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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
The District and the Courts.

The proposition embodied in the sundry
civil appropriation bill that the District
shall bear one-half of the cost of main
tanning the Supreme Court of the District
of Columbia, in addition to the Court of
Appeals and the appurtenant offices is
q move in the right direction, if it is to
be carried to its logical and equitable
conclusion. 1t is not an infraction of the
organic act of 1873, but an application of
that act to a branch of the government
of the District which has heretofore been
maintained solely by the federal govern
ment save to the extent that the fees
paid by citizens of the District have con-
tributed to meet this expense. If the
same vigilance is exerted to put on an
equitable half-and-half basis the charges
which. in violation of the organic act,
have been placed exclusively on the Dis
trict. there will be no complaint of the
proposed action in respect to the Dis
trict's Supreme Court. Protest is in or
der. however. against the systematic cor
rection of inequalities which favor the
District and systematic failure to cor
rect existing Inequalities which bear I'M
justly upon the District
The new plan is to be welcomed If it re-
suits in more firmly establishing the
right of the District to it's proper repre-
sentatiOn in these courts. For years the
capital has had to fight for its rights.
With each vacancy it has been compelled
to adduce urgent and logically unanswer-
able arguments to prove that it was en-
titled even to a half -andhalf representa-
ton in the courts according to the prin-
ciple that prevails in the appointment of
federal judges throughout the country,
which requires that the appointee shall
be resident of the judicial district in
which he is to serve. But, despite the
plain logic of the case, the District has
been usually given the short end of the
stick, and it is today enabled to identify
one-half of the members of the Supreme
Court as District men by stretch of in
depreciation, while it holds only one of
the three seats on the bench of the Court
of Appeals. The Distric. marshalship, too,
has usually gone to a resident of one of
the states.
Since the federal judges, paid entirely
by the government, are, on sound prin-
ciples, appointed from the communities in
which they serve. surely the semi-federal,
semi-IocaI judges of the Districts courts.
Cne-half paid for from local taxes, should
in fairness be appointed from the Dis
trict.
If this sundry civil provision is enacted
into law the home-rule principle will be
greatly strengthened and there will be
no excuse whatever for refusing the Dis
trict at least one-half of the places on
these benches. 1t will establish the local
courts squarely on the same financial
basis as the schools and the fire depart
ment and the administrative offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Not Worth While.

Talkin bout the weather, don't you recol-
lect the day
When the robin was a-sngin'? It is not so
far away;
An the night when star dust shimmered
an was mirrored in the lake,
While the whipperwill was singin like its
heart was goin' to. break.M j
It's hardly worth complainin' bout the
- - weather of today, ;.,zgs-{ .s-s, .i...s
When weather such as that is not so very
'@';f2 far away. = ;
A day when woodland perfumes are awak-
ened by the dew
Is surely worth the trouble of a wntry
storm or two. 5'iJ ,
An the clover will be bowin' in the sunshine
an the shower,
An the bee will make his customary way
from flower to flower .--
So It's hardly worth complainfn' of the
weather of today,
When weather such as that is just a little
while away. .g. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

of their business. And when the storm Is
at its height they must keep their patience
with the passengers who are angry because
the road is blocked or the cars delayed,
from causes over which the car crews have
no control whatever. Such winters as this
now stubbornly closing yield convincing ar
guments for vestibules and for more fire.
quent cars, to tighten the burden now
placed upon the motormen and conductors.
The policemen are necessarily constantly
exposed to the weather. They cannot shirk
their duty even though the streets are
swept by blizzard. The firemen, too, must
respond to all calls. whatever the state of
the thermometer or the condition of the
pavements. They must risk their lives on
icy ladders and suffer themselves to be
soaked with freezing water. For them
tn coffee fund is provided by the COM
munity. 1t should never be permitted to
fail.
And the letter carriers are entitled to
sympathy, too. in these days of stress and
storm They must have their hands Tree
and suffer greatly in both the delivery and
collection of the mails. The blue-nosed
little boy who brings a message has his
bitter trials as well. His is a hard life,
and a cheering word or an extra dime will
bitterness of the season. The newsboys
cannot quit their tasks, whatever the
weather The drivers of the delivery
wagons and all other vehicles must go forth
rain or shine. in heat or cold, in order
that the households may be supplied with
groceries, fuel and other necessities. Then
there are the railroad switchmen and
brakemen, who must keep at their posts of
danger even though their fingers are stiff
fened by the cold and their eyes blinded by
the snow.
These workers are all serving the people.
They are protecting homes and lives, fur
nishing transportation, information and
supplies and otherwise contributing to the
comfort and convenience and necessities of
the community. They must keep the great
machine grinding. They are as a rule I'M
complaining, these men and boys who must
face the blasts. They ask no aims. They
are entitled, however, to the sympathetic
consideration and the friendly and grateful
encouragement by word and act of every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
The President and His Party.

1t is probably hasty calculation, or one
dictated by desire, that sees in the episode
of the arbitration treaties the beginning Oh
a serious break between the President and
his party. Why should it go that far!
Why. indeed, should it go beyond its pres
ent limits? The very effort to make II
serve a further purpose should put the re-
publican leaders on their guard. 1t is a
good time at both ends of the avenue Tor
even temper and sound thinking about the
future. The new lease of power voted In
November has not yet begun, and there are
a number of important things that should
be attended to by the party in commits
sion.
Only ten years have passed since great
political organization was wrecked by dif-
ferences between the executive and Con-
gress The democracy had full swing when
it returned to power in 1893. Its majorities
in Congress were not large, but large
enough, and business of the highest i'm
portance awaited action. But Mr.. Cleve-
land faced in one direction, and the ma
jority of his party in Congress faced in the
other and the result was clash, and then
chaos. And out of the chaos sprang the
Bryan movement of 1896. By that time the
democratic party was in a state of angry
decentralization, and the great majority of
its members were ripe for anything that
roundly repudiated Clevelandism. -
We have not the counterpart of that Sit
uation today. The party which won the
fight in 1892 was a confederacy of loosely
joined factions, requiring the most delicate
handling. 1t was likely to go to pieces over
the very questions-fnance and the tariff
which confronted it, and it met that fate.
But the republican party of today is a
homogeneous party, and has been Endorsed
at the polls upon a platform about the
meaning of which there can be no good
reason for quarreling. The country is rest
ing easy in it's confidence that the platform
will be adhered to-, and that nothing of
more recent date will be permitted to divide
or confuse those in whom it has expressed
its pleasure. Nothing could be palmer than
the duty of the republicans to keep their
organization in shape and move on in solid
column.
There are probably some warm times
ahead. but they need not foreshadow disas-
ter While the republican party is, as
rule. better drilled than its rival, it is
party of perfectly free expression, and any
member with an opinion usually finds
hearing for it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Go South, Young Man!
From the Nashville American.

The cotton factories of the south pay
regular dividends three or four times as
large as the average cotton mills of New
England. Many of the eastern cotton mill
owners are building new and larger mills
in the south, recognizing as they do that
the south has immense advantages over
their former locations. Large steel mills,
furnaces, coke plants, furniture factories,
fertilizer manufactures elevators, etc. are
going up in various places in the south,
which are backed by southern capital and
managed by southern men. This new
movement is now upon us. 1t does not find
us unprepared to handle it and direct it's
men of today have become experts in their
lines. They know how to manufacture
goods most economically. They have learn
ed this from their experience in times of
depression and now that good times have
returned they are ready to carry on sue
-cessfully what they could not manage sew
enteeu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Balfour.

The Balfour government is stronger than
it looks and will probably continue to dis
appoint its opponents as to its term of life
1t is not "a very good time for Great Brit
ain to swap horses. World politics must
for months yet be of a ticklish character,
and if peace should Dawn on the oriental
horizon the British interests would require
some expert handling. Mr.. Balfour in that
might be a better man at the helm
than one of more directness and agrees
siveness. His are the qualities that go
with the nice adjustments of difficulties
patience diplomacy and flexibility. 1t is,
in a sense, an invalid administration but
your invalid who knows his infirmities and
takes care of himself is often long-lived
fellow and accomplishes a good deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Ford's Theater Survivors.
From the Charlotte Chronicle.

From the Charlotte Chronicle.
Another of those actresses who was play
ing at Fords Theater when Lincoln was
assassinated has just died. The New Or
leans Item thinks that 1.-The company must
have been the largest ever assembled under
one management. May Irwin, Lillian Rus
sell, Grace Van Studdiford, Edna May,
Katherine Kidder. Mrs. Pat Campbell and
Anna Held still survive And In this con-
nection we see that William Withers jr.,
now aged sixty-nine, who was leader of
the orchestra In Ford's Theater Washing
ton, on the night that John Wilkes Booth
assassinated President Lincoln. and who
was stabbed in his shoulder in his attempt
to stop the murderer, Is critically i'll of
pneumonia at his home in Wakefield, N. J..
These Ford Theater survivors are pretty
much like the survivors of Balaklava-they
will survive all of u.s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
SHOOTING STARS.
A Calamity Averted.

Here is a little poem about the beautl-
full snow said one editor.
Better not print it, answered the other
''It may lay the foundation of another lit
erary dispute as to the authorship of a
classic"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

The King of England has succeeded in
making speech without special signifi-
canoe. This is calculated TO enhance the
esteem in which his subjects hold him as
diplomat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Merging.
From the San Francisco Chronicle.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
The big capitalists of the country are
Fastening to realize the socialistic predic-
ton that combination will be carried so
far that it will be simple act for the gov
eminent to take over the perfected organi-
cations and run them in the interests of the
people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

Maxim Gorky doubtless means well. But
he is likely to be responsible for renewed
demonstrations on the part of the alert
book agent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

The Russian government would probably
not object to a congress if it thought that
the members would content themselves with
airing their private opinions of one an
her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

Congressional economists are, as rule
strangely willing to give the other people
a chance to show their patriotic self-denial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

The fact that no more banks have entered
complaint may be taken as evidence that
the order denying Mrs. Chadwick writing
materials has been enforced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

1t may be necessary to invent new
word Graft seems too mild to apply to
some of the cases of private gain from Off
cial sources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

The is a satisfying certainty that any
differ, noes Of opinion between the President
and t5e Senate can be adjusted without
resort 10 rude personalities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

The proprietor of a, window overlooking
the Inauguration parade route may not be-
long to trust, but he knows how to put
up prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

1t IS difficult to see how the personalities
exchanged by Mr.. Hearst and Mr.. Sullivan
affect the real questions under consdera-
ton by Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

TIN order to avoid delays on account Of
personal absence, letters to THE STAR
should not be addressed to cny individual
connected with the office, but simply to
THE STAR, or to the Editorial or Bust
ness Departments according to tenor or
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
An Aftertho,1uht

Quoth Raleigh: "This tobacco
Is very soothing. Yet
1 hate to think that it will breed
The deadly cigarette" -----.-.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

1t is safe to say that w. j. Bryan thinks
almost as well of President Roosevelt as he
does of the defeated democratic candidate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

There are spots on the sun. but, so far as
can be ascertained, they are doing no par
ticular damage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
Easily Accomplished,

How do you manage to keep your tenn
per SO consistently"
Very easily" answered Mr. Dustin Stax.
II do it by being lucky and managing to
have my own way most of the time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

"De man dat didn' shovel de snow off n
his own sidewalk said Uncle Eben, has
no right to make a fuss if he falls down on
de ice mex do
or clas-: htmec htseh ctseh sthesthestces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

Mr.. Cannon may yet be expected to COM
plicate his duties as Speaker with those of
rafarpa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

Gov Pennypacker is to be congratulated
on having survived another Valentines day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15
A Guarantee.

81 don't believe in valentines" said Miss
Cayenne.
ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-15

eff man really loves a girl he will be
willing to take a chance on making his
avowal in his own handwriting and over
his Signature
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
AFTER GOOD START
AGRICULTURE LSOT
Made Four Runs Early, Then Became
Careless and Treasury Stole
Game by to S.

Agriculture lost to Treasury yesterday
on the White Lot by 4 to in one of the
most exciting games of the season
The Farmers began as hot favorites
and scored four runs, all they got in
the hrst inning. and then gave n sort
of a don t-care exhibition OF ball play
ing. which was taken advantage of TO
the limit by the money counters.
Sanders pitched better ball than did
Fulcher, but the Farmers were COM
pletely out of form in fielding, while
their opponents were on edge and played
almost perfectly, Bielaski, Lord and Nc
Cauley cutting off several ciouts that
looked perfectly safe going across the
diamond
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
EGAN AND CARTER
TO BE NEXT FIGHT
Meet Near Washington on
Monday Night.
EVEN BOUT LAST TIME
In Six Round Affair Neither Had Ad-
vantage-Crowley and Young
Monday in Preliminary.
EVEN BOUT LAST TIME

Kid Egan and Rube Carter is the card
announced for the next fight around
Washington, which will be held next
Monday night at a place conveniently
near the city for those who know where
to go.
Egan is at present in Philadelphia,
where he is scrapping in the six-round
bouts which occur nightly in that burg.
He was asked to go on with Carter
and In a telegram to The Times this
morning said he was perfectly willing
to appear The managers of the show
said they would send him transporta-
ton today and that there would be no
doubt of his being on hand.
This pair met in a fight near Wash
ington some time ago for six rounds
and it was an interesting affair. Car
ter had all the weight, while Egan had
the experience AT the end of the bout
opinion was equally divided about which
would have won had the engagement
gone for fifteen rounds, and 1t was the
talk resulting from this even flush
which caused the new match TO be
made.
Crowley and Monday.
AS a preliminary to the Egan-Carter
go Young Monday, the wrestler, and
Eddie Crowley, Ristie Leonard's pro-
tege, will box six rounds. Monday is
better on the mat than in the squared
circle, but he has had some experience
with the mitts and believes he can hold
Crowley safe. Eddie has been banker
ing for chance to fight somebody for
long time, and as things were getting
dull he accepted Mondays challenge,
just to keep from getting rusty.
The match between Joe Tipman and
Crowley, which was scheduled for Mon
day night, has been postponed because
of the illness of Ristie Leonard. who
was in charge of the arrangements.
The Washington times., 1905-09-01

'@Batted for Loving in ninth inning
A griculture =. 4 0 0 0 0 o.
Treasury .....O o o l 10
First base by errors-Agriculture, q,
Treasury, a. Left on bases-Agriculture,
3; Treasury, >. First base on balls-Of
Sanders. 2; off Fulcher, 1. Struck out
BY Sanders, S; by Fulcher, I. Two-base
hits-Sanders and Bieiasl<i. Stolen bases
Thorpe and Taylor. Double plays
Lord to McCauley to Beard. Bielaskd to
Beard, Chlttenden to Doyle. Passed
balls-weber. ?, and Walker. Umpire
Mr.. Collifower. Time of game hours
and Is minutes.
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
FIFTH HAD SNAP
WITH GUNTON MEN
Toyed With Them by to in Second
Intersection Game of Sunday
School League.

The Fifth Baptist team toyed with
Gunton's makeshift outfit at the Mt
Pleasant grounds yesterday and drubbed
the winners of the Section A flag by
9 TO J.
Spicer had the Guntonites under con-
troll at all times and after the second
inning Gunton never had a show
Neither the regulars nor the substitutes
on the losers could hit the Baptist
twirler with any degree of success The
two teams will meet again this after
noon. Hutchinson will serve 'em up for
Gunton, while Fifth may pitch Spicer
again
The score.
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
ALEXANDRIA NEWS NOTES

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept Next
Monday will be celebrated by Alexan-
drians as Labor Day. The day has been
more generally observed In late years
than formerly. A number of the stores
Will close half Of day and give their
clerks holiday. The Knights of Labor
VIII give an excursion to Marshall Hall
on Monday. The excursion will doubt
less be patronized by a large number of
Alexandrians
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
BUT FEW VETERANS
FOR TECH ELEVEN
Only -Four Or Five Players
Are Available.
SOME PROMISING TIMBER
Aoldovers From Last Years Scrubs
Should Make Good-Hecox
in Charge.
SOME PROMISING TIMBER

With only four or five of last years
regular team back at the Technical
High School, the football outlook is far
from being as promising as it was this
time last year
However. there were a number of good
heavy men out last year who were not
up to the standard OF the championship
team then, but who, with last years
training and the coaching Of Mr.. Hecox
should develop into a strong combina-
ton.
OF the old team. those who have
left are Gloetzner, Bachus, Pipes,
Housh. Smith. Paris and Parsons.
1t is even doubtful whether or not
all of the remaining five will again
return. These are Du Came, Pig
got. Tommy Doren. Getner and Nc
Carthy. Piggot. Doren and McCar-
thy are sure of being back but the other
two are doubtful, consequently 1t is
hard to prophesy just what the prob
able lineup will be.
If these five men do return, they will
form the nucleus of what should be a
good team, for they are all big men
and understand the game Du Came,
of whom nothing need be said. will re-
main at his position at tackle. with
Hunt on the other side. If Thompson,
the brother of big Thompson" at East
ern, shows up, he will be guard and
Piggot will hold down position back
of the line, Mccarthy, last years CEN
ter, filling in as the other guard Doren,
who acquitted himself well in a number
of contests last year, viii be McCar-
thy's successor as snapper-back.
IL a new man is developed for tackle.
Hunt, If he returns, will be sent over
to end with a goodly number of COM
petitors for this position on the other
side OF the line.
Likely Candidates.
OF this number Charley Horner, Vim
cent Repetti Hart and Gloetzner are
the most likely to make good. For quar-
terhack there will be Barbour, McKin-
ney. and Ellsworth. Mckinney has the
choice since he Is quick and precise
and has shown himself to be heady and
eble 10 recognize his opportunities.
Gentner. if nc plays, Will probably
be kept at his old position of half. The
other half is open as well as the posi-
ton of full and undoubtedly Baden. a
man who showed coming ability. viii:
be placed on one of the two positions.
The other will have to be filled by a
new Inan, unless Piggot is taken out
of the line to make room for Thompson
If Tech could rely the foregoing
lineup there would be no fear as to
the outcome OF the approaching season.
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
TOO MUCH JUSTICE
FOR WARRIOR TEAM

The reversible battery of the Lawmak-
ers got to working yesterdav. and en-
abled Justice to win an easy victory
over War by to g.
Kleinschmidt and Bielaski got back into
the game. and from the beginning il
was a clear case OF too much Justice
to quit the Warriors, who are now prac-
tically out of the running In the De-
partmental League.
The Washington times., 1905-09-01

Earned runs-Fifth, I. First base by
errors-Fifth. l. Left on bases-Gunton.
3; Fifth. 8. First base on balls-On
Spicer. /: off Lay. 4. Hits-On Kinney.
u In s innings: off Lay. o in 2 innings.
Struck out-By Kinney, 5: by Spicer. 9.
Two-base hits-Shoemaker. kerper. and
II. Elicit. Stolen bases-Shoemaker S.
Wood CD. j. Elicit. and Spicer o. Hit
by pitcher-By Lay, i. Umpire-Mr.
Retts. Time Of game-1 hour and %
minutes
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
THE HARLowS HOME.

NJ. B. Harlow and family have re-
turned from the Sweet Cnalybeate
Springs where they have been spending
the summer.
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
LICENSES ISSUED.

The clerk of the corporation court dur
ing the month of August issued thirty
six marriage licenses. twenty-three to
white. and thirteen to coIored parties.
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
FUNERAL OF MRS. HILL.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Fannie
E. Hill took place yesterday from her
home at Mt Wellington. Fairfax
county. The Rev. Everard Meade con-
Quoted the funeral services. and the in
terment was made in the family lot
near Pohick Church
The Washington times., 1905-09-01
FINED FOR vAGRANCY.

Laura Carroll and Maud Fleming,
both coiored, We're fined s. each in the
police court this morning for vagrancy
They were arrested by Policeman Gill.
The Washington times., 1905-09-01

Police Justice Harry B. Cation, who
has been visiting In Rappahannock
county. returned home yesterday and
presided IN the police court this morn
ing.