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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
By DIR. FRANK CRANE.
Adjustment to REALITY.

r T Is well to be adjusted but we should see that
adjust ourselves to reality.
In order to Get Along everyone knows that he
should adapt himself to circumstances and to other
people. The way of the crooked stick is hard.
Most of the practical happiness in the world is OBJ
tanned by adjusting ourselves Those who most
cessful they that adapt themselves most perfectly
to what conditions they find.
The most popular statesman is not always the one
with the best ideals but is usually the that
commodate himself to existing political factors and cir
This is the sort of thing that is the basis of what
call morale The most efficient man in the community,
at least the most influential and popular is the man who
best fits himself to the community.
The law of the survival of the fttest that that
living organism has the best chance to live and propa
its environment.
But to this as to every other truth there is limi-
of right adjustment, but that adjustment must be to
"nat Is real and true and not to what unreal and false
IL for this that Science before Faith
Inc frst duty of not to believe the truth his
tIst duty to find out what the truth is is not to
SUCK TO ones principles but first of all to that those
principles sound It is to be loyal to something
out rst to determine whether that something deserves
loyalty.
The sailor navigates his vessel by the north STAR but
if he picks out the wrong star he is likely to upon
the rocks makes difference how accurate his cac
latons nor how faithfully he guides his he is
following wandering planet
It is necessary for the chemist obedently to follow
his formulae and nicely to his mixtures, but
unless he has got hold of the right salts and acids in
the first place. he may blow up his factory and himself
An artist ought to know the rules of painting, to
have vivid creative imagination and def fingers but
all that will avail him nothing unless he observes the
immutabe law of color and of form.
It is commonly said that it does not make much
difference what believes long he is sincere
But if the thing that he believes lie it will just as
surely lead him into the ditch if he had faith
Perhaps as much human misery has been caused in
the world by people who sincerely believed what
wrong as by those who doubted what was right.
Men have been tortured and burned, villages have
been burned women taken captive and babies dashed
against the WALL trannes have flourished for centuries
Injustice
monest human rights deliberately trampled under
foot all in the of conscience, of patriotism, and
of religion.
Ones first duty is not to follow what he believes
to be right it is honestly to find out what is right
The obligation to educate ones conscience before
the obligation to obey it.
Faith, loyalty devotion, heroism and principle
vastly important. But before all these things in i'm
portance it is to find out what is reality and not
deuson what is fact and not fiction what is truth
and what is mere supposition.
pyright1 by the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05
BLUE SHIRTS NOW VOGUE
AT FAIR HARVARD"

1. To reduce laundry costs gen
orally.
2. To oppose such organizations
as the Ku LUX Khan.
According to one of the Dram
zation's staunchest members, JacA
Purcell, Harvard, '26:
Excessive laundry costs have
emptied the pockets of many a
Hazard man. The time has al
rived to call a halt to it. Students
are paying too much money for
white shirts and collars sent to
laundries. When they pay the
laundry bills they have no money
to take out their Radcliffe and
Wellesley friends.
After lengthy combinations II
was decided that blue shirt would
be adopted to solve the problem.
A blue shirt will not show I'D the
dirt as easily as the white. A
blue shirt can sometimes be
worn q week. A student can re-.
duce his laundry bill at least
six-sevenths, for where he sent
seven shirts a week to the clean
er he now sends one.
Considerable discussion arose
as to whether a dark blue or a
light blue shirt would be used. It
was finally agreed to use a light
blue shirt, for a dark one IL too
sombre. Light blue, on the other
hand, imparts an atmosphere Of
style and novelty.
AS yet professors have not
adopted the blue shirts, but. &C.
cording to the undergraduates
they will be wearing blue shirts
before long.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05

the solution for this enigma of
life?
Another horrible fact that sets
US quiVerfng on the edge of our
chairs, is that approximately 1OO'.
OOO persons in the United States.
every year, are buried in potters:
fieids-unknown, bereft forgotten
ana left in unmarked sraves
Many OF these perhaps were per.
sons OF means, wealth and edI,.
cation who might have been re.
stored to good health in mind
and body If there had been some
way OF knowing who thew were,
Wnere they came from where
their relatives and friends lived,
and through those means brought
about some aid before thew passed
away, were buried and forgotten.
thousands and thousands undei
the blazing on.day sun. are
cropping blindly in the clutches OF
circumstances, catching at this and
That to stay themselves In the on.
ward sweep of the tides, wishing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05

shine Of gladness and rejoicing
into many lives where now there
Is trouble and sorrow.
1t Is by the universal registra.
ton of every person of the ma
ton, by the impressions of the
ridges of the fingers, that these
tragedies Of human life can prac-
tically be eliminated, or done
away with entirely.
The ridge impressions of the fin.
gers are undisputable, unchange
able signatures by which persons
can be identified, no matter
where, who or how.
Viewing this method OF univer.
sal Identification in the light of
suggestion for the betterment
OF the world and the people in II,
no honest and upright man should
raise a protest against it. The
basis Of such a system is true
and unmistakable identity. and.
therefore, should find hearty and
ardent supporters among al Low.
ers Of their fellow.men.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05

they could go back to some sweet
home they have known, and there
again be strengthened by that in.
fluence of love. How can we help
untangle these knotted and twist
ed threads of life? How can we
guide the footsteps of these wan.
derers to paths that will lead
them back to their relatives and
friends?
If you really wish to know how
we can do much to better these
existing conditions, and are will
ing to view the means to be used,
in a true and unprecedented light
then I'll answer you by asking.
What have we found in the lives
of every person that does not
change from the time of birth to
the day of death? What have we
found that changeth not? Nor
arc any two persons alike in this
respect. They are the tiny ridges
OF the fingers. The ridge impress
sions OF the fingers are the means
by which we may turn the sun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
Blue Shirts to the right Of

Blue Shirts to the right Of
~ you,
Blue Shirts to the left Of you,
Blue Shirts to the front of you,
Blue Shirts all around you!
A trip about the yard at Har-
ward College at any time will
show the strength Of the Blue
Shirts.
The Blue Shirts, so-cAlled, is an
organization introduced at Har-
ward College to beat the laundry
bills. In fact, the Blue Shirts
have taken the college by storm.
The organization is strictly Har-
ward and is one of the most "revo-
lutionary" bodies that has ever
invaded the Cambridge inst1tu-
ton. OF course, like other organi-
cations, the Blue Shirts have
constitution.
1.-THE Harvard Blue Shirts the
constitution reads, sis an organi-
zation restricted to Harvard un-
dergraduates. It Is affiliated with
no political or religious organlza-
ton.
"No officers are elected. no
regular meeting place, no initia-
ton ceremony Of any kind, no by
laws and, last of all, no dues.
All that is necessary to be a
member is to wear blue shirt.
There is no levying of dues, ini-
tiation fees or payments of any
kind. Just wear an honest-to-
goodness blue shirt.
The aims of the Blue Shirts
are:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05
Once Overs
Service.
YOUR FORMER LACK OF DISCIPLINE NOW HURTS
YOUR CHILDREN

Parents your children getting beyond your controi
Are you beginning realize that your lack of discipline
when they younger is causing you to lose your grip
on them nowf
Well what have you decided to do about it?
Are you going to allow them to continue course which
is bound bring to them and yourself you
going to hold at least the power you possess?
Is it not true that you might have maintained control
over them if you had not been interested in what you
wanted to do for yourself?
it because you lazy to exert the influence
YOU should have, to make them obey you?
It is quite likely that you shudder at the things your
children doing and you pray that they may come
through unscahed but aside from sputering bit you
make no real effort to be obeyed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05

nuTt," warn Won ooL
out for her! She's trouble maker" In fact several
Of them have gone out Of their to nub her or say
rude and utterly untrue things to her. Then of
strung, sensitive spiritual nature, it's Elias
Have you recognized Ella by this time? There's an
Elias own estimate of themselves they are not onIv
the salt OF the earth but also the strawberry lam the
French pastry and double cream of human society Are
they not simply seething with good intentions Thew
And therein if the Elias but knew it, lies the reason for
their unpopularity A'"'on Aoi
This is crowded, busy world. And it's no nlace for
Seetnng or Seethers You'd get scant consideration from
the traffic cop you stall your auto in the middle of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05
The New Round Table
1t Would Make Merlin Laugh.

Some gentlemen with much but no sense Of
humOr have formed Round Table Club, and they
elected Secretary Hughes member
In all the wide world there be only 1913 members Of
that club because King Arthur had only 1873 bold
knights at his round table.
King Arthur Launcelot and the Others would in our
modern language, get kick Of that round table
made up OF mild business gentlemen and very mild
men"
When Arthur first in court began and approved
king ne and his friends little dreamed of the imitation now
invented Mr. Hughes would make good Sir Galahad for
that table He's innocent Actually thinks bolshevism may
rule US here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05

estimate is right.
Uncontrolled emotionalsm is a COMPOUNDED nuisance
whether you do it under the stimulus of Religion Art
Love- Strong Drink you want to Do Good to others
do it according to the traffic rules Do it with quiet re-
gard for the time and moods of those to whom you would
administer. AND DON'T DO 1T AT ALL UNLESS IT'S
this doing Good to Others is merely another name for
meddlng You may consider your intentions excellent
But the other fellow will earnestly wish that you had kent
them at home. For is highly probable that he knows
lot more about managing his affairs than you do
YOUR PRIMARY JOB IN LIFE is TO LEARN TO
CONTROL YOURSELF. UNTIL YOU CAN DO THAT.
DON'T TRY TO MANAGE ANOTHER'S PROGRAM.
Copyright y uress Syndicate
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05

auto on the market. That cop wouldn't
care two boots about the potential speed
records or the lovely smooth action of
your car. He would simply be concerned
with the fact that you were making a
nuisance of yourself, and the Judge would
fine you accordingly.
The same fact applies to Settling
Temperaments. To the owner of such a
temperament, her emotional outbursts are
justified by the beauty and righteousness
of her motives. But the people whom she
interrupts and bothers do not think that
her motives are beautiful and righteous.
They regard her as an hysterical woman
who goes off half-cocked whenever she be-
comes excited over any issue And their
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05
BY G. e. BOGREN.

WYE read every day Of persons
w suddenly disappearing from
w their homes. How? Where?
Who knows? The sad facts re-
main, staring at US from the
printed page. Disappeared! Van.
ished into the unknown.
The Travellers Aid Society states
that $4,000 girls disappeared last
year. We can hear the sobbing
Of loved ones for those who have
been swept out into the great
ocean currents Of the world, and
become lost to their dear ones at
home. Home! What a word-so
full of love and sweet memories.
Stop and think Of the wandering
thousands who are really home.
less. A little cold room is not
home. club il not a home, even
the great privilege Of sharing
another's home, though giving
some keen enjoyments, is not a
real home to you. How can we
better these conditioner What 10
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-05
LISTEN, WORLD!
D. = = By Elsie Robinson

TLLA finds the world an inconsiderate,
ungratefu sort of place. For forty
five years Ella has been going around
thinking lovely thoughts, dreaming ex-
quisite dreams and Longing to Do Good,
and up to date not single soul has ap-
preciated her as she deserves to be ap-
preciated. Why, her own husband is
continually accusing her of flying off the
handle" just because she gets all excited
over some wonderful new plan, and wants
to try it out in the home. And her chill
dren positively avoid her. Mothers
always crying over us or praying over us
or making scenes" they say with the
cold-blooded analysis of youth AS for her
neighbors, they shun Ella as they would
the plague. "Shes either loving you to
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
IF YOU AREN'T THERE
YOU NEEDN'T ANSWER
ENGLISH TELEPHONE SALUTA-
TON ONE OF MANY THAT
SOUND QUEER TO AMERICANS

"Are you thsre?" says the English.
man when he answers the ring Of his
telephone, and presumably IL you are
not then you don't talk.
However. the more familiar hello Is
used to some extent throughout the
British Isles. while on the continent it
10 seldom used at all. The nearest
approach to It perhaps IL the "Allo'
Of the Frsnchman. In Germany
Switzerland and several other coun.
tries. when a person answers the
phone he simply says "Mr. ........."
giving his own name. This follows
the practice being encouraged in this
country.
II you are in Japan and hear the
term "Moshi moshi," don't be startled
1t sounds like q popular drink. but
It isn't. 1t is simply the Japanese wa.
Of saying hello over the telephone.
In Spain the telephone salutatior,
of the subscriber is "Oiga" meanin;
NJ hear" to which the operator re
spends "Diga," which means II say
The Italian, when called to the tele
phone, grasps the receiver in his hano
and shouts "Pronto' over the wire
while in Sweden the usual salutatiop
4 "Hallo."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
DIRECTS MOVIE ARMY
OVER TELEPHONE LINE
EVEN "REp SEA" MADE TO OBEY
VOICE ON WIRE CALLING
FOR EBe AND FLOW

Telephones are proving Of invalu.
able service in the production Of mo-
ton pictures, and without their aid
much time would be lost and. the ex
pense Of making the pictures would
be much greater.
Probably the most extensive use OF
army field telephones since the World
War was made in the recent produc'
ton of "1'he Ten Commandments
The telephone was used to guide both
Pharaoh's army and the Israelites, to
direct the turning on or of of the
Red Sea and also accompanied Moses
on his journey to Sinai.
This emergency telephones system
was not strung on poles, but was laid
along the ground to follow the di
rector or his assistant to any. point
desired. It consisted of a six-mile
roll of wire mounted on sand sled
drawn by horses, and by its use the
camp and the $500 players engaged
in making the picture were always
kept in close touch with headquarters.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
"7he Moral Sinner, /"
With Dorothy Dalton

"The Moral Sinner" new Para
mount picture starring Dorothy Dali
ton, will be shown at the Century
Theatre, Baltimore, Nd, during the
week beginning Monday, May 10. It's
Ralph Ince production, an adapta-
ton of the immensely popular stage
play, Leah kleschna," in which Mrs.
Fiske scored such tremendous hit
not SO many seasons back.
In this picture, a romantic crook
melodrama of the upper and lower
world of Par.s, Dorothy Dalton has
the role of clever girl thief regener-
ated through her love for a young
crimologist, played by James Rennle.
Leah Kleschna miss Dalton)i is
the daughter of notorious crook,
who uses as tool Raoul Berton,
scapegrace son of a French General,
who is infatuated with the girl. Old
Kleschna induces Raoul to rob his
own fathers safe of valuable dia-
mofids. This situation leads to the
thrilling climax.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
Relafive of Emerson
IL Killed by Train

St. Helens. Ore.,-C. w. Emerson,
eighty-two, a resident Of st. Helens
for 40 years. and who said he was
a second cousin Of Ralph Waldo EN-.
ersOn, noted poet, died Of injuries sas.
tanned when he walked into slowly
moving locomotive on the Astoria
branch Of the Spokane, Portland & Sc
attic railroad.
Mr.. Emerson was on his way from
the post Office in West 81. Helens and,
1t is supposed, did not see the ap-
preaching train bound for Astoria. As
1t was passing over the>highway cross,
ing about so feet from the depot. he
deliberately walked into the engine and
was struck by the piston head on the
left side Of the locomotive. He was
thrown about IL feet and died 20 min.
utes after being picked up.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17

<vfGM1aG Iypej NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
This particular switchboard, which
has the appearance Of lampshade
was a marvel in its day, but it's day
was not long one, for Inventions at
that time were many and improve.
ments were being constantly made as
the telephone was being developed.
The switchboard was about three
feet square, with an operators posi-
ton on each of its four sides. Fac
line terminated on cord and plus
arranged in numerical order. SCA(
nections were made by inserting u
plugs of two lines into the holes IT,
brass strips mounted on the four sides
of the cupOla. AS many lines could b.
connected together as there were holes
in the brass strip.
There was also. long brass strip
across the lower edge just below the
connection strips. This was connected
to the generator which was used to
ring a subscribers station, the oper'
ator simply touching the tip of the
plug to the generator strip as she
passed the plug up to the connection
strip.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
HASTE MAKES
WASTE IN SIGNALLING
THE OPERATOR

II. after putting in telephone call
It 10 necessary to recall the operator
she should be signalled by moving tn
receiver hook up and down the entir
length of the slot-slowly.
A great many people when anxiou:
to get quick response, jiggle tbs
hook. not realizing that when they. dc
so, the signal barely flickers, or does
not show at all. When the hook is
moved up and down slowly, the signal
lamp will glow and go out at regular
intervals. thus attracting the oper
ator's attention, but unless the signal
lamps are given a chance to function
properly there can be no response.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
MASTER MIND or
s FORGER BAND IS
WIZARD or PEN
Needs Tut Glance to Repro
duCe Signature That Will
Fool Experts.

Chicago. the. arrest Of three
men the police began roundup Of g
ring Of more than fifty hank swindlcrs
who are credited with having cashed
$IOO,0O0 worth Of bogus checks In
some forty Chicago banks In the last
tx months.
Aaron MOsheik. a twenty-four.year.
old genius with the pen. who e
credited with being the leader OF tn.
band. was found to have disappeared
from his home when the police went
there to arrest him.
Told Banks He Was Coming.
According to detectives, young Me-
sheik is the. clevercst penman whose
activities have come to the attention
Of the police In u decade. Bank ex
perts have pronounced his forgeries
genuine, 1t is said.
According to Norkett MOsheik came
to Chicago last August after he Ind
succeeded In passing $4,000 worth of
forged checks, on Los Angeles hanks
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17

He was so bold as to serve notice
upon certain Chicago banks. 1t Is said,
that he was coming here, to "gyp'
them.
"And he has" Norkett' said. "Doz.
ems Of suits have been filed against
banks by depOsitors on account of his
activities. He Is SO clever that II Is
almost impossible. to obtain enough
evidence on which to prosecute him.
Never Appears at Bank.
SHe never appears. at bank. His
checks always have passed through
so many hands 1t is difficult to trace
them to their source.
"The gang has been working hand
in glove with boOtleggers here: A
bOOtlegger gets check from man
with, large bank account and Mo
sheik needs only hasty glance at
the signature to duplicate it, Some
weeks ago he was being questioned at
the detective bureau. and to exhibit
his pr0wess with the pen looked at a
difficult signature for only three sec
onds. Two hours later he made q
forgery, that experts pronounced gen.
nine. But We couldn't get enough evi.
dence ut that time to prosecute"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
Chokee on Peanut

Birmingham. Ala. FOur-year-Old
Do-the:ia Rest died here the other day
AZ a result Of swallowing a peanut.
The peanut became lOdget: In her
throat, and an operation failed te re.
move 1t. She died shortly afterward.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
Operute. a. FIun,es Rare

New Worthwhile u patient was I'M
dergoing an operation upstairs, fire.
men fought q blaze in the kitchen If
DR.. julius Lempert's hospital. at New
York city. Not until the fire was out
Was the doctor Informed Of the IRE.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
AN EARLY SWITCHBOARD

In the early days of telephone
switchboards, many different types
were evolved and of these perhaps the
most interesting was the pyramid type
The first telephone exchange to be
opened In the South was at Richmond,
Va, on April /, 1879, and this exchange
was equipped later with the pyramid
type switchboard.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17

Atlanta. Ga.-Accused of digging
collins out Of cemetery here, Claude
Maddox. colered. was sent to jail for
year. Maddox delivered the collins
to Sam Ware, also cOlored, who resold
them. It Is alleged. Ware IL held Cor
trial.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-05-17
sDead" Man Returns

Marion, O.--Mourned as dead for 80
years, !. A. Ryan, soldier Of fortune.
has returned to his bOyhOod home, at
Marion. to visit his brother. Ryan now
is member Of the regular army and is
stationed In Texas.