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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21
@icbcranfnabme bcs Sctrie6s.

9ttt5burg, ga, 90. gfop. 49,
Sffi5iel imtroe bon Ser ,Imericou
Sbeet & Gin 8lote Company" be.
fnnIt gemodt, Die Stor @orfS, cine
bier beitebenOe Nuloge bon adt So
brifen, miiroen nm 0ienitog oen Dol
len 9etrieb pieoer ulfnebmeu mo eS
miiroen &orbcreititngen sum 9etrieb
elmer ooll5en An5obl onoerer 6o6ri.
fen ~gctrofieu. N16 ocn GlGnen,
weld)e %gegcmuGrtig sur 9erotbutg
porliegen, merOen 81 geihloiiene
DISQUALIFICATION Der groBen 8eiea-
i6oft nod Dor Dem GnOe Der eriten
9e5emberpode oic 9lrbeit pie0er
oufnebmen, lpomit Damn BON ben 249
@eiBblcf ? Subriten Der @eieQidoft
1919 I'M 9etriebe icin miir0et.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21
ssranlein Mlina RnOulpb's ScfinSen.

COS Angeles, 20. 9tou.-lleber
ben 3uitanO Der S6ouipielerin SRI.
Oiinu Huoolpb, pelde geitern bel
einem Automobil-ltnfuq ernite Ser
IeBill1gen emrlitt, laltter Die Nodrid)-
ten giinItig. Sic bat oaS 9clpuBt.
iein nod ni6t poaitdnbig luieOerer.
Inngt, unb es finOet nod cine leidtC
@lutllng aus Den Sbret itatt. Ter
bebonoelnoe 9(r5t lit ober iiber5euat
OoB feline Batientilt, iucnn niht nod
Gomplifotionen cintrctcn, oni Gcben
erhalten lperoen miro.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21
Nentide 9eindler Der MnsitcQnnn.

st. 2ouiS, 30. Nop. - 4riu5
6rieorid &orl SIT 0obenlobe-O cbrin-
gen uno Yrin5 Sobom Scinrid 5u
@obenlobe-O ebringen, Neiien oe9
peritorbenen oeuti6eu &ei6StoBlerS
6iiriteu Sobenlobe, itattctcn geitern
Der misunderstanding eireu 8eiudl ob,
nobel lie pom Yr0iioenten 6roncia
begleitet mllroen. SpGter CAB ibuen
Sr. MoolpblS @rid Elm 9untett.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21
Sriteu mnb 8ucren iuullcn blciben.

81 g OH 6, 20. Ntop. - Oi(
Ginnnnoerlngsbeboroen bobel Dor
Den britiiden Solooten uno Den Doc.
rem, Die In Der SdmlItellllng oes iiio'
ufritoniihen arieges ouf Der Welt'
alsiteQung mitmirfen, neile Ipplifa.
tionen Inn 3ulaliung SIT Den Ser
Staatcn entgeaen g%enontnell, I'M
ibnen oen lp"eiteren Nufentbolt bier
5uInitoc nah SdluB Der @eltausltel.
lung 5u ermoelidlen.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21
zen. 5lotteniefrctdr Morton miro
,et Der Recommendation 5ugegen ieic
Nadl 3anamn.

Santiago Sc Gubo. %
9tob. Der Erou9portoampie.
Sumner" pom Der omcrifoniidcr
Worine, auf meIdem lid Die orei3e6u
GongreBmit9lieoer beiinoen, oereR
&eiie5iel Der SitbmlS pom Gunnmo
lit, no lie Die 3uit0noe in Der aonal=
some ituoiren ioaen, lit bier angefom-
men. Die CONGRATULATIONS bottelI
cine ongenebme 6obrt umo beiinoen
itdJ ole pobl. @eitern 9lbeno iubr
Der Sumner" meiter.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21

9lngriffe aif MIDI i'm Silben BADEN
Mid immer mebr %traurig geltimmt,
ats gedrgert. Sd bin ieIbit Elm bal
Der SiiOlGnoer, uno ih fam nit
Quer m0glihen 9tuiridyti9fcit iogeL
bob mir oic SntereHen beS SiioenS
ebenio nn Ser5en liegen, pie Die oeS
NorocnS. 9ldtungsooa (gc5. &beo'
bore Houiepelt."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21
Strife Der alciocr. Nrbcitcr in Gbi
cnNU.

Gbico9o, 20. Nopem6er.
SehstouienO aleiOer . 9lrbeiter, mel
Ge in 20 Sobrifcn beifGftigt iino,
gingcn 9eitern in Solge Der arbeits.
cin'teaung bon 450 3nidneioern an
Den Strife, woourd ser @eidditsbe.
trieb oteier 6irnlen.. melhe Mitglie.
Der Der n9totiounl @boleiole Sai(orS'
Ijlociation" iino, labmgelcgt milrne.
Die Strifer geboren 81 Der Special
ORDER Garment @orferS llnion."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21

Die gerid)tc ilbcr Die yiopeit'
bermabl nliS oen peridieoeteit Spe''
len BON @eit.8ireinien lanren l'
langIam cin, Dab Dem @onnerneilrs'
&iirem bis ieBt ofii5ielle 3ablen Iliil
ans # pon Den 80 Counties oes
Stootes 5u9efommen iino.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21
&ierscbn Scr9lcntc ucrnn9liIft.

6eruie, DC, 20. Nop. Sn
Dem Gorbonooo. 9oblenbergruerf nnbe
MprriIip ereignete iid cine pcrbGn9-
niBpoae @rploiion pom GrO0aS. fl
@rubenar6eiter c~rlitten Den Zoo.
Isbre bronogeidWGr5ten 2ciden lpi'r'
Sen ipGter bon elmer Wannidoit, Die
to0eSnutbig in oen Sdadt %einoron9,
an Die ObcrilGde gebraft. 9as Sob,
lenberguerf liegt 10 @teiIeu weitlid
BON bier.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21

Ger Innpfer .Sceoit," lpeld)er
5miid)en Sumilton mo WiontrcaI.
Canada, fubr. lit auf Dem brotherhood
su Bort Onlbouiier, Ontario, mo CT
reparirt neroen iolte, III 6lammen
auieeeangen. ST. batte eiuen @crtb
bon $4,000.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21

Bier muroen OBJ II NJ od) .
tia uao luuroen niebergctreten ltlln
Nlloere er6ielten Id)linme Wllr0c,l
um &opi uno @elidt," lalltet cine &c
peid,e aus Cincinnati Die ioit flilgt,
ols bate BORT Elm &ruDna %ItottgetlI;-
ben. Nid)tS bon ole Gem. 0iele
&erleBten linb = iun9e 0omeu, Die
an Der oortigeil llnipcriit0t ltuoirc.l,
%logenannte sGoeos," lpie lie I'M Col,
lege- Sorgon beiBen. Die 5artcl &c.
ihopfe batten iid ali Dem iiblid)clt
g6obnenfompie" (vflag rllID"), Der
5u Infang bes SIRIUS Itets 5lplldtt
Den nSreIbmen" ltno dlteren Stltoens
ten ltottfinhet. betbeiligt rlo onTllr
gebiiBt." Sa5u bcmerft eit College:
y0ie otbletiihc junge Came mod)t
S6ule; ober mas ipu aus Den WtoIts
nert neroen. mern lnllter @olfilrrn
beranlpodicn2" Nun nit DEM Wnl'
tiirentbnm bot cs nod CUTE Wcg'.
@olfiiren follen nidt III Obnnlod)f.
ltnb mcr uiiere Idmenlpelt mllltert,
Der iinoet. oaB JIG uont Wnltlirer-
ullo Sriinbilbentbum nod lpelt ent'
iernt limo.
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21
Sic Wttlm. ,@crmunio"

Sic Wilm. o@crmonio"
idrei6t: Cine bieii9e Game, iueld)c
in SonespiQe Der &crIamnlliutg DER
Observation-Disclosures bon MlSconllll
beiqeipobnt bat, lit bon Gem, mas nc
BORT Qeb0rt mo geleben bat, 10 begcl=
Itert, ooB lie cinen 0reBncrtretcr pro-
pbc5eit bat, eS meroe gar nId)t nleDr
lnnae oollern llto Die erIte unlerltonl-
Idle Y%rGiioentin iucroe ibren @ln5iIg
ms yMeiBe Solts" boltct. "gSlr
bubcn bereitS orci omcrltonINdc
Irouen," crflGrtc tic, rlucldc ltd) oe!t
8flidtcn Der Yr0li0entI6oft cbc1lo
oeiuudien 5eiqcn iuilr0crL mie Shco=
bore Rooiepelt, ulO oieie orei 6roucll
limo Carrie Chapman Gott, 6rolt =.
u. 30. SteuenS uno Heo. Nnllh
Sbulp." Is lit liderlid) ltllr ullere
eioene SdllIo, menn mir unleren &c
fern ilber oieie orci 0anlen nid)t Nel'
teres mit5utbeilen milen, oIletl MIR
mcroeu liherli6 nidt perfeblell ou$
8eriGuntte na65ubolen, Iobolo etlle
bon ibnen crit ol5 FrGliocntIfoftH.
GonoiOotin I'M 8eloe ltebt. Die 8cs
ietlrllq Der aobinetspoitcn iolltc Der
erIten on1erifoniihen Erolioenttt
feline bclonbercn Characterization bic
ten. Irou Morp 2eoie BON aonlna
miirbe iid) por5iiglih fir ooS Stdot3.
Gcpurtcncnt cigrcn. 9ottie @ree!t
bat 0nS 3eug 5n elmer tild)tlgeIt
SdoborltSs Sefretdrin mo Gorrle
Station miiBtc notiirlid) an DIE Splec
oeS ariegS.G e%portcnlentS. 8oS ole
@elonoten- uno 9otihaiterpoItcn oli-
bclonQt, 10 lpiiroen Die 0on1en Der
0pnaItie'n Nitor, &nnoerbilt II. J.. lG.
Iider germ bereit iein, Der EroIioentl1
aus Ser S~erle9enbeit SIT 9eIIen."
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1904-11-21

An'pritd genommen. Qicic2 it icbr
ld)art ge9en ibu bor0cgaugcn ltlo bat
ol'rf Gtniebung zines aurotOr0 Die
5lnah9sneripaItung Der 2IlooioIberr'
l9atf FloB unO Oe5 6iOcitommtlIeS
Somlgaport, 6eioe in 90DmelL ollrd)-
9ell'1rt uno oo$ IomiIjenpoIoiS IN
8ien permietbet.
Setanntcr S6riftltellcr
g%eitor6cm
Der SdriititeQer Sana &ittcr BON
9opten lit bier alla DEM 2ebcn &C.
lbleoen. (&onS bon Nopicn, Ger am
3, Sanilor 1885 in Nhjnhet ge6oren
loor llno in %ieilcr &atcritoot Die
Hedbte ulo @eididtc iulOirt botte,
ltono bis Sum Sabre 1860 I'M bope-
ridden Stootsoienit. Gr wllroe III
Den Wtilndener 0iGtcrfrci@ Wurimi-
llollS oeS 3peiten Qcjo8cl uro bon
@elbel BET @eIegenbcit Der ScrulS-
9obe oeS u@iindcncr Gidterbu6a"
.Q862) III Die 2itcrotlr eingetiibrt,
Nod]oem er poriibcr0cbcnO in &ene.
otg, Eoris uno @icn gclebt botte,
itobm er i'm Sabre 1866 ieinen ool-
ernoen 8obnlib in @crIin, Wtit 5ubl-
retfen Romouen mo Nope0en,
@iIops, S6olipiclen mno @eOidteu
bat Der Geritorbenc, Ger olld fiir Ole
S%ngeSpreiie ie%uiQetouiitiid tbGtig
mar, Die oeutihe 2itcrotur bcrei.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
Kamimura.

Admiral Kamimura should not despair,
Nelson had a protracted chase and several
disappointments before he found the enemy
at Trafalgar. But when he did find him
he finished him. There We're, it Is true. no
swift MESA ges, by or without wire, in Mel
sons day, but with them even a hunt on
the wide sea is difficult and subject to many
riskss 1t will be time enough for censure
when clash and defeat for the Japanese
have occurred. The Impotence at Tokyo
grows out of the uniform success of the
other ventures The people are exacting
Delay looks like failure. and they are dis
posed to treat il as such.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
A Divided Tree Jurisdiction.

The circumstances of the tree-trimmlng
in Lafayette Square suggest that some
move should soon be made toward con-
solidating the now divided authority over
the trees growing on the public spaces in
this District 1t appears that while the
program outlined was drawn up by the
Department of Agriculture's tree expert,
Mr. Pinchot. the park IS under the
Jurisdiction of the army officer in charge
of public buildings and grounds. and the
trees themselves, in this particular in
stance, grew in almost every case within
the limits of the Commissioners author
ity. Thus in order to move In the matter
the Commissioners permission had to be
obtained. and the work is being done by
the superintendent of public buildings
and grounds according to the advice of
the Agricultural Department arborcul-
turist.
Tree trimming is not a matter to be en-
trusted to any subordinate. 1t involves
many considerations and calls for a SCI
entlfic Judgment. Some of the trimming
which Is done by the gangs of men who
work under the Commissioners seriously
ofrends the best sense of the people. And
some of the tree cutting in the parks is
open to serious criticism. Would it not
be well to reorganize this field and secure
statutes-if those in force are insufficient
placing all trees growing on public
ground In the District under the care of a
carefully chosen board of experts? Let
that board work under the Department
OF Agriculture, or the superintendent of
public buildings and grounds. or under
the Commissioners. as the best judgment
seems to indicate as likely to yield the
most satisfactory results. But If the nat
ural growths of the city are ever to be
brought to a uniform standard of treat
ment and culture some settlement of the
now divided responsibility should be eff
fected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
Apply the Slocum Lesson Now.

The first days session of the coroner's
inquest into the Slocum disaster brought TO
light several highly important facts which
should be noted carefully and at once by
the federal inspection service In all cities
and by the people who are accustomed to
spend part OF their summer on the water
In excursion boats First of all. It appeared
that the first mate Of the Slocum Is not
licensed by the proper authorities to act
In that capacity. although he has been thus
employed on the Slocum for two seasons
Where were the federal officials last spring
and this, when this man took his place in
a most responsible position on steamer
carrying thousands of lives each week? On
how many other river boats are men serv-
ing AZ mates-perhaps as pilots. or as en-
gineers-without having passed the nee
essary examinations?
Then. II was shown by testimony of men,
bers of the crew that the Slocum deck
hands had never gone through a fire drill.
Is there a boat on the Potomac river today
on which fire drill has been held this
year. or last. or In fact for many years
pastG How many members OF the crews of
the local steamers know what to do when
a blaze appears? And the lack OF fire drills
suggests at once that these men, presum-
ably hired from the docks for a few dol
lars week. are never exercised in the
launching of boats. Could single Potomac
river life boat be put overheard quickly
without capsizing?
The testimony disclosed also the fact that
the fire hose on the Slocum was practically
out of service virtually all the time by
reason OF the insertion of solid rubber
washer at the coupling to prevent water
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
Roasting" st. Louis.

The following from New York appeared in
yesterdays Star:
"A cablegram from Manchester. England.
says: The Dispatch today prints terrific
roast OF the st. Louis exposition An
Englishman who has just returned from
the fair says the exhibition has attracted
all the cleverest crooks of both sexes.
Visitors disappear unaccountably, rob-
bers and murderers are splendidly organ
lied
He continues: Tt is useless to expect
American police to trouble themselves with
such trifies. shrug OF the shoulders Is
their only response to complaint or charges
The city holds ruinously high buildings
which are but f1imsily constructed boxes
The rooms resemble lockers, and the meals
are wretchedly poor. Walters serve In
their shirt-sleeves. smoking. chewing and
splitting over heads of diners. though with
such wonderful accuracy that accidents
seldom occur. The only safe way for q
stranger to see the town 10 to Join the Sal
walton Army and accompany 1t In its perez
CARNATIONS"
Unfortunately for the st. Louis show,
big yarns of this description are likely to
find many believers abroad. The wonder
is that the author did not add some perils
from herds of buffalo and wandering tribes
of wild Indians. st. Louis Is so far from
the seaboard. and the untraveled English
mans ideas about America are 50 confused,
it would not be difficult to embellish q
yarn in that way and have 1t accepted.
The visitor need not expect at st. Louis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
Eft Tu, Billyl

Pity the sorrows of distinguished gen.
tIeman who was at pains to be regular in
1876 and 1900 against his convictions, ana
has since sought to profit by the sacrifice
lie then made.
Judge Parker could not, In the very ma
ture of things. have been sincere sub
scriber to Organism in the two campaigns
in which he supported 1t. His associations,
lis position. everything forbade 1t. 1t was
different In the case of a man like Richard
Croker who. as a professional politician
and the leader of professional politicians.
could believe In anything or anybody as the
occasion demanded But Judge Parker sur
rendered his beliefs and supported his
party's platform. Had he not done so we
should not have heard of him in this cam
paign. His surrender has been paraded as
n yirtue-as a claim upon Mr.. Bryan and
his friends
Mr.. BRYAN refuses so to regard it. His
speech in New York last night was ex-
plicit to the point of brutality He spurn-
ed the man who had done so much for him.
He refused to consider the Parker OF 1895
and 1900. but held up to condemnation the
Parker of 1904. The Parker of today he
regards as the tool of the trusts. muzzied
in their interests, but certain to be vocal
election to the presidency And this opin-
ion. with Celebrations. MIR. Bryan will re-
peat at st. Louis next month.
To how many others does this opinion or
Mr.. Bryan apply? We need not consider
the case of Mr.. Cleveland. for Mr.. Bryan
puts him under ban on the score OF apos-
tacy and general unworthiness But Mr..
German, and MIR. Olney. and Judge Gray
are easily in the Parker class from MI
Bryan's point of view. Mr.. German. IKE
Judge Parker, surrendered his convictions
in 1896 and 1900 and voted for MIR. Bryan,
and has the good will of all the corpora
ton interests that are now opposed 10 Ntr.
Roosevelt. If he Ia nominated at st. Louis
they will support him cordially. Mr.. Olney
was shy of Organism In 1896. but came
around in 1900. Judge Gray stood aloof
both years.
The leading men then are on Mr. Bryan
black list. Who are on the white? Mr..
Bryan will not say. Mr.. Hearst has been
advertised as his legatee, and the two men
in their policies and prejudices have so
much in common many have accepted the
report Mr.. Bryan. however. denies 1t. and
Mr. Hearst only a few days ago declared
that he was playing lone hand. 1t is
pretty puzzle as II stands, and Mr.. Bryans
words and his enthusiastic reception In
New York last night add to the interest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21

call the comforts OF home. Conditions
are unusual The crowds are large. anu
necessarily many OF the accommodations
have been hastily knocked together. They
are to serve but a temporary purpose
Many people are ION the make The pc
Rod of sunshine being limited to six
n cnths, hay must be made WITHIN lhat
period, or not at all. These are not pipica'
times The stranger within the gates mus'
help pay the bills. A man on holiday -
supposed to have some OF his savings ABOUT
his clothes and to be in spending mooo'
II he isn't he finds Jordan hard road 10
travel. Your frugal holiday maker Is ia'r
game for the despoiler.
This E,nglishman talks like a practlceo
croaker. He had evidently been nursing
his wrath to keep it warm. He had got II
into epigrammatic form. and we may De
certain that he enjoyed the style of his de-
Iiverance. And that should In some meas
ure recompense him for his losses and dis
comforts at st. Louis. But in the exercise
of his wit he has clearly overdrawn the
picture. One may accept the walter in
some side joint serving in his shirt sleeves
but to make him a phenomenally accurate
splitter at table is to raise doubt. That Is
an old gag, which in time has been applied
to everybody in this land from the Presi-
dent down.
That there are clever crooks of both sexes
at the show Is no surprise. They follow
shows. They are, in a way. in the show
business themselves. But don't let us have
any more crooked tales about the show
than can be avoided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
Governing" the American People.

In a letter to the Toronto Sun on the sub
ject of the political situation in this coun-
try, Prof. Goodwin Smith says:
THE writer has reason to believe that
the democratic leaders are hopeful. But he
fails 20 discern on what their hope definitely
rests. One man there is in their party who
has a hold upon the popular mind. and has
shown himself fit to govern. That man Is
Grover Cleveland. But Cleveland positively
declines &c run, and If he did, Bryan would
cut his throat 1t tS on the whole, rather
sorry spectacle.
The most praiseworthy thing Mr.. Bryan
has ever done as public man is to object
to the return of Mr.. Cleveland to political
leadership. In effect, the proposition Is to
substitute personal government for party
government The moro outspoken Of the
Clevelandites put their case with all frank
ness With them the democratic party Is
nothing, but MIR. Cleveland is everything.
Nominate him at st. Louis. they tell you.
and the whole trick is turned He will be
candidate. platform and all the rest of 1t.
They would put the national government
absolutely and Internationally into his
hands Congress? Why. doesn't the Consti-
tuition provide that the President shall COM
municate with Congress- And will there be
anything left for Congress to do but fol-
low Mr. Cleveland'S recommendations!
How could 1t err in pursuing such course!
These are the men who during his
residence in the White House held Mr.
Mckinley in such profound contempt. The
Ohio leader believed in party government
and represented a party. He had respect
for the people, and recognized in them the
source of all power. He had respect for
Congress, and was anxious to confer and
cooperate with it, rather than to boss It.
His administration was a great success.
But he was criticised as a weakling, with
out a mind of his own. and who kept his
ear constantly to the ground for sounds
of popular sentiment. And yet he was dis
tinctly a chief executive The men who put
him in office sustained him there. and he
left his party even stronger than he had
found it. We have never had in this coun-
try four years of government more worthy
of the name of government of. by, and for
the people. In no act during his term as
President did Mr.. Mckinley deceive or dis
appoint his party; and. as a consequence,
both the party which had called him to its
leadership, and the country which had
called the party to power. were the better
for the confidence bestowed.
The man advertised as better than his
party Is not the man for his party's leader
ship. The country calls party and not
an individual to power, and good and sue
cessful government under form is pos
sible only through good policies In 1892
Mr.. Cleveland was described as better than
his party; and after his election he wrecked
the organization in an effort to lift it to
his own plane of wisdom and virtue while
his party denounced him as an migrate and
berayer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21

dripping into the hose and rotting 1t. In
order to use the pipe to put out fire 1t
would have to be uncoupled. the washer
removed and the hose recoupled, involving
a serious loss of time. It appears that
this was not done on the SlOcum and con-
seauently no water reached the flames.
What, then, Is the condition of the fire hose
on the local steamers? Are they purposely
blocked of at the connections to save
them?
Yesterdays testimony pointed for the
first time clearly to the forward cabin as
the origin of the fire, Members of the crew
testified that 1t was used for the storage
of oil barrels and other materials and that
when 1t was entered by them they had to
strike matches In order to get illumination.
barrel of hay in which beer glasses had
been packed was put in there the morning
Of the Slocum fire. Are there such fire.
traps In service here? What is the condi-
ton OF the storage rooms Of the Potomac
boats? What sort of an inspection Is 1t
that turns a boat out at the beginning OF
the season and then let's Its owners or Off
GERS or roustabout deckhands do as they
please with fire hose and intiammables
throughout the months Of active service?
1t is unnecessary to wait for the Slocum
verdict to apply here correctively the
knowledge gained from the inquiry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
To Make Boats Safe.

From the New York Journal of Commerce.
1t may not be necessary to make excur-
sion boats and river steamers of steel. as II
they were going over deep waters and far
from land, or to exact such requirements as
would be proper for ocean and lake vessels;
but they should be made reasonably proof
against fire. and material for this purpose
is neither scarce nor expensive 1t can be
so used as to make a sudden outbreak and
swift spread of fire on any excursion boat
impossible. and it is that which causes fatal
panic. Our navigable waters are under the
jurisdiction of the United States, and local
authorities can enforce no requirements for
the construction or equipment of vessels
licensed to carry passengers on them. They
can, however. do something to demand and
promote action on the part of the national
government to make this kind of craft safe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
Neglected.

My Uncle Jim he says he knows
Jes' what they'd ought to do
Out In convention. / suppose
They'll simply rush things through
An get the country in a jam,
An leave It's prospects dim,
Without y single telegram
Consultin' Uncle Jim.
I 'spose he'll have to wait around
The same as Moses did,
Until their woes Is SO profound
That hope lies almost hid.
At last l haven't any doubt
They'll come a-beggin' him;
An then, I wouldn't help them out,
If l was Uncle Jim.