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doesn't everything that touch? You know 1t
does Has single of your acquaintance had the
rotten luck I've had? Wouldn't YOU be frightened
and peevish if you'd had my life?''
We had O admit would. But that didn't make
like better she gradually dropped out of
things and Of forgot her Then yesterday she
Or rather something that bore her popped
up had resemblance to the original wted article
Fresh eyed crisp alert with philosophical twinkle in her
eye and audacious quirk her tonguehis COULDN'T
be Doris! her body seemed changed. Her skin had
cleared; she stood stragher to amazed questioning
she she hadn't had of her old sick head
eight months What in the world had happened2
It's long story, but this is the gst OF It,
Doris had made friend who refused to be repused by
her nervous irrtabity. This psychologist and
one day he told Doris few things about the science in
which he specialized and modern Developments
lie explained her that phrase which is heard
Frequently in connection with mental illness ATTI-
TUDE'
what earth is atude? asked Doris. eff you
I'm lust IMAGINING my troubles" She instantly
hurt and o. the aggressive
''DOE 4 be foolish said her friend. Il mean no such
thing Attitude is really very simple matter but re
lust beginning find out how vitality important is It's
easy to understand physical attitude The position you
with your bodythe way you face There correct and
Incorrect bodily attitudes Attitudes that
and others that produce sickness.
Exactly the thing is true of your mind, ONLY o
an even greater Your mind takes position lust as
your body does 1t faces certain in relationship
life sometimes it is good strong healthy atti-
tude. Sometimes it is weak vicious way-a limp
distorted attitude that produces endless chain Of weak
and vicousnesS. \
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evil He's simply putting himself in line for healthy action
good results For instance he decides:
III laugh this trouble / have good of humor
and I'll capitalize it. I'll make myself famous for my witty
defense against adversely That person may have only
moderate amount of humOr, just all have But by
choosing attitude he DOES develop such defense
short time he begins to reap the rewards of such
attitude People begin to speak about his grit and
lis cheerfuness Popularity and prosperity look
him up. His sechoSen attitude becomes magnet which
good fortune There's hocus pocus about
black magic The with the right mental attitude
joys good fortune just the with the right physical
attitude enjoys good digestion.
This DOES NOT MEAN THAT NO EVIL BEFALLS
SUCH A MAN. But it does that a per of
evil is frustrated avoided because of the defense which
he has established and BECAUSE HE is LOOKING FOR
GOOD INSTEAD OF EVIL
Such things said the psychologist to Doris and the idea
stuck. First she began take inventory of her
attitude. She found nnetenths of her thoughts
bitter apprehensive sefpityng She only menace in
each day. Largely of curiosity she tried dis
cover any cheerful spots her drab life found
her SURPRISE and somewhat her chagn that there
quite number of them Shortly, a she pursued her
analysis her innate honesty forced her acknowledge that
she getting inverted pleasure of her
that she actually woong her bad luck She decided
the psychologists mehodif only prove him false
She deliberately adopted bright confident
which acting first Instantly her acquaintance
her very environment responded the difference in her
She couldn't believe ithOught it passing impulse. But
she perssed-and did her good fortune No. everything
changed night But today another Doris greets
her friends, Doris who has conquered life.
WellhOw about it, Pa2 What does this Of
titudc to YOUi
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DR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL

Moral Influence of None

- rONEY underlies almost every form OF moral acuvty'
MH Paonle work mainly because they have TO; II Is
AZ necessary to make living ana 10 get On. IL, in
onv way they do this, an average Is Dy "o"s
for,t =, r,;+,, ~ Sucb
Tn other words of service to the community OIL sucn
lind Of service as willing to pay for you nus' put
forth all of your activities rh+ !;
The average man works in order to get ms pay 10
the necessity working underes the service 70 'ne 0
munity. ,rtr ,u;+bout
nav is open suspicion because IL Is nAey 1"' ~ " W
doing the kind Of good it wants
Perhaps in the case of philosophers religious teachers ana
meets this does not hold completely There are
to every rule But the majority OF mankind Wouo not us
Of service to their unless they had to scratch AROUND
and make living. 49,. - 4
Useful service your fellow is at the bottom OIL most
kinds of work j, 49, - -
It is the real reason why enjoy work Most % us
would not be willing to tin and beg money on
tba corner We like to feel that dong somenlhg
that is worth peoples paying for
This is at the basis of selfrespec Mr. henry FOro claims
that he does not give much charity but ne is Knoest y
neope when he provides them with opportunity Tor WORK
nd nave them good wages 1t question whether tins
kind of service the community not better IMAM
atno any old way and then giving it without return
The average man does not charity. All ne works
for is I'd be of service and receive that pay Tor which
is commensurate i, -.
Money therefore desire make it at the basis
of true morality
So much so that when has reformed or is good IN
every other respect but has sense ne is not yet
dependab One of signs of REFORM or righteous
ness Is that man pays his debts and respects his oDl
cations
This feeling also is the bottom of all true morality
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THO those who have not closely
followed the development OF
the new knowledge about atoms,
the reported transmutation, in Ger
many and Japan, of mercury into
gold must appear almost as much
q work of magic as anything that
the alchemists Of the middle ages
imagined they had done or were
on the point Of doing.
When the department Of chem
istry Of the University OF Chicago
publishes the statement that, IL
the reports of the conversion or
mercury into gold by the use OF
large currents in a mercury arc
lamp are true, the transformation
must have been due to the shoot
ing os an electron into the nucleus
of a mercury atom, which would
convert it into an atom of gold pre-
vided the-electron should remain
in the nucleus the attitude OF
many readers is apt to be not
unlike that of the sixteenth Gems
tury public which listened wonder
ingly to the words of Paracelsus:
ITO grasp the invisible ele-
ments, to attract them by their
~ 49,
troll. purify and transform them
by the living power of the spirit
this is true alchemy"
In those days. just as today,
people wanted to be told the rea-
son why extraordinary things
should happen. Paracelsus, and
his like, gave their reasons why
base metals might be turned into
gold, and those who heard &C
cepted the reasons without under
standing them. Unfortunately,
the alchemists, like some modern
spiritual mediums, when they
found that their processes failed
to work resorted to tricks and
deception.
The vast difference between
the ancient alchemists and the
modern chemists in this matter
is. first, that the latter follow
scientific principles and methods
that have been thoroughly work
ed out and tested by experiment:
second. that now we possess
constantly increasing knowledge
of the basal elements of matter
the atoms and their constituents
concerning which such men as
Paracelsus had only vague no.
tons that are apt to seem to us
almost purely mystical.
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INDUCING CHILDREN.

How many of your chdrens foolish ideas you lay to
influence?
That son that daughter is accorded uxures can
afford.
Night day harassed by the thought of expend
tlres
Because you had hard time youngster you try
ing to give your children all the things you wanted and
did not get
Yes aud in doing you making them weak sisters
and brothers, less able pay their bills than are
Was rot the life of your youth good thing for you in
its sefdisciplne?
If you had had what your children have you would not
have amounted much you do, today.
of dress which permit makes chill
slaves their personal appearance, thinking
about it than anything else.
Are you spending more upon them than they will be able
spend for themselves when they begin to their
living?
Not only are you unfair yourself but you causing
your offspring worry the future So why be
just, instead of generousi
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But. curiously enough, the re-
cent scientific investigation of
atoms tends to throw q more
favorable light on the old alchen-
lists, by indicating that they were
by no means so blindly supersti-
tious as has generally been sup
posed. They had method, but not
knowledge. Their logic was ex-
ercised on unverified data. Para
celsius Spirit" which he sup
posed could grasp the invisible
elements" and control their ma
teriaI relations, was not, as some
others thought, Satan, that grim
pseudo-alchemist," but an inner
ent virtue, or power, in matter,
for which he, his contemporaries
and his predecessors had no SCI
entific definition simply because
they had no thorough expert
mental acquaintance with 1t,
based upon truly scientific
method of investigation.
And even today, since we
have learned so much about the
doings of that spirit" in matter,
we have no comprehensive def
milton for it, beyond the state
ment that 1t is natures way. We
have accumulated wide and deep
knowledge of what nature does
in her way" and Of how she
effects her transformations. Scien-
tific research has taught US that
the subtraction or addition Of an
electron may so alter the consti-
tuition of an atom as to produce
the apparent miracle Of turning
one metal into another.
We know that there Is no
supernatural element concerned:
but that is not a modern con-
clusion, because nearly two thou
sand years ago Lucretius affirm
ed that the properties Of various
substances depend upon the kind
of atoms of which they are COM
posed and also upon the way in
which the atoms are arranged.
Paracelsus would have clapped
his hands with delight, and cried
out: There, I knew it would be
So" if some Chicago University
had assured him that shooting an
extra, electron into each atom Of
a mass of mercury and making it
"stay there, would turn the mer-
curry into gold.
He felt that 1t could be done,
but had not learned the way to
do it.
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r esFssE EPIC! By ELSIE ROBINSON

"When this happens it seems very mys-
FERROUS to us and to those who know us. We
cannot realize why Mary or John should be
so afflicted for no obvious cause. But If we
knew more about our minds it would not
seem mysterious to us. We would see clear
ly what part mental attitude plays in life.
We would choose an attitude that would
work for good-a courageous buoyant atti-
tude that would conquer circumstances. And
we would stick to that attitude. 1t would be
hard at first, but in time it would become
second nature to feel that way"
"Then it would be like a faith cure ~
asked Doris "a sort Of denial of evil? Or
determination to see the bright side, like
POLLYANNA?"
"Not at all-that's the wrong idea entire
ly" insisted the psychologist. "The person
who chooses q healthy attitude ism 4 DENYING
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-08
Congressman Approves Gov
eminent Aid for Purchase OF
Honesty Federal Employees
By BILL PRICE.

That than ordinary interest has been aroused In the
matter of financial aid civil service employees in the District
ownership of homes shown in comments received oy
newspaper included being this letter from
WILLIAM D. UPSHAW, of Georgia, written on train be-
tween here and Atlanta
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LISTEN, WORLD!

MET Doris Written yesterday for the
first time in three years. If she had not
- stopped me and spoken to me | would
not have recognized her. Three years ago
Doris was tall, sallow, silent woman, with
a bitter manner and a Whitney, quarrelsome
voice. She was one of those women who are
always looking for bad luck-and never
being disappointed Somebody was always
failing, Doris, or insulting her, or double
crossing her. Her jobs all proved to be
flivvers and her sweethearts scoundrels. Yet,
somehow, no matter how irritated you were
with Doris, you couldn't feel that it was all
her fault. A malignant fate seemed to pur-
sue her. Fortune went out Of her way to
stub Miss Written 3 toe. If her friends tried
to demonstrate with Doris for her fears and
peevshness, she simply pointed out that fact.
"Well. Judge for yourself" she'd say.
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CARRETTP. SERVISS EXPLAINS
CHANGE OF ATOM TO GOLD

Shooting of an Electron Into Nucleus OF Mercury
May Account for Miracle.
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GOTH DIVISION
OFFICERS At
MEADE
Captain William r.. e. Holmes
Assigned to Duty On
Generals Staff

CAMP MEADE, Nd, June 24s-
The blare of bugles, the crack of
rifles, the bark of machine guns
and the tramp Of horses, so remi
niscent of war days, has been re-
vived at Camp Meade, Nd, with
the arrival there yesterday OF ITO
reserve officers of the EIghtist1
division. The officers wild spend
fifteen days in intensive training
here.
Today when the bugler sounded
off at $50 a. m. for reveAle, the
rookie" officers were up and at
EN- Yesterday the reserve Off
GERS spent the day in getting ad-
justed to their new quarters and
QUILTING themselves with new uni
forms.
Captain william H. e. Holmes,
u. S. A., Fort Myer, Va, has ar
rived here for duty with the sum
mer training camps and has been
assigned to duty with the staff Of
the commanding general, Brigadier
General Leroy s. Upton. General
Upton has appointed Captain
Holmes as the camp judge advo-
cate.
Officers From ID. G.
Reserve field artillery officers
from Washington, who have re-
ported for duty are Lieutenants
Edward v. Heiskell, George How
land Chase, Sd, Edwin F. Fogerty,
Walter X. Jones and James d.
Power. They have been attached
to the 314th field artillery for train
ing, which is undergoing instruc
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CONCERTS

At thes U. s. Capitol, at p. M,
81 by the U. 8. Marine Band, VIII
liam H. Santelmann, leader; Tay.
Tor Branson, second leader.
March, THE Star of the Gnard,
Overture. The Flying Dutchman.. !.
Characteristic. petite Byouterie.'
Bohn
Duet for oornet ana trombone.
"A Night in Venice" Lucantont
Musicians John White and Albert
Bennart.
Grand scenes from
"Cavaleria Rusticana". Mascagni
Ballet Suite. 'Egyptian". Luigint
a. ALLEGRO non troppo.
b. Allegretto.
c. Andante soStenuto.
d. Andante sprossive-allagro.
1.-THE Star-Spangled Banner"
At the bandstand. Navy Yard. by
the United States Navy Band.
Charles Benter, director, ct
March. Sycamore" 80. Goldman
Overture. Der Frsiscnuts,"
Euphonium solo.
Thoughts OF Love" Pryor
J. Manganaro, Bandmaster. U. n.
arr. Godfrey
Moroccan. whispering Flowers
Won Bion
Grand scenes from the opera,
la Traviata' .........V Verdi
Valse. 'aTriete." Sibelins
(Ffofn the drama "Kuolema."
Gems from the operetta,
apple Blossoms. ;. Kreisler Jacobi
Suite, Peer Gynt" y. :. .Greig
a. The Morning.
b. Asses Death.
Q. Anitra'S Dance.
d. In the Halls OF the Noun
tain King.
Popular. Selected"
Finale, "star- spangled Banner
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oUAcK DOCTORS DRAWN
TO FLORIDA BY BOOM

NEW YORK. June 24.--The in
flux Of irregular medical practition-
ers and quacks" into Florida, as a
result Of its real est2te boom. was
attacked at the opening OF the
eighty-first annual convention OF the
American Institute of Homeopathy
in the Hotel Roosevelt.
Doctor Arthur Betting OF trenton
said physicians who are not allowed
to practice elsewhere are Hooking
to Florida because there they may
secure the privilege of practlclng
upon insufficient credentials. DOC
tor M r. Ralsbech of the New York
State Board of Medical Examiners
him.
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Wounded Four Times

BALTIMORE, Md, June a.
Frank Rose, thirty-six, was shot
four times yesterday by Joseph
Pizutelli following an argument. He
is in a critical condition,
Evening star., 1925-09-14

COMPANION 20 elderly Gentlemen. AppIy At
once. 1119 Clifton st. NV.
COUNTERMAN good. steady, pm. to l.
Johnson's Lunch. 1920 14th at. NV.
Evening star., 1925-09-14
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

ON ACCOUNT of discontinuance of business.
will sell at great sacrifice complete shop
plant, boiler u s, air compressor, 5-hQrsee,
buffers. tire racks Office furniture and fix
lures including typewriter adding machine iiiG,n
and bids invited Rudnick Tire Co. 1900
NEW sTORE-Corner n. j. ave. and o 81.
business. Call Franklin 39l
EXCELLENT LOCATION for lunch room
and store-5ol 81. NV. Call Franklin
/ HAVE A vel established restaurant. bes.
location. and doing good business. but need
additional cash; to party with few thou
sand dollars. can offer a very attractive
proposition silent or active; large place
operated Address Box li7-Z Star Office.
DO YOU WANT to buy or sell business
tive bureau s5s:a Munsey Bldg IS.
WILL sSBLEr part EN- e. Tlnns5y hqRR Rent a'
GARAGE BUSINESS in best downtown IteG seG-
,ion 40,car capacty large repair Eand 1moP. bngi
.s issss Tor Health D' Address Boy s54,z. Star
GROCERY for sale, excellent location tio for
Apply Braddock. Va. at the station. IA
REAL ESTATE BUSINESS FOR SALE. fully
11eer,ship: terms considered. Address, Box
l23-Z. Star Office IL.
BOOMING HOUSE. eiec. lights; good loca-
tion: large clean rooms. Frank. s235.
GASOLINE. ACCESSORIES: corner stand
with an established business: lease with low
Addfsss Box 7sa eqanped s.a9 Dr
FOR sALE-wholesale cash business OF un-
limited opportunities; going to Florida: Ad-
dress Box 1857. Star ofiice: IL.
PARTY LEAVING TOWN wishes to ex;
change 81 800 equity in 7-room house. good
Corp. stock Address BOX l3-X Star Office.
COFFEE SHOP. located IN buSiness once otice
sosn kd2sss Box sz star ou
$3.50 : ROOMING HOUSE, rooms 3
SS00-Rooming house, II rooms, baths;
central NV: good income. good terms,
a04Se snd sooms oo9ms ree1 Tep'
soof s'sndc n cGsF1s nsiE sch9q Ffankn 9assssssR ssss
LOCAL real estate firm, own
ing over half million square feet
of desirable building ground in
Chevy Chase, offers to investors
with $500 and over an oppor-
tunity to share equally in the
profits realized by developing.
Only thirty-fve thousand re-
quired. Real estate security far
exceeds this amount. Answer
now, giving the most convenient
time to call. Address Box 207-Z,
Star office.
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CHEVROLET TOURING-Late model. per
lect condition. with about 500 additional
os aCocassorIes; $3.50. Call Mr.. Pate Adams
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CADILLAC TOUR T-pass late 1929 in per-
feet condition throughout: fully equipped and
most attractive Cadillac in town. real bar
gam Terms or trade. 2007 18th st. NV.
Evening star., 1925-09-14

EXPERIENCED boys clothing man to take
charge of dept. in Washington newest
store: must have city training Apply 70
Evening star., 1925-09-14
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


cellaneous furnishings. ! need them and
viii pay good prices. Line. 9a0l
FURNITURE-Want to buy some used fur
niture; also piano Phone Franklin 5394;
FURNITURE and household goods, OF al
Herrell Main ZOO. 434 10th st. NV. Is.
FERNITI IRE-Pianos. store ana once equip
ShI S,ent Let Ia Ss eail and gre an s,n sstimste'
3oi I6.6 8 salaxsll nw 4 tas7a e.. Auc'0neel'.
FrRN,IpRE, pianos, carpet'. etc. Phone
"Meschler.- a2o Pa: ave. NV.
FURNITURE and household goods, wanted;
Weisenherg. 4l6 10Th st. NV. Main 9275:
FURNITURE of all kinds wanted best prices
paid Capital Furniture Co. 400 La. ave.
NV. or phone Franklin 10267.
R;MITJRE.Ii You want 70 Obtain best
cellaneous call Mr. shapiro. 600 Louisiana
ave. NV. Franklin 37s5.
GOLD. silver, Watches diamonds and old
Tsy v cash beSdfd Sa IN aig our feps
HOME for saddle and driving horse. Ad-
dress Box 1857. Star OF. ce. ce.-'
OLD GOLD. silver diamonds IeweIry: nne.
beautiful pieces especially, A. F. Arnold.
1323 G st. NV. Nam sl73
ohD o. G0LDMBring IN your old goId; silver
We need them in our manufacturing dept.
VII pay highest prices. Kahn. Inc. 935
PIAN0-Wi!l take your piano or player.
fuTnitnre Ssnderson- -shaffer Co. GA H St
PLAYER ER-PIANO-Ampico: mahogany Must
be IN good condition: reasonable. Address
Box lSX. Star Office. 15'
suites ami odd pieces Ad 900.
Evening star., 1925-09-14

TOURING-Superior model:
paint and upholstery like new: runs fine
33nIy $50 down. balance easy terms. York
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CHEVROLET TOURING-Looks and runs
like new and will be sold for only S75 down
ana $500 per month: no finance charges
and terms include insurance Adams Motor
20. 1912 18th or Potomac l742
Evening star., 1925-09-14

NEW STORE-Corner N j. ave. and o 81
NV. facing three streets. good for any
I'm rnn lin,
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CHEVROLET TOURING CAR. 1923 fully
nsguin;3sed $500: terms. 1926 Goth ST
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CLEVELAND SIX SEDAN. 1925: four
wheel brakes: balloon tires: full equipment.
guaranteed; a bargain: your car in trade
easy terms. 1927 Conn ave
Evening star., 1925-09-14

FIREMAN WANTED. white. for high pres
sure boiler: references: good settled man:
work from now until June. say who YOU
have fired for aud where. hours: 500
mo Address Box 471-Z Star Office. IA
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CHEn ROLET 1924: touring car frst-class
Franklin 3S0
Evening star., 1925-09-14

GLAZIER-Apnly $40 New York ave. NV.
GROCERY CLERKS t2l. first class: must
steady position 2lol Rhode Island ave.
n Ia
Evening star., 1925-09-14
SITUATIONS-MALE oCont'D.
SITUATIONS-FEMALF.

ELEVATOR OPERATOR young colored sirl:
reference. Addres Box TX. Star Office.
GIRL. neat colored. wants work in doctors 8
office beauty parlor: reference. 1910
Mass. ave. NV. Ia
HOUSEREEPER supervision woman.
anxious for work; best Of references. Cleve-
land 4034.
operate the switchboard. Call North
WOMAN. colored, day work. Housekeeping
Oh hrrNnman North aRnS LIZ
Evening star., 1925-09-14
HELP-MALE AND FEMALE.

ASSISTANT SALESPERSON capable in
ANTIQUE shop. Address Box 20S-Z. Star
ONCE. la
SETTLEMENT CLERK FOR
OLD ESTABLISHED REAL
ESTATE OFFICE; ALL
COM NJ UNICATIONS L CON-
FIDENTIAL; EXPERIENCE
PREFERRED. A d DR. T S S
BOX 222-Z, STAR OFFICE.
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CHRYSLER, 1929. 4-cylinder coupe: one
nmSoGnt month Old: bumpers. spare tire. Potomac
Evening star., 1925-09-14

FRENCH BED with box s7ring S25: lovely
wicker armchair. So: walnut sidebosrd. SIS
bedding. linens. kitchen utensils. portieres
pillows. cushions. Col Obs.
FUR COAT. muskrat: hne quality: leaving
city. Phone FIR 37O4-J IA
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CHEVROLET TOURING 1928 $50: lock
Sheel parking. etc. Terms. Owens. 37on
Evening star., 1925-09-14

COLLECTORS-With car: good salary.
Apply S25 eth st. NV.
Evening star., 1925-09-14

FIRNITU TURE-Mahogany BEDROOM, suite,
GlIlck sale. Phone Franklin a3a4 Ia.
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CHEVROLET TOCRING-Superior. excellent
Sap: Saiape: newly painted fourteen extras: 5000
Evening star., 1925-09-14

helper or young man with
some experience. Immediately 232O Cnester
Evening star., 1925-09-14

CHEVROLET TOURING CAR. 1923: guar-
anteed: Sl50. 1928 goth st. Franklin $50
CHEVROLET ROADSTER 1928: demonstra-