The Washington times., 1921-09-26

President Harding's Job.
s Fresh Horror.
At so Life Begins.
SeK-Supporting-Safe.

NJ oO LIE Begins.
Self-Supporting-Safe.
t. BY ARTHUR BRIsBANEl
Copyright. isii.)
nee more. in the smashing OF
Alabama, with comparatively
1T bombs from airships. 1t Is
we'd that battleships arc out
date. Future wars win be set
80 In the air.
Naval officers are slow to
admit the airship's superiority
over the battleship."
They are old men. They do
not welcome new things; the quar-
terdeck. with its saluting. its big
cabins its dancing parties in for
|eign waters. will not be given up
willingly.
And there are the shipbuilders
and armor plate makers, with
'"Nair convincing arguments" to
Il nm the END Of the battleship
!, lid mean millions lost.
Mr. DENLY, Secretary Of the
gvy, fortunately, is no ancient
narmer, too old for new things,
y he win not allow quarter
( old fogies to make him or
!, uayy as ridiculous as the man
as bought a new hanson cab,
ewing that the automobile
id never be really practical.
ssident Harding, however, is
d man really responsible. It is
s business and no one else's to
that this country is protected
the air and below the water.
sident Harding. If war comes.
ii win it or lose 1t. 1t may
ne. He should be ready.
y One of the ablest men in the
vice, Brig. Gen. William Mitch
|, assistant chief of the air
rvice, properly encouraged and
3 ,ed, would be worth more in
war than 100,000,000 dollars
worth of battleships. President
Harding Is advised to look over
General MitchelPs article. "Amer-
lea in the Air." in the National
Geographic Magazine for March.
Secretary Weeks, in organizing
the air service. has made one very
valuable change, but that Is only
the beginning. 1t may be added
that this writer never saw or
] card from General Mitchell. His
work makes him known to every
Ddy that follows the news.
Here is fresh horror. Two
Z enchmen have found q way to
( eserve the human body indefi-
J aly. They inject into the fem
~ i artery of the dead body a
e aid secret discovery and the
n : ceases to decay. Worse vet,
kes on a lifelike look. The
IN seems natural, the expression
eaceful. A body thus treated
-~uld rbnair intact. no ore
Jws how long. and what fearful
.i,oughts that suggests.
Imagine everybody--with lit
money--saying In his win, II
mt my body preserved in. the
ench way, and put up on the
rn outside my city residence,
y that j may feel myself still a
= trt OF what's going on"
Or, imagine q dutiful, but silly.
h SON, preserving all his close
Natives and having an avenue
father and mother. uncles,
nts, grandfathers, grandmoth-
J, best friends, etc., staring at
ch other among the trees. with
es long tsightless.
Natures kindest invention IS
ath, which wipes out all Of us
,erfect specimens Of animal
and drives US on slowly to do
r.
Sc old lady Of eighty tells
4 lends, as they reach sixty,
gu have spent sixty years in
ration and will now begin
,ye." True as anything ever
for those that live half
1 -ly.
: sixty you have learned what
worth while. You have con-.
| ed the worst forms Of fool
"a ,ss. You have reached bal
ed period in life, knowing
d from evil. what is worth
.le, what is worthless. Sixty
earned rest, and can take a
Of It. without disgrace or
81 less. The man or woman Of
kx., is like a ship that has
~ sded the headland, reached
9th water, and heads for the
u Jor. -.
anger is past. Beautiful land
Yisible close by, thoughts are
. ,eful, evil Is forgiven, affec-
IS are strong, envy Is weak; It
Re happy age.
y ,ranaro, the Italian who lived
N past 100 after his doctor gave
Il 10 to die early, said: "T had
" ye ninety to know that
k4s"H beautiful" When past
sot on his horse without
n sang beautifully, at