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The mirror., 1919-07-17

any other language at the Versailles peace table.
1t is the tongue of two of what are called the Big
Four in the weighty negotiations. In it's dreams of
world domination the German government required
English to be taught universally in it's public schools
An educated German is rare who lacks working
knowledge of English.
lsh language is worth while. 1t is itself composite,
but with virile, admirable foundation of it's own.
Within it circulates the feblood of the best to be
found in pas, history. Great men by hundreds have
spoken English. The greatest inventors talked and
worked in English. The greatest poet wrote in
English and he has been ftly called the greatest ex
pressor that ever lived
In the evolution of the nations more than 10O,-
1000 Americans speak this richly creative Ian
guage, and have worthily added to it.-Ex.
The mirror., 1919-07-17
The Little Mother Who Gave

There was one little mother who went to meet
the returning soldiers. but the dearest to her
heart not there.
He is the mothers sacrifice to the cause of hu-
manity.
She bore up as best she could with breaking
heart. and gave the best of her smiles the
comrades who had come back after bravlng and es-
Gaping the cruel fate that separated her forever from
the boy.
She showed no hint of jealousy of the mother
who was able to take her boy in her after the
long months of wearing anxiety-just the outpour-
ing of true heart that has vacancy that will for
ever remain empty.
Tears of strong were mingled with those of
the dear little mother who went to the joy and
happiness of the other mothers whose hearts have
been returned to them from across the water.
-Mesaba Ore.
The mirror., 1919-07-17
Only Clean Pictures Pay

The New York Sun prints an interesting SYM
postum on cleanliness in motion pictures, participat
ed in by famous producers All agree that early in
the development of the business there were some
producers who thought that salacious pictures would
pay. But all agree that such producers generally
paid for their contempt of decency and their mis-
taken judgment by becoming insolvent. Expert
ments still made b7 smaller producers, but they
can sell only few scattered houses, and harrying
by the police and the boycott of such places by de-
cent people and by the families of people not
so decent have made the ventures Improbable. One
of the writer's says that IS per of the people of
America are decent, and from cold financial view
it does pay to offend them in striving to please
such of the scattered Is per might patronize
unclean shows. 1t is noteworthy that producers of
80 per cent of the films shown in America have re-
fused TO warning pictures chat represent vice
and consequent diseases. even when prepared under
the direction OF reformers who promised to organize
to increase attendance. Show your disease films
in halls under proper supervision was the response.
They are not fit for exhibition to miscellaneous
crowds and would do more harm than good, while at
the time repelling the great percentage of mo-
tion picture theater-goers, who seeking clean,
wholesome entertainment and not medical clinics"
The experience of the movies is similar to that
of the sensational newspapers. 1t has been only
few years ago since headlines pictures and stories
of the most immoral chacter appeared in papers
that unobjectionable in these respects The
is true of unpleasant and fraudulent ADVERTISING
Single newspapers have eliminated advertising worth
high 100000 year, not because it fraud
uent, but because it unpleasant reading in
paper entering the home. There is greater cor
rective than public opinion. and when it has such
easy way operate. by refusal to patronize, it
is Immediately effective. Exhibitors of unclean
pictures should be prosecuted as other offenders
against common decency, but the general wholesome
ness of the films is best encouraged by the fact that
it pays-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The mirror., 1919-07-17
English the World Language

The latest editions of dictionaries of the Eng
lsh language published in the United States contain
words than found in French. German Ital-
ian and Spanish combined. A great increase has
with the advance in applied science. Take, for
example, the subject of electricity or in lesser de-
gree, aviation. 1t would be wastage to have in ev-
cry language separate lexicon for new terms rem.
dered necessary by the development going forward
along lines These changes are rapid and 1t
would be foolish to cultivate confusion of tongues
in dealing with them. The commerce of the world
it is clear will be preponderanty carried on by the
nations tha: speak English. In international fnan-
clal affairs the English speaking races will be dis
tinctly in the lead. English is more prominent than
The mirror., 1919-07-17
Cooperation Better Than Competition

Any person, in any walk of life, who puts jea-
ousy, hate, and fear out of his life will be disn-
guished. All good things shall be his They will
flow to him.
Power gravitates to the man who can use it,
and love is the highest form of power that exists
The way to free yourself from discord is not to
take grip on yourself and strive to be kind. not
that Just don't think much about it. but lose your
self in your work. If your intent is right. your
actions will be Also Once we thought work curse;
and yesterday the truth dawned upon us that it is
precious privilege There is more joy in useful ef-
fort than IN the panstaking avoidance of it, Creep
ing into the lives of men everywhere is the thought
that CO. operation is better than competition. We
need each other and by giving much will receive
much.
That old maxim, Cast thy bread upon the
waters" is founded op stern psychologist law.
Everything give out comes back to Give out
love, and love returns To grasp and grab and seize
is to lose.
We are reaching enlightened self-interest And
so there strong setting of the social tide toward
useful effort and the elimination of the parasite.
This through the knowledge that we can thrive
through service and not through exploitation. '-
That man is best educated who is the most
useful" And the true test of education will lie in
it's posscssors ability to serve.
Do not go out of your way to do good. but do
good whenever it comes your way. Men who make
business of doing good to others apt to hate
others engaged in the occupation. Sacrifice
and self-abrogatlon not needed.
Simply be filled with the thought of good, and
it will radate. You do have to bother about it
any more than you need to trouble about your di-
gestion.
DO not be disturbed about saving your soul. 1t
will certainly be saved if you make it worth saving.
Do your work. Think the good; and the evil.
which ia a negative condition, shall be swallowed up
by the good.
We simply need each other."-H. G.
The mirror., 1919-07-17

Victories are won first in thought in imagina-
ton, in closely imagining picturing oneself as
achieving where formerly we have been accustomed
to find impulse and habit too strong for We
have to replace the registered memory of former
conduct by registered imagination of the new con-
duct we have determined upon. If we do not do
this imagining in advance. memory will slip in too
quickly for will, and behold! we have failed
again. If we do not create little by little
self the old one must always win.-Sel.
The mirror., 1919-07-17

OILS the name civilian Germanl-F. P.
Alt is of Teutonic origin. German form is William
Original meaning 'resoute helmet helme resolu
ton.''
o:-Pease give the origin and meaning of the ''Da
tonsm."-D. A.
Alt is applied to condition known color blindness
So called after Dalton English chemist who discovered that
coorbind and called attention of scientific world that
defect of vision.
O:-Wha the difference between concert and intena-
tona pitch?-L. M.
A:Concert pitch which standard pitch used at con-
certs, etc., is half tone higher than International
Q:-On several occasions have the 'Indo
pean languages used the Query column; what the In
do-European languages "-Q.V. A.
A:-The IndoEuropean languages the important
linguistic family of the GLOBE comprising chief Ian
guages of Europe together with the Indoanan and other
Asiatic The origin of these languages caed also
Indo Germanic, Ayan and Indo Ce) unknown, but
Oldest records preserved he Vedic hymns Homerc
poems, both dating from obout 1900 1000 B. c.
them fully infected languages already widespread and wide
y differentiated 1t considered that the prehistoric infected
language, parent Aryan, originated from agglunative
language by supposed be related the Fnno
Ugc languages Within historic times the tendency of
y all of the lndo-European has been from the highly
infected toward the soatng type English being the ad
vanced in this direction Of the cass6caons of these
languages, the satisfactory considered be that which
distinguishes the sate from the ceu speakers these va
ants for the word hundred indicating characteristic phonetic
differences of the and division Professor Otto
Schrader considers that the Oldest probable domce
of the Indo Europeans is be sought for the bo
deand of Asia and of the seppe country of south
ern Russia.
O-Do the English and people of English descent belong
to the AngIo-Saxo the Caucasian race?-M. T.
A-Name AngloSax is applied all people descended
from the amagamation of Angles Saxons and other Teuonc
tribes in England centuries ago. These people with
equal popey be called Caucasans. Latter is much
broader than Saxon including in addition to Anglo
Saxons,' all white or far-skinned peoples.
Q-Does the United States the Panama canal zone?
IS. L.
AU S. has title to this territory. Isthman canal
convention of 1908 merely gives perpetual occupation,
and control this of land which is 10 miles in
width For this right u paid republic of Panama OOO
900 and obligated itself pay $250OOO annually long
such occupancy continued such payments beginning in 1913
O:-Please tell how maple make a
good imitation of black ebony.-L. l. A.
A-Wet wood with hot solution of logwood and copperas
boiled together. This solution made up Of of
ogwood chips and and half of copperas
quart When wood has dried surface again with
mixture of vinegar and steel filings made by adding
of filings half pint of vinegar. When work again be-
dry sandpaper smooth, then oil and fill it with pow
deed drop black mixed in filler. Light of quickdryng
varnsh may be applied if desired. Work should finally be
rubbed lightly with fine pumce powder and nseed oil until
very smooth.
The mirror., 1919-07-17
Il WISH" says former Dutch Minister,

l wish' says a former Dutch Minister. to
give solemn warning the working classes of all
nations against the notions which 1 have seen in
Russia. Boshevism, l say without exaggeraton,
is the end of civilization. l have known Russia in
timately for twenty years.
1t couldn't have been the end of civilization in
Russia. for where there is beginning there can't
possibly be an end.
The mirror., 1919-07-17
Notice to Inmates

WAR SAVING or THRIFT STAMPS can
be purchased each month by all who
so desire. You must notify your officer
not later than the goth of the month
if you wish to purchase stamps during
that month.
c. S. REED,
Warden.
The mirror., 1919-07-17

1t has been we'll said that in every life there
is turning point, in a fever-a turning point
that brings life or DEATH Napoleon said: In every
battle there are ten minutes on which hangs the fate
of nations" Hundreds of soul battles are fought
and won or lost in few minutes. Unspeakaby
solemn are the silence and quickness with which
these spiritual battles are fought
The mirror., 1919-07-17
O u e r. I e S
. .

NOTCE-In order regulate the conduct of this coluwn in
mates sign their name register number and lock number
to all queries submitted for publication Inmates of
course will not be published only the initials of each quest
being used. (Ed.)
The mirror., 1919-07-17

Notice. Contribution submitted to the Mirror
for publication must be absolutely originals if not
original PROPER credit must be given if known: if
writer name is not known it should be SO steci-
fed by said contributor. Should contributor fail
to comply with this request he will henceforth be
dropped from the Mirror contributing staff.
Signed by Editor.
Approved by Warden.
The mirror., 1919-07-17
-. co M Nj e n IS -.

Every man who rents house will kick like
bay steer at the attempt to change the calendar
that there will be thirteen months in a year-Ex.
But the other hand the man who gets paid
by the month will receive thirteen months pay
where formerly he received twelve.
The mirror., 1919-07-17

N0rcEA inmates the Query Column and desiring de-
invited the splendid ref
books library be had request The
Text Books especially complete in their
Useful Literature Chemistry
divisions library catalogue for diversified
The mirror., 1919-07-17

CHURCH NOTICE.
Services in the Prison Chapel nine o'clock every Sum
day morning. Protestant and Catholic service alternate
Sunday. Rev. c. E. Benson and Rev. Fr Corcoran, Chap
lains
Evening star., 1919-12-01
WOMAN PACKERS PAY
PUT AT HALF OF MEMS

Pay of female workers in the meat
packing industry during the year
1917 averaged less than half that of
male workers in the same Industry,
according to resume Of the industry
made public by the bureau of labor
statistics.
Women employed in killing cattle
were paid an average of $797, while
men worked fifty hours and were
paid 1888 Sixteen women are en-
p Dyed as cattle killers, as against
3.441 men. and one woman was en-
ployed killing hogs. Woman packers
of fresh pork received the highest
wage paid women, 50 per week, while
men got $14.
A general wage increase has been
granted packing house employees since
April 1, 1917, the bureau announced.
Awards made in 1917 raised the pay
rate by cents an hour, and other
sliding wage increases were granted
in January. 1918. Approximately S0,-
900 males and 10000 females were
covered by the investigation. Wom-
en- have been employed, the report
says. for many years in the canning
and sausage departments, and to a
limited extent in other departments.
They are now employed in all eX-
cept the hide departments. More
than 5000 women were in the pro-
ductive departments. the report says,
and about 1000 were employed as
clerks, stenographers and bookkeep-
ers.
The investigation showed that nor
Evening star., 1919-12-01

Capt. Bertrand Hayes, commander
of the steamer Olympic, has been in
vested with the British knighthood.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
JEWISH DELEGATES MEET.
Plan to Protest Persecution Of
Jews in Ukrainia.

Delegates from the Jewish organi-
zations Of Washington met in the YES
try rooms of the Sixth Street Temple
yesterday to plan for a protest meet
ing by the Jewish community against
the persecution of Jews in Ukrainia.
The following officers were elected
to head a permanent organization: ::
Rabbi Grossman, chairman; DR.. Loeb,
vice chairman; NJ. Gutenberg, secre-
tary; W. F.. Wecksler. assistant sec
retary, and NJ. Garfinkle, treasurer.
A committee vested with power of
putting into practical operation the
consensus Of the meeting was ap-
pointed.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
MAUD BOOTH SEEKS FUNDS.
Would Aid Prisoners Families at
Christmas.

A request for funds to carry on re-
lief work among families Of prison
ers has been sent out by Maud 3.
Booth Of the Volunteers of America
and the Volunteer Prison League. The
money will be used to purchase
Christmas gifts for the children and
furnish relief for the mothers. Ar
ticles Of clothing, toys and money are
being received at the headquarters of
the Volunteers of America, "a West
2Sth street, New York city. and will
be distributed at Christmas time.
Evening star., 1919-12-01

Open Daily at s Am.
Close Daily at s PM.
BUY NOW---PAY NEXT YEAR!

,yu tnnNnn nvouh this it re
INa c
Evening star., 1919-12-01
INVITED TO SCOUT RALLY.
Delegates From 300 Women's Or
carnations May Attend Saturday.

Delegates from 500 women's organi-
cations have been invited to attend
Girl Scout rally next Saturday after
noon at 80 o'clock at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall on invitation Of Mrs. Mont
gomery Blair, scout commissioner for
the District The rally is to be held for
the purpose Of arousing interest In the
scout movement and to promote greater
acquaintance of women'S organizations
with the activities of the Girl Scouts.
Evening star., 1919-12-01

" hCu SoQ pllOI your OiQ nlVVer
into an upholstered auto salon and
chirp for gas, oil, water and air
you've said big order.
When the alcohol burner has a hoI-
low tank, a void radiator, a sad lubri-
certainly is dejected-looking piece
of bric-a-brac. The only thing that
has it beat for uselessness is a week
old turkey carcass.
The four cardinal virtues Of a
pneumatic steam roller are gas, oil
water and air You drive up to a
auto excessory joint to get your
troubles diagnosed and end up with
an amputation of your bank roll.
The only thing thai is free in that
quartet is air. pint of distilled
water Tor your battery costs as much
as a pint of distilled corn Juice. All
OF the modern gasoline-sundries foun-
tains have sef-propelled free air"
sign to inveigle the innocent car pro-
prietor into the tanglefoot. When
you once get on the free air" spider
weo you've got as much chance as
one apple in an orphan asylum.
While you're initiating one tire with
free air the jazzbo who keeps tho
JOINT IS Initiating you with hot air.
First thing you know he has sold Won
a full set of spark plugs, a pair Of
rubber boots and fur-lined over
coat for your buZzabout. The free
air may be free, but the hot air isn't
After you've got all of the extras
packed on the benzine inhaler that the
chassis Is guaranteed to carry with
out cracking you begin to cast around
tor buyer. Now you are buZziup
OF the best! Picking out a new owner
who will be kind to your garage
oeetie is like selecting needles in
fodder shocks.
In selling a slightly soiled fiivver
there are always two prices-the ask
ing price and the getting price.
1here's not much difference where
money is not the object After all q
comfortable home with steam-heated
parking space is all that you wish to
secure 1or the car you are shedding.
The first thing mazark thinks
When ne sees his neighbor downtown
IN fivVer these cold mornings ia
now he got it started. When a De-
troit skyrocket doesn't want to siddap
you've got to have lot of influence
10 make 1t change it's mind. Pouring
tepia water on the manifold and
9acking-up the rear wheels may make
en- start, but they reserve the priyi-
lege OF stopping whenever they
please.
farer than day in June is the
hlVVer that will shimmy on a frosty
Iiorn. You can turn 'em over on
their sides, roll 'eru over on tbsir
backs or stand EN- on their heads hr,
II they're indisposed there's no nos
sipie way OF coaxing them loose from
their anchorage. 0'''
When the thermometer is hitting
need is gas. oil, water and air tba
pest antidote is to pack the buggy
IN moth balls and use the street cars
From the flivver the street car ism,
such a wide step if you're not wearine
hobble skirts
Evening star., 1919-12-01
To Discuss Good Roads Convention

j. A. Roundtree. director general n
the Good Roads Association Of tn.
United States, will come to Washing
ton this week to consult with Senator
Bankhead. president of the associa-
ton, in regard to the program Of the
annual convention of the organization.
which meets in Hot SprinsA Ark,
next April
Evening star., 1919-12-01
HEAVY EXPORTS TO BELGIUM.
q. S. Has Sent More Than 283 Mil
lions Worth Since Nov, II.

The United States has exported to
Belgium since November IL, 1918,
goods valued at s2S3,417,698, or s37
per capita for every inhabitant Of
Belgium. according to a report made
public today by the Department of
Commerce. Imports from Belgium in
the same period were valued at ST.
901.644.
Officials of the department said that
although the latter amount appeared
small. as compared with the export
figures, it showed remarkable energy
in resumption of Belgium's trade,
which was completely annihilated by
the war
Evening star., 1919-12-01
KISSES WIFE, ENDS HIS LIFE.
Paul Nelson, Despondent, 1nhales
Gas With Fatal Result.

day afternoon about 4:30 o'clock
kissed his wife farewell as she was
leaving home, to be absent several
hours, and two hours later his dead
body was found in his bedroom. He
had inhaled Illuminating gas.
Nelson. who was thirty-eight years
old and who was in the railway mail
service, it is stated. had displayed
evidences Of despondency, the cause
of which was not stated. but Coroner
hewitt was told that he had never in
timated he would take his life. He is
survived by his wife and one child.
Evening star., 1919-12-01

NAL hours Of operation in 1917 were
ten each day, excepting Sunday. with
a few establishments operating ten
hours Monday to Friday. and five.
five and one half, seven and seven
and one-half on Saturday.
Evening star., 1919-12-01

The four cardinal virtues Of a
pneumatic steam roller are gas, oil
water and air. You drive up to
bevel-edged. silk-lined, seIf-starting
auto excessory joint to get your
troubles diagnosed and end up with
an amputation of your bank roll.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
Civil Service Tests Announced.

Additional examinations for positions
in the classified civil service have
been announced by the United States
Civil Service Commission. Tests for
the following positions will be held
within the next month: Superintend-
cnt of the bureau of fisheries me-
chanical assistant in refrigeration and
timer. Further information may be
secured from the commission.
Evening star., 1919-12-01
THE OTHER ANGLE
Shedding the Flivver.
BY KIRK MILLER
BY KIRK MILLER.

When you pilot your old divver
into an upholstered auto salon and
chirp for gas, oil, water and air
you've said a big order
Evening star., 1919-12-01

The investigation showed that no
Evening star., 1919-12-01

When the alcohol burner has a hoI-
low tank. void radiator. a sad lubri-
eating system and ingrowing tires it
certainly is detected looking piece
of bric-a-brac. The only thing that
has it beat for uselessness is a week
old turkey carcass
Evening star., 1919-04-20
Poli'st"S t"Sunshine." "

The attraction at Polls this week,
beginning tonight, is a musical COM
edy. called Sunshine" the initial Of
fering of Messrs. Shaw G Johnstone, a
new firm Of theatrical managers
1t comes heralded as zone of the
biggest attractions, both in per-
sonnel and in quality of book and
music. that has been seen in this
city in several years" The COM
pany will bring it's own orchestra of
twenty-five, partly recruited from the
Chicago and Metropolitan Opera COM
panies.
The authors OF Sunshine" are Alex
ander Johnstonc and William Cary
Duncan, who wrote "Fiddlers Three"
Mr. Johnstone has to his credit THE
Royal Vagabond." noW playing in the
Conan & Harris Theater, New York.
Besides writing the music for Sun
shine" he also wrote the score of
.Fiddlers Three" and Betsy" COM
edy with music in which Miss Grace
La Rue appeared several seasons ago
Heading the cast and surrounded
by girls, none over twenty" Are
Carl Cochems. who has been with
the Chicago Opera Company for the
last several years; Susanne Villa,
Jane Richardson Edgar Norton, Harry
Short, Juliette Lange. John Ward,
Gertrude Johnstone, Horace Haine
and Lew Murdock.