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TRUTH JUSTICE
TUESDAY
TBflaebinflton Gimes cattami gage
?SEPTEMBER 19, 1921
"And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me is not worthy of Me."?*? ?**?". ***
Text Wft?*Ud by tha Ree. a M. DiffsndsrfsT, D. D.. pa?to^L-ther FISCS M-morlal.
Why Washington
Becomes Greater
By BILL PRICE
TWO onlinary netos items in the some day may hsve no sifrnifleutee
to those who fftil to visualize the future great new of Washington,
the Nation's Cnpital, but to the wide-awake, progressive, live wires
of this elty they carry much meaning:
Ths Osormtown Endowment AMo-istlonT" with national hsad
Juartera In Washington, has bean orpanixed to rute sn endowment
oad of $?5,000,000 for new buildings for Georgetown Unlveriity.
m * *
Th? national council of the Improved Order of _Ud Men has voted
In favor of building a million dollar home in this city.
The Oeorpelown University fund ought to be, snd will be, raised, not
?Uly because it is R splendid institution of learning, national in acope
snd work, but becauue this is the first time in its 133 yesrs of existence
thsrU ha? Appealed to hs alumni.and.friends.to give it tha funds it
needs to become still greater. '^^
' And \K4 national headquarters sf "Oie" Improve'Ordertet Red Men
will bs a roslity if all of the national officer* have decided upon it. .as
doubtless they have. _ _,
The money hes been* raised toereet'in'thls city's hnge auditorium
to house'national conventions, exhibitions, gatherings, grand opera, etc.,
something long needed to brini; here annually hundrede of thousands of
people who now go elsewhere bcesuie we have not had tlm Accommoda
tions demanded. The money for this cnterpriae wa? subscribed by Wash
inpioiiis.il?, despite the oft-repeated slur that Wskhington people take no
chance? when they put their money into a publie enterprise.
In recent years vVaehinjrton has beeomo- the national headquarters
of so many fraternal? professional, business, scientific, religious snd other
nstion-wido organisations that we have become accustomed to it. _yt?
do not atop to consider what it means in mskin/ a greater Washington?
the local expenditure, and investment ot millions of dollsrs raised away
from here, the purchase of sites for' tho location of buildings, the ei
plnyraAt ef skilled and unskilled workmen, the bringing here of mahy
people who make their homes,, buy house?; spend their.salaries, their
iarorae?, among Ut? ___,*.
' We are much too prone to think that Washington's growth depends
upon the activities of the* Federal Government, the addition to Uncle
Sam's pay ..rolls of new workers. Thst hss always been a factor in
I tho District's expansion and growth of population, 'but it^ia by no
'means tbe only factor. *.
The optimistic truth is? -that buay.'buiineu and professional men awiy
from Waahington, hiembers of important organisations representing their
partienlar interests, promptly, enthusiastically, scquiesoe in the first
suggestion thet their orgsnicstions should have national headquarters
in the nation'a beloved Capital City. The United States Cliamber of
Commerce, the largest snd grestest commercial body in the world, ia an
illustration of this palpable fact.
And when we add to these weighty fsetors in the growth of Wsshing
ton the hundreds of wealthy retired men who locate here for the educa
tional, social end other benefits to be derived by themselves snd their
families, wo begin to see tho explanation of why Washington, continues
to become greater.
.When Congress, curtailing the setiritiee of war days, begin to reduee
the number ot Government workers hers by thoussnds, sending them
back to their homes in .the Ststes, there were those who talked pessimis
tically, who feared that building construction would slow down, and the
builders would pauso snd await developments . _
Ko such thing occurred. This hss been the grestest year of building
.construction in? the history of Waahington. Officisi figures are stupendous
?showing that Waahington hss put much more money into construction
this year than all the New England States put together, all the Southern
States put together, all the States west of the Mississippi river put
together, snd much more than all tho Middle Atlantic Statea put together.
You pans through portion? of tho city where ?dnatrnetion is in progress,
with buildings nof half completed, and you will see "?Sold" signs every
where. Tho buildings have been bought and paid'for long before com
pletion.
It is not Uncle 8am's money that is doing thla. He speht his millions
during the-war and has all the buildings he needs st present, such ss
they are. He will grow tired of these temporary buildings some day
and replace them by structures worthy of the nation.
The signifie Ance of the location of influential national organizations
here should penetrste Congress, where the disposition in the last five
years hss been to economize in District matters to the point of stinginess.
If the busy leaders ot the nation'a affairs continually look, in this direction
as'the pisco to make their headquarters,. it is becsuse they hsve fsith
in the nstion and regard the Nation's Capital as a fitting place for perma
nent location.
Then why should Congress not take a brosder view of its duties
aad obligations to the National Capital? Why not be more liberal
in the mattar of appropriations for making Washington what it
should be in the eyes of the people of the nation, of the world?
NOT only, as Mr. Hearst hss
shown, is wsge cutting bsd
business which comes bsek
upon the wsge cutter like a
boomerang.
? Hectoring and bullying methods
sre equslly uneconomic as well ss
disagreeable.
Human nature is like a mirror.
If you put before it graciousness
you get a reflection of gracious
ness in return. But if in front of
the mirror you exhibit ruthlessnesa,
he assured, its like will come beck.
More than a year sgo a consider
able number of owners of rsilwsy
securities united in a protest
against the prevalent temper of
railway management toward the
labor upon which it must largely
depend for success.
These men?not dreamers, but
men of practicsl affairs, many of
them quite successful?urged the
railway executives to substitute
co-operation for Conflict.
Their advice "was rejected with
scorn.
Now look st the plight into
"which the rsilwsys hsve fallen!
What hope can there be for the
smooth running of trains until
those who actually run them are
reconciled to their work ?
"Hard-boiled" management is as
archaic, in the buainess life of
America as is the divine right of
kings in our political life.
If the stockholders hsve not been
controlling the managers of their
railrosds, they should either tske
control or yield to a control which
csn produce more humsn results.
-Stars and Stripes
INFORMATION FOR THR UNWISE.
Hollywood I? not the ? hlef city ot Cell
torni?.
?omo of tho homely stri? are no mor?
Intelllcent than tha pretty one?.
Peopla who never utter, platltudna
haven't much ts a??.
Moat ot tha nervous breakdown? ar?
eaueed by other thin?? then work.
Lloyd Oeorgo ?<*? might have aueceed
ed In bedroom (arco
BREAKAWAY NOTE.
When you klaa a Ctrl goodbye forever
So It ealekW. If you Unser too lone
ah? may forgive you and take you bark.
Let other lo???; alee band together to
protect the eons hlrda. Tiie Bronx will
look arlar the stork. '
No queetion shout, whom New Tork
men work for. Moot of thorn work for
their
THEY
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COHERE WAS
"PLENTY ROOM
IH THE SCHOOL?
WHEN ? WA*
A KID, I CAN
TELL ????
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ARE you d
Ilk?? Or
in? thie dee
somewhere alo
of Uf??
Bera-ee. If
want to auge
botter stt bun
ins. to find out
what are you
how_eeu could'
flly or ?
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I
Assistant
Secretary of Labor
Reads Washington's Great Future
From The WASHINGTON TIMES
To inspire a glorious prophecy of civil growth, and at the same time to be part and par
cel of its achievement, is the dual role played by The Washington Times.
Assistant Secretary of Labor Henning, whose Department keeps a f?nger on the economic pulse of the
Nation, drew from the recent Times editorial, here reproduced a picture of Washington's present magni
tude and progressiveness, and its limitless promise of future prosperity and importance.
"Washington, D. C, has put more money into construction this year than all the New England States
put together, all the States west of the Mississippi put together, and much more than all the Middle Atlan
tic States put together."
We quote this outstanding fact because of ite overwhelming significance. The figures are based not
upon Government construction work, for that has long ceased, but on public and private enterprise?
largely directed to the building of homes. Yet, with all this vast constructional work, there is none of it
anticipatory of a demand to come. There is all of it needed to meet the demand already existing.
And homes, of course, mean population and progress, prosperous people with t?"?? multifarious needs and
desires of a cultural community and, moreover, the means to gratify them.
In the forceful language of commerce?they mean Buying Power?the power that keeps the wheels of
business whirling, the force that every advertiser seeks.
We are proud of our part in Washington's progress, both inspirational and practical. We invite you to
present your goods for the fulfillment of our growing requirements and to share in our city's generous
purchasing power. The master-key is in the columns of
The WASHINGTON TIMES
? you
preach aiaty-flva.
_n?T
?it with your
.nd heed ll.
l-t it want?
-??at part of
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Lilie Uugh
V It will
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Ir?.' ,??
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waterway
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"Are You Keeping Up With The Times
99
Extracts From Mr. Henning'? Address:
"Washington ha?, within itself,
the power to double its popula
tion and quadruple its real and
perxonal j>roi>erty value?." d?
clarai Assistant Secretary of
Labor 15. .1. Hennins, speaking
before a recent open forum of
the City Club.
"Thin ran he accomplished by
the development ln the District
tit Columbia of a real, live civic
spirit which will lead Vashlng
toni?ns to Invest In the future
of their city," Mr. Henning ex
plained.
The speaker quoted at length
und has?Hl his address upon the
e?lltorial entitled "Why Wash
ington Becomes Or?*ater," by
Bill Price, In The Washington
Times of September 19. The
editorial pointed out the material
Bat. ?G
Suspicion
(Cearrlatlt. ??1G
The beat liver
Horae? you favo'
havo Ao bet up.
Take the microbi
man, and there Ian
Clerk? ?-Ith a bkd bra
(leementa in a grocery .
and moral benefits which would
accrue to the Dletrict through
such developments as the S5.00Q,
000 endowment fund for Oeorg??
town University and through
the establishment here of na
tional headquarters of the Im
proved Order of Red Men.
"Washington Is the logical
li.ii.|.iu ii-tei.-? for all fraternal.
?"" I.?I. labor, and business or
ganizations of national scope,
especially those whose activities
demand intimate observance of
Oovernment operations." Mr.
Henning told the club. "There
Is no city In the country like
It. A visitor to Washington
realizes this more fully than a
native Washingtonlan does.
"Every time you bring a con
vention here, you do that much
to strengthen the hand of the
Oovernment. Oeorge Washing
ton, in his two Inaugural ad
dresses, advocated a great cen
tral Institution of learning in
Washington. The site chosen
by him was In tho vicinity of
Thirtieth and ? streets, where
now stands the Naval Hospital.
"Washington urged this plan
for two reasons: First, that the
youth of the land might lie di
verted from European educa
tional institutions, where they
would live In the atmosphere of
nations oppose to the Artieri
tain pr'nclple of self-government;
second, that the young men com
ing to the seat of National Oov
ernment might learn of their
own country's processes of leg
islation and become imbued with
the spirit of patriotism. To this
cause. Waahlngton contributed
?G?.000.
"Washington was exceptional
ly acute In his perception of the
benefits of such an Institution
here. He knew that the stu
dents who would come here from
the various States would be im
pressed with the idea of na
tional unity?of trusi and con
fidence ln their great country.
"('an anyone, especially an
Impressionable youth, fall to
be overcome by the grandeur of
th? Capito) dome, of the Wash
ington Monument, of the Lin
coln Memorial and of the Im
pressive external evidences ?that
thousands of brave men sleep in
the National Cemetery at Ar
lington? As 1 say. you who
have lived In Washington all
your lives, or the gr?jater pan
of your lives are somewhat In
ured to the mighty historic asso
ciations which Is Washington's
greatest treasure: but a visitor,
string these things with nwed
and reverent eyes, appreciates
them and would deem It an hon
or and a privilege to live In
this atmosphere.
"There Is a great opportunity
here for a great civic revival,
and it would reflect to the abll
ltles of the City Club if this
organization sponsored such a
movement. Tou are not like the
City Clubs in the outside world.
for ihey aro greatly limited hi
the manner and matter of their
achievements.
"One hundred years before
anyone lived here. 100 square
miles of land here were not
worth ten cents; today It Is
many more times that per square
foot. And why? Because people
have come here.
"The presence of pepdle causes
land to be valuable. The more
people to a street, the more Is
the property on that street
worth.
"A friend of mine proved,
after extensive mathematical
calculatitms, that through the
use of proper methods, a city
may double in population and
quudruple in property values.
Advertising and real business
management Is the plan.
"If you had self government
here, the task would he Im
measurably easier. I'ntil you
have self government, or an ade
quate substitute therefor, how
can you hope to have
spirit?civic pride?"
st the
I? la re.
1- ii i
|ho fla
1tt?r.
SOM.
|our fa
-SV?,
I basin?
_Oraat
Mag
I win
? win
h?blle
pr event
?'ed by
?conveyor?.
?Ion air
|<-d >f the
nmrem?
today.
'enhanced
?iole great
?lop?
lotiteV* ..ver
Ilo -.'leu
1er? win b?
luntry will
V*?
civic
The man who make? a habit of getting*?
early tn the morning I? not apt to become^
hoarder at th? poor form.
It matter? little whether you win or
ao long a? you fought on tho right ?Id?.
Be? Heck aayn: "H?ndaomo man and beau
tiful wimmln (It? old quicker than homely
folk?."
Zenobia w?? guten ?f Palmyra aad wlf? of
Olenathu*,. who had been recognised ??
King of Palmyra by the Roman Emparer,
Galllenu?, Ml A. D. Upon tha death of her
huaband ZenoMa attempted to extend her
domain, but waa defeated and brought ts
Romo a prieonef. by Agricola.
It la eupoeed that firework? wat-o flrat need
by th? Chinee?. They ware known there ?a
early aa th? olghth century and war? intro
duced into Puro?? In tho feurteeath oentury.
. Thl* la a plant
India and I? rat
reaeen ' of the tin
leave? The?e are
group? of three.- t?
leaflet? much ?gShrVM th?
terminal one. Theooy lateral
leaf eta are In constant motion.
being elevated by a eueceeelon
of )erke and then moving down
ward by ?Imitar rapid Jerk?.
Tho motion la not rapid, a corn
plat? up sad down movement
ta king hem? f-9 pt four min.
?tos. Tho terminal laat Imi
not romain quiet, but It? movo?
mente are not like the?? ef the
' other?
---Jh
Tho BOSSI maa- uatiaUr hss th? ?osr
age of his wlfe'a CODTlctloas.
BAD MANNBSS.
"1 as ver hare any re? pact far a mas Who
???were h|? wife aarcaitle.il- la company ?
??Neither hare I. A man akouldo'l interrupt
bla ?rifa by SSSWSttag her.''
Cr wiu
f* land.
aa Our nation
?ffnietad with
tal advance
citicene Of th?
tad? tha nailon'?
e ahould bluah for
V*e "-reach philosopher,
romte. onoe eald! "Thai nation
which I? th? boat fad -end beat
educated Will nil?." In thirty
roar? tho nailon or?n hav? ceta?
puUory bisk, achool education.
?nd In elity yeare compulsory
?eli??? educati?? will he th?
broa gat
rough publie
>? moan? of die
can It be don??
ment paying en?
and iMUlng Inter
a? equivalent to
aad th? aarnlnga
III liquid?t? th?
f?S??n?rlty d e?e n de ?pen
?te dletrthufon. I?? oe
<y. then; 1? toe greet a prob?
? to bo entrusted In th?
nd? oS an. exploiting few. Th?
rallroede ahould no longer bo
run by stock ma n?pula tore who
direct tho loading of freight
over ?uch road? whooe atock
thev wlah to ?ell. and order
?mall carrying over ?uch .Onda
a? they wteh to buy, and vice
vera?. Fleecing tho lamb?.
Head? I win. tail? yeu loee. A
great gama.
In thirty yaar? ear aub-tdlaed
merchant marine will extend.
the Itinerary of our tra-??-?
?eleemert from Oahkoeh to
Tlmhucktoo. and he will flaeh
hi? ardere for oold rlV-eam over
th? radio wtreleee from New
Seeland to Now Orleans. Al.?
?ray? a ntua la tho lead.
In thirty year? w? will hav?
tratnad Stallila at tho head
at OS? ahlp-of-atate. tnetead of
profaoaloaal politician?.
Wo were ' bora a handree!
year? too soon.