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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Taft and the Coolies.

This is from the press report of the APP
pearance of Secretary Taft at the Univer-
sity of California yesterday:
Keep out the coolies. let in the mer-
chants and students said Secretary Taft.
in effect declaring that by doing this
country would not hurt itself and also
would refrain from offending the empire of
China
Here is the whole case: Put in other
words. it is this: execute the law. Under
the law coolies are barred. but merchants
and students are admitted. The trouble in
the main has grown out of the attempt of
coolies to gain admission to the country as
merchants and students, and this has been
favored by lax execution of the law. The
President and Secretary Taft call for a
more rigid and careful inspection by the
governments officers. both here and in
China. of those applying for or presenting
themselves with certificates. and if the
order is obeyed all win be well.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
General Horace Porter.

General Horace Porter. who sailed yester-
day for home. is returning with attention
fixed upon his discovery of John Paul Jones
body. 1t was a notable achievement. and
one of which he has reason to be proud. 1t
will carry his name a long way. and with
great honor. The body of that intrepid
sailor is dear to America, and the man re-
sponsibIe for it's burial in American soil.
after a century of interment abroad. will
long be remembered.
But this was not General Porter's only
service of Importance in France. He was
in office there eight years. and represented
the country with marked success. The post
1t Is true. is not ordinarily one of difficulty.
France and America on good terms.
The old sentiment attaching to the friend
ship of Washington and Lafayette still
holds In both countries. Frances repre-
sentative at this capital Is always most
welcome guest. and the American represen-
tative at Paris finds himself among friends.
We are sometimes told that this sentiment
has worn very thin. and is laughed at in
the chancelleries of Europe, but the state
ment is unwelcome and we prefer not to
accept It. At any rate, all is we'll between
the two governments today.
While Gen. Porter handled no questions
of difficulty during his two terms in France,
he exhibited all the qualities of diplomat
and was very popular at his post He
probably enjoyed his life there. His COM
rland of the language put him at his ease,
and his ample means enabled him to par
ticipate in the best of the social life of the
gayest of the cities. None but pleasant
mention was ever made of him either as
man official in capital where gossip is
abundant and often cruel.
Is Gen. Porter's ambition satisfied? He
is still of vigor. and 1t has been sug-
gested that he would make a good mayor
of New York. The opponents of Mr.. Nc
Clellan will need a strong man for can
didate. and there is a feeling that he should
be straight republican. Gen. Porter has
clean party record and an undisputed
personal popularity. Would his long alb
sence from home initiate against him as
a candidate IN a city like New York. where
changes are so rapid and favor is SO tickle?
We may hear from him on the subject
when he lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

as earnest and as energetic In the pursuit Of
official ends as these hard-headed men OF
business. Though a poet, he was no dream
er. and though an artist who knew and
liked the political phrase he was no dawdler
over his own phrases. He worked hard and
rapidly and undoubtedly too much But
ne would have found 1t impossible to mod
crate his pace. He would not give up
his nature would not permit it-until he
was on the very verge Of collapse. He
liked his work. 1t engaged his highest fac
ulties. and we may believe that after he
had proved his quality to the world. and
his triumphs in diplomacy had begun. his
greatest happiness was obtained at his desk
heaped with dispatches and reports.
1t is also suggested that Mr.. Hay should
not have taken up the worry Of his place
upon his return from Europe. But 1t is q
question II his worry would not have been
greater had he gone straight to his summer
home with the confession that he was not
yet equal to the business that he knew
awaited him. He was not an old man. but
he had never been physically a strong one,
and he had obtained many valuable results
from his sixty-six years Of varied activity.
His time had come and he realized the
fact with dignity and resignation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Peace on the Black Sea.

The Black sea mutiny seems to have COL
lapsed. if todays reports from Roumania
may be believed According to this infor-
nation the rebelliOus sailors have surren-
dered TO the ROumanian authorities under
promise of protection from Russian ven
geance. and the Russian flag has been once
more hoisted on board the Potemkin.
What next? The suppression of the Po-
temkin will not satisfy the demands of the
people. The causes of discomfort and mu-
tiny remain. The discipline on board the
men-of-war is still brutal and tyrannous.
The popular clamor for a representative as
sembly is unanswered.
There IS close relationship between the
Potemkiu fiasco and the general domestic
political troubles of Russia. The claim of
the st. Petersburg authorities that the pi-
rate battleship was virtually In control of
nihilists. professional revolutionists. does
not lessen the significance of the episode.
Rather indeed. does 1t accentuate 1t. For
such a condition. II established. would indi-
cate that the revolUtionists are becoming
more active and more practical than ever.
Russia soreIy needs to be relieved of it's
present urgent war necessities in the far
east in order TO turn attention undstracted
to the conditions at home. They are
menacing. and grow more so with every
CONFUSION. Cossacks will not effect a cure
The disease is too deep-seated to be met by
surgical methods applied by the bureau
Gratis upon the body of the people. II there
is any surgery TO be done 1t must be sacri-
fcins. cutting out the mass of official cor
ruption that IS poisoning the whole of the
empire. Such Job calls for a high order
Of skill. with no unnerving and weakening
operations on the side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
The Exactions of Office.

Surgeon General Rixey is quoted as say
Ing:
MI Hay. Vice President Hobart. Sen
ator Hanna and Postmaster General Payne
all gave too much OF their vital force their
energy and their brains TO the government
They took too little exercise got too lit
the sunshine and fresh air. and the inevi-
table result was death"
Here we have the question not only of
the exactlons of Office but of the tempera-
ment Of men. Mr.. Hobart. Mr. Hanna and
Mr. Payne had all been active in business
and in local politics before entering ma
tional life. Just how much of the candle
each had consumed before coming to Wash
inston cannot be stated. Mr.. Payne. we
all know, was not in health when he took
charge of the Post Office Department But
whatever their physical condition was. they
were not the men TO save themselves once
they had assumed important responsible
ties. They could not have given to the
government just so much of their time
and energies. Their sense OF duty and in
tcrest in affairs forced them to give freely
as they did.
Mr.. Hay. though Of q different type. was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Teachers Wages"

One OF the topics most earnestly discuss
ed by delegates to the National Educational
Associations convention at Asbury Park
during this past week was that of teachers
salaries. All over the country the cry is
rising from the subordinate educators that
the pay scale is too small. that it has not
increased sufficiently in recent years to
able the teachers TO support themselves de-
Gently and to lay by sufficiency to provide
for their old age. One of the New Orleans
teachers. when interviewed on the subject
said:
Last year the teachers of New Orleans
became desperate. We made out a careful
estimate of the cost of living. follows:
Board and laundry. So a month: carfare
for nine months to and from school, S1S;
clothing, $50; medical attention. dentist
bills. etc. so; educational literature, 50;
dues in educational associations and pen
sion league. IS; incidentals, SO; total SAL
The salaries for elementary teachers run
from 1915 for the first year up to S3i0 for
the tenth
For the first four years the teacher ac-
tually runs behind the cost of living As a
result of this investigation the Public School
Alliance of New Orleans was formed. and
public opinion was further aroused by the
high rate of iIliteracy of the state and by
the resignation of several bright teachers
to 60 into business Offices This is not as
common with us as it is in the north. and
affairs when woman had to become a
stenogra pher because she could not earn a
living as a teacher. The best element of the
population and the largest daily paper back
ed
There was funds for an increase OF
the salaries, and recent heavy tax laid for
a drainage system rendered IL impossible
to appeal TO the people again soon for an
increase in the tax rate. So the city council
was petitioned to raise the liquor license
from 500 to $500 year. The campaign has
been long and warm. but 1t is practically
won The license will undoubtedly be rails
ed and IL is estimated that II will afford
the school funds 5000. 1000 a year additional
The new salary schedule proposed by the
Public School Alliance provides for a mini
mum OF $3.50 aud a maximum of $500
What is true of New Orleans is doubtless
true of practically every other city in the
United States The teachers are the poor
| est paid of all the public servants. and
| yet they are among the hardest worked,
and they bear virtually the heaviest re-
! sponsibilities. Upon them depends the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
character of the new generation. They are

character OF the new generation. They are
placed In charge of the mental and to q
large extent the moral training Of the chill
dren Of the country. Yet they are paid on
the average less than the charwomen In
public buildings. less than the street sweep
ers less than tho policemen and firemen.
less than the messengers. Taken as class.
they work harder and get less than any
other single class of workers today.
One result Is sure to follow from this
condition. coupled with the fact that the
world OF business offers more opportuni-
ties to women than ever before. The teach
ers will abandon their chosen work for
more remunerative fields, becoming ste
nographers, bookkeepers. cashiers, clerks.
writer's. solicitors and collectors. Their
places in the schools will be filed with
less competent women. girls without ambi-
ton to succeed save to the point of earn
ing enough money to pay for clothes until
they are married, or actually the compare
lively incompetents. The standards OF
teaching ability must inevitably fall. The
efficiency Of the schools must correspond
ingly diminish.
In New Orleans the community has awak-
ened to the danger. And 1t must be be-
lieved by optimists that eventually every
city in the United States where the teach
ers' pay scale is low, as 1t Is, indeed. here
in Washington. will similarly arouse itself
to meet a real menace to one of the most
vitality important of municipal institutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Publicity VS.. Secrecy.

II Is impossible to reconcile the policy of
secrecy now being followed by the depart
mental committee investigating the print
ing Office contracts. with President Roose-
velt's repeated utterances regarding the
value of publicity. Mr. Roosevelt is
who believes in open dealings. He Is the
embodiment of frankness and plain speech.
1t is to be expected that he stands for sim
liar conduct on the part of his subordinates,
and il Is therefore the more surprising to
find the committee which he especially Sc
lected adopting the principle of mystery in
a case urgently demanding publicity as
the printing machine contract scandal.
The Keep committee is charged in the
main with broad inquiry into a multitude
of departmental details. 1t is naturally to
be expected that IT will examine into the
business methods of the government offices
In accordance with its instructions from the
President without inviting the public to it's
meetings Much of its work in this field
will be done by individual members. each
assuming particular field and formulating
recommendations based upon personal in
quiry or private acquaintance with the sit
uat!on.
The printing office inquiry is a special
matter which merely chances to be referred
cause that committee is already in organi-
zation and has a broad scope inclusive of
such separate items. But it Is quite differ
ent in character from the general work of
the committee. and demands. in it's very
nature. different treatment. The members
of the committee have been in effect COM
missioned apart from their original in
structions. to take up this sporadic scandal,
and they should interpret their orders in
terms of the character of the particular
subject. and not in the terms of their gen
eral instructions.
There are many matters involved in this
printing machine contract scandal which
directly affect the community The print
ing office itself Is a very large establish
ment. employing several hundred men and
women. AS the case stands the integrity
and honesty of many of those employees are
thrown into question by the charges and
still more so by the mysterious methods of
the investigators. The official conduct of
the superior officers of the establishment is
brought into issue. The business standing
of citizens of the District is affected.
The army and navy pursue common-sense
methods in their inquiries into scandals and
crimes. All courts of inquiry and courts
martial are held in the open. 1t is within
easy recollection that two courts examined
at great length in this city into the circum-
stances attending the construction of the
aqueduct tunnel Full reports were printed
daily of the proceedings by reporters who
sat at the sessions. Had the doors been
closed the public would have lacked from
the outset the least degree of confidence In
the fairness and thoroughness of the inves-
legations.
Publicity is Itself an assurance of purif-
cation. while secrecy is an invitation to
subterfuge and suspicion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Down, Perhaps Out.
From the Minneapolis Times.

1t Is not good to look upon a strong man
prone. Russia is a terrible example before
the powers of the world. Whipped on land
and sea. the men of her land-locked fleet
in mutiny, and it's admiral putting his
feet out of commission rather than trust
his life and the lives of his officers to his
Observation-Disclosures breaking out from one
end of the empire TO the other
Russia is prone. The great Muscovite
the shaggy bear that all the world feared
when it growled-proverbially of inexhaust-
ible resources to men and money and
all that they mean-lies helpless in whirl-
pool that threatens to engulf the dynasty
TO result in anarchy from which shall come
new government, where the rights of
man will be respected. This is the posi-
bility of the chaotic condition in Russia
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Proclamation.
n. de human folks is fightin'
A n a-talkin' mighty In1Id.

Oh, de human folks is fightin'
An a-talkin mighty loud;
Dey thinks dey runs dis big OF world,
OATS why dey acks so proud.
But de robin Is a-singin'
An de flowers blossom free,
An dey don pay much attention
To our doin's, pears to me.
In spite of declarations
Dat dar's gwineter be a war
De roses keeps a-bloomin,
Case OATS what dey's tended for.
An de FREELY holds de lantern,
While de insects great and small
Goes ahead an minds DER business
An don notice us at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
No Recession.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
The promptness with which the industrial
and governing powers of this country re-
ceded from the policy OF high exclusiveness
they have occupied as soon as the Chinese
indicat ted a disposition to boycott American
merchandise is full of suggestiveness.-Bos-
ton Herald
Can't see that there Is any recession as
yet neighbor-merely order to cease be-
ing brutal and show some human feeling
and courtesy in enforcing the same Old law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Not Surprised.

Here Is another case of q man who lived
for months with bullet in his BRAIN
Yes answered Miss Cayenne; after
glancing over some of the popular summer
novels 1 have concluded that 1t does not
make much difference what people get into
their heads"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Rubber Goods.

Successful experimenting has de-
veloped wonderful qualities in rub.
Der. 1t is now used in the manufac-
ture of numberless toilet and house
hold articles, which are the best in
their various lines.
The folding bathtub Is Of rubber Strong II II,
but thin and pliabe and can be folded and oar
ried in trunk shipped to the summer home
Rubber bath brushes and wash cloths have No s,
perior. and rubber sponges surpass all otbars no
ing SO well shaped and of convenient thicknoss
We have special size made for u.s. Rubber
aprons protect the clothing not only from dust
but from dHmpness, and the rubber gloves and
finger cots shield the hands when working among
flowers or performing household duties Fancy
rubber-lined toilet cases invaluable for tray-
cling, us also the rubber lined nall and tooth
brush cases. Heavy rubber soap dishes are ex-
cellent. There is nothing better for the COM
plexion than the Russian massage sponges that mr..
In rubber.
These rubber goods are particularly the most
desirable for summer. they be carried on
long short journeys. occupying very small space
Bathing hats this have many unique fca-
lures They are made Of waterproof silks and
satins, and many OF them are very pretty and be-
coming. They are In various styles, from the rub
Der caps to the large hats with fluffy brim and
wide streamers. becoming when tied under the
chin. These hats made entirely Of the water
proof satin having the appearance Of the real
elegant satin and being unaffected by any amount
of wetting. Some have the large spreading brim.
30 wired that 1t keeps in shape around the edge,
being finished with quilting A very attractive
style is the handkerchief hat 1t has cap fitting
closely over the head and covered with the satin
kerchief in such a way that the forehead and neck
are protected from the sun. and the ends tied
either under the chin In q bow side. As
these hats are In several different coors any bath
ing suit can be matched.
There are style bathing shoes shown In tho
same section with the hats. They extend qiito
far up the ankle at the back being held In pace
by Iaces around the front. They In black and
white and tan.
Considerably different are the bathing suits from
those OF former years. 1t is fashionable to have
them high at the throat. which gives protection
from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
The Farm.
From the Chicago Chronicle.

FROM the CnlcaSO tnronlcie.
Everybody comedies that the farmer is
the most independent man on earth, yet
the tremendous growth of the cities proves
pretty conclusively that no great proportion
of us yearn for that kind of independence
On the contrary. the farm boy comes to
the city, but the city boy does not go to
the oountry-except for a vacation. If 1t
were not for immigrants who prefer ar ag-
ricultural life American farms would be
desolate within a generation or two
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Always Ready to Trade.

DO you think that the municipal owner
ship Idea can be successfully worked?'
Il think So" answered Mr.. Dustin Stax
complacently. We will not hesitate to
sell our franchises to the government at a
good figure. nor to buy them back cheap
when the idea goes out of fashion"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
The Griefs of Genius,

Your latest production was a poem
worth reading" said the flattering friend.
Yes" answered the ambitious young lit
erary man. But after seeing the check
sent by the publisher have concluded that
1t wasn't worth writing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
SHOOTING STARS.
A Delicate Undertaking.

DO you admire frankness?"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne; but 1
dislike unskillful attempts at it. 1t takes
far more than the ordinary command of
language for a person to say precisely what
he means"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

Some of the Equitable officials belong to
the more fortunate though not more right
eous class who speculate with other peo-
pies money and win.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Hope for All.

Toll on, and wait with courage stout,
And VISIONS gifts you yet may seize;
For while the alphabet holds out
The colleges can give degrees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

The man who was going to exterminate
the mosquito by means of kerosene pru-
IDENTIFY postponed his operations this sum-
mer until the Fourth of July was well over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

New York musical comedy prima donna
IS expected to sing better than ever after
an operation on her throat. The surgeon
may yet do much for music
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

Mr.. Baer is doubtless rejoicing that no
such indignty as has been suffered by the
beef magnates was ever suffered by the
coal barons
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

By concluding an early peace with Japan
the-czar might arrange to buy back some
battleships with which to fight the mutt
neerS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

The custom of having statesmen as ora
tors a: educational celebrations bids fair TO
crowd the commencement essayist entirely
of The scene.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

Next to an official in the Equitable Asso-
citation. the most worried man would be
looked for In the board Of strategy at St
Petersburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
The Naughty Bricklayer.

From the Nashville American.
The lawyer and the doctor work for fees
and the brick mason for wages. And 1t
often happens that the wages amount to
more than the fees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

Chicago's census shows population OF
over 2,OOO.O00; which proves that Americans
are accustomed to stand their ground I'M
terrified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

The Chinese will not be truly satisfied
until this government runs excursions to
America and gives their emigrants free
tickets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

1t is safe to say that the sons Of Kansas
will not crowd into the colleges that have
accepted Standard Oil money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

When he reaches New York the President
goes to Oyster Bay by boat. 1t would ap-
pear that travel on the Long Island railway
has no charms for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
We Should Forbid It.

From the New York Mail.
Swapping a war between Russia and
Japan for one between France and Ger
many would be a mighty poor trade for
the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
Doc Rivenbark's Mistake.

From the Hartford tAla) Journal.
DR. Rivenbark gave his horse poultry pow
ders by mistake, thinking it was stock pow
ders The horse has scratched up its stall
and is showing signs of wanting to set.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08
In kentucky.

From the Chicago Record Herald
Plush car seats have been banished from
Kentucky, owing to their daugerouSness.
The gun Is still regarded as harmless down
there