter than words,
searches out the energy in our
neighbor, looks 1t over. looks over
what our neighbor is doing in the
world, and makes an estimate.
But Judge not"
You don't have to punish by
your words or your acts If your
neighbor isn't turning energy out
in solid social values.
oh, no,
He will do that to himself.
Sooner or later this law OF his
being will get him. 1t always does.
II he isn't living at his own top
III hAUhn0f
he won't be happy.
Sickness Is Failure.
He will have TO have doctors.
He will grow suspicious OF life.
He's a failure.
1t is the failure to throw on
poison.
Unused energy-poison.
Nearly all sickness may be
traced to this.
Now you know all people aren't
at the same level, either mentally,
physically or spiritually.
Nobody expects a Napoleonic
energy to flow from a Tiny Tad!
Each one according to his
light"
Light-energy!
And when you see someone who
doesn't seem to be very productive
in Social Wholesome one who is
just laughing and singing and flirt-
ing and having a good time-don't
judge!
She is doing what she can. She
may be living up to the highest in
her, which is just to be happy, as
the birds are happy.
You will see-if you watch-that
she is governed by an inner law
just as you are. II she IL cap
able Of more and she does not full
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10
The Wisdom of
NapOleOn-No. 10
He Did Not Underestimate Theatrical Effects

The task of the who would succeed on big scale
in political life is this
BE must bend to his purposes the Judgment emotions
prejudices, and passions of the great crowd.
In addition to understanding his task of govern
ment, war; or Industrial reorganization Napoeon under
stood all hee he must understand the of the levers
which move the various human emotions.
Ways of moving men many Some are noble, such
sedena physical courage and moral courage Others
are generally considered gnobe such trckery caprap
hypocrisy.
Midway between the noble and gnoble WAYS of impress
ing human beings and securing their following is the art
Of producing dramatic effects This is most important
art It has helped many men, by firing the imagination of
those about them.
@ In the art of dramatic effect Napoleon was supreme
he knew that men respond instantly to that which
arouses their unreasonng mental passions He himself de-
spsed and clearly through all the claprap of life His
plans for laid in the coolest commonplace
most practical way.
But cody as he planned the winning of his battles
Just cody did he plan aterward the work of arousng
national enthusiasm.
Recall the the evening the battle of Auster
z when the soldiers presented to him bouquet consisting
offorty standards captured from the enemy
The battle had been planned and Tough with cold cal
culaon The presenting of the bouquet of standards
the theatrical aftereect the exciting picture of glory
1t described later by every soldier his little fire.
side aroused In the arhes hamlet deep enthusiasm for
the Little Emperor and in the heat of patriotic ervor
wiped from memory the buthery of hundreds of thousands
Of men.
Napoleon been called puere because he delighted in
making kings wait in his nechamber Tlst Paris
and Erfurt His conduct was NOT puerle 1t wisdom
BE ruled people who had passed through the excite
ment Of intense revolutionary feeling His power from
intensely eXcabe self asserve that had Just be-
headed king and gone through exhaustive with all
kings united against it.
There was no better way of obtaining the admiration
and love Of such revolutionary support than to humble
kings keep them waiting and show that the French people
which had dethroned THEIR king and defeated Others had
sucumbed only to an emperor in whose hands kings were
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The Wisdom of NapOleOn-No Is

(Contnued
Napoeons study OF theatrical effects is not one which
though it is which must not be overlooked IN an
analysis of that wisdom which made him ruler and
terror to the world.
He delighted send to Paris dispatches telling Of hs
victories and to date these dispatches from the palace OF
conquered monarch.
His subordnates would secretly give him details Of the
past services of certain veteran soldiers These would b
placed in the front rank and Napoleon casually approach
ing would them and all of the troops by his detailed
recollection of what each veteran had done.
'Ah You got that saber cut at Austerlitz remem-
ber You don't look pretty yet but what other man would
have survived it?''
The old veteran thus addressed would devote the rest
of his life to telling the young men Of France that lad
need ask for greater pleasure than to freeze to death with
Napoleon in Russia.
After some great victory Napoleon would
of defeat to be spread about and just the people were
depressed there would suddenly be heard the sound Of
cannon announcing complete victory.
Study his portraits painted at various moments In hs
career You will find that actor understood better
than he the effect which appropriate costume produces upon
the mind.
For his coronation there was all the spendor Of i'm
perial purple For his farewell to his troops at Fontane
bleau simple costume, palmer than that OF corporal
Human gratitude is wavering and we soon forget &C
tual valuable service The strongest thing about Us IN our
Interpretations condition is imagination To IMAGINA
TON he must appeal, who wishes to control US.
How many forget all details OF Tycho Brahes astro
nomica work. yet remember that he looked through
his telescope until he had dressed himself In fancy court
costume.
How many remember Washington standing IN the bow
of little boat with fierce look on his face amid cakes oil
ice yet could not tell one single good g tnat ne ever
said or did.
Napoleon understood the value of theatrical effect in
dealing with and that understanding was conspicuous
part of his wisdom. ST.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10

us Dwell, things not so sweet
and fine?
There are so many Of this kind
OF girl in the world. so miserably,
pathetically many Of them! Why,
there's one on every corner. teeter-
ing along on her poor little high
heels, painted and powdered and
brilliantined half to death, and
thinking that she looks like Cleo
patra or one of the girls in the
latest chorus.
IL they only knew il, the stage
girl would give her salary for six
months to look like one of them
again without her makeup, and 1t
would be money in her POCKET to
do it-so would any star.
Youth. youth. youth, the most
beautiful, the most fascinating, the
most charming, the most enchant-
ing, the most evanescent. the most
fieeting, the most vulnerable, the
most perishable, the most enviable
thing in the world How can the
mother Of the girls who belong to
the Foolish Clubs let them throw
II away? How can they permit
them TO cover it up with paint and
to hide II with makeup, and TO dis
guise 1t with knowing clothes and
sophisticated dressing of the hair?
Simplicity and Sweetness.
What are they about, these moth
ers who don't seem to realize what
they are letting their daughters do
when they permit them to make
themselves up like a lot of poor
little imitation paroquets and then
expect some clever man to pick one
of them out for his wife?
knew a girl like that once,
about twelve years ago. She was
eighteen and blonde and handsome.
She looked like a big pink rose
just picked from the garden-be-
fore she was made up.
After she was made W she
looked just like-well, | won say
what. And everyone thought she
was twenty-siX at the very least,
and she was delighted and fiat
tered. But now, when people say,
Why, | knew her years ago. she
must be getting along toward
forty" it makes her very cross,
and she blames every one-but
herself.
Now she dresses in simple sport
suits and low-heeled college shoes,
and wears her hair in a braid
around her head, and she's taken
of her earrings and hopes that
people will think she's seventeen.
But no one dOes-no one ever
does, sOmehow-they always reck-
on the other way.
Here's to you, girls of the Sensi-
BILE Society! But really don't
have to wish you good luck
you'll have il, anyway,
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Sickness Is Failure of Your About Some Very, Very
Mind Sensible Girls
By M a b el Dodge.

fl herself, then she will falter by
the way. Let her alone to work
1t out for herself.
But IL she falters you can help
her then.
Perhaps she doesn't see clearly.
Perhaps she doesn't understand.
And perhaps she cannot carry
out the work she is here to do.
This cannot" is important some
times.
Often people are hampered in
making their lives sublime" by
something over which they have
little control.
Sometimes a psychic wound, or
early shock, has formed a sore
spot in the soul which the doctors
call a complex.
This is more difficult to handle
than many of us realize. 1t often
needs a mind doctor.
But the average everyday per-
son may be his own doctor. In
fact, he always is, in the last an
alysis.
Perhaps it's taking care of chill
dren; perhaps it's writing edito-
rails; perhaps it's ditch-digging!
It's your form of evaporation
that's the main thing,
Your form Of the transformation
OF energy.
Your own particular showing Of
the miracle of life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10
By Winifred Black
THE high school girls Of a
Western city have started a
chain of clubs.

THE high school girls Of a
Western city have started a
-hain Of clubs.
They call them ''The Sensible
Societies." and any girl who be-
longs to them must not rouge,
powder, use brilliantine on her
hair, wear tight shoes, bother
much about her clothes, and never,
never do her hair on the top Of
her head until after she has gradu-
ated from high school and gone
right out into the great big, cold,
cruel, Iworryful world-just like
that!
Bless their hearts, Here's good
luck to you, girls Of the Sensible
Society. I wonder if you have the
faintest idea how very sensible
You really are.
You pretty, clear-eyed. sweet
faced. delicious things, you!
Why, l never see one OF you
without thinking OF clover in
bloom, or buttercups, or pink and
white daisies, or an orchard Of ap-
pie trees all in blossom, or a wreath
Of wild grapevine. or a nice. clean,
blue and white bowl OF bread and
milk with a blue plate OF honey in
the comb handy.
Why do some girls of your age
want to look so that they remind
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10
Once-Overs
Copyright, 1917, International News Service.
ErEpINrr, XnI1pSEIE FRIGHT


KEEPING YOURSELF BRIGHT.
making and be apprecave or are
drifting along into old age?
getting cranky and ltabe at times you are
ashamed dagreeabe ten
dencies but fail
Do you realize this positive weakness your part!
Oh, yes it is.
To yourself that age you should be % Ou'
frmness in this does arbitrariness
and will not be long before there
little this world pleasure for those who surround YOU
Isn't foolish shut heart to all the happiness there Is the
will allotted earth span!
Why not keep your spirits young?
maintained conditions and people Of the
will lighter heart and make more
welcome associate your fellow beings.
Life measured by years, but by outlook
Keep yours bright.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10

NNE of the tasks Of the fu-
ture is to organize labor
~ so that each one is doing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10
HEARD, AND SEEN

BOB HEINZ, the only Washing-
tonian who ever saw the brickyards
at Veedersberg. Ind, has left the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States to aid ED HURLEY build
ships.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10

JOHN L. WEAVER, coal admins
traitor, announces his plan to ration
the city of Washington on coal be-
ginning April 1. John is wise He
knows that is the only way to give
every house its proper share Of fuel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10

For Dickens readers, compare
Judge Hardison's first official po-
lice court order with the famous re-
mark of Mr., George, anent David
Copperfield: WASH HIM"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10
Warning to Democratic Repre-
SentatiVeS-LaSt Call

If You Want to Give the Republicans Huge Majority
-. In Congress-You Need Only Defeat
Woman Suffrage Today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10

in the good old days one likes q
recall. the street railway company
always had a string Of cars in front
Of the Government Printing Office to
accommodate the patrons Of our
national game. Now. my suggestion:
Why not have a dozen. OF 80 on 81
and North Capitol streets waiting for
the employees Of the Printing Office
at 1880 each evening. instead &
compelling them to catch cars al
ready overloaded by the dovAtovn
crowd?" ~
DAVID WEAVER, brother Of JOHN
L, who wishes coal had never been
invented, suggests that car COM
panies could make more money b.
taking out seats and putting in more
straps. The Capital Traction Com
pany only took in half q million dol
lars more this last year than tho
year before.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-10

C. W. MILLER, % T street north
east, has a constructive suggestion:
The Washington herald., 1918-06-25

Speaking of "triar marriages, Miss Sue ha
welded lawyer named Dodgerl
The Washington herald., 1918-06-25
Senatorial Dignity and the Pro6teer.

The Senate has upheld its dignity at the
peuse of the workers of the District of Columbia
By the adoption yesterday of Senator Pomerene's
resolution to excuse the Senate eonferees from fur
iher duty in connection with the Pomerene anti
pro6teering bill, the Senate has settled back
in its chairs and literally given the prohteer free
hand
The anti-profteering rent bill will very likely
rot from there is no disposition in the
Senate to bother about it further. In the mean
time what is to happen? What about the thousands
OF workers who need protection? What is to
be done in the meantime to stop the prohteer from
extracting his pound of flesh from the unprotected
renter'
The answer is-nothing! The working classes
OF the National Capital whom the bill was original
ly designed to protect and who have been keeping
in touch with the controversy between Represen-
tatiye Ben Johnson and the Senate conferees the
bill, will be convinced now more than ever that Ben
Johnson "hit the nail on the head" when he threw
his hat in the ring Saturday afternoon and chal-
lenged his critics to out in the open and fight
1t might be said that the Senate had "stom-
ach" for the bill in the first place. either in the
form in which Ben Johnson wrote it. in its re-
drafted form in which Senator Pomerene offered it
What then is the conclusion of the long suffer
ing public when something happens that almost
throws the bill out altogether? Naturally they are
bound to feel that it is just of those moves, de-
signed and carried out in adrot manner, to dip
omatically rid the landlords of the city of having
what they term nuisance at their heels.
The Senate has declined to meet Mr.. Johnson
and settle the difficulties in connection with this
bill. At all costs the dignity of the Senate must
be upheld
Is there to be any relief for the worker before
Congress adjourns? Is he to be left at the mercy
OF the pro6teering landlord because certain mem
bers of the Senate have been offended? 1t looks as
though he is Certainly there is indication ths
the Senate has given the worker any serious
thought in regard to his being the victim of the
unserupulous landlord.
Is it any wonder now that Ben Johnson's ire is
aroused? Can he be blamed for speaking his
minds And does it not look as though Mr.. John
son knew what he was talking about when he irri-
lated certain members of the Senate?
The Senate has responded to his challenge in a
that has surprised Washington. It has chos-
to ignore the charges made by the Kentuckan.
If they false and unfounded, why then does
not the Senate "calr' Mr.. Johnson's hand" in the
matter and force him to either prove disprove
his accusations? That is what makes the whole
procedure looks unbecoming.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-25
How 10 Celebrate.

On July 28 comes the semicentennial of i'm
portant event in American history. the ftieth anni-
versary of the fourteenth amendment to the Con-
sttution of the United States. Upon that day.
fifty years ago, was written into the basic law Of
the land the principle that "all persons born or
nauraized in the United States and subject to the
jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United
States" This extended to American citizens, re-
gardless of color, equal civil rights.
Now it behooyes US to celebrate that page in
our national history. And there is no more fitting
way than by stretching these equal civil rights"
to include all Americans. regardless of sex. We
have had half century of equal civil rights for
only. Pass to that suffrage amendment. you
hold-up Senator's July 2s is near.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-25
Johnny's Politeness.

Here is story that was told at dinner by
Representative Andrew ]. Montague, of Virginia,
as an illustration that poiiteness may sometimes be
carried a little too far:
One afternoon a small boy named Johnny went
running up to his mother during walk through
the park, with his face full Of smiles and his
hands full of candy
"Oh, mammal" he happily exclaimed, exhibit
ing his treasure, "that lady there gave all
this candy"
That was certainly very nice of her." respond
ed mamma, glaneing toward the lady in question.
"Oh, yes, mamma" was the reassuring reply
Of Johnny. 81 was polite enough"
II am glad to hear it." returned the mother
smilingiy SWhat did you say to herr"
81 said to her." was the startling rejoinder of
Johnny, that l wished papa had met her before
he had become acquainted with you."-Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-25
What Getting Ready" Has Meant.

An indication of the scale on which we are
making war Is given by Gen. March's announce
ment that more than 100000 soldiers have en-
barked from our ports and Mr.. Borlands to the
House that the $sooo.oooooo worth of guns and
shells, provided for in the bill just reported will
equip three armies (army groups) of I,37s,ooo
men each.
Some time will elapse7 before we can ship ar
tillery for all the men send across, as present
facilities for gun manufacture are limited and the
plants required are not speedily built. But the
men that go will not lack for instruments of de-
struction. Knowing what are preparing to do,
France and Great Britain can afford to draw
heavily on their surplus stocks. assured that we
can replenish them.
At the present rate Of progress the New York
Globe points out America before another year is
gone viii be turning out soldiers and war mate
rial at faster rate than any of the other bel
hgerent nations. Meantime from every front
comes word encouraging confidence that our help
has been in time to prevent Germany and Austria
from achieving anything like decision this
summer, result which viii redeem our prom
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