The Washington times., 1922-05-02

croker's Advice.
Women Brave7 OF Course.
MIR. Bryan for Genoa.
Boy Stalks Boy.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE
Copyright. 1899.

the Detroit Times, is in new
York with Hatcher, his able as
sistant, attending the conVen-
ton of Hearst newspaper man
ayers. Lindner, able as any
newspaper manager IN ths
country, had a story to Tell
interesting to newspaper men.
The Detroit Times became
Hearst newspaper last October.
1t then had $4,000 circulation.
Now it has more than 95,ooo
circulation, net paid.
That interests especially edl-
tors that use the Hearst fea-
lures. 1t proves that those fea-
lures. used in the right way,
mean immediate and large gains
In circulation.
OF course, you must have
sincerity in addition to fea-
lures. The features you can
buy, the other you must supply.
Richard Croker is dead, a
powerful man. type of the old
political fighter, disappearing.
He said to politicians. TELL the
truth. you can always remember
that, Tell lies and you never
can remember what lie you
told. You will be caught, ana
That will SET. Wise man.
Lady Astor says. "Men are
the weaker SEX" True. women
all know liz, but don't say It. 1t
il part of their business to say
10 some man: "You wonderful
hero"
Man hasn't half tie courage
of woman. Many a mother has
ten. children. This writer knows
one8with three. all born through
theF Caesarian operation. Lot
any man 60 through child birth
once. He would say. never
sgain." and after that he would
live "as pure as the driven
snow"
A Roman supposed to be cour-
sgeous, sentenced by the Judges
to kill himself, lacked the
courage. His wife, mere
woman" not sentenced but fond
of her husband. stabbed herself
to the heart and handed the {
dagger to her husband, saying
calmly: "It does not hurt"
That gave him courage to pro-
eeed. =.
There have been and there
are millions of such women.
One man in ten perhaps would
would 60 through smoke and
flames to save his child. in
danger. TEN mothers in ten
would do it. Women have had
the hard end of life for a
hundred thousand years. Divine
Providence foresaw what they
must endure and gave them the
courage to stand 1t.
William J. Bryan urges Pres.
ident Harding, on religious
grounds, to send a representa-
tive to Genoa and let the
United States mix up in that
free-for-all.
It is a useful suggestion, for
IL will cause the President to
cross his fingers rapidly on
both hands and thank the Lord
that he is out of it.
II we sent any man to, Genoa
the man to send would be Mr..
Bryan himself. He would say
20 the assembled allies, Gen
tlemen, the world is not round,
no monkey was my great-grand-
father. The sun goes round
the earth, which has four cor
ners and is square like myself.
Down with Darwin. All shake
hands"
That brief speech, made with
all the earnestness of the
"Cross of Cold" is as far as
the United States ought to 20
in sny foreign ENHANCEMENT.
We nave no real business over
there.
Two boys in their teens quar-
relied, agreed to fight it out,
stalking each other with guns
in wood outside New York.
The younger shot the older
dead. One in his coffin waits
TO be buried. The other in
prison awaits his trial.
Everybody realizes that il
quarrels were settled in that
way civilization would be inn
possible.
Yet when the Indians ruled
here all quarrels were settled
in that fashion. With bows
and arrows they hunted each