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The Washington times., 1925-11-07

tating or destructive act
SO DON'T BLAME ANYONEi
Try to ferret out the cause,
instead of condemning the act.
That's the only course that's
fair to the other chap or worthy
of you, yourself.
This hasty hurting Of blame
implies that you have neither the
self-control nor the intelligence to
dig beneath the surface in search
of the motive.
It's like savage welding a
bludgeon.
Anyone can swing d pick-ax,
but few can WELD scalpeI.
so DON'T BLAME ANYONE,
FOR BY DOING so YOU RE-
VEAL THE SHA OWNESS
AND SAVAGERY OF YOUR
OWN NATURE.
Then does this mean that we
should meet all transgression with
a. mental smirk2
OF course it doesn' t.
Transgression MUST be. handled.
Often it can best be handled by
Winding our own business and
letting God or the cop attend to-
theirs.
Sometimes the transgressor is
quite capable of working out his
own salvation If Wen leave him
alone.
And again although RARELY
its up to us to do something
constructive or repressive.
But we've no business trying to
do anything until we've put all
blame out of our attitude and are
able to work with intelligent
friendliness. Z
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
Going to the Ant Again

Go to the ant thou sluggard; consider her ways and
wise
tures The who them had wealth understand
ing but a necessitous brevty of style
Since then philosophers have gone the for
hon Now scientists follow
In the Swiss Archive for Neurology and Psychaty noted
specialist has recorded the story of demented
The record that dissection the ant found
been suffering from a tumor of the brain.
Before the operation observed other
cd the demented
Here's intuition the human has yet achieved
It took the sacrifice of little Mary DAILY over in New
Jersey to bring home to us the danger of letting demented
persons roam freely.
We sorry for few days and forgot all about it.
Harry Thav is still roaming Broadway.
And the ants there don't appreciate their dangerl
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
SAYINGS OF
MRS. SOLOMON.
by Helen Rowland

Confessions Of the 7OOth Wife
MY, Son. I charge thee. when
1VI thou goest unto the altar,
take not FORMULA, concerning
how to rule woman.
For. alas, thou shalt be as one.
that falleth asleep beneath shin
ing stars and a glowing moon
and Is awakened by thunder
shower.
Lo, all men are as ONE man,
which may be worked according
to a system" after marriage.
But, of women, there are as many
varieties as of spring weather;
and each woman hath more light
ming changes OF mood and tenn
perature, than day in April.
Go to. One man saith, Treat
them rough--and tell them moth
ingr, and another saith, 'F'latter
tf1em-and keep them guessing.
For, the mouths OF the bachelors
AID the sif1glefooters are full of
bravery. But a married man
holdeth his peace-and Is wise
Yes, he knoweth in his heart,
that a formula" is as an UNI
brella, wherewith man bur.
deneth himself in case of storm
and which he forgetteth always,
when the storm cometh and the
clouds burst. and the deluge
falleth.
Verify, verify, who hath learn
ed the way. to master woman?
Even he, who hath learned to
expect only the UNEXPECTED!
Even he that playeth all the
love-tunes "by ear" and varyeth
his ways, as good cook mixeth
a pudding, "by ipstincty
Even he that hath been born
with the GIFT!
For in the game of love and the
battle of marriage, theories are
as naught and brains are super
fluous. But a little experience
availeth nightly and much PRAC.
TICE goeth long way.
Go to, thou Theorist! | say unto
thee. matrimony is not Alb
storms neither all fair weather;
and thou canst not foretell one
day, what the domestic atmo-
sphere shall be the next
For, why shalt thou say 1t
snail ram LOnOITOWt tpStdhsc ~ ~
raining today? Or, my wife shall
be complacent tomorrow, because
she is pleasant today?
Nay, take thy joys, thy sorrows,
and thy wife's moods, even as
Christmas gifts and birthday sur
prises! Forget thy formula" and
cast aside thy theories and thou
shalt dwell in peace of mind.
For, a .teetotaler may read of
champagne headache and bache-
Tor may read treatises on we'd
lock; yet how shall they know
aught concerning these until they
have TRIED them?
Verify, the journey of matri-
mony is not spin in an uphol-
stored car over a macadam road
but coast down hill in spring
less cart.
And no man can tell when the
JOLTS are coming!
SELAI1!
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
GARRETT P. SERVISS ON
SPEEDIER TRAVEL
Timetables of Ocean Liners Are Out Of Date-It
Still Takes Six Days to Cross Atlantic

others threats. such a machipe
would cross the ocean, not in six
long.drawn-out days, but in six
short hours: between sunrise and
noon, or between midnight and
morning.! New York soOthed to
sleep by news of peace in the
evening editions, would leap wild
Z " from its beds at dawn amidst
the thunder crash of aerial bonn
bardmenti
Go Not To the Ant.
But why cannot, and does not,
peace work as fast as war? Are
we willing to spend money and
effort only for mad destruction
and not for sane progress? What
liz your idea of peace, anyway
DO you think that it is suitably
represented by the soft, idle, life
of the savages in the valley of
Typee, which Herman Melville
found SO intolerable to the active
mind and body of an American
sailor? If you do, / do not. The
greatest story ever told of con-
cealed blessing is that of mans
expulsion from do-nothing
paradise.
go to the ant, thou sluggard.'.
No, go NOT to the ant, for it's
race has been stupidity doing over
and over again the same un-.
changeable things for, hundreds
of thousands of years. There is
no lesson for man in that. The
ants famous Industry" is fac
tttious. 1t is no more industrious
than a windmill. 1t does what it
has to do by its nature. 1t in
vents no new ways of working,
and no new tasks for itself, and
so makes no progress.
But go to the only thing oil
this earth that dares to take, or
is capable of taking great nature
by the forelock, and leading it,
like the OK TO the yoke. That
thing is the untiring undaunted.
human mind. ] read the other
day that a famous psychologist
had laughed to scorn the notion
of "brain fatigue" He said, and
I believe, that the harder the
brain works the stronger it be-
comes. And muscle, too, grows,
and strengthens with exercise.
If we are to have faster travel
we must work for it.
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
By Garrett p. Seryiss
Noted Astronomer and Writer on
Scientific Topics Of Popular
Interest

gNtN1ieAA1L 1OJhCS VI - Olut0A
Interest
TlHE necessity for more, and
II for more speedy, transporta
ton over the surface Of this
planet of ours is growing prodig
iously. Telegraphy in its new,
almost miraculous, forms is drag
ging physical man in the dust be-
hind its humming chariot. Civil
ization depends as much upon
material as upon mental COM
n1unication, contact and exchange.
However spiritual we may be in
our inmost nature, we are funda-
mentally material in this life,
and cannot do the worlds work
by simply radiating our voices,
our pictures and our wishes
around the globe.
Men have necessarily to get
together, they have to see and to
touch one another! The world
being thrown open, they must
have means of swiftly visiting all
parts of it, and of conveying
their goods, their letters, their
physical exchanges Of every kind,
as we'll as their persons, from
continent to continent with We
Iocity answering to the incredible
rapidity of electric communities
ton.
Time Tables Out Of Date
The timetables of ocean liners
are out of date. 1t still takes six
days to cross the Atlantic. We
used to do it just as fast twenty
years ago. If you are in Europe
and must get home in the short
est possible time, or If you have
a most important letter bearing,
say an indispensable signature,
to send to New York. you or your
letter may have to be eight days
or more on the way. Even In the
height of the tourist season you
cannot count upon more than
about two "six-day ships" per
week, and If you are not at the
port of sailing, a day or two more
will be lost by slow trains or slow
postal service.
This is wrong; it is not credit
able to human genius and
activity. 1t is one-sided develop
nent. Fascinated by the mar
Vellous powers or radio" we are
learning to talk faster than to
do and to move. II all mankind
were telepathic what should we
get from that but new and
more horrible Babel
And all this while we have at
nand-developed, 1t Is not flatter-
ing to remember, by war and not
by peace--a means of doubling
or TRIPPING the speed of both sea
and land voyages, in the aero.
plane. believe that it has been
fairly demonstrated that an aero
plane can be made to travel at
least 500 miles an hour. Per-
fected, as 1t would he in a tiffy
IL the nations should again fly
with bloody hands at one an
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
JUST 20 YEARS AGO
(Ced The Washington Times Files go Years Ago Toddy
Nv WILLIAM MOORE

The Municipal building was in
the course of construction. The
Times waxed enthusiastic over
the fact that already the walls
had risen to the top of high
board fence surrounding the site.
"High-salaried" Treasury clerks,
receiving the staggering annuities
of $1,000, were to be cut to $500
5000 a year. according to depart
ment officials. Economy" was
the watchword.
Courteous policemen were not
SO rare in the odd days" il an
article in The Times is any indi-
cation. Miss 81 rnice MooreA-1207
M street northwest, smashed her
fractions motor car into tree
in order to avoid hitting a colored
girl. Did the cop who reported
the incident bawI her out and
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
..TNON'T BLAME
~ ANYONE.

4 The wisest man
i know said that
to me-
He did not say
it in a sentinlens
tai or sanctimoni-
Gus way. He is
not that kind of
a man. He has
come a long way
and fought many
fights. He threw
off all the excess
baggage in those
fights. Now there
is nothing left In
him save that
which is simple
and strong.
He has no use
for the emotional
mushiness which
serves as am es-
cape for many of
ne Truth To him
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
LISTEN, WORLD!
By ELSIE ROBINSON

Something Ii ~
b urr b wed into
the mind ed
itself III like ii
hidden absceas
or bruised it and
left d scar
Some old inius-
tice which can t
be lived down.
Or g. sense OF
inferiority like e
d e q d Z b u q
shachled to ones
side
Oh. perhaps the
deadly gro IN d
fire Of envy hate
or Il 3 m b + 5 q
which does its
work under the
sllnudge Of Ill
manners which
has offended you.
A n v on y OF
these causes may
1Inderlia that frrf-
The Washington times., 1925-11-07

hale her before the Judge? He
did not. Putting his shoulder to
the wheel, he and crowd OF
men pushed the car to the worn-
ans home, where it remained
parked for several days.
Pope Plus * astonished his col
lege of cardinals by his sporting
proclivities. First, he declared he
intended to ride bike, much to the
horror OF Cardinal Merry del vsrs.
Then he determined to stage an
athletic carnival in the Vatican
grounds. The Pontiff said he
never had chance to play games
when he was boy and wanted
to stimulate healthy athletic en-.
deavor on the part Of the youth
of the day.
Doctor II. u. Harlan, OF the
Columbia Country Club. was Tho
big cheese" on the local links
The Washington times., 1925-11-07

n lost men who accomplish BIG Things have Hsh nel
nv minds III, ~, 81,
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
WISE SAYINGS

Good humor only teaches charms
to last,
Still makes new conquests and
maintains the past.
Pope.
Remember this--that there Is
a proper dignity and proportion
to he observed in the perform
ance of every act Of life.
Marcus Aurelius.
Striving for a thing, you see
only one side Of 1t; possessing It,
you see 1t all.
The Washington times., 1925-11-07

must be vital and penetrating
like salt or yeast or acid-or It
isn't Truth.
So when he said DON'T
BLAME ANYONE." he wasn't
lodging issues. He was meeting
them in the only spirit which he
thinks worthy after all these test
ing years.
I'm not going to put down his
philosophy as my own. wish |
might, but I'm not wise or kind
enough for that. DO blame
people / yell my head off about
them. And then I'm sorry. As
If that did any good!
But I do think / know what
he means. And so I'm going to
pass 1t on to yol1--wllo quite
probably need it as much as | do!
DON'T BLAME ANYONE!
There's always reason behind
the weak or vicious act.
There's twist somewhere that
makes them come out like that
on top.
Sometimes it's physical twist
which you cannot perceive in
their seemingly sound bodies.
Maybe they're partly deaf, or
there's a glandular defect or some
slow poisoning Or maybe they
have chilblains.
Didn't you even. have chilhlains
Yourself? Yes? Then for the
luyva Mike have heart!
No, I'm not laughing. I'm Just
trying to find a key that will fit
in the lock of your tolerance.
More often it's a mental twist.
The Washington times., 1925-11-07
SHOULD MAN
WRITE
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman'
NEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- Recently an elderly friend
of mine met young lady whom
he knows quite well, from out of
town. In their conversation he.
learned that she is still unmarried.
He spoke very highly of a young
man that he said he would like
to have her meet. She, in turn,
left her card and said the young
man might write to her.
Do you think it proper for
the young man to write?
L. H. s.
MO, this would be an UNI
~ conventional and far-fetched
thing to do. / think that the
young man had better wait until
he is presented to the lady. If
the young man is going to the
city where the lady lives the
mutual friend could give him a
letter of introduction to. the
lady, and-fate will do the rest.
A Tuxedo At a Wedding
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ Is it proper for a BRIDE
I groom to wear a Tuxedo suit
when being married between the
hours of 2 to o'clock, thef we'd
ding being performed at a hall?
The bride will be dressed in white
and wear a veil. If wrong, what
is the correct dress? J. S. M.
A TUXEDO suit is not worn be-
IA fore o'clock in the evening,
and even then 1t is not "cor-
rect" for a wedding. Since the
bride is wearing formal clothes
the groom should wear formal
day clothes, cutaway coat and
dark striped trousers.
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ / have been corresponding
with a young man who lives out
of town for about three months.
Recently the subject was about
our birthdays. l wrote him that
mine had passed and with his
next letter he sent box of choc-
olates which he said was for my
birthday. even though it has pass
ed. Now, his birthday is very
near and would like to know
if it is proper for me to send
him anything?
DISTURBED.
Since the young man had such
good taste as to send a gift ac-
copied as in good form even by
Mrs. Grundy, 1 suggest that you
send him one in equally good
taste--a carton of his favorite
cigarettes, or "well-chosen'
book. Or perhaps you would pre-
fer to send congratulatory tele-
gram to him on his birthday
Any of these would be in good
taste.
Mrs. Reecltman will be glad to
answer questions OH etiquette sub
United by reades's.)
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
SATURDAYS STORM CAUSES
WASHOUT ON RIVER BANK

The heavy rain storm of last Sat
urday afternoon caused serious
Washout on the River Bank. AS the
new VanSciver street storm sewer is
under construction there was nothing
to carry away the heavy run-off from
Warren street. The water poured in
torrent down VanSciver street and
swept across the bank at point be-
tween the VanSciver and Ford pro-
perties, where it cut an enormous
gap fully twenty feet deep, removing
tons of earth and destroying valuable
shrubbery. AS the wash out seemed
dangerously near to the roadway, the
authorities decided to take no chanc-
es and the river drive has been clos
ed to traffic until the city can repair
damages.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
SCHOOL PUPILS ENTERTAIN
BOARD OF EDUCATION

On Friday evening the pupils of
the Eighth Grade of the domestic sci
ence course in the public school de-
monstrated to the Board of Education
their ability to cook good meal and
showed their preparedness to make
some future men happy. Miss Char
lotte Rogers, the domestic science
teacher, was in charge. The dinner
served was not only great credit to
the pupils but to their teacher who
has instructed them so thoroughly.
Following were present: Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence L. Hazard, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Eleazor
F. Woolston, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Fetch
er Street and Professor and Mrs.
James B. Dilks.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
DEBATE FEATURES EPwORTH
LEAGUE BUSINESS MEETING

The Epworth League held its
monthly business meeting and social
on Friday evening in the chapel of
the M. E. Church. After the usual
routine of business had been disposed
of, the debate, as previously anuUun-
ced was held. The subject was re-
solved "That immigration Should Be
Further Restricted"
The affirmation side wag lead by
Chester Denning and the negative
side by George w. Wests Rev. o.
C. Bovine was moderatoY and ~Har-
vey VanSciver and Charles R. Ritner
were the judges. The debate was
spirited and brought out very inter-
esting and instructive facts. The
discussion was given to the negative
side, the points being three for the
affirmative and ten for the negative.
The debate was followed by social
hour.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
M. E. SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS ELECTS OFFICERS

The Sunday School Glass Of Rev.
o. C. Bovine, of the M. E. Church,
held its business meeting in the
chapel of the church on Saturday
evening. An election of officers re-
suited as follows: President, Harvey
VanSciver; Vice President, Oliver e.
Lewis; Secretary, Harry Parsons;
Treasurer, William Naylor. After
other matters of class interest We're
taken care of Professor Johnson. Of
Burlington, entertained the class with
moving pictures. This was followed
by a social hour and refreshments.
Committees are planning a number
of things for class benefit and more
will be heard of them.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
GROWERS BANQUET
BIGGEST EVER HELD

About three hundred persons at
tended the seventh annual dinner of
the Cooperative Growers Associa-
ton, held in Masonic Hall on Thurs
day evening last. An excellent re-
past prepared by the Ladies' Aid of
the Beverly Baptist Church was
heartily enjoyed by all the diners.
During the evening the Campus Club
Orchestra furnished the music and
the Karlton Male Quartet and
"Christy," with his piano accordion,
kept the diners in merry mood
with his sheets of popular vocal mu-
sic, the First National Bank furnish
ing the evenings entertainment. Aft
ter the dinner the room was cleared
of the tables and dancing was enjoy
ed until late hour. 1t was the con-
sensus of opinion that it was the best
entertainment ever given by the
farmers and their friends in the his
tory of the Association.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
MOUNT HOLLY FAIR GROUND
MAY BE SOLD AGAIN

There seems to be something de-
veloping for the sale of the Mount
Holly Fair ground to enter Philadel-
phia or Trenton parties. During the
past week the word has come from
DR.. C. d. Mendenhall, of Bordentown,
president of the old Fair Association.
that offers had come from two Tren-
ton parties, and secretary Richard w.
Wills has heard a nibble from Phil
adelphia real estate promoters, but up
to this time the prices offered have
not been wholly satisfactory. 1t be-
gins to look as though the property
will eventually fall into the hands of
outside parties who will push it for
ward for building purposes.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
MRS. FRANK p. JONES, Jr.
HAS NARROW ESCAPE

Mrs. Franklin P. Jones, Jr., of War
rem street, had a fortunate escape
from serious injury when she was
struck by an automobile last Tues
day morning at Warren and Farnum
streets,
Mrs. Jones had just alighted from
west bound trolley car and was
crossing the street when she was
struck and knocked down by an auto
mobile going in the opposite direc-
ton. The occupants of the car pick
ed Mrs. Jones up in dazed condi-
ton and assisted her to her home
where it was found that while pain
fully bruised and shaken up, her in
juries were not of serious nature.
1t is stated that there is much
reckless driving of motor cars in that
vicinity and there have been several
near accidents,
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
APPRECIATION

Iswish to express my gratitude TO
my many friends who so Loyalty
Stood by me and helped me in vari-
Gus ways, during the trying ordeal
through which ! recently passed
The expressions of sympathy and
friendliness which have taken form
in many ways, has done much to
cheer and encourage me, in my Ell
forts to bring my business back to
normal.
am deeply grateful to all my
friends in Beverly and vicinity fol
their many acts Of kindness to me.
especially want to mention the
fine work of the two fire companies
Of this city for the care, judgement
and ability In manipulating theil
fire fighting equipments with sucl
honest and earnest efforts in my be
half, and without much greater los
to my stock.
Heartfelt thanks.
MARY =. rowe.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
Jacob B. Fox Buys
Mount Holly Ruins
Future Building Operations AS Yet
Undecided.

The completion of negotiations
leading to an agreement of sale of
the Kelsey & Killie property at Main
and Brainard streets, Mount Holly,
to Jacob Fox, of Riverside, was an
nounced on Thursday night last, and
with it came the unauthorized state
ment that Fox was going to Mount
Holly to open another moving picture
theatre to add to his chain that now
includes amusement places at Bur-
lington, Beverly and Riverside. The
deal has been handled by lawyer
Ralph w. Haines all the way thru,
Mr.. Fox not appearing, but the gen
eral understanding that he is the real
party and purchaser seems to be
general.
What the future of the property is
going to be SO far as type of rebuild
ing is concerned is not known. The
deal lis so much in its infancy that
it is too early to come out with de-
finite plans, but it is expected that
whatever Mr.. Fox does there will be
done right and give to the heart of
the business section building and ac-
tivity that will be perfectly satisfac-
tory to those who are interested in
having the good appearances of Main
street kept up. The deal is under
stood to include the L. D. Allen
house in the rear Of the Masonic
temple, indicating that Mr.. Fox wants
all the land he can get for the oper-
alton that he has tentatively on his
mind.
There have been reports from time
to time that Mr.. Fox has endeavored
to buy the Mount Holly Theatre and
it is quite evident that he looks upon
Mount Holly as a good picture town.
Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-03-06
ESCAPE JUSTICE BECAUSE
OF MANY COURT ERRORS
Magistrates Should Read Over Their
Law Books.

With the continued errors made by
justices of the peace throughout New
Jersey, it would seem to be time for
some official action. Another man
committed for crime has escaped
punishment due to the ignorance or
carelessness of the committing magis-
trate, and the event is merely one of
many that have occurred lately. A
Bordentown man was freed last week
when it was discovered that he had
been sent to the Burlington county
Jail for thirty days on disorderly
charge under an act that had been
repealed. 1t was months ago that the
first error on this repealed act was
made and at that time enough pub
licity was given the matter to have
warned the magistrates. Many errors
have been made by magistrates in
making out papers in drunken driver
cases, but these offenders are not the
only ones VINO escape punishment due
to errors in commitments. Justices
of the peace are presumed to be of
ordinary intelligence and if they hold
the job with its responsibility, they
should at least be versed in the pro-
per methods of making out commit
ments and of sentencing under pro-
per laws. There are enough books of
law written for the convenience of
justices. The magistrates get paid
for their work. and there is no rea-
son why they should not do it pro-
perly. County judges and other Off
cials should demand that they do
Trenton Times,