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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
Uncle Sam as Guardian OF
Insane Ex-Seryice Men

The ontcome of the attacks Commissioner Fennng as
a Guardian for former service men in the
Hospital should be the enactment
bv Congress of law putting these unfortunate men under the
guardianship of Uncle Sam himself thus saving them the ex
pense attached to legally appointed guardians
When these soldier boys sent here from various parts Of
the country to be treated mental arrangements from
which any of them finally there often money due
them by the Government Under District laws relating to the
insane each patient committed the institution must be pro-
vded with COMMITTEE guardian and that guardian IS
percentage of monies received from the Govern
ment.
Many Of the poor chaps committed to the hospital for the
insane are victims of shell received in battle for their
country If former soldiers entitled to the aid and
urotecon of the they fought for these men are
Tey deserve the tenderest and consideration there
are dependent relatives they deserve ana pro-
lection.
None Of charges far made hint at
and doubtless the money these patients is properly &C
counted YET under the law the guardians OF insane
patiens receive goody compensation for their work TINS
compensation comes of the funds that would eventually
90 to soldier he from his mental ailments or 20
dependents This could most certainly be saved
CONGRESS does its duty by putting the administration Of the
affairs of patients IN the hands OF the Government se
Where soldier has real property outside OF tne Uss1c
subject to State of administration it would still be adj
ysable that cooperate with legal authorities
elsewhere in preserving the rights Of the patient or OF those
to him.
Congress cannot well avoid duties since the revelations
the that far toward condemning the
itself its neglect of its service men, Those
who busy condemning individuals have an
opportunity do constructive work that may help 70
remedy one of the many weaknesses long
hbted in dealing with brave who sacrificed 50 much
for their nation
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

Observe this determinedlooing and the pleasant
woman pouring tea for him.
he is Capt Victor MOrdowrzef Kaledne former to
the Nicholas H. hero and Russian gentleman
she Countess Maria de Ratzbor his wife They are
Russian refugees The picture taken in cheap base
ent Harlem where the erstwhe Russian mobiles are
living.
Captain Kaedine looking job and he not particu
lar what kind of job it is
and the countess not the first couple who came from
Russia America penniless He is not the first stranger
New York looking for job Hundreds OF thousands
before him from his land destitute and afraid
of strange people and strange with large families
and household effects.
But they with resolution and determination to make
their way land almost without exception they
have done
The captain and his countess have the chance the
Russian had There and opportunity here
ALL and political beliefs held in the old country
handicap.
The captain has advantages the peasants did have He
educated speaks twelve Languages is of the world
There question about his getting job There plenty
of work here
In this country he has the opportunity to rise wealth and
position equal to surprising those of his old status in
Russia America welcomes prince and peasant alike
him.
will be interesting watch how this onetme favore in
the court of the will fare in competition with the former
peasants Of his land.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
IS MOON DEAD?
By Garrett P. Serviss

canic eruption on the moon would
present a spectacle easily visible
from the earth, and nothing Of
that kind has been recorded with
In historic times. Anything of the
nature of geologic action now &C.
curing on the moon must be on
an almost iImperceptible scale for
an observer on the earth.
Yet, the face Of the moon is
SCARED all over with the most
wonderful marks of tremendous
explosions and upheavals that oc-
CURED ages ago. For sensational
telescope views no astronomical
object equals the moon, which is
the easiest Of all such objects to
view. With a magnifying power
of so to 100 diameters on three
inch telescope, the appearance of
the lunar world Is indescribably
impressive. And the longer the
observer gazes the stronger usual
~ is his feeling that he is look
ing into a very earthlike world;
but the likeness concerns princi-
pally the roughly mountainous
and desert regions Of our globe.
The seas" are bordered with
steep, lofty mountain ranges and
rows Of gigantic circular ''crat-
ers," while their bare, dark ued
beds are modulated with winding
lines that recall reefs and off
shore deposits in our oceans.
Mountain Guards
There is a beautiful strait be-
tween the Sea of showers and
the Sea Of Serenity" guarded
on one side by the lunar eau
casus" and on the other by the
lunar Alps" in looking at
which, together with the curving
it links together, the imagination
almost persuades one that white
winged ships once sailed there,
and fought the storm winds
from the surrounding mountains,
while cities cleaned along the
now deserted coasts.
The bay OF Rainbows'' where
now, alas, no iridescent showers
ever paint the silent, cIoudless
sky with spectrum bows, is as
elegant in outline as the bay of
Naples" but several times
broader.
Most of the southern part of
the moon Is a CHASTITY white ruin,
interspersed with ring mountains
in the from Of immense craters,
from which, as far as mere force
is concerned, volcanic explosions
might be thought to have hurled
masses that actually reached the
earth: for on the little moon
world the velocity Of escape for
projectiles is only about a mile
and q. half per second. instead of
seven miles. as on the earth.
AS to your second question
what we call "discord and calam-
ity" are evidently merely Incl
dents of that same perfect har-
mony'' which you regard as char
acterizing the universe. Life
and death, alternate destruction
and creation, are everywhere. A
dead moon Is no more an anom-
ally than a lifeless rock which
may some time he triturated into
fertile soil
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that way. he actually acts as II ne
didn't have mite OF respect Aoi
her-his own wife!
Your powers of ANALYSIS are
100 ner cent perfect, neighbors.
dear. He not only acts as II
he didn't have any respect fof
her-he HASN'T ANY RESPECT
FOR HER.
AND ITs THE LADY'S OWN
FAULT.
Now before any more blood -
spilled let's make this argument
general. We're not about to dis
cuss merely the case of Myrtle
and Bert Evans. We are going
to discuss all people who don't
get the respect they think Is
due them, and the reason they
don't get it. The mean facts
which will now follow will apply
quite as we'll to Tom, Dick ana
Harry beefipg about their treat
ment in the office as they apply
to Myrtle who beefs about her
treatment in the home.
So now let's go.
What is this respect which
MYRTLE feels she merits?
Respect Is Tic LiOANOL $3.50
those whom we think deserve it.
respect is the Difference paid those
who have earned it. Respect Is
the payment we accord
STRENGTH.
Strength may be of several
kinds. There is physical strength,
mental strength and spiritual
strength. They all command re-
spect.
Why does strength command
respect? Why do we respect
strong people?
Primarily for a selfish reason.
Strong people make it easier for
the rest of us. Physically strong
people carry heavy material loads.
Mentally or spiritually strong
people carry heavy mental or
spiritual loads. They not only
carry their own loads, but they
usually carry a proportion OF
other peoples loads. That's one
way they help.
They help even more in an
other way. They help by not
bothering. They don't expect us
to do their jobs for them-they
do them themselves. They don't
get iii the way or muddle our
plans by their mistakes or irritate
US bv their weaknesses or de-
pendence.
That's why we like strong
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

why is the moon a dead
world? Why are men, and even
astronomers, fearful OF discord
and calamity in a universe re-
volving in perfect harmony2--
j. A. B., Detroit"
II DON'T know that the moon II
i "a dead world" That phrase
is commonly used as meaning that
the moon is not inhabite by
creatures bearing more or less re-
semblance to those inhabiting the
earth. But once it was thought
possible, II not probable, that be-
ings Of the nature of men and
women dwelt on the moon. Calico
apparently thought so when he
first discerned with his telescope
the mountains and plains of the
lunar world.
That there was life on the
moon remained the general opinion
as long as the dark regions. which
you can plainly see with the
naked eye, continued to be re-
Rarded as seas. They retain the
name seas, in the Latin form
maria" to the present day, and
if we could only find water In
them none Of us would doubt the
habitability of the moon.
But with the progress of astro-
nomical observation it has been
generally concluded that the moon
possesses no perceptible atmos-
phere and no seas, lakes, ponds,
rivers, streams or other bodies or
currents Of water, no rains, no
clouds, no dew or any atmos-
pheric moisture. 1T seems, to
most observers, to be a desert
of extreme aridity, where 1t would
be homeless to expect any kind OF
life.
Maybe Vegetation
Yet all are not Of that opinion.
Prof. William III. Pickering thinks
something resembling vegetation
grows on certain parts of the
moons surface, and he finds in"
dications of gases or VapOrs ena-
mating from the interior of the
lunar globe. 1t is questioned
whether all of the moons in
Vulnerable volcanoes" are abso-
lutely inert.
OF course, however, a great vol
dering whether or not her nose
is sunburned, and limping around
in shoes a size too small, and
envying prettier women.
In short, she would stop TOR
MENTING herself-and just be
HAPPY!
A man has no INFERIORITY
COMPLEX to bother him! He
knows he is all right! He knows
he is fascinating! And IL any
woman doesn't happen to agree
with him, that Is just her bad
taste! She can take him "as Is
or leave him alone!
But a woman goes through life
apologizing for herself!
THAT is why men are happier
than womenl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26

HE age coal disappearing; the age q clouds y e.
$50 Glands far transportation from the 70 the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
By ELSIE ROBINSON

~
wife. But respect doesn't come
that way. Being elected a wife,
or q superintendent, or presi-
dent won't insure respect from
the humans around YOU You've
got to EARN respect before It
viii be given to you.
Myrtle Evans hasn't earned her
husbands respect because she
hasn't proved her own strength.
Her life is full. Of fear. She
cringes and grovels all the time.
Her self.respect is in the dust.
She acts like a whipped dog,
and she is treated like one.
Everything she does irrftates her
husband, because everything she
does throws the burden of her
life more tiresomely upon him.
The meeker she is, the greater
nuisance does she become.
You may say that Bert Evans
Is a selfish, unlSind brute. Per-
haps he is. But that doesn't
change the fact that his wife is
a spineless sniveller and Is get
ting the treatment which is
always accorded spineless SWIVEL
lers.
But, you protest, that doesn
always apply. There's the new
foreman down at the works.
That guy yells his head off and
yet he doesn't get any respect
either. He's always threatening
to knock the block off some
fellow, but they all laugh at him,
How do YOU explain that?"
Same old explanation, friend.
Your new foreman is as much
of a coward in his way as Myrtle
Evans is in hers. That kind of
noisy bullying is founded on fear
as truly as is snivelling. Your
foreman isn't really brave or
resolute inside-he isn't sure Of
himself. He's depending on your
opinion Of him as much as Myrtle
depends on her husbands opinion
of her. In his heart he is not
sure of himself and he, tries to
hide his fear under a great
prtense OF strength. The men
know that and they treat him
just as Bert Evans treats Myrtle.
You can't command respect
with your mouth. You must earn
it with your spirit 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
BOYS SENT TO
COLONIES

lind Err the British big
~ Brother" movement, $50 boys
from the public, secondary and
elemental schools sailed from Eng
land last fall for Autralia. Most
of them went direct on the land
where they will be trained in
various occupations, including
fruit farming. Some Of them will
go for preliminary instruction to
the Dreadnaught Training Col
lege in New South Wales. Other
recent colonizing parties included
% boys destined for Australia
under agricultural training scholar
ships provided by the Fellowship
Of the British Empire Exposition.
Another party Of % was sent to
Alberta, Canada-School Life.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE

by Helen Rowland
Why Men Are Happier Than
COMBINES, / wish that wom-
- en- were as vain as men!
Hush! Don't stop me.
mean it.
Women are SO humble and
modest about their charms! They
have absolutely NO self-com-
placency or amour propre!
For instance, If woman were
as vain as a man, she would
never be jealous. 1t would never
occur to her that anybody, on
whom she might bestow herself
could possibly want anything
BETTER!
IL a woman were as vain as a
man, she would stop spending so
much time and money on clothes
and in beauty parlors, trying to
improve herself. She would con-
slider herself quite lovely enough
"as is" to satisfy any mans
ideals.
You never catch a man rush
ing breathlessly into a beauty
parlor and letting a girl slap MS
chin off and his cheeks up. 1t
never occurs to him that double
chin or a bald spot could mar
his subtle sex-appeal!
II a woman were as vain as a
man. she would stop suffering
SO! She would never dream OF
having her face peeled with car
bolic acid, or her brain baked
under a. permanent-waving ma
chine, or of counting pneumonia
in a backless gown on a cold
winter night! You don't catch
a man prosecuting himself that
way, just in order to charm a
woman's eye!
And she would stop banting
herself into pernicious aenemia
and incipient consumption, Tor
the sake of her figure. You
don't catch a man counting his
calories and rolling on the hard
floor, just in order to win his
wife's love back from a chorus
boy.
If a woman were as vain as
man, she would be a better self
advertiser. She would put up a
better SELLING talk" about her
charms and accomplishments, in
stead of sitting with a smile Of
dumb alteration on her face all
evening, while a man tells her
how WONDERFUL she is!
And she would stop lying
awake nights, wondering If a
man really loves her, and doing
stunts" to attract his attention
or to make him love her.
She would stop lying about her
age, and shuddering at the
thought Of being forty, and won
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
Our Hungry Souls
Attractions and Destinies

Reverend Dr.. B. r. Farber says There hunger
souls for something spiritual and unworld and
proves that God exists Charles Fourier than
years said that the convincing proof Of mmor
tally the fact that all human beings long for it, our
tons indicate destiny not destined to be
mortal Nature wouldn't torment by making desire it,
As to the existence Of God proof needed But
definition description Of God and proof of the right
any of any religion say just exactly what he
what he plans is lacking in the opinions of
The many religions disagree. They can't all be right They
might all be wrong Perhaps each has its share Of truth
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
Coral Seeks Light

A CORAL reef consists Of many
"A thousands and millions of lay
ers, just as high building con-
sists of numerous floors, one on
top of the other. The shells OF
the dead coral are the foundations
OF the newer generations which
grow onward with undiminished
vigor, ever striving upward to-
ward the light which, when 1t is
finally attained, kills them. When
they have finished their short
span Of life, they continue, by
means of the petrifaction OF their
structure. to help build the earth.
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M = ; i : ! I \ 8 ;

NJ T r T L r
M Evan $
thinks her hus
band is a brute
All the neighbors
agree with her.
"Lookft how
that girl waits
on him hand and
footri' say the
neighbors. "a n d
the way she plans
and schemes so
everything W Ill
Z always be pleas
ant for him. Yet
he talks to her
the way I wouldn't
talk to "a dog.
And the more
she gives in and
tries to please
him, the worse
he acts. I'd just
like to see MY
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
LISTEN, WORLD!

people. T at
n hy W e Nv q
strong people re-
spect.
And by the
sam 8 token,
that's why we
DON'T like weak.
tim i'd, clinging
people people
who don't stand
on their own
hind legs people
who lean on our
Wills instead Of
on their own. we
may pity and
help them. but
we don't like or
respect them.
That's why Bert
Evans doesn't re-
spect his wife.
The neighbors
think he ought to
respect her. be-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-26
COINCIDENCE
LETTERS
Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
~ What is the correct thing
to do upon receiving letters OF
coincidence for the death of
parent? Shall / answer them?
MISS o. X. p.
Yes, these kind letters should
be acknowledged. You need write
only a short note, but a note
should be written. This is about
all that you need write:
My dear Mrs. Allen:
You were most kind to send
such a beautiful message of
sympathy and we appreciate it
very much. Thank you for your
thought of us.
Yours most sincerely,
CYNTHIA GOODRICH.
Should the Bride Wear q Veil
nEAR MRS. BEEKMAN:
~ Kindly settle this dispute.
A stys it is proper for a bride to
be married in a veil even If she
is having no reception. The we'd
ding is to take place at o'clock.
B says it is not proper to be
married in a veil If she Is hav-
ing no reception.
Which is correct? M. ].
A is correct.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-19
SOUTH GARDINER

Miss May Jewett is confined to the
house with a sprained ankle caused
from a fall.
Mrs. Jane Milroy is recovering
from a bad cold.
Mrs. Addie McLain Of Machias. is
visiting her son and his wife, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Ralph Robbins.
The Kings Daughters will met at
the home of Mrs. Elmer Whitney on
Tuesday, February 90.
The Good Luck club will meet with
Mrs. Fred Fogg. Wednesday, Feb.
"A. on Railroad street.
Mrs. Earl Morang entertained the
Whist club Thursday of this week,
The next meeting will be with Mrs
Fred Fogg.
johnson Haines will hold morning
and evening services at the Cengre-
gational church. Sunday, Feb. 81.
The, Aloha club will be entertained
at the home of Mrs. Sadie Abbott on
Wednesday, February "a.
Mrs. Freeman Rowe is ill at her
home on Main street.
p. Hubbard is confined to, his home
with the grippe.
b. r. Austin is recovering from an
accident which occurred Saturday
while hauling wood
K. e. Jordan returned to Belfast,
Monday, after passing the week end
at his home.
Mrs. Carl Ames of Waterville is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Freeman
Rowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman Dukeshire
have returned to their home in Bath
after visiting their daughter Mrs.
Scott
William Blaine, who has been sick
with pneumonia, is gaining.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-19
Parent Teachers
Hear Valuable
Dental instruction

Further insight into the preventive
work along health lines in this city
with particular emphasis on dental
work was given to a large audience
by DR.. Carroll Church at the Feb
ruary meeting of the Parent Teacher
Association held in the high school
auditorium on Thursday evening. DIR.
Church outlined the work OF the dem
tai clinic in Gardiner since it's in
ception five years ago. and pointed
out the valuable work which had
been accomplished. He stressed the
need of future whole heartered CO.
operation on the part of citizens in
order to carry out the work so
splendidly begun. The second part
OF the program was the showing of
health film furnished through the
courtesy of the State Department of
Health This proved of practical
value, showing the necessity of pre-
venting tooth decay, and suggesting
treatment.
An esthetic dance by the Misses
Hazel Drawn, Mana Marson. RATHER
Inc Iurcotte, and Rachel Milton
senior girls, was next presented, and
was gracefully and prettily executed
following piano solo by Miss Doro-
tny Libby of the Freshman class a
stunt number was effectively staged
by another group of girls. The girls
mace themselves parts of an imagin-
airy automobile, and portrayed all the
thrills and troubles of starting the
machine. 1t was an unusually clever
number, and was well received. The
slrls taxing part were the. Misses
Betty Hazard, Gwendolyn Anderson.
FRANCES Beane, Frances Miller, Ma
aellne Berry. Marion Boudway. Bar
para Brown, Mana Marson. Catherine
Iurcotte, Mana Marson and Frances
Collins.
A Dutch dance in costume. pre-
ssnted by the Misses Barbara Brown.
FRANCES Beane. Frances Miller. Ma
daline Berry, Betty Hazard, Marian
Boudway. Gwendolyn Anderson and
Nourene White completed the pro-
gram. The dances We're directed by
Miss Helen Nichols, physical train.
Ing, instructor. The meeting closed
with a social hour. refreshments he
Ing served by group of high school
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-19
Community Day of
Prayer Will Be
Observed Friday

Gardiner prides itself upon being
UP to date and today it is to take
part with thousands of women in this
broad land, as well as the women
across the seas in observing an In
ternational Day of Prayer for Mis-
sions. For several years this has
been held as a community service. At
$50 this afternoon in Christ Church
Parish House devotional service,
conducted by the Episcopal women
will be held, musical selections will
be rendered by the various churches,
and a stereoptican lecture will be
shown of the great Conference of
Life and Work" which was held in
Stockholm. Sweden, last summer.
Sweden, in the interests of World
Peace invited the nations to send
representatives Of various faiths to
this conference and spared no ex-
pense to make their stay enjoyable
Over 80 nations accepted the invi-
tation. There will be much to see
and hear this afternoon. Everyone
Is welcome. and cordially invited to
join in this service. The collection
will be sent to swell the fund which
provides the only children's magazine
which the children of inland Africa,
China and India ever see.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-19

The February meeting of the Hall
owen Parent Teacher association
was held last evening in city hall. At
the previous meeting 1t had been vot-
ed to investigate the possibilities of
introducing music into the public
SCHOOLS OF the city. A committee was
appointed by the chair to look into
the matter and this committee made
It's report at this time. The general
subject of the meeting was school
music. The pupils of the Page school,
under the direction of Mrs. Madge
OBrien gave a number of songs and
some Of the pupils of the high school
under the direction of Miss Melva
Pettingill of the faculty gave some
instrumental selections. Miss Eva
Iowne. who is director of music in
the schools Of Gardiner, gave an in
teresting and practical address. Then
there was the usual social hour.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-19

There will be service of Evening
prayer and Missionary Litany at
Saint Matthew's church at 1880 this
evening. Members of the Woman's
Auxiliary are specially reminded of
this service. The day has been set
apart by all Missionary Societies in
the country and designated as a day
or United Prayers for Missions. Any
one who is specially interested In this
cause is cordially invited to attend
this service and unite in PRAYER with
the people of Saint Matthew's.