The Washington times., 1920-07-08


Say to young Americans, "The-
mistpcles saved Greece by making
the Greeks rely on ships and do
their fighting on the water" young
people will answer, ~ am tired Of
Themistocles, had enough Of him
In school," But say, white, the
hard Chicago fighter, was knock
cd out by Benny Leonard, the lit
tie Jewish cyclone, last Monday
night, because White, when he was
down, couldn't think" Then youth
will listen.
Prize-fighter White, knocked to
the floor when he had almost won
the battle, should have lain still,
while the referee counted nine, let
ting his heart rest, collecting his
senses after the knock-down blow,
asking himself, "What mistakes
did l make?" planning just how
to resume the fight.
That is what Benny Leonard
would have done if he had been
knocked down. He would have de-
voted nine seconds to thinking,
then, getting up, he would have
fought better than before.
Mr.. White can fight but he can't
think, especially after knock
down blow. He jumped to his feet
in half a second, instead Of lying
still for his allotted nine seconds,
thinking out what mistakes he had
made. That was the end of him.
The moral is: When you get
a knock-down blow, when things
70 wrong, when you find yourself
flat or in danger Of being flattened,
do a little thinking. Blame your
self, ask yourself what mistakes
you have made. Don't foolishly
blame the world, for 1t will always
knock you down II 1t can, exactly
rs Mr.. LeouoFA-will always knock
down his opponent
It is interesting to see the name
Roosevelt on a Presidential ticket,
and in the second place, where the
name Roosevelt originally started
out toward the Presidency. II
Theodore came back, he might
exclaim copy cat;;" he certainly
wouldn't like it.
Mr.. Koenigsberg, learned chief
of the International News Associa-
ton, says: Don't underestimate
the value of Roosevelt's name on
that ticket. At least three hundred
thousand men, living in the back
woods, coming to town once in
three months, will vote for Frank
lin Roosevelt, thinking they are
voting for the original Roosevelt,
not knowing that he Is dead
That's an interesting comment
on free and independent govern
ment, and there is truth in 1t. For
the deeper his ignorance, the more
a man objects to information and
the less inclined he Is to ask for
the truth.
The Ancient and Honorable or
ganization of Elks, led by their
"Grand Exalted Ruler" inspired
by their "Grand Esteemed Leading
Knight, Grand Esteemed Loyal
knight, Grand Esteemed Lectur-
ing Knight" ETC., are in Chicago.
And everywhere you see posted up
the magic letters, "B. P. o. E."
The meaning of those magic let
ters is: ''Be posted on everything"
An ambitious program, and never
to be realized. No human brain
is big enough or is long enough to
be posted on EVERYTHING.
Nevertheless, it is good program.
Little humans must, "aim high to
shoot low," as the colored gentle
man said when he first asked
Grover Cleveland to make him
Librarian of Congress, then ad-
mitted that he couldn't read, and
really expected to be appointed a
janitor.
While the Elks are in Chicago,
the important cities of the United
States, especially New York,
should send commissions to re-
port Chicago's method of making
an entire city cooperate in big
welcome. New York, which has
seen Fifth avenue deteriorate
from one VI Tile hdiluSoilcSI
streets in the country to one Of the
ugliest, could learn something by
studying Michigan avenue. which,
in the language of Walter Howey,
editor of the Herald and Exami-
ner, has "risen from deuce to ace
in a few years"
1t is one of the three handsomest
streets in the whole world, the
other two being in Paris and Buda-
pest. Chicago knows how to use
a great street, how to make II the
beautifully decorated show window
OF a great city.
The Meadows Manufacturing
Company built new plant at
Bloomington, Ill. They invited a
clergyman to open the plant with
an old-fashioned prayer meeting.
The meeting was a success-good
omen for the plant
II is a good idea to express
gratitude earnestly an II en-.
Nathan Straus. INTELLIGENT philan-
Ahranict oratoful for ,phat he baa