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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1919-09-27
WILSON HURTS his OWN
CA&6.

While on q speaking tour for
military preparedness in 1916,
President said at st. Louis that
we ought to have the greatest
navy in the world. Returning to
Washington, he edited the tran
scripts which were later issued in
pamphlet. The final form of the
st. Louis speech found him saying
. we ought to have the most eff
Gent navy.
This tendency toward iniudic-
ious statements. almost wholly alb
sent from Mr.. Wilson's written
expressions, is unfortunately with
him on his present tour. The
most careful speaker, proceeding
without a written text and deep
ly DESTROYS of stirring his audi
tors. is likely to be swayed by his
emotions. His reasoning usually
suffers and his utterances later
appears extravagant even to him
se!f
Moved by a deep conviction that
the League is Of utmost impor-
lance to the world. Mr.. Wilson has
pictured in several speeches the
disadvantages of its rejection. He
has been somewhat rash, even
loose. in his prophecies Of the
perils of purely nationalistic fu-
ture. He even said there would
be danger of Bolshevism in Amer
lea. He said, quite iustifiably that
there would be greater likelihood
of another war; but he went on
to predict military class rule for
the United States. It is difficult
to imagine such an eventuality,
even with the race of armament
extended to America as it was
spread over Europe prior to the
war. 4
He has made some peculiarly
contradictory assertions. He said
Shantung had been promised to
japan by England and France in
order to bring japan into the war,
when all the evidence seems to be
that the secret treaty on the Far
East was made in 1917, two and
one-half years after Japan en-
tered the war. He justified the
treaty's harshness toward the
Germans bv holding the German
people responsible FOR the acts OF
their government, though in 1917
he said, 1--WE have no quarrel
with the German people and re-
iterated many times that the gov
eminent alone was our enemy. He
said the conference believed the
fright of revolution was sacred
and not to be interfered with, but
the conference sent down large
aries into Russia and did con-
siderable interfering with revolu-
stions in Poland, il. Finland. in
Hungary, ~ Germany. He said
the treaty was shot through
with the idea Of the consent Of the
governed, when it probably would
be possible to show that more peo-
pie were disposed Of without their
consent than were disposed OF
with their consent.
Mr.. Wilson has a good argu-
ment for League Of Nations, and
not so good an argument for every
clause in the treaty. But he
weakens his case when he in
dulges in such very broad and in-
accurate assertions. His usually
close reasoning suffers from too
vigorous lunge into oratory.-De-
fri0t NeVx.
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Thousands of Federal Employees
Want to Keep Down the Price
of Those Box Lunches
By EARL GOODWIN.

man In this town during the war solved of the
biggest problems In the distribution of food to thousands Of
Government clerks and succeeded in selling wholesome
satisfying lunch In box for twenty cents-which was
godsend to those who had opportunity to buy it.
This concession to the proprietor obtained for him
through the nercession of Clarence Wilson, Food Admins
traitor, important element in the big problem of get
ting cheap food to large number of people.
Now comes Commissioners order forcing this to
change his style of business He must put his lunch boxes
wheels and keep moving This is an added expense and
he will have to put up the price of his product
And following this order there is a unanimous protest
among his customers, who number many thousands.
I want to get the Commissioners attention mo-
1nent:
They may be following the law LITERALLY In this
thing, but they are doing WRONG morally.
No governing body at this time has any moral right
make it harder to live.
The who has simplfed business to an extent that
he sell for twenty cents what other charge
forty fifty cents for is not only smart business but
lie is doing the lowsalaried Government empoye distinct
favor.
The Commissioners well afford to treat this matter
with liberal spirit There isn't question Of cutthroat
competition at stake there is fairly good foundation
for the statement that every unchoom and every retau
rant is making large profits.
predict that this unchbox matter is not going to stop
at the order to comply literally with law that was
intended to make living HARDER. If the Commits
oners do not treat the whole subject with great iberay
this thing will go straight to Congress- and if properly
handled will be settled In that will bring Joy to
the hearts Of the people who looking at the RIGHT
rather than merely at the text of a law.
We've paid too many high prices In Washington and
everywhere else to let slip chance to get something
CHEAP.
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Progressive North Dakota
Here Is An Antidnte for Bolshevism.

The SearchIght is publication for the promotion of
honest legislation by Congress It publishes an article by
Congressman John M Baer entitled North Dakotas Anti
dote for Bolshevism."
What the people of North Dakota have done is a
mighty good antidote for Boshevism for any other vio
lent change in body polite Every intelligent Amer
ought to read this article, because it tells most
extraordinary story of most extraordinary episode in
rent American history.
Nothing like the growth of this farmers organization
in the West has been known the North American
tnent in this generation It is spreading rapidly The
producers in the cities joining hands with the producers
the land correct the evils of economic social and
political conditions
Congressman Baer tells what they have accomplished
in one year If those who shouting loudest against
Boshevism would follow the example of the farmers of
North Dakota there would be any fear of Bolshe
vsm The trouble is that those who shouting the
loudest against Boshevsm like the thief who cries
"Stop tef in order to public attention from what
they doing which really producing the conditions
that alone can breed Boshevism in America.
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Problems Pitfalls the War Workers
Especially for Washington Women

average man loathes an exclusive
model" AS l have already said'
there is a certain sheep-like quail
ity about them, and If they see that
Henry, George, and Richard are
attentive to Kate, they are mighty
apt to call, too.
And whatever you do, don't hold
yourself cheap and allow men to
treat you as if you were a rag
doll, under the mistaken impress
sion that you can hold them by
dispensing with standards. You
can hold them only till the next
cheap girl comes along, and then
they go to her. Remember every
one despises the cheap, we are
justly suspicious of the pearl we
find in the gutter.
Entertain Yourself Into Popularity.
Any girl can have a certain
amount of attention, if she enter
tains, if her house is an agreeable
center and there are cozy little
chafing-diSh and lemonade parties
going on; in common decency men
have to return these civilitieS from
time to time.
Some girls have written me this
is not the case, that they enter
tain repeatedly and that the men
who have received their hospital
ity havesnever given them a pound
of candy in return. But l believe
their experience to be unusual,
the average man has his code
about this sort of thing and gives
as he receives.
There is no worse mistake than
for two or three girls who have
difficulty in getting attention to
"hive" together. To the casual
observer they appear a little
cOterie of failure and it IS only
human to side-step the unsuccess-
full. If Gladys or Dorothy are en-
joying rush" at a party, what
is more natural than that Jimmy,
Willie, and Harry should join the
merry throng. Crowds have a
fascination for men-look at
fires and street accidents. The
girl who is popular can always de-
pend on a few more-therefore,
don't talk of yourself as a failure,
even jokingly, people begin to
think this about you and thoughts
are things"
If you are not pretty, there is
art, patience, good hair dressers
to teach you, fashion magazines to
show you models. And if you
can't talk, you can listen, and if
you don't dance you can learn how,
and if you are neglected, you can
conceal it. keep smiling" await
your opportunity and climb on the
big red wagon marked in gold let
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WITHOUT fail a certain per-

WITHOUT fail a certain per-
w centage of letters come to
me each week signed
"Wall-flower." Sometimes when
despair goes even deeper, these
communications are signed Poison
Ivy" Other pessimistic signatures
are Neglected" "Forsaken," and
"Reiected'-al sing the same
melancholy dirge: "He cometh
not"
1t seems that men are not inter
ested in these girls, no one asks
them to dance, no one invites them
to the theater, no one tells them
the are beautiful, fascinating,
the best company in the world, or
that they are even "restful,"
which seems a very doubtful sort
of compliment to me.
And they say, these girls who
are rejected by men," they are
just as good looking, just as at
tractive, just as clever as those
more fortunate damsels whose
path in life seems to be paved with
chocolate creams and papered with
theater tickets.
Then they sit down and write
and ask me to solve this awful
conundrum The world has been
asking this very question since Eve
ate the fatal apple, one fine morn
ing and found herself disposSessed
in consequence. Why are some
women magnetic and others not?
Cleopatra and Berenice.
Berenice, the sister of Cleopatra,
asked the same question, pondering
dismally over the attractions OF
the family vampire with the
crowned heads. Not to mention
her staggering popularity with the
nobility, gentry, and clergy of
ancient Egypt, Asia, and Africa
and no one could tell Berenice
why Cleopatra got all the royal,
military, and ecclesiastical beaus
while she had to content herself
with a relative or two.
1t is the same today with
Mayme and irene as it was with
Cleopatra and Bernice in Egypt
two thousand years ago. Various
esoteric religions attempt to ex-
plain the source Of personal power
and do a good deal of talking shout
"prana," but l doubt if anyone
really has hit the nail on the head
and can tell why Julius Caesar
and Mark Anthony went mad over
Cleopatra and neglected her sis
ter. Who can diagnose today the
charms of Mayme, or the reason
why her hall hat-rack is always
full of mems hats and why Irene's
never boasts a derby, Q sailor. nor
= +--ep@L -~@e
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What's Doing; Where; When

May Fete-Beneft Of the Baby Hospital
Camps Of Washington. Country Club Of the
SidwelI's Friends School, 1901 Wisconsin
avenue northwest, to p. m.
Wanderluster's Hike-Will start from
Massa chUsetts and Wisconsin avenues Sis
y. m.
Garden party-COllege WOmenS Club,
1922 l street northwest, 1880 p. m.
Reception-Southwest Civic Association
to Fire Company No. 1, Virginia avenue
southwest between FOur-and a half and
Sixth street, p. m.
Meeting-War Relief Association OF the
Department of Agriculture, auditorium 0f
the National Museum. 4:45 p. IN. Mrs X.
NJ. Reese will give final report on work for
relief OF returned soldiers suffering from
shell shock.
Tomorrow.
MeetIng-Miner Normal Community
Center. Georgia avenue and Euclid street
northwest, 8 y. m. Nomination Of officers
Picnic-Northwest Union. Chain Bridge
10 a.. m.
Lecture-Dr Frank O'Hara, professor OF
economics at Catholic University. on "Ela-
mentary Economics" before the class in
elementary banking OF the Washington In
stitute Of Banking. lGI4 F street north
~-Sgt
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TODAY'S TOPIC
THE WALL FLOWER GIRL.

1t is so, that's all, and it must
be accepted just as the sea is the
sea and mountains are mountains
and the one cannot be transformed
into the other. A step in the right
direction is to recognize the truth
Of this and then do what we can
with the inevitable. Take stock of
yourself, not jealousy, bitterly or
resentfully, but in a cold-blooded,
businesslike manner.
Agree that like the heroine in
the story of "The Sleeping Prin-
cess" perhaps there was an un-
favorable fairy at your cradle who
gave you a few handicaps in the
way of a bad complexion, poor
hair, dullness or Incidence. then
devote your god-given intelligence
to fighting these handicaDs.
Manicure" Your Disadvantages.
If you have an unattractive
skin, dieting, exercise and care
will work wonders. If you have
stubborn" hair, don't do it I'D as
If you had grudge against YOUR
self, or as if you dressed with a
monkey-wrench instead of comb.
Go to the best hair dresser and let
him or her experiment with your
stubborn tresses over and over
again until you decide on a becom-
ing way of doing them.
Study your type and adapt your
styles accordingly. If you are a
little short, fat woman, don't have
your clothes too tight-fitting. 1t
gives you a sort of upholstered
look that only adds to your stout
ness. And If you are tall don't
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Today

Today
Recital-Gilbert Wilson, former Metro
politan Opera star, Memorial Continental
Hall, S:l5 p. m.
Illustrated Lecture-Dr George x
George, The League Of Nations" auspices
District Non-Partisan Citizens Committee
Bahai Hall, 1924 Eleventh street northwest,
p. m
Graduation Exercises-The Misses East
man School, 1906 Seventeenth street north
west. p. m.
Address-.Eugene L Gaddess, Of the In
terstate Commerce Commission THE
Fourth Section of the l. C. c. Act" be-
fore the Federal Trafhce Association
Eighteenth street and Pennsylvania ave.
nue. northwest, 8 D. m
Address-Mrs. Joseph Fels THE Pales-
tine Of Tomorrow" before the Washington
Chapter Of the HadasSah, ballroom of the
Lafayette Hotel, Sis p. m.
Spelling Contest-BetWeen the pupils of
the District ParOchial Schools, Coinage
College Theater, 8 p. m.
Address-JudEe George W. Woodruff,
representing the N.tionRI Conservation As
ISOLATION, on Conservation and New MeaA-
urea Pending In Congress" before the Lit
tie Forum, 1T Studio Hall, 1913 ConnectI-
~.-s pwe-us B~FtNgT-al
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stoop, It only makes you look
taller.
Men are the ultra-conserva6Ves.
They never like to be seen with
woman who appears conspicuous
unless she is conspicuous as
fashion plate. Half the Dung men
you know would probably give a
weeks pay to walk down the street
with Irene Castle or Joan Sawyer.
But you could not hire them to be
seen with Selma Langerloff-who
tok the Nobel prize for literature
if she happened to be dOwdy or
frumpiSh.
Clothes and appearance are a
tremendous asset; so is popularity.
If you can muster a standing army
OF two or three at dance, others
will follow. l hate to say 1t, but
men are a good deal like sheep;
they follow each other.
Then don't be a bore Not every
one can talk, but everyone can
listen intelligently and sympa-
thetically. Above all, don't talk
about your family-if Aunt Glenn
entine's rheumatism is worse, it is
regretable but rot interesting.
Don't talk about dull, tiresome
subjects; nowadays it is easy
enough to find interesting subjects
for conversation in the newspapers.
Read the papers and know some
thing of current events.
Don't try to create the impress
sion that you are Indifferent to
men, or a man-hater, or a blue
stocking" or intellectual, or any
thing ont of the Ordinary-the
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agriculture, making it more
profitable for the farmer and at
the same time to reduce the cost
Of living for the consumer by
eliminating useless middlemen and
by furnishing the finished product
to him as directly as possible.
"For instance, on May II, 1917,
wheat flour sold in Fargo, N. D.,
for $3.50 a barrel at the same
time that it sold in England for
$500 barrel. It cost $40 more
in North Dakota, where, perhaps,
the wheat was raised, than in Eng
land, 5000 miles away. Later,
when the United States Food Ad-
mInstration took control, wheat
sold for more, but flour was fixed
at $1,000 per barreI-a saving of
81 for the consumer.
Il claim that the farmer will
receive twice as much for his
wheat as he did before the war
and the consumer in Fargo will
be able to get two barrels of flour
with dollar bill to boot for
what he paid for one barrel of
flour in May, 1917.
"In addition to the robbing in
flour, the farmers of North Da-
kOta lose $55,OOO,OOO annually
through grading, dockage, and the
loss of fertility. We hope to re-
tain in the State this great source
Of wealth.
"In addition to the legislation
dealing with marketing, the fol-
lowing important and beneficial
bills were enacted into laws:
81. An act to provide for de-
fraying the general expenses of
the State government by impos-
ing taxes on shares of stock and
bond issues of corporations organ
lied or doing business in the
State. The bill exempts improve
ments of farm lands and on city
property to the extent of $500
valuation.
"2. A law creating a Home
Builders Association, which will
allow people in towns and cities to
build on longtime credits at cost.
"3. A bill passed to provide a
State bounty of $25 for each
month that the soldier spent in the
service. Another soldier law al
lows the State of North Dakota to
buy a farm for him that may cost
$4,000 as soon as the soldier
makes a payment of 20 per cent.
"a. A new inheritance tax law,
patterned after the Wisconsin law.
The bill classifes incomes into two
divisions-'earned' and 'unearneP
and places a heavy tax on the
unearned incomes.
"5. A new freight rate law.
&c. State hail insurance law.
81. Unifcation of educational
activities and numerous others.
MANY new labor laws were
passed which are said by labor
leaders to be the most progressive
State legislation in the United
States.
"A definite turning point in the
history of North Dakota-per-
haps in the history of the United
States-had been reached when
the legislature adjourned. Upon
the success of the North Dakota
legislature depends the last hope
for economic democracy in the
United States. 1 sincerely believe
il will be a success and will work
to the mutual welfare and geneAal
---y,s--;fxy IF ell fha r,aonIa
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SA64 SSh9@4S2A @~cSS4 ~ -
"A genuine economic democracy,
bringing industrial freedom to the
hand and brain workers in the
cities as well as the tillers Of the
soil, came in North Dakota when
the State legislature passed the
industrial commission act-the
parent bill of the non-partisan
league programme.
cit is q most comprehensive
plan, the most important features
Of which provide for the establish
ment and operation Of a State
owned terminal elevator, -four
mill, packing plant and bank of
North Dakota. The bill passed the
House by an exact two-thirds vote
Of those present, the number re-
quired to declare it an emergency
measure. The vote was IA to 81.
It also passed the Senate and has
been signed by the governor, Lynn
J. Frazier.
1.-THE State bank is the financial
keystone of this great industrial
structure by which the people Of
North Dakota will bridge the
ehasm of economic extortion be
tween the producer and consumer.
It forever frees North Dakota
from the domination of outside
moneyed interests.
"The bank is capitalized at
100000. 1t will also be the de-
pository for the State, county and
municipal funds. These deposits
aggregate over S3O.oO0.OO0. 1t
will also put more mony in the
financial institutions of the State
by acting as a reserve for banks
that now keen their reserve funds
in the Twin Cities and other large
cities outside of North Dakota.
MANY other definite results will
be accomplished in addition to
financing the State industries. It
VIII stabilize financial institutions
of the State and add to their Sc
curity. 1t Will reduce interest
rates.
at will put more money into cir
culation through its guarantee Of
deposits, which will bring out
large sums of money now boarded.
Over two millions in deposits have
been promised by sympathetic in
terests in other States. All de-
posits are guaranteed by the State
of North Dakota.
at would be extremely diff
cult in a short space to 90 into
the details Of the league legisla-
ton. The one outstanding feature
Of all the laws is their simplicity.
It will not require a dozen corpor-
alton lawyers to define or inter
pIEI dCCO4OAl4S W lllCAE O"h III
terests what is meant by any sec
ton of the new legislation.
GAIL the State utilities will be
conducted and managed by an in
dustrial commission, the powers
and duties Of which are defined in
a separate act.
"The next important measure
which was passed is an act de-
claring the purpose of the State Of
North Dakota to engage in the
business Of manufacturing and
marketing grain and its products.
and for establishing State-owned
elevators and q State-owned flour
mill. All this business will be
done under the name Of the North
Dakota Mill and Elevator Associa-
ton
"The chief purpose Of this legis-
latiOn Is TO encours0e ars r-~-'~--~
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Ye ed went to the movies yester-
day with TODD ASHBY and REV.
GEORGE ATKINSON to see our old
playmate, Doug Fairbanks, have q
good time at an enormous salary.
Douglass is our idea Of what . hen
on a hot griddle acts like. II you
want to know.
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I see by the Post that Columbus
successfully mastered the waves:
Read has successfully conquered the
air" An example Of successfully
succeeding In getting By the copy
editor.
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Every DoR Etc

I have noticed the publicity given
deceased cats in your Heard and
Seen column Sunday evening OBJ
served dog of young and tender
years sleeping his last sleep on First
street N. W., right hand side, just
above E St I think he deserves
special notice, as he was not IN the
gutter, but on the inside edge Of
the sidewalk. I submit this in or
der that the dog may have his day.
f N
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Newton Baker, who gave the hole
in the doughnut, evidently doesn't
care for the Salvation Army vote this
fall
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The most important exposition
ever staged in this city Is at the In
terror Department this week. It
tells in graphic, interesting style the
activities of the Interior Department
Take it from me, you'll never know
a hundredth part enough about your
own United States until you have
seen that remarkable exposition
and 1t closes Saturday. Hurry.
Here is q good suggestion, but
the generous soul who made it for
got to sign his name, and therefore
I'll bet a doughnut that no good
comes of it. There are more people
who lose out because they are
afraid to sign a name to a letter
than you can imagine. Here's the
suggestion.
Last Saturday morning nine
lonesome D. c. boys came into Camp
Meade from the 32d Division which
had been overseas the last year and
a half. They are a part Of the old
national guard. Why not include
them in your home coming celebra-
toni"
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DR. BOwERMAN, our popular IL
brarian, walked to work this a. m
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HEARD AND ZEN

AL BURLEsoN and family were
out carriage riding in Rock Creek
Park yesterday p. m
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LOU GUTENBERG and family were
Fording about the same time.
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Maritime MinstrelsK.

Interlocutor: Whats funnierN
than AID. Dupont's bronze spinaeh?Sr
Bones: Three articles; prohibi-
ton, our late Jail officials and the
District of Columbia form of gov.
eminent"
Interlocutor: @Mr. Manuel Ro-
maine will now sing, III Love You
When Your Moneys Gone, But IN
Not Be With You" Tara!
BILL PALMER.