Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-28

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seful things. but they tied up local street
car line few days ago, just the same. AND
no person objected. Even the lordly motor
man, who rings his gong and shouts and
makes every other vehicle get off the track,
look 1t good naturally and helped gather up
the beans. 1t happened this way:
A woman was crossing the street carry
Ing heavy basket containing, possibly.
haIf bushel of green string beans. She
did not look like one who could afford to
lose so much of the family's provender.
Just as she got in the middle Of the car
tracks the handle of her heavy basket broke
and the beans were scattered over the street.
she began to gather them up and a car
came along. She hurried to assemble her
beans, as the passage of that car meant
the loss. perhaps, of half of them. The mo-
torman saw her trouble and, with more ten
-heartedness than many of them would
show. he stopped his car.
He watched her frantically scraping up
beans for minute. then he stepped down
off the platform and Joined her. The con-
ductor looked out and observed the situa-
ton. He also got off and helped. The wom-
an, the motorman and the conductor all
worked together and gathered beans. The
car was halted fully five minutes. Then
the last bean was in the basket
The worried woman thanked the conductor
and the motorman, the conductor jerked
the bell rope and the car started. Every
body aboard had been delayed several min
utes. but no person objected. They all
voted the conductor and motorman good
fellows.
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while the members of the Anti-saloon
League and the beer people are discussing
the questions relating to the GROWERS and
high license. remarked a member of the
police department to a Star reporter, 1.-The
whisky business seems to have become lost
in the shuttle. 1t is no doubt true that beer
will cause intoxication, although many
drinkers who have been INDUCING in the
beverage for years will dispute the state
ment. There is nobody, however, who will
dispute the question. that whisky will do
the deed at short notice, but the more dan
gerous beverage seems to have escaped
notice during the discussion.
"A man may be unable to get beer at
times" continued the policeman, but he
can usually manage to get whisky. Pro-
hibition seldom prohibits the sale of liquor.
and canteen regulations will not keep 1t out
of army posts any more than Sunday laws
will prevent its sale on Sundays. 1t was
only last Saturday night that there was an
example of soldier providing for his Sun
days drinks to be consumed upon a mill
tary reservation. Two soldiers were brought
into the first precinct station in an almost
helpless state of intoXication One was I'M
able to even tell his name and the other
was not in. q much better condition.
Although they had enough liquor in
them to last an ordinary drnker week or
more one of them had a supply of liquor
with him for the next day. The abolition
of the canteen means a dry day upon the
reservation, and he knew he would be I'M
able to leave there to go in search of some
thing to quench his thirst The result was
hat ha ha1 nj, bot RI % tell,
cealed in each leg of his trousers. Had he
not been arrested he no doubt would have
passed the guard and had the liquor the
next day.
What Washington needs" the policeman
added, lis a system of graded licenses, such
as to be had in some other cities.
Charge a dealer in accordance with the
character of his business and the privileges
granted him and the city vail derive more
revenue and there will be less drunkenness.
1t might also result in change in the
prices charged and put certain classes OF
liquor out of reach of those who cannot
well afford them. Such a move, l believe,
would be best for all hands and would be
the means of accomplishing the most good. -
x X X
An incident which happened on 14tt
street car in Mt. Pleasant the other after
noon caused no little merriment to several
passengers who were seated in the rear part
of the car. At the corner of U street a
charmingly dressed young lady boarded the
car and took a seat near the front. The
| car had reached the corner of 14th and
| Florida avenue when a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| ing man with snowy hair mounted the plat
| form and took a seat Immediately next tc
| the young lady. He looked as though he
| might be a southern governor, as he was
| well groomed and his appearance in every
way was genteei. In his hand he carried g
beautiful American beauty rose and as the
car sped on its way to the end of the line
! every now and then he would inhale the
| fragrance of the flower. Soon the ladJ
| looked at the rose and In a way without
| recognizing the owner, seemed to admire
| 1t. Pretty soon the man noticed her watch
| ing the rose, and lifted it toward her face
| so that she might be able to inhale It's
| fragrance also; but in a second she turned
| from him and certainly gave him the cold
| est shoulder he ever had in his life, If those
| who saw the incident have any ability as
| judges His features did not change from
the CHEEKY smile that We're spreading ovel
| them, and not flush of red tinted his face
| and when he left the car several squares
| on one would not have noted from his ap
| pearance that anything out OF the ordinary
| had happened
! The celebration of the charge at the
| crater near Petersburg, Va. by the sur.
vivors of Gen. Mahone's brigade of the con
! federate army several days ago has revived
| a story of that thrilling occasion which wa:
| related by Gen. Malone to Maj. ]. H Stin,
| of this city when the Virginian was a mem
| Der of the United States Senate
The general said that about daylight OF
| the morning of the explosion of the min,
| which caused the great upheaval of tn,
| confederate works he was standing at TIL
| entrance of his tent. Just after the grea
! conclusion. which shook the very earth ant
| sent tons of dirt high into the air, a con
| federate soldier. hatiess, barefooted ant
| coatless, came dashing past Gen. Malone
| tent He was going with the speed of
| frightened deer.
What has happened?' yelled Malone
| addressing the flying man.
! Don't know" replied the soldier, with
| out Stacking his speed CHANGING back
| "but I reckon hell's busted"