The Washington times., 1920-12-03
Today
What Could Be Fairer?
Big Ship, Big Target.
How Monkeys Walked.
Golden Rule, Both Ways.
ARTHUR BRISBl
Copyright. issO

A tpsy gentlemah ~ iu'eo
woke up in time to hear the minis
ter say, "The Lord giveth and the
Lord taketh away" Anxious to
enter into the spirit Of the occa-
sion, the tipsy man exclaimed:
"What could be fairer than thatl"
The electric light trust, in the
worlds biggest city, announces a
raise of eight millions a year in its
charges and, at the same time,
pays its owners a dividend OF 3
per cent. The only thing for the
silly public to say is, what could
be fairer than that?"
The Southern Pacific Railroad is
"segregating its oil properties"
There will be issued three million
three hundred thousand shares OF
new stock. This stock, said to be
worth fifty-two millions, and prob
ably worth many times that
amount, will go to those that now
own the Southern Pacific In return
for a nominal payment. That pay
ment, fifty-two millions, besides fu-
ture profits, comes from land that
the people of the United States
gave to the railroad for nothing.
"What could be fairer than that ?"
Japan and the United States are
supposed to be engaged in a ship
building race. At that game
Japan should get out OF breath.
One really big battleship now
costs forty millions.
The English look on calmly and
are not competing. Thanks to
their alliance, they get the benefit
of Japanese shipbuilding. And
they say that they are not worry
ing much about becoming third
naval power" because a big SHIP
means a big TARGET. The big
ger the ship, the more easily the
torpedo hits it.
The English are the wise owls
OF this planet, and their decisions
should be studied. They learned
in the war that great battleships
are more impressive than useful.
with submarines below and flying
machines above.
The French and English ships
combined were not able to force
the Dardanelles-a few Turks with
.torpedoes prevented that.
observation-disclosures one
in the United States Is concentrat-
ing on the submarine, flying ma
chimes and torpedo problems; also
that the late lamented air GRAFT
board is not in charge.
"Walk pigeon-toed to have fine
feet" is the advice of a real ex-
pert, talking in Pittsburgh to Y.
w. C. A. girls.
The monkeys walk, as you may
notice, on the outer edge of the
foot. They do not put the foot flat
on the ground, because the foot is
used as a hand and must be kept
soft and pliable.
We no longer pick things up
with our feet, although young
babies and some Japanese still do
so. Yet we usually walk on the
outer edge of the foot with the
toes turned out, monkey fashion.
This puts the weight of the body
on the weak little toe, causing
corns and other troubles. Put your
hands on the table and see how
foolish it would be to put the
weight of your body on the little
fingers, instead of on the big mus
cles near the thumb. Walk "pig-
eon-toed" and improve your feet.
The once Reverend Arthur Nash,
now president Of an unusual cloth
ing company, manufactures this
mot: 1--WE are using the golden
rule, instead of the rule of gold"
He took over the clothing COM
pany, expecting to wind il up in
failure.
He acted nicely toward men and
customers and now he is making
money.
The golden rule and the rule of
gold are the same. 1t is another
way of saying, Honesty is the
best policy"
To get value, give value; to con-
vince others, be yourself convinced.
old stuff, always new.
Gentlemen trying to impose a
sour Sunday on this country
might read part of the fourteenth
amendment to the Constitutions
"NO State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the
privileges or immunities Of citizens
OF the United States"
Don't you reformers seek to
'abridge privileges" OF citizens
when you tell them they cannot
use their rest day in their own
fashion; that they must not play
or watch others play?
You bolster up your sour Sun
day campaign with religion, al