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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

can be made especially useful In the right hands.
Everybody that sees this paper knows some one
person that needs the warning against "IF, BUT,
PERHAPS"
The picture is striking, impressive. It COM
PELS THOUGHT. Sometimes sudden thought,
in the right direction, will change lifetime habits
The thing has been known.
"IF, BUT and PERHAPS" are such easy ways
out Of difficulty. You never spend day without
hearing one or all three Of these words used as an
excuse for NOT doing something.
"IF can," or 1T would, BUT" or "pER-
HAPS; I'll see'-those sentences you hear con-
stantly. And they mean the moment you hear one
Of the three weak words that the thing, whatever
it be- is NOT to be done.
Handing in his picture, Mr.. McCay con-
tributes, as usual his own brief sermon on the
pictures meaning He writes
"Here they sit, the three old-do-nothings
And once ACTION lets them take hold, action
is done for the time.
"IF is the heaviest Of the three-he sits
on the stomach. BUT holds down the feet
And old reliable PERHAPS holds down the
wrists and head With the three of them sit
ting tight there will be no action.
"Ninety per cent Of the failures in this
world could be divided into three great classes.
or brotherhoods. There would be the IF
Brothers. the PERHAPS Brothers and the
BUT Brothers,
"The ordinary man uses few words His
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

vocabulary does not run much above a thou
sand words. Shakespeare, who used more
words than any other writer, ought to have
written one more play before he went off to
enjoy himself at the Stratford Inn, only to die
instead of enjoying himself. He ought to have
written on IF, But and Perhaps the trouble
makers.
"Out those three words out Of your vo-
cabulary, put In almost any other three and
you will be better off,
You can see, as you read history, how easily
any Of the three excuse words would have saved
Columbus the trouble Of crossing the ocean
"PERHAPS I will fall over the edge when I
reach the end" or "BUT it is said that monsters
big enough to swallow the ship are out on that
endless sea. IF meet one Of them, what then7'
Nihilist in his cell, sentenced to death and
fearing that he might confess the names of his &C
completes, determined that he must die to avoid
the risk Of betraying his friends. He was in a
small cell, above him narrow window with iron
bars. Below the window and bars dim oil lamp
with small wick. No weapon at hand, he had
not room enough to run and dash his brains. out
against the stone wall
He had every excuse for NOT doing what he
thought he ought to do to save his friends He
lifted his body up by the iron bars Of the window
and, leaning against the small lamp burned
himself to death. There was conquest Of "1F,
BUT, PERHAPS" most striking.
Ecrv Noan~, 1,yndrad million human hain0s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

on them ''IF, BUT, PERHAPS" would tell the
story.
He would have done something in life, BUT
whenever he started out he was faced by an IF,
with PERHAPS following close after-so he
; never got anywhere
II, means making an excuse for yourself be.
fore the struggle begins.
If you begin with "IF" you are quite apt to
end with "IF," and to explain at the end that
you would have been successful, IF something
hadn't happened.
BUT builds up fence between you and the
thing that you want to reach When your mind
says but, your body and your will say 1t.
"PERHAPS" means that you do not believe
In your own plan. II YOU do not believe In IL,
others surely viii not.
Perhaps II you had left those three words
out Of your vocabulary, you might have gone
ahead and won.
perhaps" not.
Some will say that words have no strength
In themselves, that they merely represent the
thoughts Of the person that uses the words.
That is partly true, largely FALSE.
You can form mental habits just as you form
physical habits.
And one Of the very worst mental habits, often
acquired In childhood, when SELF confidence should
be established, Is the "IF, BUT, PERHAPS"
habit.
This Is all very OLD truth, and every one that
reads it knows it.
Nevertheless Improvement Of human beings
consists in making to-day's reality Of OLD
TRUTH
Honesty is the best policy"-that is old truth
But, realized, it would have saved the world from
the war Of 1914.
Mr.. McCay's cartoon on the three "bad words"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

now working would be unborn If their parents
had allowed IF, Butt and ''PERHAPS' to
prevent their marrying9
They went ahead anyhow leaving the 4hree
weak words to take care Of themselves And 50
the world goes on
The little IF" alone would have been suffi-
cient to kill half the great inventions There would
be no floating ships made Of solid iron no flying
machines, submarines, telephones or gas engines
had it not been for men able to brush IF" aside
and substitute MUST for IF. !"
If we can get rid Of these three words as ex-
cuses, and use them only as they should be used,
the world would be several hundred per cent bet.
ter off,
Of course, used in the right way, IT, BUT,
PERHAPS" are useful and necessary. Many
man writing for his country has said 81 may 90 20
my death, BUT IF do shall have done the best
could PERHAPS my friends will hear Of il.
That is all the reward ask"
There you see "IF BUT, PERHAPS" all en-.
ployed close together and well employed
The meaning. of this editorial and picture il
that, to succeed, we should keep our minds away
from UNCERTAINTY.
Avoid the habit Of words and thoughts that
arrange failure in advance, that PREPARE us
for failure AMI reconcile us to it.
The farther on we get in life the harder it ia
to get rid Of bad Labits or to form good ones
Easy in childhood, 1t becomes more and mora
difficult later This cartoon will interest children
from six to fifteen years Of age And after You
have read this you ought to show it and explain
it to some child. The big man held down by the
three queer little men will interest the mind Of
child. And once INTEREST is awakened it is
easy to hold attention and push through an idea
or suggestion.
However, Mr.. McCays picture is not merely
for youth. It has an especial lesson for those
that are getting Old Too many of us, after fifty,
form the habit Of saying, IT would, BUT I am
not as young as was.'
The BODY is not as young. But the BRAIN,
if we haven't spoiled it, is younger. For as we
get older the mind should get younger, more
willing to work In every well regulated human
being it can do more between fifty and sixty than
it could have done at earlier ages in life, and still
more between sixty and seventy.
When he brought in his picture Mr.. McCay
said, IT have put cap on the head Of each Of
these little nuisances, I don't quite know why.
Perhaps you might tell your readers that the
black can is on each already, they can hang IF,
BUT, PERHAPS in the caps ! have already
provided, and 50 getli Of them"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

Words Have Character and Power Three of the
Worst of Them You Can See Here, Engaged as They
Usually Are in Holding Down the Giant ACTION. D
There Is No THOUGHT Without Words Try 1t in
Your Own Head. You Have Got to THINK the
Words of Your Thought, or No Thinking Is Done.
Thoughts Are Words, Words and Thoughts
Establish Habits.
I'm Thinking, Avoid the Worst Habits and the
Worst Words. Three of the Worst Of Them Are
i'm This Picture
They All Three Mean WEAKNESS, DOUBT, and
They Point the Way to Inaction, Which Means
Failure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
If
But
Perhaps

HEY are three Of the worst words.
They mean Don't do anything"
You see them at work in Mr..
McCay's cartoon to-day.
The tombstones above all the
failures in all the graveyards ought
to have these three words written
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25

How many hundred million human beings
Evening capital. [volume] (Annapolis, Md.) 1922-1981, 1923-02-07
No Changes Imminent
IT'S FOOLISH TO SUFFER
When So Many Annapolis People Are
Pointing The Way Out.

You may be brave enough to stand
-backache or headache or dizziness
But, If, in addition urination is dis
ordered, look out! If you don't try to
fix your sick kidneys, you may fall
into the clutches of dangerous dis.
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live more carefully and help your kid
neys with Doan's Kidney Pills, you
can stop the pains you have and avoid
future danger as well. Don't expert
ment-use the remedy Annapolis peo-
pie are pulicly endorsing. Read this
case:
Mrs. C. B. Gray, 121 Conduit ST
says: my kidneys were weak and j
had much trouble with backaches and
felt dull and languid Headaches
were frequent and l was often dizzy
The action of my kidneys was ir-
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and in a short time was feeling like
different person. The backaches
left and my kidneys were regulated. !,
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice Is hereby given that the sub
scriber, Of Anne Arundel county, has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of Anne
Arundel County, in Maryland, Letters of
Administration on fhe personal estate of
CHARLES T.. Glow.
late of Anne Arundel county, deceased
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof to the
on or before the
10th DAY OF JULY, 1923.
They may otherwise. by law. be excluded
from all benefit of said estate All per-
sons Indebted TO said estate are requested
10 make Immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 23rd day OF
January, 1923
MARY a. GLOW.
Adminigtrafrlx
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VouttuuSu FROM rage I'D
Saturdays bouts should serve as
pEeliminaries for the big encounter
with Penn State at State College, Pa,
on February IL.
Nittany Lions Hard To Beat
The Nittany Lions usually present
clever combination, and two years
ago gave the Middies a tough run
for their money. If the Sailors bridge
the Penn State conflict they should
sail through the remainder of their
schedule without fear of being re-
turned the loser.
Penn State should show an i'm
prcvement in form because it has en-
ployed as coach Leo Houck. one of
the cleverest men who ever drew On
a glove. Houck has been working
overtime with his Lions, and the Mid
dies will have known they were in
the arena at the termination of each
contest.
The third match on the calendar is
February "a, when Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology will visit An
napolis to show what it does and does
net know about the manly art of
self-defense. Penn will send down a
team March 3 and then will come a
match that more than likely will at
tract hundreds of lovers of theAsport.
The intercollegiate champions> OF
Toronto, McGill and Queens Univer-
sites will pay their respects to the
future admirals March 3. This will
he a fitting climax for the end of
the season.
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WARNING IN PRICE ADVANCES

Judge Ebert III. Gary predicts
that steel prices will follow the
course, of wholesale commodity
prices and labor costs. Rising
prices are commonly regarded as
a sign OF prosperity. To a de-
gree this is true. The upward
trend of prices ordinarily re-
fleets demand and demand COM
monty exists only when the pub
lie has confidence. credit and
cash. To the extent that the pres
ent price imitation is a response to
these factors theer may be reason
for believing that better times
are at hand
However, price increases have
a habit, under certain conditions.
of defeating themselves. When
prices advance too rapidly or too
far, demand inevitably falls off.
Sometimes the cessation of de-
mand is sudden and paralyzing.
as in the so-called buyers strike
of 1920 and 1921. Are we APP
preaching another such situation
in which high prices will hamper
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub.
seriber, of Anne Arundel county, has oh
tanned from the Orphans Court of Anne
Arundel county, in Maryland. Letters OF
Administration on the personal estate OF
TRAVERS II. BROWN,
late of Anne Arundel county, deceased
All persons having claims against the de
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof. 60 the
subscriber on or before the
e0th DAY OF JULY. 1923.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. All per
sons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this Goth day Of
January, 1923.
T. ROLAND BROWN.
Administrator.
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BAD BREATH
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DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
stitute for calomel, act gently on the
bowels and positively do the work.
People afflicted with bad breath find
quick relief through DR.. Edwards Olive
Tablets. The pleasant, sugar-coated
tablets are taken for bad breath nv all
who know them.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets act gen
tly but firmly on the bowels and liver.
stimulating them to natural action
clearing the blood and gently purifying
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All the benefits of nasty. sickeninc.
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DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets without
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DR.. F. M. Edwards discovered the
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and liver complaint, with the attendant
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Olive Tablets are purely vegetable
compound mixed with olive oil: Won
will know them by their olive color.
Take one or two every night for a week
and note the effect. l5c and 3Oc.
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activity The man who can ans
wer that question assuredly IS
wise indeed.
What must be borne in mind
is shat the liquidation from the
high levels OF the post war
months was erratic and irregular.
Agriculture. Tor instance. was
not merely liquidated but nearly
squeezed dry. Steel achieved
reasonable deflation, while on
the other hand. the recession IN.
the building industries and in
mining was comparatively negli-
gible The public has been re-
minded frequently that little hope
coald be held for recovery of
business upon substantial basis
until industry and commerce had
been liquidated comparatively
uniformly. Needless TO say, at
the time when the upward swing
began-one OF the first heralss be-
ing wage increase by the steel
corporation-no such uniform
liquidation had been attained.
OF course, the upswing has
achieved something for uniform
ity. Some businesses that had
undergone most deflation have
lessened the distance between
them and unliquidated fields.
That serves very we'll to alleviate
conditions for the. moment, but
does not aid much for the long
pull.
Many warning hands are being
hel daloft just now. Leaders in
the construction industry have
admitted possibility OF reaction
within the year. As steel prices
advance that moment may be
FASTENED and interesting develop
mentS may be looked for in the
automobile industry, also a large
user OF steel.
Overshadowing all is the Eu-
ropean situation. Unfortunately.
ii would not avail us everything
If Americans, individually and
collectively. had the wisdom OF
Solomon, for events are not en-
tirely in our control.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
seriber. 81 Anne Arundel county, has OBJ
talred from the Orphans Court 81 Anne
Arundel County. in Maryland. Letters 81
Administration on the personal estate el
THOMAS COLBERT,
late OF Anne Arundel county. deceased.
All persons having claims against he de-
ceased are hereby warned &c exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber IA or before the
9Th DAY OF AUGUST. 1928.
They may otherwise, by law. be excluded
from all benefit of said estate. all per-
soas indebted ia said estate are requested
10 make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 3oth day OF
January, 1923.
ROSETTA COLBERT.
Simiuisfr friN.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
seriher. of Anne Arundel county, has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court N Aune
Arundel County. in Maryland. Letters ~
Administration on the personal estate az
KATE LANE WALTON.
late of Anne Arundel county, deceased
All persons having claims against tire Ce-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber on or before the
s5th DAY OF JUNE. 1923.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from all benefit of sail estate. All per-
sons Indebted to said estate are requested
10 make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 10Th day OF
December, 1922.
DUNCAN c. WALTON.
Administrators
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NCOntinued From Page IL
for carrying dNte large number of
lengths of hose.
Powerful New Machine
Annapolis is now equipped with one
of the latest and best equipped pieces
OF fire-fghting apparatus. as the new
machine is the last word in that line.
Powerful, big, but not appearing pom
derous. this machine presents a pleas
ing sight with its green color, re-
lieved here and there with gold. and
all who have had the pleasure of
viewing 1t have expressed admiration
and congratulated the company on its
new acquisition
While many have seen the machine.
1t is the desire OF the company for an
citizens to avail themselves of the op-
portunity to call at the company's
quarters and inspect and. see for
themselves the type of machine they
have now in their possession for the
protection of homes of citizens from
fire, and Assistant Fire Marshal Jesse
Fisher will welcome all visitors who
call in the evening and gladly explain
its working to them.
The test tomorrow morning will be
under the direction of Fire Marshal
George Basil and will be conducted by
Mr.. Howard, one of the engineers of
the La France Company.
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URGES CONGRESS
o. K. DEBT FUNDING
tCen,Inued Prom rare -


these measures. it was declared by
Mr.. Harding remained. before the
present Congress goes out of exis-
tence on March 4.
He added that the passage of either
of these measures was worthy TO go
on record as chapter of great
achievement.
The President made nc specific rec
concentrations as to the form the ac-
ton of Congress on the British debt
should take. leaving il TO the leaders
in Congress to decide what methods
should be employed so as to permit
consummation of the agreement re-
Gently reached, by the American and
British debt commission.
1T was manifest from the begin
ming" President Harding said. that
Great Britain could not undertake any
arrangement for payment which
would conform to the limitations of
time and interest rates which the
commission had been authorized to
grant. But here was great nation
acknowledging its obligations and
seeking terms in which it might re-
pay.
so your commission proceeded to
negotiate in a business way. Your
commission went so far as it believ-
ed the American sense of fair play
would Justify" r. ffs
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1928.
TRYING TO COVER UP

From obviously authoritative
sources, Washington dispatches
say that the White House brands
as ''the unreasoning state of
mind" that of those Americans
and others who think that the
whole European situation would
have been altered had this nation
joined the League.
That is exactly the attitude to
be expected from an administra-
ton that has failed to function on
its foreign policies. Knowing
what il can and ought to do to
promote peace and order
throughout the world but cring-
ing before the threats OF the cir
reconcilables" in its own party. it
assumes that it can conceal its
embarrassment by charging an
unreasonable state of mind" to
those who ale showing the adj
ministration's delinquencies.
The administration speaks, in
effect, that n the League can do
anything let it do it. That is
its answer 30 those who claim
that the League of Nations, with
the United States a member,
could with little doubt avert the
increasing world chaos. 1t might
just as well say to a wagon that
had lost a wheel "move on" as
to expect an organization like the
League. lacking the moral and
material influence of the United
States, to accomplish all the
things set out for it.
When the United States, for
reasons too embarrassing for the
present administration to men
ton. refused to join the League.
n deprived the covenant of one
of its most essential units. The
League is built upon unity. To
achieve the ultimate it had to
have the nations OF the world in
its membership, especially the
most powerful nations like the
United States. All such nations
joined except ours. Every wheel
on this hopeful vehicle of world
peace WAS in place except that to
be furnished by the United
States. How can the League
hope to make all the progress ex-
pectedsof it? To have made as
much as it did IS remarkable.
When those VINO conspired to
bring about this regrettable sit
uation ask why has not the
League settled the problems of
peace, they ought to ask why
they themselves did not help it
do SO. 1t certainly i'll becomes a
group or a party of an admins
tration that has helped to contri-
butte 70 the present deplorable
to belittle the method or
policy that would have avoided
it.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber. of Anne Arundel county, has oh
tanned from the Orphans Court of Anne
Arundel County. I'm Maryland. Letters Tes'
tamentary ON the personal estate or
ELEANOR BRISCoE,
late of Anne Arundel county, deceased
All persons having claims against the lie
ceased are hereby warned 10 exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof, TO the
subscriber on or before the
9Th DAY OF August, 1923.
They may otherwise by law, be excluded
from all benefit OF said estate. aAll per.
sons indebted TO said estate are requested
to make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 3Oth day q
January, 1923. -
LUCY RRISCOE,
al Sfr n
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given shat the sinh
scribers Of Anne Arundel county have OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of Anne
arundel county, in Maryland, Letters
festamentary on the personal estate OF
WILLIAM w. WEBB,
late OF Anne Arundel county, deceased.
All persons having claims against the de.
ceased are hereby warned 70 ewhihsf tho
same, with the vouchers thereof, to the
subscriber on or before the
nth DAY OF JUNE. 1928
They may otherwise. by law, be excluded
from all heneft OF said estate. All
sons indebted to said estate are requested
TO make immediate payment
6lyen under our hands this 9th day of
December. 1922
J. HAMILTON PROUT.
WINSON g. G0TT
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Court will grant the relief prayed for
by the Plaintiffs, and will not com
pei the Court to order removed the
defendants oyster house erected at
large cost near this public road"
The costs of the case are ordered
TO be paid in the proportion of one
third by the plaintiffs and two-thirds
by the defendants.
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American History
DAY BY DAY
By I. p. Green
FEBRUARY Z

Duke OF Clarence. brother Of
Edward ~ and Richard III.
condemned TO death for
treason on February Z. 147S.
Charles Dickens born on
February Z. 1912.
Duke OF Orleans banished
for entering French territory
on February Z, 1890.
Queen Wilhelmina OF Hol-
land married 10 the Duke OF
Mecklenburg Schwerin on
February Z. 1901.
Great Baltimore fire. burn
ipg I45 acres. with a loss of
S7O,00O,0O0, on February z.
1904.