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EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE WASHINGTON TIMES WASHINGTON JUNE 28, 1919 cgg THE NATIONAL DAILY gjgjn e Res. V. E Patent Office. "UnrilTii'ii ARTHUR BRISBANE, Editor and Owner. EDGAR D. SHAW. Publisher. Entered as second class matter at the Postoffice at Washington, D. C Published Every Evening (Including Sundays) by The Washington Times ComDany, Munsey Bldg., Pennsylvania Ave. Mall Subscriptions: 1 year .(Inc. Sundays), $ 7.50; 3 Months, $1-88; 1 Month, 65c SATURDAY, What We Can Learn From a Woman Who Won And From the Woman Who Lost. Out in San Francisco the other day eighty-two women participated in an annual hike conducted by a newspaper. From the accounts this is no mollycoddle event, hut a contest in which stamina and endurance combine with fitness to make a winner. The time required to complete the race, which was up and down hill, over rough country, for seven miles, was one hour fifteen minutes and fifty-six seconds. Whether or not so strenuous an endeavor is a good thing for women to indulge in is a question. It is true, however, that plenty of exercise out of doors is what a good many women fail to get, and they pay a penalty of weakness and of delicate health. The vacation season is here, and thousands of girls and women are planning where to go and what to do. Wherever you plan to go, plan to live out of doors. Plan to "court the sun and romance with the stars." Walk and run and play out of doors. Get tired with good, wholesome exercise. Sleep with your windows wide open. Get as close to nature as you can day and night. Your vacation so spent will be worth more than a whole summer at some costly, fashionable resort, where the oppor tunity to wear good clothes and talk silly nonsense is the chief return for exorbitant expenditures. The newspaper which conducted the contest gave great prominence to the wonderful reception to the winner as she crossed the finish line. It pictured the cheering crowd and the wild welcome which greeted the tired but victorious contestant. A much shorter paragraph was given to the woman who finished second and third, and little or nothing was said about those who trailed in at the end of the procession. That circumstance is worth thinking about. The woman who finished last had run the same dis tance over the same rough course. She had tried perhaps even harder than the one who won. She may have been more exhausted, have given more j of herself to the contest than any other participant. But she did not win, and the world refuses to cheer a loser. There is only one who can win in a race. The Greeks erected a statue only to the winner in the great games of Olympus. It is a great thing to be first in whatever you do. To be first requires training, preparation, fitness, and, with those, great endeavor. There may be some luck in it may go to other than you. And don't be discouraged. The woman who won this sha tried again. "Try, try, again." Old advice. Make up your mind you WILL be a winner. The Fourth of July A Celebration in Washington of All the Allied Nations. Washington is preparing a Fourth of July celebration unique in character and rich in symbolism, It will be local, national, and international. All nations except America's recent enemies will participate. Through this observance of the birthday of freedom will run the dominant note of thanksgiving for the return of peace. In symbolic pageantry will be suggested the opportunities and the responsibilities that accrue from the victory of civilization. There will be registered America's determination to dedicate the country to the cause of civilized progress. More than 15,000 people will take part. There will be singing and other music on a scale never before attempted. Tinder the direction of Peter W. Dykema, director of com munity singing for the National War Camp Community Service, there will be sung hymns of peace. The keen desire of foreign nations to participate in this celebration indicates the recognition of the world of the unique place America holds in the comity of nations. Large sums have been appropriated by the embassies here for the floats in the great parade and the pageants, arranged under the direction of Mrs. Marie Forrest Moore. Much of the local significance in the celebration will be decoration of soldier heroes of the District of Columbia. It is especially fitting that this celebration should be staged in the Capital of the Nation. It wiU b Washington most notable Fourth of July. JUNE 28. 1919. it, but do not trust to luck year ran fifth last year. But as the hills, but first-class CAN be a winner and you The League DARLmr Womt Yqu Teach Ae To Box? v . . s -. " xtwiT r aj .. '. - ( LOWE.R- A BOUT A : f Honm MAKE A PASS I LIKE THAT. SO J AT MB AN D WATCH 77 IVJE WllL NOW TAKE OP THL QotLSTlON OF Loacegsj -v. -5 I WEfiE IS BIUTW'W ---" -'".ill" -- ' T Toothache . 1 . Beatrice Fairfax Writes of the Problems and Pitfalls of Especially for Washington I She Free f Go AtxmtT DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: I have often read your articles relative to the girl war worker in this city, and although I am not a war worker, I should very much like to have your view of the fol lowing situation: I am twenty-four years old and have been married almost one year to an officer, who left shortly for overseas after our marriage. Very few people have known of my mar riage, as for business reasons it was necessary for me to continue to be Hiss. Lately I have met some very fine men, who have invited me to din ner or the theater. I have made one excuse after another, feeling that were I to go. I should not be play ing the game, but one cannot shut oneself up in a tiny flat and Just write letters. I find myself be coming very narrow and rather cynical and feel that I need a cer tain amount of entertainment and bright companionship. Now none of these men are in love with me, nor have they In any way attempted the slightest familiarity. It is pure ly a friendly evening spect at the theater or roof garden. Is It really sporting to accept these invitations? I want to be absolutely fair to the men and to my husband. Do you not think that I should be a much better and brighter wife when my husband returned, if I did accept these littlo diversions and kept myself In the pre-marriage groove. Instead of staying in my wee flat and finding fault with everything? I have not lived in Washington long enough to make friends with many girls. PERPLEXED. Your question raises so many issues that it is impossible to answer it with yes or no. In the first place if you accept invitations from men, as an unmarried woman, is it quite fair to them? They are entertaining an ap parently single girl with no ob stacle to marriage if they should happen to fall in love with her. You may feel certain of yourself, but can you vouch for an equal lack of susceptibility on the part of these friends of yours? Will it not give them an un favorable impression of you when they discover you have been mas querading as single? To my mind, the nroper person to consult is your husband and if he is willing to have you go, it is no one's else business, at the same time I'd convey to these friends the fact that I was "mortgaged." niarnatr-d Wot Worker Views. DEAR MI8S FAIRFAX: I haVe read the article in The Times printed June 16, written by "Not a Prude," wanting discussion of Husbands fSIS 7 ' LlrtvW DnriioVnMD SUR.EM (Q (HANDS. No! Kinl- J v5TND uy jm sV Kandshi&h- TODAY'S TOPIC ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS on "picked-up acquaintances." To her I wish to say the following: I am also a Government employe a war-worker, therefore not a resident of Washington. I quite agree with you that a girl who al lows herself to be "pIcRed up" Is not respected as much as one who meets her friends by proper intro duction. But I do not agree with you when you say the majority of war workers do this sort of thing and think it is all right. Statistics show that fully five-eighths of the war-workers who come to this city are either ex-school teachers, high school or college students, while a number of them are middle-aged women who would not resort to this sort of practice merely for "a good time." I'm not saying that all war workers are perfect, but neither are all Washington girls perfect, there fore why not shoulder your share of a misrepresented reputation? If the reputation of Washington girls is suffering, why not persuade "Dad" to enlist in a crusade to "clean up" such places Ninth street, Po tomac Park, etc.? Once - Copyright, 1019, International Feature Service, Inc. ON KEEPING A-GOING. It ha3 been said that a certain prominent man's big success in getting somewhere has been the fact that "everything is grist for his mill." No matter what comes he runs it through and it comes out serving his purpose. With a principle like that imbedded in a man's make-up there are no obstacles to his ultimate success. If catastrophe or disaster blows up the bridge, walk over on the ruins. If shot and shell blow up the ground, be the sort of engineer who can find a plank strong enough to bridge across and get over the top just the same. Be prepared to take everything as it comes, and believe that even tribulation is merely another step to success, if you can surmount it. The bigger the crash the stiller you must keep to hear the mes sage which tell3 which way you are headed. What 's Doing; Today. Picnic low Society. Rt Pierce' Mill, nock Creek Park. at i p. m. Concert United States Marine Band, the Ellipse, 5 p. m. Excursion Ohio Girls' Club, Marshall Hall. 6 p. m. Plcnlo Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Clob. at "The Shack" near Cabin John Bridge, afternoon. Rally Girl Scouts, National Zoological Park, t p. m. Meeting- Michigan 8tate 8oclety. Wilson Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard streets, at 8 o'clock tonight Meeting- Clara Barton Guild. Church of Our father Red Cross Unit, at home of Mrs. Augusta C. Starkry, First and Glrard streets northeast, at J p. m. Tea Nebraska Girls' Arkanben Club. Brook Tea House, Chevy Chase, at 4 p. m. Msrtlnr-TeTvlsh Soy Scovta, Y. H. M. , ' l It is logical to say that Washing ton girls are not responsible for the reputation of the war-workers. Neither are the war-workers re sponsible for the reputation of Washington girls! A DISGUSTED WAR-WORKER. Worrien About Her Friend. DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: I am a girl of sixteen, and con sidered very pretty by all my friends. I have a girl friend who Is also very pretty, but she Is only fourteen years old. When Bhe fixes her hair on her head and lengthens her skirts, she looks every day of seventeen. She runs around a good deal and Is inclined to be conceited I have often heard people who know her remark that "her looks have made a fool of her." Don't you think that she is too young to be meeting young men and going out with them alone? She often tells me about going o.ut and "picking up fel lows," and she boasts about it as Overs Where; When ' A , Eloventh and Pennsylvania avenue, this afternoon at 3 o'clock i Commencement Exercises Georgetown University School of Medicine and Dentis try, tonight at Canton Hall i Meeting iftlnols State Girls' Club, audl- i torium of Government Hotel, opposite Union Station, tonight at 8 o'clock. Parade Motor Transport Corps, 1Z:J0 o'clock. Tomorrow. Hike Wanderlustera, from Anacostla, at 3:30 p. m.. to along Stlckford branch and In the vicinity of Ozon run.. Annual Pilgrimage California State So ciety, to Joaquin Miller Cabin, Rock Creek Park, from 3 to 6 p. m Ojin Air Services Under auspices of T. M C A , and Inter-Church Committee, Lincoln Park. 4pm Meeting Zionist Organization, T. M. H. A. building. Eleventh and Pennsylvania 1 avenue, it 1pm. ByT.KEowers the War Workers Women if it is something to be proud of. Today she told me she bad a date with a young man for tomorrow night, and when I asked her what his name was her answer was "I don't know; I forgot to ask him. I will find out tomorrow night." Now Miss Fairfax, this girl has a mother, but whether she knows of her daughter's conduct or not, I cannot say. I have frequently told her that she will be sorry some day for her behavior, but she will not listen to me. Can you advise me of anything else I can do? A STEADY READER A friend's keeper is a very un grateful role, but If you have spoken to her and she only laughs, there Is really nothing more to be done, particularly as she has a mother who stands in the position of guardian and who is supposed to be responsible for this highly precocious girl of fourteen. The Friendly Other GIrL MY DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: I am nineteen years of age, and the man whom I go with is the same age. We have been going together for four and a half years. For the past two years he has been coming to see me every night except Satur day, and if possible he would come then, but his work will not permit him to do so. We are very much in love with each other. Of course, we have fusses once in a while, but you know the old saying is. "True love never runs smooth." He will not suggest getting married, as he thinks he is too young. Of course, this may be true, but I think he might say something to me about It. Don't you? The other night we were riding about the city with his brother and his girl. Everything went along smoothly until she got out of the machine to go In the house, and my friend suggested that she might give us a ki3s before leaving. She did. Do you think he showed any love for me? Do you think I should get mad about It? Thanking you in advance, I am a reader of the Washington Times. V. B. It would seem better policy not to get angry about the other girl's kiss, or at least not to show it if you were human enough to get ftmad." If the young man has been pay ing you attention for four and a half years, it is time that you had some sort of an understand ing. I agree with him, however, that nineteen is too young for a man to marry. But I suppose as you are both in love he fully ex pects to marry you some day, only he does not care to pin himself down to definite dates. Let's Have Free Street Cars By EABL GODWIN. While the public mind is being drawn to the question of fares, transfers, and car service, and extensive surveys are being made East and West as to the benefits of three cent fares, as in Cleveland, or ten-cent fares, as in parts of staid old New England, let me raise the question of doing away with street car fares entirely. The city has free streets, free schools, free bridges, free library books, free trees, free fights, free ponds and little lakes, and the mind naturally inquires, Why not free car rides? As a start, the Elks or the Chamber or the Board of Trade might head up a " drive ' to pay for the whole sys tem. Our millionaires might be encouraged to donate a bridge or a mile of track or a power house, either while living or at death, j Or, of course, taxation could take c care of it. There really is an injustice in our present manner of trying to make a railway system self-supporting through. fares, for it all comes out of the less able. The rich pay nothing, for they do not ride. And they enjoy most benefit from the system. The injustice would be seen should the parents of the city meet the expenses of the public schools and according to a fixed charge on each child. The fact is that the old bachelor is greatly benefited by the public schools. What are the arguments HEARD A.ND SEEN "P street between 7th and 9th is a one way street," says a friend. "Traf fic going east on the south side of the car tracks. The narrow strip on the north side of the car tracks is never used, so the stone pavement is taken up and an asphalt pavement put down. That seems the height of folly, especially when you consider the holes in 16th street" Thrills That Come Odm la a lifetime. Being stopped at the District line and then informed that you are not the party the police are looking for. Sigh of relief and great speed before the guardian of the law changes his mind. The police force is getting sore there are several Boyles on. it. I was driving through Rock Creek Park the other evening when I re alized that my rear license tags were dragging on the ground. When I stopped to investigate I "found I was mistaken there was a Ford follow ing me. By the way Beach Drive is closed coat of tar. Contributor named "Evans" scolds me for not printing what he claims to be a perfect letter on the subject of cashing postal money orders. Bro. Evans says it is much more interest ing than "What is funnier than the Bronze Whiskers on the Dupont Statue?" "Where is Clarendon?" and "Are there oysters in Indiana." TTnrtA it arrives soon, that letter. We have scouts out looking for it. When it arrives it will be printeo. Look for big stuff. Answer to "Washingtonian"'I was born on the Tinpecanoe river in Pulaski county Winamac, Indiana. How do you think those Indian names will iar on our Washington friends' nerves? Yet with all that we can vote in "Why the Middle West?" No hard feelings, I trust. E.M.IVEY, 2606 Pa. ave. N. W. ALFRED GAWLER dropped into Keith's a few days ago to enjoy the matinee, feeling he needed recrea tion to take advantage of matinee T9.tP8 After the show Al entered his car, which was patiently waiting at the curb opposite the theater, and found one of Major Pullman's calling cards attached to the steering wheel. The call was made, also an entry on the book for two dollars. Al is now pay ing more attention to the restricted zones. Oh, You Kids! Congressman BILL RODEN BERG'S wife is going away and Bill's going to get JOE CANNON to go out and stay with him for a while. While the cat's away the mice will play. NORBORNE ROBINSON paid us a call yesterday and remarked that Put a Raisin To the Editor of The Times: I have often noted your remarks anent the subject of prohibition. I sincerely believe that you are a foe of strong drink, and have espoused the mildly alcoholic beer and light wines side of the temperance question because of an intelligent appreciation of what suppression of a very human appetite will bring about In this country. I am moved to write this letter to you through a little Incident which happened last Sunday night at a mov ing picture show. The incident referred to left a deep impression on my mind, though It was served to the public as only a quip. As a bit of fun. the following jocular words were Hashed on tho screen: "They say that If you put a raisin in a bottle and " Wrapped up in this little leave-it-to-the-lmaginatlon line quoted above is a question of deadly seriousness to the country. This little flash on the screen speaks out loudly. It means that the whole country has Its mind working on the problem how to make a mild stimulant which can be pro duced in the privacy of the home and which can be depended upon to serve as a harmless antidote for tired bodies and work-strained nerves. x against free street cars? soon we would have prohibition with.' us. Lots of Baltimore travelers these days. Ask Sam Khnbexly what he has cached in a safety deposit vault somewhere. July 4 comes on Friday. Wouldn't it be a gracious act if the Government department would remain closed all day Sat urday, July 5, so that clerks could have a real holiday? The time thus lost could be made up by working ALL of the foUowiay Saturday. Thousands of Gorera ment clerks favor this. Indiana Oysters! There's something amazing about this current topic of The WASH INGTON TIMES because it is so UNSEASONABLE, June being an r-less month. I am a native of the Hoosier reala and a resident of the quaint old dty of Vincennes, on the very banks of the Wabash. But I am happy to in form a curious world that the suc culent bivalve, commonly known as the oyster, is not a native of the happy Hoosier land oysters being properly reckoned as DUMB, you know. No appurtenance of this reti cent little creature is to be found in that happy hunting ground save an occasional lonely skeleton thereof. The clam is a different proposi tion. This little crustacean flourished in great numbers for many years in the gravel beds of the Wabash and other rivers, but in these latter com mercial days they have been pulled out of bed, robbed of their pearls, cut into buttons, and ground into fertilizer, and the tribe has become extinct, except a few who escaped and have taken up their abode in Washington, D. C. JOHN R. WEATHERS. Now as to that fountain in front of the Union Station that seems to be wasting tons of water every day SUPERINTENDENT GARLAND of the Water Department says that the water is the same old water, used over and over again. There is an electric pump which simply shoves the water in the air, lets it fall down I into a well and is then lifted up again. No waste after aH. Now lef s get the explanation fen that employe who watered the grass c around Hancock's statue during W pouring rain. WILLIAM P. MAHONEY senoV me a check for two dollars and says: "A few typos and followers of Poor' Richard are challenged to match the enclosed in order that Ben Frankhn, at 10th and the Avenue, may be given a much needed bath." 111 say he needs one. In a Bottle Is it possible that the individuals who are bent upon absolutely prevent ing the manufacture and sale of bev-. erases containing the slightest trac of alcohol, are unaware of the fact' that they are deliberately promoting I a Bcheme whlch will make this coun try a nation of secret home "distil leries?" Let us have a democracy In this country where the simple wants of the people can be satisfied and their wishes not overridden by a limited class of individuals who seem to think that to believe differently from others Is proof of their superior wisdom. "Moderation in everything" is safe rule for human conduct. Let those of us who strongly desire a glass of mild and harmless beer (and the army so minded is a vast one) in dulge In such a beverage, if they care to. Let us have mild beer and san ity, not fanaticism-Insanity. Mild stimulants have not brought Europe to the "verge of hell," to us an overworked expression of the few; who seem to be carrying around wlta them an obsession on the subject. You may publish this over my ! nature, if you desire, and it expresses your sentiments. I believe in frank" ness. MARIE STONE, Apartment 5. 1415 Chapin street, (j i l