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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

make him comfortable; ne was
nainfuIlv grateful to her for all
she did, and he was nliserabiy
anoIogetic for all that he had
failed to do; but 1t did not seem
to get them anywhere.
she wanted to get near to HIM
But she wanted to set near On
her own terms. She wanted 70
minister to his weakness. but she
refused to acknowledge her oWns
sShe had become professionally
kind of superwOman VINO coui4
give help, but never take i.
There was q place In her plan
for marriage, but it should be neE
kind of marriage WouIdn'e
compromise with her ideals or
make any concessions TO human
flabbiness. To quote:
s'She wanted friendship irons
him, She did not want sex. She
had an orthodox Victorian be-
lief ethat love, in that sense Of
it. was something low and victs
Gus, and, like all vice, satiatingl
and she wished TO build her life
only on eternal truths. No. +
she ever married him they would
be Just high companions; they
would not have children; they
would be spiritual mates. idealisS
tically happy, respecting each
other always and never descende
ing to the animal intimacies that
breed contempt"
But at the end, when she ha0
climbed the height, she suddenly
realized that they were chilly ale
titudes. A belated hunger awoko
in her for the warm, intangible
things Of life that could not be
measured by formula or creeds
She was willing to make concess
sions then-to even look q little
foolish. But it was too late. She
had made machine OF her life
in it's cruel gears.
Clara Barron isn't the story Of
one woman. It's the story OF
trying to make something out
of life" They're going to put
men in their place. They an"
nounce that they'll have no
more of the old slavery" They
openly show their contempt for
compromises and concessions.
They will have nothing to do
with weakness in themselves or
in others. They lay violent hands
on life and mold it to their de-
sire. They lay violent hands on
men and mold them too. They
stride across our American scene
like mailed Amazons.-But sud-
denly their hands, which have
been so strong and busy grow
cold and empty. Suddenly they ]
see that the battle Is not only
to the strong nor the race to the
ryie
loneliness of lives that are not
armored and turn to look for
their ancient heritage.-But they
cannot find it. They have for
gotten now to bend.
It's rather a terrible book
Harvey O'Higgins' Clara Barron.
But you'd better read it, partiu.
larly If you're woman about to
embark on a, career.
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was that kind OF woman.
Harvey origins tells about her
In his book of that name tHarper
& Brothersl.
It ID 4 good book and an apt
one. It shows how determined
woman made tragic success OF
her life. Since this century IS
specializing on determined WON
en- 1t is well to know their
haunts and habits.
Clara's line was feminist Journ-
alism. She started being fenlin-
list at the age OF seven when she
suddenly discovered that her
idolized father was merely an
unkind, selfish, cowardly, weak
male. She started out in life
with that yen against weakness,
particularly male weaknesses, and
she never relinquished 1t. (They
rarely dol. 1t made a hardness
within her whereby she hewed
her way to success. But she
crushed her own heart in the
Clara stayed by the family until
she saw the earth piled on her
mothers grave. Then she bor-
borrowed one hundred dollars,
went to the station and took
the midday train for New York.
Just like that. Young. Proud.
Clumsy. Uneducated. Angry.
Hard-with unshed tears drying
in a bitter glaze over her eyes.
But Clara never let bitter glazes
nor tender nlists-T1or any other
kind OF natural phenomenon in
terfere with business.
She didn't particularly want .
career. She didn't know enough
about careers to want one. She
simply wanted to be free. And
strong. So she started being free
and strong by taking a waitress
job. And there she met Jimmy
Wayl. washing dishes. with his
eyes on the stars and sloppy
sneakers on his feet. And she
decided to rescue Jimmy. jim
nv was going to be Exhibit A.
although she didn't put it that
way to herself. QIave YOU ever
been Exhibit A?1
She rescued Jimmy. She rented
a room for him next to her own
and locked the door between.
Which was both proper and
characteristic. She put shoes on
his feet and hat on his head
and good food in his tummy and
money in his pocket. But she
never put her arms around him
and said: ST love you. Jimmy.
Let's buck life together?'
She never did that, for bucking
life was, to Clara, a one woman
Job. She wanted Jimmy-but
she wanted him In His Place. She
wanted to rise to the noble
heights of making man. But
she didn't want to stoop to the
silly depths of needing man.
So she did a good job by Elk
hibit A. Eventually he became
as famous as she. Yet there
was always something missing.
1.-THE feeling he had for her
was evidently too much like the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13
WELCOMING
GUESTS
Mrs. Cornelius Beecknlau-

DEAR MRS. BEEcKMAN:
~ How should a girl and
her mother greet her guests when
receiving them at a party given
In q hall? D. NJ. g.
The mother and daughter stand
together-the mother standing
nearer to the entrance at which
the guests enter. The mother,
therefore, greets the guests first,
by shaking hands with each guest
and saying, some pleasant and
cordial greeting or answering the
greeting OF the guest: How do
you do, Mrs. Green? am so
glad that you could come" or
Good evening, Mr.. Brown. It is
so good to see you again. Then
the guest greets. the co-hostess,
the daughter, who also shakes
hands with the guest and makes
some gracious comments. These
comments naturally cannot be
very origfnal-there is not time
or occasion for ti1ie-but they
can be and should be most hos
pitable and gracious and friendly.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13

ONCE upon q
" time Mr.. Kip
ling wrote O.
poem about the
female of the
spe cies being
tleadlier than the
male. That poem
has been large
" misunderstood.
We think 1t APP
plies to the vam-
pirish allure OF
the lady, which
was far from Kip
Iing's intent. He
alluded to the fe-
male refusal to
compromise once
1t got going.
w hic h, you'll
agree, lie you ever
met up with Il,
Ii about the ulti-
mate in deadli-
ness.
Clara Barron
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13
Whiskey
A Flood of It

Mr. Buckner, United States Attorney in New York says
this prohibition country actually selling whikey to Canada
The booteggg business than three thousand
million dollars year. enough pay the national debt
Only five per cent Of bootleg whskey is captured And
incidentally good deal Of it is booegged OVER AGAIN by
those that capture it.
One State Wisconsin imported 800 carloads of
which cheap With three dollars and half WORTH of that
material plus little yeast you make gallons of
whskey You make the whiskey in three days. sell it for
$780, good profit $3.50 investment will take band
fighting to kill bootleg whiskey Perhaps light wine and beer
viii provide the solution
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13

nNHIS is addressed to teachers;
i also to pupils and to every
body who gives any thought to
the immensely important subject
of education A sagacious Har-
ward man has just said in the
Harvard Alumni Bulletin some
thing which / am going to quote.
1t makes a good text for thinking.
He Is speaking OF the new Ma
tionaI Research Endowment,
which proposes to raise $4,000
600, to be devoted, in part, at
least, to the endowment OF re-
search professorships at Ameri-
can universities, and also OF the
Milton Fund for Research at
Harvard" whose distribution Is
to "enable members of the facul-
ties at Harvard to secure the
time and the means of conducting
research while continuing as
members Of an institution for
higher education"
Now, as he says, ION the i'm
portance Of promoting scientific
research in America there can be
no serious difference or opinion,
but, there may be doubts as to
whether it can be promoted in
the popular sense of the term.
Certainly the qualities of mind
which make research fruitful can
not be manufactured to order,
nor can the physical equipment
which money will buy be substi-
tuted for the intellectual and
spiritual gifts of nature" How
ever, he adds that such doubts
furnish no ground of argument
against doing all that it is posi-
BILE to do. Money cannot create
genius. but it can give genius
its tools and it's opportunity"
Signs on Horizon
The ground being thus cleared
by the removal Of any suspicion
of opposition to the cause of
genuine creative research, we
come to the nub Of the matter.
as 1t affects the interests of edu-
cation in general.
There have been signs in re-
cent years. saws the Harvard
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13

The empty vessel makes the
greatest sound.-Shakesp
Leisure is time for doing some
thing useful.-Franklin.
He that hath a trade hath an
estate.-Franklin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13
LISTEN WORLD!

affection cf q
small boy for 8
tyrannical aunt
and she was dis
satisfied with It.
1T was not what
she wanted. She
did not know
what she did
want, but she
know It was not
this! She did not
wish him TO be
meek and evas.
i've; and when he
was meek and
evasive she was
angry with him
and her anger
made him more
meek and evae
sive than ever.
He saw how de-
votediy she tried
TO direct him for
his own good 70
ss,.Syo him and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13
SAYINGS OF WISE MEN

It is thinking that makes what
we read ours.~-Locke.
From the stubble you may guess
the grain.-Homer.
A fixed idea ends I'm madness
or in heroism-Victor Hugo. i
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-13
Gould You Do It?|

THE life Of a great writer is
l. not all bed Of roses, points
out the late w. L. George, in a
posthumous article on Balzac,
the great French novelist, in Nc
Calls Magazine for June.
"Balzac wrote 81 volumes in
three years, working then, as he
was to work throughout his life,
10 hours in every day. Not be-
cause he revolted against work,
but because he was one of those
optimistic, excitable' men who
seek short cuts to fortune. At
the age of % he managed to
place himself in a position which
was to hold him down until he
died"
on either hand, and in many OF
which pupils are at a premium,
it is almost impossible to get
more than a small fraction Of
the citizenry to come out and
cast their votes in relation to
school matters, so that, too often
the boards of education are left
to run things as may suit their
immediate advisers, who are not
always disinterestedly devoted to
education.
The duty Of parents IL not full
filled aby merely paying tuition
fees and school taxes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-12
DECKER WILLING
TO MEET BAKER
IN rifle MATCH

While declaring that he had not
broadcast any formal challenge for
an individual rife match, Major Roy
E. Decker Of Augusta, Federal prop
erty and disbursing officer, has writ
ten to Lieut.. Joseph Baker of the
Headquarters Company (DeXter)
Third Battalion, 103rd Infantry, stat
ing that he is perfectly willing to
compete with HIM in such a contest.
Announcement of Lieut.. Bakers ac-
ceptance of the Challenge" was con-
tanned in yesterdays kennebec Jour
nal.
Major Decker in his letter to Lieut..
Baker stated that the time or place
for the match did not matter to him.
but he suggested that they shoot over
National match course, that is, any
course with a range Of 1000 yards.
He stated yesterday that very likely
the match would not be held until
the annual State shoot on the Auburn
range this coming Fall. The match
will consist of a total of 60 shots
with a possible 800 points.
Major Decker is an excellent all
round rif1eman, but his best work is
done in the rapid fire matches. He
has a fine collection Of medals won
in both State and Federal matches.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-12
Hebron Pleased
With Victory Over
BridgtOn Quartet

Especial to the kennebec Journal)
Hebron. Nj ne. May 10. - When
Coach C'Capp:e'D Hollis, Hebron s
track mentor, can train a relay team
in 10 days to beat a veteran outht
like Bridgton's quartet, one can eA-
pect most anything to turn up in the
track line at Hebron. Rogers was
the only relay man who had run a
relay race before. Small had run be-
fore a little, but never in relay. AS
Small plays center field on the ball
team, he has had only one day OF
practice with t. e rest of the relay
men. Nelson and AIahoney were both
running in their first track meet.
However, under "Cappies' capable
tutorShip,. these two men were able
to more than hold their own against
such seasoned veterans as Silver ana
Syphers. Small ran away from Pink
ham, and gave Rogers ten-yard
lead. Rogers. however. seeing Fra
ham closing in, heightened his strides
and added another five yards to win
by fifteen yards.
Hebron can thank Capt. Judd Files
and his fellow weight men for the
points collected, these being the big
parts toward winning the meet for
HEBRON. Also Juuu L llSo ANOOA'
putt of As it. in is likely to stand
long time as a record for future
schoolboys to shoot at.
Without doubt, Hebron's track
letter-men will be awarded souvenir
gold track shoes by he student body
as the other championship teams
have been honoreG by their school
mates.
Hebron will send a large represen-
tation to the New Hampshire State
university Nee Saturday. Rogers,
dash man: Hardy, quarter miller;
Small. dash man and high jumper,
will be ineligible to compete next
week on account of the New Hamp-
shire eligibilitysrules.
Coach Hollis vs. hard job on his
hands to develop 81 mile relay team
as Harmon is the only quarter miller
he has to rely on. If Hebron enters
a team in this event, it is likely that
Harmon, Nelson, Mahoney and either
Cobb or O'Connor will run.
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Southern Pacific
Recommends That
HOf Be Let Alone

Los Angeles, Cal. May 11.-[P1-The
Southern Pacific Association of the A.
A. U. has recommended to the nation
al body that it permit Charles Hoff of
Norway, worlds champion pole vault
er, to continue his exhibitions On
America. The national association
threatened to disbar Hoff from fur
Their competition in this country fol-
lowing his refusal to compete in a
recent San Francisco track meet, but
has not taken official action The
Southern Pacific Associations action
followed a meeting last night attended
by Charles Paddock and others prom
inent in athletics. The resolution sup
porting Hoff was adopted by vote of
"a to l.
Owen r. Bird, association registrar,
read a statement from Hoff in which
the pole vaulter stated that he had not
received the invitation to the San
Francisco meet in time to permit him
to participate. He also said he was
not in condition.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-12
ANNOUNCE PLANS
FOR SCHOLARSHIPS
COLBY SATURDAY
Especial to Kennebec JournaD


Waterville, Me-, May 11.-Prof. C.
Harry Edwards, head of the depart
ment of physical education at Colby
College, today made public the final
plans for the Colby interscholastic
track and field meet which will be
held on Seaverns- Field, Waterville, on
Saturday, May %. This is the fourth
annual meet to be held by the college
and several events have been added
to the program while other changes
have also been made. Entry blanks
have been forwarded to the various
schools in the State and replies have
been received from many teams signi-
flying their intention to compete.
Last year Skowhegan High school
won the meet by taking a total of &c
points in the various events. Bangor
High was second with II points and
Edward Little High school of Auburn
third with IL. Skowhegan made her
scores in the 100, 44o, broad jump and
shotput, placing enough men in these
four events to win the meet.
Four new records were made at the
meet a year ago and if conditions are
favorable more will be broken this
year from indications by the perform
ances of the schools in the meets
which have been held thus far. At the
University Of Maine interscholastic
meet last Saturday marks in many of
the events exceeded the Colby inter-
scholastic record, and undoubtedly
many of the tame teams will compete
in the Colby meet. The new records
set a year ago were in the 440-yard
dash, which mark was established by
]. White Of Skowhegan at SO LIS Sec
onds; in the Ss0-yard run when Harry
Bernard of Waterville High ran the
distance in minutes 2-5 seconds; in
the one-mile run when l.. Palmer of
Morse High school q Bath covered
the route in minuteS 43 is seconds;
and in the running high jump when
F. Hubbard, jumping for Edward Lit
tie High school of Auburn. set a mark
of feet inches.
One innovation this year is the ad-
dition of a one-mile relay race which
will require four men to run one-quar-
ter of mile each. and If enough
schools compete in this race it will be
split into two divisions. each to be run
under the same conditions. A discus
throw has also been added to the list
of events.
The events to be contested are as
follows: 10G-yard dash, 220-yard dash,
SS0-yard run, one-mle run, 120-yard
low hurdles, running high jump, run
ming broad jump, pole vault, 12-pound
shotput discus throw, and one-mile re-
lay race.
Entries must be in the hands of c.
Harry Edwards, Colby College, not lat
or than May 10.
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Delaney Hand OF The New York Commission
| BRUNSWICK BATS
| OUT 81 VERDICT .
| over GARDINER

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick. Me-. May 11-Joseph
Strout, the pitcher on the Brunswick
High school baseball team, was
largely responsible for the locals Q
to 1 win over Gardiner High in the
Kennebec Valley baseball league this
afternoon. Strout led the local bat
terry with home run, double and
a single to his credit. AS pitcher
he only allowed three hits and struck
out eight Of his opponents. Barnard
pitched well for Gardiner for three
innings, after which the Brunswick
boys got a line on his curves and
pounded him from the box. Ander-
son, who succeeded him in the sixth
worked we'll until the eighth when
Brunswick again began to connect
and pounded in three more tallies.
Gardeners lone tally came in the
fourth when Cobb singled. stole Sec
ond and scored Henderson's hit
to the infield.
The summary:
ppJTNSu-ICK IITCIJ
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COMMISSION Mods
ON bERLENbACH-
STRIbLINC SET-TO

New York. May 11.-(P)-Approv-
al of the worlds light heavyw
championship match between Paul
Berlenbach, title holder, and Young
Stribling, challenger, at the Yankee
Stadium. June 10, was given today
by the state athletic commission de-
spite the objection by Humbert F
Fugazy, promoter. Final contracts
for the match were signed just a few
hours before application before
sanction was filed by Tex Richard.
Fugazy, who has Berlenbach and
Jack Delaney signed for a title
match at Ebbetts Field. June %,
protested granting approval to Ri
ckard for the Stribling match on the
ground that the commission had
previously ruled that Delaney is the
outstanding challenger The board,
however, ruled that Delaney forfeit
ed his rights as the leading chal-
lenger by refusing to sign with Ri
ckard after the champion had signed
a contract.
Fugazy intimated, when his objec-
lions were over-ruled, that he would
attempt to sign Stribling as sub
stitute for Berlenbach if the Georg-
ian wins the title. A clause in his
contract with Berlenbach makes ii
possible for him to cancel it in the
event the champion is defeated.
Billy Gibson, manager of Gene
Tunney. attempted to file challenge
in behalf of Tunney for match with
any heavyweight in the world
Dempsey preferred. Neither the
challenge nor its accompanying
check for s., 800 We're accepted be-
cause Tunney is not licensed in this
state
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B0WDOIN PLAYS
FIRST STATE GAME
BRUNSWICK TODAY

Especial to the Kennebec JournaD
Brunswick, May 11.-With a line
up considerably changed. Bowdoin
plays its first game of the state series
when it faces the University of Maine
ball tossers. So far the Bowdoin
nine has been far from successful,
but the poor showing made has been
due mostly to lack of experience and
inability to hit. Charlie DeBlois is
scheduled to start at ShortStop,
where he will replace Larry Mahar.
He has been shifted to the intield
from the catcher's position, Walter
Morrell taking his place behind the
bat. Although possessing consider
able natural ability, and doing es-
pecially well in practice, Mahar has
not as yet had enough experience
to stand him in good stead during
a game. DeBlois is not new to the
infield, having played there when in
high school. Tomorrow's game will
find Dave Mclaughlin back at first,
where he started the season, after
playing third and in the outfield.
Mclaughlin will take Chan Lin
coins place. The same thing ap-
plies to Lincoln that is true of Ma
har. Although showing very real
possibilities. he has not as yet de-
veloped sufficiently to stand the pace
of college ball. Jackie Lord will re-
main at second and Francis Mac
Govan at third. Morrell, who is
scheduled 20 do the catching, has
been acting as second string back
stop all season, but tomorrow's game
will be the first state series one IN
which he has ever played.
Cliff Gray will probably be chosen
to start in the box. Gray is really
an unusually fine hurler, But so far
this season has had bad luck. In
every game in which he has started
h has pitched very fine ball. but
has failed to receive good support
at crucial moments, with the result
that he has been credited with de-
feats that were really not his fault.
Larry Ranney, Luke Urban, and
Jim Dysart will cover the outfield.
Ranney has had about the best bat
ting average of any man on the
team, and has fielded we'll. Urban.
on the recent trip, made several SEN
sational catches, but has failed TO
hit well.