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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-11

even declared that Senator Plat has said
that if Gov. Roosevelt signs the bill he
will proclaim himself to be 10 less than a
communist The governor is said to have
retorted that his approval of. the act would
be directly against the growth OF commu-
nism. for 1t would meet by a rational meas
ure an unmistakable and a reasonable de-
mand by the people that the great corpora
lions bear their just share of the taxation
burden, and so would prevent radical re-
actions toward socialism and communism.
HearingG are to be given, at which the
pressure II the weight of the allied corpo-
rations Of the city of New York, represent
ing hundreds of millions of dollars and pow
erful political influence. will be brought to
bear upon the governor. 1t will be a
preme test of his quality. He is known to
have plenty of nerve. but it will require all
his capacity for Independent action to turn
a deaf ear to the demands of the big COM
p6nies and to listen to the voice of the cit
iZenS.
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Nv which Route. Admiral:

The ball has opened, and it promises 10
Be lively while it lasts. Only seven cities
ccntended about great Homer dead. but
over seventv-seven are contending about
great Dewey living. In fact every city or
town on any through line of railway be
tween San Francisco and Washington IS
aggressive now on the subject of the ad-
miraI'S Homecoming. Every municipality
wants a sight of him and a chance TO do
him honor. And to this end it is insisted
that he should return by way of the Pa
cihc and cross the continent. The other
route would cut nearly the whole country
out of the reveI. The cable to Manila is
hot with appeals from both sides, and the
day approaches for a decision.
The matter lies wholly with the admiral
The authorities here will acquiesce in any
arrangement that may be agreeable to
him. If he says San Francisco, SO be it,
1: ne says New York, so he it. 1t is said
of some men that they want the earth. 1t
may be said Of him that he may have
choice of either of the big seas. He is the
American cock of the waterways and may
come home by either route, and by any
means it may please him to determine
However he may decide the matter, there
will necessarily be some disappointment. y
trip by way of the Suez canal cuts out the
trip across the continent, and that will
leave a trail of broken hearts from ocean
TO ocean. \ trip across the Pacific cuts
out the Suez trip, and complaint will he
heard all along that route. Admiral
Dewey's fame is universal now. and wher-
ever men honor u lighting sailor and an
accomplished gentleman there is desire
to meet and salute this man. There IS
not Il port anywhere where the Olympia
with him on board would not be an object
OF the most fattering attention.
Washington is in that fortunate position
where il may synpathize with both sides.
Whichever route he may choose. the ad-
miraI will come here; and he may be very
sure that in no other city of the country
viii his welcome be warmer or sincerer-
Washington knew him and esteemed him
before he had achieved his great renown,
and awaits with pleasant impatience the
Opportunity TO testify how truly she shares
in the universal feeling which acclaims him
the country's greatest man afioat since
FarraSUt-
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Governor Roosevelt has reached a critical
point in his political career. and the out
come may have material bearing upon
his fortunes in the wider field which his
friends confidently predict he is destined to
occupy. AT his suggestion, and upon his
urgent insistcnce. the legislature which just
adjourned passed a bill providing for the
taxing Of franchises. known as the Ford
bill. Under its operation all franchises for
the use of the public streets. throughout
the entire state. will be clas5ed and taxed
as real estate. At present the large corpo-
rations enjoying these privileges are able
almost without exception. to avoid the pay
ulent of charges upon their holdings by COW
cring them with mort gage bonds and other
forms Of Indebtedness which exempt the
securities from taxation. Under the Ford
law the assessment will be recorded as in
tho case Of houses and lands. and the tax
cannot be eVaded any more than that levied
on any form of real estate. 1t is believed
that in New York city alone the execution of
the law Will result in an increase Of hun
dreds of millions in the assessment and
from ten to fifteen millions in the amount
of taxes
The bill was framed and passed in re-
Spouse 10 a popular demand for IA more
recognize that the great corporations using
the streets for steam or electric or horse
railways for electric lighting or tel
ephone uses owe subs tantial sums to the
community for the rights which heretofore
they have enjoyed practically without cost.
Its passage was bitterly resisted in both
houses and IN the lower branch was almost
sn.othered by trickery. though favored by
a large majority. II was only through the
governors determined efforts that the
measure was placed upon its passage. 1t is
now before him for signature under the
clause in the state law which gives the ex-
ecutive thirty days after the adjournment
of the legislature in which to sign or reject
pending measures.
The commercial and political influences
which are being brought 10 bear upon Gov.
Roosevelt to persuade him to veto the bill
are tremendous in their power. 1t has been
plainly minated to him that il he signs
the bill he incurs the enmity OF Senator
Platt. whose business interests are identi-
cal with those of the corporations affected
most heavily by the proposed law. 1t is
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according to the makers designation. Yes
terday witness brought before the session
an armful of packages which he swore he
had purchased from various Chicago deal
ers. Not one of them bore the required
stamp according to law. Some of them
contained 1t hidden out of sight in a fold,
while others Were wrapped with blank pa
per. When the dealers were asked as to
this discrepancy between the law and the
fact they swore that the fault was due to
oversights of their clerks, while one of
them, the same virtuous man who hurled
the charge of imitation at the butter men,
intimated that the packages had been tam
pered with
1t is really a shame that these unfortu-
nate manufacturers and merchants have to
contend against the careessness of clerks
who neglect to affix the legal labels or to
inform customers paying butter prices for
butterine that they are not getting pure
butter, and must be annoyed by prejudiced
customers who prefer butter to cleo, and
by the cupdity of the butter rascals who
persist in Coloring their winter product to
the standard tone of the imitation. The
government should begin at once to prose-
cute the clerks, the customers and the dali
rymen for their conspiracy to drive enter
prislng citizens out of profitable industry.
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Street Railway Wages.

As The Star has heretofore pointed out
one of the most important considerations
in connection with the consolidation of q
majority of the local street railway lines
under single control, now in progress, re-
lates to the question of the wages of the
employees. This paper has on previous oc
caSiOns expressed the hope that the enter
prise of the capitalists would in no wise
initiate against the interests of the con-
ductors and motormen, who are entrusted
with responsibility of a grave character and
put to a severe test of endurance in
telligence and fidelity. Yesterday a change
in the wage scales of the Great Falls and
Glen Echo roads, recently purchased by
the newly formed syndicate, was noted in
the news columns. which did not justify
any positive anticipations of betterment in
this respect. The rate was reduced from
1923 cents hour for tWelve-hour day
to 16 cents an hour for the same time.
thus reducing the days wage on full time
from $500 to S1.92. The drop of S cents
a day may seem a trifle to those who are
accustomed to count their daily incomes by
the scores of dollars, but when multiplied
by six it becomes sum of material conse-
Quence to the man of mea ger means 1t is
declared in behalf of the company that
this reduction is really a benefit for accord
ing to the new scale man can make extra
money by working over time, which was
not permitted under the old system. when
SEQ was the maximum paid to an employee
for a days work, without regard to it's
length This is surely not munificent a
privilege as the company seeks to Indicate.
In order to earn Sl.92 a day the conductor
or motorman must be continually at his
post for twelve hours. This is a severe
drain upon the human energies. 1t is a
longer working period than is sanctioned
by the modern custom in this matter. The
man who works at the arduous task of
running an electric car beyond twelve
hours, in order to make the pitful sum of
IL cents an hour. is drawing heavily upon
his reserve stock of vitality and exhausting
himself. 1t is to be questioned whether any
but the strongest men can continuously
stand ceaseless labor and responsibility for
more than half the day Taking out the
time needed for sleep and for meals prac-
tically no opportunity is left for recreation
and the transaction of the necessary bust
Eess matters which pertain to the average
person in a large city. The man becomes
a slave to his task. The wage and time
scales on the two principal lines of the city,
one of which is owned by the new syndi-
cate. are much more liberal to the men,
though by no means unwisely 50. If the
change on the Glen Echo and Great Falls
branches of the new system is to be fol-
lowed by similarly inspired reductions on
the other portions of the new company's
lines public sympathy will speedily settle
in favor of the employees in a demand for
a new adjustment on the basis at least of
the standard rates and hours which now
prevail
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Book Department.

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A Modern Madrigal.

oh, come, my love, and we will rove
Affair." in tropic scenes;
New joys await us, treasure-trove,
Among the Philippines.
Wen train the dashing trolley car
A jungle path to seek,
And hear conductors near and far
Make music while they speak
Banay- banay We'll see some day.
Our Journey shall not lag,
Till we have found far Mandanlay,
And quaint Sapangpatag.
Bright feathered birds we will alright,
AS we our course pursue;
While gaudy flowers tint the light
Shed by the cleaning dew.
So come. my love. and we will rove,
Where nature never frowns,
And mystic melodies are wove
While one calls off the towns.
Wen seek Tay Tay and Malibay,
Bagbag and Pulilan,
And Bosoboso, BacoIor.
Likewise Bagumbayan.
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A Crime Against Thrift.

The effrontery OF the dairymen Of this
country IS beyond belief Setting them
selves against the march Of science and in
custry, they have striven 10 persuade the
public that butter made from cream is more
wholesome than any imitation made from
refuse They have also been so inconsider-
ate OF the rules of trade that they have
protested against the sale Of butter inita-
tons in the name Of butter, at butter
prices. 1t would seem that in all reason
they would stop at this. But now comes
evidence. addUced before the senatorial
pure food committee sitting at present in
Chicago, TO show that they have actually
been initiating the imitation. One of the
witnesses, a dealer in butterine named
Bradwell. testified as follows:
II tell you. senator. if some of these hut
ter men had their way We would be. driven
out Of the business and butter would be
selling all the way from 40 to 6U cents a
pound Butter1ne IS always COlored a rich
golden Now. every one knows that in the
winter months. when the cattle cannot get
grass. butter IS nearly pure white, but these
ie!lows color II and make is resemble but
terine."
Isn't 1t pathetic? The butterine man
goes 10 the pains Ct coioring his concoction
a standard shade. 1t happens-by mere CO.
incidence OF cOurse-to be the color of
genuine butter made when the cows are
eating grass in summer. For many Years
the makers Of pure butter have been bring
ing the winter product to the standard color
by little carrot juice or some other harm
less vegetable stain. This has been done
because Of a foolish prejudice which MANY
people entertain for yellow butter 1t is to
be assumed that If the oleo men had
CHANGED TO choose the white Of winter but
ter as their standard the wicked butter men
would find some way to bring their product
to that tone In summer, when the cows are
eating grass and giving yellow butter.
There is no accounting for the malevolence
Of the dairymen.
incidentally the committee received an
obtect-lesson in stamps The law requires
al packages OF limitations of butter TO be
plainly stamped on the outside with either
the words ''oleomargarine" or ''butterine,"
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Lamp Department.

l Red Porcelain Lamp and Globe. Reduced from
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Suit Department.

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China Department.

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Will Jar the Wise Men.

Admiral Dewey is TO return to the United
States as soon peace is concluded with
the Filipinos. and will probably come back
on his own flagship, the Olympia, via the
Suez canal. The voyage from Manila to
New York will require about forty-tive
days. so that 1t is among the possibilities
that the Olympia may cast anchor in New
York bay on.or near the Fourth of July
In that case, or in any case, the man who
presented an empire to Uncle Sam will re-
ceive a greeting that will be a surprise to
the wise men of Boston and Chicago who
want to give that empire away to the first
one who will accept 1t.
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Shoe Department.

t ID pairs Women's lace Shoes. patent tin extcn.
yn s's; SHE'S "a. >. "ia and C A-3 3l5 J. aud
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I'll; ST pairs Nomrn's Button Shoes. tip OF same:
H n's :, ~. IA and 6 Al. 3 and 81 IA ID
reduced from s. ~ 10 ST. pair
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~ ~ ana So G Reduced from s. 80 To 81 40 nsir
sd, so pairs N"men's Tan Patent Leather strap
, =, sizes ~ and g. Reduced from 81 -
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=" pairs Women's Patent Leather Slipn.rs- So -
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VIII Re Ashamed of Their Folly.

From the Milwaukee Wisconsin,
One of the Boston sympathizers with
Edward Atkinson says: THE recent or
ders as to mail matter sent by him sim
ply Russianize America This recalls
the declaration by Copperheads during the
civil war that President Lincoln, by sus-
pending the habeas corpus act, had de-
graded the government to military des-
potism President Lincoln's memory now
is one of those that smell sweat and
blossom in the dust" Does any one at
this time brag of having been a copperhead
during the civil war? The time will come
when the Atkinson crowd will feel heartily
ashamed of their diSlOYal folly.
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Housefurnishing Dept.

1 Infants Japnnned Bath Reduced from 81. 10
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-ApDrehensiye.

where did you say that conference is to
be held?" said the man who does not care
how much trouble he makes.
AT Het Huis ten Bosch" answered the
delegate, after looking at piece of paper.
It's too bad" was the comment; too
bad. They're likely to get into an alterca-
ton over how it's pronounced before they
have been together twenty minutes"
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Art Department.

STAMPED Duck Laundry Bags. Reduced from
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JeWelry Department.

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