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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Municipal Ownership.

Just now the laugh seems to be on Mayor
Dunno 1t Is quite the fashion to quiz him
about municipal ownership, and ask when
he intends to put his policy into action.
His campaign speeches and the platform
upon which he was elected are quoted to
him, and much hooking complaint is made
of his slow motion. Will he never get a
move on? Is he firing in the traces? Did
he make hts race in dead earnest, or did he
have secret suspicion that he and his
friends were on a wild goose chase? And
so forth.
This affords good fun, but not much more.
The policy for which Mayor Dunno stands
cannot be disposed of In that way. 1t may
be full Of peril. and undoubtedly there are
some unworthy men who are "cramming'
on the subject with the view of talking
persuasively to the people and riding into
office. But there is enough in the policy to
warrant the prediction that 1t will be tried
out in many more than one city, and that
to this end many good men will lend their
aid.
Mayor DUNES embarrassments. instead
of baking the advocates of municipal own
ership, are likely to incite them to in
creased activity They will be searched
for instructions. If too much stress was
laid on the mayors power and lnfluence IN
this first race, and too little thought was
taken of the support he must have In the
city's legislature, the correction Of this will
be attempted in the next race. To set a
man task, and yet fail to provide him
with the tools to work with, Is to do him
an injustice. If in such circumstances he
fails the fault is not his.
The truth is that, in several large ques-
tons, city, state and national, the people
and their leaders just now are feeling their
way. Unrest is apparent and widespread.
Causes given for it are numerous Rene
dies are nebulous. But a settlement OF
some kind in every case is certain. There
will be experiments, and some of them will
be disastrous to those who champion them
and try to push them through But there
viii be no turning back. All such move
ments are forward, although the line fol-
lowed may not be as at first drawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
ROYALTY AND DENTISTRY.
From the Buffalo Express.

From the Buffalo Express.
If reports regarding the amount OF hAs
bill are true, that New York dentist who
treated Prince, Louis OF Battenberg is quail
fled to be president of a life insurance
company.
From the Buffalo Commercial
The story told in the dispatches OF the
dentist and the prince. is interesting; but
the charge made for the operation upon the
royal teeth is not extortionate when COM
pared with what the clients of that dentist
in the Smart Set are called upon to pay.
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
It is to be hoped the artist who extracted
81 900 from the visiting prince did not do
this while the royal patient was under gas.
From the Boston Globe.
Every time Prince Louis thinks of that
New York dentist who charged him 81 900
for filling four of his teeth he must feel
inclined to grit them.
From the PIttsburg Gazette
Prince Louis is sore because New York
dentist charged him 81 coo for browning one
tooth and filling four others. In addition
the prince may find. before his voyage is
over that uneasy is the tooth that wears
q crown.
From the Baltimore American
Foreign princes may sneer and challenge
American institutions, but after Prince
Louis experience few of them will dare
to show their teeth at American dentistry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26

other words, every public structure should
have an approach. park-like setting.
The proper conception OF public building
empiacement Is TO be observed Ia the case
OF the Capitol, the White House, the LIZ
brary of Congress, the Public Library, the
Mall buildings and. atrocious though It IL
intellectually, the Pension Once. Elk
ampies Of bad emplacement are the Treas
ury, the State, War and Navy building,
the Interior Department the new and the
old Post Office buildings and the now rising
municipal building The Treasury and the
State Department are somewhat relieved
by the presence of open spaces on the south
and diagonally OF from the north side and
the abutment on the White House park.
The others are without redemption in this
regard, but crowd squarely to the building
lines and In some cases to the sidewalks.
and rise uncompromisingly, frankly utili-
tartan. from the very pave. The Interior.
now in view. has slight parking between
wall and street.
One of the reasons advanced for the Inn
mediate taking for government building
purposes of the entire triangle between the
Mall, the avenue and 18th street is that
thereby 1t would be possible to wipe out
all the existing boundaries of city blocks
ana provide a new plan or CnOrOuSHIdIeS
with reference to the building sites of the
future. Thus 1t would be possible to give
to each new structure henceforth to be
created a proper approach and park setting.
with a chance to widen the thOroughfares
In case OF need arising from an increase of
traffic.
1t Is now impossible to widen F street
on the north side between th and 9th save
by slicing off the main portico Of the In
terror Department building. That was once
proposed seriously as solution of the traf-
fic problem, and at once an indignant cry Of
protest arose from architects and others In
terested in the preservation of the outlines
of that classic structure. On the south
side of F stands, for the space Of one block,
the Interior annex, once the Post Once De-
partment. That cannot be cut down with
out utterly destroying its character. g
street might be widened by setting back the
building line on the north side, and SINH
larly 7th and 9th might be improved. but
these changes would cost very heavily.
The lesson to be learned today IL that
the mistakes of years ago in the enplace-
ment of buildings of this character are
costly. and complicating. They should not
be continued. Now Is the time to prevent
the arising OF future problems even more
extensively embarrassing of solution than
are those Of the present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Judge" Hamilton.

II Judge" Andrew Hamilton late of Al
bany, but now of heaven knows where will
put in an appearance at the New York in
surance inquiry he will receive such atten-
ton to whatever he may be able to remem-
Der as is rarely accorded a witness on the
stand. The whole country longs to know
him better. He seems to have had an I'M
usual career both as lawyer and as lobby
list, and the particulars of his activity at
Albany in keeping hayseed and other legis-
lators properly advised about how not to
injure insurance companies must be more
less thrilling and instructive. Judge
Hamilton's bashfulness at this time is a
new manifestation in the New York public
mans character. 1t requires push aud
cheek to win over there. and. as a rule,
those who win are not backward about tell
ing their modes of procedure. Let us hope
that before the end Of the inquiry Judge
Hamilton will show up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
ON THR LEVEL.

From the Worcester Gazette.
Now that the engineers have decided on
the sea level plan for the canal at Panama.
it will be necessary for all the funny men
in America to remark about the canal ION
the level
From the Kansas City Times.
The canal is not only to be constructed on
the level. but on the square.
From the Detroit Free Press
It is not q matter of so much Importance
whether It Is lock or sea level as that It Is.
From the Syracuse Herald. 49,.
The sea-levei canal seems to be especially
popular among the engineers who won't
have any Of the work to do and who come
from the countries which do not bear any
of the expense.
From the Philadeiphis North American
The sea-levei canalers say they want to
build for eternity. Perhaps they can induce
eternity to pay for the job.
From the Nashville Banner.
The sea-level canal, IL practical and the
engineers say It Is, is by all odds to be pre-
ferred. The work is for all time, and Uncle
Sam can stand the additional expense.
From the Galveston News.
A sea-level canal may not be practical.
but 1t sounds more heroic and more Ameri-
can.
From the jacksonville Times Union,
The consulting engineers favor q tide
water canal. This means delay, but IL is
better to wait for o perfect canal than to.
take Just any old kind OF q ditch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Public Buildings and Streets.

There Is unquestionably room for improve
ment In the traffic conditions and the street
arrangement in the vicinity of the Patent
Ofice building, as the main structure of the
Interior Department is styled popularity. The
out In a way to break the continuity Of
the travel of both vehicles and street cars
and the rails of the latter are on the south
side laid SO close to the curb that accidents
are always imminent. Furthermore. the
necessity of taking double curves on both
and G streets In order to make the
through runs renders the passage OF these
cars exceedingly hazardous during the busy
parts OF the day. On the north and south
routes conditions are somewhat better as
regards the continuity of lines. but the
streets are narrow and at all four corners
there is at all times serious danger OF a
disaster-causing congestion. -
The proposition TO tunnel Sth street
through the building has been made before
and Is now revived. In the hope OF securing
relief from the congestion in this region.
1t will undoubtedly go to Congress with an
imposing array of signatures. Meanwhile
the whole matter of the enrplacement of
public buildings Is proper subject of con-
sideration, this petition serving the excellent
purpose OF calling attention to the disad-
vantage OF blocking of the public building
sites strictly according to the city squares.
The Star has repeatedly urged that the full
value or the architectural merits of a
structure cannot be realized unless the COM
position Is viewed from q little distance. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
The New Woman.

Hail to woman. The conquering hero no
longer is rude. coarse man; the conquer
Ing hero is a lady. Back to the tall timber.
ye SWANS, gallants and escorts who think
to shield a lady from the ogling orb OF the
corner ioafer or save her from alright at
a fleeing mouse! Seal your lips against
such silly gable as "the weaker SEX
Woman, gentle woman, needs no pro-
tector. She is safe. Her hand, once SO
soft that the graceful labor OF embroidery
would raise blister on 1t. has grown tough
and strong. No longer is her energy con-
fined to the rocking OF cradle or the
making OF pie. Not now does she use her
sweet voice in grooming sleepy lullabies. but
she rends the air with "Rah. rah. rah! Zip.
boom. ah!' as wen as the homeliest brute
that ever walked in trousers.
Perhaps the time is coming when to COM
pl!ment man on his vigor of muscle.
strength Of character, power OF will. capac-
ity for endurance. potency OF bicep. pulls
sance of tricep and general gladiatorial get
up, his admirers win say. Now, isn't he ef-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
The Elusive "code of HONOR

There appears to be Discrimination in
naval circles to admit that there is code
OF honor among the Annapolis Academy
cadets providing for fist fights whenever
personal issues arise which cannot be set
tied by other means. No one seems to re-
member 1t. If it exists 1t is a vague insti-
tuition, perhaps a natural expression Of a
gentlemanly sentiment. No one produces
a book of rules. Yet one cadet testified
that he had acted as referee In no less than
nineteen fights between cadets That would
serve as a fair indication Of q custom, II
not system of procedure. Tradition may
sometimes be hardened into q code. And
there is apparently little doubt, so far as
the testimony in the trial now in progress
at Annapolis goes to show. that fist lighting
by Encouragement has been the custom
for many years
This trial is Of the utmost Importance as
regards the future welfare of the navy.
The Annapolis Academy is the source of
the personnel of the service. In the degree
that 1T turns out mentally, physically and
morally sound young officers, in that de-
gree will the navy justify it's existence If
by reason of a system of cadet brutalities
1t graduates bruisers, DULLES, blusterers, the
navy will be degenerated by their presence
In the ward room.
The truth must be evolved by this trial,
and judging from the public sentiment al
ready expressed, II 1t is proved that there
has been system Of fist fights between ca
diets for the maintenance Of a so-calIed
standard of honor, there will be a loud and
insistent demand for a radical change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
JOY Unconfned.

We are individually refined people. We
are considerable of the ethical requirements
of life. We practice the golden rule ana
consider the feelings Of all others. And OUT
very playfulness Is gentle. We are alto
gether charming in our moods of relaxa-
tion. Here is testimony to this effect:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November a.
Mrs. Frank Felker, the one-day bride or
popular young man. is dying from the Ell
fects of hazing last night. Felker was mar,
ried at Danville, ILL.,, Wednesday ana
brought his bride home last night. Tney
left the train about two miles west OF the
city, where a carriage was In waiting ano
drove to their home on the south SIDE, Dut
before they could enter the house q crowd
of friends seized the bridegroom and bound
him fast to a dray.
1.-THE bride evaded the hazers. but was
found q short time afterward In the house
of neighbor, where she was hiding behind
a bed She, too, was seized and placed on
the dray beside her husband. both being
bound hand and foot In this position they
were hauled through the principal streets
of the city. the hazers yelling like maniacs.
The police made no attempt to interfere.
"At the new home of the couple the hazers
turned everything upside down, placing the
kitchen furniture in the parlor and the par
lor furniture In the kitchen, filling the
stoves and dishes and bric-a-brac and 9TH
erwise putting the establishment in confu-
sion"
Indianapolis Is city Of something like
1T5,OoO people, and SO close to the center OF
population in this country that 1t rather
plumes itself on the fact. 1t is a literary
focus, too. from which radiate many lines
of culture. 1t is impossible not to regard
Indianapolis as model community. There
fore this performance. this light-hearted
endeavor to throw off the cares of life and
to gambol unrestrainedly, is sure to be con-
sidered as a type Of good breeding. And
note the excellent behavior of the police of
Indianapolis. They made no attempt to in
terfere" with the joyous pranks of the
merry-makers. Truly, this Is land OF
liberty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
The New Regime in Russia.

.ryitte II seems to me that the more I
do for these beggars the more I'm ex-
pected to do Must I strip myself of all re-
serve and ceremony? Must I go about the
streets on foot wearing liberty cap ana
smoking a loud pipe with a short stem!
And must her majesty go about the palace
here wearing a white apron and jinglins
keys from her belt? I'm leaving SO much
of all this business to you. things confuse
me at times when l take them up sud
denly"
"Sire, I'm watching your every interest
faithfully Never fear. OF course, you are
not to strip yourself. Hold on to ceremony,
and all that. II you were to abandon IT,
the probability Is the people would insist
in a short time on your resuming it, Why,
let me tell you, sire. George Washington
came within an ace OF starting off as Presi-
dent of the United States with a sort OF
court Even those great Jewelers. wanted
things conducted at headquarters in
the grand style. And 1 don't mind
adding that a good many Americans
prefer the grand style today. Republican
simplicity is a phrase. like all men are
created free and equal If YOU were to re-
duce things to a homespun basis here. you
would render the American embassy unat-
tractive TO the Americans. They like our
glitter whether all of II Is gold or not, and
as We are TO continue to do business with
them let's make this capital as alluring as
possible to them
"Witte, you seem to have been greatly
impressed with the Americans while over
there. This Is not the first time you've
mentioned George Washington to me since
your return from Portsmouth, and Amerl-
canisms are always on your lips"
Sire, let me be frank and say that in our
present jobs we both need and must take a
course in George Washington. But We
must get the real article, and that is hard
10 get. Not all the Americans themselves
possess It. We must separate the man
from the myth. The man was genuinely
great The myth is in spots ridiculous.
We must take him as he really was. and,
by studying him. apply our hearts unto
wisdom. He had the confidence of all. high
and low, rich and poor-though for partisan
purposes he was often bitterly denounced
and he did world of good. We must try
him on these Russians of ours"
But where are we to get the straight
story about him."
Il was just thinking. There's a man over
there. holding office OF some kind. lives
UP In the Portsmouth part of the country.
and has the reputation of reading states
man. His name is Lodge. or Dodge, or
Hodge-Podge. l forget. I'll write and find
out and then write to him and ask for a
straight steer about the Father OF His
Country. Wen guide by Washington If
we can get the hang of him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26

feminatsi How charming he would look IN
skirts" This would not be abuse; this
would be fattery. The time may come
when heroes names viii be changed from
Jack to Gertrude, Bill to F1ossie and Jim to
Genevieve. The time may not be Tar dis
tant when the fighting and farming and tho
real hard work OF the country will be done
by the ladies and the knitting of the nation
by the men; when the hod win be carried
by the ladies and the chocolate creams be
made by men.
These reflections are prompted by this
news item:
South Norwalk. Conn. = Girl foot ball
players Of Mrs. M. e. Mead's Seminary,
Hillside, defeated the second eleven of the
Overlook-Se lleck Military Academy at Nor
walk yesterday by a score of II to 0. The
academy has voted to take its colors and
letters from the beaten boys for a month
as punishment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
iHETrY'S BIRTHDAY.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Hetty Green is seventy. but continues
to work like sixty.
From the Boston Globe.
Mrs. Hetty Green might have observed
her seyentieth birthday yesterday by CIV
Ing a few millions for the endowment of
some phflanthropic Institution but prob
ably she didn't think OF 1t.
From the Pittsburs Gazette.
Mrs. aHetty Green was seventy years
old yesterday, and she IL SO rich she
doesn't care who knows It.
From the Boston Herald.
Probably Hetty Green would be hap
pier on this, her SEVENTEEN, birthday II
she wasn't so rich.
From the New York World.
Hetty Green is seventy years old today
A mere child in comparison with Uncle
Russell Sage.
From the New York Herald.
Mrs. Hetty Green celebrated her sew
ontieth birthday yesterday. Felt certain
from her actions In Wall street that she
was more than seven-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
Plagiarism by Proxy.

Here is a brand new game. involving old
materials. Hard-up writer approaches
theatrical manager and asks for a job as
press agent. No vacancy. Needs the
money. must have 1t; will take anything,
will do anything; old, old story. Manager
relents to extent of giving writer an inter-
view on the state OF the drama. Fertile
theme, but manager has no time. You
know the subject; go ahead and write
something about SO and So" Writer goes
of to work up outlines into finished prod
uct. Comes back in few days with man
uscript Manager glances over it. Good
stuff-ripping, in fact. Well put and pat
to the point. Let it go. But the magazine
wants the stuff signed; goes better when
signed; big man, big name. big prestige,
etc Manager, being human, is flattered.
No man too big to be hattered by refer
ence to his important personality. Signs
interview. Magazine prints It. What's
this? Some bookworm scents plagiarism.
Hunts UP some dusty volumes; finds essay
by George Henry Lewes published thirty
years ago in book on THE Art of Act
ing" Parallels It with managers stuff In
magazine. Word for word. Bookworm
shrleks forth discovery. Manager a faker:
terrible man altogether; dishonest and all
that. Manager irTitated. Answers back.
Is confronted with deadly parallel; weak
ems and then remembers. Acknowledges
having signed stuff without careful read
ing Just to oblige a friend. you know.
Good fellow; never suspected; needy Base
migrate must be prosecuted. Magazine ex-
hibits checks and editor and manager
hunt for scoundrel. No scoundrel to be
found. Has disappeared. More explana-
tons; some sympathy for manager; much
amusement. Incident perhaps closed, and
writer still missing. Moral: Read before
you sign. 1t saves later explanations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
FATHERS YULETIDE BLISS,

Mothers knitting wooden socks.
Half a dozen pairs;
Martha's making fancy stocks.
Such as one wears;
Sally's working table spreads.
Done with fringe and friils;
What's the wonder father breads
Christmas dry goods bills.
Amy's making handkerchiefs
Out of ilmy lace:
Mary's fixing powder puns-
Such merry race;
Cousins sisters, churns and aunts
Each has something made;
what's the wonder father pants
When the bills are paid.
Mollie's painting bugs and things
Proudly when it's finished brings
what's she done TO dad.
Inexpensive little gift
Making nine or ten;
Fathers heavy eyebrows lift
Lht-and fall again.
All the house with scraps IS strewn
Ribbon, six and lace;
Needles clicking night and noon
At a merry pace:
Christmas still q month away.
So much to be dnnes
Father has the bills to pay
Such lot Of fun!
All, but what splendid treat
< Father has In store:
Bed room slippers for his feet.
Seven pairs or more.
Nirhteaps, socks and various
Things be never saw:
HETEROGENEOUS muss-
Iucky, lucky pa!
Amy wants a sssIskin sscaue
Mollie wants dress.
Nellie wants music rack.
Fathers IN distress.
And when Christmas time drsws near.
WI, With e s. sss.1s s. mo No.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
SHOOTING STARS.
A Gentle Reminder.

Some of his ancestors were highly dis
tinguished." said the inpressionable heiress.
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne. But
owing to circumstances over which you
have no control, it Is not one of his an
cestors whom you have the opportunity to
marry"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
THE SIUBBED IR. WHITNEY.
From the Columbia Is. c. state.

From the Columbia Is. c. State.
This is Mr. Henry M. Whituey's unlucky
month It Is bad enough to get licked at
the polls by only a few hundred votes. but
even worse to be given q presidential snub.
From the Newark Evening News.
After reading the correspondence between
the President and Mr.. Whitney, one can I'M
derstand why It was given to the. news
papers only on the hypothesis that ME-
Whitney lives In Boston.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer
Henry NJ Whitney thinks he has been
suubbed. and so he haS-in the same way
that the boys toe was stubbed.
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
MFR. whitney OF Massachusetts ought to.
be convinced by this time that he Is on
his disk as tarin photograph for the
White House.
From the Detroit Journal.
n. n. whitney OF Boston should remem-
Der what happened to the man who tried
70 pass the Roosevelt carriage on the
streets Of Warrington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-26
An Inartistic Soul.

What did you think Of those voices at
the grand opera?"
They were good strong voices" answer-
ed MIR. Cumrox; but considering what we
paid for seats. couldn't help thinkin' that
We folks in the audience ought to be doin'
the hollerin'.''