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The Washington times., 1921-03-29
Saving Child's
SelfRespect
A r a dinner given in Boston to
Al tho cohool committae Miss


"a the school committee, Miss
"A Frances G.. Curtis, one of its
members, delivered a talk on the
history of education from the earli-
est recorded time. In the course
of it she expressed the opinion that
the public school should develop the
character of the average child rather
than afford an arena for the few
precocious children.
While it is not novel idea, it is
interesting and important, and al
ways will be interesting and i'm
portant until the idea has been
adopted generally and put into eff
ficient practice in all our public
schools.
There is too much honoring by
the teachers of the best pupils. 1t
is natural, but it is wrong.
AS Miss Curtis appears to be-
lieve, unusual scholarship in chill
dren is often the flower of mere
precocity-a forced plant that de-
Gays early and never reaches the
height or the vigor of the slower
growing plant. This exceptional
scholarship may or may not be a
portent of great success in later
years, and low marks may or may
not indicate an Indifferent future
career.
1t is not by any means clear that
low marks and failure in life, when
they are found to follow each other,
are products of the same cause
namely, a dull mind. They may be
cause and effect, and be entirely
unrelated to mental caliber.
If for some reason apart from
limited intellect a child gets low
marks and lacks the egotism and
optimism which carry so many
youths over successive failures, and
if the teachers make much of the
good scholars and encourage the be-
lief in the class room, as too many
of them do, that the good pupils
succeed and the poor ones fail in
life, the child will lose all that con-
fdence in himself which stimulates
ambition and carries him over diff
fculties.
He will fail because he will refuse
hurdle, not because he can't make
it, but because he will think he
cant make it.
At an indoor track meet between
two high schools one of the events
was the running high jump. At
each elevation, each boy had three
attempts. The number of times the
boys failed in their first and second
attempts was remarkable. 1t was
equally remarkable that it was the
failure and not the success that the
spectators, especially the student
spectators, applauded to give cour-
age for the next attempt.
Many a sensitive child, whose
poor scholarship is passing phase,
has been stunted for life by an
unintelligent, mechanical, ruthless
teacher who would rather be sure
that the pupils she passes on up will
be creditable to their teacher than
that none of those left behind have
received an incurable wound in that
part of their character which makes
for success.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29

L. E. CLARK, once contrib to
H and S, is now in Omaha, Neb.,
where he gets out little sheet, The
Breezy Knot Hole" along H and S
lines. He sends regards to the Old
Column.
Tom-That scar on your head must
bother you a lot
Dick-Oh, no, it's next to nothing.
JIM N. e. CRICKETS.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
es11EARl, ,nS5EErffA
A PRODIGAL,S INVENTION.

I'm forbidden by mama
To say the word my papa swearA
Mama says: 1T isn't propah her little
lamb
Should emulate his popah's expietives"
Then, with her lips in rigid disapprovaL
Cold-eyed. right at me mama stares!
But I've found a way to circumvent
My mama's cruel inhibition!
When l feel an inclination
To emphasize with by-words strong,
1 simply say. like a little lamb
We'll. I'll be bread and jambg"
His mother calls him "mama's angel"
Also pet and precious lamb"
But the neighbors call that kid a pest"
Coupled with a rhyme for "jamb."
JOE CONKLIN.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29

Oh. Bill: l saw a brand new
type OF sign advertising in a
shoe shine parlor near Four
teenth street and Park road, run
by a polite proprietor Of ebony
hue. It's this:
"EXPERT oRTHoPEDIC IL
LUMINATOR"
TOXIC FOUR
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
THE BEST MAN.

Casey returned to work the day
after getting of early. One eye was
ell bandaged up and one arm was h
a sling.
"Why Casey" said tho boss. Il
ding?"
II did, sor," answered Casey. but .
tall man with a frog belly shirt on
and a cutaway coat spoke to me, and
whin / asked him who ne was. said,
Why, I'm the best man."
"'Yez a liar says i, so he took NJ
outside ard proved it to me-"
J. BACKENHEIMER.
when I'm gone don't buy nowera
Don't keep me for weary hours,
And stand around all day and weep.
Just dig . hole and bury me deep;
Place q line q stone my gravs,
Then go on through life, and 70
through brave. INA JINKa
The Washington times., 1921-03-29

A drunkard of long-standing
was cured of a thirst for booze
by an operation removing a bone
pressing against the brain. A
number Of cures have also been
affected by the removal OF brass
rails pressing against the feet
HENRY.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
nLOT OUT THE PAST

BLOT OUT THE PAST.
Thoughts of the past and It's happenings
Only mar the happiness of TODAY.
So let's just pretend today Is the end
And of the past have nothing to say.
Porsiving Is forgetting all Of the past,
That may cause one moment of sorrow.
So let's live Just today and not yesterday.
with the hope Of a brighter tomorrow.
GIBBIE-
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
CHINESE PHILOSOPHY.

Charlie Sing, my laundryman. is
hurt because the "high-blows" want
to run things, and on Friday night
will sing this song:
Ne like "low-blow."
velly much like chow CHOW;
Me no like "high-blow,"
Him good joke no see
Low blow likes q joke;
High blow calls him ''bloke;".
Also "high-blow" kicks about his shirtee-
HARPERS FERRY.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
WHO Is THE GOAT?

Where did Miss yITALI scare up
the Office Goat? Looks like Evange-
line, the former property of BERT
TAYLOR. Looks as il Bill is trying
to escape being the goat himself by
creating another goat.
FRED VETTER.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
A Childs
Restaurant.
open all hght"
BY FEATIRON
FELIX.

He-Do you know why your hair
reminds me of the State, War and
Navy building?
She-No.
He-Because IL covers a block
G.. /. NJ Z. z.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
The March
of EUentS
= ORMER, Congressman John J

father, with Senator Cummlns,
of the greatest failure in American
history, the Esch- Cummins law. Sen
ator La Toilette, of Wisconsin, pre-
sented the evil features of this law
ITO the people of his State and they
kretired. Congressman Esch from Con-
Igress.
Now he is to go upon the Inter-
Estate Commerce Commission. 1t is
lgood news, because when a situation
tis so bad that it must be changed,
tthen the worse it is the better it is.
Another significant event is the
ldenunciation by the Ohio Legisla-
!ture of the Esch- -Cummins law.
One by one all the elements which
were pushed into endorsing that
ilaw have been publicly repudiating
lit. First the railroad employees, then
the farmers of the Far West, Middle
West and South, then the shippers
jail over the country, then the travel
ing public, and now the politicians
Nwho always follow and never lead
public sentiment) are joining in the
}pnvil chorus.
The action of the Ohio Legislature
IFS of especial interest, because it is
President Harding's home State, and
because the Legislature is Republi-
can by large majority. So great is
the indignation of the people of Ohio
lat this second failure of the rail-
roads that not even consideration for
;President Harding, who voted for
Ithe law in the Senate, restrains
their condemnation of it.
The Esch- -C#mmins law has in
,rreased the cost of living to each
sAmerican family several hundred
lhollars a year. 1t has antagonized
the railroad employees, driven bust
iness away from the railroads, and
Istill further deprecated the mar
lket value of railroad securities.
It is good news that the new
Attorney General has decided to
flight for the constitutionality of a
paw which happens to work favor
sably to labor.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and At
iaantic railroad had an arbitration
with its employees. The United States
Labor Board established the wages.
The railroad proposed to reduce
the wages thus established. The
Board refused to agree. Thereupon
the railroad went into the hands of
a receiver. Then by order of a Fed
eral judge the wages were promptly
reduced, disregarding not only the
authority of the United States Labor
Board under the Esch- -Cummins law,
but the provision of the Newlands
act requiring at least twenty days
notice before reduction in wages is
put into effect. This order caused
strike.
The receiver has challenged the
constitutionality of the Labor
Boards authority and our new At. .
torney General has taken up the
gauge.
Recent days have been full of
good news for those who love hu-
manity, and believe in our higher
destiny through the working out of
the old democratic rule of the great
est good to the greatest number.
Great Britain has at last signed
the treaty with Russia which she has
worked on so long and against which
the privileged classes in England
fought so long and so hard. First,
the powerful British labor party, led
by men who are the equals of British
statesmen in any field and their
masters in the discussion of economic
i j. ~
The Washington times., 1921-03-29

The ups and downs of life consist
largely in keeping appearances up
and expenses down.
LITTLE BITS.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29

II you give happiness to 9TH
ers you can't keep IT from your
self. Cheer up, Smile! Get
acquainted with the G. o. c.
OIDONO.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
Airing the Hair.
K. c. b.
! THANK you.

1t is necessary for the hair to have suf-
ficent air and good circulation. Mems hats
press tightly upon the forehead and the bulg
ing portion of We head at the back, thus i'm
peding free Gil ilation, and leading to bald
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
BIBLE VERSES.

Zach, 18th chap, 4th verse, tells ef
a land slide.
jeremiah, 7th chap. Sth versa
What the men. wo<uen and children
do for the Queen of Neaven.
Judges, 9th chap. Sth verse: TIA
trees talking.
Job. 18th chap. goth verse: Mcntia0
a warriors narrow escape.
Isa., 7th chap. Goth verse: About Q
barber.
Isa., 7th chap. 21st verse: Some
thing a man may DO.
n. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
The heat Of discussion win
often make one warm under the
collar. but 1t 10 not much good
for cold feet F. ]. SCHWAB.
ANCIENT MAIDENS.

A neighbor challenged, come, old maids.
Stick up your grissly ears
And do the tallest listening
That you have done for years.
with hand on hip (ike you had the plDl.
And your nose among the stars,
To watch your next neghbor
You would chew thru iron bars
EDWARD j. IRVINE
Bernice-ORourke left his unD-
hrella again. I do believe he wouA4
leave his head IL 1t were loose.
Marie-I daresay you're right He
said yesterday he was going to SwitS-
erland for his lungs.
O'SUILLEABHAIN.
This sign hangs over in GeocRA
town:
"CHANGE CARS HERE FOR
WASHINGTON,
THE SUBURB OF GEORGETowN.
J. II. n
The Washington times., 1921-03-29

More than 100000 eggs
have been poured into New
York since the Republicans
took over the Administra-
tion. Harding can point
with pride to every one OF
these eggs and look upon
them as a personal achieve
ment. Dairy men seem to
think that the color of milk
should harmonic with the
Blue Laws, but the food ex-
perts state that peas.
mashed potatoes and pie
will soon be within reach
of the consumers knife.
Big dealers announce that
the public will soon be-
come accustomed to eating
again. War prices almost
busted them loose from
this queer tribal custom
that originated in America
around 1892, and grew so
popular that 1t almost got
beyond reach of the chow
profiteers.
BY feeding the folks a
little at a time, the boys
figure they can again re-
vive the ancient super
stitious habit of spearing
the potato. spooning the
coffee and cgging the vest.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29

Eating food is slightly
higher than cooking food,
but the manufacturers Of
synthetic meals announce
they have a new process for
making whiskbrooms into
breakfastless food. Also,
the new tabloid system of
compressing a large amount
of price into a small tube
of food enables a man to
leap from banquet to ban
quet without starving sud
denly to death and points
beyond.
The Washington times., 1921-03-29
MIR. B. Baer
NOsEBAGs TO BE WORN
AGAIN.

AGAIN.
Price OF food has dropped
of like a commuter at
his station. Experts, who
should know but don't, pre-
dict that dyspepsia will soon
again be economical.
Fresh eggs have been
arriving steady since 1872
and will .e put on the
market just as soon as they
get too bad to keep. The
delicatessen stores have de-
cided to loosen up on the
full crop OF sweet June
gorgonzola ard no neigh
borhood need be without its,
nourishing aroma
The Washington times., 1921-03-29

Eating has been divided
into two seasons. When
you do. And when you
don't. Owing to the un-
precedented demand for
hash. the big Chicago pack
ing houses have been COM
PEELED to cancel their orders
for cattle and are buying
euchre prizes, rubber heels
and odds and ends.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-23

Following announcement by heads of the six shop crafts organizations, controlling 600,000 men. that they would not sanction a walkout. lead CTS of the 375 900 maintenance of way employees and of the 25. 900 stationary firemen. at an executive meeting voted to withdraw their authoriza- tion of a walkout, leaving only the 5000 railroad telegraphers positively with the "big five" Chieftains of the 350.000 clerks will make their decision tomorrow and the signal men, 8. .000 strong also are yet to act.
 Officials of the clerks said tonight they probably would not authorize strike at their meeting, scheduled to- morrow, thus indicating. union lead CTS said. that a strike, if it material ized, would affect less than one fourth of the couutry's railroad em- ployes, being confined to the switch men. conductors. firemen, engineers. trainmen and the telegraphers. The organizations which decided not to join an immediate walkout will take new strike votes after an expected labor board decision in regard to rules and working conditions, it was said.
 Action of these organizations was said by labor leaders to be the most serious anti strike blow yet given the "big five" unions. which have called a strike. It came with bomb-lilSe in tensely when it had been believed that the II groups would follow in with the big four brotherhoods and the switchmen, although several leaders were counselling delay.
 Jewell Scores Victory
 I the stationary firemen's organization took action following the announce ment by the shop crafts. Timothy Healy. president of the stationary foremen. met with F. F. Grabble, maintenance of way president, and E. NJ. Jewell, shop crafts head. and informed MT. Jewell they would hold back their men pending the labor boards rules decision.
 The action was said by the chiefs to have been almost personal vic tory for AIr. Jewell, who has been
Arizona republican., 1921-10-23
TILE CHAPTERS WILL
 WALKOUT WITH BlG FIVE BROTHERHOODS
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 CHICAGO, oct. 22.-Rapid fire de yelopments today in the railroad crisis tonight found a walkout actu- ally beginning on one road, 60O,0Oe shop crafts employees refused per roission bv their chiefs to join strike and 75.000 railroad telegra- phers authorized to do so, although the railroad situation brought to a head through recent orders or the '.bia five unions for walkout De ginning October 30 was declared by both. union and carrier heads to he Tn status aud in compliance with a rall- road labor board order.
 The first strike began at noon on tbe International & Great Northern railroad. a Texas line, where 6Uo trainrnen started a walNout which union leaders declaredswould be 100 ner cent effective. although officials of the road insisted only freight ser vice would be impaired.
 Federated shop crafts leaders an noupced here with bomb like effect that their men, numbering one-tourth of the railroad workers, would not be authorized to take part in the pro posed walkout october 30. This action was said by union men 10 pre- clude likelihood of the American Federation of Labor taking any great mart in a rail strike, for the shor crafts are members of this organiza- lion and the big four brotherhoods, which first announced strike move ment, are not. Almost simultaneously, however the general chairmen of the Order ot Railroad Photographers, numbering 75.OO0 men. announced that these workers would. be called out with the ..hiy five"-the trainmen, the switch men. the conductors, the firemen and the engineers
Arizona republican., 1921-10-23

fighting a YaIlxout for a week. It also was said to preclude the possi- bility of the American Federation of Labor taking any serious part in the proposed strike. the standard union belonging to the federation. while the brotherhoods are inde- pendent.
 The shop crafts decision. which admittedly was instrumental in bringing about the action of the two other groups. was reached after tuf bulent sessions or the conference committee of 100 lasting several days. Representative from distant sec tions fired by the brotherhoods' pronunciamento, protested against further delay in calling a strike. which was authorized by a vote last July. The vote was taken, however. only on the wage reduction Of July l and leaders of the shop unions did not deem it advisable to walk out on that issue alone.
 By last night. however. the mis- sionary work done by Mir Jewell and others since the brotherhoods strike call. had shown it's effect and the committee of 100 had been brought into line with a no strike policy.
 A special committee was appointed to draft a new report. This commit tee worked late into the nlgnt ana today presented a new resolution. Heated debate ensued but after more than three hours of argument, the resolution to stay on the job for the present went through.
 More than 500 general chairmen. arriving today to hear the commit tees decision. left for their homes to- night to explain the committees ac- tion to their membership.
 I've are not in any position to go on strike at this time" MT. Jewell declared at a meeting of the chair men this afternoon. "To strike on the proposition of a wage reduction alone, with our shop rules on the altar of sacrifice. would be suicide.
 Don't be tricked into following along in a strike you cannot settle in manner favorable to yourselves Move cautiously and wait until the
Arizona republican., 1921-10-23
SHOP CRAFTS BREAK WITH BIC FIVE
Claims Hlulgdf~inrl Throne
Developments In Strike Situation
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 SAN ANTONIO-Trainm on the International & Great Northern rail- road quit work in what is termed by union heads a 100 per cent wallSout. Railroad heads announced passenger service not impaired.
 CHICAGO-Leaders of eight of the eleven '.standard' unions which number more than three-fourths of the nations rail workers, announced their men will not be authorized to join the -big five' in a strike, leav- ing the railroad telegraphers the only men of this group definitely with the brotherhoods and the switchmen The signalmen and clerks have not yet acted.
 Labor board has announced that since workers on Fremont & Gulf Railway company in Louisiana have agreed to installation of "open shop" there is no dispute and that the board relinquishes the Jurisdiction over this line
 CLEVELAND = Big four union chiefs announce they are complyinl with labor boards orders that the situation remain in status quo pend- ing Wednesdays hearing but that they believe that the walkout will take place.
 WASHINGTON-Interstate com merce commission orders freight rates in western half of United States reduced 16 per cent on hay grain and grain products. COLU MBUS. Ohio. = Attorney General Daugherty completes secre trip into central-west investigating the rail situation.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-23
TRA|NMEN LEAVE POSTS ON TEXAS LINE 1OOO ARMED
 GUARDS ON ROAD
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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 22.-Approxi- mately 500 members of the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen on the International & Great Northern rail- road of Texas, who struck at noon today. are being replaced by experi- enced men, the office of Supt. J. R.. Jones announced tonight.
 J. NJ. Landis, chief clerk to the su I erintendent. said the road is able to get all the experienced men it wants. and it was announced advertisements had been ordered inserted in Sun days newspapers calling for switch men and brakemen.
 At o'clock tonight passenger train No. left the terminal, carry ing two armed guards The train was in charge of Conductor E. NJ. Lewis, but had no brakemen. It had been announced earlier that porters would do the brakemen's work on all trains.
 The strike of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen started at noon and the switchmen and yardmen then on duty left the yards. In all, there are about eS switchmen and yardmen employed here and about 147 brake men.
 R. D. Frame. general chairman of the l. S G. N. trainmen, said the strike MOuIu De luV per cent bJ Ao- morrow, when the last brakemen, starting on a run before the strike went into effect, will have reached a terminal
 Guards carrying shotguns were stationed about the depot and about the yards here today. Everything was quiet and orderly. Superintendent Jones at noon as sisted in making up a train and doing ] switching The yardmaster and l trainmaster did likewise. ! Division officials declined to state what per cent of full force was or ] duty and what per cent of service | could be given. It was estimated ! there are 1000 armed guards on the l line.
 ! In spite of press dispatches iron i some points that freight schedules 1 were being cancelled for the present | and only passenger trains would bs l moved. officials said no train had been or would be cancelled.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-23
Sim Fein Head To Confer With
 Dublin Official
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LONDON. Oct. 22-Michael Col fins. finance minister of the Dali Eireann and delegate to the confer ence nere with British government officials. looking to a settlement of the Irish question. left for Dublin today. It was stated he was going to Ireland on private business, but in the light of the crisis which was reached in the conference neSotia- lions yesterday. it was regarded as proba ble in political quarters that the chief reason was a desire to see Eamoun de Valera and inform him of the effect his unexpected telegram to Pope Benedict had produced,
 It was reported today t&at the Sim Fciu lad been asked by the govern ment representatives for assurances that the question or a republic would be eliminated from the conference
Arizona republican., 1921-10-23
Lee Says Labor
 Boards Order
 Will be Obeyed
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct 22-Fol- lowing a practically all day session of four of the "big five" railroad brotherhood leaders here, which ad- journed late today. Warren s. Stone. president of the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers, said:
 There is no question in my mind that the men will go through, no matter what instructions they get"
 w. G. Lee. president of the Broth erhood of Railroad Trainmen, who also attended the conference, said:
 AS per orders of the railroad labor board, the strike situation as far as am concerned. is status quo. I am obeying the boards instructions and issuing no further orders for the men to leave the service
Arizona republican., 1921-10-23
Caution Farmers Against Too Free
 Grain Shipments
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CHICAGO, Oct. 22-Cash grain handlers on the Chicago Board of Trade today cautioned farmers against to free shipments of grain, because of the danger of a general railroad strike. Stress was laid on the danger of shipping corn or other grain that might deteriorate if de- layed in transit.
 Plans of the big five packers have been completed and all warehouses and cold storage plants are being stocked to capacity with fresh meats, while a system of distribution by trucks is being worked out.