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The Washington times., 1918-11-27

Sometimes failure at first spells success in the end
Let that comfort you you didn't have rich father to
dress you in Lord Faueroy clothes and send to Har
ward Even lack of education sad thing if you define
education in the right way may out to be good thing
Read the story that wise friend, Mr.. Isaac Cans
tells about the man who was nearly sexton
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
Keep This Good Organization
Intact For Service
By BILL PRICE.

The Citizens Food Council, which was organized to
cooperate with the local food administration IN protecting
the people of Washington against proteering, will be
needed for long time to 1t win be douby needed
if the national Food Administration should go out of
business
Clarence Wilson local food administrator believes the
council should take the work of his office when that
discontinued and the suggestion is beng approved by
citizens associations and other bodies
With opportunity Of using the council as means
of promoting political ambition achieving personal gan
its officers and members have undertaken service to
humanity. They actuated only by consciousness of
civic responsibility Too seldom does the public appreciate
behalf of the whole community The attaining of free
street transfers here has been matter Of six of
hard work and fighting, with not cents in salary
penses for anybody.
So it remained for Washington dsfranch.sed and dis
membered from the brotherhood Of self governing Amer
municipalities to set in motion machinery for securing
the most effective cooperation between Its citizens and the
Government in program of food conservation and
able prices No other city has such organization and the
local being recommended by the Food Administration
model Consumers ought to reap substantial benefits
for the council will stick to its purposes OF trailing and
exposing profteers.
Support of this organization ought to that living
conditions will be made better at least prevented from
growing The opinion of food experts that food
prices may continue high for year until the dis
orgzed countries of Europe able to return to agr
cultural operations and production The proteer will have
openings for long time to to pursue his occupation
He will follow and profit largely unless he knows there
weorganized watchfuness and grim determination to
punish him.
the organizers of the Federation of Citizens Associations
and has been successful in many valuable civic efforts
launched in the interest of this city and its people, Asso
ciated with him are men and women whose names have
been linked with important reforms effected through the
enterprise of public spirited Washingtonians.
1t is important in any organization of this kind that
sensible people shall rule it. The legmitate honest
business should be encouraged while the other type
and it comparatively few should be reentlessy pursued
and pilloried before the public.
The Washington times., 1918-11-27

~ iris who hold themselves
= and their kisses rather
~ cheaply, would acquire
a liberal education in restraint by
glancing through my mail this
morning and seeing some of the
letters written in answer to B. L.
B. L., it will be remembered,
was the impetuous young man
who wrote to this column a few
days ago saying that a kiss was
the only attraction a girl had to
offer him and that all men old
enough to know better agreed
with him. Apparently this young
man represents a very small
school of thought on the kissing
question. Numbers of soldiers
have written to say that they
most highly esteem comradeship
in girls, and that kisses too easily
won are not greatly to be desired.
Does this mean that some Of our
girls have been too liberal but
no, no, impossible. Some of the
letters are as follows:
A Soldier on KIHSinE.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Your article on promiscuous kiss
ing in The Times the other evening
has prompted me to answer per
picked Girl" whose letter was in
corporated in the theme.
Until ] read her letter was be-
ginning to believe that there were
no girls who did not wish to be
kissed and made love to. Person
ally / have become a misogamist on
account of this state OF affairs. ]
seem to have met nothing but girls
of the kissing type since / entered
the service.
kissing to me is very obnoxious.
in fact SO much so that / object to
kissing my mother and sister eX-
cept when absolutely necessary to
keep peace in the family.
Two weeks ago ] met a girl. a
mere child of seventeen. who was
very free with her kisses. Such
experiences as this ! have had sew
eraI times, and it has made me sour,
grouchy, and dissatisfied with
evsTything feminine. But through
your column I see there are mice
girls" who are willing to be pals
to us. I know OF many, many fell
lows who desire pals. but l must
also admit there are some who pre-
fer the mush." but they are in the
minority. Ny only wish is that
some day 1 will have the pleasure
OF knowing some really nice girl
who doesn't want TO be kissed.
4 Young MARINE.
A serEeant's Letter.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Having read your talks 10 war
workers for tho past few months.
I am especially interested In tho
article IN your column on "Promis-
CGous kissing"
can't imagine what sort nf a
fellow p. l.. could be when d. Gays
"Ail q fellow goes with q girl for
Is to get q kiss" or some thing like
that ! am nineteen years old. in
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEWSPAPER MEN
Continued from First {

Continued from First Column)
make great many less prosperous friends that will
forget him promptly.
He usually decides that the prosperous friends are
the ones worth while
A newspaper man has the opportunity to stand up
straight look ahead cut lots, pick his own
path and let others follow He usually prefers walk
in the well ru Travelled by others before he was born
You hardly blame him. it's the easier and safer path
The newspaper man has the opportunity to make him
self independent in pocket well in brain He usually
misses the opportunity in brain and in pocket.
newspaper mans value to the public consists largely
in his power receive and express strong impressions
The average mind is like the plate in a camera It
takes sharp distinct impressions when first exposed to
the light But it doesn't improve with too long exposure
Ninety per cent of good reporting and writing is
YOUTH And ninety nine per cent Of old reporting and
writing is pitiful failure
The newspaper has the opportunity to stop when
he has said enough he negects that opportunity nearly
always
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
Fairfax Writes the Problems Pitfalls of the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

manliness that would make a man
ashamed to make such overtures
as a pastime.
A girl can be afrectionate and
charming, and is more charm
Ing without STOPPING to ia
milarity. l would rather have a
girl bid me goodnight by giving
me an anectionate hand clasp than
by kisses that mean nothing-but
most girls do not realize this.
o. +. F.
Girls Repudiate His Viewpoint.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
In answer to the letter of "a
Perplexed Girl" in Saturday even
ing's edition OF The Times. I should
like to tell that young lady that
there are men who can be real pals.
We are employed in an office
where there are probably fifty en-
listed men, and there is not one OF
them whose Friendship would not
be good for any girl, who really
desired nothing more than friend
ship.
These boys come from all over
the States. and most OF them have
left girls of their own behind them.
and. thank goodness. most of them
realize that we girls have sweet
hearts of our own.
Perhaps IL 3. l., who originally.
I believe. started the subject OF
promiscuous kissing, had met the
right sort OF girls. when he first
started to pay attention to them at
all, he would have a different point
of view. Personally. should like
- have him meet a girl who had
snelt most OF her life where things
are open and above board-say. for
instance, in the Maine woods.
BABE AND JESS.
Another soldiers Letter.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Since 1 came to camp here last
June ] have been much interested
in your daily hint for war workers
and have derived much pleasure
from your column. 1t was with
something like resentment that /
read in the paper a letter signed
"B. L." stating some of his curious,
not to say asinine ideas concerning
girls who allow any fellow to kiss
them. He must be one of those
men whom we see standing on street
COTneTS OF AT dark dlley entrances
looking with meaning eyes at the
women and girls who pass. Because
he and his kind can derive no pleas
ure from the company OF a good
woman or girl is no reason for the
assertion that men as a rule do
not care for companionship.
/ want to say that many of our
soldiers here in camp whom I know
find long evenings slipping by on
the wings OF contentment when we
are Calling upon girls whom we
know merely for company" "B. L."
II he should happen to read this,
would probably turn up his nose
and sneer at my ideas. just as !
sneer at his.
Very few women are going to In
duIge m indIscriminata kissing II
Il may be that men Of the "B. L."
stripe look upon such things az
their natural right. lf so they need
a very considerable amount OF
moral education. SOLDIER.
Washington ,Barracka
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
OppOrtunitiesfOr NewspaperMe

The editor of the annual club book of the Milwaukee
Press Club has sent the following invitation please write
five six hundred words for opportunities for
newspaper man"
Here words not counted.
Newspaper men have many opportunities and neglect
about ninety per cent of them do human beings in other
lines of work.
The newspaper man has the opportunity to tell the
truth and the opportunity reach with the truth if he
is willing to tell it and knows how millions of other human
beings.
The newspaper has the opportunity to write plain
English which is the only kind Of real English That
opportunity is neglected usually.
A newspaper man has the opportunity to make a few
Tc and prosperous friends that will care of him or
IContLued In Last Coumn)
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
Girls Lacking In Dignity.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Once-Overs
Copyright. 1915. International Features Service, Inc
ARE YOU A PHYSICAL SLACKERl

Perhaps you quite uneasy when heard all be-
thirty oyve register for military duty
Not the result of cowarce part but felt that
would the life
This likely to be true you the limit
be able physically
fellows q valuable
be to a line
all your could perform
You say lazy azness your part which
taking keep ftC
To acknowledge fault a long toward correcting
Then into of which
will bring back strength and ambition.
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
Invite Young Ladies to Dinner.

EDWIN S. HEGE, who was for
months in charge Of the room regis
tration bureau and knows housing
conditions in Washington IN detail,
heartily approves of the idea Of in
viting lonesome young women into
Washington homes for Thanksgiving
Those who do not invite soldiers
might make the day happy for girls,
he suggests. He writes:
Thanksgiving Day may find many
of them lonely, and invitations from
good families would mean much JOY.
There are thousands Of women war
workers who have sacrificed money,
home comforts and pleasure derived
from frequent meetings with friends
and relatives that they might give
their best efforts to the Govern
ment."
C. H. BAKER, old Washingtonian
now living in Atlanta: 81 must ex-
press my appreciation and supreme
enjoyment OF the daily local edi-
torials and Heard and Seen. l am
well satisfied, and The Times is to be
congratulated on these two features.
please, all of you. keep agitating
until the prison fence is removed
from the Botanic Garden. Though
miles away from you. am still with
you to make Washington beautiful.
ARTHUR SUIT, former sheriff
of Prince Georges County, now a
detective in Washington, thinks
that his county is too large and
should be divided into two, with
the line running so as to make one
county out of the southern portion
and another out of the northern
which includes Hyattsville, River
dale, Berwyn and other prosperous
suburban places.
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
Wants The Times In Colorado.

Tho Washington Times Co, Wash
inRton, II. C.-Gentlemen: Tnclosed
find n poSt-ofrico money order TO re-
new my subscription FOR ono month.
] intend 10 spend tho winter In Colo
RADIO. and am writing To- ask II any
newspaper west OF the Missouri River
has Mr.. BrisbHne'B articles. His ed
torisls on current topics are so in
forming ! wish To continue reading
them, but Il seems a long distance to
send a daily" newspaper.
Yours sincerely,
C4iss) JOSEPHINE HOYER
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
HEARD AND SEEN

CARTER B. KEENE, first citizen
Of Freedom Me-, and Director Of
Uncle Sans Postal Savings Banks,
Is to deliver q Masonic address in
Lowell, Mass, next Friday night.
he admits that it will be the great
est event Of the year with the pos
sTble exception Of the peace confer
ence. He has requested William E.
Brigham, Of the Boston Transcript,
to accompany him to Lowell as his
official press agent.
DIR. HOWARD COBEY. MAURY
POSEY and W. d. ARRISON have
returned from a hunting trip on
A. B. POSEY'S farm along the
Potomac in Charles County. They
found rabbits plentiful, but birds
scarce.
Locate the Triumphal Arch.
Where would you locate the great
TRIUMPHAL ARCH which ARTHUR
c. MOSES proposed in these col
umns?
Would you swing it across Penn
sylvania avenue where it turns Into
Fifteenth
Would you have this wonderful
structure stretch across the avenue
between the White House and Jack
son Square?
Would you put it in Potomac Park
or Rock Creek Park?
The Fine Arts Commission will
locate it IL it is ever authorized, as
1t should be, but you may be able to
tell this commission the best place
for It.
Washington, the beautiful city OF
monuments, needs just such a mag
nificent piece of architecture to
complete its memorial panorama.
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
From The Public To The Editor
Wants Guns For Church Bell.
L. ). Soldiers Home,
Washington, ID. c.,

L. s. Soldiers Home,
Washington, d. c.
To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Sir: Presumably this war will soon
bo settled forever when the peace
document will be aligned. A good,
useful way might be found for the
many useless guns which are ruined
beyond repair, Cast these guns into
church bells, and should that be ac-
compliShed please remember the
church at the United States Soldiers
Home, Washington, u. C.
WILLIAM BLUEMEH-
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
A SERGEANT IN THE SERVICE
Agrees With PerpIeXed Girl.

AETccN "hh HeEpieAeo "Ei'
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
The letter from "PerpleNed Girl"
in the others night paper inter-
ested me greatly. In the opening
lines OF her letter she asks: Don't
men realize that girls are brain
and heart as well as body?" Don't
they know that girls are often
hungry for a friend-a real pal?"
She also wants to know the view
point of a man who called her
young and crude" because she
preferred a sofa cushion TO his
shoulder as a head rest. and also
of the man who said she talked
like an old maid when she refused
The Washington times., 1918-11-27

the service, and have been around
with girls quite a bit. but l never
have much respect for any girl that
lets a fellow kiss her. / often try
them. just to find out what kind OF
creatures they arc. and II they con
sent, ii never seems worth while. /
have always considered a kiss sa-
cred. and will always consider 1t so.
Here's one man who thinks differ
emily from the guy who signs him
self =. l..
The Washington times., 1918-11-27
TODAY'S TOPIC
THE KISSING GAME.

10 kiss him goodnight. She real
~ seems to be perple(ed. and yet
khe answers the whole thing in
the last paragraph Of her letter
when she says I'VE have met men
who do not want friendship. who
seem to desire only q light mock
cry OF love" She has not met the
kind of a man that she could
choose as an ideal. but l am sure
there are many of them in the
world. Because we occasionally
run across the 3. l. type OF man
does not prove they are all OF this
type. I, too, have always longed FOR
a real girl friend and pal, and have
had some trouble similar TO that
experienced by "A Perplexed Girl
A BROTHER
Girls Lacking In Dignity.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ have been around a good deal
and my experience is that OF a
man who started out with a great
deal Of respect for women and is
forced to the conclusion that the
average girl of today is greatly
lacking in dignity. They encour-
age the kissing game" II not
openly at least by falling to re-
tain any degree OF poise and wo-
The Denver star., 1918-10-26
Continued from page q

feat both of those cleo. Vale and Tmberake.
Hon. Guy u HARDY, Candidate of the Third District,
brilliant with exceptional who stands to win
the first and compromise. He is upbuilder and
will look after while the National Cap
tol remembering above party and principles al
above He favors the soldier who overseas
be given right The Democratic party with keat
ing Taylor Jones and Hlard denied this He thinks
the man who handles gun in time should handle
ballot also The Star thinks he's right Vote for Hardy to win
the He knows needs knows what
the liberal minded people in national legis
lation.
Hon. SrRAUD LOGAN Candidate of the Fourth District
his record made Of careful. yet posi-
i've, digent successful and willing to hear
the most insignificant claim justice challenges
the admiration of every honest of his district he
will make good lie, every Negro his district support and
talk friends about him. We need such men as he,
aided by the other good bring back toCoo
RADIO what rghtfuy is hers Vote Logan puts the
death knell 10 Southern control in Congress.
We for the above named congressman because they
affirm do that the parties must be ns pi by
sentiments which rise above material considerations There
times when the spirit he allowed assert its
dominance and when forget real and imaginary
wrongs for the time beng-when they sacrifice feeling
and life for the good of the and state
This the time for black white, Congressma
or sukin his and defeat will of his Country
men. Therefore all the Republican candidates have frankly
come stand by the President They opposed
the shown the Western farmer favor of the
cotton planter of the South.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26
THE UNION PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH OF cHAPELTON,
H COLORADO.

? Rev. Q. ]. Mcleod, Pastor.
Sunday School / p. IN. Supt. w. T.
Fields.
Services every Sunday at 11:3 a.
m. Order of services: Prelude, Bib
lica] Recitation. Hymn, Invocation,
Decalogue- chant, Responsive Reading,
New Testament Reading, Toning Of
the Apostles Greed, General Prayer.
(Chanting of the Lords Prayer), In
terlude, Offertory, Prayer, Notices, Se-
lection, Sermon, Selection. Gloria
Patri, Benediction, Postlude.
Mrs. r. Haskins, Organist.
Mrs. H. Robinson, Asst. Organist.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

Hon. Florence M. Stote, Candidate
for Superinte ndent OF Public Instrue-
tions, is lady well known to the col
ored voters of Colorado. She has al
ways stood for a square deal not ut
tered from her lips only but from her
heart of hearts. Her qualifications
as teacher in Colorado bid her to
discharge her duties AZ State Super
intendent with credit not only to her.
self but with credit to the great Re-
publican party and state OF Colorado.
She is broad minded and will look
after all the children of Colorado, as
we'll as the schools. A vote for her
is vote for square deal,
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

Hon. Victor e. keyes, Candidate for
Attorney General, is an attorney we'll
known to all the lawyers in this state
and his particular fitness derived from
his special training well qualities him
for the position he seeks. The many
legal problems arising out Of the war
and its after conditions we'll behooves
this state to elect such man as Mr..
Keyes whose ability fill the job in
full is beyond question:. Vote for
Mr.. Keyes.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

Come, Workers. here was teach
or; and the lessons he taught was
aood: There are no classes or races,
but one human brotherhood. There
are no eSesds to bs ovtiawed, no COZ
ors Of skin debarred; mankind 10 one
ir its rights and wrongs, one right.
one hope and one euard-John Boyle
O'ReilIy and Wendell 9hIlios.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26
The Best List In the City to Choose From.

TO RENT-Nicely furnished house
keeping rooms with gas and bath
and, also, two single rooms. Prices
reasonable or moderate. Call and see
Address 30l6 California. Phone
Champa 360.-Mrs. r. Browning, Pro
prietOr. l4) lo-Io-io'
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

YOU will have an opportunity to
elect May T. Bigelow and Mabel Ruth
Baker. two women aspirants for the
Office of representatives There Is just
as much reason why a qualified wom-
an should serve as why qualified
man should serve and we rather like
the idea OF aiding women TO come into
their deserved own. Besides these
women you can vote forHenry J. Allen,
Hugh r. Steele, J. r. RAIDER, whom all
the members Of Scott NJ. E Church
know and love for his generous serv-
ice to them during the absence of
their pastor. He visited our sick,
buried our dead. married our couples
and unstintingly gave his service in
the pulpit. He was truly our pastor
and now when we can show our appre-
citation and tangible assistance, The
Star thinks we ought to do it.
Bert N. Lake, a chummy sort Of a
person. a Spanish War Veteran and
the oragnizer and leader of that fam
Gus "Olinger Highlanders" is a friend
OF the Stars besides that he is well
qualified to act as our representative.
We are for him strong.
John T. Rotruck, is a lawyer. good
and capable and from his long expert
ence in legal cases and lucid observa-
tion OF men and measure, we say he
is. too, deserving Of this honor. We
also know him as fair man. To
these you may add the names of J. W.
Stephenson, a retired minister, Go,6.
ing Fairfield, HaIsey M. Rhoads, a
newspaper man OF years standing;
Louis n. Mayer and Alexander r.
Young, whom we recommend Nov. 5th
for your suffrage. From these men we
expect a square deal We do not ex-
pect them to father any hostile meas
ure reflecting upon or vitality affecting
our progress, development and well
fare. With this understanding we
have recommended them and trust you
vote the whole County Ticket Straight
November 5th.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

Or. Thomas e. Meclain, Dentist, Of
flee phone Main 741e. Pyorrhea spe.
eiallsts. Residenee 822 32nd Street,
phone Main 1897. Sundays and nights
BY appointments. ONCE hours 9 .. N.
to IL M z p. m. to p. m. Suite 4
and 92o 18th Street, near Curtis ST.,
Denver, Colo.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26
TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF CEN
TRIAL BAPTIST CHURCH.

All persons wishing to pay their
dues to the church, may, by deposit
ing their financial envelope through
the, front door of the church.
BY order OF Chairman of Trustee
Board.
j. H. BROWN.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26
"rHE NEW NEGRO"
Nswspaper.NaaaaxI Revleyv

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Published In tho interest Of the New
Negro Manhood s1(ovement, wants re.
liable AGENTS EVERYWHERE. 20
pages. sells readily at s cents each.
Send Is cents for Agents outfit, in
cluding sample copies, circulars, etc,
to THE CLARION AGENCY, 11S
West ls4th Street. New York City.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

Careless seems the great Ayenger:
history's pages. but record
One photographic in the darkness
Truth forever on the scafioid 'twixt
old systems and the Word. Wrong
!ST ever on the throne
Yet that scaffold sways the future,
and, behind the dim known,
Standeth God within che shadow,
keeping watch above His own"
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

Or. Westnrook 10 4 member Of the
Physieians' and Suresons' telephone
exchanss and when you wans him and
cannot get him over his phone, Main
65s5, call up Main 1924. They will
find him for you night or day.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

Hon. Charles r. Dudley, Candidate
for Regent Of State University, has
been recommended by vote of con-
fidence and ardent faith by the Re-
publican Assembly and upon the
strength of the wisdom OF this party's
action, we recommend him for your
vote
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

The Prince and Peace Tabernacle,
No. 566, meeting nights are End and
4th Fridays In each month at Old
Colony hall.
The Denver star., 1918-10-26

Mr.. VIM. J. King, Candidate for Re-
gent Of State University, is a man Of
business integrity and powerful influ-
ence and is well deserving of the hon.
or accorded him by his party. He will
appreciate your vote.